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The field of view is still limited to about 10 meters.

On the soft sand, except for the footprints left by Chen Yin and the others when they left, only this time they just stepped on when they returned here, there were no other traces.

Chen Yin carried the oars of the special material, with a gloomy face.

Lancelot squatted on the ground and carefully examined the marks on the ground, the traces of approaching the shore had been smoothed by the waves, but after leaving the wave area, the trails and footprints of the dragging were still clear.

Lancelot came to the place where the boat had been parked and reached out and touched the marks on the ground......

"How? What did you find? Chen Yin asked, carrying the oars.

Lancelot shook his head: "There is no trace of anything abnormal, you see here, we were a little anxious when we dragged that small boat here, and when we let go, we dragged a deep trail on the ground......"

“…… Look at these sea sands, there are only traces of turning outward. Even if you hang it out of thin air, some of the sand at the top of these peaks will fall to the inside...... But there's nothing here, it's like the boat has disappeared out of thin air. ”

"In other words, it's not clear for the moment whether something else stole the ship?" Chen Yin threw the oars on the ground, and the gloom on his face showed no sign of clearing.

"Hmm." Lancelot nodded, not talking.

“…… Could there be some other reason for it to disappear out of thin air? Aunt Jiya hesitated to say what she thought.

"Maybe, maybe not. Who knows......" Chen Yin shook his head, "Now we'd better explore this small island again, especially the dense fog circle near the sea, and by the way, look for the trace of the witch." ”

"What do you think? Her Highness? Aunt Jiya seemed to disagree with Chen Yin's opinion, but she didn't say it directly, so she asked Angel's opinion first.

Angel, who had been silent from just now to now, just nodded briefly after being asked: "I have no opinion." ”

With that, Angel fell silent again.

"Aunt Jiya, what do you think?" Chen Yin obviously saw the aunt's hesitation.

"Forget it, it's nothing, just look for it." The aunt shook her head, dispelling her previous opinion.

Everyone agreed and began to explore along the seashore in a clockwise direction.

Between the coastline and the forest that covers the entire island is the tidal flat that Chen Yin and others will explore.

The only way anyone wants to get to this island is through the beach, and if you look around the island, you can see if there are any outsiders on it.

In this way, no matter where the witch came ashore, Chen Yin could find some clues.

The field of vision in the dense fog was very narrow, and the sight of Chen Yin and the others was only a short distance from the beach to the forest.

The unchanged scenery is repeated in front of everyone. Beaches, sandy beaches, forests, forests...... The monotonous and repetitive sound of the waves is like an unchanging background music.

Half an hour later, there was still nothing. Chen Yin and the others, who could originally communicate a few words, gradually became silent, silently observing the traces on the beach, walking faster and faster.

Suddenly, Lancelot broke the silence.

"Your Excellency?"

"What's wrong? Did you find anything? Chen Yin noticed that Lancelot had stopped, and he also stopped and turned to look at him.

"That ......," Lancelot said, pointing to the footprints behind him, "I always felt ...... Seems to be on the rise? ”

On the beach behind Chen Yin and the others, rows of footprints were gradually tilting in the direction of the forest, until when he looked back, Chen Yin realized that they were not walking in a straight line.

But that's not the point, the problem is that the coastline can still be estimated even if it is not clear from a distance, and if you connect the footprints to the backward extension line......

…… The extension line and the coastline actually cross!

Chen Yin frowned, walked back quickly, and the others followed Chen Yin back.

Within 30 meters, the expected scene happened.

The waves were gently lapping against the sand, and Chen Yin's footprints had been swallowed by the sea. A little further on, the grey water should have risen even to the vicinity of the forest, and a few meters more than a few meters away would have reached the roots.

In the past half an hour, the sea has actually risen so much! Without Chen Yin and the others noticing, they had already cut off their back road.

Just when everyone didn't know what to say, Angel suddenly suggested: "Go on, I can't think of an answer if I continue to stay here." ”

“…… Let's go. Chen Yin nodded.

