# 700
Chapter 701: Bottom of the Deep Sea
Mist.
Beep, beep, beep—!
In the ruins of a devastated city, three people walked side by side along the desolate road when an electronic sound suddenly came from the knight's chest.
The knight paused, then quickly pulled out the pixel-style detection device. On the screen, a red dot appeared somewhere, pulsing rapidly.
"What's wrong?" Wu Xiangnan asked.
"'Paratrooper' is near the breach, and it's already set up a signal transmitter there." The knight adjusted the device while speaking. "Now, as long as we locate this signal transmitter, we can enter the 'Human Enclosure' through the breach and rendezvous with him."
Jialan's eyes lit up. "We can get in?"
"Yeah." The knight nodded, carefully studying the map. "It's in Hokkaido, but it doesn't seem to be on land... the breach is in the sea?"
"How far from land?"
"About three kilometers, but the depth is considerable."
"Three kilometers... we can just sail there." Wu Xiangnan pondered. "There should be diving equipment on the ship, but only two sets."
"I don't need that." Jialan said.
"Neither do I." The knight shrugged. "Our Knight Order trains the physical body to grow stronger. This distance and depth are nothing for me."
"..."
Wu Xiangnan gave them both an odd look. "Fine, you're impressive. I'll wear it."
With a clear destination, the three moved faster. They quickly retraced their path to where the ship was anchored, then set sail toward the coordinates marked on the map.
The vessel cut through churning waves, gradually approaching the pulsing red dot. The knight stood at the bow, confirming they had arrived. He stowed the device and turned to face Jialan and Wu Xiangnan with a serious expression.
"You've never entered a 'Human Enclosure' before. There are a few key points I need to make clear.
First, the 'Human Enclosure' is fundamentally an area or divine artifact used to confine humans within a god's kingdom. This means it's very likely under the observation of some deity or artifact spirit. Once inside, there's a high probability you won't be able to use Forbidden Ruins. Any energy fluctuations from Forbidden Ruins could result in erasure by the deity or the artifact spirit.
Of course, passive-type Forbidden Ruins that don't generate energy fluctuations can be used normally."
Jialan's [Immortality] and Lin Qiye's [Star Dancer] are essentially similar—both are passive Forbidden Ruins that affect only the user and won't draw their attention.
But Wu Xiangnan was troubled.
His Forbidden Ruins was Sequence 233: [Rebirth]. In essence, it allowed him to revive through the Forbidden Ruins after death. Whether it could avoid detection by deities or artifact spirits remained uncertain... If worst came to worst, he just wouldn't use the Forbidden Ruins. His combat strength didn't come from the Forbidden Ruins anyway.
Wu Xiangnan touched the sword bag on his back, feeling slightly reassured.
Ever since Lin Qiye had restored his hand with "Miracle" in Cangnan, he could grip a sword again. The fearless sword heart he once lost had returned. Now he was no longer the despondent vice-captain of Cangnan City Squad 136, but a former member of the [Blue Rain] squad—the "Undying Sword Master," Wu Xiangnan.
"Second, inside the 'Human Enclosure,' there aren't only the caged ordinary people. To prevent problems, the gods of the divine kingdom select humans within the Human Enclosure and grant them power, making them embodiments of the gods to maintain the Enclosure's operations.
With Forbidden Ruins unusable, we'd struggle to defeat them. So we must avoid conflicts and completely conceal ourselves until our Oath Society main force arrives. Only then can we engage in open confrontation.
One more thing—don't try to change the distorted worldviews or beliefs that the caged humans have developed."
At these last words, Wu Xiangnan frowned. "Why not?"
"Under years of theocratic rule, the thinking patterns and behavioral norms of people living in the Human Enclosure inevitably differ from ours. Some of their actions might baffle us completely. But this twisted thinking and perception has been passed down through generations. After centuries of accumulation, it's formed a complete system—nearly unbreakable.
Changing such calcified thinking and hearts requires enormous time and effort. Ordinary people simply can't accomplish it. And once you attempt it, you're guaranteed to provoke resistance from the residents. In their eyes, we would be outsiders. This would expose our presence to the 'God-Regents' I just mentioned, leading to large-scale hunts. After all, this approach would be no less than destroying the very foundation that keeps the Human Enclosure stable.
We're just outsiders. Our goal is to destroy the Human Enclosure and find the entrance to Takamagahara. There's no need to take risks on such matters, wasting time and energy."
After the knight finished speaking, both Jialan and Wu Xiangnan fell silent.
"Understood." They nodded.
After preparing, the three descended into the dark depths of the seabed.
The deeper they went, and given it was already nighttime above, the water grew pitch black. Only the waterproof flashlights on their bodies cast beams of light, piercing through the void of the deep sea, reaching toward unknown depths.
They floated like beings in a suffocating black universe, exploring the depths.
Due to the erosion of the mist, there were no creatures in the water. Nothing could survive in such an environment except powerful "Mysticals."
Jialan gripped the black box tightly. Her deep blue robes drifted slowly in the sea as she dove deeper, her gaze constantly vigilant, watching for any powerful "Mystical" that might suddenly emerge and attack them.
The three descended for who knew how long until, finally, the black abyss before them underwent a strange transformation.
At the deepest part of the seabed, three additional flashlight beams gradually appeared, shooting upward from the very bottom, overlapping with their own light beams—as if three people were floating upward from the depths of the sea.
The knight and Wu Xiangnan's pupils constricted.
In the dead-silent black seabed, where did those flashlight beams come from?
Reflections?
Wu Xiangnan quickly noticed the correlation between those three beams and themselves. This thought crossed his mind just as, at the edge of their vision in the deep sea, a hazy, surreal ultra-large mirror surface replaced the seabed rocks, quietly stretching across the ocean floor.
At the bottom of Japan's waters, shrouded in mist, was a bronze mirror so vast it seemed endless.