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The ship rocked violently, and Wu Heng and the skeletons steering the ship clung tightly to the handrails.

Philippa asked with a solemn expression, "What did Xiaoxiao see at the bottom of the sea?"

After reviewing the shared footage, Wu Heng released Xiaoxiao again and said, "A large magic array that can affect the flow of seawater."

"Using the flow to form a vortex?" Philippa confirmed in disbelief.

To be able to affect such a large area of the sea, this magic array is too exaggerated.

Xiaoxiao floated to the side and said, "There are also many broken shipwrecks below, even more than the ships that sank during the pirate attack on Treasure Island last time."

Philippa was in no mood to talk about these things with Xiaoxiao and looked at Wu Heng, "What do we do now?"

"Retreat, withdraw from this area," Wu Heng said directly.

Philippa turned around and, swaying, came to the skeleton steering the ship, saying, "Retreat, and do it quickly."

The battleship, amidst violent shaking, began to retreat backwards.

Wu Heng pressed the intercom and said, "Have the ships retreat, avoid this place first."

"We're already turning around!" The voice of the Elf Elder came through.

The ships of the main force were being violently rotated by the sea currents.

The ships should have been equipped with special tools; both ships were enveloped in a silvery-white barrier, trying to reduce the impact of the sea currents.

"The vortex is getting stronger and stronger; our ship can't move at all," the Elf Elder said urgently.

"The previous archaeological team likely encountered problems here," the Dwarf Elder's voice also came through.

The Elf Elder complained and scolded, "Is this the time to be saying this? If we don't think of a solution, we'll all be in danger."

Wu Heng looked towards the sea surface; the water flow was even more turbulent.

At the center of the vortex, the seawater rotated rapidly at an alarming rate, forming a deep, bottomless black hole.

A shout came again from the intercom.

The barrier of the ship where the Elf was located suddenly shattered, and at the same time, a huge gap was torn in the side of the hull.

Using some unknown tool or ability, vines quickly grew from the broken area, climbing and entangling.

Barely blocking the breached opening.

"Chief, my ship can't hold on any longer," the Elf Elder said loudly in the storm.

Gone was the elegance of the Elves and the composure of the Elder.

The Dwarf Elder also followed, saying, "Chief, I'm also being pulled towards the center of the vortex; if this continues..."

Wu Heng pressed the intercom, "I'll have the flying dragons pick you up; those who can fly, come directly to my ship."

"Okay!"

"Understood."

The two Elders responded urgently.

Wu Heng then said, "Philippa, move closer to those two ships."

"Okay!" Philippa glanced outside and re-issued orders to the skeletons, approaching the other two ships.

Wu Heng continued, "Skeleton Flying Dragons, Skittles, Sparkles, go pick up people; bring as many as you can."

Whoosh~!

The flying dragons and two winged skeletons soared into the sky, quickly flying towards the distant ships.

After Philippa finished giving instructions, she also walked to the edge of the deck and blew the horn in her hand.

A shark formed from water elements condensed on the side of the ship.

Philippa pointed, "Go bring all those who have fallen into the water here."

The water element shark quickly swam towards the group of people in the water, swallowing them into its belly, bringing them to the side of the ship, and spitting out a water column, spraying the people onto the deck.

… …

The battleship approached.

On the opposite two ships, they began to transfer towards this side.

Some used teleportation scrolls, some had wings on their backs, and some had tools for short-term flight.

Like dropping dumplings into water, they fell from the sky onto the deck.

But more people were still unable to teleport or fly and could only wait for the rescue of the flying dragons and skeletons.

After the skeleton flying dragons returned several times, the struggling warships were still stirred by the waves and drawn into the vortex.

The sterns rose high, and the entire hull tilted almost perpendicular to the water surface.

Sinking downwards.

The two large warships carrying various association tools were swallowed by the vortex at a speed visible to the naked eye and disappeared.

After the skeletons Sparkles and Skittles continued to salvage some struggling survivors in the sea, the battleship began to break through the waves towards the outer perimeter against the vortex's current.

When the battleship rushed out of the vortex area, the vortex behind it also began to slowly subside.

Gradually, the wind and waves calmed.

Only a piece of broken plank and floating debris remained.

On the deck, more than twenty corpses lay, and the scholars of the Hongwen Society took the scrolls of [Resurrection] to save the corpses that were still within the time limit.

More people stood on the deck, looking at the sea after it had calmed down.

