Chapter 160: Ireland’s Eye
Whether it was ten, twenty, or thirty minutes, they would still be able to arrive at the rendezvous point and commit to the ambush. The longship drifted forward, carried by the natural wind.
’The hidden objective could be anything, whether it’s saving the High King’s daughter or exploring this weird feeling.’
The island of Ireland’s Eye came into view. Kazi breathed in and out, tasting the air. ’That’s right, there’s a sizable bird population on the island. Without human interference, it’s bound to be even more sizable; and if the Heavenly Games are anything like real games, the more monsters that protect an area, the higher the chance that they are protecting something important.’
From modern day Howth on modern day boats, Ireland’s Eye was a fifteen minute ride. On a longship powered by Noor...
"Hang on, everyone!"
"Breath of Eolus!"
...it lasted less than five minutes. Kazi’s warning came right on time too. Everybody hung on, wind whipping pasta them.
Without expert knowledge on the island’s composition, it would have been a boring, old and empty island. They wouldn’t know or care about the variety of wildlife—of the puffins, the peregrine falcons, and the gray seals.
Except when they arrived and docked at the island, the coast was stained with blood and littered with corpses. A foul stench permeated the island and overpowered the sea breeze. Even so...
"I don’t...want to go there." Lala put a hand to her temple, a small groan erupting. "Ngh..."
"Lala?" Noor looked at her friend, then winced and held her own head. "Unh! T-the hell...?