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“I’m afraid we don’t have that much time.” Shio pointed ahead. “The Void Cavern is right there. Sensing our arrival, Poseidon is closing the gate at full speed. I’ll go first, don’t fall behind.”

After saying that, he took a step forward and jumped off the deck.

Chapter Sixty-Four: Poseidon, the God of the Sea

Almost without giving anyone time to react, Shiomi jumped off the deck and disappeared into the sea.

Scáthach and Artoria, who were a step behind, could only see the still-wavering sea.

"Tianxi?" Artoria was taken aback.

She didn't believe that Shio-mi would still have the personality to commit suicide by jumping into the sea at this point.

He didn't believe that a mere drop of seawater could drown him.

“The currents in this area are turbulent; even we would lose control of our direction if we ventured in recklessly,” Scáthach said.

Then, Sakura ran up from behind.

“Master, Miss Artoria, please return to the ship immediately. Storm Border is about to begin its descent and deep-sea submersion. The remnants of the Olympus fleet have been left in the waters near Nemesis Island,” she said.

Scáthach raised an eyebrow slightly: "It seems Morgan found out again?"

“No, Mother said that no matter what the outcome, the only thing to do now is to follow in Father’s footsteps.” Sakura shook her head. “Father must have discovered something, which is why he dived into the sea.”

This answer coincided with their guess, so they stopped observing and turned to follow Sakura back to the cabin.

Then, Storm Border began sealing the hatches and closing the waterproof security doors.

This super warship, which integrates aviation, navigation, and underwater navigation capabilities and is built around Nemo's Noble Phantasm, has long surpassed the technological level of pan-human history and is a true multi-functional ark.

With only slight vibrations, Storm Border completed its dive without any water seepage. However, the underwater currents exceeded the expected levels, requiring adjustments to the engine output.

"How is my beloved student?"

Scáthach, upon returning to the bridge, immediately asked Morgan a question.

“There it is.”

Morgan gestured for Scáthach to look at the screen, which showed images captured by the Storm Border radar.

As the only person still fighting outside, Shiomi is like a diver, without any equipment, yet she sinks at will in the deep sea where even Storm Border has to be careful.

"What is that..." Artoria gasped softly.

Then, everyone saw that below Shiomi's figure, there was a huge shadow outline that was no less than StormBorder's, and it gradually became clearer as the depth of the descent changed.

“That must be the true form of Poseidon, the god of the sea…” Morgan said. “I see. As the god of the sea, he was assigned to guard the entrance beneath the surface of the ocean. Therefore, this enormous vortex called the Hollow Void connects to the entrance to Olympus—”

"Right beneath the deep sea?" Scáthach pursed her lips, frowned, and smiled.

To be honest, before arriving here, neither she nor anyone else knew where the entrance to Olympus was.

Scáthach originally thought that Olympus, like the Land of Shadows, was located on the other side of this Lostbelt.

Just like the world in which humans live, and the inner side of the world.

They are both on the same "fabric" layer of the earth's surface, yet they exist in different dimensions.

It does look quite similar now, but the entrance is located deep underwater, and Poseidon guards it...

It's unimaginable what sacrifices the followers of Pan-Human History made to send a few of their companions to Olympus.

"Wait a minute, the teacher is looking this way?" Olga Marie suddenly reminded her. "Romani, zoom in!"

Let me see—

Romani manipulated the Storm Border imagery, magnifying the observation lens as much as possible.

While they were doing their best to maintain the warship's underwater posture and not rashly approach Poseidon's actual hull, Shiomi had already completed the initial landing.

"Arms crossed?" Sakura was taken aback.

"It means we shouldn't come any closer," Morgan said calmly, leaning back on the armrest of his chair.

However, the subtle, silent tapping of her fingers on the armrest betrayed her inner anxiety.

Morgan wanted to fight alongside them, rather than sit here and wait for Shiomi's outcome.

"Everyone, prepare for the assault!" Nemo suddenly shouted. "Miss Skadi, please increase the barrier strength to its maximum!"

Then came a series of violent explosions, which turned into a deep rumble underwater, causing the entire Storm Border to shake.

