Hearing Gandalf say this,

Thor let out a cold snort.

Only then did he pull back those amorous thoughts and refocus them on the keys.

He naturally reached out his hand toward Gandalf.

"Then hand over the keys you have."

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, shook his head.

Thor's brow furrowed instantly.

"What do you mean?"

"Do you want to go back on your word?"

Zhou Huai continued to shake his head, his tone calm.

"I simply don't trust you."

"If I hand over the keys and you get rid of me the moment you get them, what then?"

"How about you hand your keys over to me? That's the only way I'll feel at ease."

Thor's brow furrowed even deeper, and the blue electrical snakes surrounding his body let out a crackling pop.

"Do you take me for a fool?!"

"If I give the keys to you and you dive thousands of meters deep into the sea, won't the Divine Artifact end up solely yours in the end?"

Seeing that the two of them had fallen into a stalemate once again,

Polina, standing to the side, suddenly let out a silvery, charming laugh.

With graceful cat-like steps, she walked between the two of them, her azure-blue beautiful eyes sweeping back and forth over them.

"Since that's the case, why don't both of you hand the keys over to me?"

"Anyway, I'm not a water-type, so even if I wanted to run, I couldn't."

Hearing Polina's words,

the anger on Thor's face eased quite a bit instantly.

After a brief contemplation, he felt this proposal was quite good.

He looked at Gandalf and spoke in an unquestionable tone.

"Compared to you, I'd rather trust Ms. Polina."

Finishing his sentence, he unhesitatingly handed all four bronze keys in his hand over to Polina together.

His azure eyes gazed affectionately at Polina, speaking earnestly,

"My dear, although you controlled me earlier, I find that I seem to like you more and more."

"I hope you won't let me down."

Polina's expression remained unchanged, a sweet smile hanging on her face.

"My dear, that goes without saying."

Finishing, she even playfully winked at Thor with a flirtatious glance.

Nearby, Kalen, looking as dark as charcoal, watched the two of them exchanging glances and felt his brain was somewhat unable to process it all.

What on earth happened during the time he was away?

How did these two end up together?

Weren't they enemies?

Seeing that Thor handed over the keys so readily, Zhou Huai didn't insist further.

He likewise handed the keys in his hands over to Polina.

Adding the one Polina had on her own person,

all six bronze keys were finally gathered together at this moment.

Under the watchful eyes of the five people, each harboring their own thoughts,

Polina placed these six keys one by one upon that broken patch of ice.

Arranging them into a standard circle.

Hum—!

Without warning, one of the keys emitted a strange, faint light.

The light was soft yet filled with a certain ancient and mysterious aura.

Following closely, that faint light seemed to possess life, rippling outward like water waves.

It gently touched the similarly archaic key next to it.

Hum—!

The second key lit up.

Following closely was the third, the fourth...

That strange faint light, like a lit fuse, lit up one key after another.

Until all six keys were covered by that layer of mysterious faint light!

The humming sound grew increasingly loud.

Six pillars of light soared into the sky from the keys, intersecting in mid-air to form an even more brilliant cluster of light!

Rumble—!

Without warning, the already dilapidated island beneath everyone's feet began to shake violently!

The constantly churning sea around them also began to boil violently!

Glug! Glug!

Countless massive bubbles crazily emerged from the seabed, just like boiling water!

Gradually,

on the sea surface not far from the island, a huge whirlpool slowly took shape.

At first, it was only spinning slowly.

But the next second, the spinning speed suddenly accelerated!

Whoosh—!

Violent winds roared!

The center of the whirlpool suddenly sank downward, forming an unfathomably deep, pitch-black opening!

Seawater was frantically swallowed by that terrifying suction force, forming a massive waterspout connecting the sea surface to the deep sea!

That was a terrifying passage that kept extending straight down to a thousand meters beneath the deep sea!

Looking at the scene before them, which could be called a divine miracle,

the expressions on the faces of everyone on the island showed distinct differences.

The ones with the most complicated expressions were naturally Park In-maeng and Takatsukasa Arashi.

The appearance of this deep-sea passage basically foretold that the legendary Divine Artifact, the 【Pendulum of Life】, was very likely down in this deep sea.

In case they had to go to war again with that Forbidden Spell Mage from the Great Xia Nation down in the deep sea later on,

they would fall into a state of immense passivity.

After all, Gandalf's class could be considered half water-type.

But they were not.

A slight misstep could very likely result in them perishing on the spot.

Next was Kalen.

Although his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot and showed no expression,

one could tell from his tightly furrowed brows that this prince, Your Highness, of Ancient Egypt was also extremely conflicted inside at this moment.

As for Thor and Polina, joy or anger couldn't be read from them.

Clearly, they both still had their respective trump cards and didn't take the immediate predicament to heart.

The only one in the entire scene with a relaxed smile on his face was Gandalf.

If the 【Pendulum of Life】 really was down in this deep sea,

then the probability of him obtaining the Divine Artifact would increase significantly out of thin air.

Seeing everyone hesitating a bit,

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, spoke up first.

"Everyone, the passage has already formed. Why don't I go down first to check things out for you all?"

However, right as his words fell,

Thor abruptly raised his hand and stopped him.

"Wait a minute!"

With an arrogant posture, he looked down at Gandalf.

"I found the rest of the keys. If anyone is going in, we go in first."

Hearing this, Zhou Huai didn't contend for the qualification to enter first anymore.

He shrugged nonchalantly and made a gesture of "please."

However, Thor did not show any intention of entering immediately.

He cast his oppressive gaze once more toward Gandalf.

"I know the environment beneath the deep sea is extremely favorable to you."

"But before truly finding the 【Pendulum of Life】, I suggest you'd better not act rashly."

"Otherwise, no matter what, I will kill you first."

He paused, his voice growing increasingly icy.

"Trust me, I can definitely do it."

Zhou Huai looked at him without answering, only letting out an ambiguous cold laugh.

Afterward, Thor slowly turned his head to look at Polina beside him, his icy gaze instantly softening a lot.

Without any evasion, he spoke right in front of everyone.

"My dear, once we find the 【Pendulum of Life】 and this mage from the Great Xia Nation, we will still have a battle sooner or later."

"I can give you a chance."

"You should carefully consider your stance."

"Will you choose Great Xia, or our Freedom Federation?"

He paused, his voice filled with temptation.

"Abandon that fragile alliance from before. I believe you will make the wisest choice."

Finishing his words, he slowly extended his hand toward Polina.

His eyes were filled with sincerity and anticipation.

Polina looked at Thor's outstretched hand, a flicker of imperceptible struggle flashing through her azure-blue beautiful eyes.

Hesitating for only a moment,

she smiled gently, and her breathtakingly beautiful face once again wore a confident and charming smile.

She extended her boneless, soft little hand, tightly grasping Thor's large hand, which was covered in electrical snakes.

"Of course, I'd be more than happy to."