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The fleeing goblins quickly established a temporary base on land. Survival shouldn't be a problem, but how to make contact with the outside world was a major issue.

"Fortunately, this place isn't like the frozen lands of the eastern continent..."

If they land on the frozen continent, they will surely freeze to death; their priority is to survive.

"Boss, we've discovered the ruins of some territories nearby, and some supplies and resources inside are still usable..."

The goblin scouts quickly reported to Black Gold that those territories were left behind by guilds that had previously been stationed on this continent.

"Alright, continue the reconnaissance. We need to find something that will allow us to contact the outside world..."

Hei Jin looked into the distance. The black water hadn't spread yet, which was a good thing, but it was only a matter of time.

"Boss, our losses this time are too severe. If we can't salvage what's on the island, our Goblin Merchant Guild may face bankruptcy..."

The other leaders were still worried about the operation of the Goblin Merchant Guild. Their losses this time were too severe. The island where the Goblin Merchant Guild headquarters was located contained too much of the guild's assets, not to mention its financial reserves, scientific research results, and various transaction data.

They have all sunk into the sea and cannot be retrieved for the time being.

"As long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood. The most important thing is that we're still alive. As long as we're alive, we're not afraid of not being able to make a comeback!"

As someone who started from scratch, Black Gold isn't one to be preoccupied with gains and losses; his priority is survival, and then he'll think about making money...

-

Over the sea

Qin Yu, Yin Feixue, and Luna have arrived at the approximate location of the original Goblin Merchant Guild headquarters island.

The seawater here had turned completely black, giving off an eerie feeling. Qin Yu and Yin Feixue could clearly sense the aura of an evil god emanating from the black water, and this aura was extremely terrifying, unlike any evil god they had ever seen.

"The power of the Evil God King is actually this great......"

Qin Yu felt that this thing was inextricably linked to the Evil God King, as it could pollute the black waters of the ocean. If this thing was allowed to continue to spread, it would inevitably cause very serious consequences.

"If the black water is the source of the evil god king's power, then wouldn't he be able to use the entire ocean as his energy reserve...?"

Yin Feixue analyzed that if that were the case, it would be really troublesome, because as long as the ocean existed, the Evil God King would be invincible.

"It's all pitch black, it feels so disgusting..."

Luna, in any case, disliked the endless black water.

"There's some noise..."

Qin Yu sensed something, and he slowly drew the Heavenly Principle Sword. Then, he slashed the sea with the sword, and the power of the sword energy split the surrounding sea in two. Qin Yu also discovered some sea creature corpses in the process.

"This black water can conceal the presence of creatures in the sea..." Yin Feixue hadn't expected the black water to have so many functions. It could even conceal the presence of creatures right under her nose, and the wider the black water spread, the harder it was to detect the presence within it.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Suddenly, sea creatures emerged from the black water and launched a water attack on Qin Yu and Yin Feixue.

The black water streams attacked the barrier created by Yin Feixue, but could not break through it at all.

"Hmph, Blood Halberd!"

Long spears formed from blood locked onto the sea creatures, swooping down and piercing them through.

"Xiaoyu, can you feel it?"

"Um……"

Both of them felt powerful forces approaching them, and in the distance, black waves roared in and splashed out of the water.

"Is this an elemental creature?"

Dozens of black sea elementals appeared before Qin Yu and Yin Feixue. Their strength was one level higher than the strongest elemental creatures they knew, placing them at the eighth rank.

These black water elements controlled the black water to launch attacks on Qin Yu and Yin Feixue, but these attacks still failed to break through Yin Feixue's defenses.

"Its power is significantly stronger than before..."

"But it still didn't work..."

"Blood Swamp!"

Silver Snow turned the surrounding sea into a blood-red swamp, directly depriving these black water elements of anything they could use.

Tentacles emerged from the swamp and began to devour the black water elements, who struggled incessantly until they were dragged into the swamp.

The domain ended, and the black water element disappeared.

Just when everyone thought the battle was over, several more black water elementals appeared in the sea.

"Didn't I just drag these guys into the Blood Swamp?" Yin Feixue wondered.

"No, these black water elements have just formed..."

Qin Yu used the analytical mode to see the formation of these black water elements. Simply put, as long as there is black water, these black water elements can be generated indefinitely...

Another round of attacks began, and Yin Feixue continued to fight back. However, after eliminating one, a new one would appear again, and it never ended.

