Alka threw a blue gradient postcard into the house.
A milky-white sacred flame erupted from Sophia's hands and scorched Alka's body.
The special effect caused by the sacred flame caused Alka's body to quickly warm up.
The sacred element and essence of fire chilled his body, and even the frost that had frozen on his skin quickly disappeared.
Alka's abnormal state subsided.
Recovering, he took a step back and approached these people.
However, except for the blazing green flame, there was no evil spirit in the entire world.
It was clear that the flames they had just manifested and the attacks they had suffered were exactly the same, as if they had been touched.
Their enemy was invisible.
This was Alka's first encounter with an evil spirit capable of attacking suddenly. Due to the effects of this evil spirit, if it were to actually attack in an unexpected situation, they might be unable to defend themselves.
One might even say it's impossible to defend against.
But due to the use of their soul, these evil spirits rarely develop a completely normal brain.
It's entirely possible that such insane enemies would attack them stealthily.
The ability to hide while rushing in could be considered high intelligence.
"These damned evil spirits simply love to sneak." Pororo looked around but found no trace of the enemy, so he couldn't help but curse.
What irritated him most was the ability of these evil spirits to remain unnoticed. If these evil spirits hadn't fought him in close combat, he would have had a hard time explaining the traces of their presence.
Each time, the enemy had already addressed him or even punished him before he introduced them to his representatives and responded.
Because of this, he received several blows before he caught up with the enemy, which greatly upset him.
"At the villa!"
Alka listened to Lucilia's words and immediately informed the two of the location of the evil spirits.
Another water-colored card flew out, accompanied by a blue water blade thrown by Porro.
The blue card flew out, formed an arc, reached its target, and immediately exploded. One after another, a watery blue card flew out from the chain that bound the invisible evil spirit.
After the bandage was applied, the evil spirit's figure was instantly inserted, and it was immediately met by a water blade that pierced its body.
Cut off its scythe.
The water blade also cut two chains. The severed evil spirit screamed in pain, but was not destroyed.
She showed remarkable persistence.
The evil spirits we encountered earlier were almost entirely the result of a similar situation.
This evil spirit burst from the water chain and vanished into thin air.
"Alka, be careful, there's another one on the left!"
Hearing Lucilia's voice, Alka immediately relayed the information to the two of them and then retreated to a safe distance, stepping over the edge.
The blue card he had thrown first was very close to the evil spirit that suddenly appeared.
Under Alka's control, the explosion occurred instantly, and the same blue chain flew into the air.
However, due to the greater distance, this time only three of the five chains flew out of the blast zone, while the other two were apparently dodged.
As soon as the enemy figure appeared, Sofia stamped her foot, and her figure, like a silver bullet, suddenly flew out, five fingers clenched into fists, and flashed straight at the evil spirit.
She also knew that Lucilia could see the enemy's location.
Therefore, if two enemies appeared, she would attack the first one so that Alka could assess the situation and provide information on their location.
After all, some of Alka's powerful attacks were impractical in this world.
However, other means remained unchanged.
It couldn't be that the very existence of invisibility was so vile.
Fortunately, even though Sofia had been promoted to the Second Spiral, the power she used was somewhat capable of dealing with these common evil spirits.
The holy light bandage on her fist imprinted itself fiercely, like a red-hot iron, on the evil spirit.
Plumes of green smoke erupted with a soft creaking sound.
The card reappeared in Alka's hand, but he didn't immediately throw it away, instead looking momentarily taken aback.
The red card in his hand turned blue again, and he discarded it.
"Polo, under the chandelier to your left."
Hearing this, Polo immediately took action, even though he couldn't see anything: water gushed out from under his feet.
The blue card shot forward, slid in an arc, and exploded. This close-range explosion completely blocked the radiation from all circuits.
Since the Member's Fight was inside the house, Alka didn't dare use the red card at all.
The intense flames could set the entire house on fire and even harm his fellow soldiers.
This is an obstacle.
As for the silver card, its effect on these spiritual beings was extremely limited.
Because of the rolling waves of movement, Porro seemed to be teleporting, and he found himself on the evil spirit's side.
A huge figure stood before the evil spirit, his enormous hands extended forward, firmly holding the evil spirit before him. He opened his cloak.
Its mouth was slit open, and its upper and lower sharp teeth were stained with a crimson light.
The frost continued to spread upward from its hands, the evil spirit's body radiating energy, seeking to harm him, but its mouth was untouched.
With a vicious bite, the enemy was bitten right through the chest.
