GBP Chapter 366 The Demon King of the Sea! The One Who Has Been Waiting for Me
Chapter 366 The Demon King of the Sea! The One Who Has Been Waiting for Me
After Diluc cleaved the Inazuma Sword Demon in two with his greatsword, several conspicuous crystal gems appeared among its wreckage.
The gems are very tough and were completely undamaged in the battle just now. There are three gems in total, in red, yellow and blue.
Everyone pondered its purpose, and then they all looked at Huiyuan.
Seeing that even the well-informed Abedo was looking at her, Huiyuan had no choice but to start analyzing.
Sigh... Who told me to have this cheat code—the system can scan anything?
"Based on my judgment, these three identical crystals are probably some kind of prop used to unlock the trial for the next level... which fits Dudu the Great Demon King's character perfectly, right?"
Hearing this, Abedo pondered for a moment and then agreed, "Hmm, Miss Huiyuan's words make perfect sense... So, where is the next hurdle?"
Just then, Klee pulled a piece of paper from the remains of the Sword Demon and exclaimed:
"Oh, there's another letter here! It must be Dudu the Great Demon King again!"
The children gathered around curiously and discovered that two paragraphs were written on it.
"The mysterious demon king, the mysterious demon king, sleeps alone on a small island in the southwest; the naughty child made him wait too long, and now it's dark, and the stars have climbed into the night sky."
"Greedy spirit, greedy spirit, you've made the moon run in circles; the three-colored key is kept by the strange fish, the secret lies here, do you dare to come?"
Upon hearing this, Barbara asked in confusion, "What does that mean...? Is it related to those crystals from earlier?"
Just as everyone was speculating, Marta snatched the letter away.
"The letter mentioned 'a small island to the southwest,' so we'll find out by going there. I remember a few days ago when Klee and I were exploring, we discovered a huge energy shield on a small island in that direction, but we didn't go closer because we thought it was suspicious."
As expected of her, she's as decisive and efficient as ever, getting right to work.
Seeing Marta walk in that direction, the group followed closely behind.
Sailing at sea, Paimon watched the schools of fish in the ocean, his mouth watering.
Diluc, Jean, and Abelard were sailing in search of the island, while the rest of the group were chatting around a small table.
With her hand supporting her chin, Barbara started a conversation.
"You say... there are signs that people have lived on these islands, so where did the original inhabitants of those islands go?"
Upon hearing this, Kaeya speculated, "Could it be that these marks were actually left by Hilichurls?"
During my days exploring the Golden Apple Islands, I didn't find any human remains such as skulls, but Hilichurls were quite common.
But given the intelligence of the Hilichurls, would they really place such a memorial-like pile of stones and even put flowers on it?
Even a Hilichurl shaman wouldn't do something like this; at most, they'd set up a circle or an altar...
Barbara shook her head, denying Kaia's guess.
"No, given the wisdom of the Hilichurls, they wouldn't place a pile of stones to commemorate something; someone must have lived here."
At this moment, Courteney said:
“Sister Barbara, I feel... the memorial stone pile on the central island is a memorial to that Inazuma Sword Demon Doll.”
What's the basis for this?
"There's no basis for this; it's just speculation. Think back, after we put the mechanical parts inside the Sword Demon, its first action upon activation was to attack us. Normally, shouldn't a robot first determine whether the person in front of it is its master?"
Upon hearing this, Barbara became puzzled.
"So... it was an indiscriminate attack. That makes no sense at all. If it was so dangerous, why would the indigenous people commemorate it?"
"That's the problem! If its indiscriminate attacks just happened to help the natives drive away the Hilichurls... then it's normal for people to regard it as a guardian deity, right?"
"Oh right, so that's another explanation... Getting back to the original question, why did the indigenous people disappear without a trace?"
At this moment, Klee said, "It must have been Dodo the Great Demon King who drove them away! He's so mean!"
Upon hearing Cleo's words, Barbara's eyes lit up.
The truth of the answer has already been revealed!
It was definitely Miss Alice who sent the islanders trapped here back to their original country, preparing a surprise for Klee while also doing a good deed. She truly deserves to be called a great adventurer.
Barbara chuckled, rubbed Klee's little face, and said, "Yes, Dudu the Great Demon King is too bad! Klee is right."
"Hehe, isn't Klee amazing?"
Kaeya clapped her hands and nodded, saying, "Of course, Klee is amazing Klee!"
The ship docked shortly afterward...
Seeing the huge dome in front of her, Klee ran forward excitedly, then turned fierce.
"This... such a huge dome! Hmph, Klee knows you're in there! Hey—I'm here! I'm Klee, the Great Demon King Dodo, come out and see me!"
Seeing this, Ying also said aggressively, "Come out and see her, do you hear me!"
After a long time, no sound came from inside the enclosure.
Seeing this, Paimon became puzzled.
"...Isn't she in here?"
Hearing this, Klee put her hands on her hips and said confidently, "No, she must be here! The bigger the shield, the worse Dudu the Great Demon King is!"
Looking at the energetic little Klee, Huiyuan couldn't help but smile.
"That's right, the bigger the shield, the more wicked Dudu the Great Demon King is! Let's check around to see if there's any device that can disarm the energy shield, everyone."
Upon hearing what Huiyuan said, Klee immediately ran out.
After searching around the island, they soon found an energy transmission device on the beach. Analysis showed that it was likely related to the energy shield.
Ying stepped forward and began to observe.
"Hmm... The three devices emit light that converges in one spot. The bases of these three devices are printed with red, blue, and green patterns. Could they be related to the crystal inside the Sword Demon's body?"
After gesturing for Paimon to hand over the crystal, Yingmei continued her examination.
Soon after, she came to a conclusion.
"There seems to be a frame in front of the places where these devices emit light... as if something is to be placed on it. But... judging from the shape and size of the crystal, it can't fit there."
Seeing that the puzzle remained unsolved, Klee became anxious.
Upon seeing this, Abedo said, "Judging from the shape of this frame, it looks like scales... Since it's an item placed in front of the light emitter, it means it needs to be translucent. Perhaps, what's going to be placed there is fish scales. Miss Huiyuan, you already know the answer, don't you..."
After turning his gaze to Huiyuan, Abedo gave her a look that said, "You tell me what to say next; I'm thirsty."
Helpless, Huiyuan had no choice but to take over the conversation and continue.
"As you can see, these devices with different colored base patterns emit white light. If we could find fish scales of the corresponding colors—that is, fish with the three primary colors of red, blue, and yellow—and place their scales on them, we could probably disarm the energy shield."