My esoteric uncle Jules

Chapter 100 Ys Beyond the Waves

As the distance got closer, the sea area, which was shrouded in thick fog all year round, gradually became clearer.

Santiago gripped the oar with his bark-like hands and rowed towards his destination without a word.

Jules stood on the boat with a calm expression, staring at the direction he was going.

The mist was dyed bright silver by the moonlight, giving it a sacred feel, forming a sharp contrast with the reefs that emerged from the water with the waves.

On ordinary days, this reef never surfaces, but quietly takes the life of every unsuspecting person.

If it were not low tide, it would not be visible on the sea surface.

The jagged reefs are looming in the mist, with strange shapes, like the twisted claws of the devil.

"That's where I caught that fish," Santiago whispered as he rowed.

Jules's eyes remained still:

"I heard that no local fishermen from Innsmouth would come here to fish."

Santiago paused while paddling:
“For ordinary people, this is natural.”

He didn't say much, but the meaning was self-evident.

The air was filled with a salty and damp smell.

The fog grew thicker, almost swallowing everything.

Here, Jules could not even see any signs of life, only some seaweed clinging to this unnatural reef.

Santiago looked around as if he was looking for something.

He carefully avoided the reefs and finally stopped in the center of the Devil's Reef.

The slightly bulging eyes stared at the inky black sea and said hoarsely:
"It should be here. The leader and his men stopped here before."

He raised his head and was about to ask Jules what he was going to do, but he saw that Jules had jumped into the water without hesitation.

"Please drive the boat back. I don't need it anymore."

Santiago was startled and wanted to reach out to pull Jules up, but when he saw Jules' shadow swimming freely under the water, he slowly retracted his hand.

He took a deep look underwater, then rowed the boat back dejectedly.

……

Underwater, with the help of the Heart of the Waves, Jules's vision was slightly clearer than on the surface of the sea.

However, the various crisscrossing reefs greatly obstructed his vision.

When he saw the true appearance of the underwater reefs, he couldn't help but sigh that if an ignorant person sailed into this sea area, it would be a blessing to be able to get out alive.

The faint sound of blood surging rang in his ears, making his eyes a little more cautious.

Here, he indeed felt the power of the waves, which meant that his destination was near.

But this also shows that this place is the base camp of the deep divers!
Even in the original novel The Shadow over Innsmouth, the Deep Ones landed on land from Devil's Reef.

Although the deep divers on the surface were weak, Jules did not take them lightly.

The strongest deep diver he had ever seen was the bishop in his own history.

There were so many residents in Innsmouth before, they couldn't all have been massacred. Even if they were transformed into deep ones, they should have a place to go.

Therefore, Jules suspected that when the divers became powerful enough, they would all return to the deep sea.

In other words, here, there is a high possibility that he will encounter a deep diver who is enough to threaten him!
"However, if we calculate based on the timeline, perhaps the ascension ceremony hasn't started for long, so the people inside shouldn't be too powerful?" He fell into thought.

At this moment, what he was most worried about were the deep divers who were transformed before the Red Cup eroded and mutated.

As far as I can remember, the power of the Church of Dagon has lasted for a long time. Although it has been declining for a long time, it should have accumulated a lot of deep divers over the years.

As the saying goes, a pig that lives for hundreds of years is difficult to deal with, let alone the "shell species", an intelligent race that appeared before humans?

Although the other party and Chibei are bound to be hostile, the fear is that Chibei will use the distortion of faith to cause their corruption...

As Jules thought about this, he swam deeper into the sea.

In the original novel The Shadow over Innsmouth, there appears to be some kind of tunnel at the bottom of the reef.

Through the tunnel, he can reach the "underwater city" of the divers.

It's dark underwater and the current is cold.

Surrounded by reefs and intertwined dark shadows, it looks like a silent maze.

The power of the Heart of the Wave made his movements swift and silent, and also gave him the capital to act here.

Jules's eyes scanned every rock, searching for traces of a tunnel.

The sound of the blood tide gradually approached, making his eyes gradually colder.

"Still can't help it..."

Suddenly, a black shadow rushed out from behind the reef at an astonishing speed.

It was a deep diver, with bulging eyes, scales gleaming with a faint green light, and sharp claws rushing straight at his chest!
However, instead of avoiding him, Jules took the initiative to face him.

His hands were like iron pliers, tightly gripping the Deep Diver's claws. The sharpness overflowing from his hands made the Deep Diver's terrifying face reveal a human-like look of fear.

Why is the human's palm in front of me sharper than its claws!
The Deep Diver felt an instinctive fear and wanted to retreat with a roar.

At the same time, Yule's palm was cut by its sharp claws, leaving a hideous wound.

