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Chapter 902 A Pyrrhic Victory over the Sea God

Eve's butler was indeed very respectful to Van Gogh, and directly relayed the message that Jenny and Eve would appear from the second floor to greet and invite him in.

When the fourth young lady saw Eve, she was astonished: "Is this the city flower? She truly has an extraordinary temperament!"

Meeting Eve was a great opportunity for Sila to expand her network, so she quickly tried to build rapport: "Miss Eve, I have a very good relationship with Miss Fafnir in Black Iron City."

Eve smiled and said, "Fafna values ​​talent very much, and this time it was thanks to her help that I was able to thank her properly because we parted so hastily. Miss Shira helped me give her this little gift."

Sila laughed and said, "It's my pleasure!"

The start was surprisingly good!

Sila immediately introduced her mentor: "Miss Eve, we are from the Twilight Sisters Church, and this is Bishop Artistuta, our mentor..."

Eve was suddenly startled: "The Church of Twilight?"

The Black Dragon Lord asked with a smile, "Has Miss Eve heard of it?"

Eve exclaimed in surprise, "When I was studying in the Empire, I read a miscellaneous book of ancient myths, which mentioned a Twilight Church that mainly worshipped the Dragon God."

The Black Dragon Lord laughed and said, "As expected of Miss Eve, you are indeed very knowledgeable. This is an era that predates the founding of the Empire."

Sila and the others were in an uproar: "There really is such a church?"

"I've never heard of this in the older versions!"

The Black Dragon Lord continued, "Later, a great change occurred, and the Twilight Church declined and went into seclusion, mainly recruiting a small number of female nuns. Then, various former sects were disbanded and reorganized. Among them, a Black Hand organization was entrenched in Black Iron City. I came here today to take the opportunity to reorganize it."

The crowd erupted in uproar once again!

Eve said, "I see. Actually, it's said that there are some illegal activities in Gem City that may be related to the Black Hand organization, and the bishop needs to clean them up as well."

The Black Dragon Lord laughed: "Alright, I'll come over after I've dealt with things in Black Iron City."

Sila immediately said, "Currently, we need to reorganize the church, and we would like to ask Miss Jenny to order new nun's clothes first..."

While everyone was talking, Van Gogh was quietly refining the draft he was showing them.

Eve was stunned: "What a brilliant design!"

Jenny exclaimed, "I want to wear it too!"

Sila smiled and said, "If Miss Jenny also wants to join the Twilight Church, it's just a matter of a word from the bishop."

Eve said, "Although it is an ancient church, it needs to register with the local church to recruit people."

Sila immediately asked, "Can Miss Eve help?"

Eve sighed, “It’s quite difficult, but I’ll give it a try. Besides, even if the church doesn’t approve, this crossdressing is so trendy that I can debut as an entertainment idol. The other four beauties in the four cities are like that.”

Sila was overjoyed: "I understand, thank you for your guidance, Miss Eve."

Jenny also said, "I can't wait to get back to the factory to make it. So, shall we go back to the factory right away?"

Eve laughed and said, "Well then, since it's your debut as an idol, you have to make a big splash right away. I'll support some high-end mage cloths. I also know some idol agents, so I can have them create some unique songs and dances for you. Or I can write to Fafnir in Black Iron City, and she can arrange an agent who is more suitable for the Black Iron style."

Sila was overjoyed: "Thank you, Miss Eve! We want both styles!"

This caused another uproar in the chat group!
Xila laughed and said, "I never thought I'd debut as an idol! I'm going to be a star too!"

Gabriel was getting anxious: "You've stolen all the limelight! When am I ever going to be resurrected?!"

Raphael reminded him, "Don't forget about buying the Marquis's 20 destructive assets..."

Sila said irritably, "You can't ask too many people for favors at once, you know?"

Sariel suddenly said, "The scene has changed!"

……

At this moment, the fourth prince's warship, carrying Sariel and Raphael, suddenly entered a sea area filled with turbulent waves, dark clouds, and thunder.

Sariel found it very familiar: "This is clearly the Thousand Islands Sea where I brought the mermaids to wipe out the pirates last time!"

Raphael was also stunned: "It seems so. You can't see the Thousand Islands from where you start from Gem City."

The fourth prince immediately ordered: "Activate airship mode and prepare for takeoff."

In fact, once the city-wide celebrations ended in the morning and everyone boarded the warship, the warship could have immediately started the airship and taken off. But instead, it insisted on sailing on the sea like an ordinary ship for so long... Sariel suspected that the fourth prince was deliberately stalling for time, hoping that the other princes would suffer a setback in the Sea of ​​Creation.

