Chapter Ninety
The air around the world shifted subtly —
No announcement blared across the servers,
No grand system message —
But Crow felt it immediately.
The Ocean was now unlocked.
A normal player wouldn't have noticed.
They were too busy scrambling for scraps in the beginner zones.
But Crow had prepared for this.
He remembered.
In his past life, it had taken players years to even find the ocean — let alone its secrets.
Without a word, Crow moved.
Opening his massive Pocket Dimension, he summoned a swift divine rank ship — a growth-type vessel evolved from one of his SSS rank artifacts.
Its sleek black hull shimmered with magic, capable of cutting through both the skies and the waves.
He boarded alone.
None of his followers knew yet what he was about to seize.
Crow set course straight for the hidden Sea Village, located deep beneath the Azure Reaches.
Two Divine Rank Mermaids were there.
Nerina, the Spirit of the Deep. Mar, the Keeper of the Abyssal Songs.
In his last life, they had remained undiscovered until late endgame —
Their strength was terrifying, their songs able to command entire tides, shatter fleets, and summon ancient sea beasts.
And Crow planned to bind them both.
The ocean came into view —
An endless, shimmering blue so vast it swallowed the horizon.
No players in sight.
No towns.
No monsters patrolling the beaches yet.
Perfect.
Crow's ship sliced the waves, accelerating with bursts of spatial magic.
Above him, dark clouds began swirling — ancient defenses of the Sea Village, unseen to unawakened eyes.
But Crow, armed with divine perception, saw through it easily.
After three hours of navigating hidden currents and evading ancient sea guardians,
he finally arrived.
A grand city glittered below the waves, hidden by layers of illusion and barrier magic —
Atlantis reborn.
In its heart, resting in twin crystal thrones,
Nerina and Mar awaited — though they didn't yet know they would soon belong to Crow.
A slow smirk tugged at Crow's lips.
Time to begin the capture.