Chapter 581: Energy channel

On the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship, that humanoid sealed artifact floated up, stepped into the air, and walked step by step toward that sailing ship.

She was like a heavy stone ball, pressing the surrounding space to bend in part, making the target ship slide over automatically, and the two sides got closer and closer.

At the same time, the eyes of this humanoid sealed artifact wearing a black nun's habit, which were originally empty and blank, suddenly dyed with madness and chaos. Small blood vessels protruded in the whites of her eyes, quickly connecting into a piece.

Accompanied by her "onset," the "Handmaidens of the Sea," Vice Deacons, and sailors on the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship who didn't understand what had happened stood still in place, their expressions blank, their eyes empty, becoming the same state as the humanoid sealed artifact before.

Just at this moment, on the sailing ship that flew over the void to approach the source of the madness, within the residual Sacred Light, a place of light suddenly disappeared, vanished, and was swallowed by the deepest darkness.

In the darkness, a peaceful and tranquil voice came out, as if chanting beautiful poetry.

The humanoid sealed artifact wearing a black nun's habit had a much softer expression, the chaos and madness in her eyes faded away, and her forward footsteps slowed down.

Other personnel on the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship also entered a state of peace of mind and drowsiness, while Juan Oro felt the "invisible giant hand" suppressing his body withdraw instantly.

He stood up straight suddenly and cast his angry gaze toward Simon Giaro at the bow of the ship.

This President of the Fishery Guild had already roughly guessed who the other party was. After all, there weren't many people who understood the complete process of the Praying to the Sea ritual and grasped the details of the "Ring of the Sea Queen," and adding the condition of belonging to the same family as Simon Giaro, the answer was left with only one:

Lato Giaro!

"You traitor!" Even the distant chanting coming from the darkness couldn't soothe the anger in Juan Oro's heart. Although he was no longer the temporary "Governor of the Sea," he still possessed good strength and could be considered powerful at sea.

Splash!

The seawater supporting the bottom of the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship surged up violently, part of it wanting to throw everyone here back to the sea surface, and part of it grew into mountain peaks, slapping down heavily, slapping toward Lato Giaro, who was wearing Simon Giaro's appearance.

Lato suddenly turned his body halfway and looked at Juan Oro.

That azure "mountain peak" slapping heavily toward him suddenly solidified in mid-air, no longer going down, and the water flow that tried to push the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship out of this area also stopped its "attempt."

Lato Giaro's eyes reflected Juan Oro's figure, while the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, stating a fact in a calm tone:

"I am now the 'Governor of the Sea'."

Those abilities of yours, especially the ability to influence this sea area, are all completely suppressed by me and can't exert any effect at all!

—The distant chanting coming from the darkness was aimed at that humanoid sealed artifact, and others were just incidental. Although Lato Giaro, as the temporary "Governor of the Sea," also inevitably received influence, thanks to the feedback and sharing of the "Sea," the degree wasn't deep, just becoming relatively peaceful and lacking the desire for intense fighting and direct killing.

Compared to Juan Oro, he cared more about whether there was "Gandalf" besides "Madame Hela" on that sailing ship, and cared more about whether "Mad Lady" had opened the channel to the spaceship in time.

Looking at the azure giant waves solidified in mid-air and unable to slap down, looking at Lato Giaro, whose eyes were contemptuous and didn't care about him at all, Juan Oro's heart slowly sank.

At this moment, Lato turned to look at "Mad Lady," who had turned back into a human figure, and said to his companion, whose blood-colored dress was unusually flamboyant:

"Hurry up."

"Mad Lady" was not tall, a little over one meter sixty, her dark golden hair was messy and draped, and influenced by the "heaviness" effect, not a single strand flew wantonly, all pointing to the seabed.

Her face was interspersed with a large amount of pure flesh and blood, making it impossible for people to see what she originally looked like, while her left and right hands each wore a ring:

The one on the left hand had a pink-gold base, inlaid with a blood-red gem, and the one on the right hand was a simple and plain pure silver ring.

"Mad Lady" smiled and responded to Lato Giaro:

"So you also have a time when you are anxious."

She then cast her gaze toward the silver-gray massive object inserted into the seabed, which was not too far away.

This lunatic... Lato Giaro cursed in his heart.

If "I Have a Friend" was extremely bad in personality and later suffered from mental illness due to other things and was admitted to a mental hospital, then "Mad Lady" had shown a side of her mental state not being normal from the beginning. Before, she could barely maintain it by relying on "I Have a Friend's" regular treatment, but now she was getting crazier.

Lato Giaro took a deep breath and listened to the strange sounds coming from inside the spaceship to resist the distant chanting echoing in the darkness.

He quickly found a bit of fighting desire, looked back at the sailing ship, and raised his right arm.

Juan Oro saw this scene and became increasingly desperate.