The group continued to walk along the beach, although it was a good idea to cross the forest, but in such an unknown place, the possibility of the forest being dangerous was too great, and it was safer to walk on the beach side of the beach as a last resort.

But is it really just a rising tide? But if only it were that simple......

A few minutes later.

The constant sound of the waves seemed to be a little strange, and Chen Yin, who was more sensitive to sound, noticed that something was wrong for the first time, and turned his head to look at the shore......

A wave more than a meter high suddenly broke through the fog and crashed towards the beach.

"Not good! Come on! As he spoke, Chen Yin roared, pulled Angel suddenly, and ran towards the forest with her quickly.

The gray sea water is highly corrosive, which Chen Yin and others have experimented with before, so when this high wave rushes over, Chen Yin's first reaction is to run away, he doesn't want the sea water to corrode his feet.

At this critical juncture, and ignoring the possible danger in the forest, several people rushed into the dense woods, and the sea water followed them into the woodland.

The trees here seem to have adapted to the corrosive nature of the grey water, and although their roots have been soaked by the seawater, the dark trees show no signs of corrosion.

Gray vines were wrapped around the pitch-black trees, and after coming into contact with the sea, these vines were growing at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.

However, Chen Yin and the others didn't have the heart to care about those strange vines, and when the first wave had just subsided, the second wave of higher waves rushed into the woodland, forcing Chen Yin and them to retreat a few dozen meters again.

In the forest, the fog has faded a little, but the view is still very poor, and the tall trees are very obscured from viewing.

Wave after wave slapped over, and the strength was dispersed by the trees layer by layer, and finally lost most of the strength at the feet of Chen Yin and the others.

But the water is still rising rapidly.

"Besieged!"

It may be that Chen Yin and the others are now in a relatively high position, the sea water in front and behind formed an enclosure almost at the same time, and only the higher ground on the right side was not flooded.

"Over there!" Chen Yin led everyone to the side.

On the high ground on the side, there was a bare rock sticking out of the canopy, and it became the only choice for Chen Yin and the others, hoping that the rising sea water would not flood it.

Without running two steps, Chen Yin suddenly felt something flying over, and subconsciously turned his head, and a gray vine swept past Chen Yin's cheek.

"Be careful!" Lancelot let out a loud cry and smashed another thick vine away with a hammer, "Those vines are alive!" ”

As the sea water moistened, more and more gray vines came to life, waving their tentacle-like bodies and entangled with Chen Yin and them.

"I'm annoyed!" Chen Yin suddenly pulled out his long sword, and aimed at the gray vines wrapped around in front of him!

The sharp blade of the sword cut through a section of the vine as easily as butter! The broken vines struggled frantically, threw the gray juice everywhere, and began to "swish" when they fell to the ground......

The rain curtain of gray sap blocked the way, but fortunately, there was not much sap left in the vine, and after it was shaken off, it hung limply on the branches.

After this lesson, everyone tried to just push away the passionate vines, carefully dodging and being careful not to break them.

Everyone was moving very slowly, and the sea under their feet was constantly rising, almost as soon as they walked on their front feet, the place where they had just stood would be swallowed by the gray water.

However, as the terrain continued to rise, the rising sea water gradually distanced itself from everyone, and when the group finally broke out of the encirclement of the vines, the speed of progress suddenly increased.

When they came to the foot of the boulder, just as everyone was about to climb up, Chen Yin suddenly shouted, "Wait! Let's cut down a tree first. ”

The waterline in the distance is about to flood, Chen Yin still has the heart to cut down trees!?

Everyone was stunned, and Lancelot and Uncle Tim ran to the nearest tree without saying a word, and slashed at it.

Chen Yin took out the hook claw, climbed up first, nailed a pid on it, fixed the rope and then slid down the rope, letting the two ladies climb up first.