The enemy's soul turned into dark green smoke and dissipated.
The change in combat activity caused Polo to do what he swore he would never do again.
The last reaction appeared again.
"Oof~"
He vomited violently, but it was merely an inevitable instinct. Without pausing for long, he swung his arms to the right.
Two water whips immediately wrapped around the evil spirit fighting Sofia.
The evil spirit became entangled again, barely managing to free itself. This time, Polo personally restrained him, not to mention freed him, and even his body was completely pulled free from the shackles.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sofia's hands lit up with sacred flame, and silvery waves rolled down his arms all the way to his fists.
The sacred fire was ignited, spiraling along the silvery waves, and with a swing of his fist, it imprinted itself on the enemy's soul.
The sacred fire, spiraling in shape, caused the enemy's spirit to spin with it, burning it through and through.
With a piercing scream, the evil spirit turned into green smoke and vanished into thin air like a small whirlwind.
A faint smell of burning could even be detected in the air.
The two evil spirits in the room were quickly exorcised thanks to the silent cooperation of three people.
Meanwhile, Porro adjusted the flow of water and began to remove the frozen frost from his hands.
It was clear that even if these frosts disappeared, they would still leave scars on his hands.
Luckily, even if the enemy were two evil spirits, thanks to their mutual cooperation, they didn't cause them much harm.
After all, they had barely fought for the past six months, and now they were on the verge of vomiting from fighting evil spirits.
As long as the evil spirits were sufficiently deformed, the difference between one spiral and two spirals was practically imperceptible.
"There are two touching spiral elements in this place. What lies beneath them?"
Pororo couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, Alka looked at him, thought for a moment, and explained: "This place is obviously the residence of the governor of this island. It's no wonder such an important person has two spiral defenses."
"A security team? How important is this person? Does such an important person really need protection from others?"
What kind of strange logic is this?
Alka didn't say much, but turned his head to look at Sofia, who was standing nearby. "Scan it and see if there's a hidden space."
Hearing this, Sofia nodded, and silver waves began to radiate from her feet, forming circles.
These transmitted silver waves pinpointed the location of the entire building, including the underground spaces.
Based on the information received from the detection device, Sofia mentally created a precise model of the entire building.
"There are many hidden spaces, but the largest of them is beneath our feet, in the basement."
Since the building isn't a single structure, it has many rooms. Therefore, transmitted waves can easily form in passageways.
Lucilia didn't have to duck to look around. The two of them followed Sofia all the way to the second floor, turned several small corners, and found themselves in a very large bedroom.
In the bedroom, several corpses lay decomposing on the bed next to the enormous bed and the surrounding buildings.
Judging by the opulence of this room, the governor's body could very well be among the corpses on the bed.
Sofia walked to the edge of the room, knocked on the wall in front of him, and said, "This must be the entrance to the basement."
Arka approached, knocked, and examined it twice. This mechanism, built into the house, had been in place for 400 years, and it was likely that various problems had developed since then and it was no longer usable.
A silver card appeared in his hand. Under the influence of magical power, a faint shimmer, emitting a cold light, appeared on its edge.
Holding the card, he began cutting along the edge of the wall in front of him, and soon Alka had carved out a rectangular doorway.
The rubble collapsed, revealing an entrance to a corridor. It was a staircase descending diagonally downwards, leading to the basement.
A faint aroma mingled with the salty, damp scent of seawater drifted in.
The two of them carefully began to descend the stairs.
Tall Porro, standing behind them, watched the two of them and sighed helplessly.
He struggled to curl up and finally squeezed into the tunnel, bending his waist and legs as he gradually descended.
He immediately curled up into a ball.
The three descended into the basement and entered through the passage.
There was no unpleasant odor here, only a fresh scent and the salty, damp smell of seawater. It had been 400 years.
Besides, this place was close to the island's outskirts. Even if there was a passage, such a smell shouldn't exist.
Several people surveyed the basement before them. Nothing was hidden here, but it was divided.
It was divided into several rooms.
Two rooms appeared to be living quarters, and one or two were filled with books, though they had long since fallen into disrepair and decay.
Another room appeared to be a workshop where something was being made, and some tools could be seen there.
The three wandered around for a while, but found nothing of value.
At that moment, Sofia frowned, and silvery waves began to flow from her feet again.
"There's still room below. This basement is just a shelter or an entrance."
As she'd said, she led the two of them straight to the back of the basement, where there was a stone door with a small gap.
Alka approached and squeezed through the gap with difficulty. A tunnel, clearly man-made, appeared before the three.
