Chapter 108: The Dominator's Seal

At dusk, nightfall slowly descended.

This was the liveliest time in the entire island town.

Noise came from every tavern and restaurant.

After dinner, Gunei walked alone along the sandy shoreline, arriving at an uninhabited area dense with sea rocks.

As night gradually enveloped the area, Gunei's figure among the sea rocks was completely hidden by the multitude of rocks.

Near a reef cliff by the sea, Gunei turned his hand and took out the golden conch.

"Woo~~~"

Gunei blew the conch with force.

A low, melodious sound penetrated deep into the sea, seeming to stir some source power, growing deeper as it spread.

Just as Gunei put away the golden conch,

a flash of blood-red cold light appeared instantly behind Gunei, slashing toward his neck at an extremely odd angle, easily tearing through the air.

Gunei did not even turn his head.

With a light press of one hand, the fifth-rank assassin attempting to assassinate him was immediately controlled by the strong puppet secret threads.

Next,

"Roar!"

The terrifying aura of the Devil Lord burst forth and then vanished.

Along with it, the soul of the fifth-rank assassin also disappeared.

The blood tentacle shot out quickly.

Gurgle...

A large amount of blood was drawn out.

Then, the fifth-rank assassin was collected into Gunei's system space.

The entire process of killing and disposing of the body was smooth and took only a few seconds.

These fifth-rank assassins were too weak for Gunei now.

They couldn't even withstand a single soul devour from the Devil Lord.

Of course, Gunei had already detected the other's trace and was on guard—that was the key point.

On the Mysterious Moving Island, causing damage would incur the island's punishment.

Thus, many believed that on a relatively safe moving island, no one would act recklessly.

But on the contrary,

many assassins struck.

Because causing damage to the moving island would incur punishment, but what if no damage was caused?

Just now, if Gunei had been an ordinary spellcaster and the assassin had cut off his head, this situation would not have damaged the Mysterious Island, so no punishment would follow.

Conversely, Gunei easily killed the other without causing damage, and likewise faced no punishment.

Ordinary people, even supernaturals, who thought it was safe here and wandered around would only die miserably.

Having killed this fifth-rank assassin,

Gunei digested the assassin's blood while also chewing on the other's soul fragments, absorbing the soul memories.

After some digestion, Gunei's expression remained as calm and steady as ever.

"Assassinations on this moving island are so rampant? Some assassins even fish, luring powerful spellcasters to attack and bomb the island, then using the island's power to counter-kill. Tsk tsk... truly insidious. Good thing I didn't recklessly cast spells."

"It seems that if I fight on the Mysterious Island, I must use spells that don't cause much damage to the island—like the Great Thunderflame Spell, which is useful. Its penetrative nature shouldn't damage the ground, only conduct into the earth and sea."

"Of course, it's best to lure enemies to fight over the sea—that way, it's even safer," Gunei mused silently.

"But this also indirectly proves that the local forces on this moving island, combined with the newly influx of forces, are already extremely dangerous in their complexity. It's wise to be cautious."

Then, Gunei gathered his thoughts and looked toward the sea.

Merged with the surrounding sea rocks, Gunei waited quietly, feeling the island's slight movement and the seawater washing over the rocks.

About half an hour later,

Splash...

A huge whirlpool about twenty to thirty meters in diameter rapidly formed in front of Gunei.

Gunei immediately stood up, his eyes fixed solemnly on the enormous, eerie whirlpool.

After a moment, at the center of the whirlpool, an old wizard wearing a white wizard hat and a white wizard robe cloak, with hair and beard as white as snow, emerged.

When the old wizard looked at Gunei, Gunei immediately felt a strong probing force.

Gunei's own peculiar nature gave him strong isolation and resistance against such probing forces.

Seeming to sense Gunei's resistance, the probing force quickly disappeared.

Then the old wizard narrowed his eyes and looked at Gunei.

"Who might you be?"

"Is a golden conch alone not enough? Must I verify my identity?"

As he thought, Gunei leaped, and his face and body contours quickly reverted to his original appearance.

The old wizard immediately recognized Gunei's identity.

"Gunei Lawrence."

The old man said with a slight smile.

"But appearance alone is not enough to prove your identity."

With a thought, the Blood Tentacle surged from Gunei's shoulder.

When he saw the Blood Tentacle, the old wizard raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Mm, identity confirmed."

"Lord Gunei Lawrence, follow me."

The old wizard waved his hand, and a swirling current of water quickly wrapped around Gunei. Gunei felt an invisible force lift him.

The swirling water brought Gunei to the old wizard's side.

Then the two quickly sank into the sea.

Unlike Gunei, who needed to use Deep Sea Gills and Fins to travel quickly through the sea,

this old wizard was clearly different.

He took Gunei directly under a sea whirlpool shield, moving through the sea at great speed.

As they left the Mysterious Island area and entered the deep sea,

Gunei clearly felt the old wizard accelerate; soon his speed was four or five times faster than Gunei's own maximum speed.

Such terrifying speed in the sea

clearly indicated that the old wizard had great ability in manipulating seawater.

"Senior wizard, may I ask about the information regarding this demonic rune inheritance?"

After some thought, Gunei spoke slowly.

"Hmm! Didn't the one who gave you the golden conch tell you about the demonic rune?" The old wizard looked over.

"That senior only told me that the demonic rune is related to energy, and that this golden conch would give me the detailed location. Beyond that, he did not tell me any other information," Gunei said truthfully.

After hearing this, the old wizard smiled warmly and then explained gently.

"The inheritance site of the demonic rune is no ordinary place."

"It is located in the Underworld."

"The Underworld?" Gunei's expression shifted slightly.

Does the Underworld really exist?

In the texts Gunei had read, the Underworld was only mentioned in a few biographical novels and bards' songs.

He had never seen any official records.

"Yes, in the Underworld," the old wizard nodded affirmatively.

"In the Underworld, there is a very ancient and powerful sealed land, sealing a 'Dominator' with eternal, great life."

"A Dominator!"

Gunei narrowed his eyes, his mind slightly excited.

He had always wanted to obtain the great power of life at the level of Cthulhu.

Dominators, Elder Gods, Ancient Gods—

each level is more powerful than the last.

Even though Dominators are the weakest among the great life system of Cthulhu,

they are still born with eternal and immortal life, countless times more powerful than gods.

Now, about to come into contact with such a powerful life form, Gunei naturally felt an excitement hard to suppress in his heart.

After all, others cannot obtain the terrifying power and strange abilities of a Dominator, and can hardly even bear to look upon such a terrifying great being.

But Gunei could.

Using the system, Gunei might well be able to obtain the supreme power of a Dominator.