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[I am Seruta. A priest who guards the temple here.]

“Temple...? ”

Jung Shiwoo mutters and nods, shouting, "Mudskipper off."

[You understand what I'm saying.]

“Oh, did we start there? ”

Jung Si-woo gestures at the group, shifting between himself and Mudsters with a dazed look. The whale, Ceiraxia, was still bauong, crying heavily.

[If he brought you here, he must have felt something about you. Above all, the peculiar ability to communicate with us, deserves to enter the temple. He will allow it.]

“I'm sorry, but can you explain it to me one step at a time, instead of dragging me into that weird place? ”

Seruta responded briefly to Jung Si-woo's question.

[Do you think we built this place?]

No way. It felt artificial no matter how hard it looked. Jung Si-woo stopped, not trying to talk back.

“Then who made this place...? ”

[We don't know exactly.]

“Haha, look at this guy. ”

“Brother, stop! ”

Suarin desperately tried to stop Jung Shiwoo from pulling out the hammer. Even though she could not understand the conversation, she had reached a level of ghostly awareness only when his violence was manifesting!

However, Mudskipper still made a serious face, not even knowing what he was thinking.

[When we realized about ourselves, we were already here. Since everything was prepared for us, it doesn't matter who he was. We only fight against those who worship Him and insist on the name of the god of this world.]

“ ……! ”

It was like lightning struck Jung Si-woo's head. It was the moment the question was solved. Earth's undersea monsters who were not subject to the gods of this world, why they were safe!

It was a moment when the hypothesis had already been proven that they might firmly believe in other beings than the gods of this world.

“Wait, so you don't even know her name? ”

[Yes, we just feel his presence from the traces he left of himself and set our course. I take care of it.]

“So why did you decide to take me to the temple? ”

[Sobbing]

At Jung Siu's question, Ceiraxia proudly wept while standing still at the bottom of the hill. Ceruta pointed at him and said,

[There is one who inherits the most strongly of his will, so it is Ceiracia. And you're the one Ceeraxia brought in. Now you know why I'm trying to get you into the temple.]

I don't know, I wanted to argue, but there was a slight twist. The ponied Jungwoo tries to enter the temple with Seruta, but the whale snarls and snaps its tail and stops them.

[Looks like this is the only person allowed to enter the temple.]

“Oh, what is this sudden feeling of emptiness and extra feeling in my mind...? ”

“I'm sorry you didn't get to taste the whale, Marina Beassette. ”

Everyone was shivering, but the whale was too big to enter. Eventually, they accepted the reality and retreated.

On the other hand, Jung Si-woo was slightly annoyed by the feeling that he had become the main character of the traditional fantasy epic, but he was forced to enter the temple by himself.

“Once upon a time, the temple was filthy big. ”

[This is too small for His service. Stop whining and come in. The revelation He left and the distinct signs are still here.]

Even though it was high enough to be called a priest, it was easy to follow the words of the divine surrogate, Ceiraxia, to guide the living man, Jung Si-woo, into the temple that was so important that he could understand that God's existence was so great for them.

As I walked through the grand temple corridor, I began to feel a little excited for Jung Si-woo. However, the passageway was still long and wide.

“Hmm…? ”

Suddenly, a clean Mana, different from the bland Mana in this sacred space, provoked Jung Si-woo. His gait moves a little faster. As a result, Mana's concentration became darker and darker. Ceruta had to go after him.

[Uh, do you know where you're going? The passageway of this temple is a magical trap of power that will lead you to the maze if you don't know where you're going...!]

“I feel very familiar waiting for me behind my back. ”

Where did you feel this? God's power? It was a force with a contact point with Jung Si-woo in a more fundamental area. Then the power of the dragon that Jung Shiwoo possesses? It is just the magical power that I have. Then…….

Your gaze brightens. The interior of the massive temple is dramatically revealed. Seruta, who had barely pursued Jung Siu, chuckles and tells him.

[Well, yes. You've come to the right place. Behold, this is the one who leads us...]

However, Jung Si-woo could no longer listen to him. I ignored the white, huge space, the dense letters on the wall surrounded by cylinders, and focused on the curious circle of symbols on the middle floor. Mana felt it.

Jung Si-woo only realized that it was similar to the Mana he felt in the resting place. At that moment, a violent change came to his body.

[You have entered the Deep Aquarium. Underground player privileges are expanded. It's now possible to go from a residential area to the deep ocean.]

[The power of the deep sea tubes reveals the roots of all hidden things in the water. It allows entry into a hidden underwater dungeon. Entering an underwater dungeon is only possible in the deep ocean.]

Evolves [Underground Player Skill, Chaos Scale (Passive). Stone skins are integrated on the Chaos scale, making Chaos scale Lv3.]

[Qualify deep sea players to double your inventory.]

