Bottomless Abyss

While it's difficult for ordinary people to move freely underwater, this didn't apply to the group present. Without even using the Sirens' Blessing given to them by the Elemental King, Ner'zhul directly killed a narwhal, turning it into an undead creature.

Kairoz transformed into a bronze dragon, swimming freely in the sea, even rivaling ordinary Marine Life. Medivh used magic to conjure a giant magical bubble, allowing him to move rapidly through the water while standing inside.

Naiser swam directly, while Shen Yuan, as a phantom, could move in the water like a shadow without any hindrance.

This elemental army moved cautiously through the water, but the Naga discovered them as they approached Atlantis. However, the Naga did not attack, but instead kept a distance and watched as the Water Elemental army crossed their territory and entered Atlantis's territory, without giving chase.

There aren't many Naga in Atlantis, and it seems Naga don't care much about the city.

Upon entering Atlantis, Xiao Yu immediately sensed something strange. The seawater was filled with malice, as if countless creatures were watching them.

The ruins of those cities submerged in seawater were covered with a kind of purple seaweed. The biggest difference between this seaweed and ordinary seaweed was that it would twitch from time to time like tentacles, and there were eyeball-like things growing on its surface that blinked from time to time, which felt even creepy.

Moreover, the number was enormous, almost covering the entire city.

"It seems my guess was right. The evil aura of the Old Gods can affect surrounding creatures. Long-term exposure to this evil aura can cause mutations in organisms. These seaweeds are clearly affected by this. Everyone should try not to touch them; they may be aggressive," Shen Yuan said.

"If seaweed can mutate, then what about the large Marine Life?" Medivh suddenly asked.

Shen Yuan did not answer, but looked ahead. In the murky seawater, a huge black shadow was slowly approaching from afar.

Merlin exclaimed, "Look! What a huge whale!"

That was clearly no ordinary whale, because not only was it enormous, but it was also covered in purple things. There were dozens of eyes of various sizes on its front, and several tentacles extended from the sides of its fins. It was covered with many ribbon-like things, making it look like a giant mass of marine debris.

Seemingly sensing the presence of the massive elemental army, the whale suddenly opened its mouth, revealing rows of enormous teeth. This startled Xiao Yu, for this was a baleen whale, and its almost deformed form clearly indicated that it had been corrupted by the evil power of the Old Gods.

"It seems you've found the answer you're looking for," Xiao Yu said.

However, this also means that they may have found the right place.

At that moment, the mutated whale was startled and pounced on them.

This enormous whale is only level 60, just an elite unit, but it has over five million health points, making it a very powerful boss in the outside world.

However, they naturally didn't take the Council of Sages seriously.

Ner'zhul sneered, "I can sense an unnatural life force within this whale, preventing it from reaching its death. This is bad, very bad. Death is the destiny of all living things. Now, feel the breath of death!" -- Finger of Death!

Ner'zhul shot a beam of red light from his hand toward the whale.

The skill "Finger of Death" is one of the forbidden spells in the Sky World. Although its power is not as earth-shattering as Doomsday Judgment, nor as mysterious as the Greater Prophecy, its direct killing power, especially in terms of instantly killing people, is second to none. Finger of Death is a so-called instant-death magic, that is, magic that causes immediate death. Against ordinary biological BOSSes, it can even kill them instantly.

[Finger of Death: Deals massive damage to the target and triggers an instant-death effect check. If the check fails, the target is killed immediately.]

If the attack succeeds, it deals damage equal to 20% of the target's current health plus 50,000 points.

This spell is not without its weaknesses; it is ineffective against elemental creatures, Undead, and constructs.

However, the whale in front of us is clearly not one of them.

-1342315! The red light hit the target, and a huge red number appeared. This Finger of Death had dealt more than a million damage. However, Ner'zhul still curled his lips. This whale's vitality was obviously extremely tenacious. It had actually withstood his Finger of Death without dying.

"I'll do it," Medivh said with a slight smile. "I've been studying Eredar Magic recently and have made some progress."

