But she still gritted her teeth.
Keep going deeper.
And at this moment——
She suddenly felt as if her body had passed through a barrier constructed by divine power.
Then, her body was free in an instant, the sea water suddenly disappeared, replaced by air that could not exist in the ocean. Rhode, who was rushing down suddenly, did not stop his momentum and fell directly from a high place. Rhode quickly adjusted his body and landed on a flat ground with difficulty. At this time, the trident returned to Rhode's hand, shining with a faint golden light, illuminating everything around.
"This is?"
Rhodes raised his head and looked around.
When she saw the scenes around her.
Rhodes couldn't help but hold his breath.
The golden divine power from the trident in her hand flowed along the bottom of the trident and reached the ground under Rhodes' feet. And this golden divine power, like a stream of water, suddenly began to spread in all directions through the cracks in the ground. Rhodes looked closely and found that these cracks were not irregular cracks, but unusual patterns similar to words or runes. The golden stream of light filled the patterns here, and the faint glow illuminated the place where Rhodes was, showing the full picture of this place to the girl who had no idea.
In front of him was a road that seemed to have no end. The width of this road was wider than any road he had ever seen, even the Byzantine Empire's Avenue of Triumph was not as wide. The road was suspended above a large hole. On both sides of the road, there were two rows of tall and mighty stone statues of giants. Each giant wore armor that was completely different from that of the Greek soldiers. In the hands of the soldiers, they also held cold weapons that were unfamiliar to this era.
Seawater poured in from all sides, but then it flowed into the large hole in the center, forming a huge waterfall. At the end of the road, Rhodes could vaguely see that it was a magnificent city gate. Rhodes couldn't see what was behind the city gate. But everything here was very strange, but Rhodes had a very familiar feeling.
"Where is this place?"
Rhodes couldn't help but take a step forward.
Everything is wonderful here.
There were many words carved on the ground where she was standing. These words were now emitting a faint golden light, and Rhodes could not recognize a single word.
The divine power on the trident went all the way, from the straight suspended avenue, straight to the city gate. When the divine power flowed into the giant stone statues on both sides, the patterns on the statues were also lit up, and their dim eyes now glowed with golden light again, as if they were given new life by the trident in their hands.
What on earth is this place?
Rhodes was stunned for a moment.
But she realized that she had to go back now.
The fleet is still waiting for him.
So, Rhode turned around and was about to go back, but when he looked behind him, he found that the place where he had just come in was now a dead end covered by stones. Rhode only remembered that he had passed through some barrier and suddenly entered this place with air from the deep sea, but when he looked back carefully, the way back had disappeared.
"well!?"
Rhodes was in a panic.
"It's over, how am I going to get back?"
"What the hell is this place?"
Rod looked around anxiously, trying to find some other place to go out.
The seawater poured in here and gathered in the big hole. If there was seawater coming in, it meant that it should be possible to get out. However, when Rhodes came to the top of the big hole and observed the seawater, he found that this was a foolish dream. The flow rate of the seawater was very fast. If you want to go upstream at such a speed and return to the sea, it is almost impossible.
Moreover, Rhode thought carefully that he must be in a very deep place in the sea after diving for so long, and it was obvious that the waters around Delos Island could not be so deep. As the daughter of a fisherman, Rhode was sure that the deepest place in the sea around an island like Delos was only 20 to 30 meters at most, so how could there be such a deep place.
There is only one possibility.
Where you are now.
Certainly not near Delos.
The current problem made Rhodes cover his head in despair.
"What are you doing..."
The fleet was already encountering difficulties.
As a result, she still faces such a problem now.
Rhodes was a little desperate.
However, it was useless to worry here. Rhode looked at the city gate in the distance. She thought about it and felt that she should go in and take a look. Maybe the way to return to Delos Island was inside this city gate. Moreover, the Trident would not bring her to this place for no reason. Maybe there was some unknown secret here.
Rhode was very optimistic. After making the decision, she held the trident and walked quickly to the city gate. The suspended avenue above the large hole was 10,000 meters long. It took Rhode nearly half an hour to reach the other side of the avenue by running and jumping.
After waiting.
Only then was Rhodes able to admire the magnificent city gate.
"..."
This city gate is much larger than the main gate of Byzantium.
Rhodes even had to crane his neck to see the top of the city gate.
Now, the gate of the city was tightly closed, and it looked like it had not been opened for a long time. However, Rhode discovered that the divine power that illuminated the runes had now gathered on the gate. The heavy stone gate, like everything else around it, was engraved with runes that Rhode did not recognize. However, in addition to the runes, there were many pictures on the gate. Rhode was still very interested in these pictures.
She came over and examined the carvings carefully.
On the sculpture, you can see a huge city, the shape of the city is like a concentric circle, there are three concentric circles in total, and there is something like sea water or a river in the middle of each layer. In the center of the city, there is a very gorgeous palace.
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The design of this palace is not much different from other places in Greece. It looks like a temple, but the scale and size seem to be more majestic than the Temple of Judgment in Athens. Seeing this, Rhodes couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke the huge stone door, but at this moment, accompanied by a harsh friction sound, the stone door suddenly began to move, and the gap in the middle began to expand and slowly moved to both sides.
Now, this mysterious city.
It was presented in front of Rhodes.
