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Chapter 1058: Stone Statue in the Ruins
Lindsay and Wala Wala stood in the center of the ruins.

A damp sea breeze blew across the distant Lost Sea, its icy touch seeming to tell the story of this place's past.

What was the outcome of the expedition?
At least in the era of Lindsay and her partner, setting off meant saying goodbye forever.

To venture to the ends of the universe and explore the complete unknown—this is inherently a work full of uncertainty and never-ending.

In the even more ancient past, expeditions were even more so.

"call--"

"Since this is also the end of an expedition."

"So whatever their reason for coming here, they should be well protected."

With that, Lindsay used her skills to steadily rebuild the surrounding architectural ruins.

To ensure that they will not be eroded by nature for a very long time to come.

Wala Wala remained silent, but also assisted from the side.

Faced with this situation, neither of them minded spending some time and effort to preserve the monument of their predecessors.

A few minutes later, Lindsay slowly stood up:
"Waa waa, now there's another problem."

"The ruins are here, but where are their bodies?"

Lindsay analyzed it in detail:
"According to the message on the stone tablet, their supplies ran out, and their final fate should be to remain on this island."

Wala Wala mentioned a piece of information from the stone tablet:
"They subdued Zoroya, but did not kill him."

"So even if I die in the end, I should be captured by the power of this beast and turn into a stone statue to stand here forever."

The two looked around.

Neither within their field of vision nor using map skills could they find any human statues.

"..."

Lindsay and Wala Wala split up to search the island.

But after half an hour, they had not found any other valuable targets.

Lindsay activated the [Ecosystem Radar], and the adventure pointer always pointed to the giant beast corpse at their feet.

So, when the two met again on the island.

Lindsay asked Varawara:
"Waa waa, do you remember how the hero in 'The Dead Sea' killed Zoroah?"

“The heart,” Wala Wala blurted out. “He tried to go down through the vent to destroy the enemy’s heart, but was driven away by the breath of the abyssal beast; finally, relying on his protective armor, he risked entering through the whale’s mouth and killed the beast.”

Lindsay nodded slightly, then turned and led the way:
"Let's take this road ahead."

Wala Wala responded immediately:

"We're going for this guy's heart!"

"After all, even if they died now, they couldn't possibly sneeze and send us flying!"

Lindsay affirmed:
“That’s right. Since the heart is its weakness, I think we should be able to find something there.”

The two bid farewell to the ruins and left the stone forest.

Two kilometers to the east, they found a huge rock cave.

Lindsay stood at the edge of the cave, peering down.

The tunnel descends vertically into complete darkness, leading straight to the unfathomable depths of the island—the body of Zorya.

Although this monstrous beast of the deep sea has not breathed for thousands of years.

But standing here, feeling its exaggerated size, the two could still sense its immense power in life.

"This thing is much bigger than the one I killed before."

Lindsay shook her head and sighed:

"The good news is that we won't need the [Bangbang Fish Hammer] this time."

Lindsay turned to look at Wala Wala and said habitually:

"There might be danger down there, so I'm next..."

The sound of "Walawa" interrupted directly:

"let's go together."

"..."

The girl's sapphire-blue eyes gazed at Lindsay.

After realizing the other person's feelings, Lindsay found her caution and prudence somewhat laughable.
"Okay, let's go together!"

"..."

After its death, the body of the sea monster transformed into a real island.

Lindsay and Wala Wala leaped down from the hole and plummeted vertically, dragged along by gravity.

The wind rushed past my ears, and darkness descended with it.

As Lindsay fell, she looked up and saw the bright sky gradually turning into a white dot.

"Almost there."

"Wara wara, grab my hand!"

As the girl beside him prepared to recite poetry.

Lindsay activated the magic runes, taking Wala Wala into flight mode before landing smoothly.

pat-

The corpse of the monstrous beast from the abyss made a sound long after it had died.

In the Sea of ​​Lost Souls, the changes in corpses differ from those in the outside world.

Lindsay felt as if she were stepping on a piece of rotten wood, rather than a hard rock.

"I've been here before, just follow me."

Snapped--

Lindsay took out a lamp and illuminated the surrounding environment.

He had killed a monstrous beast from the abyss using the same method before, so he was quite adept at it now.

The two moved diagonally downwards along the trachea in the lungs.

A few minutes later, we arrived at the lungs, the closest point to the heart.

Lindsay didn't say much. He went straight up and kicked her.

Rumbling--

The decaying lung wall in front of her was shattered by Lindsay's kick.

The light in his hand pierced through the rising dust of corpses, illuminating a larger space ahead.

While looking around, Wala Wala asked curiously:

"Did you kill Zoroa in the same way back in the Seven Seas Alliance?"

“Actually, we have to go in and destroy it.” Lindsay shook his head. “This thing is too big; even making a hole won’t kill it. But it’s obviously better for it to be dead than alive.”

With that, the two entered the heart chamber of the abyssal beast's corpse.

Lindsay and Vara Vara were clearly not the first visitors here, because inside the originally normal heart structure, there were many abnormal fractures, as if it had been directly cleaved open with a sharp instrument.

The girl whispered:
"Just like in 'The Dead Sea Adventure'."

"The god-slayer made his way into the heart of the giant whale, then swung his sword and utterly destroyed it!"

The next second, the two of them came to an abrupt stop.

Because in front of them stood human statues, and next to them was a monument of a different style from the one above.

The inscription on this monument is in ancient language.

Lindsay looked at the stone statue in front of her, and then read aloud the inscription on the monument:
"Leave it to those who come after—"

The legendary, desolate sea.

I lingered here for a long time, and finally figured out the origin of the Dead Sea.

The ocean and the real world exist in opposition, intertwined, swirling, and extending with each other!

In other words, the total area of ​​all worlds in the real universe is the area of ​​this ocean.

This enormous whale, once trooped upon by explorers, those worthy men—this was their final outpost.

[Thank you to the last defenders.]

He told me that this is the root of the source!

Every ten years, the great tides of the Sea of ​​Lost Souls send the power of primal matter into the mortal realm.

This is the secret of awakening...

[To those who come after you, if you find yourself stranded here and long to return home, then go and find the stars.]

The expeditionary told me.

Those awakened beings from the era before that—I can't even call them human. But that power belonging to the 9th stage could undoubtedly send me out of here…

【Never go to the ocean floor!!!】

Many who accidentally fall into this world will be swallowed by the sea, merging into the end and death!

(End of this chapter)