"As long as the black water exists, it's endless. Let's retreat and search for traces of the Goblin Merchant Guild headquarters..."

Continuing to fight is pointless. The most important thing right now is to find the missing Goblin Merchant Guild headquarters. There is no trace of them here. Qin Yu guessed that they must have moved from the island to a nearby mainland area to take refuge.

Yin Feixue stopped attacking and left the sea with Qin Yu to search for traces of the goblins.

In analysis mode, Qin Yu quickly found traces left by the Goblin Merchant Guild, but the results didn't seem to be very good.

The surrounding sea was filled with ruins, parts, and supplies floating on the surface, along with some goblin corpses...

"Oh no, the island has sunk to the bottom of the sea, and those goblins too..."

Qin Yu felt a little sad. After all, he was their leader and should have protected them properly, but they had encountered such a calamity.

"There must have been some goblins who survived..."

Qin Yu continued to use the analysis mode to search for traces of the surviving goblins, and Yin Feixue followed.

Some sea creatures were tracking Qin Yu and Yin Feixue in the ocean. Without saying a word, Yin Feixue simply took action and eliminated them...

-

near the harbor

The black water had already spread. The mage legion originally wanted to try to use magic to block the spread of the black water, but after trying it once, they gave up. This black water could not be blocked at all, and it would even absorb the magic power of the blockade and spread faster.

"They've arrived... What should we do now...?"

The harbor agent felt a sense of dread upon witnessing the surge of black water...

Chapter 326 Crisis Strikes

The combat troops at the harbor were in position, but they were helpless in the face of the spreading black water. Even the mage legion was helpless; they could only watch as the black water spread.

"If this continues this afternoon, our fishing grounds will be destroyed."

"No wonder they told us to take as much as we could before. What are we going to do now? Our livelihood has been taken away."

……

The people of the harbor were filled with grief and indignation at this sudden disaster. They could fight desperately if it were just a matter of fighting demons, but how could they deal with something like this?

This fundamentally severed the port's largest source of trade.

"Stop complaining, cheer up! Who knows what kind of terrifying monster is hiding in this black water."

The captain in charge reminded the soldiers around him that the situation was no longer under their control. All they could do was obey the port agent's orders, hold the coastline, and prevent the blackwater from spreading further and affecting the inland lakes.

Gradually, the black water polluted all the azure waters visible to humans along the coastline, and for a time, everyone felt that the end of the world had come.

"Are you kidding me? The entire ocean has turned black..."

Will we still be able to go out to sea in the future?

"My fish farm is ruined just like that!"

The people couldn't help but wail, and the soldiers' faces were also filled with grief and indignation. The black water kept slapping against the shore, and a gurgling sound could be faintly heard.

Did you hear anything?

"No."

"Strange, I think I heard some strange noise."

Are you hallucinating?

"How could that be? It's just a gurgling sound."

"That must be your stomach growling from hunger."

……

Just as the soldiers were talking, suddenly black figures emerged from the dark water and rushed toward the troops on the shoreline.

"Enemy attack!"

The troops stationed along the coastline reacted swiftly, retaliating against the sea creatures that suddenly emerged from the sea.

The mage legion also reacted, launching elemental summoning and magical bombardment to fight the sea creatures.

"This scene is really quite bizarre..."

Flamehand was once again dispatched to lead the mage legion to support the harbor, but this time it was clearly more dangerous than the last sea creature invasion.

According to the Sorcerer King, those black liquids are extremely dangerous; they can even corrupt the elemental creatures summoned by the Sorcerer King.

As expected, the elemental creatures summoned by the mage legions mutated immediately upon contact with the black water, broke free from the mages' control, and launched an attack on the mage legions and the port's troops.

"It seems I can't just sit idly by any longer."

The situation became urgent, so Flamehand had to take matters into his own hands, using scorching flames to burn the elemental creatures corrupted by the black water, while simultaneously ordering the mage legion to cease elemental summoning to avoid handing the enemy an easy army.

Even without the elemental summoning of the mage legion, the black water could still produce powerful black water elementals. These elementals would rise from the water, and black water storms would pound against the harbor town, turning its normal water into...

They have all been contaminated, making it impossible for humans to drink the water normally.

Damn it!

Yan Shou hadn't expected those black water elementals to be so powerful; he was afraid he couldn't possibly hold them off alone.

"Hand of the Flame Demon!"