Ark Undead

"When the brain of the new god draws the blood of the old god, it needs the stone of divine writing as a medium to make Hai Si accustomed to this power."

"In other words, it takes time."

Ulpian remained unmoved.

"Greteia is already on her way; what she's going to do is what we're going to do too."

"Kill Skadi before she is transported to the Stone of the Gods for sacrifice."

"Interrupt this ceremony."

456. Overcoming Obstacles

As Ulpian said, the only solution to the current situation is to prevent the Lord of the Mass from completing this sacrifice.

In fact, killing Skadi is not the only option. They could also choose to save Skadi and face the wrath of the Lord of the Great Group and the attack of the entire Sealing race.

However, such a reality is an impossible ending in everyone's eyes. Just a group of Sea Heirs is enough to give people a headache for half a day, not to mention that even though the Lord of the Great Group only has one brain left, and has not even shown his face, he has made the people of Rhodes Island almost lose themselves in the dream.

Whether they could even move in the face of the overwhelming pressure of the Lord of the Masses is another matter, let alone rescue Skadi under such pressure.

The answer proposed by the deep-sea hunters is the optimal solution for this battle.

When Ulpian calmly recounted killing Skadi, Laurentina remained silent.

In fact, they must have wondered if it was really worth it.

But they had no choice.

This is why Grandia would abandon Laurentina and W to chase after Skadi, who had been taken away.

Everything the deep-sea hunters did was to ensure the silent demise of that lord of the great group.

Agor is dead. We cannot allow the monsters born from Agor's corpse to affect other kingdoms.

This is their belief as Agorians: dust to dust, ashes to ashes.

This is a war that was not finished fifty years ago, and now they are also part of the war.

Neither Kal'tsit nor the people of Rhodes Island raised any objections to the plan; they had no ideas whatsoever.

Whether Skadi is dead or alive is not of much concern to them. After all, as a lone operator, Skadi left a bad impression on everyone.

Only the Undead, Greyhound, and W reunited after their reunion.

While Kal'tsit and Ulpian were still discussing the core of the plan, the three of them found a corner and pulled Patch aside to talk quietly.

"I don't think things are that simple."

W said.

“I’ve seen that man in black. He’s the one Ulpian told you about, the one who appeared when he took Skadi away.”

“He was an advisor to Theresis, and I saw him more than once when I went to see Theresis. As a core member of the Kazdel Pardoners, he should not leave the royal city.”

"Unless he has some important mission that forces him to leave... just like the pardoner we met in Da Yan last time."

The incident W mentioned was during the Great Yan period, when they cooperated with the Imperial Guards to seal off the scene, with the Undead as the main participants, to destroy the portal.

On that occasion, Kazdel's pardoners were also involved.

"Greyhound, can this Ulbian be trusted?"

W looked at the greyhound.

She didn't know Ulpian's background, but Greyhound had appeared with Ulpian, so he should know something about him.

But Greyhound just shook his head.

“I don’t know. When I woke up, he was right next to me and told me he needed my help.”

"Actually, he has been protecting me ever since I entered the city. The only thing he needed my help with was to act as a medium so that he could more easily contact the people of Rhodes Island."

Greyhound saw things clearly; he wasn't fooled by Ulpian's seemingly friendly demeanor.

After all, when he was sober, Ulpian's attitude was indeed very strange.

W and Greyhound exchanged a few words but didn't come to any specific conclusions. Then they turned their attention to the Undead and Patch next to them.

"Where are you two? Say something."

W clicked her tongue; her mood was currently ruined by that pardoner.

I was feeling down because of Theresa's situation, and now that I've entered the city, I've met the Pardoner.

When you meet someone named Therese in a mysterious place like Agor, it's hard not to wonder if Therese's methods are manipulating everything again.

The immortal remained silent; he was always the one listening and rarely offered his opinion.

But Patch is different.

Patch crossed his arms and said.