This tunnel was very large, four or five meters high. Apparently, it was built for more than just personal convenience.
Transporting certain items down must be convenient.
When the tunnel opened, the sound of the tide seemed to be coming from far away.
The aroma and salty, damp smell of seawater instantly intensified.
It's safe to say that beneath the island there must be a cavern connected to the seawater, likely an underground river.
It's highly likely that this basement or the governor's residence above was built intentionally because of the caves below.
The size of this tunnel didn't hinder Porro's movement; he stood directly in front of the two men and cleared a path for them.
After all, he has thick skin and flesh, a stern build, and a tall stature.
Following the stone path beneath their feet, and the long-extinguished lanterns on either side flickering, they slid down the spiral.
During the operation, they also encountered several skeletons at the tunnel entrance, which crawled out to attack them.
There are quite a few people living underground, but no evil spirits or skeletons were observed blocking the passage to the basement.
When the three reached the end of the passage and were able to exit through the corner, a faint light filtered through from outside, reflecting off the stone wall at the end.
Looking at the faint flickering light, the three exchanged glances.
This light was obviously not a continuation of the phenomena, and hundreds of years had passed since then.
The governor had made such progress in such things; what exactly was he hiding?
The three people, in a heightened state of support, launched an attack at any moment, maintaining formation and slowly approaching each other.
Then they suddenly drilled a hole in the electrode.
They were met not by some powerful figures, but by several withered skeletons slowly rising from the ground.
Porro approached and shattered the skeletons that had not yet fully risen.
Then, all three sources of light appeared before them.
For a moment, they froze in shock.
It was a huge karst cave. Clearly, despite the traces of man-made structures, it had become a natural wonder.
An underground river flowed through this area, and the sound of running water could be heard.
The source of the water was a huge pool, occupying more than half the cave's surface.
The glowing object was a huge white blue crystal floating on the surface of the water.
What shocked them was not the transparent crystal itself, but what they found within it.
It was a beautiful woman with a delicate, mature, and charming face and an unusually attractive, curvaceous figure. She wore unusually cool clothing, and two beautiful shells were tucked into her chest.
Around her neck hung a pearl necklace, to which hung a simple key. Her long turquoise hair covered her entire body, making her even more attractive.
It hugged her slightly toned lower body.
It was a fishtail, and through the crystal, you could even see the crystal-clear scales on it, as if diamonds had been cut and set into it.
Yes, this was a mermaid, the kind that only appears in fairy tales and legends.
She was sealed within this crystal, silent and motionless.
Alka came to her senses and turned to look at Pororo standing next to her. Even Sofia did the same.
It's hard not to associate fish people and mermaids. Perhaps there's a certain connection between the two ancient races.
Polo followed their movements.
"Hell, I don't know either. Like you, I've only heard of such things in legends and stories."
There's no special connection between fish people and mermaids. Even we consider mermaids fictional characters.
Seeing Polo still in shock, both worldly believers turned their heads back.
"So is this the real thing or a fake?" Polo asked, looking at his father.
He truly knew nothing about things.
After all, this mermaid was sealed in a crystal. Who knows if she was real or a fake? What if she was some kind of magical artifact?
Over the past six months, he'd witnessed displays from people of all different countries, but sometimes they had very useful magical artifacts.
Arca glanced at the enormous crystal before her and the mermaid sealed inside, which
Paradise seemed to be asleep.
The crystal, marked as treasure, was framed in blue.
A semicircular platform built near the shore extended to the base of the crystal, but its wooden structure was already rotted and riddled with cracks.
If he didn't move, it could easily collapse.
The other half of the cavern floor was filled with various necessary items, covered in vines and moss.
However, Arka merely shook his head in response to Polo's words.
He didn't know whether the item was real or not, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Maybe we should go see?"
"Will there be any problems?" Sofia couldn't resist asking. Safety must be a priority right now.
"Everything is fine. Did you see that platform down there? It was specially built; this place is apparently designed specifically for research on this object."
"They must have touched the crystal." "It shouldn't be a big problem."
Arca needed to touch this key point; only then would the blue dot on the map indicate his arrival.
With this information, he could expand his knowledge, learn the exact name of this object, and perhaps even draw some conclusions.
With this, Arca headed for the platform. Although the platform was somewhat dilapidated and cracked, it seemed to withstand his onslaught without a problem.
Stepping out onto the platform, Arca extended his finger and carefully touched the crystal hovering in the air.
This hermetically sealed crystal was located just half a meter above the surface of the water.