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Task time limit: thirteen days, twenty-three hours, fifty-nine minutes, and fifty-seven seconds.

Mission Rewards: 1 Fragment of Destiny, 1 week of travel time in the Marvel Comics world, and unlock all ocean maps without the 3-day limit.

Should I knock?

How is this going?

Depp wondered if killing Trench creatures could increase the mission's completion rate.

Thinking of this, Depp made a quick decision and threw another punch in the direction where the Trench tribe was most concentrated.

With one punch thrown, the mission completion rate indeed increased again.

It has reached 14.2.

Depp was overjoyed; killing this thing could actually increase the mission completion rate.

Depp even started praying that there were enough Trench people here so that he could keep maxing out his mission completion rate, so he wouldn't have to go through the process of unifying the Seven Seas.

Mission accomplished. After taking Neptune's Trident, head straight home and go play hide-and-seek with Selena!

However, the Trench Clan members weren't complete idiots. When they realized that their opponents were far beyond their reach, they scattered and fled.

Although these creatures lack rationality, they still possess the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm; otherwise, they wouldn't have stayed obediently in their own waters for so many years without expanding outwards.

But Depp wasn't going to let any of them go, so he immediately used his newly acquired water clone technique.

In an instant, countless water clones condensed from the sea, and they immediately began a highly efficient pursuit and interception of the scattered Trench Clan.

These clones each displayed their unique abilities: some relied on speed and brute force, some used heat rays to string the Trench Clan together, and some summoned lightning fish to electrocute entire groups.

Depp the Fish-Bomber officially began his relentless slaughter of the Trench tribe.

Depp stood there, watching the mission completion progress steadily increase, and he was secretly overjoyed.

Soon, the Trench people's numbers began to decline steadily.

The blood flowing from their corpses even stained the entire sea area with a thin layer of red mist.

Finally, the Trench Tribe ruler who had been hiding behind the scenes appeared.

In the shadows in front of Depp, a giant mermaid rapidly approached.

One of the Trench Tribe ruler's eyes was already cloudy, like a pool of mud, but it still couldn't conceal the terrifying aura emanating from its entire body.

The ruler of the Trench tribe stands fifteen meters tall and wields an enormous harpoon.

To be honest, Depp didn't know that the Trench had such a powerful ruler, since this person had never appeared in the movie.

However, Depp then realized that this was normal.

After all, in the movie, Arthur and Mera didn't wipe out the Trench tribe like they did.

Conversely, Arthur and Mera were relentlessly pursued by the Trench tribe and were only able to escape by passing through the entrance to the Dark Sea.

Therefore, the rulers of the Trench tribe had absolutely no need to come out.

But now the situation is completely different. If it doesn't come out soon, all its offspring and grandchildren will be wiped out by Depp.

Depp didn't just kill the guy without a word, because the big guy still had a use.

Depp took out the Mirror of Introduction, placed it on his eyes, and looked at the King of the Trench.

[Julieta Simeonado Tiruminus Esther] Trench Queen

Main abilities: Super speed, super strength, super endurance, super underwater maneuverability, low-level telepathy, and the ability to command all Trench creatures.

Affection level: Hostile.

Good heavens, the leader of the Trench tribe is actually a woman, a queen!

After a brief moment of surprise, Depp immediately noticed the Trench Queen's low-level telepathic abilities.

Since they have this ability, simple communication shouldn't be a problem.

Depp looked up and said, "Submit to me, or be destroyed."

Soon, a voice like a broken bellows appeared in Depp's mind.

"I beg you to stop slaughtering my fellow human beings. If you agree, I will willingly submit to you."

Depp glanced at the stagnant mission completion rate and said, "I agree to your request and hope you keep your promise, even though you're just a Trench creature."

The Trench Queen looked down at Depp from her high vantage point, as she confirmed that those who had slaughtered her people had vanished one by one, dissolving into the seawater.

The Trench Queen then deliberately sank down, allowing Depp to stand above her as a sign of submission.

At the same time, the task completion rate also increased from 17% to 27%, a sudden increase of 10%.

This shows that the Trench Queen truly submitted to Depp, rather than using deception.

