The fish monsters could no longer pose any threat to Kevin and Mera.
Kevin, while casting water magic, led Mera deeper into the trench. In this place, which the Atlanteans called the Land of Death, the two were as leisurely and relaxed as if on a picnic.
Mera knew that the reason for all of this lay with the man beside her.
His water magic had almost surpassed the realm of magic.
That was a miracle.
At least in Mera's impression, controlling thousands of meters of seawater would require at least several, or even more than a dozen, water mages working together.
But Kevin did it alone.
Even if Kevin possessed Atlantean blood, he couldn't possibly master such powerful water magic, unless...
He also had the bloodline of a god within him.
At this moment, Mera was even more convinced that Kevin might be the offspring born from the union of a certain god and an Atlantean.
Or a demigod and an Atlantean.
But in any case, the other half of Kevin's parents was definitely not an ordinary person; there was absolutely a divine bloodline within the man named Kevin.
The reason he could cast such powerful water magic must be due to that half of his bloodline!
Mera firmly believed this in her heart. Otherwise, Mera truly couldn't accept that someone with only half an Atlantean bloodline could wield water magic like a natural disaster.
Kevin was unaware of the complex emotions in Mera's heart.
Even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care.
Because he now only had his immediate goal: the faint, glowing underwater portal deep within the Trench.
That portal was far from Kevin, so its light wasn't obvious.
But as Kevin approached the portal, the light grew brighter and brighter, until it illuminated the entire seabed, making all the Trench monsters dare not approach a single step.
"It... it really exists..."
Mera, following behind Kevin, murmured upon seeing the portal that led to an unknown destination.
She no longer cared about Kevin's identity. The portal, truly present before her eyes, consumed all of Mera's attention.
The man beside her, who had been seeking the legendary trident from the very beginning, had not lied.
The legendary trident might truly exist.
"We're going in."
Kevin didn't procrastinate. Having reached their destination, it would be foolish to linger outside.
Moreover, Kevin hadn't forgotten that Aquaman Arthur was still lurking outside, eyeing them. He might possibly come in. As the current King of Atlantis, he would definitely not lack the courage to force his way into the Land of Death.
Although Kevin didn't think Arthur was his match, he was still one of the strongest combatants in the Justice League. If he could avoid fighting him, Kevin felt it was better not to.
Because it would be troublesome.
After confirming the portal's location, Kevin plunged into the water and swam towards the distant portal.
"Wait! It will tear you apart—!"
But just as Kevin was about to enter the portal, Mera's voice came from behind him.
The portal, as Kevin called it, was actually a constantly spinning vortex releasing Flashpoint energy within.
The vortex was even more violent than the one Kevin had created with water magic just now. Coupled with the constantly flickering Flashpoint energy inside, any creature entering it could be torn to shreds by the vortex.
Mera knew Kevin's water magic might be powerful, but she didn't know the strength of Kevin's body.
Entering so rashly could very likely lead to death in the vortex.
"If you're scared, stay outside, little princess."
"..."
Mera's well-intentioned warning was met with Kevin's slightly mocking words.
After speaking, Kevin swam towards the vortex without looking back.
After a second of silence, Mera gritted her teeth and followed closely behind.
The two, one after another, plunged into the vortex, into that true Land of Death, where any creature could easily perish.
The closer they got, the greater the resistance from the seawater.
Under the thunderous bombardment in the seawater, even Kevin's body vaguely felt some pain.
The thunder vortex tried to keep Kevin out, or rather, it was trying to keep everything out.
But Kevin forcefully pushed through the immense resistance and plunged deeper into the vortex! Facing this true 'natural disaster,' Kevin not only showed no solemnity on his face but instead revealed a smile.
"It's only this much."
He commented thus.
This vortex only looked dangerous.
Originally, Arthur and Mera weren't harmed when they rushed in during the movie, so there's no reason Kevin, whose physique is stronger than Arthur's, would be injured here.
So there's no need to worry; just charge through.
Thinking this, Kevin continued forward until he was swallowed by the lightning.
"Kevin—!"
Seeing Kevin disappear into the light of the thunder, Mera shouted Kevin's name loudly.
Then, the next moment, she, like Kevin, was enveloped by a dazzling flash of lightning.
Boom!
Immediately after, Mera felt a roar in her ears, and her body seemed to be thrown somewhere, then she lost consciousness.
...
Lightning flashed, and the familiar sensation of teleportation came. When the lightning dissipated from Kevin's eyes, he found himself teleported to another sea area.
Lingering slightly at the bottom of the sea, recalling the feeling of being teleported just now, Kevin vaguely had some conjectures about the ability of teleportation.
Whether it's teleportation across time and space, or teleportation within a world.
The essence of teleportation is the application of spatial abilities, and Kevin's magic patterns seem capable of similar things.
For example, during this teleportation to the DC Universe, Kevin had seen runes in the white light.
This time, teleporting from the outside sea area to this place, known as the Hidden Sea, he also felt a similar sensation to when traversing worlds.
