Zhou Huai's gaze sharpened.

That Thor really wasn't anything good.

He was planning to block the entrance and eliminate all latecomers directly.

However, the giant net woven from blue lightning was incredibly fast.

The seawater became its best conductor.

Almost as soon as it appeared, it already covered them from above!

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, didn't even have time to chant a spell.

He could only, in a flash of lightning, slam his staff heavily in front of him!

"Arcane Barrier!"

Buzz—!

A translucent magical shield instantly enveloped him.

Sizzle—!

Piercing electric crackles erupted wildly in the deep sea!

Terrifying blue lightning, like billions of wildly dancing venomous snakes, instantly engulfed the entire Great Xia Country team!

-21547!

A terrifying damage number floated above the head of every Dragon Tooth Special Forces member.

"Ugh ah—!"

The agonizing screams were completely suppressed by the seawater, turning into a series of muffled and painful gurgles.

Just one strike!

Except for Gandalf, who had activated Arcane Barrier, the other nine team members' wetsuits were instantly melted by the high temperature, their skin charred black by the electricity, emitting wisps of green smoke.

The acrid smell of burning mixed with the salty tang of the seawater, assailing everyone's nostrils.

Their health bars instantly plummeted to the bottom!

Among them, the two weakest support-type team members didn't even have time to groan before directly falling into a critically wounded, dying state, their eyes rolling back as they lost consciousness.

Although the other team members were still barely clinging to life, their entire bodies were in a state of severe paralysis, making it incredibly difficult to even move a finger.

Zhou Huai's expression instantly became extremely grim.

What a Thor, the God of Thunder!

What a Lightning Dominator!

Just one move, and his squad was almost completely wiped out!

Just then, the stormy area above, created by Thor, the God of Thunder, flashed with lightning again!

Clearly, the opponent had no intention of giving anyone a chance to breathe!

A cold glint flashed in Zhou Huai's eyes, and he abruptly pointed the eternal sanction in his hand upwards!

"Forbidden Spell: Thousand Mile Ice Seal!"

Crack! Crack! Crack!

An irresistible absolute zero erupted centered around Gandalf!

The seawater above froze rapidly at a visible speed!

In an instant, a massive ice wall, nearly a hundred meters thick and emitting a colorful aurora, appeared out of thin air above everyone's heads!

Almost at the moment the ice wall formed, the dense lightning attacks, like a fierce storm, heavily crashed down!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deafening explosions resounded continuously at the bottom of the sea.

The indestructible colorful ice wall trembled violently under the frantic bombardment of lightning, with fine cracks appearing on its surface.

But ultimately, it stubbornly blocked this world-destroying attack!

Having done all this, Zhou Huai immediately turned to look at the suffering, dying team members behind him.

He gave orders to Wang Meng and Li Hao, who were still conscious, in an unquestionable tone.

"You two go back first!"

"Leave this to me!"

Wang Meng and Li Hao exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of unwillingness and humiliation in each other's eyes.

They were the elites of the military, the Prodigies of the Great Xia Country!

But now, they had just entered the ruins and were beaten like dead dogs without even seeing the enemy!

This was simply a great shame!

But they also knew that in their current state, staying here would only be a burden to their captain.

"Yes, Captain!"

Wang Meng gritted his teeth, squeezing out three words.

He endured the intense pain and paralysis throughout his body, struggling to swim to the two unconscious teammates.

Li Hao and the other team members also took out healing potions and poured them into their mouths, while helping each other up.

They knew that only by leaving quickly and recovering their condition could they avoid holding back their captain's progress.

The group, supporting their severely injured companions, laboriously turned and returned along the ruins' passage they had come from.

Above them, the tyrannical lightning power was still pouring down frantically.

The sturdy ice wall, under the continuous bombardment, developed more and more cracks, teetering on the verge of collapse.

Zhou Huai's gaze turned cold, flashing with chilling killing intent.

You like to play dirty, huh?

Then let's see whose methods are more ruthless!

Zhou Huai took a deep breath, raising the eternal sanction in his hand high!

The mana in his body, like floodwaters bursting through a dam, surged wildly into the staff!

The entire underwater world began to tremble violently!

An ancient and vast pressure erupted from him!

"Forbidden Spell: Surging Tides!"

Rumble—!

On the surface of the sea, the weather changed abruptly, and the waves surged!

Beneath the sea, similarly, strong undercurrents surged and churned ceaselessly!

