Chapter 134—The Trench of Abyssal Depths.
The swirling blue and violet timeline streams, ticking clockwork dials, and iridescent pearl-white chronometer stone of Floor 30 dissolved into fine shimmering silver sand as the spatial gateway behind Chronos’s erased throne collapsed into absolute non-existence.
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[WORLD SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT!]
FACTION ’SOVEREIGN’ HAS ASCENDED TO FLOOR 31!
ZONE ENTERED: The Abyssal Deep of Leviathan—The Trench of Abyssal Depths
HAZARD RATING: TIER-SS+ (Crushing Hydrostatic Pressure & Soul-Drowning Curse)
SPECIAL RULE: Abyssal Stasis—Non-Sovereign Entities Suffer 12% Movement Speed & Mana Depletion Penalty Every 30 Seconds!
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When Kaelen stepped out of the spatial rift, the environment shifted into an astonishing, pitch-black deep-sea realm suspended within an endless cosmic ocean.
They stood upon a monumental causeway carved from glowing blue abyssal coral and dark oceanic obsidian, floating through a deep indigo-black water filled with bioluminescent flora, floating bubbles of compressed oxygen, and glowing jellyfish the size of airships.
Giant ancient sea-monsters and leviathans with bioluminescent scales drifted silently across the abyssal horizon. Beams of intense azure light cascaded down from hovering water spheres, weaving tight grid lines of crushing pressure across the path.
The atmospheric pressure was staggering, saturated with heavy oceanic mana that made the water itself feel thick like liquid glass.
"From ticking clock shops straight into a bottomless ocean trench!" Ignis grunted with a broad, eager grin, resting his heavy claymore across his broad shoulder.
His fiery red hair billowed in the water currents as black dragon flames swirled fiercely along the dark steel blade, forming an extreme thermal barrier that boiled away the crushing pressure bubbles buzzing near his boots.
"I have to admit, swimming with giant sea monsters sounds fun, but these abyssal depths look like they’re begging to get vaporized by real dragon fire!"
"The hydrostatic pressure and fluid density metrics here are completely off the scale," Ren reported calmly through the squad’s comms link, her suit’s hydro-stabilizers humming loudly while her gauntlet projected detailed blue holographic fluid-vector schematics.
"My tactical sensors indicate Floor 31 is an ancient deep-sea realm governed by siren sorcerers, water drakes, and high-tier oceanic lords who manipulate extreme pressure currents."
She recalibrated her scanning arrays, carefully evaluating the environmental conditions. "Standard fire and earth magic suffer a massive 85% damping penalty due to the sheer volume of cosmic water. However, High-Tier Dragon Fire, Divine Light, and Kaelen’s Absolute Void attributes maintain 100% operational efficiency."
"A realm woven from crushing depths and silent abysses," Tsubaki whispered softly, emerging silently from the dark shadow cast by a glowing coral spire.
His crimson eyes scanned the murky blue waters.
"My shadow scouts report that Floor 31 is under the absolute command of the Ocean Monarch Leviathan, who commands the realm from the central Abyssal Citadel."
Lyra stood gracefully beside Kaelen, her soft, slender hand held warmly in his dark-gloved grip. The completed Key of the Holy Grail within Kaelen’s chest core emitted a soft, pristine golden aura, expanding a thirty-meter golden domain around their entire squad.
The domain completely neutralized the hydrostatic pressure, repelled the soul-drowning curse, restored absolute breathing and movement, and rendered the [Abyssal Stasis] curse entirely useless.
"No ocean in this infinite deep can drown your absolute sovereignty, Kaelen," Lyra whispered softly, her bright blue eyes shining with quiet, absolute devotion as she leaned gently against his arm. "The roaring waters of this realm will fall still before your presence."
"Water is merely liquid matter awaiting evaporation, my light," Kaelen purred smoothly, his low velvet voice breaking effortlessly through the hum of oceanic currents. He gently caressed the back of her hand, his dark violet eyes gleaming with cold, triple-ringed golden authority. "Leviathan can pretend to command the deep... until he learns the Void swallows oceans, tides, and depths alike."
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[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION!]
THE KEY TO THE HOLY GRAIL IS ACTIVATED!
EFFECT: Sovereign Abyssal Shield Active! All Squad Members Gain 100% Immunity to Hydrostatic Pressure & Abyssal Stasis!
RESONANCE: Floor 31 Waystone Location Identified!
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Suddenly, the murky blue waters surrounding the floating coral causeway flared with blinding azure and white light!
ROAAAAAAAR!
The causeway shuddered violently as thousands of abyssal knights clad in polished dark-blue scale armor, wielding long tridents forged from condensed deep-sea crystal and riding giant armored sea-drakes, erupted directly from the dark trenches below!
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[AMBUSH INITIATED!]
HOSTILE ENTITIES: 3,900x Abyssal Vanguard (Level 191 Elite)
COMMANDER: General Trench-Breaker — The Abyssal Crusader (Level 192 Tier-EX)
OBJECTIVE: Crush the Intruders under Abyssal Pressure and Drown Their Souls!