Sariel, who was bored anyway, asked for clarification: "Fourth Prince, why are we taking off now, instead of earlier?"

The fourth prince sighed, "Don't you think I'm deliberately stalling for time?"

Sariel was embarrassed: "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand."

The Fourth Prince sighed, "If I don't explain, people will misunderstand. Do you know why the Empire's airships are not allowed to appear easily in the five cities of the New World?"

Sariel became interested: "His Highness said that if it's too advanced, it will make it hard to sell the airships of Bronze City."

The fourth prince laughed: "That's one reason. Actually, the real reason is that we need a waterway."

Sariel was astonished: "Airships need flight paths too?"

The Fourth Prince said, "Yes, just like the Sirens who attacked last night. Their route was the Underground Dark Sea, a kind of super-channel. My four brothers were the first to track them into the Dark Sea. I arrived late and couldn't find the Underground Dark Sea, so I had to take the conventional route. Airships also need channels. It's a special space that allows airships to reach speeds beyond reason. Currently, the channel in the Arctic region has been opened, but we still need to set up beacons on the mountaintops for positioning and guidance. I only appeared because one of the beacons was taken by Hydrasis."

"All the equipment on my airship is matched to the characteristics of the airway. Once it flies in an off-airway area—you can imagine how much energy such a huge hull would normally need to maintain flight?"

Michael was astonished: "This is the first time I've heard of this! It completely exceeds our initial design and development concepts!"

Sariel immediately asked, "But this is a warship! Warships are meant to be deployed to various locations at any time to deal with emergencies. How can they rely on shipping lanes?"

The fourth prince said, "First, this isn't actually a warship; it's just a fun armed exploration vessel that we princes privately modified. Second, it's not convenient to say, but perhaps Father also needs to restrain the Imperial warships. Otherwise, if a general on one of these warships acts willfully and insists on heading to the five cities, it will cause problems—for example, my four brothers insisted on escorting four city beauties back to their cities, and that caused an issue. Third, compared to the superior characteristics of the waterway, the other functions can be overcome by changing tactics..."

As they spoke, a crew member reported, "Your Highness, we have discovered a spatial passage into the Sea of ​​Creation."

The Fourth Prince waved his hand: "Forcefully tear open the space and enter!" The next moment, the entire airship was enveloped in a thick energy shield and rushed towards the area with the densest dark clouds and lightning.

Then everything went black, visibility dropped to zero, and only the giant magic crystal screen in the command cabin showed the ever-expanding spatial rift ahead.

Upon entering the crevice, the surrounding storm and thunder ceased instantly.

Even the faint strains of a melodious harp song could be heard: "Brave adventurer, this is the haven of the eye of the storm!"

this! ?

The fourth prince instantly became alert: "It's a siren! Quickly, go and fetch Lady Helen!"

Sariel immediately rushed to the luxury suite where the mermaid was. The bed in the suite had been temporarily moved and replaced with a bathtub.

The mermaid was soaking in the bathtub, drowsily closing her eyes and humming along to the song: "...This is the haven of the eye of the storm..."

Sariel cried out, "Your Majesty! Wake up!"

The mermaid didn't hear her at all and kept singing.

Sariel rushed forward to try and wake her, but a water shield was triggered passively, and a red light flashed before her eyes—Warning! The mermaid Helen is resisting the effects of hypnosis!

Michael hurriedly stopped her, saying, "No, be careful the mermaid might be hypnotized and turn into an enemy!"

Sariel was incredulous: "This is the guardian deity of the three cities! He was hypnotized by a mere sea monster?"

Raphael sighed, "After this morning's battle, the mermaid probably doesn't have much divine power left."

Gabriel exclaimed, "She also expended a great deal of divine power to celebrate."

At this moment, the airship passed through the darkness and entered a closed space, in the center of which was a small green island covered with coconut trees and piled with treasures.

A mermaid played a shimmering golden harp and called out softly, "Welcome, brave and weary adventurers! You have discovered the door to the treasure house..."

The fourth prince Raphael and the entire crew were astonished: "Another mermaid!?"

Michael came to his senses: "It should be the Sea God! It's a projection of the Sea God, specifically guarding the ocean passages. As long as we defeat it, we can pass through without being attacked next time."

Sariel couldn't believe it: "Just a gatekeeper boss? Even if Helen isn't a guardian deity, she's still an SSS-level boss, and she was hypnotized like that? Just how strong is this boss?"

