The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 650 - 0647: Gigantic Statue (Second Update)

Chapter 650: Chapter 0647: Gigantic Statue (Second Update)

Fifty kilometers to find a small island, forty kilometers to find a hundred-meter deep pit on the seabed—it did not take much time for Liszt to locate the Fish Ugly Temple.

This was an ancient ruin overgrown with seaweed and largely covered in silt.

The site was vast, with hundreds of stone pillars supporting the palace’s domed ceiling, sealing off the interior. No fish or shrimp swam around the palace, only seaweeds and corals swaying with the currents.

“Brother, leave dealing with the Necrofish Ugly to Ach.”

Ach “stood” on a seashell in front of Liszt, asking to fight. She had a natural ability to control water, and now that she was proficient in water magic, her combat power underwater far exceeded Liszt’s—mainly because once Liszt activated his Dou Qi, it would break through the magic of the Rainbow Whale Rose’s Rainbow Breathing Membrane.

If the Rainbow Breathing Membrane was broken, he’d have to hold his breath and stop breathing, which would make it very difficult to circulate Dou Qi.

Moreover, his Dou Qi was of the fire attribute, which had its power almost entirely diminished underwater, barely able to be released externally, at most clinging to the longsword for direct strikes against the opponent’s body.

“Be careful, I’ll provide support for you!” Liszt said gravely, holding the Ice Soul Dragon-Slaying Sword in his hand.

He had yet to master the “Ice Rotation” technique of the Ice Soul Dragon-Slaying Sword, and the “Ice Seal” technique was not activated, which did not add much combat power underwater.

His primary role was to provide moral support to Ach as she hunted the Necrofish Ugly.

According to Iris’s hints, as soon as one set foot within the boundary of the Fish Ugly Temple, the Necrofish Ugly would burst out from inside the temple to drive away and hunt down the intruders.

So when Ach stepped into the range of a corner of the temple, she suddenly stirred up a powerful current.

Then, like a puff of smoke, a specter-like creature spewed out from within the currents, just as Iris described. This creature, standing ten meters tall, resembled a large upright frog with the head and body of a fish for its upper half and fin-like legs arranged in a webbed manner.

“Squawk squaw!”

As soon as the Necrofish Ugly made its entrance, it emitted a sharp, strange cry, then raised the steel fork in its hand high with a ring of magic radiance waving across the fork.

Without any extra effort, it directly threw the magic at Ach.

However, Ach was no stranger to hunting sea monsters in the deep sea; she readily raised a Water Wave Shield and instantly cast powerful magic like Whirlpool Convergence, tossing it recklessly at the Necrofish Ugly like the spells cost her nothing. Her combat style leaned towards brute force output, probably influenced by Liszt.

Liszt would always share his combat experiences—don’t waste words, strike first; if you can use a powerful spell, don’t just stick to basic attacks; if you can overpower your enemy in one flow, don’t hold back.

Ach took these experiences to heart.

So, she began with various advanced magics. After all, the Necrofish Ugly wouldn’t chase out of the Fish Ugly Temple by far, and if she were to be drained of magic power, she’d simply run without a hint of hesitation.

However, contrary to expectations, as Ach unleashed a barrage of advanced magic, the seawater instantly turned murky with the seabed silt churning, as if a black tornado rose above the temple. The Necrofish Ugly’s defensive magic was completely extinguished under Ach’s onslaught of magic.

It couldn’t even counterattack.

Ten minutes later, Ach was panting heavily, her magic power running out.

She followed Liszt’s instructions and began to swim away from the Fish Ugly Temple, wary of the Necrofish Ugly’s possible counterattack. However, after she retreated, the Necrofish Ugly did not pursue, and as the magic release ended and the murky water cleared with the currents, the sea returned to its clarity.

Liszt and Ach exchanged glances, finding it unbelievable.

