Even if it is so difficult that life is like a year, there will always be a time to grit your teeth and carry it through.

The sunset is around 6:30 p.m. and the sunrise is around 5:50 a.m.

Tick... Tick...

The second hand is jumping.

I watched the long-awaited time arrive little by little.

The three of Aven and the crew members, who had almost been metabolized after a night of medicinal effects, all craned their necks and waited for the first rays of sunlight on the horizon.

However, the world outside, which is composed of countless black, white, and gray lines and color blocks, has not changed in the slightest.

"What's going on?"

Moreover, the characteristics of the "ghost cloak" are originally only effective in the dark, and if they return to the sunlight, they will also be instantly kicked out of this illusory "ghost" state.

So it's not that there's something wrong with my vision, it's that the sun really hasn't risen yet!

It wasn't until six o'clock in the morning, a full ten minutes beyond the normal sunrise time, that the expected sunshine still hadn't arrived.

"Something isn't right!"

Human eyes can't tell what is going on in a pure gray sky under the "ghost cloak".

Even Aven's scouting network is no longer valid.

Because the moment the "ghost cloak" was opened, the inexplicable connection maintained by the seabirds through the "extraordinary sense of direction" was blocked by the absolute extraordinary power of the "sea treasure".

At this time, he also couldn't use the vision of these scouts who were outside.

So, he jumped up directly.

Whoosh –

Like an ape, he jumped onto the mainmast, and with the help of rigging, he deftly jumped from the pole top of the boom to the top of the mainmast.

I jumped five meters high again, and I was already at a height of more than 50 meters above sea level!

Po –

The upper body has broken through the barrier created by the "ghost cloak", and has seen the world return to normal in the outside world with his own eyes.

I also saw the truth that I guessed but didn't want to believe, and today... Cloudy!

The clouds that obscured the entire sky dome were connected into a smooth cloud base, without revealing even the slightest hint of sky light, and looking at this, it cannot be ruled out that the clouds will further thicken and slowly catalyze into a downpour.

Whew-

The body falls again under the force of gravity.

Penetrating the barrier formed by the "ghost cloak", even if the mind does not belong, with the strong instinct of the body, he can borrow his own strength on the sail boom and rigging, and return to the deck safely.

Trample!

The first mate Borg, who was lying on the deck, moved his body, not knowing whether it was because of the illusion or because he had been tied for too long, he felt that his hands and feet were already a little numb.

Join everyone in looking at Evan expectantly.

However, noticing the look on his face, everyone was already aware of what was going on in the outside world.

Out.

Except for the part that fled to the sea when the situation was not good, few of the lizards that remained on the island and were involved in the "fight" survived.

A dozen or so giant beasts that had no way to do anything in the face of the tragic death of their kind roared in anger for a whole night.

The crew had no doubt that the Storm Horn would be torn to shreds by them the moment the "Ghost Cloak" came into contact.

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While the "Ghost Cloak" perfectly protected everyone, the unknown side effects were like a sword of Damocles hanging over everyone's heads, making them tremble every second.

At this time, the bad news that Evan brought back made them realize that this state of affairs would continue, and the deadline was... Unknown.

The current situation is like being hung from a snake cave full of poisonous snakes by a rope smeared with chronic poison, and letting go means death!

Evan turned his suspicious gaze to Milan, this guy wouldn't secretly use "trickery" again, would he? Otherwise, how could these people be so unlucky today?!

But when the words came to his lips, Evan changed the question, even if Milan was plagued by bad luck, it should be him who was unlucky.

"Has the prophecy come to fruition?"

While waiting, they didn't do nothing.

At the very least, Milan had finally fulfilled the predictions they had been preparing to make in the first place.

But based on the current predicament, a group of 284 crew members, a group of large lizards led by two third-order giant beasts, the "Black Causeway" rooted in the other world, and Milan, the party who is even deeply involved in the situation.

Therefore, although the extremely vague result came out, it was not the same as nothing.

"The siege, the stranded messengers, the distant stars.... The hope for a solution to the dilemma is not in this world!"

Divination of this result, even Milan himself was a little irritable.