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"MORTAL INTRUDERS!" General Trench-Breaker roared from the front of the sea-drake formation. He stood thirty-eight feet tall, forged from dark oceanic steel and glowing blue bioluminescent scales, holding a massive trident surging with high-pressure water plasma. "YOU DARE SET FOOT UPON THE SACRED TRENCH OF HIS MAJESTY LEVIATHAN?! BE CRUSHED UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THE DEEP AND DROWNED IN ETERNAL SILENCE!"
Three thousand nine hundred Abyssal Vanguard warriors raised their tridents in perfect unison, unleashing a colossal wave of blue high-pressure water beams and acoustic shockwaves surging directly toward Kaelen’s position!
BOOOOOOM!
"Let me boil these fish-knights into steam!" Ignis roared with a wild laugh, leaping fifty feet into the murky water as his claymore flared into a colossal, blinding pillar of superheated black dragon fire!
"Dragon Fire Art: Cosmic Abyssal-Burner!"
Ignis swung his blade in a massive sweeping arc! A four-hundred-fifty-meter wave of black dragon fire swept across the open ridge, flash-overpowering two thousand one hundred Abyssal Vanguard warriors and their drakes instantly, turning their oceanic scale armor into boiling bubbles mid-air!
"Shadow Style: Trench-Severing Flash!" Tsubaki flickered between the glowing coral spires like a lethal phantom, his dark katana leaving behind black spatial cuts that severed the water cores of one thousand oceanic warriors before they could even complete a thrust!
"System Hack: Abyssal Pulse Overload!" Ren deployed twenty high-frequency acoustic pylons into the coral causeway. The resulting shockwaves short-circuited the fluid stabilization matrix of the remaining eight hundred warriors, causing their forms to dissolve into harmless bubbles!
General Trench-Breaker watched his vanguard wiped out in under two minutes, his glowing blue optics flaring with absolute rage, disbelief, and shock.
"IMPOSSIBLE! SURFACE CREATURES CANNOT SURVIVE THE PRESSURE OF THE ABYSS!" Trench-Breaker shouted, raising his giant trident high and diving from his drake like a blue meteor, aiming straight for Kaelen’s head!
"Leviathan Secret Art: Grand Abyssal Shatter!"
Kaelen didn’t even shift his footing.
He took one calm step forward, his dark coat billowing gracefully in the intense oceanic currents generated by the falling general.
His slender dark-gloved fingers wrapped around the hilt of the Void Blade.
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[PASSIVE EFFECT: Void Sovereign’s Eye]
TARGET WEAKNESS DETECTED: Water Core at Central Chest Node!
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Kaelen purred softly, a cold, dark smile touching his lips as he drew his dark blade by half an inch.
SHING!
A razor-thin line of pitch-black spatial deletion flared through the deep-sea water.
"Void Art: Spatial Deletion—Abyssal Sever!"
SKRRRRRRRAASH!
The half-inch draw of dark steel made no sound through the quiet ocean, but the spatial line expanded nine hundred meters across the floating causeway!
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[CRITICAL HIT!]
TARGET: General Trench-Breaker & 800x Abyssal Vanguard
DAMAGE DEALT: 410,000,000 (Pure Spatial Eradication)
DEFENSE NEGATED: 100%!
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[FORCE OBLITERATED!]
CASUALTIES: General Trench-Breaker & Abyssal Vanguard (Eradicated!)
EXP RECEIVED: 82,000,000 Points!
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"AAAAAAARGH!"
General Trench-Breaker let out an agonizing metallic shriek as his thirty-eight-foot body, his trident, and his remaining troops were sliced horizontally in half mid-air!
The pitch-black spatial cut erased their oceanic forms and water cores instantly into glowing experience particles!
Kaelen smoothly clicked the Void Blade back into its sheath.
CLICK!
The suffocating water pressure that had filled the ridge vanished instantly, replaced once again by the quiet, golden warmth of the squad’s domain.
"Flawless execution as always, my lord," Tsubaki said, landing softly behind Kaelen with a deep bow.
"These fish-knights thought deep-sea pressure could protect them," Ignis chuckled, resting his heavy claymore on his shoulder while black dragon fire continued to hum along the dark steel. "They forgot our sovereign commands space itself."
Ren checked her holographic displays, scanning the colossal floating fortress carved from dark oceanic obsidian and glowing blue coral standing at the center of the realm—The Abyssal Citadel.
"My Lord, the elimination of General Trench-Breaker has alerted the ocean monarch," Ren reported. "The Ocean Monarch Leviathan is powering up his central abyssal core inside the Abyssal Citadel."
"Let him power up every drop of water he possesses," Kaelen purred smoothly, turning back to Lyra and taking her soft hand into his once more. Her bright blue eyes shone with warmth as she held his hand tight. "It simply ensures his eventual erasure will be absolute."
Lyra smiled sweetly, leaning close against his side as they began walking across the floating coral bridge leading toward the Abyssal Citadel. "Lead the way, Kaelen. The abyssal deep bows to you."
Kaelen purred softly, his dark violet eyes gleaming with absolute, god-like authority as he led the Sovereign Faction deeper into Floor 31.
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FLOOR 31 HAS BEGUN! Kaelen and the Sovereign Faction enter the Abyssal Deep of Leviathan! With a simple half-inch draw of the Void Blade, Kaelen completely erases General Trench-Breaker and an army of 3,900 Abyssal Vanguard!