The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

"???"

Gu Ran was suddenly stunned.

He suddenly remembered the words the "Prophet" had said when he invited the Mermaid Queen to seal the Sea Eye together.

“You can think of deep water as some kind of tiny creature. Once they get a suitable environment, they will reproduce and grow without limit. Their collective consciousness is underground. Although it has a slight connection with the deep water on the surface, this connection is not very strong. As long as we sever this connection, the deep water on the surface will lose the guidance of its collective consciousness.”

"Without the guidance of a large group consciousness, it would take a very long time for the deep waters on the surface to regenerate a group consciousness. This time would be enough for us to solve the problem. Then we can simply follow the same method and build some sealing devices and facilities."

"Deep water"...

"Group consciousness"...

Could it be that the "evil god consciousness" generated on this "Ark Core" was due to the "deep water" in the eye of the sea?

This guess suddenly popped into Gu Ran's mind.

The “prophet’s” words mean that if given enough time, the “deep water” on the surface will be sufficient to generate a new “ethnic consciousness”.

If we want to prevent the accumulation of "deep water" on the surface from generating such "group consciousness," then we need to build devices like the sea eye remnant.

However, this is under ideal conditions.

The reality is that no one maintains these sea eye relics anymore. For example, the relic that suppressed Ariel's mother had already become somewhat loose, and the "deep water" accumulated inside was about to overflow.

This is likely related to the decline of the merfolk. When the merfolk were powerful, they had the strength to maintain these ruins, but after their decline, they certainly no longer had the power to do so.

Moreover, due to changes in their relationship with humans, the merfolk have even considered completely excavating the sea eye ruins to cause the "deep water" to erupt.

Perhaps due to a lack of relevant historical records, the mermaids of today, such as Ariel and her mother, are unaware that when the "Deepwater" erupts, it can also cause damage to the ocean.

At the end of the previous civilization, a great flood brought about a deathly stillness that wiped out all life, including marine life.

This was the main reason why the Merfolk's ancestral queen agreed to help the "prophet".

However, after such a long time, the merfolk may have forgotten the reason for sealing the sea eye, thinking that if the sea eye erupted and flooded the continent, it would only harm humans.

Or perhaps the eruption of a sea eye isn't so terrifying, and they feel it won't affect life in the ocean.

In short, times are changing.

These sea eye remnants lack proper maintenance, causing deep water to accumulate and begin to overflow.

Then, somehow, it became associated with the "Ark Core," and the "ethnic consciousness" it generated, using the "Ark Core" as its carrier, was obtained by the people of Far East City and worshipped as a "god."

This was Gu Ran's guess, but he felt that the truth was probably not far off.

So, is it now trying to return to the "large group" through the sea eye?

Returning to that mysterious and unfathomable underground?

Gu Ran's heart tightened immediately.

He didn't know what would happen if it really returned to the "big group".

However, Gu Ran did not want to let the "Ark Core" that carried it be taken away.

The "Ark Core" involves the secrets of the previous civilization, and may even involve the deeper secrets of this world.

And it is closely related to him.

In any case, he at least managed to intercept the "Ark Core".

However, to Gu Ran's surprise, when he landed on the Sea Eye Ruins and was about to subdue the "Ark Evil God Core", he sensed its "words" through that mysterious connection.

"...Refuse my return?...Why?"

“Why…why…”

The "Core of the Ark God" continues to convey its questions.

At the same time, Gu Ran could sense a hint of fear in its "words".

Yes, fear.

"Is he afraid of me?" Gu Ran wondered.

The next moment, the "words" conveyed by the "core of the Ark God" suddenly became faster, and Gu Ran could feel its urgency.

"Hurry...hurry...he's catching up soon..."

"He's terrifying... I want to 'go home'... I want to come back..."

"I can sense him... he's about to catch up..."

"This is terrible... Let me 'go home'..."

Gu Ran fell silent.

After all that, it turns out that this "evil god consciousness" who was like a child was beaten up by him and was traumatized, so he wanted to go home to find his "mother" and stop playing outside.

He thought this "evil god consciousness" had some strange tricks or conspiracies, and he was worried for a while.

"Why are you rejecting me...? We are one... Don't reject me... Don't reject me..."

"...I found him...I tried to replace him...but he was too terrible..."

"...I can't beat him...let me go back to the main group..."

"...Only a large group can defeat him..."

Her tone suggested she was about to cry.

Find me?

Trying to replace me?

Gu Ran, who was outside the ruins sensing the "message" from the "core of the Evil God's Ark," was taken aback.

So, I was the target all along?

why?

What is my connection with the "large group" of "deep water"?

However, before Gu Ran could continue to think about this matter, an angry rebuke reached his ears.

"Gu Ran, you really came here for my mother! Don't even think about using my mother to threaten me or the merfolk!"

Ariel appeared in the seawater, glaring angrily at Gu Ran.

Gu Ran turned her head and looked over.

Teleport?

Gu Ran knew that the merfolk also possessed teleportation abilities.

Because Little Conch escaped the capture of the Giant Shark Bounty Hunter team by using the teleportation skill and was teleported to that valley.

Moreover, the little conch's grandmother had also demonstrated this ability.

The merfolk's skill can only be used to teleport in water, and there are likely other limitations he is unaware of.

It seems that Ariel mistakenly thought he wanted to harm her mother, so she used her teleportation skill to quickly arrive at this sea eye ruin.

And then, "as expected," I saw him there.

"Gu Ran? Ariel, you mean Gu Ran is here!?"

An excited and shrill voice suddenly came from the sea eye ruins.

"Kill him! Ariel!"

"You must kill him!!!"

"Only by killing him can the merfolk be revived!!!"

Gu Ran frowned slightly; the sound was as sharp and piercing as a cat scratching glass.

It seems that years of "imprisonment" have made Ariel's mother extremely bad-tempered, and her entire demeanor has completely changed, a far cry from when he first rescued her.

"Gu Ran, you've imprisoned my mother for so many years, are you finally going to poison her now?!"

Ariel's "Heart of the Ocean" necklace on her fair chest shone brightly.

"I won't let you succeed!"

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217. The deep-sea "mass" and "deep-water" creatures' yearning for Gu Ran! 4k

Ariel was absolutely furious.

If the revival of the mermaid race was her top priority, then her mother's condition was her second biggest concern.

Over time, she had considered rescuing her mother.

The ruins were sealed off by Gu Ran, and outsiders could not enter through normal means.

But with her current power, she is actually capable of breaking through the ruins.

However, the current state of the ruins is quite delicate.

If she destroys the ruins, they will begin to self-destruct, and her mother inside will be in danger.

Because her mother was too weak to withstand such self-destruction, she was extremely hesitant to act rashly.