Michael was quite puzzled: "The Sea God will gradually become stronger as the game progresses, or it will be even stronger after being defeated and resurrected in the next projection. But you should be among the first to arrive, so you shouldn't be very strong. Let's ask the prince for his opinion..."

Sariel had no choice but to rush back to the cockpit to report Helen's condition to the prince.

The prince was incredulous: "Helen is a guardian angel!"

Sariel exclaimed urgently, "But this is the Sea God! It's a projection of the real Sea God!"

Raphael said, "I think that the Throne of Helen is fighting against this sea god and has already tied down most of its power. Otherwise, the ordinary sailors on the ship would also be hypnotized. We just need to seize the time to launch a normal attack."

The Fourth Prince wholeheartedly agreed: "This sea route was supposedly discovered by the Pirate King. He was able to cope with the conditions back then, let alone my current setup. Let's just launch a normal attack!"

So the warships flew close to the island, opened their gun pods, pointed their cannons downwards, charged, and fired in unison!
The entire island was instantly covered by the light of the energy cannon, turning into a huge ball of light. Even so, the mermaid's harp singing could still penetrate the roar of the explosion!

But just then, a crew member urgently reported: "Spotted—"

The fourth prince asked impatiently, "What did you find?"

Immediately, another crew member exclaimed, "The monitor has been hypnotized and the monitoring system has been shut down!"

The Fourth Prince was both shocked and bewildered: "Quickly drag him away and imprison him, then restart the monitoring!"

The next moment, a huge gust of wind pressure violently pulled the airship's balloon from below, causing the entire ship to shake violently!
The magic crystal screen finally displayed: "A giant monster is below!!"

Sariel Raphael was instantly stunned!

A giant mouth, twice the size of an island, quietly emerged from the sea. The wind pressure generated by its opening and inhalation was like a black hole pulling at a balloon!

The prince was horrified: "Open the bomb bay doors! Drop depth charges! All ship fire down directly below!"

The crew reported: "We just had a salvo and need 5 seconds to complete the maximum recharge!"

5 seconds!!

So, this monster deliberately chose this gap in the firepower! Fortunately, the bombing could proceed immediately, but the balloon started to flatten and leak air, and it couldn't last more than 5 seconds!

Just then, Helen's voice finally rang out: "Just crash into the dummy mermaid on the island!"

Without a second thought, the Fourth Prince ordered, "All ships, prepare for an emergency landing! Ram—"

No sooner had the words been spoken than the balloon burst violently and began to leak a large amount of air. The airship, like a parachute with a hole in it, plummeted straight to the island due to inertia!
In a dizzying moment, Helen's three water spheres enveloped Sariel, Raphael, and the fourth prince, while Raphael and Sariel simultaneously activated their life-saving artifacts!
--boom! ! !

A tremendous roar erupted, and Sariel and Raphael's screens went completely black!
Until the message appears on the black screen:
System prompt: Congratulations! You successfully defeated the Seagod's clone, and your level has been raised to Level 70! You have gained access to the Devil's Triangle Sea and will no longer be blocked by the Seagod. You have been awarded the "Seagod Statue."

——Poseidon Statue: Artifact, building, large decoration. Can be placed in towns or on the bow. Placing it in a town will enhance the strength of the Chamber of Commerce town's patron saint. Placing it on the bow will significantly improve the ship's performance. Special Skill: Divine Blessing, can resist the negative effects of disease, curse, fatigue, etc.
—Regional Announcement: Congratulations! Player Raphael and Sariel have successfully defeated the avatar of the World God and gained the qualification to enter the Otherworld. Reputation +50!
……

Won! ?
The chat group dared not open the champagne prematurely, because everyone knew that even if they won, it would inevitably be a Pyrrhic victory.

Finally, Sariel's screen was the first to recover. At this moment, all the cockpit windows of the warship were shattered, the island and the giant were gone, and all around was a vast gray-black ocean.

The Sea of ​​Creation!

The fourth prince is unconscious. All the other crew members are gone; they must have died and been taken back to the chapel to await resurrection.

Under normal circumstances, the resurrection function of the chapel on the ship is not as good as that of the resurrection point in the square of the great city, and it takes a while. Now that the chapel is bound to be damaged, the resurrection effect is even worse.

But reports from survivors still came through: "Large amounts of water are entering the lower deck... Close the isolation chamber..."

The mermaid then appeared: "Sage, you should be alright."

Sariel sighed, "Even if this ship doesn't sink, it's probably no longer capable of fighting."

The fourth prince finally woke up and his first reaction was to rush to the communication console: "Communication still works! Quickly use all frequency bands to call my four brothers!"

(End of this chapter)