In the latter half of the night, the sky over Bayam finally cleared, which also meant that the "Sea God" was dead, and the battle between the two demigods over the weather was over. Now was the best time to explore the elven ruins.
Following the pre-planned strategy, Odis put on the ghost mask she had bought from Bayam, infused her spirituality into the "travel ring," and entered the spirit world, using a blue jade dagger to guide her.
At this point, the jade dagger's luster had diminished considerably. It was believed that once the properties within Kavituwa's body were fully extracted, the dagger would lose its jade-like feel.
Odis was very careful, walking around in the spirit world for a while before returning to the real world to re-establish his orientation.
Sometimes he appears on an unknown island, and sometimes he appears on the open sea.
Fortunately, Odis was prepared and threw out a scroll. It seemed as if a pair of huge, illusory, semi-transparent shoes appeared on his feet, allowing him to stand on the sea for a short time.
They walked and stopped for about ten minutes, and then the jade dagger began to point downwards.
Odis threw out another scroll: "Open!"
A transparent bubble seemed to appear around him, enveloping him without affecting Odis's paddling motion.
This scroll allows him to move freely for a short period of time on the seabed.
In order to explore the ruins of the Elven race, Odis spent the afternoon making many scrolls that could be used in water, which filled his bag almost to the brim.
Continuing into the spirit world, Odis's spirit soon realized that she had reached her destination.
He emerged from the spirit world and found himself in the deep sea.
In the dim light, Odis saw a large area of unique buildings in front of him, but most of the ruins had collapsed.
Not far away, there was a barrier-like structure that isolated the seawater, creating a space that looked like a void.
At the same time, this space looks rather illusory, as if it lies between the spirit world and the real world!
Odis swam into the light curtain and put the jade dagger into his backpack.
He saw a cluster of dilapidated ruins, some tall and some short, all bearing the marks of time.
Within the ruins, there are also some special corals that emit a faint glow, revealing the surrounding ruins but also giving the ruins a sense of oppression and sanctity.
Odis first examined the dagger in the bowl; it was pointing to a grand hall, where Cavituwa was clearly, though he should be dead by now.
Odis wasn't there to collect extraordinary properties, so after looking around and making sure the guards weren't paying attention to him, he used an "invisibility scroll" to conceal himself and confidently observed the light barrier that isolated him from the seawater and hid the ruins' light screen.
In his opinion, this thing is really cool. If he finds out how it works, he might even consider building his secret base in the ocean.
In fact, isolating the seawater is not difficult; the challenge lies in how to keep this site hidden between the real world and the spirit world.
So much so that the Church of Storms has searched for so long but has not found any trace of "Sea God" Kavituva.
After searching along the light screen for seven or eight minutes, Odis finally found the mystical symbols on the ground.
Odis pried open the bricks and stones, and being fluent in "Ancient Elven script," he quickly understood the meaning of these symbols.
He took out the entrenching tool he had prepared beforehand and carefully continued to dig down the broken bricks. Sure enough, he found a hollow space underneath, and at the bottom of the space was a complete magic circle.
According to Odis's judgment, this is a small "terminal" magic circle that provides power to the light curtain.
Thousands of years have passed, and this magic array is still functioning normally!
Moreover, the material used to write the magic circle was still very clear, with no signs of fading.
Without affecting the magic circle, Odis took some samples of the writing magic circle, intending to take them back for study.
Odis then realized that although the "Wilderness of Knowledge" contained many elven magic arrays, it did not include the one in front of him.
So Odis took out paper and pen and made detailed notes.
Based on this small magic circle, Odis looked at a ruin next to the main hall. According to his knowledge of magic circles and mystical symbols, that was the "central control room" of the entire magic circle.
Upon approaching, Odis discovered that the building was already half-collapsed, and because it was close to the main hall, he could faintly hear the roar of Kavituwa.
This made Odis smile slightly. There was a demigod-level sea serpent lying next to him, while he was seriously studying the magic array in this ancient ruin.
This made him feel like when his female classmates asked him to fix their computers, he was really just fixing computers.
As Odis continued his exploration, he recalled that there seemed to be some clergy and guards in the temple of the "Sea God".
However, judging from the scene inside the ruins, it is clear that few people come here. Odis thought about it and realized that it was true; a church of wild gods would not think of recruiting and organizing scholars to study the ruins of the elves.
Even the clergy of the Church of the Sea God may not know that this is an elven ruin.
While searching relentlessly with an entrenching tool, Odis found some clues; a magic circle seemed to be buried beneath the ruins.
This left Odis somewhat helpless, as the ruins in front of him were really difficult to clear. By the time he dug out the magic circle, the people from the Storm Church would probably have arrived.
