I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Ma En was somewhat prepared, but he didn't expect to hear about Atlantis again so soon.

"You're saying there's a city at the bottom of the sea?" he asked, his face curious.

The Shadow nodded:

"Yes, the legend of Atlantis is true, and the deity they worship is opposed to the Sea God of the Southern Federation. These evil races have tried to infiltrate us several times over the years, and have obtained a lot of important information.

"Fortunately, we are the experts in this area. Not only does the Federation itself have excellent intelligence departments, but we also have close cooperation with the best spy organization, the Eastern Federation Security Company, so we have long since achieved counter-infiltration against them.

"It is because of this that we have discovered several very astonishing facts."

Ma En said with a puzzled expression:

"What did you discover?"

The Shadow said seriously:

"These deep-sea people have clear goals for their espionage activities. They are planning to launch an evil conspiracy against us, intending to drag several of our coastal cities into the sea, and carry out a terrifying indiscriminate massacre of the Federation's civilians.

"I think this may be the trigger for the apocalypse that Shenxiao spoke of."

Ma En asked, puzzled:

"Why would they do this?"

The Shadow shrugged:

"You have to know that we occupy the entire land, so it's not surprising that we are coveted. Moreover, these Atlanteans can indeed be said to be worthy of their ambitions. As far as I know, they have an army of permanent ability users that can be described as terrifying in number, mainly because they still adopt a rather backward political system, and therefore have far greater cohesion than us.

"At the same time, this is also because they have special racial characteristics, and their technological level is not inferior to our core technology. Atlantis has a special so-called technology. In the eyes of our scholars, their technology is actually a religion that highly relies on an anomalous entity—this is also the biggest problem we face.

"If we don't consider this, we are fully confident to deal with these deep-sea people. Although they have good combat power at all levels, they are still no match for us. You can probably see this from the fact that our intelligence system surpasses theirs.

"You used to be enemies with us, so you should be very clear about how powerful the Federation is. We have defeated Shenxiao Travelers, but even if we were given the same preparation time, we might not be able to deal with those Atlanteans.

"What really worries us is not those deep-sea people. In the Federation's eyes, all of them combined are just a decent enemy, and we have defeated countless countries and anomalous entities that were stronger than them.

"What prevents us from attacking them is the deity they believe in, which is also the source of all their technology and power—that is, a natural consciousness that they call a deity.

"To put it simply, it's the ocean itself."

Ma En blinked in surprise:

"What do you mean by that?"

The Shadow explained:

"It's exactly what I mean literally. In fact, Shenxiao had already seen the existence of Atlantis. According to our interrogation, she said that even in the sea, she couldn't kill their current leader, Milode.

"I don't know if low-level ability users like you can understand the weight of this sentence. Let me explain it to you. Shenxiao has fought against many strong people of the same level, some of whom she could kill, and some of whom she could only defeat.

"But that's what we thought before. In fact, Shenxiao can kill almost all of her opponents, but sometimes she deliberately held back. Our battle with her has already proved this. There are very few ability users that she really can't kill.

"And Milode, who is in the ocean, is one of them."

Ma En asked:

"So the key is the ocean?"

The Shadow nodded:

"That's right. Some Federation politicians once proposed a plan to destroy Atlantis in advance, but this stupid idea was immediately overturned by those in the know. Shenxiao can't kill Milode not because he becomes stronger in the sea, but because the ocean will protect him.

"It may sound a bit exaggerated, but I want to tell you…

"The ocean of this planet is alive."

Although he had already heard Ellie's explanation, Ma En was still skeptical of the one-sided information from Atlantis, because they might exaggerate the deity they believed in, but the Shadow told him that this was the truth.

The Shadow continued:

"You heard me right. The deity they believe in is not a so-called god, but the entire ocean of this planet. These liquids are controlled by a consciousness that we can understand. Every drop of seawater you see is His body.

"The technology used by the Atlanteans basically uses kinetic energy from the ocean. With His benevolent help, they have an eternally terrifying and efficient source of energy, and can mass-produce Tier II to Tier III soldiers, and therefore can threaten our rule.

"And the worst thing is that Atlantis can also request the protection of the ocean itself, which means that as long as they stay on the seabed, we have no way to deal with them, and can only watch them launch attacks on the land.

"Even Shenxiao personally told us that even if she went deep into the sea, she might be killed by Him.

"Because the ocean itself is a Tier VI entity."

Of course, what he didn't say was that Shenxiao would definitely not go deep into the ocean in a risky situation, and the Shadow felt that she had probably already done something to ensure that the ocean wouldn't attack her.

Ma En asked, puzzled:

"Listening to this, it seems that our best option is to surrender as soon as possible?"

The Shadow said with a smile:

"If the ocean helps them in the war, then that's indeed the case. The deity they believe in can gently turn His body, submerging the entire land world under Him, and at that time, more than 99% of humans will die.

"And if He really intends to kill, all ability users below Tier V have no chance of survival.

"But fortunately, He won't do that. The ocean is the deity that Atlantis believes in, not their nanny. He will only bestow upon His worshipers what they are willing to give, and His will is far above the ocean.

"Imagine, if you were the ocean itself of this planet, would you really care about our so-called war?"

Ma En said:

"So the current situation is that we can't hurt them at all, but in fact, it's difficult for them to really threaten your rule. After all, your territory is not under the sea. As long as you stay on land, you can be invincible."

The Shadow nodded:

"Yes, but we may have to pay a considerable price, and Atlantis doing so may expose the existence of the abnormal, which is actually a sharp weapon that they have not yet realized. For some reason, we cannot let the civilians know about the existence of the abnormal.

"So we are planning to find a way to stop the Atlantis invasion, approaching in a more gentle way. That's why I want to tell you this, because in three of all our main plans, you may be able to help us.

"Of course, we are not making demands on you, and we may not even find you. In fact, I am telling you this to let you understand how the Federation is protecting our world, and to let you see these foreign races that may assassinate you."

Ma En knew that there would eventually be an opportunity for him to get involved, and this matter might also contain considerable benefits for him or the Salvation Alliance, because…

Shenxiao had already predicted it.