The starlight showering from above gradually weakened, and the giant eye at the abyss's bottom once again submerged into endless darkness.

Yet, the feeling of being watched, which made her soul tremble, did not disappear.

The Hero's scales on her tail stood up one by one, her expression grave.

Basking under this enormous gaze, she could hear her heart pounding wildly, her body instinctively trembling, as if she were under a predator's scrutiny.

But her mind didn't stall because of the crisis; instead, it began to operate at high speed, thinking about the actions to take next.

She still remembered that this was a shallow sea near the Holy City.

Even if the Great Demon's tentacles could secretly extend here, it was absolutely impossible for the main body to be present, so its power should have some limitations.

Yet, even knowing this, her mind and body couldn't stop trembling in fear; it was the most natural and uncontrollable instinctual reaction of prey facing a predator.

The Hero knew this was proof of her weakness.

But she didn't try to quell this trembling, only focusing intently on the Abyss, confronting it.

[Hero's Next Actions——]

1.5. Attempt to Counterattack

2.6. Open Eyes

3.7. Dead Dream Pointer

4.8. Wake Up Quickly!

9. Caught by a Fishnet

10. Critical Success/Extreme Failure

D10=d10(1)=1

♛: Attempt to Counterattack

"What to do?" She muttered to herself.

"Is there even a need to ask?" Another self in her mind immediately replied.

The stars overhead seemed to shine with a confusing radiance, but the Hero no longer paid attention to them; underwater, she took a deep breath, releasing a few bubbles.

"Alright, then let's try a little."

If there were others by her side—be it the Gleaming Scale Serpent, the Noble Lady, the Fourteenth Princess, or her brother, the Cruising bishop, or the Sergeant—they would probably offer more stable plans and suggestions, right?

But now, alone, the Hero, after a brief self-discussion, almost instinctively came up with an answer.

The fear didn't vanish, her body still trembled, but the Hero's gaze grew even more resolute.

——Then, she clenched her fist.

[Hero Activates Skills: Lonely, Dawn Battle Maiden]

With this simple action, the trembling on the Hero naturally subsided.

The stars above her head hurriedly radiated bright light, the dazzling starlight surged, momentarily opening the invisible barrier blocking the Hero's descent, the door leading to the Legendary Road.

The powerful Magic Power gushed from the Hero's soul and lineage's depths, filling her entire being, making her petite fists even more powerful.

The next moment, the sound of the Celestial Scales dropping resonated in the water flow, echoing in the deep sea like an ancient bell.

[Hero Activates Skills: Tuning Balance (Halved Items, Based on Results, Choose to Activate Sacrifice or Soul Radiation)]

3d6=d6(1)+d6(2)+d6(2)

[Hero (Amorous Couple of the Azure Sea and the Celestial Glow, Star Saintess) LV60]

Strength: 102 -51

Agility: 272 -136

Constitution: 246 -123

Intelligence: 342 -684

Perception: 320 -639

Charm: 394 -787

[Saintess's Precepts]

D972=d972(577)=577

[Nether Sea Dream Erosion Group]

D900=d900(86)=86

Note: Affects Nightmare Level. If the Dream Erosion Group prevails, then D30+65, failure D20+60. If Precepts score exceeds 1/2 or prevails, unlock Legendary Attributes.

[Nether Sea Dream Erosion Group R8+ LV]

D20+60=d20(6)+60=66

[One of the dreams]

1.5. Siren

2.6. Merfolk

3.7. Whale Fall

4.8. Sunken Ship

9. Holy Sect Ancient City

10. Critical Success/Extreme Failure

D10=d10(5)=5

♛: Siren

[Hero's Next Actions——]

1. Open Eyes♛

2. Rapid Descent

D2=d2(1)=1

→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←

At the moment the Celestial Scales fell, the surrounding darkness receded like a tide.

Feeling the Magic Power within her strengthen considerably, the Hero paused, looking up in mild surprise, then without hesitation, she opened her eyes.

Her blue pupils were like gemstones from the depths of the ocean, clear and resolute, without a hint of shadow or fear, staring directly at the bottomless abyss below her.

Her gaze was like a sword, piercing through the deep darkness.

Even though her eyes were never closed, once her will issued this command, the world was renewed.

The touch of water, the fluorescence of deep-sea creatures, the subtle sounds of life's activities, were so clear to her Perception, as if the void she felt before was merely a Nightmare.

Indeed, it seemed to be a dream, and the world in front of her was undoubtedly reality.

Though she did dive into quite a deep sea region, she had not reached any life-forbidden zone.

In this depth of ocean, various organisms were still dwelling—as per her Perception ability, there was no way she could fall into the total sensory deprivation she experienced before.

But now the Hero had no time to care about the scenery around her, those eyes shining faintly in the deep sea captured the entity emitting Dream Miasma.

It was a corpse, belonging to a Siren's body.

The Hero's heart slightly tightened.

Apart from the undead she had encountered in the Underground Black Lake, this was the first time she had seen other Sirens.

But the corpse in front of her was already highly decayed, making it hard to discern its appearance before death, leaving only a relatively intact skeleton, proving its siren Species.

Deep scars could still be seen on the skeleton; though the Species were different, the Hero still used her knowledge as a Healer to judge that it probably suffered severe injuries and was unable to move before death, finally unable to act, sinking into this trench.

Yet, for such a corpse that couldn't be dead any more, around it—

1. Not a Single Fish

2. Carrion Eaters

D2=d2(1)=1

Not a Single Fish.

In the sea area of several hundred meters radius, there wasn't a single deep-sea fish present; they lingered outside this area, never daring to approach this long-deceased corpse.

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