Whoosh~
Suddenly, a stone brick fell from a nearby ruin, making a sound.
Odis looked carefully but didn't find anyone there.
Then, he suddenly looked behind him, where there was only a cluster of ruins.
Odis frowned. For a moment, he felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at him.
This prompted Odis to immediately check his status. The "invisibility" effect was still active, but he would have to use another scroll in a minute.
After carefully observing his surroundings, Odis used the "Invisibility Scroll" in advance to continue exploring.
We won't excavate this ruin; after all, it's in a place that anyone can see, so it's unlikely to be a very important magic circle.
Odis estimated that this was a "spiritual emission" array. There should be many secondary arrays in the ruins. After the surrounding spiritual energy was gathered here, it was sent to the "terminal" array through the "spiritual emission" array. Those terminal arrays then set up a "light curtain" to isolate the outside seawater.
The truly important magic array should be underground or in a secret room.
Odis searched the ruins and finally found the corresponding "open door" symbol on the wall of the next room.
He thought to himself: I hope there's no curse.
Place your hand on the correct symbol and infuse it with spirituality. Several surrounding symbols immediately light up, but that's all; there's no other reaction.
Since the symbols can still light up, it means that the mechanism on the wall can still be activated. However, a spell is needed to activate the magic circle, but Odis doesn't know what the spell is, which is why the door doesn't open.
Odis thought to herself: I wonder if the spell will be "Open Sesame"?
He then breathed a sigh of relief; the design of the magic array from thousands of years ago was not beyond his knowledge.
Odis was then somewhat delighted, because this once again proved that he had mastered a very advanced theory of mysticism, although the "Gal runes" and the "Ancient Elven script" were different, and the format of the magic circle was also different.
However, the theories of mysticism are interconnected; once you master the theory, different symbols are merely different tools.
Faced with the problem at hand, Odis first tried to use "travel" to get in, but after entering the spirit world, the first thing he heard was a painful roar. Not far from the spirit world, there was a phantom sea serpent with its mouth open, roaring.
That was the spiritual remnant of "Sea God" Kavituwa. If you don't provoke this illusory sea serpent, there won't be much danger. At most, you'll hear its roar, feel a headache coming on, and feel nauseous.
After a quick search, Odis discovered that the designer of this "composite" magic circle had anticipated this, and the corresponding location of the "central control magic circle" could not be found in the spirit world.
Moreover, Cavitu's roar was so awful that Odis returned to the real world, and in that instant, he felt that gaze again.
However, this time Odis did not check again. Instead, he took out spiritual materials and a pen and quickly drew a magic circle on the wall.
He wanted to use this magic circle to bypass the incantation steps; he could activate the mechanism on the wall simply by infusing it with spiritual energy.
After drawing the magic circle, Odis slowly put on the "Hand of Judgment" and then put his other hand into the magic circle, as if to activate it.
Just then, a warning came from his spirit, and Odis turned around sharply: "Exile!"
Behind him, a bolt of lightning struck down from the top of the ruins. Odis's "exile" caused the lightning to suddenly change direction and strike the illusory space.
At that moment, Odis saw a large electric eel with blue eyes, three or four meters long, rapidly "swimming" toward him from the ruins behind him.
It wasn't in the sea, but it was floating in mid-air, its body twisting and turning as if it were swimming in the sea.
Moreover, it was very fast, and could "swim" to Odis in the blink of an eye.
Just now, it confirmed that there was indeed a human in the air in front of it, and launched a sneak attack while he was activating the magic circle.
Although Odis was always "invisible," he would still make some sounds and release some scents.
The beast, being highly sensitive to this, could easily find Odis.
Fortunately, Odis had already sensed this and put on the "Hand of Judgment" in advance to deal with the potential threat: "Imprisonment!"
The air around the electric eel suddenly became viscous, enveloping it and "imprisoning" it in place.
Upon seeing this enormous electric eel, Odis seriously doubted whether it was some kind of relative of Cavitu.
He then realized: No, that's not right either. Ordinary electric eels are freshwater fish, while "Sea God" is a sea snake, and their genes are quite different.
But this wasn't the time to think about that. Odis immediately tossed out a scroll: "Open."
The scroll shattered, shooting out a yellowish-brown light. The surrounding ground surged, and sharp stone spikes suddenly shot out, aiming at the "imprisoned" electric eel.
However, the electric eel's skin was very tough and smooth, and most of the spikes failed to pierce it. Only three spikes pierced the electric eel, and the pain made it open its mouth and let out a beast-like roar.