Kevin wondered if he could master this power of teleportation, would he no longer need skill points to open teleportation channels in the future, thus saving some skill points?
Furthermore, if he mastered the power to traverse worlds without a skill tree, could Kevin take people to other worlds at will?
Like a certain old wolf who wants to retire.
"Hmm... I'll research it later. For now..."
Kevin thought for a while, then stopped pondering.
Because now was not the time to think about these things. Moreover, Mera had been teleported not far from Kevin, but being weaker in constitution, she had already fainted and was about to face the fate of being swallowed by a large seabed creature.
With the idea of saving her on the way, Kevin rushed to the large creature at Mach 1, knocking it head over heels with a brutal charge.
Then he picked up Mera and took her to a nearby island.
Emerging from the water onto the island in the Hidden Sea, Kevin casually threw Mera onto the ground, as if she were cargo, then looked up to survey this 'Lost Island.'
This small island didn't look very big, but it was very beautiful.
Above the towering peaks, shaded by trees, water from an unknown source cascaded down the mountain to form a waterfall.
Around the peaks, special creations resembling translucent gemstones were embedded like lights. Iridescent light, caused by water mist, reflected within these crystalline objects, making the place look like a fairyland.
And within these mountains, several pterosaur-like creatures swooped down and soared high, while on the ground, more creatures only seen in ancient times roamed leisurely.
For a moment, Kevin felt that he hadn't been teleported to the Hidden Sea in the same era, but had arrived in an unknown distant past.
"The Atlantean King is quite good at finding places for himself."
Finally, Kevin made this comment.
"Cough, cough..."
As Kevin surveyed the scenery before him, Mera, whom he had thrown to the ground, slowly regained consciousness.
She coughed twice, opened her eyes, and upon noticing Kevin beside her, she asked somewhat bewilderedly:
"...Did we... succeed, or...?"
"We're dead."
Kevin's tone suddenly became heavy.
Mera's eyes widened instantly. She practically jumped up from the ground, asking loudly:
"What did you say!?"
Perhaps due to extreme shock, her voice became a few shades sharper.
Kevin looked regretful:
"Alas, I didn't expect the vortex to be so powerful. It tore us directly into pieces at the end. This was my miscalculation..."
"Dead...? We... just... died?"
Kevin's apologetic words went in Mera's left ear and out her right; she didn't hear what Kevin was saying at all.
Mera was just bewildered that she had died so painlessly, without doing anything.
But... having said that...
Do dead people still feel pain?
Mera felt a faint pain all over her body, which was the residual sensation from being struck by lightning when crossing the underwater vortex earlier.
Although Mera wasn't very clear about the afterlife, generally speaking, one shouldn't feel anything after dying.
Why could she still feel pain?
The pain in her body made Mera frown. She turned to look at Kevin, and when she noticed the barely suppressed smile in Kevin's eyes, Mera instantly understood everything.
"Kevin..."
She interrupted Kevin's 'heavy' apology.
"Hmm?"
"You're a liar..."
"Pfft... Not bad, not as foolish as I imagined."
"Big liar!!"
Mera picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at Kevin.
Kevin, who had teased Mera, happily dodged the stone she threw and said with a laugh:
"Alright, if you're awake, get up quickly. We've arrived. This is where the legendary trident is located."
"..."
Mera, who had almost cried thinking she was truly dead just now, stood up and glared at Kevin resentfully.
But soon her gaze was drawn to the beautiful scenery on the island, and her eyes couldn't move away from the sparkling crystal rocks.
Kevin ignored her.
Anyway, with Mera's strength, as long as she didn't lose consciousness, walking around on this island was no problem; there was no need to worry about her.
Compared to Mera, the trident was more important.
Having arrived here, Kevin, based on his impression from the movie, already knew that the legendary trident was under the nearby waterfall.
By passing through the waterfall, going deep into the ocean below the waterfall, and passing the trial of the sea monster Klassen, Kevin would be able to touch the trident and perfectly complete this class change mission.
Kevin looked at the waterfall, and Mera also recovered from her absorption in the surrounding scenery.
She turned her head and looked around, asking:
"Are you sure the trident is here? Why don't I see the trident?"
"The trident isn't just going to be openly displayed. Do you see that waterfall over there? It's behind the waterfall."
Kevin pointed at the waterfall, then turned to Mera and said:
"I know you followed me here because you're also interested in the trident, and I can promise you that if the trident becomes useless to me, I will give it to you. Before that, you must not disturb me from obtaining the trident, otherwise..."
Kevin was giving Mera a heads-up.
He knew Mera's purpose in coming here with him, and he didn't care what Mera wanted to do.
Anyway, according to the skill tree's previous patterns, he only needed to touch the trident, obtain a certain power from it, and his class change would be complete. Afterward, throwing the trident to Mera wouldn't be out of the question.
But the premise was that Mera couldn't disturb him.
Otherwise, Kevin, who could save her, could also kill her.