Chapter 152

In front of the waterfall, Atlanna looked back at Su Quan deeply, and Su Quan nodded encouragingly at her.

With a splash, Atlanna jumped down.

Below the waterfall was a long, winding passage. Atlanna turned left and right as she dived all the way, and then, suddenly, it opened up, and she arrived at the deep and wide lake bottom.

The dim lake bottom was buried with various carved stone pillars, and traces of civilization could be seen.

Atlanna swam carefully and quickly, and soon discovered a well-preserved staircase in the middle of the stone pillars, or rather, the building complex.

Above the staircase was a throne.

On the throne, a corpse sat majestically, holding a golden trident that emitted golden light and invisible fluctuations in its hands!

Atlanna became solemn, and just as she was about to approach, a loud, rumbling sound suddenly came from behind her.

Turning around, she saw sand and stones flying in the distance, and a huge figure emerged faintly in the darkness.

"You, do not belong here."

A deep voice suddenly echoed in Atlanna's mind.

Su Quan?

No, this is not Su Quan's voice; this is Karathen!

"For so many years, I have guarded this place, guarded the trident, and prevented those who impersonate kings from succeeding. I have seen too many warriors come to challenge, but none have succeeded, and you are no exception!"

The corner of Atlanna's eye had already seen the piles of bones nearby.

At this moment, she truly felt fear. Whether it was the piles of bones or Karathen's massive size, they both deeply gave rise to a sense of powerlessness in her.

Karathen is too powerful.

In terms of size alone, compared to it, Atlanna is like an ant as small as dust.

Not to mention that it also has a hard shell and countless huge tentacles; no matter how you look at it, there is no hope of winning!

The thought of giving up gradually emerged in her mind, and Atlanna shook her head secretly and forcefully.

Cannot give up!

She didn't come here for herself, but for Atlantis, for Su Quan.

She must become the Sea King!

Atlanna's eyes gradually became firm, and she gripped the five-pronged spear and charged toward Karathen like a launched cannonball without any hesitation.

"Whoosh—"

The lake water seemed to be split open, leaving a long trail.

"Bang!"

Atlanna, who had charged straight in, was swept by its long tentacles before she could even get close to Karathen, flying out sideways and smashing into a stone pillar not far away.

Immediately after, there were raging waves and earth-shaking tremors.

Atlanna, who had just gotten up, was once again whipped away by the mountain-like tentacles.

Once, once, once—

Every time Atlanna got up, she was whipped away again by Karathen's tentacles at the first opportunity.

She was like a helpless ball, being whipped back and forth between Karathen's tentacles and the few remaining stone pillars!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Crushing!

A complete and total crushing!

Whether it was size, speed, or strength, Karathen was far too powerful compared to Atlanna.

Let alone defeating it, even avoiding its attacks seemed to have become a luxury for Atlanna!

Wait!

Why do I have to defeat it?

My goal is the trident. As long as I can get the trident under its guard, it naturally proves that I have passed the test and have the qualifications to become the Sea King!

Atlanna, who finally realized that she had put the cart before the horse, had her eyes light up instantly.

Getting the trident counts as passing Karathen's test; it's not that you have to defeat Karathen to pass the test and then go get the trident!

Atlanna took a deep breath as she watched the tentacles whistling toward her again, grasped the timing, and took the initiative to crash into them.

Then, borrowing force to exert force, Atlanna rushed toward the trident on the throne at the fastest speed she had ever had.

Closer, closer, getting closer and closer. Just as her hand was about to grab the trident, Karathen's tentacles swept her away again.

"Bang, bang, bang—" After crashing into several stone pillars in succession, Atlanna finally stopped.

"Just by you, you want to get the trident? Are you worthy?" Karathen's mockery echoed in Atlanna's mind, and then the huge tentacles that covered the sky and sun were raised high and smashed down toward her rapidly.

If this hit connected, she would undoubtedly die!

Unwillingness and anger erupted completely at this moment. Atlanna knelt on the ground and shouted hysterically toward the sky.

"No!"

"For Atlantis, I must become the king!"

"Hum!"

An invisible fluctuation erupted from her body, and the huge tentacles that were about to smash down stopped abruptly.

In the distance, Su Quan, who had been observing in secret, had the corners of his mouth lift slightly.

He had guessed before that Atlanna possessed the ability to communicate with marine life, but it had always been latent, and she didn't even know it herself.

In the movie, she failed to challenge Karathen several times, and the ability didn't manifest; it should be because she wasn't as determined as she is now, right?

Willpower is a very idealistic force!

Many times, the strength of willpower determines the difference in results. Take the battle between the Dark Knight Batman and Bane, for example; the first time, the Dark Knight Batman lost, but the second time, he won in an almost crushing manner.

Was it because of strength?

No!

It was because of willpower!

Atlanna is the same.

In the movie, in order to leave this place, she could only try cautiously and conservatively time and time again, but now she has no worries, and she has only one goal and belief.

Get the trident, become the Sea King, unify the Seven Kingdoms, and make Atlantis glorious again!

Isn't the blessing of such a belief firmer and more powerful than the belief of the Sea King in the movie wanting to become a hero and wanting to fight for everyone?

Besides, the Sea King's father was just an ordinary person, and the ability to communicate with marine life he inherited could only come from Atlanna, so it is logical that Atlanna also possesses this ability.

At most, it's because of the human bloodline that the Sea King's ability is more manifested and more powerful.

"Can you understand me?" Karathen approached slowly and asked Atlanna, who was somewhat dazed.

"Yes, I can hear you, I could hear you from the beginning," Atlanna replied.

Atlanna could indeed hear its words, but it couldn't hear Atlanna's words.

Uh, Atlanna also didn't show that she could understand what it was saying.

Simply put, the previous communication was one-way; even if Atlanna spoke, Karathen wouldn't necessarily be able to hear or understand.

This is communication of the mind, not of language!

"For so long, no one has ever been able to converse with me except for King Atlan. Who are you?"

"Atlanna, Queen of Atlantis."

"I came here to get the trident, unify the Seven Kingdoms, and make Atlantis glorious again!"

"I came here also to prove that he didn't misjudge me, and that I am qualified to become a greater King of the Ocean!"