When As heard Theo''s concern, he smiled and reassured the monster, ''Go, rest, boy. I will deal with this now.''


    Following that, he jumped off the Blood Bat King''s back before falling toward the surface while summoning Medusa. The giant Death Serpent let out a roar as they crashed into the water below.


    As held onto the giant snake as she darted through the dangerous sea, and her voice sounded in his mind, ''Master, this ocean is dangerous. We must move quickly.''


    He nodded while they traveled through the rough sea. As was on watch, and something told him to cast Void Guard around the two of them as something crashed into them from below.


    ''Oh no! What kind of monster is this? '' When he thought this, he saw the culprit: a giant dark blue shark hiding among the deep sea''s darkness.


    Its ck eyes made his blood run cold, but that''s when Medusa tried to counterattack. The monster was too strong, causing As to cast a Void Bomb to clear some space. He watched the explosion force the giant shark back and quickly scanned it to find its rank.


    [Stormmaw Shark]


    [Rank A: 1000 Exp]


    [Wolf of the Deadmaw Sea. Use your magic to fend them off]


    When reading this, As pointed his hand at the monster and cast a dozen Void Arrows at it, forcing the Stormmaw Shark to flee into the distance. Medusa dashed away but soon dived as a Kraken appeared from an underwater mountain.


    ''This is hell underwater; powerful monsters everywhere,'' he thought, ncing around only to spot a massive vessel lying on the ocean floor. ''I will return here when I get stronger.''


    Medusa headed straight for it as the Kraken chased them while trying to grab the Death Serpent. As turned to look at the monster and noticed it was dark in color and was the size of a building.


    He quickly used Void Sight on the neer as they raced through the chaotic ocean.


    [Deepmaw Kraken]


    [Rank: S - 10000]


    [Use explosive magic, then run]


    ''Oh god, this thing is strong,'' As thought when reading it.


    Its evil red eyes locked onto him like a homing missile as it continued chasing them. As recast Aqua Lung so he could breathe, but he pointed his Nightde at the monster before casting Void Lance at it.


    ''This should do some damage and drive it off,'' As thought with a worried smile.


    The massive creature attempted to dodge, but the azure projectile tore through the water with lethal precision, piercing its body and burrowing deep. Wounded but relentless, it continued its pursuit, forcing Medusa to dive into a nearby canyon, desperate to shake the Kraken off their trail.


    ''Why am I always getting chased by stronger creatures.''


    As continued spamming Void Lances and Void Arrows at the pursuing monster. The spells hit the beast and everything else around it. Explosions ripped through the water, causing it to crash into the side of the canyon.


    ''Speed up, Medusa,'' he quicklymanded while sensing the Kraken was recovering. ''Head for the ship! We will hide there!''


    The Death Serpent slithered up the canyon walls as As watched the Deepmaw Kraken thrash in a frenzy below. Momentster, the two found an opening in the ship''s hull, justrge enough to slip inside.


    As noticed they entered the vessel''s cargo hold, where he saw several skeletons trapped by crates. ''I wonder what happened here?'' he thought.


    He nced around and noticed there was a way up far above them. Medusa swam toward it while slithering through the cold water. As made sure there weren''t any monsters hiding in the shadows.


    ''I can''t feel anything but something is giving off a creepy vibe that he couldn''t put his finger on it,'' he mused while they approached the surface.


    Medusa and As surfaced in a vast, shadowy chamber, where the air was thick with the stench of decay. The oppressive darkness made it hard to see, but the unmistakable scent of death lingered in the stagnant air.


    As they floated there, As could feel Medusa''s weariness and, with a silentmand, sent the Death Serpent back to the Dungeon Realm to recover.


    ''Thank you, Master,'' Medusa''s voice echoed in his mind, her tone soft with exhaustion. ''Be careful… and please, don''t die.''


    With that, she disappeared, leaving him alone in the cold, foreboding chamber. As smiled before swimming back down to check the crates of rotten material, ''Seems like this ship has been here for years.''