The Necrofish Ugly had vanished, and a corner of the Fish Ugly Temple crumbled, revealing a deep cavern. What was more surprising was that a steel fork was found diagonally stuck in the battlefield, half-buried in the mud.

“Brother, this is the Necrofish Ugly’s steel fork.”

“I know.”

Liszt looked at the silently collapsed corner of the Fish Ugly Temple and took a long while to react, “Ach, could it be that you annihilated the Necrofish Ugly with a burst of magic? Logically speaking, even if it had retreated back into the temple, it would have taken its weapon back, instead of leaving it outside.”

“Ah, did Ach kill it?”

“Go and take a look!”

As the two approached the vicinity of the Fish Ugly Temple, there was no movement; picking up the steel fork dropped by the Necrofish Ugly, there was still no movement; touching the collapsed gap, there was still no movement; and even as they entered the interior of the temple through the collapsed entrance, there was still no movement.

Clearly, the Necrofish Ugly had indeed perished in the midst of Ach’s seamless magic.

The so-called Grand Magician level of Iris now seemed like a joke— it was probably because Iris herself lacked combat ability, which led her to overestimate the strength of the Necrofish Ugly.

After entering the Fish Ugly Temple and ensuring there was no danger,

Liszt then began to inspect the interior of the temple, which was simple yet majestic and revealed luxury amidst its rusticity. Although half of it was covered by silt, one could still feel the vastness of the interior. Thick stone columns supported the simple dome, and guarding both sides of the walkway were enormous statues.

Illuminated by crystal lamps, the details of the statues were vividly revealed.

“Brother, what kind of monster are these statues?”

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“I don’t know, but I guess they might be from a sea race stronger than the Fish Ugly. Ach, look. The first four statues closest to the entrance are clearly of the same race as the Necrofish Ugly. The statues further inside seem to be different from the Fish Ugly, resembling a more humanoid monster.”

The humanoid monsters numbered four, all depicted with two arms.

Further inside were another four humanoid monsters, but with four arms.

Next were another four humanoid monsters, each with six arms.

In appearance, these twelve humanoid monsters, except for the number of arms and the robustness of their bodies, were all very similar. They had fish scales and fins, and three thick fingers clutching different weapons. Their heads, resembling both a snake’s and a fish’s, bore a striking resemblance to that of the Fish Ugly.

Further in,

different statues appeared, still four in number, but now of strong female figures. However, these women had some similarities to the Sirens but were more rugged-looking and had patches of fish scales and fins. Interestingly, four more statues followed, this time of four-armed female figures, and then four six-armed female figures.

Since half of the temple was buried in silt, only the upper bodies of these statues were visible.

Riding on the back of Rainbow Whale Rose, Liszt felt each statue was immense, and they all seemed to be one-to-one replicas—the four Fish Ugly statues at the entrance were the same size as the Necrofish Ugly, and all the subsequent statues were even larger.

As he was examining these statues, trying to deduce some information,

Ach suddenly tugged on his sleeve and whispered, “Brother, quick, look at the main seat of the temple, is that a mermaid? Such a huge mermaid!”

Only then did Liszt notice that at the end of the palace, in a dim area, there was a huge stone throne, which was not covered by silt due to the high steps.

Above the throne, there was a lifelike statue.

The figure carved possessed a human upper body and a gigantic fish tail, perfectly fitting the classic mermaid image recorded in knight’s novels, folktales, and magic books. Her fish tail curled upon the throne, her belly button downward densely covered with fish scales, while above the belly button, she was as clean as a human.

Or rather,

The greatest difference was that the mermaid statue was at least twenty meters long, truly gigantic.

However, at that moment, Liszt’s Eye of Magic fell on the colossal chest of the mermaid statue, where there was a teardrop-shaped jewel flashing with azure brilliance, shining radiantly. Inside it seemed to flow magic power of the water attribute, more potent than any magic power he had seen.

With a flash of inspiration, he knew the answer: “Mysterious Jewel!”