"So, that ship is inside these ruins?"
As he looked at the phosphorescent ruined city below, with its traces and architectural scale wholly unlike those of humans, Anvis fell into thought.
"I'm afraid so, Anvis, Your Excellency. The Positioning Array is indeed pointing here."
Jom nodded slightly.
"Moreover, this place seems to be connected to the island's changes. A special force is being transmitted here from the island, though its effects are unknown."
"Can that connection be severed?"
After thinking for a moment, Anvis asked.
"I cannot sever it. The level at which that force is connected exceeds what I can handle."
Jom shook his head, indicating that there was nothing he could do.
"What do we do, Anvis? Are we going down there?"
Evan glanced at the city ruins beneath the sea, made especially terrifying by the bleak phosphorescence, and asked hesitantly.
"No, Brother Evan. There's no need for us to go down there for now."
Shaking his head, Anvis turned to Jom.
"Jom, Your Excellency, please pinpoint the location indicated by the array disk, then cut out that entire section of the Underwater Ruins. Can you do it?"
"I can try, Anvis, Your Excellency."
Jom nodded. An Ice Crystal-like One-Handed Sword appeared in his hand.
Then, he assumed a peculiar sword-drawing stance, slowly gathering momentum and magical power.
"...You can do that?"
Evan stared blankly from the side.
It wasn't as if he had never encountered ruins before, but whenever he and his guards traveled, they would normally just enter the ruins directly and use the power of his Eighth Rank guards to eliminate dangers. He had never considered such a destructive method.
A moment later, when the power had fully accumulated, Jom slowly swung his sword amid an intensely condensed, oppressive force field.
Slowly, and with incomparable