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

Even if there is a risk of the ruins being destroyed, she will do her best to protect them to prevent them from self-destructing and harming her mother.

This had always made her furious.

Fueled by both public and personal grudges, her resolve to kill Gu Ran grew ever stronger.

After Gu Ran left, her first thought was the safety of the mermaid clan.

In her mind, Gu Ran was a great enemy of the merfolk.

Therefore, Gu Ran's appearance on the sea is very likely to be part of some conspiracy against the merfolk.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she rushed back and saw that the mermaids had suffered no losses and that none of the mermaids had even noticed Gu Ran.

However, she immediately thought of her mother, who was imprisoned in the ruins of the sea eye.

Since Gu Ran did not target the mermaid clan and could not defeat her after fighting her, it is very likely that Gu Ran will turn her evil intentions to her mother.

They might even use her mother to threaten her, and threaten the merfolk.

In a great hurry, she immediately activated the mermaid race's teleportation skill.

With the coordinates determined and possessing the "Heart of the Ocean" necklace, it's quite easy for her to use this skill.

So in an instant, she arrived at the site of the sea eye that had suppressed her mother.

Then, sure enough, they discovered that Gu Ran, this "villain," was standing on the sea eye ruins, preparing to do something bad to her mother.

"...He really came...Quickly, let me return to the 'group'..."

"...If I can't come back...I'll definitely be killed...and then eaten by him..."

"...Only the power of a 'large swarm' can kill him...Only the power of a 'large swarm' can replace him..."

The “evil god consciousness” spoke with a tone of urgency, as if it were a little lamb being chased by a hungry wolf.

"...You agree...you agree to my return to the 'main group'?"

The "Evil God Consciousness" was silent for a moment, then surprisingly revealed a look of joy.

On the other side, Gu Ran was somewhat unable to pay attention to what the "Evil God Consciousness" was communicating with the "Big Group".

Because Ariel's attack affected him.

Gu Ran had already roughly estimated Ariel's strength, which was far from being his match, but Ariel was clearly performing beyond her usual level at this moment.

Even Gu Ran felt a sense of threat.

Instead of directly confronting Ariel, Gu Ran entered the Sea Eye Ruins, heading towards the "Core of the Evil God's Ark".

His goal is the "core of the Evil God's Ark," and he doesn't really have any ill intentions towards her mother, so there's no need for him to fight her.

"Ah! He's coming in..."

Sensing Gu Ran's arrival, the "Evil God Consciousness" seemed to have improved its intelligence considerably, even able to use exclamatory tones.

The "Evil God Consciousness" uses the "Ark Core" as its container, and Gu Ran possesses the highest authority over the "Ark Core".

Therefore, Gu Ran has the right to dispose of its "body" at will, naturally suppressing it.

Moreover, Gu Ran has recently figured out another point.

The "evil god consciousness" should actually have another means of attack, such as mental attacks.

However, because he is naturally immune to mental attacks, he may not have felt any mental attacks from his opponent in previous encounters before he subdued him.

Gu Ran completely counters the "Evil God Consciousness".

"Get me back in quick! He's in! It's too late!"

The “evil god consciousness” is becoming increasingly fluent in its “speech”.

However, Gu Ran had already begun to forcibly manipulate its "body"—that is, the "Ark Core"—to turn back towards him.

Just like in some hypnosis comics, Gu Ran seemed to have hypnotized the "body" of the "evil god consciousness" but retained its conscious mind.

There's a feeling that forced sweetness is the sweetest.

However, the other party involved clearly doesn't think so.

Upon sensing Gu Ran's desire for and manipulation of its "body," the "Evil God Consciousness" immediately panicked.

It desperately tried to plunge deeper into the "deep water," but its "body" was no longer under its control.

Thus, the "evil god consciousness" watched helplessly as it rapidly flew back to Gu Ran.

However, the "Evil God Consciousness" has its own trump card.

After flying back a distance, Gu Ran felt a sense of extreme disharmony between himself and his surroundings.

