Versatile Mage: Undying Fire

Chapter 205 Drowning Curse
The Atlantic Ocean seems even more blue and clean as a mirror. Without any ripples, the white silky sky can be completely imprinted.

Tinaoia is the most beautiful and mysterious city in Portugal close to the Atlantic Ocean. It is also a favorite gathering place for ocean hunters. Basically every hunter who wants to explore the Atlantic Ocean and gain wealth from the ocean full of treasures will stop here. Of course, they will also squander their wealth here overnight.

Whether it is the beautiful beaches, bustling casinos, or magicians' arenas, there is always endless luxury to enjoy here!
It is still afternoon, and the warm sunshine is generously shining on the sea level.

A drunk old wizard was sitting lazily on the wooden boardwalk, which extended toward the sea. It looked like a wooden bridge and many people would come here to enjoy the cool air at night.

The old wizard had a red face and kept muttering to his companion, seeming to be extremely dissatisfied with his companion's performance at sea.

"I told him before that he must master the water magic. If he wasn't so arrogant and listened to me carefully, he wouldn't have let the thunder fish run away!" The old wizard Kant chattered on and on.

Next to him was his companion, a middle-aged bearded man. He drank a little less, so he consoled him, "You can't just ask him to leave the team like this. You should know how difficult it is to put together a team like this. Aren't we all here to hunt sea monsters? Aren't we all here for money? Why are you so angry?"

The old wizard Kant was so angry that he slapped the railing. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a huge ivory-colored ship appear on the sea level.

He had drunk so much that he only felt that the huge ivory ship had many double images and was slowly drifting towards the city's estuary.

"Look, what a big ship! But I remember there are regulations in the waters of the city of Tinoaya that don't allow huge ships of this tonnage to dock, right?" said the bearded man next to him.

"Hehe, wait until I kill the commander, then I will buy a ship like this, and then take all the girls in the city of Tinoaya on board to travel around the Atlantic Ocean. When we return to Tinoaya, I will double the population on the ship!" The old wizard laughed with a bit of coquettishness.

The bearded man beside him naturally understood what was said and couldn't help but laugh, but his eyes couldn't help but look at the ivory-white ship with a bit of awe-inspiring momentum...

As the ivory-white ship slowly approached, the bearded wizard's expression gradually froze, and his small eyes almost popped out of their sockets!
"Kant, this... this doesn't seem to be a ship..." the middle-aged wizard said with a bit of surprise and fear.

"Why isn't it a ship? Is there anything else in the world that is so huge floating on the ocean? Could it be a giant sea monster?" said the old wizard Kant drunkenly.

"It's really... really not a ship!" The middle-aged bearded wizard began to realize that something was wrong, and his voice became sharper.

On the sea level, this huge ivory-white creature was getting closer and closer to the harbor. Its size was far more astonishing than what appeared at the beginning. Even just looking at it, it still felt like it had occupied the entire eyeball.

Kant rubbed his eyes, and then a strange sea breeze blew, and he gradually sobered up. At this time, he raised his eyes and looked again.

Seeing this, the old wizard Kant felt as if his scalp was about to explode, and he sat on the ground in shock at the overwhelming fear! !

Cold sweat fell like rain. After all, the old wizard Kant was an old hunter, and was about to become a master hunter. However, he had never seen such a horrifying scene before his eyes! !
A skeleton!!!
This is not an ivory-white ship drifting on the ocean, but a terrifying huge skeleton, which is being photographed by the waves little by little on the beach of this city! !
The skeleton is very complete, and one can even roughly imagine how fierce and domineering it looked when it was alive through its skeleton. One can also imagine that it must have been a hegemon that could roam the sea in its time.

Now, this creature has turned into a skeleton, floating here like a discarded bottle, a garbage can, or rotten wood. Any experienced wizard would be paralyzed by fear, because even though it is just a skeleton, just a dead thing, it still carries a heart-pounding pressure and threat. Its hideous white bones that need to be looked up at, its skeleton that is comparable to a giant ship, the most terrifying thing is... What kind of existence turned such a sea overlord into a skeleton, and who killed it, how terrifying it must be! !

"I...I...I will go and inform the alliance now..."

After an unknown amount of time, the bearded wizard at the side finally came back to his senses from the shock, and spoke with a bit of stammering.

"Okay... okay!" The old wizard was still sitting on the wooden plank road. His limp legs were completely out of control and he couldn't even stand up.

This giant bone is so lifelike! The old wizard has been roaming the ocean for so many years, but he has never heard of or seen such a shocking sea beast!
……

Just as the two old wizards were shocked, a passenger plane happened to fly over their heads and then slowly landed in the coastal city of Tinoaya.

On the plane, Lin Ran and Mo Fan, who were sitting by the window, were overlooking this beautiful ocean city and happened to see the scene below.

"What are you looking at?" Zhao Manyan came over and asked.

“There’s a very strange white ship below. It seems to be filling up this small harbor.” Mo Fan muttered.

"Is it bones?" Lin Ran said. He could see very clearly that they were clearly white bones.

"It's quite far away." Zhao Manyan muttered. At first he also thought it looked like a ship, but after hearing what Lin Ran said, it looked more and more like bones. He felt creepy and hoped that nothing would happen this time.

Mo Fan took a look through the telescope and said, "It really is bones!"

This time he saw it very clearly. It was a huge skeleton. He didn't know why it was willing to come here. Mo Fan always felt that these bones were very ominous.

Other people on the plane were also looking at the bones.

Soon the plane landed.

……

The sea breeze mixed with a strange smell blew in my face, just like the smell of a giant bone on the seashore.

At this time, many people had gathered in the small port. They all looked at the giant bones in panic, and gradually all kinds of terrible rumors began to spread.

