The airship slowly descended.

On the deck, the members of the Dragon Fang Special Forces had long been attracted by the temporary apron below.

Especially that airship belonging to the Freedom Federation.

It was silver-white all over with an exaggerated shape, like a silver falcon preparing to hunt.

"Holy shit, as expected of the Freedom Federation, even making their airships so ostentatious."

Li Hao leaned on the railing and smacked his lips.

Brother Wang beside him had a solemn look in his eyes.

"Ostentatious is ostentatious, but they have the capital to be ostentatious."

"It is said that the captain they sent this time is Thor, known as the 'God of Thunder', and his strength is terrifyingly high."

Li Hao curled his lips.

"So what."

"Our captain isn't bad either."

He turned back to glance at the direction of the cabin door, with undisguised adoration on his face.

"Our captain is an Forbidden Spell Mage, and with just a few words, they can freeze that broken ship of theirs into an ice lump!"

The airship let out a muffled roar, landing steadily in the designated parking spot.

The heavy cabin door slowly opened.

Principal Lin Zhu walked down first expressionlessly, that stay-away-from-me aura making the surrounding air a few degrees colder.

Gandalf followed closely behind, and the members of the Dragon Fang Special Forces followed in a neat and uniform formation.

As soon as they stepped down the gangway, a middle-aged man wearing the standard uniform of the Great Xia Military Department came up with a smile all over his face.

"Oh my! Thank you all for your hard work along the way!"

The man looked to be in his forties, slightly plump, with a warm smile on his face that made people feel like a spring breeze.

He first walked quickly to Lin Zhu, slightly bowing, his attitude respectful yet maintaining a just-right distance.

"Principal Lin, you've worked hard."

"I am Zhang Cheng, the person in charge of outreach for this operation."

"Marshal Zhao specifically instructed that the quietest single-family courtyard on the island has been arranged for you, ensuring that no one will disturb you."

On Lin Zhu's frosty face, a trace of softening finally appeared.

She nodded indifferently.

"Hmm, he's quite thoughtful."

Zhang Cheng only then breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and enthusiastically shook hands with Gandalf and the members of the Dragon Fang Special Forces one by one.

"This must be Captain Gandalf, right? Truly a hero out of youth!"

"And everyone, you are all elites of Great Xia Nation, welcome!"

He was enthusiastic and proper, making it impossible for anyone to find the slightest fault.

Zhou Huai controlled Gandalf to shake hands with him, cutting straight to the chase.

"Director Zhang Cheng, what is the situation now?"

"How many teams from other countries have arrived?"

The smile on Zhang Cheng's face converged a bit, and his expression turned serious.

"Reporting to the Captain, the teams from the major powers have basically all arrived."

"Freedom Federation, Great Bear Country, Sakura Country, Ancient Egypt..."

He paused and added.

"There are also some small countries wanting to join the fun that are still on the way."

"After consultation, we have decided to officially open the ruins exploration at twelve noon tomorrow."

"At that time, each country can send a team to enter."

"If there is an SS-Rank Professional in the team, the maximum number of people is ten."

"If there is no SS-Rank Professional in the team, twenty people can be sent."

Zhou Huai understood.

This was to balance the strength gap between various countries and prevent those countries without SS-Rank Experts from not even getting a sip of soup.

He spoke again.

"Since you already know that the Divine Artifact in the ruins is the Pendulum of Life, you must have some understanding of the inside of the ruins."

"What is the environment inside like?"

"Captain, you've hit the nail on the head."

Zhang Cheng's expression became increasingly solemn.

"That ruin, we temporarily named it the Endless Sea."

"The world inside the ruins is very similar to the environment we are in now; looking out, it is almost entirely ocean."

"However, the fierce beasts in the sea are far more diverse, countless, and exceptionally ferocious compared to the outside world."

"Only a few islands are scattered across the sea surface."

"And that Pendulum of Life is on one of those islands."

Zhang Cheng took a deep breath, his voice lowering a bit.

"The most troublesome thing is that those islands can move."

"Their movement is completely irregular; the last second they might be here, and the next second they could appear a thousand miles away."