Jung Si-woo's imagination went in the wrong direction at all. When Ceiraxia first brought herself here, he thought he would hear the horror of the dragon again.

But it wasn't. It was also related to the Anthill or the celestial skyline. A system for players was buried among the monsters!

[Poem, the Temple is responding!]

[Sobbing]

Ceruta still spits out the classic RPG NPC. Meanwhile, Ceiraxia cried out loudly about what she felt outside.

Meanwhile, Jung Si-woo shudders at the same time as his skill acquisition, seeing a black scale similar to that of the dragon that tightly covers over his skin.

‘This is a skill similar to Chaos Tail...! ’

The scales covered his whole body and looked like he was wearing black armor. I didn't feel gross at all because it was my body. It wasn't a creature anyway, it was made of Mana.

And as such, it was possible to control as much as he wanted. As he reaps Mana naturally, the scale disappears at a faster rate than before. Jung Siwoo raises his head, touching his sleek hands.

[Ps, God.]

Mudskipper bows down and worships himself.

“N-no. I'm not.”

[You are a second coming of God!]

“Oh, I don't know. ”

I think he was someone we had a conversation with a while ago, but this is weird. Jung Si-woo decided to ignore him and try to understand the situation.

First of all, here in the deep ocean. His guess was that there was some kind of area name for entering the dungeon like the sky or an ant hole.

The evidence was a sorcerer for the entrance to the dungeon installed in this temple. I thought the underwater dungeon that I had been working on would be accessible through the anthill, but he was wrong in every way.

Of course, there may be an ant's dungeon at the bottom of the ocean. However, the underwater dungeons leading up to this point lead by the gods of the sea to their own private dungeons.

A dungeon perfectly adapted for underwater environments. A dungeon where not just some of the monsters are made of water or ordinary monsters are drowned, but all of the monsters that appear in it, from beginning to end, are related to water.

‘I heard that there aren't many dungeons in the underwater environment in the sky.... But if you think about it, there can be no oceans in this world, not on Earth. That is…… most underwater dungeons that players and I have not been aware of so far. ’

It means they were left untouched. Then it makes sense that so many underwater monsters have already been released to the sea...

And that ticket was finally given to Jung Shiwoo for the first time.

‘Chaos scale. Skill Awakened the moment you entered the Deep Aquarium...... Then this is it. ’

At this point, he instinctively realized the skill's abilities and urgently retrieved the skill's information. It felt awkward, but it was completely absurd.

[Chaos Scale Lv3]

[Allows you to breathe and move freely in any environment. The harder the scales are to lift Mana, the easier it is to prevent the impact inflicted on the inside and outside of the body.]

The skill description was vague! However, if there is any certainty, this skill allows Jung Si-woo to operate in an underwater dungeon.

Then…… Jung Si-woo thought it was the only way to break the seal Lee Seo-hee hung, but he was able to remain comfortable even though he did not pull the chaos scale to the surface of the skin.

“Ha.”

[Ugh, I knew it….]

He was exposed to the deep sea, not suffering from water pressure, and no water flowing into his nose and mouth. It was possible to filter oxygen out of the water and inhale, just as it was protected by Lee Seo Hee's seal.

Although there was less oxygen than on the ground, the level was so high that it was not uncomfortable enough.

“Phew, haha…. ”

On the other hand, it was possible to wet the whole body with water if desired. Chaos scale spread throughout the body as a result of accepting his will and moving.

Then the meaning of the skill became clear. Being free in any environment means being able to move in accordance with the standards of Jung Siwoo.

Then can the other party come in? ’

You must be chosen to be a player in the sky. Player of the Anthill…… This case is only possible for Jung Shiwoo, so I didn't go through the special credentials to enter the deep ocean here.

If the group can get in here, won't they get access to the underwater dungeon? It was Jungwoo who tried to immediately put the thought into practice, but regrettably it was impossible.

Did Seruta tell you that the image of the place you want to enter the deep ocean needs to be clear? Despite Jung Shiwoo's hand-carrying, they were at some point lost and could not reach the deep sea. I never thought such useless nonsense would be good!

“Why?”

“Wouldn't it be better if both the anthill and the deep ocean were an area reserved only for Siu? ”

“Ugh, that sucks. I want to go in the deep ocean! I want to go to the dungeon with Siu! ”

“Somebody give her an anesthetic gun. ”

Jungwoo, who had followed Ceiraxia without much thought and then became entrusted with another job and skill, didn't even feel like he should be annoyed or happy.

Seruta has created a peculiar atmosphere that worships Jung Shiwoo, whether she summoned other monsters in the meantime, and Jung Shiwoo's group, left in it like a stranger, is making a fierce expression.

Eventually, Jung Si-woo's party decided to retreat first.

It was another mysterious historic moment for Jung Shi Woo, but the world was not aware of it at all.