Chapter 350: Samebito
The fleet pressed on and moved deeper into the fog that surrounded the island. Visibility was low. Shadows were constantly called out and every time, Kazi would tell them to calm down. The random stone towers did their job to an agitating degree. Not only did they physically attack the ships but mentally too. They distracted and confused the paranoid players and fishermen.
Kazi kept everyone in line. Focus ahead. If an attack did come waywards, they had the players to deal with it. Stay confident. For non-soldiers, that concept was difficult to grasp. To trust and stay and not be anxious was not easy in life. He couldn’t blame them.
’Hm. The Samebito...’ Closing his eyes, Kazi focused. Indeed, when standing still and truly connecting with the world, his range increased exponentially. The only issue was the fog and water. If this was open air, he likely could have sensed everything in a five kilometer radius. But with water and fog this heavy, it was muffled. He wasn’t sure how much he could sense.
Ultimately, Kazi could vaguely sense the Samebito’s presence, a persistent threat slipping in and out of his ever growing sensory range.
"Remmy," Kazi said, feeling the nerves from the fisherman. He suspected the same was probably happening with the ships behind them. "Do you mind lighting up our path?"
"I wondered when you were going to ask."
Remmy began illuminating their path with arrows of Fire Dart. The fog absorbed much of the light but it was better than nothing. He kept shooting. He kept lighting it up. For Kazi, it didn’t help at all with his sensing. For his men, it brought a degree of comfort.
Kazi closed his eyes. Focus, focus...
Minutes felt like hours as they ventured further into the thickening mist. The silence was oppressive, broken only by the rhythmic splash of oars and the distant cries of seabirds. Kazi’s focus never wavered, his senses tuned to the slightest disturbance in the water and not in a supernatural way. He didn’t need the future sight or Odin’s Left Eye to navigate these waters. He was a natural sailor. If the Samebito was coming, he would know. He would feel it.