Chapter 578: Palace

Lato Giaro, who had become Simon by relying on a "Seer" pathway sealed artifact, saw the illusory starlight permeating the surroundings pouring in like seawater encountering a whirlpool, forming a giant funnel.

And the source of the whirlpool was precisely that humanoid sealed artifact they had painstakingly "abducted" from the "Eternal Blazing Sun" church!

After the exposure within the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society," after "Loki" and "I Have a Friend" were killed one after another, one using up a precious resurrection chance and one dying completely, they modified the original Sea Sacrifice plan and activated the backup plan to deal with the possible interference of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society."

You know, according to the hint from the resurrected "Loki," the Vice President of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society," "Madame Hela," should have already advanced to Sequence 4, becoming a demigod, and had transferred from the "Death" pathway to the "Night" pathway. Relying solely on "Ultraman," "Bard," and "Mad Lady," even if the plan were exquisite, they would be crushed by absolute strength.

Of course, just "Madame Hela" alone, they still had enough confidence, but if that President "Gandalf," whose depth they couldn't see, also came, and other vice presidents came, and other troublesome research society members all came, then the problem wouldn't be something they could solve now.

Starlight surged, and everyone on the ceremonial ship saw that sorrowful woman wearing a black nun's habit, only feeling that her body was like a giant magnet, trying to suck everything around her toward it.

This was like a large amount of items originally placed on a taut fishing net, but at this moment, a heavy iron ball dropped in the center, causing the things there to fall suddenly and pulling the surrounding fishing net to follow. In this situation, the originally stationary items would naturally slide over.

The most affected were the Beyonders with rich Sea bloodlines and powerful Sea power. Juan Oro, who was trying his best to resist the ocean's fury, naturally felt a sense of space inversion, where front and back became up and down, and he was like a person who had lost his footing above an abyss, involuntarily "falling" toward the bottom, faster and faster.

That bottom was precisely the woman wearing the black nun's habit.

The Vice Deacons besides Lumian were as if dragged by invisible hands, stumbling and struggling to lean toward that humanoid sealed artifact. The Sea power in their bodies was also affected, all "rushing" to the surface, making them highlight patches of crystal-bright star scales, approaching loss of control.

The "Handmaidens of the Sea" and the sailors on the ship swayed in place, struggling to resist that terrifying suction. Some of their skin gradually became slippery, some scales appeared and disappeared in their flesh, and their footsteps shifted from time to time.

Lumian was relatively better off, only needing to use great strength to avoid being pulled.

At the same time, as a "Monk," he vaguely saw that the river of fate of everyone present also showed a trend of rushing toward that humanoid sealed artifact. The tributaries about the future gradually narrowed and constantly converged. It wouldn't take long before there should only be one possibility left, and that was death.

At this moment, Lumian roughly understood why that humanoid sealed artifact could use language to curse people to death.

Lato Giaro reached out and grabbed the ship's railing to resist the invisible pull from that woman.

His gaze swept over the people on the ship who were sliding involuntarily and cast it back toward the seabed.

The ceremonial ship had already fallen a distance. The translucent walls composed of azure seawater surrounded them, and various marine creatures continued to swim inside as if they hadn't noticed anything abnormal, while the silver-gray giant spindle-shaped object with its tip inserted into gravel and stones was visible from afar.

Lato Giaro controlled the emotions in his heart, not letting a smile appear on his face.

He was close to his destination.

Those idiots of the Fishery Guild, those ignorant guys of the "Mother Goddess of Depravity" church, might never imagine what was actually sealed on the seabed here.

That wasn't a so-called "palace"; that was a spaceship!

A spaceship that had sneaked in during the Fourth Epoch!

It had a sci-fi side, being a collection of many advanced technologies, and it also had a mystical side involving the supernatural, which was even the core of the entire spaceship.

It was a locator, it was a culture dish, it was a breeding box, it was a key component of the "Star Gate," and it was the place where a certain supernatural object slept.

The "Ring of the Sea Queen" manufactured by the Sea Kin was the "key" to the spaceship. Only when the external seal was weakest every year could it, through stimulating the power inside the spaceship, combine the two to open a crack in the core seal!

Lato Giaro's gaze looked at the vaguely visible silver-gray massive object, gradually becoming greedy.

His goal was to become the true "Governor of the Sea," which was the owner of that spaceship, and not just obtain temporary permission.

In that way, he could not only obtain powerful strength but also complete many incredible things with the help of the spaceship.

Azure seawater with a bit of emerald green surrounded the entire ceremonial ship, as if seeing them off into the palace of the sea.

Seeing the ocean's fury interrupted by the woman who appeared inexplicably, and that she had become the most dangerous thing on the scene, Juan Oro didn't hesitate and let himself combine more deeply with this sea area.

At this moment, he temporarily became the "Governor of the Sea."

He resisted that terrifying suction.

Suddenly, that humanoid sealed artifact "left" the ceremonial ship and arrived in a void of darkness.

Brilliant stars twinkled above, below, left, and right of her. In front of her was Juan Oro, who was covered in starlight scales, had deep eyes, and hair that had turned completely white.

Juan Oro raised his right hand and pointed and drew.