Just arriving here, they had lost two ships, and the number of missing people had not yet been counted; the number should not be small.

They hadn't even landed on the island yet.

It was already like this.

Thump, thump, thump~!

Wu Heng led Philippa from behind, and everyone bowed respectfully, "Chief!"

"Mm, what is the personnel loss?" Wu Heng asked.

The Elf Elder said, "Two warships, the number of missing people is over 50… the specific number is still being counted."

In that situation, no matter how timely the rescue, there would be losses.

Those who were swept away by the vortex and not rescued in time, even if they searched now, they would only find corpses.

Wu Heng glanced at the survivors, among whom he saw the wood elf who was following in the team.

Since he and the wood elf were cooperating, he still had to take care of them somewhat.

Withdrawing his gaze, he said, "The ship will dock at the edge; have people search again; maybe they can find some people back."

The survivors were somewhat moved by these words, and their attitude became more respectful.

If they hadn't had this newly promoted Chief with them, they would have sunk to the bottom of the sea with those two ships.

Now they also planned to continue searching for the people who had fallen into the water, even though they all knew the hope was slim.

"We have already arranged for beast tamers to search at sea," the Elf Elder continued.

Wu Heng nodded and then said, "Let's go; let's talk in the cabin."

"Okay."

After speaking, he led them towards the cabin together.

The cabin was very clean and tidy, and the conference table and seats were fixed to the ground.

Wu Heng sat on one side, and the other two sat opposite him. Philippa brewed tea for them from the water dispenser.

The two Elders were somewhat surprised by the layout of the ship, but they didn't have much mind to care about these things.

The Dwarf Elder was still eager to speak, "Chief, do you know what's going on?"

Wu Heng said, "There is a magic array at the bottom of the sea, which caused the vortex just now."

Magic array!

The two looked at each other, and surprise appeared in their eyes.

Philippa sat next to Wu Heng, and when she saw the surprised expressions on their faces, she nodded subconsciously.

The two Elders were somewhat incredulous, but at this time, it was impossible for Wu Heng to fabricate such a thing to deceive them.

The Elf Elder asked, "Chief, what does this magic array look like?"

Wu Heng said, "Youhun only took a glance; it seemed to be a circular magic array. The material seemed to be stone, covered with silt and seaweed, so it was a bit difficult to see clearly."

In his opinion, it gave people the feeling of a washing machine.

The magic circle under the sea caused the water to swirl, gradually forming a huge vortex.

The Elf Elder wanted to continue asking, but the Dwarf Elder interrupted, "What's the use of saying all this? Let's discuss whether to go around or go back."

"What if there are strange formations in other directions?" the Elf Elder said.

Philippa said, "Ride a Wyvern over."

The three of them were stunned and looked at him at the same time.

The vortex indeed had no effect on aerial targets, so going through the air was indeed a method.

Wu Heng said, "In the future, for archaeological excavations, this route must be unobstructed. Just bringing three or two people won't do much."

"Oh!" Philippa said, as if she didn't understand, and stopped talking.

The Dwarf Elder continued, "What about destroying the formation? It would be fine if we could just make it ineffective."

"Is there a way?" Wu Heng continued to ask.

There might be other dangers at the bottom of the sea, and for a moment, the other two remained silent.

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Wu Heng looked at the others and said, "Go down and inquire to see if there are any inscription masters in the team, or any useful props. I'll have Nether Ghost go down again to investigate."

"Okay!" The two nodded, bowed, and left the cabin.

The two left.

Wu Heng said to the air, "Little Little, go take another look at that magic formation."

"Okay!" Little Little's reply came from the air, and she flew out directly.

Philippa sat beside him and said, "How about we drive the ship through?"

"We only have two ships on the island. It would be a great loss to lose one here," Wu Heng said.

Philippa put her arms behind her head and said, "I bet our ship can make it through."

Wu Heng rolled his eyes at her, waiting for Nether Ghost to bring back the results.

… …

At this time, the sky had already darkened.

The rescued members of the association gathered in the ship's dining hall to eat dinner.

This ship, mostly made of metal by skeletons, even had skeleton chefs.

Everyone took out the ingredients they had brought in advance, and the chefs made dinner for them on the spot. After the huge physical exertion, they all began to gobble it up.

The two elders walked in from the outside, took a portion of dinner, and sat down at the dining table to eat.

With a whoosh, a large group of members gathered around.

Someone asked, "Elder, what did the leader say?"

