Gathering Point

A few days ago, in the central sea, a dungeon was detected where numerous ships had sunk. News of this began to spread among adventurers from various continents, so they decided to prepare a journey to find out what kind of strange phenomenon was causing these losses.

The attention towards this was so great that many mages, powerful swordsmen, and kingdoms wanted to get involved, at least to try and gain some fortune, inheritance, or knowledge. Everyone received the news free of charge, after all, it was better to have more fighters and mages in case the problems couldn't be handled by a small group of people.

In fact, when this kind of phenomenon is discovered, very few dare to venture due to the high risk of death. But this time was very different; the dungeon was completely unexplored, and that's what ignited people's intentions.

Many groups of adventurers were well-prepared, mages of all ranks were hired, and huge groups of warriors were formed with the intention of living this unique experience.

For everyone, this unexplored dungeon meant there would be a large number of medicinal plants, weapons or magical items, research materials, and even books full of history about long-forgotten magics.

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All the groups had set off on the same day as the tragedy that struck Fittoa, which is why they all continued their journey without any problems.

Central region of the Ringus Sea.

It is well known that the Ringus Sea is a sea surrounded by the five continents. The Central Continent to the west, the Demon Continent to the east and northeast, the Divine Continent to the north, and the Millis Continent to the southeast.

This sea emerged when the ancient supercontinent split into the Central Continent and the Demon Continent during the second human-demon war.

The sea is inhabited by the sea people. The language spoken here is the language of the Sea God. Unlike other races, they have no contact with the outside world for obvious reasons.

For adventurers and mages to decide to come to this place would be only to enter the Devil's Cave. A labyrinth located in the middle of the Ringus Sea. It is brutally difficult even to reach this labyrinth, and due to its location, it is impossible to resupply once you arrive. Given its depth and the fact that slow-paced exploration is almost impossible, it has gained a reputation as one of the toughest challenges an adventurer can face.

Now, with a new area discovered, all those who have ever set foot in the Devil's Labyrinth became very interested in this dungeon.

Despite the legends, it is said that visiting the center of Ringus is a sign only of death and tragedies; it is a zone that any adventurer boasts of having visited at least once in their life.

No one could speak clearly about the origin of the dungeons. Some say they are simply ancient structures of dead civilizations. Others describe these places as created by God, something that holds any kind of treasure that would change a man's life.

In that war that few remember, this sea originated after a certain person unleashed a super attack on a particular enemy. Although that war did not end all life in this world, a large part of the continent was lost, and the entire central sea was once dry land.

That year was a time of absolute terror for anyone who remained alive. That's why many decided not to remember, hold grudges, or seek revenge.

This new dungeon, which was erased like the Deep Abyss, is not far from where many claim to have found the Devil's Cave. No one knows how large it will be, what everyone will find, or if it will be something interesting. However, after years of similar work, many were in need of something new to occupy their time.

Calculating the location Gilgamesh was heading to, it was exactly where all those adventurers were gathering.

All those who had decided to come were waiting on their ships. At this point, Gilgamesh traveled at a not-so-fast speed because he was not in a hurry. Because of that, Gilgamesh even performed maneuvers with his Vimana and only stopped when Eris ended up soaked in seawater.

"Come on, don't be mad; you told me you were hot, so I just got you a little wet!" Gilgamesh concealed his ironic smile from Eris's complaints.

Eris looked at Gilgamesh coldly and asked, "Then why am I the only one who's wet?"

"Just a coincidence..."

Gilgamesh manipulated his Vimana just above the sea surface, creating a powerful agitation that left traces in its wake due to the high speed at which it moved.

Gilgamesh's vision was not bad, so he could see perfectly certain figures in the distance that seemed to be ships, dozens of ships anchored motionless in the calm sea. Supposedly, this was the point where the serpent had encountered humans, something very abnormal according to its words.

The flags of various mercenary groups were flying high on the ships, while some of the more experienced adventurers were diving into the water after mages cast spells to scare off sea creatures.

At the moment when many groups of adventurers were stationed near the dungeon entrance, they had heard about what happened in Fittoa, which certainly piqued their curiosity.

However, right now, they were all focused on this point that could change their lives. Not long after numerous groups of adventurers arrived, there were other ships approaching from the distance.

"The Red Dragon Mercenary Group has arrived..." A formidable group of demon mercenaries enlisted from different parts of the continent, they specialized in wars and were extremely brutal.

The already stationed mercenary groups looked at these demons with expressions of disgust. There may not have been resentment between them, but they would definitely look for ways to kill each other.

The leader of the Red Dragon mercenaries simply greeted the humans standing in front of him and then turned his gaze to the tasks he needed to attend to on his ship. Next, there were many other scattered groups of adventurers arriving on smaller boats.

"The Green Spider Adventurer Group is here..."

"No way, those lunatics are here?"

"I heard that in their last appearance, more than half of their members died, a tragedy within the mercenary groups."

This group of adventurers took on the most dangerous tasks and fulfilled them only to taunt those who considered themselves adventurers and never left their villages, something that they enjoyed greatly.

"Aren't we more than a thousand adventurers?"

"Those who die will pass on their things to those who live; that has always been the way, so it's not surprising that they even brought their slaves."

Seeing the arrival of multiple groups of adventurers from all continents, a few inexperienced adventurers didn't understand why some even brought their wives on this deadly adventure.

"There's something you don't know. Ancient legends say that if a ship is abandoned, and there's no crew to protect it, what will happen is that the ship will disappear. By the time the adventurers resurface from the sea, they'll find their ships have vanished." An old adventurer commented as he opened a fish and tossed its entrails into the sea.

A woman who appeared to be a child said, "Those are baseless legends. What happens to an unmanned ship is that it is carried far away by the sea's waves. It can even be destroyed by sea creatures, which is understandable since we are in their territory."

"And who are you?"

"I'm Roxy Migurdia, a Holy Class water mage. Personally, I was hired by the sponsor of this expedition, so it would help many if you don't scare them with your old tales."