"Why don't we just use the 'Frigate Bird' and the 'Great Albatross' to drop alchemy bombs and set fire to that Lizard King?"

However, Milan, who said this, also knew that he was just angry.

Even if they still had a bunch of alchemy bombs in their hands, enough to deal with a sea monster of their size, it was based on the fact that the lizard would not hide in the shadows.

It's still pitch black outside, and if you don't have the brains to drop the alchemy bomb, it won't have any effect except for a sound.

The anxiety continued to spread, and if it weren't for the fact that the crew were all tied up, Evan would have wondered if his ship would have exploded under such pressure.

Suddenly.

"Listen!"

At Aven's reminder, they heard the roaring outside suddenly fall silent.

Then, the black-and-gray lines and patches of color that make up the lizard's body in the "ghost's" field of vision quickly collapse into thin pieces of paper that resemble graffiti.

Eventually, little by little, it disappeared completely.

"The lizard uses shadowing!"

"They're hiding again?"

In a very short time.

All the lizards that stayed on the surface of the island, whether they were behemoths or ordinary lizards that survived, disappeared in front of them.

Whoa....

Immediately after, their ears sounded with the sound of a huge stream of water pouring like a waterfall.

The hull of the Cape Storm began to rise and fall with the waters in the lagoon.

Accompanied by a strong feeling of weightlessness.

Ah——!h

The crew screamed.

It was as if we were back on the surface of the stormy sea, and the sea below the ship would shake and collapse at any moment.

The crew who had not secured themselves had already begun to roll on the deck, and even if they were bruised and swollen, they could not care about it at all, and they raised their heads to see what was going on.

Even if you die, you can't die in vain!

However, there was a look of surprise on Evan's face.

"Is this ...'Black Causeway' coming to an end?"

With Aiwen's eyesight, he had keenly noticed that the atoll, starting from the outermost part, had begun to slowly fade.

It's like two pieces of paper that overlap together, slowly separating and drifting apart on a spatial scale, but those who are on this piece of paper can still observe this change through their last connection with the world.

I have to say that this kind of scene is rare for many people to see in their lifetime.

Previously, it was only because of another large-scale change in the environment, that the lizards had re-emerged into the shadows, and they were finally relieved.

"But, Aven, we're in the middle of this reef now, will we all be taken out of the material world?"

"Uh..."

The thought of that terrible end made even the two most knowledgeable wizards on board stiffen.

Fortunately.

After all, the situation did not turn into the most sinister state.

Compared with the roughness of the "Black Causeway" when it appeared, it seemed to crash into the world at once, but when it departed, it disappeared silently like ice and snow melting.

Except for the violent shaking caused by the disappearance of the island and the influx of the sea, the "Storm Horn" did not encounter any other accidents.

By the time the first raindrops in the sky fell on the battleship, the circular volcanic reef that had surrounded them for a day and a night had completely disappeared without a trace.

The Storm Horn, trapped in the lagoon, has finally regained its freedom!

The crew, exhausted to the point of even nervous exhaustion, had no strength to cheer after the eventual near-death death.

Sa –

Evan had already revoked the "Ghost Cloak" in the first place.

Then he punched and jumped, and cooperated with the all-round monitoring of the body with the "data vision", and did not find anything wrong with his body.

Was it because the "Potion of Madness" was working as it should, or was it just enough overnight for the side effects to appear?

It's just that in the next moment, due to the lifting of the effect of this "Ocean Treasure", the pain and exhaustion accumulated before... All kinds of negative feelings immediately came flooding in.

It seems that after a week of all-nighters, I immediately did twenty roller coasters, which made people so sad that they were dizzy and almost fell headlong.

Even Evan feels this way, so you can imagine what the state of the crew will be.

Coupled with the terrible side effects, although the "Ghost Cloak" was the hero who saved his entire ship this time, Evan was already thinking about finding an opportunity to make an exchange with the Necromantic School or the transcendents of the related paths.

Even if the ability is not so perverted, it is better than this time bomb that will explode at any time.

And the user experience is extremely poor!