"Therefore, even if we grasp the specific coordinates of the Divine Artifact, it's of no use."

"After you enter the ruins, you must be extremely careful."

Zhang Cheng's gaze swept across everyone present, his tone heavy.

"Inside the ruins, there are no rules to speak of."

"Whichever country's team can bring out the Pendulum of Life, that Divine Artifact will belong to that country."

"Therefore, the struggle inside will be tragically fierce beyond your imagination."

"The Endless Sea..."

Zhou Huai's consciousness was inside Gandalf, muttering softly.

This environment was extremely unfavorable for most Classer.

Especially for fire-element and Earth-element Classer, their strength would be greatly discounted.

His world-destroying 【Forbidden Spell: Meteor Rain】 probably wouldn't come in very handy either.

However, the good news was.

The new forbidden spell that Gandalf comprehended at level 40 happened to be of the water attribute.

It could be considered as making up for this shortcoming.

Just as Zhou Huai was pondering.

On the distant sea surface, a small black dot suddenly appeared.

That black dot came from far to near at an extremely fast speed.

"What is that?"

Li Hao had sharp eyes and was the first to discover the abnormality.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

They saw a small, dilapidated wooden boat riding the wind and waves, galloping towards the shore.

That boat, rather than a boat, was more like a pile of barely pieced-together wooden boards.

The hull was covered with pitted collision marks, and the wooden boards in several places were already cracked, as if they would fall apart at any time.

What was even more peculiar was that at the stern of this broken boat, there was no power device of any kind.

Looking closely, it turned out to be a dark-skinned man pushing the boat with both hands, moving at high speed on the sea surface.

Obviously, he was a water-element Professional.

"Is this a boat from the island's fishermen?"

A member of the Dragon Fang Special Forces asked curiously.

"Isn't this too broken? Aren't they afraid it'll fall apart in the sea?"

Zhang Cheng shook his head, his eyes equally filled with confusion.

"Probably not."

"Fierce beasts are rampant in this sea area now, and the residents on the island dare not go out to sea at all."

"Those who dare to go into the sea are no different from actively feeding the fierce beasts."

Under everyone's surprised gaze.

That dilapidated small boat, amidst a tooth-aching friction sound, was forcibly pushed onto the beach.

"Creak—"

With a harsh sound, the cabin door, which looked even more dilapidated than the hull, was pushed open from the inside.

A thin, dark-skinned man with a thick turban wrapped around his head jumped out from inside.

He wore a faded curry-colored robe, and on his chin was a tuft of exquisitely groomed mustache.

The moment he saw the man, Zhang Cheng's brows furrowed.

"It's people from White Elephant Country."

He said in a low voice to Gandalf.

"However, White Elephant Country is a long way from here. Why didn't they take an airship, but instead came in this kind of broken boat?"

Li Hao also muttered softly.

"Isn't this boat too small? There isn't even a toilet. It probably can only hold seven or eight people at most."

However, the subsequent scene directly subverted everyone's cognition.

Just after that White Elephant Country man jumped off the boat.

The second, the third, the fourth...

One after another identically dressed people drilled out of that tiny cabin endlessly, just like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Three...

Five...

Ten...

Twenty...

Thirty...

On the deck, the expressions on the faces of the members of the Dragon Fang Special Forces gradually turned from initial curiosity to astonishment.

When the fortieth person slowly walked out of the cabin and stretched,

Li Hao's mouth was already wide enough to stuff an egg.

He rubbed his eyes hard and fiercely pinched Brother Wang's thigh next to him.

"Hiss—! Why did you pinch me!"

Brother Wang grinned in pain.

"Brother Wang, quickly tell me, am I seeing things?"

Li Hao's voice was trembling.

"How the hell did they pull this off? Does this boat come with its own spatial magic array?"

The corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth also twitched uncontrollably.

He felt that his worldview had suffered unprecedented impact.

However, this wasn't over yet.

When the fiftieth person, a white-haired elderly man who looked like the leader, slowly walked out of the cabin and adjusted his turban,

no more people finally came out of that tiny broken boat.

The entire beach fell into a dead silence.