Just as Odis was about to use the "Speed Scroll" on itself, it realized this was an opportunity and quickly threw an "Explosion Scroll" into its mouth.
Glug~
The electric eel instinctively swallowed it, finally freeing itself from its "imprisonment" and pulling its body out of the large, stone-like spikes.
But then it discovered that the human had run out of the ruins at lightning speed and hidden behind a seemingly sturdy stone wall.
The electric eel released a ball of lightning, intending to send it to track the human.
Bang!
A muffled thud, as if some sound had been muffled by a quilt.
The electric eel was instantly blasted in two, with most of its abdomen reduced to minced meat.
At that moment, Odis emerged from behind the wall: "Death!"
He rushed over and punched the electric eel in the head, instantly creating a large dent and squeezing out both of its eyeballs.
The remaining, still relatively intact part of the electric eel's body began to convulse violently, but its last shred of will still compelled it to open its mouth and tear at the humans not far away.
Odis quickly dodged backward, preparing to deliver the final blow to the electric eel.
*Snap*
The ball lightning created by the electric eel exploded after losing control, and electric arcs instantly filled the entire room.
Odis hurriedly used a "defense scroll," which created a "mage shield" around him—a thick, hard plastic-like structure that blocked most of the flashing electric arcs.
But some electric arcs still pierced Odis's body, making him feel numb all over, as if he could no longer hold the scroll, and his tongue seemed to be out of his control.
The electric arc disappeared after two or three seconds, but it took Odis several seconds before the numbness stopped affecting his movements.
At this moment, the head segment of the electric eel was not completely dead yet, and the location of Odis was determined by the release of the electric arc.
Once it pinpointed its location, the half-meter section of its head suddenly snapped shut, biting into the thick protective "defense scroll."
The "mage's shield"-like structure shattered instantly. As Odis retreated rapidly, he threw a "caltrop scroll" of his invention into the electric eel's mouth, which it hadn't had time to close.
The next second, dozens of hard wooden spikes, each the length of a javelin, pierced out from inside the electric eel, turning it into a round hedgehog.
Several splinters pierced its brain. After randomly releasing a few electric arcs, the electric eel died, leaving only its mutilated body twitching incessantly.
Odis soon noticed that tiny specks of light were emerging from the electric eel's body and flesh, converging in one direction.
During the battle, Odis had guessed that this must be an extraordinary creature.
He waited patiently for a while, and the points of light formed a hollow sphere composed of a network of lines that looked like electric arcs.
Odis didn't dare to use his hands to take it, but instead used his gloved hand to put it into the "wilderness of knowledge".
Even through the "hand of judgment," Odis felt as if her palms were being electrocuted.
After dealing with the electric eel, Odis rested for about ten seconds, put away "Hand of Judgment," checked his scrolls, and then came to the magic circle he had just drawn, infusing it with spiritual energy.
Click~
With a crisp sound, the stone wall opened a door, revealing a dark room covered with magic circles.
In the very center of the dark room, there was a hexagonal crystal emitting a faint glow, which was now suspended in mid-air and slowly rotating.
Odis took a deep breath and cautiously entered the dark room. After confirming that there was no danger, Odis immediately looked at the magic circles.
I was taking quick notes as I watched.
After watching for a while, Odis exclaimed, "The person who designed this magic circle is a genius!"
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
In addition to its ability to isolate seawater, this magic array also contains "spirit realm fusion array", "oxygen generation array", "illumination array" and so on.
This made Odis realize that the ruins occupied by Kavituwa were, long, long ago, entirely within the coverage of the magic circle, and that this was a huge underwater city!
It is likely that this ruin was already on the seabed before the Quaternary Period, and it was not because of the fall of the "Emperor of the Underworld" that this ruin sank into the sea.
If these speculations are true, then this must have been an important city for the Elven race back then, otherwise they wouldn't have gone to such lengths to lay out such a magic array on the seabed.
However, as time has passed, or perhaps the magic circle has been damaged in the past, it can now only cover a very small area.
Large swathes of ruins outside have been submerged by seawater, resulting in their current state.
Soon, Odis had filled more than a dozen pages in his notebook. This was the most complex and sophisticated "composite magic array" he had ever seen. Even with his current level of expertise, Odis was not confident in designing such a fully functional magic array.
After carefully taking notes, Os went to observe the hexagonal crystal that was slowly rotating in the center of the room.
There were also many "ancient Elven scripts" on it, resembling a complex magic circle, but it wasn't.
Odis deduced that it was actually something like an "intelligent processor." Whenever a part of the magic circle was damaged and unusable, it would make a certain judgment and actively shut down that part of the magic circle, ceasing to supply spiritual energy to that location.