...

On the sea surface.

Thor, the God of Thunder, was suspended in mid-air, a sneer on his face.

He reveled in the screams of the weak below as they were engulfed by lightning.

In his opinion, this so-called Divine Artifact competition had already ended from the very beginning.

He was about to release another skill, intending to completely turn the sea area below into a lightning purgatory.

However, just then.

"Boom—!"

A towering, unannounced giant wave, like an awakened ancient sea god, suddenly shot up from beneath the sea surface!

The giant wave was a hundred meters high, blotting out the sky!

Thor's smile instantly froze.

He didn't even have time to react before he was fiercely struck by that irresistible immense force!

He was like a kite with a broken string, swept by the giant wave, instantly sent flying, and in the blink of an eye, was submerged in the raging ocean.

At the same time.

The professional practitioners from various countries who had just entered the ruins' entrance were instantly bewildered.

What's going on?

Is the environment in this ruin so harsh?

It's like entering a washing machine?

Before they could react, terrifying, violent undercurrents, powerful enough to tear steel, swept in from all directions!

Their bodies instantly lost control.

They were caught by the violent undercurrents, spinning and colliding wildly!

Their health points plummeted like flowing water!

"Help... help!"

"What on earth is going on?!"

For a time, the entire ruin entrance turned into a living hell.

Seeing that the undercurrents at the bottom of the sea were gradually showing signs of subsiding.

Gandalf, deep beneath the sea, showed no expression.

He slowly raised his left hand, and an arcane-glowing magic circle quietly formed in his palm.

"Arcane Duplication!"

The next second, he once again raised the eternal sanction in his hand!

"Forbidden Spell: Surging Tides!"

You want to play dirty with me?

Then let's see who's tougher!

Rumble—!

The second wave, even more violent and ferocious, of giant waves and undercurrents, once again swept through the entire entrance area!

Those professional practitioners who had just managed to stabilize themselves in the first impact were once again caught in the huge death vortex.

This time, they couldn't even let out a scream.

They could only watch helplessly as their bodies were torn, twisted by the violent undercurrents, until they completely lost their vitality.

Especially the nine team members from the Free Federation who had just entered the ruins.

In their anticipation, after entering the ruins, they should have seen charred corpses floating in the water.

Then, they would rendezvous with Captain Thor and easily claim the Divine Artifact.

But what was happening now?

Where were the people?

Where was the captain?

Before they could figure it out, the world-destroying undercurrents had already completely engulfed them.

...

At the same time, on the Great Xia Country's ship.

Lin Zhu stood on the deck, seemingly sensing something.

A slight surprise flashed in her calm eyes. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

She extended her withered hand, holding a staff, and gently beckoned towards the surging sea below.

The next second.

Countless tough vines broke through # Nоvеlight # the water, and as if possessing life, accurately wrapped around the ascending Great Xia Country team members.

A moment later, nine charred and disheveled team members were steadily pulled onto the deck by the vines.

Looking at the shocking wounds on their bodies, Lin Zhu's frost-covered face instantly darkened.

"Did that Thor attack you?"

Li Hao struggled to sit up, coughing out several mouthfuls of blood-tinged seawater, and nodded, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

"Yes, Principal Lin."

"As soon as we entered the ruins, we encountered his ambush."

"If it weren't for the captain's intervention, we would probably be charred corpses by now."

Zhang Cheng, hearing this, immediately looked extremely displeased.

"Damn it!"

"Those Free Federation guys are indeed ruthless!"

"They want to block everyone outside the ruins from the very beginning, so they can dominate!"

He looked at Li Hao, his face etched with anxiety.

"Where's Gandalf? Why didn't he come out with you?"

"The captain... he's still in the ruins."

As he spoke.

Around the sea, water splashed again.

A large group of professional practitioners, also severely injured, were pulled out of the sea by their respective countries' rescue personnel.

Almost every country's team had casualties.

Among them, the Free Federation was the most tragic.

When their nine team members were pulled out, six had completely lost vital signs.

The remaining three were barely clinging to life, clearly not going to survive.

This scene utterly stunned Zhang Cheng.

He stared blankly at the chaotic scene on the Free Federation's ship, then looked at his own team, who, though disheveled, were at least all alive.

A huge question mark slowly rose in his mind.

Uh...

Did that Thor, the God of Thunder, even attack his own people?

Isn't that... a bit too insane?