Seeing this, its eyes showed a slight joy.

It seems that this human's physical strength is average!
Blood splattered, staining the small sea area red. However, Jules's eyes remained calm, even with a hint of sarcasm.

The Deep Diver roared and was about to pursue the victory!

The sharp claws cut through the dark seabed, breaking through the waters dyed red with blood.

Seeing that Jules did not dodge or avoid, its bulging dead fish eyes revealed cruelty.

If this claw lands, the human in front of him will definitely die!
Gollum-

At this moment, the water seemed to come alive and began to "wriggle".

Before the Deep Diver could react, the scarlet in the water instantly condensed into a sharp blade and directly pierced the Deep Diver's brain!

Blood spread everywhere, but no marine creature dared to approach.

Even the sharks that came after smelling the blood only lingered in the distance, hesitating several times as if there was something terrible inside.

The smell of blood filled the air, and more black shadows were moving in the distance, gradually approaching.

Yule could sense that more and more prying eyes were appearing behind the reef.

After turning around and meeting those blind and hungry gazes, his eyes were a little cold.

"It seems there are more than I thought..."

Under the water, every diver is much better than the average diver on the surface.

Moreover, with the blessing of water, their combat effectiveness is further enhanced.

Don't dwell on it for too long...

After making up his mind, Jules swam faster and deeper into the reef, leaving those dark shadows behind.

Although it looks strange, those deep divers are not as agile as him on the seabed.

The status of the Heart of the Wave can only be fully realized under the water, in the "divine realm" of the wave.

Following the sensation, Yule quickly found the target.

He pushed aside the seaweed and fixed his eyes on a concave rock wall.

There was a crack in the reef, so deep that the bottom was invisible, and sea water gushed out from it with a slight vibration.

He knew that this was the so-called "tunnel".

The roar of the Deep Diver came closer, stirring up even the water behind it.

Yule took a deep breath and entered the gap without hesitation.

The darkness swallowed him up in an instant, and all that remained in his ears was the sound of water and a low growl in the distance.

The darkness inside did not seem to be due to the absence of light, but rather a darkness artificially created by some external force.

A chaotic force of law enveloped the entire darkness, making it difficult for him to distinguish up from down, left from right.

If it were just that, it would be fine, but what really made him feel serious was that his body seemed to be undergoing some strange changes.

It seems that the human part is gradually fading away, and is being replaced by the "shell species" part.

The skin peeled and cracked, and scales grew, giving him a strange feeling.

"Interesting... It seems I've found the right place." Yule sneered in his heart.

Now that he was already in, there was no way he could leave, so he simply sped down and headed downstream.

If I'm not mistaken, it's the "Moth Code" that plays a role in this!
The human part of him is being shed as "unnecessary", and is being replaced by the "shell species" that is being transformed and reborn.

The tunnel was not long, and soon Jules's eyes opened up.

What appeared before his eyes was a strange city he had never seen before, but it gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

[Hidden Elements Collection: Discover the connection between the city of "Yadis" and Ys beyond the waves]

[Current Secret History Integration Degree: 50%]

He stared at the city and thought for a long time before he found the source of the familiarity.

When he first boarded the steam train to Ireland, he saw a mysterious city in his dream.

The city did not look like a place inhabited by humans. It had coral as its banks and ice and snow as its walls. Its architectural layout was very strange and did not match any design he had ever seen.

He originally thought that this was just a normal one among his many absurd dreams, but now it seems that it does have a prototype.

The city before my eyes was like a distorted shadow of the city in my dream.

The layout is still similar, but the coral is no longer a brightly colored bank, but has turned into a rugged reef, and the ice and snow are nowhere to be seen, replaced by dark green sticky stones.

Countless algae covered the surface of the building, looking like solidified pus.

In the dream, the beautiful golden sea water no longer existed, only the dark green and smelly water slowly flowed through the broken canal.

Jules didn't know why there was a river at the bottom of the sea - but in the world of mysticism, everything that happened was normal.

The city has no walls, and from time to time the low sound of bells can be heard.

Whenever the bell rings, one can see the figures of the Deep Ones rising from this ruined city, wandering and lingering aimlessly.

The temples built of reefs and stones are crooked and broken, and unidentified debris is piled up beside the half-dried canal.

In contrast to all this dilapidated scenery, a majestic church stands proudly in the center.

It is extremely tall, with the top as far as the eye can see, almost giving people the feeling of piercing the sea surface, bringing infinite oppression.

When he saw the church, Jules immediately confirmed that this was the destination of his trip!
That church may have once belonged to the Wave and the Black Skeleton, but now it is controlled by the Red Cup!
(End of this chapter)