Monster collectors on the cross-platform

There is very little information about the deep sea. Given the deep-sea divers' keen sensitivity to vibrations, no one has been able to dive in and obtain detailed information so far.

Thinking of this, Huo immediately transformed into a water elemental, merging directly into the seawater and disappearing from sight.

Having found a relatively quiet spot where the fighting was less intense, Huo quietly slipped past the Deep Ones and successfully entered the underwater fissure.

As Huo entered the rift, the surrounding environment suddenly darkened. Huo didn't care about that and continued to dive deeper.

Several tens of minutes later, Huo Huan successfully reached the bottom of the crevice, and at the same time, the scene of the deep sea appeared before Huo Huan's eyes.

Buildings constructed of stone and coral rise from the seabed, forming an intricate underwater fortress, while at the very center of this city stand two enormous statues.

One of them is very similar to the palm-sized statue that Huo bought, which should be the statue of Dagon. The other one has multiple twisted snake heads and tentacles wrapped around its body, which should be the statue of Hydra, the mother goddess of the Deep Ones.

Huo glanced at it a few more times, then cautiously began to approach.

Perhaps because it was located in the deep sea base camp, there were no deep-sea divers guarding the statues, and Huo easily approached the two statues.

After successfully getting close, Huo began to examine the two statues closely.

The statue was made of stone and did not seem to possess any special power, but Huo did find some small characters at the bottom of the statue.

However, these words seemed to possess some peculiar power, and the translation function of the online platform was unable to translate them directly.

Seeing this, Huo used the webcam function to take pictures of the text and then uploaded them to the chat channel.

Since I don't recognize it, I'll just upload it to a public file. Maybe some player who's good at writing will be able to translate it, which would be a contribution to the players in this game world.

After carefully photographing all the text to ensure nothing was missed, Huo then left the two enormous statues.

After leaving the two statues, Huo continued to wander around the intricate city.

Because it was built underwater, the buildings in this city are far more complex than those on land.

After carefully avoiding a group of Deep Ones, Huo unexpectedly discovered a structure that appeared to be an altar.

Driven by curiosity, Huo successfully slipped past the guards and sneaked inside.

The altar was quite empty, with only a few huge pillars standing inside.

Apart from a few pillars, the only things that caught Huo Huan's attention on the entire altar were the murals around it.

Huo randomly picked a mural and began to carefully examine its contents.

The mural that Huo also chose has a very simple theme: it depicts the process of a human becoming a Deepsea diver.

Just as Huo was about to look at another mural, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Based on previous messages in the chat channel, there are no humans in this plane. So why would these Deep Ones depict a mural of humans transforming into Deep Ones?

More and more confused Huo couldn't help but find the mural on the far right and prepare to start looking at it from the beginning.

The more Huo looked, the more alarmed he became.

A dozen minutes later, Huo had finished looking at all the murals and had a general understanding of what they depicted.

Contrary to the information recorded in the chat channel, this world is not devoid of humans, and its land area is not as small as it is now, less than 1%.

At least in the past, this planet was not much different from ordinary habitable planets, with land and ocean roughly in a 3:7 ratio. Everything changed after a major event.

Chapter 206 Prophecy

The records on the stone tablet show that there were indeed humans in this plane in the past, and they even developed quite advanced technology.

At that time, humans lived on land and deep-sea creatures lived in the deep sea. Except for the occasional deep-sea creatures turning humans on the shore into deep-sea creatures, the two sides lived in peace.

Until one year, sea levels began to rise year by year, and human habitation became less and less, while technology had not yet developed to the point where it could break through the blockade of the universe.

Faced with the threat of extinction, most of humanity embraced the deep sea, transforming into deep-sea explorers.

After a cataclysmic flood, all traces of humanity on this planet vanished. Deep Ones lived in the deep sea, and the planet became what it is today.

The first part describes the history of this planet, while the second part can be considered a prophecy.

The subsequent murals depicted the eventual receding of the sea, the reappearance of land on the planet, the emergence of deep-sea explorers, and the return of humanity to the earth, where they rebuilt their home.

As for whether the reappearing humans were transformed from Deep Ones, or how they appeared, Huo still doesn't know, and it's not recorded in the murals.

However, the murals make no mention of the three races of mermaids, fishmen, and Naga.

Could it be that these three races are actually outsiders?

Suppressing this sudden question in his heart, Huo took pictures of all the murals around him before looking at the relief in the center of the altar.

This is a relief that appears to be a mixture of octopus, dragon, and human, with an octopus-like head, a face covered with tentacles, and a body covered in scales that looks like rubber.

It has huge claws on its front and hind feet, a pair of long, narrow wings on its back, and its whole body is covered in green, making it look bloated and fat.

Is this a statue of Cthulhu?

Huo was still unclear about it, after all, he had never seen it before, and he couldn't remember any specific description of it.

After taking photos of the relief sculpture, Huo carefully withdrew from the altar.

After uploading these pictures to the chat channel, Huo quietly left the underwater city.

As for going on a killing spree in this city, to be honest, Huo was still a little unsure.

It wasn't that he was afraid of the Deep Ones' strength and numbers, but rather of those statues. If they really came to life, Huo was afraid he wouldn't be able to leave the city.

Even if it's a low probability, Huo still doesn't want to gamble. Why gamble when you can reap a stable harvest?

Having made up his mind, Huo quickly left the city and began to rise to the surface.