After taking another look at the magic circle, Odis sighed, "What a pity, I can't have a chance to communicate with such a master."
He had just put away his notebook when he suddenly sensed a change in the jade dagger in his backpack.
Odis opened his backpack and saw that the jade dagger he had previously used had lost all its translucency and had turned into something resembling a dull fishbone.
This also means that the properties extracted from Kavituwa, the properties at sequence level 3, are no longer closely related to "Poseidon".
Odis left the secret chamber, closed the door, and then wiped away the magic circle he had just drawn on the wall.
All the "ancient Elven script" in the building was carved and then coated with a special spiritual material.
However, the magic circle that Odis had just written could be easily erased. Without this magic circle, the people of the Storm Church would not be able to enter this secret room.
Of course, they were unaware of the existence of such a hidden room.
Seeing that the electric eel had stopped twitching, Odis collected some of its blood, internal organs, muscles, and skin, all of which were good spiritual materials.
Finally, Odis broke off a large piece of coral as a sample. It was part of the city's lighting system, essentially a light bulb, and was of great research value.
Just as Odis was about to leave with the "travel ring," she glanced at the great hall next door and suddenly felt that since she was already here, she had to go and take a look.
So he cautiously entered the great hall, which showed obvious signs of damage caused by a giant beast.
There were some murals on the wall, but they are no longer clearly visible.
Just then, a wild roar came from the side hall next door, and Odis cautiously went over.
Along the way, they encountered some guards who looked like mummies, and none of them showed any signs of life.
After passing through the corridor, Odis quietly glanced into the side hall.
The first thing he saw was a giant sea serpent, its body enormous, like a small mountain.
This enormous sea serpent, with a ferocious expression, was biting a giant stone pillar in the side hall. It must have struggled violently in the last moments of its life.
Then, Odis saw a phantom figure floating in mid-air, dressed in black armor, wearing a crown, and with a cloak floating gracefully behind him.
He was as majestic as an emperor, so much so that Odis dared not meet his gaze.
Odis thought with a hint of envy: Klein's "transformation form" is quite cool.
In addition, there was an old man dressed in a priest's robe in the hall who kept unleashing lightning and gales to attack Klein.
Furthermore, slippery tentacles extended from within the robe, relentlessly attacking Klein, who was dressed as the "Black Emperor" in mid-air.
Beside Kavituwa's body lay a row of people dressed in clergy robes, with Kavituwa's body in front of them torn apart and looking like a bloody mess.
These people of the Sea God Cult had just devoured the corpse of the "Sea God," but their extraordinary characteristics had not yet been released. Unable to withstand the impact of these characteristics, they died there.
Odis noticed that the characteristics that had been "processed" by their bodies were being released, and some of them were combining with an item on their bodies.
Those are clearly extraordinary properties and sealed artifacts!
However, the battle in the room was too intense, and Odis dared not go in to retrieve it.
He briefly observed the battle situation, opened his bag, and took out an "ice and snow scroll".
Then Odis strode forward and threw the weapon at the old man fighting Klein: "Activate!"
Squeak squeak~
As the sickening freezing sound began, many of the tentacles that had extended from under the old man's robes were frozen solid.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Klein made a gesture of embracing the sun, and a beam of light burning with golden flames shone on the old man, causing him to quickly disintegrate.
Klein gave Odis a deep look before flying toward the head of Kavituwa, in front of the fang that contained most of the light.
He endured immense pain as he touched the "tooth," and after struggling to pull it out, he quickly ended the summoning and disappeared into the hall.
All the oppressive feeling in the side hall quickly disappeared. Odis breathed a long sigh of relief before entering the side hall to make sure there were no living people or living sea serpents left.
After Klein finished the summoning, he had to leave as soon as possible, otherwise he wouldn't be able to withstand the negative effects of that sealed artifact outside.
Therefore, Klein did not have time to pick up these extraordinary properties and sealed artifacts on the ground.
Odis, of course, would not miss such an opportunity, and stuffed all three extraordinary properties and five sealed items into the "Wilderness of Knowledge".
As he was about to leave, he suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that behind the "Sea God's" corpse were some well-preserved murals and "ancient Elven script".
Odis bypassed the mountain-like corpse of the sea serpent, and behind it was a portal with a short corridor.
Outside the corridor was a passage of "Ancient Elven script," which Odis translated while silently reading it aloud in his mind: "He helped us when the whole world was against us."
Odis was taken aback. "Who is 'He'?"
He then entered the somewhat collapsed corridor and found several relatively intact murals. The first one depicted a man riding on ocean waves, under dark clouds, and shrouded in a storm.
Upon seeing this, Odis's eyes narrowed; this man actually possessed an Eastern charm!
