It seemed like a long time, and it seemed like a short moment.

Joan saw her body stretch infinitely towards the pitch-black sea, until a white point of light appeared at the end of her vision, and then the point of light turned into a thousand rays of light, enveloping her in it—the next moment, the touch of the body that seemed to be her own returned to consciousness, and the roaring sound of the water rushed in, almost breaking her ears, and the tranquility of the deep sea was shattered in an instant.

She felt like she was being caught in a whirlpool...... However, the idea was quickly rejected, and the whirlpool would only rotate around the center, but here, in all directions, there were sharp currents of water, and it was their collision with each other that caused such a strong sound.

Even Joan couldn't stabilize her body in such a situation, and everything was out of control. She was like a feather floating in the stormy waves, and she could only let these currents rush left and right.

Where is this?

Although she was completely confused, she also knew that this was no longer the depths of the sea, and the scales did not feel much pressure, and the depth of the water was no more than 100 meters, which meant that she would soon be able to surface. In addition, no matter how much Joan cries out in her heart, she can no longer get a response from Camilla.

This made her desperate to get out of her current predicament, if she couldn't help herself, at least she had to float up and take a look.

Fortunately, it is far easier to change the ups and downs than to change the direction.

She threw her head up as hard as she could, rising little by little in the rushing rapids, and the moment she jumped out of the water, Joan's eyes widened blankly.

The Shadow Islands vanished without a trace.

There are rocks all around and overhead.

What was supposed to be a wide and endless sea turned into a "waterway" hundreds of meters long, in which the sea water flowed quickly and rumbled. The wind was blowing above the water, almost making it impossible to open one's eyes, and its whistling sound overlapped with the sound of the undersea wind that had been heard before.

She turned her head away, only to see a sudden light behind her. The water rushed towards the glowing place, as if it had found an outlet.

Don't...... Do you want to do it all over again?

Before she had time to think about it, Joan had been pushed by the unstoppable sea to push that light—

The roar suddenly fell silent, as if it was much farther away from her. For a moment, she felt like she was flying, and her body became lilt, without any real feeling. Soon, however, she realized that she was indeed in heaven!

At her feet was the familiar blue sea, only a kilometer away, and the rocks around her were replaced by the sky, and the light she saw came from the sun hanging high above the clouds, and the sea that carried her out of the cave had become a wide waterfall.

But...... She's not Maisie, she's not lightning, she can't fly!

As soon as this thought came to his mind, his body suddenly fell.

"Boom———————— Boom————————Boom————————"

"Plop!"

After a period of falling from a height that scared her soul away, Joan fell headfirst into the sea.

If she hadn't seen a similar scene in the Shadow, she would have been scared to death here! She swam out of the water and let out a sigh of relief.

By the way, it was obviously in the deep sea before, why was it suddenly washed into the sky by the water?

Thinking of this, Joan looked up, then froze in place.

Oh my God, what's that?

She could barely believe her eyes.

I saw a huge rock suspended in mid-air, so large that it was impossible to see the whole picture. Its shadow obscured most of the sea, like a cloudy cloud covering the sky. There are even some clouds beneath it, which makes it easy to get the illusion that it's not an isolated behemoth, but the top of a mountain.

However, even the Desperate Mountain Range is no longer majestic when placed in front of it...... Joan estimated the thickness of the rock wall, which was hundreds of meters, to say the least, like a large island.

On the thick rock wall, there are many cracks, hundreds of meters short and several kilometers long, and they pour out the seawater, forming a waterfall that connects the two worlds of heaven and sea. Such a large amount of water was poured into the sea, causing waves to stir up waves on the surface of the sea.

Even Lord Thunder has never seen such a shocking spectacle, right?

Although she didn't know where she was, one thing Joan was sure of was that it must be a long way from the fjord and the Grey Castle, otherwise something so big would have been discovered in the sky.

I...... Can I go back?

In the midst of the bumpy waves, Joan retracted half of her head into the water, and Gurr spat out a string of bubbles.

"Plop!"

Just then, she heard the sound of falling water not far away, as if something had fallen from it.

Are there other victims who have been unfortunate enough to be caught up in it?

Joan estimated the distance, dived into the water, and swam in that direction.

After swimming for about a quarter of an hour, she finally got a complete picture of what had fallen into the water—it was a strangely shaped ship, the size of a three-masted ship, the lower part seemed to be a mixture of a fish and a squid, and the upper part was a frame of curved ribs, which at first glance looked like a half-eaten animal, and she couldn't help but feel sick.

But it was not a dead thing, and soon after falling into the water, it spread its four pelvic fins and paddled in the direction of the spreading waves. Joan looked at its back and couldn't help but be surprised!

Farther away, there were hundreds of these monsters, lined up in several rows, half-hidden in the waves, like a huge fleet.

It wasn't until the newly overboarded one joined the formation that the fleet slowly headed east, until they completely disappeared at the end of the skyline, and Joan breathed a sigh of relief.

What to do next? Since the monster ship has fallen from the floating land overhead, there may be other strange enemies nearby.

Although she had never seen such a monster, her instinct told her that she should never approach the other person easily!

"Don't be pushy, your friends are still waiting for you to go back. 」

Joan's mind flashed through Ms. Camilla's words.

Then the voices and smiles of Lightning, Maisie, and Sister Luo Jia appeared in front of me one by one.

She wanted to go back.

Never before in her life had she had such a strong thought - she wanted to go back to Neverwinter, to the place where she had only been in the winter but had made many friends.

She wants to get back to everyone!

"Whew!" Joan cried out as if to cheer herself on, and swam west after making her way.

No matter how wide the sea is, there are always boundaries.

And Lightning also said that the world they live in is spherical, and as long as they keep swimming in one direction, she will definitely see her friends again!

Certain!

......

"The fleet must begin," Thunder looked at Camilla Darey who was leaning over the fence, "The Shadow Islands are not the end of this trip, we will consume a lot of fresh water for every day we stay here, and now that we are in the third day, the team will lose control if it continues like this." ”

"But......" the latter's face was visibly haggard, "Joan hasn't come back yet." ”

"It's not your fault. Thunder patted her on the shoulder, "Besides, it won't improve any if you keep waiting—remember what you said yourself? There are only two possibilities for the psychic connection to be interrupted, one is that the connection subject is dead, and the other is that the distance is too far away. If you don't want to believe the first outcome, then you shouldn't stop here. ”

"You mean...... Do you want to find her east of the "sea line"?"

"Honestly, it's very unlikely, but it's better than just waiting here. "Don't forget that Joan is no ordinary person, and an ordinary sailor who falls overboard and is unanswered will indeed die, but Joan will not - she has lived in the sea for more than ten years, and she can live without us." ”

"I ...... Understood," Camilla bit her lip, "then I'll go to the sea line with you—"

"No," Thunder interrupted, "you're mentally incapable of keeping up with the expedition below. And I promised Your Majesty Roland that no matter what the outcome is, I will let you return to Neverwinter as soon as you explore the Shadow Islands, and you will still need your ability to fight against the devil's war. In addition, only His Majesty may know what Joan has encountered under the sea, and your intelligence is crucial. He paused, looked at the other party and said solemnly, "We all have our own responsibilities, and it is the mature way to complete our part." ”

Camilla closed her eyes sadly.

Two hours later, the Snow Wind sounded its whistle, and the already prepared fleet set sail for the farther eastern seas. And one of the ships broke away from the group, turned around and went in the direction of the switchback.

The two drifted apart, soon disappearing from each other's field of vision.