Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 883 - 760: World’s End and Encirclement

Rumble... Rumble...

Creek... Creek...

The storm nearly swallowing the ocean raged in the sky, so fierce that it made people question their very existence; the pitch-black sea water transformed into towering mountain peaks, rising high before crashing down.

At this moment, the sky had turned into another ocean, and the sea simply became an abyss leading to hell. The Theseus was violently tossed up and slammed down, as if it could be swallowed whole by this terrifying monster called "the sea" at any moment.

This struggle between man and nature lasted only two hours, but it felt like an eternity until one side finally fell!

"Mr. Jelos, are you sure we should keep breaking through? Perhaps we should take shelter in the Witchcraft Garden for a while, who knows when this storm might pass."

The scene outside reminded Aiven of the fear he felt when he first ventured into the sea, dominated by the Black Sea storms.

However, the ship he now stood on was a Legendary Battleship that had undergone an Extraordinary Transformation, making the harsh weather above the Black Sea seem like child's play in comparison.

The height difference of the giant waves on the sea had reached almost 40 meters, all looking like the supernatural disaster "Beheading Waves"!

Even the mightiest Level 1 Battleships representing humanity's secular world would easily snap like fragile straw if they came here. Then they would be sent on a one-way ticket to the ocean floor, disappearing forever in the waves.

"No, let's not. We could hide inside the Witchcraft Garden, but the anchor used to stabilize the garden is still outside.

If while we're not outside, the anchor is dragged into the depths of the Storm Belt, then we'd be in real trouble, crying out to heavens and earth in vain.

So having no choice is the best choice, now is the perfect time to break through!"

Without hesitation, Jelos, who had experiences from nearly the same age as the Age of Navigation, immediately rejected Aiven's suggestion and called the Ship Spirit to stand firm together in the captain's cabin.

Two hours ago, it was a scene of bright sun and gentle breeze, quickly turning into another visage.

Jelos' boast still echoed in their ears as the sea swiftly revealed its other face, determined to teach this arrogant fellow a lesson.

When they realized something was off, the first thing they did was unfurl the Ancient Scroll, only to be shocked to find that they hadn't just crossed the entire Broken Star Sea through the Blue Cave, reaching the edge of the known world.

They had plunged straight into the Storm Belt marking the "World's End"!

"The King of Sea Monsters," Kraken, once said: Cross the entire Broken Star Sea, step onto the Stormy Sea Route, and keep moving forward. If after enduring the horrors of the Storm Belt, one could survive unscathed, they would reach the Endless Ocean Phorcys.

Back then, Jelos merely touched the Stormy Sea Route and hadn't even ventured into the Storm Belt before he was frightened back. He resolved to venture back again aboard a Legendary Battleship, with a cohort of capable companions.

Although Aiven had rich adventure experiences, he had never reached any boundary of this world to witness the Storm Belt, whether it was the westernmost Broken Star Sea's "Stormy Sea Route" or the easternmost Peacock Islands' "Antana Strait".

At this time, he naturally wouldn't go against the seasoned traveler's experience.

But suddenly recalled something, and since he was not aware of any danger besides the storm, he asked the Great Navigator with interest:

"By the way, Mr. Jelos, since this is already the western boundary of the known world, shouldn't the Golden Kingdom be nearby? Why doesn't it appear at all on our Ancient Scroll?"

He had known this for many years.

At the end of the Broken Star Sea, at the start of the Stormy Sea Route, lies the final barrier dividing the humanized world and the natural world, the known and unknown — the Golden Kingdom.

There it still retains the most primitive appearance of human civilization from millions of years ago, where humans and gods coexist.

Gods and humans made pacts.

The great deities became the rulers and guardians of the kingdom, while humans served them, worshipping and offering faith, this relationship has persisted through ages long enough to see breakages in the Old Continent's historical records.

There are two deities ruling the Golden Kingdom.

One is the Sky Goddess "Kurutena", born as a Wind Spirit, the free god who can never be bound. She once journeyed incarnate across the countries of the Old Continent for wisdom, a being profoundly conscious of potential dangers.

The other, the Ocean Goddess "Thetis", has from birth guarded the ultimate secret of this world, bound by that secret.

The thirteen Golden Compasses and the Adventurer's Blood passed down through thirteen families originated from the hands of this Ocean Goddess.

Because after safeguarding that secret through the ages, she hoped someone suitable could decipher it, freeing her from the incredibly burdensome duty upon obtaining the "Answer".

When the thirteen Golden Compasses converge, they can open the gate to the Endless Ocean "Phorcys".