Depp has already completed one-seventh of the mission to unify the seven seas.

Furthermore, in the Mirror of Introduction.

The Trench Queen's feelings towards Depp changed from [hostility] to [trust].

The Trench tribe became the first underwater race that Depp conquered.

Depp nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this and asked, "Where is the entrance to the Dark Sea?"

As the lord of this sea area, the Trench Queen had no reason not to know the exact address of the Dark Sea entrance.

The Trench Queen responded, "Five kilometers to the northwest, there is a whirlpool. Beyond the whirlpool lies the Dark Sea."

“You did a great job,” Depp praised.

"Do you need me to take you there, my master?"

The Trench Queen said considerately.

Depp waved his hand and said, "No need. You and the other Trench people, please clean up the wreckage here."

After saying that, Depp turned into an ice sculpture and melted into the seawater.

Five kilometers away, Depp materialized in the water and plunged headfirst into the whirlpool before him.

"Dark Sea, here I come!"

Within the vortex, Depp was swept downstream by the strange suction force.

Soon, Depp was spat out by the other end of the vortex.

He swam ashore, and the siren symbiote on the outside of his body shrank back into his body.

As he walked onto the beach, Depp looked around.

The surrounding area is filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, and there are countless prehistoric creatures.

If those archaeologists came here, they would be so excited they'd wet their pants.

Here, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and many ancient plants coexist harmoniously, seemingly undisturbed by external changes.

Depp shook off the seawater and then changed into clean clothes.

After changing his clothes, Depp immediately felt refreshed.

He turned his head and grinned wickedly at a patch of grass not far away, saying, "Ms. Atlanna, do you really enjoy hiding in the grass and watching young men change clothes?"

Upon hearing Depp's words, a rustling sound came from behind the bushes.

Atlana, looking wary but with slightly flushed cheeks, emerged from behind the bushes.

This former Queen of Atlantis has beautiful long silver hair, and her face shows no signs of the hardships that come with her age. She still retains the most captivating face and figure she had when she first met Arthur's father.

"Who are you? Why have you come back here?"

Atlana asked warily.

She didn't mistake Depp, the man who suddenly appeared in the Dark Sea, for Arthur, as she did in the movie.

Depp said, "I'm just an insignificant, ordinary human being. As for why I'm here, there are two things."

"An insignificant, ordinary human?" Atlana said. "Do you think I would believe that an ordinary human could get this far?"

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Whether you believe it or not is not important to me.

Depp said, "But I can tell you one thing: first, I will get you out of here."

Upon hearing this, Atlana gave her a look that said, "You think I'm kidding?" and said, "Rescue me? Don't you know there's only one way to get out of here? That is..."

Depp ignored Atlana's words and continued, "Secondly, I will obtain Neptune's Trident."

“I think you’ve really gone mad,” Atlanna said. “The King of Atlantis and the Trident will only choose qualified successors from among the Atlanteans. Humans will never be chosen through the approval of the Trident and the Guardians.”

"Perhaps."

Depp said, ignoring Atlanna, and walked toward the waterfall behind him.

He knew that Neptune's Trident and the long-dead King of Atlantis were in the underwater cave behind the falls.

Watching Depp walk behind the waterfall and swim deeper into the water cave, Atlanna whispered, "What a strange human. I hope you come back alive."

Through the conversation just now, Atlana already knew that this human male meant her no harm.

And he even seemed to say he would rescue her, at which point Atlanna suddenly realized something.

Could it be... that this human, X, is a friend of Thomas or Arthur?

Thinking of this, a deep sense of longing welled up in her heart.

For a moment, she even hoped that Depp would get the Trident.

Because she knew that only by obtaining Neptune's Trident could they leave the Dark Sea and return home.

“Arthur... Thomas... and Orm, I miss you all so much.”

Atlana murmured to herself, tears welling up in her eyes.

Behind the waterfall lies a vast abyss, where countless massive stone structures, intricately carved yet covered in moss, lie collapsed and ruined.

Even so, one can still see how magnificent and spectacular this complex of buildings once was.

At the very bottom, a towering throne lies submerged in the water; it is the only thing that remains intact.