At the same time, the big tree was finally cut down, and Chen Yin nailed two pitons on the uncle, and then used a rope to put a set of pitons on the pitons, and after pulling hard to make sure it was firm, he followed Lancelot and Uncle Tim to climb the boulder.

The sea water under his feet was still rising, and even slowly submerged those black giant trees, and only the small foothold where Chen Yin and the others were located in a huge area of water pointed out that it had not yet been submerged.

The trees that had been cut down before were gradually floating as the sea level rose.

Seeing that the water level was rising higher and higher, it was impossible not to panic, but fortunately, the big tree before it became a lifesaver for everyone, and the trunk was pulled over, and Lancelot even jumped up to test the buoyancy.

"It's okay, we should be able to stop a few of us, but it's better to dig out a place to sit, otherwise it's easy to fall." Lancelot grabbed Chen Yin's hand and jumped from the trunk onto the boulder.

Next, Lancelot, Uncle Tim and Chen Yin took turns to trim the trunk of the tree, and before they knew it, more than three hours had passed, and the water level had not risen again.

When the canoe was just a little formed, the water level began to drop, which startled Chen Yin, who was still repairing the wood, but fortunately, Uncle Tim, who was guarding the side, grabbed the protective rope and dragged Chen Yin back to the boulder in three or two clicks.

“…… Ebb tide? ”

Chen Yin, who was standing on the boulder, turned around and watched the water level behind him getting lower and lower, and the canoe that had just had some shape was slowly lowered.

It wasn't until they saw the ground again that everyone was truly relieved.

"Go down?" Lancelot asked.

"Let's wait for now, if those gray vines are still alive now, let's rest for a while." After Chen Yin finished speaking, he lay directly on his back on the stone and closed his eyes tiredly.

I was really tired before, and I consumed a lot of physical strength in addition to being nervous, although the long sword was sharp, it was very difficult to use it as an axe, and it consumed a lot of money to repair the shape of the log.

After a short rest, everyone simply ate something here, and then slid down the rope from the boulder.

After a little discussion, everyone decided to continue with the previous plan, and went around the beach in a big circle, and then walked from the other side to the original point.

But as expected, everyone didn't find anything.

If the tide of this magnitude were regular, then all traces on the beach would have been washed clean, and it was no wonder that they had not seen any trace of the witch before.

But...... When the group was approaching the landing site, the silhouette of a small boat suddenly appeared in the thick fog.

"Stop!" Chen Yin raised a hand and motioned for the others to stop.

"Boat!?" Everyone looked at the silhouette hidden in the thick fog in front of them in amazement.

The boat, which had obviously disappeared, appeared inexplicably, making people feel a chill from the vertebrae to the back of the head.

In the thick fog, the shadow of the boat rested quietly, and for the time being, it seemed that there was no danger.

"Let's go...... Go over and take a look. Chen Yin glanced at Lancelot, silently switched his profession to paladin, and then acted as a striker with Lancelot, slowly approaching the boat.

As the distance got closer and closer, the silhouette in the dense fog slowly revealed its true face, and soon Chen Yin was sure that this was not the boat they rowed before.

Although they have the same material and the same style, this small boat is not a 5-person boat, but a 7-person boat, and there are no more or no more oars on the ground, no less than 7.

After confirming the identity of the boat, Chen Yin put aside his worries and walked to the side of the boat in a few steps.

There were a lot of footprints on the ground, and it looked like there were far more than seven people.

"Your Excellency, look, this footprint." Lancelot knelt on the beach and pointed to a huge hoof print the size of a volleyball, the sand around the hoof print was scorching, and some of the sand grains even shone with a glass sheen.

"They've been roasted at high temperatures." Chen Yin gently touched the hoof print, the sand that made up the hoof print was very hard, it should have been melted by some kind of high heat, and it was glued together under heavy pressure.

"No matter what kind of creature this is, it looks like someone has come in......" Chen Yin stood up, patted the sand on his hands, and stood up to look at Angel.

"These are the footprints of a higher demon." (To be continued.) )