In the deep sea, in a dark and gloomy cave, a giant python that is completely black and as thick as an adult's waist is entangled at the end. Through the glowing light emitted by the unknown reef, you can clearly see the strange scales on the python's body that are as big as a bowl.
The cold glow.
As a slight sound came from the entrance of the cave, two awl-like eyelids slowly opened, revealing the terrifying eyeballs the size of fists inside.
Hearing the sound, the giant python raised its upper body slightly, and as it moved, eight more snake heads protruded from behind it. The snake head in the middle was impressively golden, and there was a golden crown bulge on the top of its head.
, a pair of snake eyes shined with unknown light, as if they were thinking about something.
Hydra Emperor.
The emperor's super beast - the Hydra Emperor.
I didn't expect that there is such a thing in this sea area.
"What you want!" A clear female voice sounded in the cave.
The Hydra Emperor raised his head proudly, and a dark snake head on the side happily spit out a snake message and looked towards the direction of the sound.
In front of it, a female Naga stood far away, her long dark blue hair washed back by the cool sea water, making her face look even paler.
She held a weapon tightly in her right hand. The weapon was more than ten feet tall, half a head taller than the originally tall female Naga. The weapon was completely black and nothing could be seen, but from the dense demon surrounding it,
Just by looking at the pattern, you know it must be extraordinary.
The huge snake head slowly appeared in front of the female Naga, obviously wanting to receive the weapon in her hand.
But the female Naga remained unmoved, with her right hand brought back to her chest, holding the weapon firmly with both hands, showing no intention of handing it over.
"You want to go back on your word!!!" A furious voice came from the middle head of the Hydra Emperor, causing the sea water to roll and countless bubbles to appear around them.
Facing the wrath of the Hydra Emperor, the female Naga showed no sign of fear.
She raised her head high and her eyes met the snake eyes in the middle of the Hydra Emperor.
"Why is my mother unconscious?" the female Naga asked in return.
This female Naga is the woman whom Wuyou briefly met in the main hall before. Her name is Riki, she is the maid of Queen Medusa, and her mother is the guardian elder of the artifact, Rena.
After she was born, she never saw her legendary mother again. It is said that she is the chief elder who protects the artifact. She is the great hero of the Naga tribe. She is the pride of all Nagas. So others are watching her.
I always have envious eyes, envious that she has such an excellent mother, envious that she can be taken care of by the queen as a daughter at a young age, and envious that she can always see their outstanding prince.
But Ruiqi is not happy. Because of this honor, she has no friends. In front of her, everyone will only compliment her, and behind her back, they will seriously hurt her with harsh words. She is a child without a mother.
Their words deeply hurt Richie's heart.
When seeing other Nagas being taken care of by their mothers, she would often ask her father: When will her mother come back?
But every time he was asked this question, his face was filled with sadness and helplessness.
Later, when she grew up, she understood the sadness caused by her mother's departure in her father's eyes. It was a pain that could not be erased, so she never mentioned the word mother again.
Now, in front of the ferocious Hydra Emperor, she once again mentioned this long-lost title, and all she felt in her heart was infinite grievance.
"Hmph, you should have known this outcome the day you agreed to my deal. Hey, it's too late now!" The Hydra Emperor's disdainful voice sounded, seeming to laugh at Richie's ignorance.
"No!!! You lied to me. You said that as long as I helped you get the Poseidon Trident, my mother would come back to me! You lied to me!" Ruiqi glared, raised her hands, and held the Poseidon Trident.
He pointed his halberd at the Hydra Emperor and roared at the top of his lungs.
"So what if I lied to you? You still brought it to me obediently!" Ignoring the furious Ruiqi, the Hydra Emperor sneered coldly.
After hearing its words, Ruiqi's face became paler, and the hand that was holding the Poseidon Trident trembled slightly. She stared blankly at the Hydra Emperor in front of her, unable to say a word.
Yes, she is too stupid. How could she believe such a devil's words? How could she agree to such shameless conditions because of such a selfish wish?
However, she really missed her mother too much. She knew that her mother was separated from her because of this seemingly ordinary weapon in front of her, which restricted her mother's freedom and took away the happy life she should have had.
, looking at her father who was getting more and more haggard, she really couldn't refuse such an offer, so she agreed to the devil's request and helped it get back the Poseidon Trident.
Just when Ruiqi was stunned, the Hydra King swiped its tail and rolled back the trident in Ruiqi's hand. Its body also transformed into a middle-aged man with a gloomy appearance.
"You lied to me! I'm going to kill you!" Realizing that the artifact in her hand had been taken away, Ricky rushed towards the Hydra Emperor like crazy.
The Hydra Emperor ignored her at all. With a wave of his sleeves, Ricky was pushed hard against the stone wall, and the edges of the rock carved countless scars on her body.
"For the sake of helping me retrieve the artifact, I will not take your life as a reward for you!"
