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"Giant whales are one of the few second-class creatures that still exist in this world." The giant whale's voice echoed in the wide cave. "In ancient historical times, we were called giant beasts, huge Due to our body shape, our bodies often act like a moving collection of life, so it is difficult for us to die naturally."

"Compared to other existing second-type creatures, the death of dragons is relatively simple. This is probably due to the fact that the relationship between them is not very harmonious. If a dragon enters life In the final stage of the whale, they will probably not go through the process of natural death. They will become food for other dragons and promote the growth of other dragons. But in the giant whale group, this kind of thing will not happen." Elaborating on the relationship between the two Differently, after the giant whale entered the iceberg cave, its speed slowed down significantly.

"You should have noticed those blue crystals that look like erosion by alien creatures. That is the standard process of our death, and the reason why there is huge energy surrounding the mountain in the cluster tomb is because of the giants that are constantly dying. Members of the whale pod, and those blue crystals.”

"Usually every giant whale in the group can feel its own death coming at the end of its life. At that time, these individuals will take the initiative to move here and enter. They will choose a suitable location and gradually lose their lives. Activities. But although life activities are gradually weakening, the energy accumulated over a long period of time in our huge bodies cannot be released well. If these forces are not released properly, or if our huge bodies cannot If treated correctly, and the spirit within it disappears, the uncontrolled body may develop in a bad direction.”

What the giant whales tell seems to be a history of their group.

"This has happened to more than one giant whale. We do not stay in a fixed sea area for a long time, but continue to patrol unknown and unexplored sea areas during our long life cycle. It seems that The mission engraved on our bodies and minds is the same, to keep cruising, exploring, and eliminating hidden dangers. It is precisely because of this responsibility that every adult giant whale has traveled an extremely long distance and wide range when it reaches the old body. .So sometimes, especially when exploring unknown and extremely remote areas, even we may be contaminated by some dangerous unknown creatures in those sea areas. They are like ghosts. When we are in adult bodies, They will not and do not dare to appear. But when we are in old age and our life has passed away, especially after our spirit has disappeared, they will appear after they have been dormant for a long time."

"I know of only one such thing. An unknown microorganism was brought back from an unknown distant sea. The group member did not return to the cluster tomb in time after death, and his body was floating in the sea. At that time, I received We at Signal have sent members to recover its body. But the sea area is huge and the journey is long. By the time other members of the group find it, the microorganisms in its body have grown through that huge body and completed their own evolution. . The result was obvious. The entire vast sea area was eroded by this microorganism and became a dead zone. Later, the group gathered nearly thirty members to go together, and it took several years to completely purify the sea area. .”

"Since then, and the same thing has happened before, the group has new rules. And in order to prevent unknown dangers that may be lurking in our bodies, every giant whale must remove itself when it is about to die. Carrying out crystallization. The blue crystal is the result of crystallization, which lasts for a long time. It is the result of the self-ablation of the body and the materialization of the accumulated energy in the body. The whole process will not be good, the erosion of self and The tearing of the body is like the final spiritual training before the spirit disappears.”

The girl seemed to have thought of something and looked at the icebergs visible around her: "Will this huge iceberg slowly absorb the power of these dead whales and use it to slowly expand its size?"

The giant whale replied in the affirmative, but didn't say much else. There was a period of silence between the two for them to think. During this period, the giant whale continued to move forward slowly. As it entered the depth of the cave, the light blue light released from the ice walls around the cave became more intense.

"If you use some knowledge and information from ancient history, do you know that there is something like a curse on you? Just like the weapons left behind, they will not be affected by time and will always exist until you are completely destroyed. Disappear as you disappear."

"I don't think this is a curse. All individuals in the group believe that this is before the ancient historical period. Whether it is the white whale or the form in which our giant whale first existed at that time, this was the period before , a solemn and glorious commitment we make with something or someone. Just like an unchanging oath, you can think of it as a curse, and it is indeed more terrifying than a curse. However, a curse It brings disaster and pain, and our body will not bring us such things."

The giant whale's words were close to a rebuttal, but there was no argument in his voice: "You know a lot of things. This information is probably related to your ability to completely liberate the Longinus Spear and the Holy Sword of Oath? From this point of view, what is the difference between these two things? They’re not the same, they all carry something like a curse.”

"You and they seem to be the same thing." The girl replied, a light flashing in her eyes.

The girl observed the surrounding ice walls, and those blue rays of light were generated in the solid ice. With the help of the visual effect of the bioelectric induction force field, the countless energy flow routes existing in the solid ice are like roots transporting water, absorbing the energy from the giant whale carcass from the part of the iceberg that invades below the sea surface, and continuously absorbing it. Converging towards the center and top of the iceberg.

Blue light is produced at the intersection of these root lines, similar to the chemical reaction that occurs after the convergence, releasing blue light.

The girl squinted her eyes and wanted to expand her cross pupils, but after thinking of the points reminded by the giant whale, she suppressed this idea. But relying solely on perception, she could still detect what existed at the center and top of the iceberg.