It was an attack launched by Poseidon's true form.

"...So even the sea god of Olympus wouldn't stand idly by and watch us approach at this distance?" Morgan sneered. "Perfect, I don't want to wait any longer. Open all cannons and use the veil-sealing armor to intercept!"

“But, Master is still in Poseidon’s true form!” Olga Marie worried that it would affect Shiomi.

Sakura then pressed down on the director's shoulder: "Please trust Mother, she won't interfere with Father's battle."

"understood."

After understanding the situation, Olga Marie nodded in agreement.

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At the same time, Poseidon's true form.

Poseidon, the sea god of the twelve Olympian gods, was originally a machine god. In reality, he is a spacecraft used for planetary environmental modification, a different kind of interstellar warship from Artemis's true form.

A massive barrier opened up around Poseidon's true form, blocking out the seawater and creating a warship space that was completely similar to the land environment.

Right now, an incredibly fierce battle is erupting on the body of this machine god.

Shiomi dodged and blocked the oncoming attacks, moving towards the bow of the ship and destroying the automatic defense devices on the hull along the way.

"Now, there's only one left."

Shiomi pulled Gungnir from the destroyed giant sphere.

Ever since he boarded the mechanical ship, Poseidon's magical reaction has become unusually intense, with all defensive devices activating almost simultaneously and targeting Shiomi, this "foreign object."

There are two reasons.

One is the special Noble Phantasm that Shiomi activated before entering the deep sea to attack Poseidon. Such immense power not only affected the surface of the sea, but also caused great disruption to Poseidon, who guarded the Void Cave.

After all, it was only by dealing with the aftermath of the attack on Kirstalia that Demeter was able to temporarily escape Zeus's influence.

Secondly, there's the Poseidon core that Shiomi possesses. It was the core that Drake stole from her, taking advantage of perfect timing, location, and circumstances, even at the cost of being cursed.

The fact that Poseidon could still function even without his divine core means that he possessed more than one divine core.

but--

"Target: Francis Drake. Target: Francis Drake. Engage! ...

Poseidon has now completely lost its mind and is a truly malfunctioning machine.

Chapter Sixty-Five: Schemes

There is no doubt that Drake's theft of the Divine Core dealt a significant blow to Poseidon.

It's not as simple as just destroying the dignity of God.

It's more likely that because its divine core was stolen, it lost its rational and logical functions, causing a system malfunction and turning it into an entity that only seeks revenge against Drake.

Shiomi walked alone on the deck of the Machine God, heading straight for the location of the last core.

Since boarding the warship, he has been able to sense the location of the other cores and resonate with the divine core he is now holding.

The main body wanted to reclaim the stolen divine core, but the resonance between these divine cores actually revealed its location, saving Shiomi the trouble of searching.

The entire ship was radiating a massive magical energy reaction. Relying solely on this magical energy reaction to find the divine core was as impossible as searching for a specific tree in a dense fog forest.

"It's truly pathetic that so-called gods have fallen to such a state after losing their divine core."

As he approached the central area at the bow of the ship, Shiomi slowed his pace. He held the gun in his hand, the blade scraping against the incredibly hard deck, leaving a trail of sparks. It left a deep mark, as if slicing through mud.

"We must capture Francis Drake... We must capture Francis Drake... We must capture him... Ah, who are you—?"

The broadcast gradually slowed down and then stopped repeating ineffective phrases.

"That's surprising. You haven't even retrieved the divine core yet, and just having your internal organs interfered with like this has restored your self-awareness, Poseidon?" tide Jian held up the divine core.

"Who...are you?" Poseidon observed Shiomi. "You are not the woman who stole the divine core!"

"Who I am is not important. What's important is that Drake entrusted me with this divine core, and now I've come before you with it," Xi Jian said calmly. "Now, with only the central divine core left, and you having only two divine cores that haven't been retrieved yet, even if you regain your sanity, you won't be able to continue fighting, will you?"

"...Who exactly are you? A foreign god from another mythology?" Poseidon was silent for a moment, then asked again.

"Don't you really care about your own divine core, Poseidon?" tide Jian asked.