He seemed to be in a quagmire, and his movements became "frame-like".

The time-slowing ability of the "Evil God's Consciousness"!

This wasn't the first time the "Evil God's Consciousness" had used this ability, but at this moment, Gu Ran still felt that this ability was very abnormal.

After Gu Ran was put into a state of "slowness", the "Evil God Consciousness" immediately continued to manipulate its body, the "Ark Core", to dive deeper into the "deep water" in an attempt to return to the "large group".

"Gu Ran, die!"

Just then, Ariel, who was outside, sensed an opportunity to enter the ruins and rushed in immediately.

Upon seeing Gu Ran, she unleashed her attacks on him as if she had gone mad.

Despite being sandwiched between two groups, Gu Ran remained remarkably calm during the attack.

Unlike last time, this time Gu Ran noticed something strange.

That is, he seems to be able to sense the "Evil God's Consciousness" using its abilities through his connection with the "Ark Core," meaning he seems to be able to indirectly use this ability through the "Ark Core."

Is the ability to slow down time a power possessed by the "evil god's consciousness"?

If it's its own ability, why is it able to control it through that tiny connection to the "Ark Core"?

A question suddenly arose in Gu Ran's mind.

However, now is not the time to think carefully. The "Evil God Consciousness" is about to plunge into the depths of the "deep water" with his "Ark Core".

Gu Ran quickly contacted the "Ark Core" and used his time-slowing ability.

Instantly, the "Core of the Evil God's Ark," which was moving rapidly, came to a stop in the "deep water."

As for Ariel's attack, Gu Ran took it all head-on.

Ariel had not yet reached her peak strength, and Gu Ran felt he could handle it.

As he expected, Ariel's attack did not cause any serious injury.

The most serious injuries were just a few superficial cuts, but they healed quickly.

These attacks would typically impact various internal organs, causing internal injuries, but Gu Ran suffered no internal injuries whatsoever.

After a barrage of attacks, Ariel had expended a considerable amount of energy, while Gu Ran's only cost was a few superficial wounds.

This is the difference in their abilities.

Gu Ran had already made an accurate estimate of this, but Ariel obviously couldn't accept that her attacks would only tickle the other party.

"Go to hell! I won't allow you to hurt my mother!"

Ariel was filled with grief and indignation, as if her mother was about to be murdered at any moment.

Gu Ran felt somewhat helpless for a moment.

He didn't know why she always seemed to be there to misunderstand him, but he still needed to give an explanation, even though he didn't know if she would listen or how much she would listen to.

“Your mother is over there, and no one is bothering her. Instead of fighting me here, you should go and see how your mother is doing.”

Gu Ran said.

Ariel was taken aback when she heard Gu Ran's words.

She glanced around the scene and realized that Gu Ran didn't seem to be there for her mother; her mother was on the other side.

The interior space of the sea eye ruins is actually quite large, and it is automatically divided into several different small spaces.

Ariel's mother was locked up on the other side and had nothing to do with this side.

"If you want to go see it, then go see it now. Such opportunities are rare. I also have my own things to do, so let's leave each other alone for now."

After saying that, Gu Ran ignored Ariel and followed the "Evil God Ark Core" into the deeper "deep water".

According to Gu Ran's telepathic perception, Ariel only paused for a moment before abandoning him and rushing to another space inside the ruins.

Without any interference, Gu Ran's speed reached its limit, plunging straight into the "deep water" like a long sword.

The sea eye is like a giant well, and the "deep water" is the well water. Moreover, this well is connected to even more "deep water" underground.

The endless "deep water" completely enveloped Gu Ran's body, and immediately, the pressure on his body became increasingly intense.

After diving in for a while, Gu Ran could already feel the bones in his body cracking.

Gu Ran frowned slightly, but he didn't feel there was any major crisis.

Keep diving.

The oppressive feeling brought by the "deep water" almost completely crushed Gu Ran.

Even Gu Ran couldn't help but feel suffocated and experience physical pain.