At the same time, the pictures Huo uploaded were quickly discovered by players, instantly causing a huge stir.

Immediately, many players began discussing the content of the murals. As for the text that Huo had photographed, few players discussed it, since most players did not recognize it and were not professionals in this field.

Although almost no one discussed the text, the players were talented from all walks of life, and soon a rough translation appeared in the chat file.

Huo, who had just left the underwater city, also saw it and opened the document to read it.

The translation is quite simple, mostly consisting of honorifics and prayers praising Dagon and Hydra. The only mention is that when the earth appears, it will be the time when Dagon and Hydra return.

Huo glanced at the somewhat awkward translation a few times before closing it.

Based on the prophecies in the murals, it's not hard to guess that the day the sea recedes shouldn't be too far off.

The deep-sea creatures will rise to the surface, the sea will recede, and the land will emerge. Then Dagon and the Hydra will return, and humanity will reappear on the land.

Huo has already decided that after acquiring a batch of Deepdivers as collectibles, he will prepare to withdraw.

Other players may not know much about the Great Old Ones, and Huo Huan only knows a little bit about them, but even that little bit was enough for Huo Huan to quit.

Ho would rather fight a legend alone than face the Great Old Ones, even though Dagon and Hydra are not considered Great Old Ones in terms of rank.

Huo quickly surfaced and soon returned to the battlefield above the seabed crevice.

After silently passing through numerous Deep Ones, Huo returned to the ranks of the Merfolk army and the players.

Back with the main force, Huo felt much more at ease. If anything unavoidable happened, at least he would have so many colleagues protecting him.

Back with the main force, Huo didn't slack off. He started to take action frequently, using his ability to manipulate water elements, and also began to summon the Book of Collection to secretly collect corpses.

With the addition of Huo Huan, a powerful fighter, the situation on the battlefield immediately shifted in favor of the mixed forces of mermaids and players.

However, since Huo still used the water element to fight, although everyone felt it was a bit strange, they did not discover Huo's methods.

After all, it's very difficult to see the trajectory of every water-based spell in the ocean, let alone the fact that Huo wasn't using spells but directly manipulating water elements.

As the situation tilted, even though the Deep Ones had a numerical advantage, they were quickly pushed back into the underwater rift by the mixed forces of mermaids and players.

However, these victories are only temporary. With the sheer number of Deep Ones, breaking through the Mermaids' encirclement is only a matter of time.

Moreover, this is not the only place with underwater rifts. There are many such underwater rifts in the territories of the fishmen and the naga. The rift where Huo is located is just one of the merfolk territories.

Standing guard above the rift, watching the Deep Ones charge in time and time again, Huo actually managed to collect quite a few corpses.

These corpses all belonged to the Deep Ones. As for the Merfolk, there were naturally many who had died, but since they were from the same faction, Huo couldn't openly collect his teammates' corpses.

This war lasted a long time, with a constant stream of deep-sea divers emerging from the seabed fissures, and the mermaids and players who originally guarded the fissures were replaced several times.

Just when Huo thought the war would continue indefinitely, the Deep Ones suddenly withdrew.

Huo also clearly noticed that many of the merfolk in the merfolk army breathed a sigh of relief.

Clearly, the continuous warfare has put a lot of pressure on them; in fact, many players have also felt the pressure.

With the retreat of the deep-sea creatures, the war was temporarily over. The mermaids began to cast spells to disperse the seawater that had been stained red and began to collect the corpses of their kin.

Seeing that the war was over, Huo, who had gained a lot, also began to withdraw.

After a battle, although I wasn't physically tired, I was still a bit mentally agitated. It would be good to go back and rest while the war was temporarily over.

Chapter 207 Legendary Skills

Back in the player-built town, Huo found a place to rest and then opened the Book of Collections.

Huo had already read all the information about the Deep Ones. Apart from the Immortal Blood that was somewhat noteworthy, the other two traits were nothing special.

When Huo opened the Book of Collections this time, he mainly checked the quantity.

There were too many Deep Ones, and the war had lasted for quite some time. Even though Huo had only been on the battlefield for a short time, he had already acquired quite a few artifacts.

With no intention of keeping them, Huo converted all the excess collection into experience points.

As Huo Huan performed his actions, the character's experience bar on the panel immediately began to rise.

A few minutes later, the collection was exhausted, and Huo Huan's character level remained at level 15. However, his character experience was already more than halfway there, so a few more battles like this should be enough to level up.

Thinking of this, Huo opened a portal and returned to the gravedigger's hut. After all, the small town was not as comfortable as his own home.

That's the advantage of the online world; you can go home anytime, anywhere, since there's no cooldown for entering and exiting the real battlefield anyway.

After summoning Etricia and the others, Huo began contacting the Hope Restaurant to reserve a delicious dinner for himself.

"I did it!" Instead of curling up on the sofa to watch TV as usual, Leticia, who had been summoned, ran up to Huo Huan and suddenly said.

"What did you mean by 'successful'?" Huo was still a little confused, not knowing what Leticia was talking about.

"It's that parchment, the one you gave me." With Leticia's explanation, which included both words and gestures, Ho finally remembered what Leticia was talking about.

Once, inside the Eye Demon's lair, Huo also accidentally obtained a legendary consumable page—the Chapter of Symphony of Fate.

Since Huo Huan himself couldn't understand it, and Leticia could, Huo Huan gave this legendary consumable to Leticia.