I, the Male Protagonist of the X Series

After advancing for more than ten kilometers, the fish schools that could be seen before had completely disappeared, including seaweeds, all of which lay dry on the stone wall. Could there be rotten fish corpses floating around?

Rin could feel that this was the result of life-sucking that could only be caused by "scavenger" stones.

That is, they can see the original stone immediately.

The space is getting darker and darker, and at the same time it is dead silent, as if returning to the ground and the sea. The blue light in the distance is the "lighthouse" that guides the four people forward.

Until the bright light was close in front of his eyes, Tachibana suddenly stopped manipulating, and stared at the four stone pillars in front of him with wide eyes.

The stone pillars are made of materials often used in temples, and it has been soaked in water for a long time, except for a layer of gray-black dead mold, it has not received serious corrosion and damage.

The stone pillars are at least ten meters high, and the lines carved on them can no longer be seen clearly. There are only two middle ones between the four stone pillars. Facing the huge door, the blue light shoots from inside the door (_(:з」∠)_) ·out.

Tachibana and Rin kept taking pictures with crystals. After collecting all the peripheral image data, they began to control the submarine and prepared to enter the gate of the temple.

At this moment, there was a sound like hitting a tuning fork in the temple. The sound was not loud, but it formed circles of water patterns, spreading outward, passing through the submarine and slowly spreading along the passage.

And the ripples are not simple water ripples, but are mixed with powerful vitality. "...It seems that the cause of the earthquake is already clear." Tachibana sighed and said, "Although the spread speed of the ripples is very slow, the force formed with the spread range will become stronger and stronger. Under the destructive conditions, this is the formation of earthquakes. s reason."

"Go ahead and have a look."

Under Rin's urging, Tachibana raised the rudder, turned on the searchlight, and entered facing the blue light.

At first there was a dazzling brilliance, and then it became soft, and everything around him could be seen clearly.

This... is really a temple.

The stone wall of the temple is inlaid with night pearls, which are the main source of the cyan light. The interior is resplendent and resplendent. There is a tall and huge stone statue in front of it. The stone statue is a man in a long robe and a hood.

The stone statue's eyes are embedded with red crystals, which emit an evil blood-red light, making it look hideous and terrifying.

Behind the stone statue is a pool, and in the pool... is a huge "scavenger" stone, the top of which is already uneven, with many cracks and broken particles on the edge.

That is to say, the broken piece was carried out by the water flow before Rin discovered it.

Above the "scavenger" stone, there is still a piece of crystal floating, and the crystal is lined up again, and the body is also trembling slightly.

"What is this?" Rin asked.

Tachibana frowned: "I haven't seen..."

"There's still something you don't know?!"

Rin's exclamation caused a blush to fly across Tachibana's face, she clenched her fist and coughed dryly before her lips, and said, "This is really strange...but I can be sure that the sound and ripples just now were made by it. "

Being so close to the "scavenger" stone, Rin felt a little cold and hairy on his skin, but it was still within the resistible range.

He opened the hatch, jumped down, and circled around the entire rock, his head still thinking wildly.

Why is there an underwater temple here?Who built the temple?What is the use of such a large piece of dangerous props?

Ciri and Reimu jumped down immediately, the former wandered around curiously, the latter followed Rin lazily.

Rin walked around and found nothing special, so she focused on the carvings on the temple wall.

Taking a closer look, all the patterns on the surrounding stone walls are all a painting...the meaning of the painting is obvious.

All the gods of all races knelt down in awe of the person sitting on the throne in the center, the red-eyed man in the robe of the statue.

On the carving on the stone wall, the eyes of the man in the black robe are also marked in red, which looks like two flames. Below his throne is his confidant, who is also in the black robe.

Another point is that the other gods carved have distorted figures and faces, revealing a feeling of fear and awe...even enslavement.

"How do you look... like a cult."

"It's a cult." Standing by Rin's side, Ciri opened her mouth, wanting to say something but was a bit hesitant, and finally didn't say it.

And Tachibana had already finished preparing the evidence collection images, and said lightly: "Whether it is a cult or not, what is certain is that there must be a conspiracy with such a large scavenger stone, and the cracks and incisions on the spar are obviously man-made."

After finishing speaking, she took off the white gloves, stretched out her palms and put them in front of the spar, and said after a while, "There is quite a lot of vitality in it, do you want to listen to my speculation?"

Rin nodded, and said that the elite policeman is more reliable for inference and investigation.

"I have observed the architectural style of the temple, which is more than ten thousand years ago... There is no doubt, I have archaeological evidence and an elite degree in history."

As he said that, Tachibana took out a certificate and a degree certificate, his brows were plain and there seemed to be nothing to brag about.

"Both the crystal and the scavenger stone were built following the temple. The function of the scavenger stone below is to absorb vitality. When it reaches a full level, it will be transferred to the crystal above for storage. Not long ago...someone damaged the crystal, and a large number The vitality is released along with the ripples. At the beginning, there should be slight tremors on the ground. It’s just that the underwater world is more common and no one cares about it. Until it evolved into earthquakes before, earthquakes will become more and more frequent and the scope will become larger. .”

The antecedents and consequences are reasonable. Rin nodded repeatedly at the time, agreeing with the other party's speculation, and then suddenly thought of something, touched his chin and said: "If so, the reason for the frequent attacks of sea kings is also obvious. A large amount of vitality is hidden below and cannot be poured out. Let's It’s hard to feel, but Neptune’s senses are a hundred times stronger than ours, and it’s because of the attraction of vitality that they follow their instincts to attack and aggress, and want to get closer, the closer they are to the temple, the more concentrated the attacks are, and there are other places too.”

Well, case solved!

"Honey, you're so smart!"

Ciri gave Rin a thumbs up, her face was full of pride, without any suspicion of flattery.

Wow...why is this girl so cute?

Favorability +⑨!

Feeling happy, Rin picked up his sleeves: "Then, as long as the crystal and the scavenger stone are taken away, the problem of the underwater world will be solved, right? ! "

"wait!"

Lihua stretched out his hand to grab his clothes, frowned and said: "This matter is very involved, you should know about Sea God's preparations by now, if there is a connection between them, it will affect the whole body."

"……Forehead."