Poseidon in Arknights

“Interesting, Kal'tsit.” Carmen looked at Kal'tsit. “We’re facing the ocean? Could it be that those Agors have stirred up some trouble again?”

"Haven't they ravaged Iberia enough?" Carmen's tone was calm, devoid of anger. "Look behind you, Kal'tsit, the once glorious beacon of Iberia."

Kal'tsit didn't turn around. She knew what was behind her; the lighthouse was the one Iberia had used to guide the Golden Fleet back from the sea.

Therefore, this lighthouse can be said to symbolize the once glorious Iberia, but as it is said here, it only represents the past.

The lighthouse has been abandoned for many years now, and its light no longer shines on the sea. After that great silence, the lighthouse has not been used for a long time, and it may have been damaged and unusable.

It's even possible that no craftsmen in the Iberian region could be found to maintain and use this lighthouse.

This matter can be said to have been both made and broken by Agor.

This is why Kal'tsit chose this place as the meeting place with Carmen, because it is both the starting point of Iberia's glory and the remaining tombstone of the once glorious Iberia.

“You’ve misunderstood me.” Kal’tsit shook her head. “The ocean doesn’t refer to anything. It’s just the ocean. It doesn’t represent anything or any organization.”

"The ocean is just the ocean."

“The ocean is just the ocean, and you just said she…” Carmen murmured, then paused for a moment before saying in a joking tone, “Are you going to tell me that the ocean is alive?”

“As you thought.” Kal’tsit nodded, her face serious. “Yes, the ocean has set foot on this land and is exploring it with its own will.”

"This matter is no longer simply about the Deep Sea Church or the Sea Heir."

"..." Carmen tapped his arm lightly with his fingers as he mentally processed the information he had recently gathered. To be honest, he had suspected that something had changed in the ocean recently.

Carmen initially thought that a sea god had been resurrected, just like the Great Calm of the past, only this sea god was more peaceful than the last one.

Although Carmen rejected this idea after it came up, she did not believe that the ambitious Deep Sea Church would abandon its wolfish ambitions because of the Sea God's idea.

However, according to Carmen's investigation, the Deep Sea Church has unhesitatingly abandoned its original wolfish ambitions and wholeheartedly become a group of doctors and medical workers.

Even among those sea creatures, a large number of species related to medicine emerged, and many sea creatures even communicated and negotiated with the court.

Especially Hai Si, who called himself a communicator. Carmen had communicated with him many times and learned a lot from him, and he had also mentioned the ocean.

"The ocean, the ocean." After a moment of contemplation, Carmen opened her eyes, her hazy gray eyes staring intently at Kal'tsit, her sharp gaze seeming to pierce through her body.

“I need evidence, Kal’tsit.” Carmen stared intently at Kal’tsit, her gray eyes now brimming with life. “Iberia needs evidence. Prove it to me, Kal’tsit, and then I’ll decide what to do.”

“Of course.” Kal’tsit nodded. From the beginning, she had no intention of convincing Carmen about Yuuki's story with just a few words.

The best way would actually be for Carmen to see Yuuki in person, but Yuuki has to go about her own business. Fortunately, Kal'tsit has something else.

Kal'tsit took out an ice crystal from her pocket, then crushed it with her fingertips. The crushed ice crystal did not shatter on the ground, but melted into water droplets in mid-air.

Carmen could feel the surrounding air become moist in an instant, and the calm water in the ancient well next to her churned at this moment, as if something made them happy.

But Kal'tsit noticed this detail, and her expression turned somewhat strange. She had seen Yuuki summon water clones before, but never like this before.

Kal'tsit felt a sudden unease, but she could only hope that this was just a special effect that Yuuki had created to show Carmen.

Unfortunately, things often don't go as planned. Yuuki's water clone didn't appear, and the water droplets that had been condensing in the air gradually gathered in front of the two of them, forming a huge water screen.

'What's this?' Kal'tsit stared at the screen made of flowing water before her, a growing unease creeping into her heart. This wasn't part of their original plan. 'Is Yuuki trying to show something, or...?'

——————Iberian Wilderness——————

"Who?!" Upon hearing that cold voice, a flicker of fear flashed through Amaya's mind, though she couldn't understand the source of this fear.

Logically speaking, I should have long since let go of my so-called fear, but just hearing those voices made me feel fear again, which seems a bit abnormal.