Currently, Jelos had five compasses in hand, Aiven two, and another belongs to the fifth disciple Bach's family in Atlant, which has already been located but never retrieved.

Now with eight nearly collected, they weren't too far from having them all.

"Haha, I noticed when we first got the Ancient Scroll.

As a peculiar force guarding the 'Gate', the Golden Kingdom is distinct, marking the first exception to the 'Ocean Treasure' I've seen.

Perhaps... only the Golden Compass can guide us to its trail across the vast ocean where the magnetic field, currents, wind force, and meteorology all lie in chaos, just as what brought the Theseus there last time."

While discussing his judgment with Aiven, Jelos took out a Golden Compass and opened its cover.

However, since they were in a perilous situation, the pointer did not show the direction to the Golden Kingdom but unwaveringly pointed east, towards where the Storm Belt could be exited.

Aiven also took out the compass from the Galliot Clan, and naturally, the direction was identical.

"Well, since we've already come this far, why don't we pay a visit when we return..."

Suddenly.

Click, click, click...

A strange mechanical sound suddenly and urgently rang from both of their arms, and their expressions changed instantly, as they quickly jumped to their feet.

Jelos shouted:

"It's a Sea Monster! Theseus, prepare for combat!"

Thud!

A "Regenerated Puppet" dressed as an officer from the Holy Rosar Empire era gave a firm chest bump, and the sound of its response from its chest was unwavering:

"Yes, Commander! [Puppet Legion] recovery!"

Swish.. swish.. swish..

The lower deck immediately resounded with the sound of orderly marching as a large troop of fully armed wooden Regenerated Puppets flowed out of the cabin like water, standing firmly on the violently rocking deck as if rooted in place.

They each threw out a black wooden block, which "clattered" rapidly transformed into shining ballistae and catapults.

To maintain the coherence of its spatial structure, although infused with the power of witchcraft, everything on the [Legendary Battleship: Theseus] adhered to the styles of 1500 years ago.

In other words, this antique galleys-style battleship had absolutely no cannons or even a helm (as it hadn't been invented yet), relying entirely on paddles for maneuvering.

"Let's get on the deck too, and witness the first battle of this Legendary Battleship!"

Jelos had already stepped out first, with Aiven following closely behind.

As First Mate Lam walked past the newly born Ship Spirit, he glanced at it with a slightly downcast expression. Originally, there were only three real crew members on this ship, and now it seemed his role as First Mate would be completely replaced by this guy.

Soon there might no longer be First Mate Lam on this ship, replaced by pet bird Lam.

"Sigh! Damned artificial intelligence."

Life is tough, a parrot sighs.

However, just as they rushed out of the captain's cabin.

BOOM!!!

A massive creature suddenly launched a lightning-fast attack from underwater, sending the entirely new Legendary Battleship soaring into the air with a fierce upheaval, tearing a huge gash in the wooden hull.

Before the sense of weightlessness reached its peak.

Whoosh—!

The imprints of the four deities, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, suddenly emerged on all sides of the hull, reviving it as if time turned back, quickly restoring the damaged parts of the battleship to their original state.

[Ability: Wind of Temporal Order]

As the [Theseus] fell back into the water, it was entirely unharmed, as if it had never been attacked.

Standing steadfastly on the deck, Aiven and Jelos could clearly see the enormous creature stirring the seas.

Hiss—!

It was a "Screaming Serpent" over a thousand meters long, with giant fin-like leaves on its head and neck flying over the sea. Its body, covered in alternating black and white scales, quaked like waves, emitting a piercing screech.

Even a slight whip of its tail shattered towering waves, and raising just its upper body would disappear into the clouds, making it difficult for the two on the ship to witness the full terror of the Sea Monster.

Fortunately, the [Theseus] was not an ordinary ship destined for slaughter.

Swish, swish, swish...

Sixty long oars stirred the sea currents alongside the ship's hull, transforming into massive water wings resembling bow arms, with a giant ram at the prow glinting in a mountain copper hue, gradually radiating brilliant light.

One radiant halo after another exploded upon it, endowing it with numerous traits: solidness, swiftness, sharpness, bleeding... along with the strongest demon-breaking attribute inherent in mountain copper.

The entire battleship resembled a tightly drawn crossbow, like a mountain about to topple over, poised to irresistibly plunge toward the giant serpent.

[Ability: Copper Horn Mountain] 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Yet, this move was not yet fully enacted.

Boom! Boom!

Two more thunderous roars echoed as two creatures, not much smaller than the first "Screaming Serpent," emerged from the sea, surrounding the [Theseus] in a triangle.

"These... are the monsters in the Storm Belt growing on golden compost?!"