As for the danger that cannot be resisted before that, if you ask Evan whether to use it or not?

Belch... It smells so good!

Suddenly.

Phew!....

"Huh?"

The wind and rain that gradually became stronger swept the big wind on his body, making a fierce sound, and Aven, who had barely recovered with the physical fitness of a transcendent, stood at the bow of the ship and looked out.

I saw a dozen black lizards floating on the sea, staring at them with red eyes and making helpless barks like abandoned puppies.

Ai Wen's heart instantly rejoiced:

"Tut-tut, these poor little ones have been abandoned, come to your Uncle Aven!"

No doubt.

These guys were supposed to be survivors who escaped to the sea when the "Potion of Madness" was in full swing, but they didn't make it back to the island in time when "Black Causeway" ended, and were unlucky enough to be left behind in the material world.

Obviously, the convergence and separation of the two worlds cannot accurately locate every visitor, and it is still possible to leave something behind or take something away once in a while.

And the fact that these lizards can adapt to life on the island does not mean that they are amphibious creatures and can live in the sea all the time.

Especially in this deep sea area, where the average depth is close to 1,200 meters, there is not a single island that has to sink to the bottom of the sea sooner or later.

So, in order not to let them die so painfully, Evan decided to take them.... All of them become the raw materials of their own "Wild Talisman"!

Since accepting the inheritance, the "Wild Talisman", which has not been opened, now finally has a target for training, and it also allows Evan to make up for the last shortcoming of the three official wizards.

Just now, under the obscenity of the giant beasts, Ai Wen, who didn't dare to breathe, instantly came to his senses.

"If you can't mess with the big ones, can't you cure the small ones?"

Jumped off the ship, and personally caught all these "lucky ones" who escaped the catastrophe and lined up the "Storm Horn" on the deck.

These shadow lizards, which have been poured with "sleeping potions" and remain motionless, look a little like sea iguanas.

Sharp claws and long tails, only with fine scales on the wrinkled skin, are as smooth as pure black non-reflective mirrors, much better than the appearance of marine iguanas.

But now these "equipment" to protect them are no longer of the slightest use.

Through the sorcery passed down from the school, it was identified that the spiritual concentration of these shadow lizards was a vertical scale on the top of their heads.

Usually the effect of these scales is to stand tall when they are angry, as a means of intimidation.

The rest of the work is simpler.

"The debt of the father and the son are repaid, it is very fair!"

Draw runes on their scales to ensure that they retain as much spirituality and transcendence as possible when their lives dissipate, and concentrate them all on the scales.

In the end, Aven obtained a total of fifteen talisman materials with complete spirituality.

The rest was carried to the kitchen by the crew whose limbs were still a little weak, and used their residual heat to make a sumptuous feast for the big guys.

In any case, these are demonic creatures from another world, and they are a great supplement for ordinary people!

"Mr. First Mate, you will take command, and we will continue to sail back. ”

The first officer was instructed to command the "Storm Horn" to return to Nisker.

Evan himself returns to his lab with his loot to study the crafting of the Wild Talisman.

Previously, he had been suffering from the lack of suitable raw materials for training, and the research project of the Wild Talisman had not been launched for a long time, but now that the problem of raw materials had been solved, while the crew was preparing food, Ai Wen's hands were already itchy.

This unexpected encounter with the "Black Causeway" was much more torturous than when it was attacked by the "Commander of the Guards" of Hirius, and it was even more tiring than fighting a brutal naval battle.

But it wasn't for nothing for Aven.

At least, after today.

With the spirit power index already reaching the target and completing the three primordial inscriptions of "Kingdom", "Foundation" and "Radiance", Ai Wen's research progress that was already striding towards a full-fledged wizard has accelerated a lot again.

"Activated plants" have basically reached the front;

"Potions" moved the last two mountains before "psychic potions";

Now that he has purchased the spiritual materials of demonic creatures, the "Wild Talisman" that he has made independently is already in sight.

Although the process is thrilling, it is also a lot of gains.

As for whether the risk taken is directly proportional to the return obtained, it is a matter of opinion between the benevolent and the wise.