When the cluster tombs were first established, they were built on the basis of certain things found by giant whales.

The giant whale under him has noticed the changes in the girl at this moment. Without waiting for the girl to ask, it took the initiative to speak: "There is indeed a problem with the cluster graves, and you have also discovered it. The problem does not only appear in the first few whales that the whale group found. In terms of things, the continuous expansion of cluster graves is also a hidden danger that needs to be constantly paid attention to. It has existed for a long time, and the things found in establishing cluster graves have begun to worry several leaders in the group."

"The trunk fragments of the World Tree, as well as some of the incomplete bones of the white whale, the guardian of order in ancient history..." The girl retracted her gaze and continued, "They will not cause problems if they are simply frozen, but You use the two as containers to accumulate energy, and the part of the energy used is far less than the speed of energy collection, which will naturally breed disaster. Especially the fragments of the World Tree... After I leave you, I will go to Monique I went to Roja once, and the purpose is also related to the World Tree."

"Monikoloa... I didn't expect it to be dead yet. I remember that it had lived long enough, and a leader of the tribe had encountered it when he was exploring the unknown sea. Now it is in the controller's dragon cave with World tree?"

"It is indeed in control of the Dragon Cave, but the newly born World Tree has grown to break through the deep blue realm of the sky. Monikoloa's control should gradually weaken over time. After the Red Star arrives, the World Tree should be out of its control. . If the World Tree is reborn from the trunk, it may not have this power. But there was originally a root of the World Tree, and it has gone deep into the ground no matter how deep it is, and there is nothing Monikoloa can do," the girl said. Referring to the information he knew, "Monikoloa once went to the Nature Association Alliance to seek cooperation. The Nature Association's holy sword Durandal will not be destroyed. If it is used correctly, it may be able to cut off several main roots of the World Tree. ,,,"

"But they are cooperating with that thing under the whirlpool of the extreme sea. Compared with Monikoloa, there is really no value for them to cooperate." The giant whale interrupted the girl, "In the group, two The leader has done the same thing. They approached the Holy Shiluo Empire and the Nature Association Alliance respectively, but were rejected. In fact, our giant whale group should be enemies in their eyes. Because they know that we will definitely To stop the thing under the vortex of the extreme sea, but what they have to do is to find a way to release it. I don’t think they have the power to control that forbidden creature.”

"Is the death of the white whale related to it?" the girl asked.

"Although it didn't take action directly, it must have been involved in providing information and planning this siege." The giant whale replied, "The world's restrictions will completely disappear when the Red Star comes. By then..."

"You have recovered most of the beluga crystals. You must have found a way, right? I don't think you urgently need these crystals just to stabilize the clustered graves in your mouth. There are indeed hidden dangers of instability here, but these The hidden dangers should still be within the range that you leaders can deal with, but the corresponding costs will be higher."

The giant whale stopped talking. The girl should not let her know the information after knowing it. Although she was curious, she stopped asking. The surrounding light increased at this time, and the surrounding ice became more and more transparent. Soon after, huge white bones appeared in the ice, thick and full of holes, full of traces of vicissitudes left by time.

They were human rib-like bones, spread out on the semicircular ice wall, connected to a thicker curved spine, extending forward with no end in sight. In other words, the cave at the foot of the iceberg here seems to be caused by this open skeleton. A spine and splayed ribs on both sides form the main load-bearing support of the cave, allowing the cave to be formed and extended.

This skeleton was very long. At the speed of the giant whale, it took nearly half an hour before the girl saw the space in front of her gradually expanding to both sides, forming a huge cave.

"Snake of the Abyss." The girl spoke at this time. The giant whale beneath him didn't reply, but a steady and weighty sound came from the huge cave ahead.

"While looking for the scattered body bones of the white whale, I discovered this huge skeleton left behind by the Serpent of the Abyss, so I brought it back with me as a support for the clustered tomb. Now it seems that it has indeed played a very important role. Great effect." The one who made the sound was another giant whale.

"Elinor, welcome to your arrival." The giant whale said politely.

"Kaois." The girl responded politely, but she could only nod. But the giant whale called Kaiois didn't care. "The fragments of the World Tree have awakened and are continuing to absorb the energy in the cluster tombs. Although it does have magical power, it has not been completely lost until now. But I don’t think you can resurrect the beluga by relying on its fragments. It may also bring you other dangers.”

"Elinor, you don't have to worry about this. The group has already planned it, and we will proceed step by step according to the plan. All we need is the crystal in your hand. In addition, you know very well that after the arrival of the Red Star, with the restrictions on the world If it completely disappears, the forbidden creature in the extreme sea vortex can break through the confinement of the chain and return to this world. The giant whale group must, and must have the power to fight against it..."

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Looking around, silence replaced silence. Cassia's tense and arched body, with strength always accumulated in every muscle, sneaked quietly in the dark woods.