One by one, "stars" dragged flames and fell, bringing up clusters of waves.

On the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship, everyone suddenly lost the trend of rushing to the same place, but the power they had already used couldn't be revoked, so they fell in the opposite direction by inertia.

Lato Giaro also pretended to be in a similar state and hit the bow of the ship heavily.

He saw that the silver-gray massive object had become close enough, and joy arose in his heart. He was about to recite a passage of words whose specific meaning he didn't understand but knew what effect it had.

That was a password-style command to make the spaceship's gate open completely, establish an energy channel, and let himself enter the interior under protection!

"April Fool's" had been established for several years. The reason they waited until last year to have ideas about the Praying to the Sea ritual was because the other sounds Lato Giaro heard during the Sea Sacrifice, collected from various "Governors of the Sea," "Handmaidens of the Sea," and certain Sea Kin, were finally cracked, allowing them to grasp the significance of the three most important passages.

"'Oh Sea, I will marry you...'" was one of them, and the true meaning was to inject energy into the manufactured key and input the password. What Lato Giaro was about to recite now was the second passage, and there was another passage that was the command to start the spaceship.

That passage, he and "Bard" had originally wanted to trick that silly woman Norfe into reciting, trying their best to avoid danger themselves. Anyway, they hadn't really lied to her. Once the spaceship started and left this sea area, the Praying to the Sea ritual would naturally end, and there couldn't be any follow-up. As for this not being a self-destruction problem, they had already achieved their most essential purpose, so why care about this?

Later, the situation had huge changes, especially after the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" learned about the Praying to the Sea ritual from peripheral members of "April Fool's." "Ultraman" and "Bard" had to modify the plan multiple times, not only introducing "foreign aid" but also lowering Norfe's role, finally discovering that she could be used as bait to lead astray the disruptors represented by Lumian Lee and "Sleeve Sword."

Lato Giaro opened his mouth and recited a passage of words in gibberish.

As soon as the words fell, he looked expectantly toward the spaceship on the seabed.

But nothing happened!

How could this be? Lato Giaro felt a tightness in his heart and suddenly had a strong sense of danger.

He woke up with a start and saw that everything around him had shattered and disappeared like soap bubbles.

And Lumian, who had turned into Brian, had arrived near him at some point.

A dream!

He had just had a dream!

After Juan Oro pulled the humanoid sealed artifact into the "void starry sky," he had been dreaming!

"Madame Hela!" Such a name flashed through Lato Giaro's mind.

He had clearly paid attention to whether other ships were lurking around!

As thoughts flashed, invisible hands seemed to appear around Lato Giaro, pushing Lumian away.

Then, he saw that beside the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship, in the void surrounded by seawater, a sailing ship that was clearly behind the times was outlined rapidly. Its sails were attached with shadows, dead bodies stood on the observation deck, and the deck was full of undead creatures that were either rotting or already bones.

And at the bow of the ship, a woman dressed as a black widow stood quietly.

"Madame Hela"!

Less than four hours ago, Franca, who was disguised as Chaneim, signaled Norfe and Batna to wait in place for further arrangements, returned to the cabin, entered the captain's room, and said to "Madame Hela," who was standing by the window:

"I've roughly guessed who 'Ultraman' is, but I still don't dare to be sure."

"I've guessed it too." "Madame Hela" had just overheard the conversation between Franca and Norfe.

Franca gritted her teeth and said:

"If it really is Lato Giaro, there will definitely be variables on the ship. I must hurry to summon Lumian's messenger and tell him our guess."

"Wait a while longer, calculate the time, and send the message when the Vice Deacons leave the 'Governor of the Sea's' mansion but haven't boarded the ceremonial ship yet." "Madame Hela" reminded.

Franca said "Mm":

"I understand."

She saw "Madame Hela," with her light golden long hair draped naturally and deep black eyes, drinking while engraving patterns on the desk in the captain's room and placing items, and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"What is this for?"

"Setting up a ritual to completely hide the entire ship so that no one can discover it." "Madame Hela" explained simply, "Relying on my own strength, I can't do this. I can only pray for the help of the deity, and He should be very willing."

After speaking, Madame Hela took off the pure silver ring inlaid with a black diamond-like stone on her right hand and placed it in the center of the altar.

On the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship, Lumian looked at Lato Giaro, his body trembling slightly with excitement.

He didn't understand how the other party managed to make the Praying to the Sea ritual fail again. After all, he had been watching this "old friend" the whole time and still didn't see him swap the ring.

But it didn't matter. A good plan is definitely not a fragile thing that is linked ring by ring and fails completely if one mistake occurs; it must have enough fault tolerance!

Lato Giaro also didn't understand how "Madame Hela" and that ship managed to approach him without his notice.

But it didn't matter. If they hadn't been prepared to face the interference of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" and face "Madame Hela," they wouldn't have acted at all this time.

Lato Giaro's eyes suddenly became deep, and dots of starlight lit up.

The surrounding azure seawater solidified once again.

Here, he would be more powerful than that old immortal Juan Oro; he had long since accumulated the power to temporarily become the "Governor of the Sea"!

For the next period of time, he would be the god of this sea area!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 579 =====