The Dwarf Elder said, "Leader Wu Heng said that the vortex was caused by the magic formation under the sea. Who has props that can dive for a long time, or props that can easily destroy the formation?"

"I have a scroll here that allows people to dive," someone said.

"The scroll's time is too short," the Elf Elder said.

"I have a strange object here. After sticking it on the body, it will turn into a fish-man form and have underwater vision," another person said.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

This strange object was really suitable for the current situation.

The Dwarf Elder asked, "What are the side effects?"

"After the effect of the strange object is removed, for a long time, they will be allergic to salty things."

Everyone quickly frowned again. There was such a side effect.

Then, everyone looked at his plate. No wonder there was only a piece of bread in it.

He must have just used this strange object.

"Keep yours for now. What about the others?" the dwarf continued to ask.

People talked about their props and strange objects, and the scene became a little chaotic.

… …

In the cabin, Wu Heng sat at the table eating something.

Philippa left to count the number of cabins in order to allocate rooms to the people of the association.

The battleship was much larger than the warships of this world, so it was not a problem to accommodate so many people.

At this time, the three Nether Ghosts flew back from outside.

Seeing that Philippa was not in the room, Glenda and Bennie also revealed their figures.

Little Little said first, "Uncle, a lot of the silt on the formation has been blown away. It's made of stone, with many symbols carved on it. I feel like it might be mathematics."

Oh my god, mathematics has appeared.

"Knowing it's stone is enough," Wu Heng said.

Glenda also followed up, "Bennie and I went to several other directions, and there are traces of inscriptions underwater. It may not be possible to go around."

Bennie said, "No wonder no one has ever discovered this place. Those who came here all sank."

There were also traces of inscriptions in other directions.

It seemed that if they wanted to get to the island, they could only destroy the formation, or follow Philippa's method and fly over to see the situation.

Little Little said, "Why don't Aunt Glenda and I go to the island to help you take a look? If we find something good, we'll come back and tell you."

Wu Heng glanced at her and said, "Hong Wenhui's leader asked us to send the archaeological team to the island. If we just go over and take a look, wouldn't that be a little bad?"

"If we can't get up there, what can we do?" Little Little shrugged.

Wu Heng said, "We'll see when the time comes. If it doesn't work, we'll let the skeletons go into the sea and see if they can destroy the inscriptions."

"That stone is so thick. The skeletons won't be able to break it even if they go down!" Little Little stroked her chin and said thoughtfully, "Uncle, if you go into the sea and use the electromagnetic cannon to hit it, the power should be enough."

Fire the electromagnetic cannon in the sea?

Very creative.

Knock knock knock ~!

A knock sounded on the door, "Leader Wu Heng."

The voice of the Elf Elder came from outside.

"Come in!"

The door opened, and the two elders walked in again. The Dwarf Elder still spoke first, "Leader, we have collected several props and strange objects that we feel can help with the next plan."

As he spoke, he took out the props one by one.

On the left were three items: a scroll, diving goggles, and a palm-sized colorful fish scale.

On the right were more items: a one-handed axe, explosives, potions, a hammer, and a carving knife.

Wu Heng scanned them one by one.

His eyes fell on the fish scale and the carving knife.

[Mermaid Skin (Strange Object)]

[Effect: Mermaid Characteristics.]

[Side Effect: Salt Allergy.]

(Description: Covering it on the skin of a creature will give the user the characteristics of a mermaid, allowing them to move freely underwater.)

This strange object had a decent effect.

It's just that the side effects were a bit uncomfortable.

Of course, if he really had to go into the sea to destroy the inscriptions, he could also arrange for the skeletons. It might not really be necessary to arrange for a living being to go down.

[Failure's Carving Knife (Strange Object)]

[Effect: Formation Base Weakness.]

[Side Effect: Creative Desire.]

(Description: A carving knife of a failure. Works made with it will always be accidentally damaged.)

[Formation Base Weakness]: The carved items are extremely easy to damage.

[Creative Desire]: Will make the user more focused and improve creative inspiration.

After reading about the carving knife.

Wu Heng frowned.

How did it feel like the effect and side effects were reversed? Shouldn't the effect be to bring inspiration, and the side effect be that it's easy to damage the carved things?

Seeing him staring at the carving knife, the Elf Elder started by introducing the carving knife first, "Leader, this is called the Sculptor's Carving Knife. As long as the items carved with it are broken and fail with just a little force, in addition to sculptures, inscriptions have the same effect."

"We think, can it be used to destroy the inscriptions under the sea?"