Elf King!
Odis realized that the middle-aged man was the "Elf King" Suniasolem!
He took another look at the man's image; this was the first time he had seen such a familiar face since coming to this world.
Continuing down, on the other side of this mural, there is a man in a white robe. Behind him is a halo like the sun, an illusory circle divided into twelve sections, and a shadow that resembles a curtain, all of which prove that this is the "Ancient Sun God".
Odis thought to himself that this must be a war in which the "Ancient Sun God" reclaimed the authority of the "Elf King".
He looked ahead to the next mural, but after taking only two steps, he suddenly realized something was wrong: After the "Elf King" was killed, how could the elves still have the mood to leave murals?
At that time, the elves must have been being hunted down by the followers and believers of the "Ancient Sun God".
Thinking of the inscription at the entrance again, Odis guessed: Could it be that after the death of the "Elf King", some god helped the elves build a city on the seabed?
Then he thought: the magic array here not only isolates the seawater, creating a space on the seabed, but also has a certain degree of integration with the spirit world, which plays a very good role in hiding! It is very likely that it is hiding the elves in this city, so that they are spared from the slaughter of the "Ancient Sun God".
At this point, Odis discovered that the second mural depicted the elves being brutally murdered by humans. Some had their heads cut off and displayed on spears as if to show off, while others were imprisoned. Male elves were enslaved, and female elves were used for human amusement.
Odis did not make a judgment on this in his mind, because in the Second Age, the Elves also treated humans very cruelly.
Odis has always been reluctant to comment on such historical issues.
Continuing to look, Odis saw a second person with an oriental charm in the mural.
He floated cross-legged in mid-air, with an ethereal light behind him, making him look somewhat like the immortals in Odis's mind!
Odis was slightly taken aback: Was it not just Sonia Solem who came here back then? Or did people from "homeland" come after the "Elven King" fell?
Unfortunately, this celestial-like figure has a rather ethereal face, making it difficult to discern his features; he simply gives off a kind and benevolent impression.
He, or rather, Him, seemed to be speaking to a female spirit.
The murals behind depict the scene of the elves building this city.
The four murals together depict the story of the "Elf King" who perished in a battle with the "Ancient Sun God," leading to the slaughter of elves by humans. The surviving elves, guided by a deity, established this city and temporarily hid their whereabouts.
This surprised Odis, who only remembered that the ruins seemed to be related to the "Queen of Calamity," Goshinam, but did not know much about the details.
As Odis walked through the corridor, lost in thought, he saw another large hall at the back, but this hall was severely collapsed.
After passing through the collapsed area, Odis saw a throne with a coral back inside the hall.
Odis noticed that there was only one throne!
This further demonstrates that the "Elven King" had already perished at that time; otherwise, there should have been two thrones, one belonging to the "Elven King" and the other to Queen Goshinam.
In other words, after the "Elven King" fell, Goshinam still gathered many elves in the city and lived there for a long time.
Later, for reasons unknown, the "Ancient Sun God" discovered this place. Perhaps it was just that some "Angel King" discovered that elves frequently appeared in this sea area for some reason, so he launched an attack.
However, the main battlefield should not be here, otherwise the magic array here might have been completely destroyed long ago.
Moreover, it is highly likely that the elves took the initiative to fight, and this place was not discovered.
Otherwise, the subordinates of the "Ancient Sun God" would not have let go of the extraordinary properties that Kavituwa devoured here.
Thinking of this, Odis glanced at the throne again, returned to the hall, collected some scales from Kavituwa, and then left using the "travel ring".
...
Inside the "Source Castle," Klein used the gray mist's abilities to learn about the "Sea God's" characteristics, the abilities of the sealed artifact, and its negative effects. Overjoyed, he realized that what he had just seen was the "Hermit."
Klein couldn't help but wonder: why does he always seem to get involved in events with such a huge impact?
The Hermit first set a large fire not far from the Sodrak Palace, then the Hermit was present when sealing the arrival of the Starry Sky Evil God, and the Hermit was also present when blocking the actions of the Witch Cult and the Aurora Society.
Recently, I encountered the "Hermit" in Bansi Port, and again in the Elven ruins where Kavituwa was hiding.
Why do strange things happen wherever he goes?
Then Klein recalled some of his earlier speculations about the "Hermit": the friend he was looking for in Bansiport was clearly a demigod! It was highly unusual for someone at Sequence 6... no, at Sequence 7, or even at a "lower sequence," to have befriended a demigod...
Thinking of this, Klein suddenly thought of Mr. Azik: Uh... it's not so hard to accept that "low sequence" is friends with demigods.