The crew of the Plato, from the moment they arrived at the Mariana Trench outpost, when they were surrounded by a pod of killer whales.
In fact, it has fallen into the hunting range of the undersea mercenary Oka.
Professor Stein's decision only accelerated the time for this deep-sea nightmare to occur.
now.
The Plato, which had disconnected its connection device, had been taught to change its course and rush straight to the submarine crater.
That is doomed destruction.
Castro can no longer call him out.
"I said, this is the end of our journey, a failed scientific expedition."
"Sorry, everyone!"
Facing the livid faces of Nelson and others, Professor Stein shook his head slightly.
"Asshole...I, I shouldn't have stopped Ryan before!!"
Nelson regretted a little if he had not stopped Lane from smashing Stein's head in when he was on the boat.
Will their ending be better now?
"..."
Professor Stein nodded silently.
He looked at Castro and Nelson, the two men who supported him the most on the ship.
Whether it was because of military orders or something else, during this voyage.
No matter what happens along the way, they are always on their side.
It's like...
"The same thing happened to Anna the last time we were in the snowy mountains."
"Nelson, no matter what!!"
"I thank you for everything you have done for me before, and I will remember you forever."
"But if all this is necessary, then I am willing to pay for it...kill for it!!"
…
Professor Stein has completely shown off.
Listening to the dull voice coming from the dim passage, he also heard what Ximu said to the little girl.
The people from the bottom of the sea are coming.
The mood of the crew, which was on the verge of collapse before, improved now, also because of the influence of the people on the seabed.
"ah!"
"It seems that you guys just experienced a life-or-death escape, so now you're fine... you can finally let me take a look."
"In this deep sea, there are magical species that could not possibly exist."
It has always been concealment and avoidance.
But Professor Stein has given up everything, including himself, this time. In the snowy mountains, he abandoned Anna and others, and stayed away from the hermit with magical magic.
And this time.
He can finally contact the incredible and extraordinary with confidence and boldness!!
Even at the end of life.
This theorist can finally speak out a genuine theory for once.
"You're crazy."
"I just said that the pressure in the deep sea will affect the human brain. When external influences invade, more and more darkness will pop out of the box."
"Ryan is okay!!"
"You are crazy, Stein, you are crazy."
Dr. Singer screamed loudly. He did not expect that everything the scientist in front of him said all this time was a lie.
And in order to continue his lies, he will send everyone including himself to death!!
horrible!!
This is really too scary.
"professor……"
"There really is someone under the sea, Neptune Namor?!"
"No...haven't we already..."
"No matter what this bastard says now, let's find a way to escape. We will die. Ryan is like this..."
When such truth is revealed.
When you are indeed trapped in the deep sea, and there is a terrifying curse spreading in the darkness.
The crew members, who had slightly better nerves, seemed... extremely frightened in the face of such doomed destruction.
Even they are not afraid of Oka who has not really arrived yet.
on the contrary.
They looked at the familiar person in front of them, Professor Stein, who had been in the small human space and in the deep sea for a long time.
This kind of person, who I knew well at first, suddenly became extremely unfamiliar. The extreme contrast between Professor Stein's before and after!!
This kind of psychological discomfort brings extreme fear to everyone.
…
"Why are you all looking at me like this?!"
"Isn't that what you said? The curse of Namor, the king of the sea, and the revenge of the people under the sea. We broke into the black waters. This is our punishment."
"Why?!"
"Now that I'm facing you, I finally admit your facts, but why are you trembling?!"
Professor Stein said loudly.
He did not shy away from anyone at all. He looked at Nagato Yuki again.
"Now I'm proven right."
"This is their true reaction to accepting the facts and facing these terrifying existences, whether they are aliens or under the sea, it is the same for people."
"Human beings are fragile, and now...it's up to us to bear this nightmare."
What he said seemed to make sense.
In front of me, including Castro and others, they were all in dire straits due to the approaching undersea people and were extremely powerless.
"..."
Nagato Yuki still listened quietly.
Xiaoyu, who has been very active and talkative since just now, is a little quiet at this time, and I don't know what she is busy with.