“Ulbian is trustworthy, but you can only trust that he won’t harm you; he is an ally with exceptional combat capabilities.”

His words were cleverly worded, implying that Ulpian was not telling the truth.

Moreover, he practically wore it on his face that Ulpian had his own plans.

Greyhound thought for a moment, then asked.

"Did you know that Ulpian is the captain of the Deepsea Hunters?"

“I know, I not only know that, I also know that Skadi is his player. One of his favorite players.”

Patch shrugged.

"Moreover, while you were entering the dream of the Lord of the Masses, he secretly went into the Iberian camp to meet Kal'tsit and Skadi."

This surprised Greyhound and W.

"He infiltrated the camp? Then he should know Skadi's situation, right? Why didn't he let Skadi leave directly?"

The greyhound looked puzzled.

"According to normal human thinking, since they know that Skadi's arrival is extremely dangerous, why haven't they done anything?"

Patch simply spread his hands.

How would I know?

For a moment, the three of them—Patch the Greyhound, W, and the others—were left staring blankly at each other.

As an observer, Patch certainly wouldn't offer any constructive advice; his favorite thing to do is watch the show.

Even ten thousand years later, they would still enjoy it.

The immortals, however, have some unique ideas.

“Wedge-shaped stones are very special.”

He began to speak.

"But it has nothing to do with blood."

The wedge-shaped stone mentioned by the Undead is naturally the stone with divine writing.

The Undead happened to have a good understanding of wedge stones. After all, such stones were quite common during the Age of Fire, and he often collected wedge stones to enhance his power.

According to his understanding, wedge stones were used by ancient gods to record power and information. This power itself is extremely neutral, and there is no such thing as one suppressing the other.

It's impossible for a wedge to suppress anyone's power.

In other words, the purpose of this ritual was not to accustom Haizi to the power of the wedge-shaped stone, but rather for other purposes.

Patch glanced at the Undead with some surprise.

"Have you figured it out?"

The immortal was silent for a moment before speaking.

"fire."

In fact, there is only one answer.

Since the blood of the Old Gods is related to the Sea Child, and the Sea Child is connected to the Abyss, then the blood of the Old Gods must contain extremely large amounts of energy, and may even resonate with the Abyss.

The fact that the sacrificial site was chosen right under the World Barrier makes its intentions quite obvious.

Hai Si intends to use the resonance between the blood of the Old Gods and the Abyss to erode the flames sustained by the wedge-shaped stones.

The flame is the key to activating the World Barrier. If the flame is extinguished, the World Barrier itself will cease to function.

In other words, the Abyss can tear more than one hole in the world of Terra.

"Yes, that's what I think too."

Just as the four were still discussing, a voice rang out from behind Greyhound.

Greyhound shivered; before he could even react, Kal'tsit had already crept up behind him.

The Undead, on the other hand, had a clear view of Kal'tsit's every move.

“Ulbian was holding back; what he really wanted to do was definitely not to kill Skadi.”

"Kal'tsit said."

"He is determined to die."

As one of the founders of the Argol race, and even the nominal mother of the Haisi race, Kal'tsit has sorted out her thoughts after her memories returned.

Now, the familiar wise man has returned to everyone's side.

“Deepsea hunters are connected by blood, and their bodies will gradually be eroded by the abyss and become sea creatures. This process is almost irreversible. But I did not see any trace of sea creature transformation in Ulpian.”

"Kal'tsit said."

"Don't forget, Graceia said from the beginning that she couldn't find any other Deepsea Hunters besides Laurentina and Skadi."

“Ulbian has broken away from the Deepsea Hunters group; his body may have been completely separated from them.”

“I don’t know what happened to him, but since he proposed this plan, it must be related to Skadi. I don’t think he would actually go through with killing Skadi.”

"Moreover, as the Undead said, the key to activating the World Barrier is fire, and its core is the inextinguishable flame."

“Our purpose in coming here is to restore Agor to his original position and lock him down completely. Haisi’s purpose is exactly the opposite of ours.”