Chapter 52: Landing

Just before dying, Hekeyas still revealed the crucial information.

After uttering the words "Old Man of the Weird Sea," Hekeyas collapsed headfirst to the ground, his soul dissipating and the breath of life fading away.

"Old Man of the Weird Sea?"

Gune gazed at the corpse lying on the ground, pondering silently.

Over the ocean, there are many legends.

A region along the intersection of the Misty Sea and the Black Demon Sea is called the "Weird Sea Area."

In this sea area, there is a mysterious island that moves on its own.

Some say the core of this mysterious island is built from the "Perpetual Motion Mechanical Heart" of an ancient mechanical lifeform, enabling it to move eternally without rest.

Others claim the island is merely a giant sea turtle floating on the ocean.

Still others say the island's core is the heart of some powerful being, constantly absorbing energy.

There are many, many tales about the mysterious moving island.

And the "Mysterious Moving Island" does indeed exist.

Even now, with the advent of the Great Age of Sail, the Mysterious Moving Island has become increasingly bustling.

It seems to have become one of the trading hubs for numerous alien races, pirates, and merchant ships.

The most enigmatic presence on the Mysterious Moving Island is undoubtedly the "Old Man of the Weird Sea," a mysterious alien elder said to have lived for thousands of years.

After entering the ocean, Gune had taken out the "Golden Conch" multiple times to sense it.

At the same time, he had made several directional fixes on the navigation chart.

And the final destination pointed to the "Mysterious Moving Island" in the Weird Sea Area.

Gune had not expected that this incident on the Misty Phantom Islands involving the followers of the evil god and the Yasha Fishmen would also implicate the Mysterious Moving Island and be related to the Old Man of the Weird Sea.

"Evil god's demon soldier ore for mining, advancement to Grandmaster, royal-grade Sea Demon Tree seeds, and important information about the mysterious Old Man of the Weird Sea..."

"I couldn't find a reason not to kill you even if I tried," Gune murmured softly.

After Gune disposed of the corpse of the fifth-rank Yasha Fishman,

Asen · Howell, Buster · Jones, and Old Chart, having finished dealing with the large number of corpses outside, arrived at the entrance of the captain's cabin.

"Come in, all of you!" Gune said.

The men filed in one by one.

Although it was unlikely that those Yasha Fishmen were still nearby monitoring Gune and the others,

to be safe, Gune still took out a mid-rank sealing scroll to reseal the broken captain's cabin.

After sealing it, Gune got straight to the point.

"Just now, I conducted a series of interrogations."

"The situation has both good and bad aspects."

"The good news is that there is no Grandmaster among them."

"The bad news is that the great elder of the Yasha Fishmen is about to advance to Grandmaster, and the evil god church they are cooperating with this time is the Giant God Church. On the island, the sixth-rank peak powerhouse of the Giant God Church, Augushan, is very powerful."

"The reason they attacked us was fear that we would disrupt the advancement ceremony of the Yasha Fishmen's great elder."

"Now that we have killed so many Yasha Fishmen here,"

"once they return and report,"

"whether it's the great elder of the Yasha Fishmen or the extremely powerful Augushan,"

"they will definitely join forces to come and eliminate us first."

"Our sea demon ship is already damaged like this, and swimming alone, we can't outswim those Yasha Fishmen."

"So... I have decided that the entire crew will land on Phantom Island."

Gune said in a deep voice.

"The entire crew lands?" The few of them were startled.

Gune naturally understood their concerns.

"Don't worry. Didn't I go there once before?"

"I used a magical item to discover a special place and marked it. If we enter the island from that position, we can gain protection and won't be killed by that mysterious force."

When Gune said this, the men were all greatly shaken.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true."

If Gune had not previously displayed such terrifying strength, their belief in his words would have been discounted.

The core of the Misty Phantom Islands, Phantom Island, had not had a safe method of entry discovered for many years.

Now that Gune said this, they naturally believed it with high probability.

After all, earlier, Gune had used a sealed object to cause a large-scale explosion of eyeballs.

They had heard it clearly—the wails rose and fell.

Later, when they rushed out to kill those blinded Yasha Fishmen, it was incredibly easy.

Since he had such a powerful large-scale lethal magical item, the magical item for finding a safe path was naturally trustworthy.

"But although we can safely land on Phantom Island, that doesn't mean Phantom Island is safe."

"During my earlier exploration, I discovered some kind of black rock that devours people deep in the mist."

"It should encircle the more central area of the island."

"In the central area, some kind of terrifying force is gestating."

"So after we land on the island and collect the sea demon ship,"

"we will set up camp on the beach and must not go deep."

"Otherwise, there is danger of death."

"Mm!"

The three men nodded slightly.

In such life-threatening danger zones, they would naturally keep their respective men in check.

"Don't spread the news about landing on the Misty Phantom Islands for now, to avoid panic and information leaks."

"Before long, the enemy will surely come to investigate. When they can't find our traces, they will use some kind of scrying or divination method."

"If, at that time, the enemy knows we have entered Phantom Island, they basically won't dare to pursue us, after all, they don't know we have a safe way to land on the island."

"In their eyes, the Misty Phantom Islands are still the islands of death."

"Our landing would seem like a desperate act of fleeing to our deaths."

"This way, using the information gap, we can both avoid the subsequent pursuit of those Yasha Fishmen and scavenge the wealth accumulated over the years on the corpses on the beach of Phantom Island."

"After all, there is a great deal of wealth on the island," Gune said softly.

Upon hearing this, the men all laughed.

"Alright, let's move quickly!"

"We can't delay; the enemy could come at any time."

"We'll disembark first, then collect the sea demon ship. The three of you will each lead your men and follow me as we swim over."

"Remember, on the way, you must stay close to me and not swim off randomly."

"Otherwise, there is danger of death."

Soon, Gune resealed the sea demon ship into the sea demon bottle.

Then, the group followed Gune and quickly swam toward Phantom Island.

Meanwhile,

the news of the disastrous defeat of the Yasha Fishmen and the followers of the Giant God Church also reached the hands of the great elder of the Yasha Fishmen and Augushan.