But Professor Stein couldn't wait any longer.
He stepped out directly, and under the horrified gazes of the crew members, he left the room and faced the dim corridor.
A little flashing light will not play a role in lighting at all, and the warning light will only make people more nervous.
Boom!
As a madman among the underwater people, Oka did not hide the fact that he was hunting.
As he approaches.
The smell of the sea is getting stronger, and the fishy smell on the big fish is getting stronger.
"No need to fantasize."
"Under the current circumstances, the oxygen supplied by the simple separation cabin is simply not enough to return to land."
"And our underwater friends... will never give us any more time to prepare."
Professor Stein stared straight at him, waiting for Oka to appear and witness for himself what the Atlanteans really looked like.
Maybe he will never write this scientific expedition report, but... this time it is the real truth.
"bring it on!!"
"The vibrations are becoming more and more obvious, and we are getting closer to the demon."
"well!!"
Professor Stein's whole body trembled with excitement, and he shouted loudly into the passage without caring about anyone.
"Come on, undersea man, let me take a good look!!"
"You... or you, what is the last Atlantis I am looking for?!"
…
"Um!"
"I witnessed another human being's madness."
Ximu crossed his arms and nodded with interest.
"You didn't say anything or stop me. Are all aliens as weird as you?!"
Nishiki strolled to Nagato Yuki's side.
During the long years of the Demon Lord, there was nothing strange about humans, mainly because aliens were rarely seen.
He kind of wanted to know what Nagato Yuki was planning to do.
Since I have been following Professor Stein, and then faced with such a crazy decision, I am completely unmoved.
Watching?!
Or record something?!
"..."
Nagato Yuxi shook his head incomprehensibly.
Obviously, compared to Xiaoyu, she was only interested in recording the demon in front of her, but did not have many ideas for communication.
"Don't want to pay attention to me?!"
"What a coincidence, I actually don't want to talk to you, I just want to tell you...Nagato Yuki!!"
Nishiki said Nagato Yuki's name, and the moment the expressionless girl turned around.
boom!!
His eyes turned as red as a devil, the little boy's bangs stood up with three thin horns, his skin was gray, and his face was ferocious.
Ximu suddenly transformed from a little boy into a demon in the sky!!
even.
Even the innocent child's voice before began to become hoarse and terrifying at this moment.
"Ha, stay away from Xiaoyu!!"
…
"What?!"
"Why should I stay further away?!"
Xiaoyu came back to her senses after vaguely hearing what Ximu was talking to Yuxi.
"Oh, no...it's nothing, I just want to meet my alien friends in a friendly way."
And when Ximu turned around.
The terrifying posture of the sky demon turned into a little boy again.
He spread his hands with a helpless expression.
really.
The righteousness spell in his body was really annoying, and the magic energy in the sky was really scarce. The brief transformation just now... made him feel uncomfortable all over.
But even so.
"hateful!!"
"How on earth do aliens have brains? This guy doesn't seem to have any reaction at all."
Yes.
Facing the direct threat from the sky demon, Nagato Yuki remained as usual, seemingly not frightened at all.
It's not just that I wasn't scared.
In just a short moment, abnormal information erupted from the sky demon Ximu.
It was quickly recorded by Nagato Yuki.
Although these data occur very briefly and the information is rarely recorded, this is the goal of the observer.
A little adds up to a lot.
Finally, all the unknown information will be gathered together to find the ultimate possibility of autonomous evolution.
As for the relationship between Nishiki and Nagato Yuki, Xiaoyu doesn't care about it now. What the little girl is excited about is... about this new world.
About the disaster in New York mentioned by Professor Stein, about the Black Hand organization, and about the devil!!
As well as some... insider information that ordinary people are completely unaware of, Xiaoyu finally understands it now.
"Nishiki!"
"Did you see it in the chat channel?!"
"I finally figured out what happened, Professor... eh?!"
"Where are the people?!"
And when Xiaoyu looked excited and was about to say something, when she looked up, she found that Professor Stein had disappeared to nowhere.