Glancing at the trident in his hand and looking at Ruiqi who was lying aside, the Hydra Emperor left a cold word and left.
Ruiqi was surrounded by red light, which was her blood diluted by the sea water.
Ruiqi staggered up from the ground, her eyes filled with regret.
After her mother fell into a coma, she knew she had been deceived, so when she ran away in a panic, she met Prince Leo, whom she had long admired, and she almost told him about it.
But seeing the human woman's hand held tightly by him and the bright smile on his face, she swallowed back these words. Her jealousy made her suppress the doubts in her heart and still come here to make a deal with the devil.
"Haha... Is this the punishment given to me by the goddess?" Ruiqi's eyes were dull and she smiled crazily, but the bitterness at the corner of her mouth still betrayed her.
"Emperor Hydra! Even if it means death, I will drag you with me!!!"
Clenching her fists tightly, staring at the entrance of the cave, leaving behind a sentence full of hatred, Ricky chased after the Hydra Emperor.
Naga Tribe Square.
As soon as the queen finished speaking, the audience was in an uproar.
Originally, everyone gathered here because they received a notice of enemy invasion. The Naga tribe has always been peace-loving, but they are not afraid of war. They have always been united. After receiving the news, they almost came out in full force and gathered to listen to the news.
The Queen's Dispatch.
However, all this was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Prince Leo.
He brought even more shocking news to everyone, and everyone's attention was focused on the human woman that the prince insisted on marrying.
Now that the Queen has announced this bad news, everyone is undoubtedly stunned.
The queen personally admitted that the guardian artifact had been stolen and the chief elder was in a coma, which made these simple Naga people panic. They whispered to each other for a while and were at a loss.
Listening to the commotion below, Wuyou frowned and glanced at the people below, and finally cast his eyes on Queen Naga, with a puzzled look on his face.
"You don't know?" the queen asked in surprise, obviously very surprised that Wuyou didn't know about the Naga clan's guardian artifact.
Wuyou nodded blankly, wondering in his heart: I didn't even know about your Naga until I read extensive history books, let alone your guardian artifact.
The queen kept looking at Wuyou. She could not see any unnatural sign on Wuyou's face. Seeing that Wuyou didn't look like he was lying, she sighed. She shook her head helplessly and said with a bitter smile: "That's right, it's been tens of thousands of years."
, we should have been abandoned by the world~~~"
There was incomparable desolation in her tone, and Wuyou, who didn't know why, had no choice but to remain silent.
"The guardian artifact is a treasure left for us by the goddess of life. It was originally the weapon of Poseidon, the god of sea. After the god of sea suddenly disappeared, it was given to us by the goddess of life as a night elf clan. Thousands of years ago, the goddess fell asleep and was about to sleep.
On this occasion, I entrusted an important task to the night elves, handing over the goddess's scepter to the mermaid tribe for protection, and conveying the goddess's decree - when the owner of the goddess's scepter returns, it will be the day the goddess wakes up!"
Naga Queen Medusa slowly recounted to Wuyou the history forgotten by the human world.
Hearing the words "goddess scepter", Wuyou's heart suddenly trembled. There was a passage in Graniwin's memory: the elven messenger brought the goddess scepter to the mermaid tribe, and the scepter chose Jessica as its owner.
After Graniven was born, she was automatically chosen as the next owner.
Everything the Naga Queen said matched Graniwin's memories.
Looking at Queen Medusa who was obviously lost in her memory, Wuyou was filled with anxiety.
She didn't know whether she should tell the queen in front of her that she had the scepter of the goddess, because she didn't know what happened back then and why they, who were supposed to be night elves, chose to settle in this deep sea.
Why didn't this help the mermaid tribe escape from danger? What happened?
Wuyou, who really couldn't figure things out, lowered his head deeply and was at a loss.
Leo, who had been watching Wuyou, clearly felt Wuyou's abnormality. It was not that he had never been curious about Wuyou's origins, but she was too mysterious. Whenever he asked her, he would always change the topic without leaving any trace.
"Who are you? Why are you looking for the mermaid tribe?" Leo finally couldn't help asking the question in his heart.
After hearing his words, everyone's eyes focused on Wuyou.
This is what it feels like to have thorns on your back. Wuyou smiled helplessly, slowly raised his head and looked at Leo who noticed that he had made a mistake.
Seeing the hostility of his tribe towards Wuyou, Leo's eyes were full of regret. Even if he was usually simple, he knew that asking such taboo words would undoubtedly push Wuyou to the forefront.
"She's looking for the mermaid tribe???" the queen raised her voice and said to Leo.
Clearly feeling his mother's anger, Leo nodded after looking at the expressionless Wuyou.
Just as Leo nodded, Queen Medusa flew up to Wuyou. The pressure on her body was scattered. She grabbed Wuyou's neck with one hand and said coldly:
"Tell me!!! Why are you looking for the mermaid tribe?"