This old man with white hair and beard clenched his fists tightly and smashed them heavily against his chest.

In the sound of cracking, his sternum broke, his flesh and blood split, and a large amount of fresh blood surged out, dyeing his body red and dyeing the deck of the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship red.

Accompanied by the massive loss of life, Juan Oro's white hair overcame the influence of the "heaviness" effect and all floated up.

His feet became heavy, and every step he took forward was like a mountain peak stepping on the earth.

Lato Giaro, who was about to let the surrounding seawater backflow and drown that sailing ship, suddenly discovered that this sea area was not so "obedient" to him.

His position as "Governor of the Sea" was precarious.

Lato Giaro turned his head again and looked at Juan Oro, who was covered in blood, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"You traitor, the sea will punish you!" Juan Oro's eyes condensed with deep green and blue light, and each shot out a ray of light.

Accompanied by such an attack, he also made Lato Giaro heavy and unable to move normally.

Two rays of light landed on Lato Giaro's body, penetrated through, and disappeared into the seawater.

Lato Giaro's aura only weakened a bit and didn't suffer serious injuries as Juan Oro thought.

This core member of "April Fool's," codenamed "Ultraman," had rays of sunlight bursting out from his body, clearing away the residual power that corroded and changed his body structure.

He raised his chin slightly and recited three words with unusually strange pronunciations:

"%%&("

This also belonged to the set of languages for opening the spaceship, meaning roughly to grant me a certain permission, equivalent to opening a crack in the seal, and being able to obtain a certain "Governor of the Sea's" power without "combining" with this sea. Lato Giaro used it now to help himself snatch the authority back from Juan Oro.

Hmph, stupid guy, stupid group of people, haven't studied the sounds heard during each Sea Sacrifice properly for so many years, guarding the treasure but not knowing how to dig!

Sacrificing life, right? Sacrificing yourself, right?

This has no meaning!

Brains and strength are the foundation!

Juan Oro, who still had fresh blood flowing from his chest, was stunned to find that the authority of the "Governor of the Sea" had been transferred again. He looked at Lato Giaro, both blank and terrified, as if looking at a real devil:

Why? Why does the sea favor him more?

Why does the sea love this traitorous guy more?

At this time, "Mad Lady" on the other side of the bow also finished reciting that gibberish-style command.

The silver-gray massive object on the seabed trembled slightly, with an increasing amplitude, bringing the entire seabed and all the seawater to shake.

Inside it, rays of pure light condensed and intersected, emitted from the opened entrance, and fell to the edge of the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship, forming an energy channel like a transparent tunnel.

"Mad Lady" didn't jump into those pure rays immediately.

She knew that as the flying boat opened further and started, the power accumulated in the depths of the seal for who knows how many years would erupt, and everyone here, except the "Governor of the Sea," would be torn to pieces.

But it didn't matter. She had a way to deal with it. The plain silver ring she wore on her right hand came from "Bard," and it was attached with a gift obtained after truly "Paying Respects to Ancestors," which could steal the power erupting from inside the spaceship and disperse it, making all the "Children of the Sea" here and in the entire Santa Port bear it together.

Of course, those present would definitely accept more, and whether they could support it and not turn into monsters would depend on individual fate.

By then, those people in the Fishery Guild would think the Praying to the Sea ritual was successful, cheering and jumping, but the actual situation was that their "sea" had been stolen. This was truly a huge irony, making people think of it and feel very happy.

"Mad Lady" was about to use that ring when she suddenly had a strong premonition of danger.

Her figure brushed and disappeared in place, appearing a few steps away.

A shadow rushed up from the deck where she had originally stood, but failed to cover her.

"Mad Lady" then saw Mr. K, who was wearing a blood-colored cloak and a blood-colored hood, and saw Lumian Lee, who had put on the "Lie" earring but hadn't changed back to his original appearance.

Santa Port, inside the "Governor of the Sea's" mansion.

"Bard" stood by the window, admiring the weeds outside, calculating the time, and waiting for the Praying to the Sea ritual to have further development.

If the sea's "gift" descended after a delay, and the people of Milo Village began to cheer, he would walk out of here openly and leave this group of deceived people.

By then, all the people who blocked him should have been torn to pieces by the sea's power.

If there was no group-based, late "gift," but the sky and ocean changed, as if a disaster had descended, he could wait for the spaceship or "Mad Lady" to come and pick him up.

Of course, he wouldn't wait forever. Within ten minutes, if the Praying to the Sea ritual still didn't have further changes, he would use his ability to force his way out of here, change positions, and hide.

—The abilities of the "Thief" pathway in the early stages weren't strong. "Bard" had developed a vigilant habit in his step-by-step advancement.

Looking at the weeds swaying in the bright sunshine and the not-so-big wind, "Bard" suddenly heard slight footsteps.

Those footsteps came from the corridor outside, so slight that they seemed to be his hallucination.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 584 =====