And the crew members surrounding the door were all in a state of collapse.
at the same time.
Outside the room, Professor Stein shouted excitedly, followed by his call to the people under the sea.
"Wow!!"
As the little girl exclaimed, Xiaoyu watched helplessly!!
In the darkness, a huge shadow like a wall crashed out!!
Bang!!
That was a really heavy impact.
Oka was like a deep-sea monster, with two hands on both sides of the passage, one on the left and one on the right.
The powerful force even twisted the alloy walls.
listen!!
The metal whine that keeps coming out seems to be completely easy to pinch on human bones.
horrible!!
Shocking!!
The terrifying visual effects are like being in a super-real horror movie scene.
All of a sudden!!
Dark blue skin, wet water stains all over his body, a terrifying deep sea existence that is different from ordinary people.
Oka appeared in front of everyone savagely.
"Monkeys on land."
"Who wants to see Oka... now I'm here!!"
…
I lost my voice at this moment.
Just like Ryan lying on the ground, not knowing whether he is alive or dead, from the bad news brought by Professor Stein to...Oka's real appearance.
Terrible physique.
The muscles are as big as a giant rock under the sea, and they are so huge that they exert the same pressure as a giant facing a chicken.
as well as.
It seems to have the same facial features as them, but it has aquatic gills... and dark blue skin that makes people feel uncomfortable.
Such an alien existence completely caters to the crew's imaginary fears!!
Powerless.
Powerless to escape, powerless to resist.
Everyone seemed to be paralyzed, and no words could be squeezed out of their voices.
"Hahaha!!"
That terrifying laughter, accompanied by the unique hum of the undersea people, kept coming from Oka's mouth.
He liked the result very much, it was exactly what he expected to see.
This is how these ugly and stupid land monkeys should be in front of the incredible undersea strongman Oka.
but.
"You...human!!"
Oka noticed Professor Stein standing at the front. Before he made a shocking appearance, this guy was calling him loudly.
What undersea people?
Why come out and see, there is no respect for the strong at all.
Oka stepped forward. Although the closer he got to Professor Stein, the difference in height ratio between the two became more and more obvious.
Oka's fist could almost touch half of the professor's body.
And at the same time.
Professor Stein became more and more excited.
"You can actually talk?!"
"Why can the people under the sea speak human language, and I can still understand it?!"
"So magical, so magical, you...you are Neptune Namor?!"
Suddenly stunned.
Oka didn't seem to expect to hear the name of the King of Atlantis from Professor Stein's mouth.
As for the existence that other underwater people respected so much, Oka only felt disgust in his heart.
"Shut up!!"
"Namor is just a despicable bastard, Oka could easily tear him apart!!"
"Buzz!!"
As if following the ups and downs of Oka's mood, hundreds of killer whales surrounding the Mariana Trench outpost began to moan at the same time.
Very angry.
Oka, who was just about to baptize himself with blood to make himself happy, became furious just because of Professor Stein's words.
Why?!
Why do these land monkeys always talk about Neptune Namor?!
If Namor hadn't had the authority of the royal family, if he hadn't been hiding in the royal city, if he hadn't been able to control the sea.
Just a competition of strength!!
If he had a head-to-head confrontation with his own group of killer whales, Oka believed that he would never lose.
However……
"Okay, so it seems that Atlantis is real."
"but……"
"Obviously a rough guy with big limbs like you can't be the true king of Atlantis."
Professor Stein shook his head.
He didn't care what the weird big guy in front of him was thinking, it was just...
"How incredible."
"Obviously it shouldn't exist, but...it's standing right in front of me like this."
"Such a body even has the salty smell of sea water, and... fishy smell!!"
Professor Stein is like a true scientist who explores science. When facing Oka, he gave full play to his spirit of inquiry.
He wanted to test all the theories he had gained during this period on the people under the sea at this last moment.
"It's really a pity that I didn't get to see Neptune Namor at the end of my life."
"All right."
"The crew told me that people on the seabed would sneak into dreams and kill people. I recorded this in my diary."