Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 1268 - 818: World’s End, Journey’s Conclusion
It was a deep blue ocean, stretching to the horizon.
The sea was calm, even the waves lapping at the shore seemed gentler.
Unlike the golden beaches of the coastal city Milovia, the coastline here was made up of black rocks and patches of ice and snow, stretching endlessly with no end in sight.
The sky was cloudless, transitioning from a light white at the horizon to azure, and then blending into a deep blue like the ocean.
The vast ocean, the endless sky, even the coastline seemed infinite.
This was the end of the Segis Continent, the edge of the world.
The system music in their ears gradually stopped.
A new Chapter began slowly to play.
It was music the players had never heard before, ethereal, melodious.
A female voice laced with the ancient calls of whales created enchanting melodies, making one’s heart calm unwittingly...
Riding on their dragons, the players quickly left the continent and ventured into the ocean.
The coast and snow-capped mountains behind them faded away, becoming small, and eventually disappeared at the junction of sea and sky.
In the players’ vision, only endless deep blue remained.
The Golden Dragon Romannus flew at the forefront, raised its dragon head and let out a long, loud dragon roar that spread far into the sky.
Then, the young dragons behind it also raised their heads, flapping their wings and singing loudly. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
The dragon roars echoed one after another, spreading farther and farther.
At this moment, it seemed the whole world only contained the dragons and the players on their backs.
Sitting on the dragons’ backs, the players felt the roaring wind, mixed with the unique aroma of the ocean.
However, what surprised them was that the sea breeze was not cold.
It was even somewhat warm.
Suddenly, the sea ahead rolled violently, and a white water column shot into the sky, catching the players’ attention.
Then, a giant whale leaped out of the sea and plunged back into the water.
Large ripples spread, bubbling white foam, which gradually dissipated as the whale dove away.
"It’s a Northwest Sea whale,"
Golden Dragon Romannus introduced to the players.
"This is a relatively common large Demon Beast in the Northwest Sea Domain, feeding on fish schools."
"Although the Northwest Sea Domain is remote, several rivers from the Extreme Northern Icefield converge here. These rivers pass through alpine meadows, bringing rich nutrients, combined with warm currents from the endless ocean west of the continent. The mix of cold and warm currents is ideal for fish."
"Here... likely lives the largest oceanic fish population in the entire Segis World."
As if responding to what Golden Dragon Romannus said, no sooner had he finished than a dense shadow appeared in the sea, and countless silver sea fish leaped out, forming an astonishing rain of fish that left the players in awe.
"The giant whale is driving them, it’s hunting,"
said Romannus.
As his words fell, the whale reappeared, opening its giant mouth to devour the fish...
The fish scattered, the whale swam away, and the sea gradually returned to calm, with only gentle ripples remaining.
The players from several major guilds had their eyes light up, secretly noting the coordinates of this sea domain, planning to return with ships for deep-sea fishing in the future.
It would surely be profitable!
Romannus didn’t know yet that this fish-rich Northwest Sea Domain had caught the attention of a bunch of voracious adventurers, some even starting to remotely organize with guild members to prepare for deep-sea fishing expeditions.
He continued introducing the vast ocean to the players:
"The Northwest Sea Domain is divided into two parts. One is the southern Heavenly Sea, which is where we are. The sea here is relatively calm, home to many marine Demon Beasts, but further northwest is the other part, the Hell Ocean."
"The Hell Ocean is the core of the Northwest Sea Domain, a region rife with void storms, so be sure to stick close to me, or else... you might get swept into the storm."
"What happens if we do?"
Demacia asked curiously.
Romannus looked at him:
"Naturally, you’d return to the Divine Country."
Demacia:...
...
The Heavenly Sea of the Northwest Sea Domain was vast.
The players rode their dragons, flying at full speed for a full day and night.
At first, everyone was excited, but gradually, seeing the surrounding scenery unchanged made them grow bored.
Fortunately, with the game system, they could pass the time surfing the network or watching dramas in the background.
It wasn’t until a day later that the surroundings began to change.
First, the sky changed.
Players noticed that as they ventured deeper, the sky gradually filled with dark clouds, accompanied by thunder and lightning.
The whole world grew dim.
The sea was no longer calm but became turbulent, and the temperature dropped sharply.
Mist began to rise over the sea, turning into a torrential downpour, while spiraling waterspouts descended from the thick cloud layer into the ocean.
Those were water spouts.
"Be careful, we have reached the Hell Ocean,"
Romannus reminded.
The players felt a chill in their hearts, closely following the movements of the Golden Dragon.
As they ventured deeper, the environment grew increasingly harsh, with raging storms, massive waves, and rifting space tears visible briefly in the sky and over the sea, before vanishing.
Vaguely, players could sight some enormous hazy figures roaring within the storm. Their forms were phantom-like, appearing and disappearing like ghosts...