    He continued searching only to hear a roar echoing through the water, which spooked him into swimming back up to search the air pocket. As climbed out and stepped into the stale air and smell of death, causing him to cast Light so that he could see.


    Even the Night Eyes Rune couldn''t prate the darkness, but his skill was able to. When his surroundings were lit up, he spotted patches of dried blood, which caught his attention. ''Did a battle happen here?''


    While thinking, a ng rang out throughout the creepy ship, which made him jump in fright as it was sudden, ''Maybe it was a monster on the outside?''


    As tried to reassure himself as he scanned the chamber, which looked like an elevator room, and went down to the cargo hold, ''It''s a huge transport ship; it isn''t like one I got to Nivaria.''


    He shook his head and approached the nearest door while holding Deepforge in his left hand, and the ball of light followed him. As noticed no skeletons were lying around like the cargo hold.


    ''Maybe they used thelifeboats to escape?'' he thought as another ng rang out, and thanks to being dead quiet, he could hear it even louder.


    This made his skin prickle with unease, but As pressed on, slowly pushing open the door. Beyond ity an unsettlingly pristine, unnaturally long corridor that sent a shiver down his spine.


    ''Have I walked into a horror movie?''


    The sterile quiet only deepened his dread as his eyes darted around. He noticed the rows of identical doors lining each side, their presence oppressive and wrong. Somey open, while others were shut, but he noticed marks all over the walls further down.


    ''What did this? Did monsters invade the ship?'' As thought while slowly walking down the corridor.


    As As continued, he felt his mana returning exceptionally slowly due to something in the deep sea. ''Why is it returning so slow?'' he wondered.


    [Mana: 2160/7608 (1000)]


    ''I can''t summon any monsters or use too many spells,'' he pondered while gripping his des tighter as his nerves were already on edge. ''Looks like I''ll have to use my speed and swords to fight, well, if there is anything here.''


    As fumbled with the Lover''s Band, desperately trying to reach Amethyst. Just as he began to send her a message, a loud bang echoed through the corridor, so close it jolted him upright.


    He scanned the hallway, heart racing, but it was as empty as before, the silence pressing in with an almost tangible weight. As started getting the feeling that the monsters were waiting for him to leave the ship.


    ''How am I going to get out? I could use Medusa and rush to the surface,'' he thought while shaking his head and continuing walking down the corridor.


    As cautiously opened the doors, one by one, but each room revealed nothing but emptiness. The orb of light cast eerie shadows across the rooms, illuminating a thickyer of undisturbed dust that seemed to have settled over everything like a shroud.


    His search revealed more of the same—a haunting stillness that clung to every surface untouched. As didn''t know what to make of it all and decided to continue searching as a monster roar echoed outside, shaking the ship.


    ''Where is everything? There aren''t people here, or there would be signs,'' he thought while reaching the engine room.


    As stepped inside, only to have something lunge at him. He rolled to the side and shed at the monster that had dropped dead. He brought the light over it and saw a dog-sized spider, causing him to shiver, ''What is it with giant insects?''


    He directed the orb of light toward the wall, and his stomach churned as he saw a swarm of spiders emerging from the shadows. Their ck bodies were nearly invisible in the darkness, and their yellow eyes glowed with a predatory hunger that made his skin crawl.


    "These things are horrifying!" As thought, a shudder running down his spine.


    Without wasting a second, he activated Void Sight, revealing the grotesque forms of the spider. With a grim determination, heunched his attack, hoping to drive away the creeping terror that threatened to overwhelm him.


    [Deepsea Crawlers]


    [Rank: C - 500 Exp]


    [Keep out of its webs, or you''ll get stuck]


    ''I swear, Luxia, you''ve sent me to a damn nightmare world,'' he internallyined.


    Following that thought, he threw two Gravity Bombs that mmed into the closest monsters, sending the crawlers mming into the floor. When As saw this, he dashed forward and started attacking the creatures.


    As thrust Nightde and Deepforge into the spider''s heads, causing them to drop dead as the experience poured into his body. He continued ughtering the monsters that tried to attack, but thanks to his armor, their legs and fangs could prate it.


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