Amaya was gazing ahead, behind the group of believers, where blue water condensed in the air, and a person emerged from it.

As the person's footsteps landed, the surroundings were instantly covered by a dark blue light, and Amaya heard a sound like the crashing of ocean waves.

A car also emerged from the mist, but that was no longer important.

"The answer sheet..." Xi Yue looked at Amaya with icy eyes, while Yang Guang glanced contemptuously at Quintus beside her. "What answer do you want to show me? What are you trying to find? What do you want to prove with this answer?"

"Roar..." Quintus growled continuously as he retreated, a fact flashing through his mind.

I feel rejected.

Quintus didn't know what this meant, but he instinctively felt, and this feeling was terrifying, that he shouldn't be rejected. No, that wasn't right, he should be rejected; he had betrayed her.

"Who...who are you?!" Amaya looked at Xiyue and subconsciously took a step back. "Hai Si? No, no, Chu Sheng? No, no, you are not."

"What are you? What are you?!"

Amaya's voice gradually descended into madness, her eyes fixed on the figure before her. Amaya's eyes trembled; she wanted to look away, but the magnificent person before her made it impossible for her to leave.

"You've always wanted to find my answer, haven't you?" Yuzuki looked at Amaya in front of her, her dragon tail trailing casually on the ground. "It's just a pity that the answer you want has never existed."

"Your answer?" Amaya was taken aback when she heard Yuuki's words, but she immediately understood. After she understood, her eyes immediately became somewhat fervent, for the answer she was seeking was right in front of her.

Amaya's voice was on the verge of collapse, filled with madness, as if it were a hoarse cry from her throat: "You are the ocean? You are not the newborn, you are not the sea god, and you are not the offspring of the sea, you are the ocean, aren't you? Isn't that right?"

Amaya could barely make out Yuuki's features; she could only see Yuuki's light blue eyes, the angular head that shimmered with blue light, and the dragon tail that dragged on the ground behind her.

Amaya desperately tried to see the god before her, to find the ultimate answer she was seeking.

"Is that guy crazy?" Specter sat in the car, boredly looking out the window. "Red, has Yuuki ever been this angry before?"

She did try to open the car door, but Xiyue seemed a bit too angry and blocked the door completely, making it impossible to open.

“No,” Hong shook her head. “Mom has never been this angry.”

"Because that woman has defiled the dignity of life." Isamara suddenly pushed through Skadi's will to explain to Ghost Shark, "This is a fact that the ocean cannot tolerate; she is a monster."

"It can never be called life or a living thing."

"Looks like this is Yuuki's bottom line." Ghost Shark stroked his chin. "Sigh, looks like I'll have to let Yuuki have my prey."

"Please, tell me!" Amaya's voice was hoarse, almost losing its quality, but her eyes were still filled with fervor; she was about to uncover the truth of the world.

That is a life form far superior to the sea creatures, a life form that truly transcends life and death. Since ancient times, the ocean has always existed in this world.

That is the origin of all life, the beginning of all life, and that is the essence of life that she should pursue.

“What a crazy obsession…” Yuuki looked at Amaya, seeing all the thoughts in her mind and listening to the madness within them.

"It's a pity that you have defiled the dignity of life." Xi Yue looked at Amaya in front of her and said gently, "You have defiled the essence of living beings for your own sake, turning your companions into such monsters."

“Your answer sheet is built on helpless corpses.” Yuzuki looked at the modified Quintus with pity. “The answers written on it are written in blood and have no meaning.”

In Yuuki's eyes, Quintus was still there, but he was not there either. Quintus had lost himself and become a blank shell.

“So what? I just want to get closer.” Amaya’s tone was intense; she was afraid her efforts would be rejected by Yuuki. “Please, take another look. Why can’t he be called the answer?”

"And what is your answer? Reckless modification?" Yuzuki looked calmly at Amaya. "Is it to get closer to the so-called answer?"

"Your obsession is obsessive and insane. You are willing to sacrifice everyone, including yourself, for your goals without hesitation."

"..." Amaya fell silent, but the madness in her eyes remained undiminished. She glanced at Quintus, took a button from her pocket, and pressed it hard. "Since even the ocean doesn't accept you, what's the point of your life?"

As the button was pressed, a violent explosion occurred on Quintus's back, tearing it open.