“This… this skeleton is a little too big, don’t you think?” Zhao Manyan swallowed and said in horror.

When he was sitting on the plane and looking down, he just felt that the white thing was somewhat out of place with the small port, but when they landed and saw the scene in person, they found that the skeleton was surprisingly large.

“How could a demon of this level be reduced to this state? The skeleton looks very complete, but there is not a drop of blood or a trace of flesh on the body, and there are no internal organs at all!” Nan Jue said.

"Jiang Yu, come and see if you know what kind of creature this is." Mo Fan pushed the monster identification expert next to him and asked seriously. Zhao Manyan, who was standing next to him, was speechless and shouted, "You are being too hard on me!!"

Lin Ran had never seen such a monster before, but he thought it should be very powerful.

"This is probably a sea mammoth. Its head and upper body are like those of an ancient elephant, but its lower body is that of a whale. It usually lives in the open sea and deep sea. It is basically a sea beast or siren that does not bother humans. However, it is one of the extremely savage and domineering creatures that many ferocious sirens have to avoid. This guy has to eat more than a dozen sirens a day to maintain the normal function of his body, and they all eat them alive... They also have another title, that is, ship killers. According to known historical records, there are at least eighty luxury ships destroyed by this type of sea mammoth. Basically, there are mages on these ships, and the ship's ability to withstand is comparable to that of commander-level creatures..." Jiang Yu said in one breath.

Mo Fan nodded, and Zhao Manyan's jaw almost dropped to the ground.

Lin Ran looked at the skeleton. More and more people gathered near the skeleton, and the discussion became louder and louder.

Just by looking at the pile of skeletons, Jiang Yu was able to recognize their species. His identification ability was quite strong. In the mysterious ocean, creatures of this size were not rampant, but there were definitely many species!
"It's been less than two days since this guy died." Jiang Yu continued.

“For a creature of this size, it would take quite some time for its body to decay and turn into bones after death. How could it take less than two days?” Mo Fan couldn’t help but ask.

"You can take a look at its teeth... Oh, those are not horns, they are teeth, similar to ivory. The teeth of this sea mammoth are worth over 10 million and can be used to make armor and magic-slaying tools. Its teeth are just beginning to turn black. Under normal circumstances, after a sea mammoth dies, its teeth will turn completely black in a few days, like charcoal. Once the teeth are completely black, they are worthless." Jiang Yu said.

Everyone looked up and stared at the Flying Fang that was raised high. Just as Jiang Yu said, it had begun to turn black.

“I still don’t quite understand. The ocean is so vast that it’s understandable that there are creatures more powerful than the Sea Mammoth. But this skeleton is quite complete and doesn’t look like it’s been hit or collided. Even if the Sea Mammoth was killed instantly by the overwhelming force, where did his skin, flesh, internal organs, and blood go? Also, isn’t this bone very heavy? Why can it float on the sea like a ship?” Nanjue fell into deep thought.

"You guys are really nosy. Hurry up and go to the National Pavilion here. Get the medal so we can go to the next location!"

Mo Fan's eyes kept lingering on the skeleton. When Ai Jiangtu saw this, he said, "If you want to go and have a look, go ahead. I can take all the medals here by myself."

Zhao Manyan wanted to escape, but was grabbed by Mo Fan.

Mo Fan said with a half-smile: "Let's go and take a look."

In this way, the team members separated, some followed to the national pavilion, and some went to investigate.

This time, Mu Ningxue did not play the game. Just when everyone thought she was interested in the bones, she walked along a small path.

Lin Ran looked at the noisy Mo Fan and the others who were looking at the beautiful Mu Ningxue. He knew without thinking that they should go with Mu Ningxue, right?
Lin Ran followed Mu Ningxue slowly.

Soon the two stepped onto the stone bridge. The view here was wide and they could see far away. The scenery was also very charming. If there were no skeletons attracting people's attention, this place might be crowded.

Lin Ran walked over to Mu Ningxue, then naturally took her hand, which was cool and smooth and very comfortable.

After walking for a while, the two saw a cremation in progress.

Mu Ningxue slowed down her pace. Cremation was usually used to deal with corpses infected with epidemic diseases. Was there an epidemic here?

"This is the third one this month!" An old man sighed not far away.

Mu Ningxue walked over and asked, "What happened here, old man?"

"This is the third cremation held here this month," the old man replied.

"Did he die of illness?" Mu Ningxue asked.

"If he died of illness, people wouldn't be so panicked," said the old man.

"why?"

"You'd better not listen to it. You will have nightmares after hearing about this." The old man shook his head.

"I would like to know."

The old man just stared at the flames for a long time, as if waiting for the flames to completely burn the ominous corpse.

After a few minutes, the old man spoke up: "Rather than dying of illness, it's better to say that they committed suicide. No, no, it should be a curse... because they rushed to the beach like crazy, immersed their bodies in the sea water, and then suffocated and dried up to death..."

"Did you see it with your own eyes?" Mu Ningxue frowned and asked in a very serious tone.

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. If you count them all, this is not the third one I have seen here."

Mu Ningxue's heart suddenly sank.

The reason why she came here was not because of the beautiful scenery, but because she heard a few women on the street talking about this matter when she passed by here just now. At first, Mu Ningxue thought they were talking about the skeleton, but after listening carefully, Mu Ningxue suddenly remembered the weird thing she encountered in Donghai City, Japan before! !
Drowning Curse! !
At that time, she witnessed with her own eyes on the low embankment a female wizard rushing madly into the ocean, and then in a short period of time her body turned pale and she drowned!

Now, she ran into him again, and in this Portuguese seaside city almost half a world away!
The sea breeze blew over Mu Ningxue's body, and an inexplicable chill suddenly surged over her skin.

Mu Ningxue couldn't help but hold Lin Ran's hand tightly.

(End of this chapter)