"Wow……"
Likewise, behind the gate is a very straight road.
On both sides of the road, there were very simple stone buildings, but it seemed that no one lived there. Rhode mustered up her courage, walked into the stone gate, and walked forward on the streets of the city. She carefully explored everything here, but did not find anything wrong.
There is no life here.
It seems that except Rhodes.
There would be no living creatures.
"anyone there?"
Rod shouted tentatively.
But, naturally, there was no response.
Rhode recalled the map on the gate, which depicted the scale of the city. It was composed of two rings and a circle, forming three concentric circles. The place where Rhode was standing now was the outermost ring. According to the content shown in the map, most of the buildings here were relatively low, one or two stories high. Going inside and crossing a river, you will come to the second ring, where the buildings are more magnificent. As for the innermost circle, that is the core of this place, a magnificent palace.
So, where is this?
Just when Rhodes was wondering.
The trident in Rhodes' hand suddenly began to shake again.
"No! Don't run!"
This time, Rhode did not let go, but hugged the trident tightly, and refused to let the trident escape from his control. After struggling for a while, the trident seemed to accept its fate and chose to calm down.
And when Rhodes was very surprised.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from in front of Rhodes.
"It seems that you really cherish the trident I gave you."
"……well?"
Rod looked up.
Then he saw a burly man with silver hair standing not far from him.
"…Poseidon, my lord?"
"It's been a while since we last met, Rod."
Poseidon smiled and said:
"As my oracle, you satisfy me."
"Lord Poseidon! Where am I now? I have to leave here!"
"Don't worry, the Byzantine fleet is just shrouded in my fog. Similarly, the Athenian fleet is also shrouded in fog. It is impossible for the two sides to fight. And... are you so unconfident? The powerful Byzantine fleet can't actually defeat the trembling Athenians hiding in the port of Delos?" Poseidon snorted, then turned his head and said, "As for where this place is, you asked me, I can tell you."
"please tell me!"
"This is... Poseidonia."
Poseidon looked at everything here as if he was missing it.
"Let's change to a more familiar name. This is the capital of the lost ancient country, Atlantis."
"…Atlantis?"
Rhodes was stunned for a moment.
She had never heard of the name.
"W-what is this?"
"Haven't you heard of Atlantis!?"
"No……"
"Well, as my oracle, it's really unqualified for you not to know my kingdom, Atlantis. But it doesn't matter. Now many people have indeed forgotten the existence of this place." Poseidon raised his head and sighed helplessly, "Look, this was once such a glorious city, Poseidia, a metropolis that was more prosperous than all the city-states today. But it sank into the sea overnight. The residents who lived here, who used to live and work in peace and contentment, all disappeared in the sea they believed in."
"Lord Poseidon..."
Although Rhodes didn't know where this place was.
But she heard it.
This city, or this country, was founded by Poseidon, and the residents here all believed in Poseidon. And the fact that it could sink to the bottom of the sea shows that the Atlanteans must have lived near the sea. In the end, their fate was to be swallowed by the sea ruled by the sea god. And judging from Poseidon's regretful look, the sinking of this city was probably not the outcome Poseidon wanted to see.
"But that was a long time ago."
"Is it Lord Poseidon who brought me here?"
"Indeed."
Poseidon smiled and nodded, then pointed to the depths.
"You are my oracle. I decided to let you see some things that have been forgotten."
"What things?"
"Some truths about this world."
After Poseidon finished speaking, he walked forward.
"Come with me, Rod."
"Yes Yes!"
Although Rhode was puzzled, since it was Poseidon's request, Rhode naturally did not dare to refuse. So, Rhode followed Poseidon carefully, and couldn't help observing everything here along the way. She was very curious, why did such a prosperous capital suddenly sink into the sea?
"Atlantis was once a country I was proud of."
Poseidon began to explain as they walked.
"It is so prosperous, so powerful, full of knowledge and piety, and the residents living here are also very happy and blessed. This is the paradise of mankind, the most standard paradise for mankind! I think that any country should live according to the lifestyle of the Atlanteans, but the final result is what we don't want to see. It sank because of Zeus's punishment. The land began to sink, and the sea water poured into the city, submerging everything you see. I tried my best to save it, but in the end, all I saved was an empty city."
"Why... do this?"
"Because it offended the piety in Zeus' heart."
Poseidon's tone gradually became angry.
"Zeus did not allow humans to believe in any gods who were not from Olympus. However, when Zeus became the King of Gods, there were still many Titans living in the world, even the gods who created us. The Atlanteans are my favorite people, but I was not the one who created them. This pure land on the ocean is the masterpiece of Oceanus and Thesis. Therefore, the Atlanteans also worship these two gods who created the sea in their temples."
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"And I also respect these two gods, so I don't mind ruling Atlantis with them."
"Then, for some unknown reason, one day, Oceanus and Thesis disappeared from this world. The only gods left were the gods of Olympus, or rather, the gods that Zeus allowed to stay. Many gods disappeared overnight, and no one knew where they went, but... the Atlanteans knew. Thesis, the goddess of the sea, told the Atlanteans the truth, and then disappeared. The angry Atlanteans wanted to declare war on Zeus, and this was the final result."
"Then... do you know the reason?"
Rhodes asked cautiously.
"do not know."
"Is it……"
