Chapter 420 - 260: Terrifying Black Shadow, Mire of Decay
Night.
The crew of the Gelin had eaten and drunk their fill.
The Secret Leaf in Rogel’s hand also gave him a reminder.
It’s time.
"Set off."
Rogel’s gaze looked towards the endless gray mist ahead.
Under his command,
the Gelin quickly moved in the predetermined direction, entering the gray mist.
The massive ship’s form gradually faded into the gray mist...
Some time later.
"The pointer has malfunctioned," Lina said as she looked at the pointer in her hand: "It’s exactly like the situation we encountered in the Penance Strait."
"Could it be that our position is constantly changing?" Noemi came to the edge of the deck and looked at the gray mist that obscured everything outside.
"This is the disorienting nature unique to the boundary fog."
Rogel was not surprised and explained.
"There’s a ship ahead."
Yas spoke up to remind everyone.
The crew followed his gaze.
They saw a gigantic ship bearing tattered cloth, its bow heading straight toward them.
And it was very close.
Due to the visual obstruction of the gray mist, they could only see its presence when they were near.
"Turn!"
Rogel furrowed his brow and controlled a Bone Spirit to urgently maneuver the Secret Pattern Ship Rudder.
However, even so, it was too late.
The big ship headed straight for the stern of the Gelin.
But, a shocking scene occurred.
The ship seemed as if it were an illusion, directly overlapping with the stern of the Gelin, passing through without a hitch.
The anticipated collision did not occur!
"Is this... a Ghost Ship?"
Mira was incredulous.
Rogel took this opportunity to examine the ship.
But he did not expect that this ship was actually a living creature!
[Wandering Spirit Sail]
[Type: Spiritual Object]
[Quality: ?]
[Level: ?]
[Tier: ?]
[Explanation: A large sailing ship wandering within the boundary fog, it cannot collide with any entity but brings some misfortune to the objects it encounters.]
The enormous Ghost Ship swiftly brushed past the stern of the Gelin.
After it gradually disappeared into the gray mist,
the crew came to the stern and found that the place they missed with the Wandering Spirit Sail was already covered with somewhat dry moss, sprinkled with some white ash-like substance.
And it was very neat, appearing only where it had made contact with the Gelin.
"Just came in and got a welcoming gift..."
Rogel shrugged and then moved aside.
A Bone Spirit came forward and began diligently cleaning the moss and white powder from the Gelin.
...
Almost shortly thereafter,
with a splash,
a large dirty hand, tangled with seaweed and debris, placed itself on the stern of the Gelin.
Precisely where the Wandering Spirit Sail had touched before.
Crash!
A bolt of lightning suddenly struck down, scorching it with intense energy.
Rogel kicked it off with a slight frown.
This was an Apostle-level Sea Monster.
Its appearance seemed to confirm the "misfortune" of the Wandering Spirit Sail.
Fortunately, they hadn’t encountered the Wandering Spirit Sail too much earlier, or they might have run into some significant trouble.
Once again controlling the Bone Spirit to adjust the rudder, the Gelin continued forward in the direction Rogel controlled.
Who knows how long they’ll have to travel before reaching the "Mire of Decay."
The Secret Leaf was not clear about this; it only guided Rogel with time and direction.
After pondering for a moment, Rogel calmed himself and transitioned to Heisatan below the sea.
At this moment, Heisatan was under his control, consuming the Sea Monster that had just appeared.
Then, he began observing the situation beneath the boundary fog.
The seawater under the boundary fog was slightly different from the situation in the Penance Strait.
At least, the terrifying disorientation would not occur.
Its major influence seemed to be above the sea.
But this made Rogel somewhat puzzled.
Since the fog was disorienting, some Ocean Races could fully explore within, as long as they didn’t touch the fog above the sea, right?
But he quickly realized.
Why neither the land races nor the ocean races ventured into the fog to expand it.
[Devouring Throat]
[Type: Evolved Monster]
[Quality: Elite]
[Level: 60]
[Tier: Deputy]
[Explanation: A throat in the sea waiting to consume and devour, once contacted, it is extremely difficult to escape, but as long as you don’t enter their attack range, it should be safe.]
[Dragging Tongue]
[Type: Evolved Monster]
[Quality: Elite]
[Level: 60]
[Tier: Deputy]
[Explanation: The Dragging Tongue won’t harm you much; at most, it can choke you and drag you to the sea floor but otherwise seems non-threatening.]
"..."
Rogel was silent.
These two kinds of monsters are not just one or two.
The entire sea floor was filled with these "Devouring Throats" and accompanied by, slithering around, Dragging Tongues with slender bodies like Sea Serpents.
They almost covered the seafloor ahead, living in the deep and dark seabed.
Although individually they did not seem very threatening, they obviously had a closely connected relationship.
And that’s not all.
With Heisatan’s gaze, Rogel also saw an even more terrifying presence ahead.
[Dull Eyes]
[Type: Evolved Monster]
[Quality: Boss]
[Level: 71]
[Tier: Angel]
[Explanation: The Dull Eyes hidden in the Sea of Mist, covered in gray Gems, possesses extremely terrifying Insight; once it sets its sights on you, you’re in big trouble.]