Two weeks later...
After the events in the central area of the North Sea, experts from various parts of the Spiritual World noticed signs or news of a high-level explosion emanating from that area.
Places as far away as the Continent of Beasts, for example, didn't feel the explosion of the most potent Black Hole Bomb ever created by Minos. But places like the north of the Central Continent, the northwest of the Divine Continent, and the Elves Island had received part of the shock waves from that great explosion.
These three areas were hit at different times. Still, they all received impacts and other natural phenomena caused by the terrific detonation of Minos' bomb.
The Elves Island and the north of the Central Continent experienced great storms and rough seas in the first days after the battle of Minos and realized that something had happened.
After the beings from these two places realized that something had happened in the North Sea, the Divine Continent also felt the signs of the bomb's detonation, and those who knew of Minos' plans quickly connected the dots.
As a result, several powers worldwide sent experts to the North Sea, fearing that Minos' terrifying theories were true.
That was the case with the imperial family of the Grinia Empire and the Elven Tribe, who sent level 95 and 96 Demigods to investigate the situation in the North Sea a week after the major incident.
Other powers also began to move as soon as they discovered that something had happened in the North Sea that might be related to Minos Stuart.
However, not all of them were that close to the area. Since some of these forces would take months to reach that place, even with high-level beings flying at high speed, many of Minos' contacts would take time to move.
But near or far, whoever reached the North Sea would have problems on their way!
...
A group of four elves in a ship of their race were now stopped about 50 kilometers away from the border between the North Sea and the Elven Sea.
The Elves Island was about the same distance from the North Sea as the end of Minos' territory was. However, just as they reached the border of their sea and the area this group was heading for, the four high elves there were forced to stop.
"We can't go any further." The strongest of the elves there, level 96, said with a terrible expression as he looked ahead and saw dark clouds in the sky, very rough waves, several whirlpools, but also a lot of lightning and unstable spaces ahead.
From what he felt, the area ahead might be deadly even for his group!
'If we continue like this, we'll be dead in less than an hour.' The level 96 elf thought, feeling goosebumps on his body but also an incomprehensible fear.
The members of his tribe knew how challenging the North Sea had been, especially in recent centuries. But what he saw and felt was completely out of reality.
That elf couldn't help but feel that someone compelling was trying to prevent humans from entering the North Sea, looking at the place in front of him!
However, there was no one like that in the world, so he couldn't help but find the situation strange.
His crewmates weren't as strong and talented as that man, but they could all feel the threat to their lives from the sea ahead.
"What are we going to do?" A level 95 woman asked. "We have a mission to accomplish. If we can't see the North Sea's core, we will fail."
"Yes, but even high-level elders would take considerable risks trying to pass through that area as it is now." Another man, level 95, commented pessimistically but correctly. "If we try, we'll die."
"But that doesn't mean we can't act. Why don't we turn around? Maybe the situation is better in other parts of the border." The fourth elf suggested.
Hearing this, the strongest of them all agreed, as it was the only alternative. "We'll send a message to the island to let them know what we've encountered on our way and how we'll try to solve it. For now, we'll travel along the border areas of the North Sea until we find a minimally secure entrance."
With this agreement, they would soon change their route and head for the border of the North Sea and the vicinity of the central continent.
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A few days later...
Another group of explorers arrived at one of the borders of the North Sea and immediately encountered the same situation as the group of elves.
However, after deciding to follow basically the same plan as the elves, this group from the Divine Continent would soon find groups of observers from the Elven Tribe stationed around the border of the North Sea.
After the warning from the previous group, the Elven Island quickly turned its attention to the North Sea, and while the first group was still searching for a passage, the phenomenon in this area was already being studied by more specialized elves.
Not only was part of the North Sea in the same state as the point the first group of elves had found a few days before. Tens of thousands of kilometers of the already-tested border were in the same situation!
That worried not only the elves but also the high-level humans who had just discovered the theory of the pointy-eared creatures.
"Do you think such instabilities surround the entire North Sea?" Asked a level 96 Demigod from an empire allied with Minos, just after hearing his suspicions from some elves.
Meanwhile, his entire crew of 15 expressed concern, feeling how absurd it would be if true but also how worrying it was.
"So Minos was really right?"
"We don't know. But it's possible." An elf commented in a negative tone. "Some elders have been making rather pessimistic predictions about the future lately. If they have anything to do with what happened to the North Sea, then he might be right!"
"What does the Black Plain Empire have to say about this? What is the life situation of their leader?" The strongest of the group asked, somewhat concerned about Minos' vital status.
Considering what was happening in the North Sea and the fact that he had left for that place months ago, neither he nor anyone else in his crew had any good omens about his situation!
But one of the elves standing on an observation ship surprised them. "We don't know exactly how Minos Stuart is doing. But his vital signs are still active. A few days ago, we communicated with the Black Plain Empire, and we were told about it at that time."
"What will they do?"
"Nothing. The Black Plain Empire says they are confident in their leader's mission and will wait for his return."