But something else seemed to be revealed along with the flesh and blood.

"What's that?" Karls, who was closer, saw what those things were that had been torn up along with the flesh and blood, but those things made Karls feel something was strange. "Why is there seaweed inside that heretic's body?"

"Roar!!!" Quintus, who was paralyzed on the ground due to the explosion, tried to get up, but found that he could not get up. It was as if something had grown from below his body, fixing him firmly in place.

The flesh and blood that had exploded and flown off landed on the ground and began to wither at a visible speed. Some flowers and plants sprouted from the withered flesh and blood.

To everyone's surprise, Quintus's body was curled up, and only then did they notice that some roots were gradually growing from beneath his body.

A small tree began to grow next to the crater on his back, and it started to grow at a visible speed.

Perhaps the seed of this sapling accidentally stuck to Quintus during one of his hiding times?

Of course, none of that matters. The most important thing is that these things have gained their own lives, and they happen to have a very good source of nutrients underneath them.

Gradually, Quintus's body disappeared, and the twisted body was covered by greenery, from which a tree grew.

The blood pit was covered by clear water that had appeared out of nowhere, with some algae floating on the surface. The next moment, the algae were pushed up, and some small fish appeared in the pit.

"Compared to what you've done," Yuuki said, looking at Quintus, "making you a species of life is a blessing in itself, isn't it?"

——————Iberia Granfalo——————

“What did I see?” Carmen stared in astonishment at what was happening. “What was that? What was he doing? That monster turned into… turned into…”

The two were watching everything happening on the screen. The appearance of this water screen was indeed intentional on Yuuki's part. Rather than explaining, what was happening at this moment was more about shattering Carmen's worldview.

“An ecosystem…” Kal’tsit, standing to the side, understood the scene before her. Even though it was fragile, it was indeed an ecosystem.

Similarly, Kal'tsit knew who had done it, and she managed to squeeze out a few words, "Ecological evolution..."

This is something Kal'tsit had envisioned from the very beginning, a part of the essence of Yuuki's power. This conjecture was something Kal'tsit had already thought of when she obtained those coffees.

At the time, Kal'tsit only believed that Yuuki could cultivate plants that did not exist on this land from scratch and endow them with some special characteristics.

But now it seems that Kal'tsit was right, but her thinking was a bit narrow. Yuuki can not only cultivate a new life, but also directly expand a life into a special ecosystem.

Like a whale dying and falling to the bottom of the sea, it uses its dead life to feed another group of lives.

Chapter 183: Heading to the Fool

"This...this is!" Amaya stumbled toward Quintus, her hands trembling as she scooped up the water that had gathered in the puddle, looking at the small, jet-black fish in her hands. "This is impossible."

"Life, life can appear so simply."

"What a crazy obsession." Xi Yue looked at Amaya, shook her head, suppressed her anger, and turned to walk towards the car behind her.

"Sorry, Specter." Yuuki opened the car door and looked at Specter: "I stole one of your prey, here's the other one back."

“Well.” Specter shrugged. “I already said I don’t care. Didn’t I say that hunting is all about skill? But…”

Ghost Shark, a mocking smile on his face, put his arm around Yuuki's shoulder as he got out of the car: "Want to help me relieve some of my pent-up desire tonight?"

"What's with all this venting?" Yu Yue sighed and tapped Ghost Shark's head. "What are you thinking about all day? Alright, I'm going to go do something else."

"After you've dealt with her, go see your two captains. The cultists should know where they are."

"Oh." Specter touched the spot where he'd been hit. Despite the blow, he still didn't give up. "Really, don't you need me to help you relieve yourself?"

"Hey, do you find it fun to tease me?" Yuzuki said with a helpless smile, pinching Ghost Shark's cheek. "Okay, don't worry, I'm all over it now."

"Go take care of your business, I'll be back in a bit."

Xi Yue waved her hand and walked towards the water curtain. As Xi Yue walked out, the dark blue color of the area instantly faded away, and the sound of the waves that had been enveloping everyone's ears also gradually faded away.

"To make Yuuki this angry, you must have some skill." Ghost Shark shook his head as he looked in the direction Yuuki left, then looked at Amaya, who was carefully studying the "Quentus," and didn't bother to get his chainsaw.

——————Iberia Granfalo——————