As he spoke, he raised a hand, and a ball of green Fel gathered in his palm.

Light of Annihilation! A beam of green light shot out suddenly—this was a powerful spell that Medivh had researched from Fel.

-1,472,631! Another million+ damage, but unfortunately the whale is still alive, and it has already charged into the team, opening its huge mouth to bite.

"None of you can do it, I'll do it!" Naiser said, taking off the Dark Ripper from behind him. With a burst of power, he transformed into a sword light and charged straight at the whale, piercing through its gaping maw and exiting from behind, slicing it right through.

-3412342 (831234 points of excessive damage)!

And just like that, the whale was finally killed.

Looking at the dead whale, the group's expressions were unusually solemn. It took three powerful attacks to kill it; this thing was truly tenacious. Moreover, this whale was clearly not the only mutated creature. Mutated Marine Life could be seen everywhere in the waters of Atlantis. Fortunately, most of them were not as large as the giant whale from before, and generally only had a few hundred thousand or a million life points.

The monsters in this area are so numerous that even tens of thousands of adventurers would find it impossible to clear them; it would take at least several days. However, the seven sages of the Council of Sages defied all logic and managed to cut their way through.

After killing hundreds of mutated Marine Life, the entrance to the Bottomless Abyss finally appeared before everyone's eyes. It was a huge pit located in the center of Atlantis City. The pit had a circumference of tens of kilometers and its vertical depth was unknown. It was pitch black and the bottom could not be seen. The deep darkness was not only black, but also gave people a strange sense of terror if they looked at it for a long time.

If someone with thalassophobia saw this, they would definitely be terrified.

Fortunately, although Xiao Yu was a little scared, he kept reminding himself that this was just a game and it wasn't so terrible.

Let's go inside.

Xiao Yu first sent a thousand elemental creatures in to scout ahead before they proceeded down.

This Bottomless Abyss may appear vast at its entrance, which spans tens of kilometers, but the depths below are even more immense. The entrance itself is like the mouth of a well, merely a small part of the Bottomless Abyss.

The seawater here seems to absorb light. Once you enter the Abyss, you are plunged into complete darkness. Even the surrounding seawater becomes strange and unfamiliar. As the Elemental King, I cannot sense the elemental power in the surrounding seawater. In other words, the surrounding seawater looks like seawater, but it is actually a different kind of liquid.

Xiao Yu could sense the presence of many creatures around him. Opening the map, he could see countless red dots, and he didn't know how many monsters there were. However, these monsters did not attack, but instead floated quietly.

Under Xiao Yu's control, the 50,000-year-old elemental army formed a huge shuttle-shaped formation, like a vertically downward spaceship. The elemental army formed a circle around the perimeter, while the group from the Council of Sages was in the center of the defensive circle.

Then, the shuttle began to go deeper.

"Don't turn on the lights, or the monsters in the Abyss will be awakened."

I don't know how long we moved downwards, but suddenly, a light appeared ahead.

Like the searchlight of a submarine, it was hazy and had a strange allure.

How can there be light? Are there other people here?

Xiao Yu thought nervously, even as the Elemental King and the Destroyer, he still felt a strange sense of fear in this unfamiliar and dark seabed. But seeing that no one else reacted, he didn't dare to be too timid.

As they got closer, they realized that it wasn't a lantern at all, but a giant tadpole, over a hundred meters long. The light was from a huge, glowing eye on one of the tadpole's tentacles.

This tadpole had clearly mutated as well, its body covered in tentacles and external organs. Its enormous eyes bulged high, and its teeth were so large that it couldn't close its mouth at all. As it swam, it let out roars that sounded half pain and half madness. Suddenly, the seawater surged violently, and a huge tentacle shot out from the dark Abyss. The tadpole was entangled by the huge tentacle and dragged into the unknown Abyss. Then, with a snap, it disappeared into a giant mouth. In the instant the light went out, Xiao Yu saw a row of huge teeth.

N'Zoth!? A name flashed through Xiao Yu's mind.