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Chapter 286: Chapter 285 This Sea, Is Hell

Chapter 286: Chapter 285 This Sea, Is Hell

“Nymph!”

“Yes, Master! What is it?”

“This is magic, dispel it!”

“Yes.”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s command, Nymph quickly nodded her head and extended her hand swiftly. Soon, streams of light, shimmering with faint radiance, shot out from her fingertips into the surrounding air. Then, Nymph’s eyes started to flash with a series of data, and suddenly her expression changed dramatically.

“This… Master, I am going to dispel this illusion now!”

As she spoke, Nymph pulled hard with both hands, and in the next moment, the world in front of them seemed to tremble violently along with Nymph’s seemingly effortless gesture. Then, with a “snap,” the world before their eyes suddenly twisted and instantaneously transformed into a completely different scene.

“This, this is…”

All were stunned by the sight before them!

Dark clouds still shrouded the sky, but before them now was no longer the picturesque landscape, but murky, dimly lit deep azure waters filled with rusty remnants of ships everywhere. The surface was littered with signs of their capsizing and stranding, and more importantly, dark reefs sporadically emerging from the water could be seen all around!

“What in the world is going on here!”

At that moment, Captain Fox’s face turned ashen. As a captain, he naturally understood how dangerous all this was for a ship. Not to mention the decayed shipwrecks, the surrounding reefs alone would cause any experienced captain to turn away, and now, he had blundered into this peril!

Looking around, Fox could clearly see wreckages everywhere, but luckily, judging by their submerged depths, they hadn’t run aground yet. It was fortunate that Fox had been alert a moment ago, otherwise, he might have collided head-on and there would be no after that…

“This is a large-scale illusion.”

Fang Zheng didn’t look good either. Although he had seen some knowledge about the School of Illusions in the White Tower, he had never taken illusions seriously because the Prophecy System naturally suppressed illusions, and ordinary illusions could not pose a threat to him.

But even he hadn’t expected that a truly powerful Illusion Technique could be so terrifying. It not only silently trapped him and others but also managed to deceive his Prophecy Spell and Future Sight! Fortunately, he had already encountered Six-Ring Spells and learned the True Knowledge Technique, a nemesis to illusions, which revealed the hidden dangers. Otherwise, the consequences might have been unimaginable.

“Nymph, was this illusion cast by someone?”

“Not exactly, Master.”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s inquiry, Nymph shook her head.

“No?”

Surprised by Nymph’s response, Fang Zheng soon noticed Little Angel’s calm expression and immediately understood. If the large-scale illusion had been cast by someone, Little Angel would have warned him of the danger immediately after dispelling the illusion. However, she didn’t do so, which meant she had already detected the source of the illusion.

“Yes, while dispelling the illusion, I conducted a trace-back and discovered that this illusion was released from a powerful magic item. Moreover…”

“Moreover?”

“The power of that magic item is very formidable, so much so that I can only temporarily seal it. It seems to have an independent and complete operating mechanism, and I don’t know when it might break the seal and become active again.”

“Oh? Where is that thing?”

Upon hearing Nymph’s response, Fang Zheng suddenly became interested. If the illusion had been cast by some powerful being, he wouldn’t be too worried. But now, hearing that the illusion was merely released by a magic item, Fang Zheng couldn’t help but have new ideas…

“Right in front of us, at the port…”

“Captain, it’s bad!!”

Just at that moment, a sailor suddenly ran out of the cabin, exclaiming loudly.

“We’re taking on water!”

“What?”

Upon hearing this, everyone was hugely surprised, and Fang Zheng also furrowed his brows, hurriedly following Fox, who seemed as if his buttocks were on fire, into the cabin. Reaching the lowest level, they indeed saw a large crack on one side of the ship’s cabin, where seawater was desperately pouring in. Although the sailors tried to block the hole, the gap was simply too large, and despite their best efforts, they were unable to stop the water.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng frowned, and then he stretched out his hand and flicked lightly. Accompanied by the flash of Magic Radiance, a Force Wall instantly appeared outside the breach, blocking the seawater. Meanwhile, the sailors hurriedly picked up wooden planks nearby and began hammering them into place over the gap.

“Phew… Thank you, Master,”

Seeing the hole blocked, Fox couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

“How are things looking?”

“Not good.”

Looking at the crack in the cabin, Fox looked visibly upset.

“Perhaps we hit the prow of a sunken ship; this breach is beyond our current means of repair. Unless we find a place to berth temporarily and undertake repairs, but in this vast ocean, where can we find such a place…”

“Isn’t there one ahead?”

“Master, are you referring to Soul Bay?”

Hearing Fang Zheng’s response, Fox’s expression turned even more displeased.

“No, we can’t. Soul Bay… That place is too eerie, and as you’ve seen, there are sunken ships all along the way. Our ship can’t possibly dock…”

“The sunken ships are not a problem.”

To this, Fang Zheng was quite calm; sunken ships were not an issue. He had Tilia and Black Katie, two Followers of the Crimson Realm. The skill these Followers of the Crimson Realm were best at was transforming matter into the Power of Existence. By converting all these sunken ships into the Power of Existence and making them completely disappear, they could clear a path.

“If I can handle these sunken ships, then once we reach the dock, will you be able to repair this ship?”

“Of course, Master. Even though this place has been abandoned for many years, I believe some equipment should still be usable. Even if it’s not, as long as we can dock, I will be able to repair the ship. But… alas, there really aren’t any good solutions.”

To be honest, given any possibility, Fox wouldn’t want to head to Soul Bay, that haunted place. But he also knew that if they didn’t find a place to berth and make repairs soon, his ship was likely doomed. Although the sailors had temporarily sealed the breach, it was only a stopgap; under these circumstances, continuing towards the Misty Seas would be very dangerous.

“Then it’s decided.”

Fang Zheng didn’t give Fox any time to think and simply made the decision. In fact, after learning from Nymph about the mysterious magic item in Soul Bay, Fang Zheng had already planned to explore Soul Bay. He had never encountered a magic item capable of creating such powerful illusions. If possible, he certainly wouldn’t mind adding such an impressive item to his collection.

Since Fang Zheng had already made up his mind, Fox naturally couldn’t say much else. Besides, the ship indeed needed repairs, so he had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

However, Fox was curious…

“Master, how exactly do you plan to clear the sunken ships from this seabed?”

Standing at the bow, looking at the distant Soul Bay and the numerous sunken ships in this sea area, Fox couldn’t help but inhale sharply, his voice anxious as he asked. Looking ahead, he could see densely packed masts of what seemed like hundreds of sunken ships, sticking out of the water like a forest of half-sized trees.

Could the Master really handle so many sunken ships?

“Black Katie.”

Perceiving Fox’s gaze, Fang Zheng smiled slightly and then turned towards Black Katie. Hearing her name, Black Katie tilted her head, her pair of azure eyes unblinkingly and calmly staring at him.

“Please clear these up.”

“Understood, as you wish, Alliance Hierarch,”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s command, Black Katie nodded, and then the girl once again raised her Triangle Tin Staff.

The next moment, an azure light emerged from the Triangle Tin Staff, shining forward.

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