Tome of Blood

Chapter 577 -76- Goodbye to the giant Kraken

The endless sea is full of sapphire-like waves, reflecting the blue sky.

The golden sunlight penetrates the clouds, and the light shines down, dotted with blurred light on the sea surface, like bright stars falling into the world.

The North Sea.

This is the largest, richest, and most mysterious sea in the northwest of the Miria continent.

This is a famous fishing ground where the Northlanders and the Falling Stars are active, and it is also the mysterious and awe-inspiring home of sea monsters in various fantasy stories of Miria.

Suddenly, a crimson light streaked across the sky, piercing through the clouds like a meteor.

In the end, the light fell in a sea shrouded in fog and turned into Charlotte's appearance.

The Misty Sea.

This is the deepest and most mysterious place in the North Sea.

It is a sea area that even the most experienced fishermen are afraid of and try to avoid approaching.

Fog, sea monsters, ghost ships... all kinds of weird things and legends always haunt this sea area, making the already mysterious foggy sea area even more mysterious.

However, for another organization, the Sea King Church, one of the three major churches in the world that has been passed down for a thousand years in the North Sea and surrounding waters, this is a holy place that is awe-inspiring and yearning in myths and legends.

Here... is the sleeping place of the legendary sea god "Sea King Oceanus".

Charlotte stood in the air.

The crimson divine power lifted her up, and the sea breeze blew her long hair that turned silver in her mythical posture.

The golden sunset gave her a layer of golden-red brilliance, and the fog made her look more majestic and sacred than usual.

She looked down at the ocean below, and the sparkling sea surface was reflected in her golden-red pupils, and her eyes were filled with sighs and complexity.

Time is really a wonderful thing.

A thousand years can change a lot of things.

But there are also some things that seem to be stopped by time. Even after nearly two thousand years, it still seems like a day ago.

For example, this sea, for example, the fog that lingers forever in this sea area.

Coming here, looking at the familiar sea area, Charlotte even has an illusion that she is still a thousand years ago.

It seems that in the next second, the messenger of the Sea King will pass through the fog, come in a small boat, and salute her respectfully.

It seems that in the next second, the sea water will be arranged on both sides, and the blue waves will turn into the rough appearance of Oceanus, blowing his beard and glaring at her uninvited visit.

But some things have changed with the passage of time.

Charlotte can't sense the messenger of the Sea King.

She can't sense the breath of Oceanus.

All she can sense is the familiar salty and humid sea breeze, the familiar sea surface that remains unchanged even after a thousand years, and the active magic in the air that is much lower than a thousand years ago.

With a sigh, Charlotte jumped into the sea.

Charlotte was enveloped by divine power, and her body kept falling, following her memory to the depths of the seabed.

What came into view was a dilapidated underwater palace.

The collapsed columns and the statues covered with corals, although the former glory can still be seen, everything has become the history of the past.

Charlotte sighed slightly.

Although she had guessed it long ago, she still felt complicated when she really came here.

She didn't make many friends in the Miria world, and Oceanus, the Sea King, was one of them.

Although in the era of crossing, her original intention of contacting the other party was just out of curiosity about the true god and wanting to take advantage of the development of history, but later she gradually became close to this myth and became close friends.

Charlotte knew that "Helios" had disguised himself as the Sea King, and she also knew that the Church of Poseidon, one of the three major churches in the world, had been declining as a whole for hundreds of years.

She knew that all signs showed that Oceanus of this era was likely to have problems.

But she had traveled through history after all. After becoming friends with Oceanus, she had warned him many times to be careful of future disasters, so she still had a little bit of luck in her heart.

But the facts proved that history is history after all.

History that has already happened... can't really be changed.

Putting away her thoughts, Charlotte walked into the Temple of the Sea King.

The dilapidated temple was familiar and strange, and the layout of the year could still be vaguely seen.

Charlotte even saw the underwater courtyard where she often chatted with Oceanus and asked him for mythological magic, and saw the coral table and coral stool where they used to sit.

But unfortunately, everything has changed.

There is no vitality here, let alone the remaining divine power, and judging from the dilapidated state of the temple, it may have been hundreds of years.

Coming to the center of the temple, Charlotte thought about it and recited the difficult spell.

The divine power quietly moved, gathered in Charlotte's hands, and finally turned into an illusory conch.

This was a divine communication spell that Charlotte learned from Oceanus when she traveled through history. It was also a divine spell to call on the followers of the Sea King to lead Charlotte.

