Outside the door, the storm seemed to gradually subside, and even the sky began to glow faintly.

- It's too bright.

Bertram raised his eyes to the sky. If you don't know for sure that it's only half past night, the dawn is still far away...... He might even take that bleak white light as the dawn.

The light spread through the dark clouds, dispelling the darkness and silently permeating the sea and the sky. At any time, the light should be reassuring, but at this moment, the lifeless light that seemed to be coming through the other world because of the lightning shattering the canopy of heaven was more terrifying than the darkness that could not be dissolved by the lightning and thunder not long ago.

Even the sea shimmered with a little light. It was only in the midst of an exclamation that the waves crashed against the deck, and at the same time smashed countless fish on their heads, that Bertram realized that it was not light...... That's fish.

The silver light reflected from the fish scales was densely connected. The fishermen would probably have cheered, but the sailors who faced the scene felt nothing but tingling in their scalps – schools of fish swam up from the safety of the sea, scurrying in panic through the waves, and desperately fleeing north like seabirds flying overhead.

“...... I think, we can go to the net?" Bomb rubbed his fingers together, his voice tense, apparently just trying to make a joke out of fear.

No one could laugh.

"Wrath of the Earth......" Terry looked at Iss in horror, looking more interested in the other party's denial, "yes?"

Isis did not answer.

Gavin reacted faster than Bertram, and a deep line stood up between his eyebrows: "...... Earthquakes?"

He had suffered such a terrible disaster in the north, but for a time he could not imagine what kind of danger it would be at sea.

The little mage nodded dejectedly: "That island...... There is a high chance that the volcano will erupt. ”

Bertram kicked away a fish that fluttered at his feet, mixed feelings. Maybe he should be happy, after all, he seems to have to do nothing to get the results he wants......

But he wasn't happy at all. Looking around, most of the sailors who could hear their conversation had only a blank look on their faces, not a little excitement about revenge.

"Can you take me back to that island?" said Gavin, calmly turning to Is, "My companion is still on the island." ”

“...... How many people?" Iss frowned slightly, "Can't just ...... Do you want to send a signal for them to leave?"

Mighty as a dragon, he instinctively didn't want to approach the island that was about to be destroyed in the blazing hell - he was an ice dragon!

"Five. Gavin replied, "Six more are mercenaries brought by the mage...... Our signals are not prepared for such long distances. ”

"Can I help you strengthen the signal?" Terry said, "Trust me...... It's never a good idea to run back at this time. ”

Gavin was silent for a moment, but still shook his head: "The signal is going to be ...... I have to go back, too. ”

He couldn't stay in a safe place on his own, but he watched his companions put themselves in danger.

"Just leave me on the island. "It's right in the bay where the pirates are hiding, at the foot of the hill to the west," he told Is. ”

He didn't plan for Is's to save everyone - they should be able to escape on their own, given they were warned in time...... Speaking of which, none of them is older than this dragon.

Isis pouted. This expression makes him look smaller...... Then white wings stretched out from behind him.

The winged humanoid rose into the air, turning into a silver-white dragon in the blink of an eye, its long tail poking down and curling Gavin up once more.

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Halfway through the ice dragon, Mount Naitua's first roar erupted.

Most people on the island didn't pay much attention. From time to time, there are sounds like this coming from the crater, but there is always no danger. Maybe somewhere, a few boulders will roll down and crush a few people...... If you get so bad luck, you will die.

What people were even more curious about was the dazzling purple light that rose from the sea in the distance just now, reflecting a huge rune in midair. Some suspect that it was the battleship of Neo City - the purple runes were a common mark for the Archmage Tower. But many more did not believe that the battleship would sail in such weather.

"Maybe it's a distress signal. "Someone said.

The ironic speculation led to an almost frantic burst of laughter – the drunken man had almost completely lost his instinct to perceive danger, and even if the pigs in the pigsty rushed out of the pen and ran away with a terrible scream, they were just being treated as just another joke.

The next moment, the whole island began to tremble violently.

The people finally fell silent, but for a long time they just stared blankly at each other...... Until the firelight reflected the sky red, enveloping everyone with a blood-colored light.

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"There!"

Gavin shouted.

At the foot of the mountain, the battle was not over - this was exactly what he feared. At their core, the Blacksail Pirates are a group of fierce criminals, especially those under Broken Saw. Once they find that there is no way to escape, the ferocity that is aroused will immerse them in the battle and never die. Even if Taras saw the signal and tried to retreat, there was a good chance that they would be stumped...... Even fell behind because of the lack of momentum.

The roar of the ice dragon exploded in his ears at close range, and the warrior who thought he was determined almost lost his soul. As he recovered from the fear that had taken away his consciousness, the ice dragon was flying close to the ground, the wind rising from its wings slapping the scuffling crowd to pieces.

“...... Don't fight!" Garvin roared, "The volcano has erupted! Can't you see you idiots!!"

He poured out his half-frightened anger on his companions and foes in exchange for an angry middle finger from Taras.

The roar of the ice dragon has effectively cooled the passion of the battle. The two sides glanced at each other, and then looked at the magma gushing out from the top of Mount Netua, and instantly fled in different directions in tacit understanding.

Gavin counted quickly, calming down a little. The pirates threw down a few corpses, the "spider" fell two, and his battle-hardened companions were still alive.

He tried to open his mouth to get Isis to let him go, but he breathed as the ice dragon jerked sideways to avoid a boulder falling from the sky, and coughed so hard that he couldn't speak for a moment.

Blazing rocks emitted white smoke in the rain. The ice dragon instinctively flew a little higher, and Gavin, who was in mid-air with a better view, soon realized that they could no longer leave the way they had planned - their ship was at the docks, which were now in chaos. Even if the people left behind on the ship were alert enough to get out in time, it would be difficult for them to get to the side of the ship as they rushed into the chaos.

“...... Can you do me another favor?" he shouted helplessly at the ice dragon.

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