"Elements, life..."
For a moment, Linsey really wanted to laugh.
Given his adventuring experience, the instant this scene came into view, he had already guessed what had happened on Lake Anindaluhut.
—Elemental Lifeform.
Green Markers covered the entirety of Lake Anindaluhut.
This place was practically an inland sea!
With such an enormous size, it had swept away the lives of so many Awakened in a single strike, while even avoiding those it did not wish to harm.
Taking all these conditions together,
it could only be one of the powerful Lords standing at the pinnacle of the elemental domain. This also happened to match the origin described by the Sunken Water Moon Dragon.
"Commander, be careful!"
At that moment, Rota stepped in front of Linsey once again.
The Mechanical Maid stared meticulously at the lake below.
Even though this wave had shown no hostility toward either of them, Rota's resolve to protect Linsey remained unchanged:
"I can scan an extremely powerful will awakening below!"
Linsey patted Rota on the shoulder.
"Don't worry. Its awakening may be the best news we could have tonight."
Under Rota's puzzled gaze, Linsey continued explaining:
"Rota, not only is the big fellow below not hostile toward us, it's also an ally on our side!"
"..."
Rota fell silent for a moment.
Though tense, she still chose to trust Linsey and immediately put away her combat stance.
"Commander, I don't quite understand."
Pointing at the churning lake surface below, Linsey explained:
"Lake Anindaluhut was actually created by an Elemental Lord. After creating this inland sea, it never left, but remained asleep here all along."
At this point, Linsey also recalled the doubts he had had when he first arrived in Blue Lake Town.
"Heh, no wonder those Abyss School bastards didn't dare make a move."
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