In the era when Charlotte traveled through time, she often used this method to summon Christopher, the skeleton captain and follower of the Sea King, the ferryman in the foggy sea.

The divine power was agitated, and the conch made a low and long sound, rippling circles of waves on the seabed.

Charlotte waited quietly.

Waiting for a possible response.

Unfortunately, time passed by and there was still no response.

At this time, Charlotte had to admit that... there was really nothing here.

Shaking her head, Charlotte planned to leave.

However, just as she turned around, something moved in her heart and she looked in a certain direction.

She felt the unfamiliar scent approaching.

No……

That breath is not unfamiliar.

A low sob came from the distance, as if responding to Charlotte's call.

The heavy seawater began to sway, and Charlotte saw a huge shadow slowly emerging, growing bigger and bigger.

Finally, a huge octopus swam from a distance and appeared in Charlotte's field of vision.

It’s the legendary beast Kraken.

This pet of Sea King Oceanus was actually nearby and was summoned by Charlotte.

Charlotte was a little surprised.

After all, according to her speculation, under the premise that Oceanus's identity was replaced by "Helios", this giant ocean beast has probably been controlled by the other party. Logically speaking, it should not attack her. It’s only right that the magic reacts.

But Charlotte soon noticed a change in the beast.

Compared with the last time she saw him, this giant beast had many of its tentacles broken off and had some hideous scars on its body.

It seems to have been through a tough battle, and the battle should have been long over.

Most of the edges of those scars have healed, probably for at least half a year, but the most critical parts are still festering, and you can vaguely see black mist lingering in the wounds.

Charlotte's eyes narrowed slightly.

She was no stranger to that mist.

"This is...'original' pollution."

Charlotte said to herself.

"Original" pollution.

The source of the bloody bloodline rampage, the culprit of the decline of the Horvath clan, and at the same time... it is also the power controlled by "Helios".

Charlotte looked at Kraken.

Kraken also looked at Charlotte.

Different from the violent and crazy beast in Charlotte's impression, this time... Charlotte didn't see madness in the other person's eyes.

On the contrary, its eyes are very clear, and while being clear, there is also a hint of surprise.

However, after seeing Charlotte's appearance clearly, that hint of surprise quickly turned into confusion, doubt and vigilance.

In addition, there is a hint of human tension.

Obviously, it probably didn't remember that it had ever confronted Charlotte.

Of course, Charlotte had not seen it in the era she traveled through, and could not have seen it, because Oceanus did not have a pet octopus at that time.

However, this was enough for Charlotte to analyze a lot of information.

The wound that is difficult to heal, the changing temperament, the familiar black mist, plus the fact that this scar has existed for at least a year and a half...

Charlotte's heart moved and she already had the answer:

"I see, it seems... the last time I met you, you must have been controlled by the Sun Temple, right?"

"Have you successfully escaped from their control now with the help of the three and a half years of His absence?"

Kraken didn't answer.

However, it obviously understood Charlotte's words, and the doubts in its eyes gradually overcame its vigilance.

Charlotte let out a breath and raised the conch in her hand.

The divine power of blood surged and touched Kraken's body.

Kraken suddenly became nervous and was about to struggle.

"Don't move, I just want to help you heal."

Charlotte said.

The Kraken did not stop, but it soon discovered that Charlotte's divine power did not attack it.

The crimson light only spread to its body, swallowing up the black mist in its ferocious wounds.

Gradually, it finally calmed down and floated there a little stiffly, accepting Charlotte's treatment.

The crimson glow lasted for about a minute and a half, and gradually, the black original pollution was absorbed by the divine power of blood, leaving only hideous wounds.

At this time, Kraken finally calmed down completely. It looked at Charlotte quietly. Although there was still a trace of doubt and vigilance in its eyes, it was also a little more grateful.

"I have removed the pollution from your body, and your wounds can be healed. You are a dependent of Oceanus, and some of his power still remains in your body. Your body is too weak now. For safety reasons, I have not used it. The divine power will continue to treat you, so that your body will not be rejected by the divine power.”

Charlotte said.

After listening to Charlotte's words, the vigilance in Kraken's eyes finally dropped.

It looked at Charlotte seriously, and after a moment, it finally spoke:

"This, your esteemed... Your Majesty."

"As far as I know, my Lord's oracle conch can only be summoned by my Lord's divine descendants in the church. Outside the church, there is only one being in legend who has ever received my Lord's permission."

"Excuse me...are you the True Ancestor of Blood?"