"Arrogant! Do you think you can make the mighty sea god beg for mercy by threatening him with a divine core?" Poseidon's voice was filled with anger.

Unable to revert to his Mecha God form, Poseidon is working hard to repair itself in the face of this person who is close to the central area, allowing more autonomous defense devices to target Shiomi.

“That’s hard to say. Maybe I came all the way here to show my loyalty to the Olympian gods. It’s just a pity that your automatic orientation device is too dangerous, so I had to remove some parts of it,” Shiomi said.

"..."

Poseidon fell silent.

Silence began to spread.

"Never mind, the mighty sea god is actually afraid of a human." tide Jian tossed the divine core back and forth, playing with it.

"Human? You turned the entire Atlantis Sea upside down. That's no ordinary treasure. And you, with your powers, are not just 'a human'."

“Well said.” tide Jian suddenly raised her voice and threw the divine core in her hand forward. “I have no use for this thing anymore, take it.”

The moment the divine core flew out, it emitted a blue light that illuminated the sea.

Having temporarily regained his senses, Poseidon had no intention of giving up the divine core that was about to be returned to his hands. He channeled the magic power of his entire true form to resonate with the divine core and prepared to reclaim it.

Then, the ship's surveillance system caught a glimpse of mockery in Shiomi's eyes.

Poseidon immediately realized that something was wrong.

However, the resonance of the divine core was already complete. The divine core, which Shiomi had discarded as a useless object, moved closer to the sphere where Poseidon's last divine core was located, and was eventually swallowed up.

"Core system failure... Deep-sea navigation system failure... True protective barrier failure..."

A series of sounds rang out, followed by Poseidon's furious questioning.

"...What exactly did you do?!"

"What did you do?"

Shiomi, who had already turned around and was about to leave, seemed not to have thought about the question before pausing for a moment before answering as if she had suddenly realized something.

"I didn't do much. I tried what you did to Captain Drake, adding something called a divine curse to the god's core." Shiomi pinched her index finger and index finger together, gesturing. "This is the first time I've tried cursing a god, and it actually worked..."

"A curse...a curse from the gods...impossible, impossible...uh ...

Then, Poseidon's true form began to explode continuously, the barrier separating the seawater collapsed and shattered, and thick seawater squeezed into the interior, instantly enveloping the entire warship.

Simultaneously with this, explosions occurred throughout Poseidon's true form.

It was not an attack from the weaponry that blocked the spiritual veins.

Morgan stopped firing when he saw signs that the barrier was breaking.

This is because Poseidon, the god of the sea, couldn't resist taking back the divine core that represented reason the other party had thrown away the moment he saw it.

The divine core resonated with another divine core, and the curse that Shio had placed inside the divine core was fully awakened at this moment, spreading from the inside and causing Poseidon to fall into a malfunction even more serious than losing the divine core.

"To be honest, if you had been a little more principled and hadn't been in such a hurry to retrieve the divine core, I wouldn't be so relaxed."

Before the seawater completely filled the interior of the broken barrier, Shiomi said one last thing before turning around and rising to the surface, preparing to approach the Storm Border and guide the entire ship into Olympus.

"Even if there's only one... even if there's only one! We absolutely cannot let that cursed god of war enter Olympus! I am the last line of defense!"

Poseidon's voice came through the sea, and all the remaining operational defenses were aimed at Shiomi.

tide Jian merely glanced at him coldly and then ignored him.

As more spiritual energy-blocking weapons flew past him, they met Poseidon's dying struggle and attacked Poseidon's true form without any restraint.

Under the combined effects of internal destruction and external attacks, Poseidon's true form began to crumble, and the reaction of his magic instantly reached a dangerous level.

The violent shockwave from the explosion rushed straight to the surface of the sea. The already turbulent underwater currents suddenly became even more violent, causing the unprepared Storm Border to lose control and sink deeper into the dark ocean as it was swept away by the currents.

Shiomi, who was clinging to the hull of the boat, maintained his composure until he realized what was happening.

That so-called void cavity—

The gate to Olympus lies directly beneath the vortex.