Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 119 The "Big Treasure" in the Sea

The Abyss descent was rapid, passing the summit of Mount Olympus.

The dilapidated Pantheon came into view from afar.

The Pantheon underwent numerous renovations during its terrestrial era. During its most recent renovation, its foundation walls and dome were constructed using the strongest granite and volcanic ash-fired concrete, which is said to be able to withstand a thousand years of decay.

Now, after only thirty years of being submerged in seawater, it is already a ruin, decaying and dilapidated.

"Is this the Pantheon? It's a miracle!"

Standing inside the protective shield, the young girl Ize gazed at the once magnificent cultural relics now submerged and eternally asleep beneath the sea, filled with awe!
She was born in a time of wandering and had never witnessed the glorious era of humankind, so she was very curious about everything before her.

"The Pantheon... Ah, when I was young, I visited this famous historical site. The scene from back then is still vivid in my mind..."

The old gentleman, standing ramrod straight, also saw the sunken temple before him and couldn't help but sigh.

"Did Old Chuan visit this temple before?"

“Yes,” Old Chuan sighed. “Back then, I climbed Mount Olympus step by step. There were no Awakened Ones then, and the 3,000-meter height exhausted me… Now, if I want to see it, I don’t have to climb from the bottom up; I have to look down from the top…”

"Old Chuan is truly experienced; he's someone to be envied!"

Shi Ming echoed this sentiment.

"Hey, young man, there's nothing much to see in this Pantheon. It's just a few pillars! What gods, what Zeus? Has anyone ever truly seen one? It's all show and no substance. After this mission is over, why don't you come to my African Union? We can get together with a few friends and explore the sunken pyramids."

"Inside lies the Pharaoh's greatest treasure!"

"big baby?"

The atmosphere was tense before the battle, so to lighten the mood, a few people chatted on the deck.

The current topic is: which sea area has the "big treasure"?

In the eyes of the public, only those items that can be listed on the so-called list of rare items can be called "great treasures".

However, most of the people present had never actually read the list of strange objects, and their concept of strange objects was merely wishful thinking.

"Hehe, don't listen to his nonsense. What treasures could the pyramids possibly have? Even if they did, they would have been looted long ago. You might as well say that there are great treasures buried in the Sea of ​​Ashes in the Sahara region; that would be much more believable."

Renault retorted.

The Sea of ​​Ashes is a rare hot sea located in the Sahara region of Africa. The temperature in that sea area is much higher than that of normal sea areas, making it a paradise for heat-loving sea beasts. The density of powerful sea beasts of rank B and above is more than three times that of the Europa Sea.

Even with the King-class drifting ship [Black Gold] guarding it, the sea monsters were so arrogant that ordinary drifting ships had to avoid them.

Although dangerous, the Sea of ​​Ashes is rich in resources, with an absurdly high concentration of sea crystals, which always attracts powerful awakened individuals to explore it.

"The Sea of ​​Ashes? That's hilarious! What does a blond kid like you know?"

"If you ask me, the real adventure lies within the whirlpool at the ruins of the Peacock Kingdom! Do you dare to explore it?"

"A giant whirlpool? It's probably not a fortuitous encounter, but rather a super sea monster that's causing chaos! The Peacock Kingdom claims to be the fourth largest country in the world, but wasn't it forced to flee its entire population by that giant whirlpool? Now it has no cohesion whatsoever. The Ganges was almost destroyed by a sea monster not long ago. Now it's even worse off than the Ba Kingdom, which is dependent on the Dragon Kingdom!"

With battle imminent, chatting and joking around can relieve stress.

Of the eight people on board, four were serious and unsmiling.

Wright remained calm and composed as always.

Mr. Lei is a man of few words.
Ashina remained silent.

Ize seemed to be deep in thought.

Only Shi Ming, Renault, Chuan Lao, and Iruka remained, occasionally chatting, which added a bit of life to the dull sea and made it less oppressive. While chatting, Shi Ming would also occasionally and unintentionally observe his seven "companions".

He was very curious about the identity of the so-called "Miss Yan".

Of the others present, aside from Yize, all possessed distinctly male characteristics—prominent Adam's apples and abundant facial hair—but none exhibited feminine features. "Could this Miss Yan actually be a man?"

"But in their communications, Lighthouse and Divine Comedy used female pronouns."

"Um……"

"Perhaps the Eye of Intelligence can give me a useful clue."

"A great battle is imminent, let's give it a try!"

Shi Ming closed his eyes slightly, then opened them again.

"Intelligence Eye, gather intelligence!"

The information displayed by the Eye of Intelligence can only be seen by him. No one else, even if they stand in front of Shi Ming and stare into his eyes, can glean a single character from it.

[Beep~ Beep~]

[Intelligence being compiled...]

[Searching. Confirming host's detailed coordinates... Search successful, intelligence summary in progress... Intelligence generated!]

[Unique Item: The Stone of Taunt.]

You must prioritize attacking the Awakened One who has the Taunt ability!

[The Stone of Mockery, ranked 176th among the wonders of the Endless Sea, is a stone resembling a mirror. Those reflected by this stone will emit an aura that sea beasts find repulsive, attracting their primary attacks for a short period.]

It is worth noting that humans cannot detect this aura.

The Taunt Stone can only mark one person per day, and the person marked by the Taunt Stone cannot remove the mark for one day.

Oh?
Shi Ming blinked.

The Stone of Taunt?

The intelligence gathered by the Eye of Intelligence is mostly highly regional and relevant, unless there is really nothing noteworthy in the surrounding area—in which case the Eye of Intelligence will add a note: "No relevant intelligence was found in the surrounding waters."

The absence of this statement implies that there is something related to this intelligence near Shi Ming.

The intelligence provided by the Eye of Intelligence this time is the "Stone of Taunt".

This most likely means—

Of the seven people present, one carried this insidious weapon. Anyone marked by it would attract the attention of the deep-sea titan at a crucial moment, becoming a shield or a scapegoat!
"Tsk tsk, how cunning!"

"If you were to get hit by this thing, you probably wouldn't even know how you died."

Shi Ming couldn't help but click his tongue in silent admiration.

This thing will most likely be used on the most threatening "ally" at the crucial moment.

Or, in a life-or-death crisis, it can be used to shift the blame onto the closest "comrade".

Although they haven't been able to find out who Miss Yan is...

But this intelligence is also very valuable!
Shi Ming decided that in future battles, he should try to be more restrained and not stand out!

So that the person who owns this item won't see it as a threat and mark him with this so-called "Stone of Taunt"!
……

"Everyone."

"The cave queen worm is located 800 meters below."

"Please maintain Level 1 alert..."

(End of this chapter)