In the mist, three small boats quietly docked at the end of a gentle ramp at the corner of the harbor.

Duncan was the first to set foot on this eerie island known to the Extinctionists as the "Holy Land".

The surrounding area was silent, the floating and flowing fog was slightly cold, the man-made buildings in the interior of the harbor were hazy due to the fog, the boundaries of the buildings seemed to merge with the distant terrain, the outline was blurred, and the little dim light through the distant fog did not seem to give people a sense of peace of mind.

"There is no movement at all...... Shirley felt the chill in the mist, subconsciously hugged her arms and rubbed them, muttering while looking around, "Dog, do you smell 'human smell'?" ”

"There is no smell of the living, only a little bit of the smell of the dead, mixed with a rich and gloomy atmosphere," the dog muttered, carefully perceiving the surrounding environment, the blood-colored glimmer flickering in its hollow eyes, "...... the feeling of 'home' is becoming more and more obvious, not only in the breath, but even in the 'atmosphere'...... It's also kind of like. ”

It looked up at the interior of the island shrouded in fog with empty eyes, and there was a bit of confusion in its tone: "There are many things here that are similar to the feeling of my 'home', but ...... It's not that like, I can't tell you how it feels. ”

"Dog, this is the environment in your hometown?" Shirley's focus was obviously in the other direction, "Then your living environment is inferior, no wonder you say that the ghosts in your hometown can only gnaw stones except for gnawing on each other......"

"I don't like the atmosphere of this place," Vanna whispered, frowning as she watched her surroundings, "this place always reminds me of the frost city-states of the ...... back then."

Shirley waved her hand: "The fog, the silent streets, the wriggling mud, and the original replicants that suddenly appeared, right, we all know ......"

Duncan didn't care about the conversation around him, and after making sure that there wasn't a single living person around, he waved his hand at the Marines who were disembarking from the two boats, motioning for everyone to follow, and walked towards the dim lights that glowed dimly in the fog.

The atmosphere around was eerie and unsettling, and it made everyone more vigilant - they had imagined the dangers in this lair, which the Cultists called the Holy Land, they had imagined that there might be thousands of murderous armed heretics, that there could be countless traps and flesh monsters created by demon worshippers, and that the Cult of Annihilation had secretly built a powerful fleet that would give the exploration team a head on in the mist......

However, a "ghost island" without any human breath is not in any kind of imagination.

Vanna reached out and removed her alloy greatsword from behind her back, holding it tightly in her hand—there was plenty of time to prepare for this expedition, and she didn't have to use the frozen greatsword for emergency purposes as she had done in the rush before.

The familiar "battle partner" in her hand made her heart a little more grounded.

Footsteps approached, and a young lady wearing a close-fitting armor similar to the light armor on Vanna's body and carrying a large sword on her back approached.

Vanna still remembered that the other party was the leader of the eleven marines who were sent down from the "Tide".

Under her curious and somewhat puzzled gaze, the young goddess officer with the great sword on her back came to her side, and whispered in a somewhat excited tone as she walked, "You are Your Excellency Vanna Wayne, right?" The legendary Inquisitor from Prand, the most powerful ...... of all time"

“…… Legendary Inquisitor? I don't know when I got that name again," Vanna frowned, looking a little embarrassed, "but I'm Vanna Wayne." What's the matter with me? ”

"I ...... My name is Amber," said the goddess hurriedly, "I have heard many of your deeds...... For example, you leap off a cliff and kill the children of the evil gods who invaded the city-state, for example, you leap from the roof of a cathedral and kill the cultists who tried to destroy the church, and you jump from the seacliff lighthouse......"

Fanna didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, she felt a little nervous, and hurriedly waved her hand: "Stop, I don't have so many records of jumping down - the legend is exaggerated." ”

"You...... You're humble," Amber laughed, then pointed to the greatsword she was carrying behind her—it was already more than one size larger than the standard steel sword used by most of the Deepsea Priests, but it was still a far cry from the metal greatsword in Vanna's hand, "I'm also trying to learn your fighting style, which my mentor says is the oldest and most practical slashing technique in storm swordplay...... Of course, there must be a big gap with you now......"

Vanna opened her mouth and barely held back a sentence: "Ahh......h Come on. ”

"I'm still trying," Amber nodded vigorously, then hesitated before asking, "But...... What exactly does it take to have the power you have? I have heard many of your battle deeds...... Do you have any unique training techniques? ”

Vanna's expression became more and more embarrassed, she subconsciously glanced in Duncan's direction, but found that the captain didn't care about this side at all, and could only hold back for a few seconds before saying, "Eat more meat." ”

Amber: "...... Yes? ”

"Also drink more hot water, go to bed early and get up early, and work and rest regularly." Vanna also seemed to find her answer unconvincing, and after thinking about it, she added.

Amber's expression gradually changed to a "Huh? It's hard to describe—it's more akin to sluggishness:"...... Is that okay? ”

"Well, then remember to pray every day and pour out your confusion and confusion to the Goddess, and don't leave the stress and vacillation in this regard for the next day," Vana nodded, "and, last but not least—"

Amber's expression finally changed, and she was very serious in an instant: "The most important point? ”

Vanna thought about it, looked at the junior in front of her with a very serious face, and said seriously: "Don't swear blindly when you're idle-if you've already made an oath, don't increase the content of the oath because of your blood, it will get you stuck." ”

Amber's expression became dull again: "...... Yes? ”

But Vanna had already walked away quickly—after leaving aside a certain "junior" who had embarrassed her, she walked over to Duncan in three or two steps, her head bowed.

Duncan, however, had been listening to the movement behind him, and when he saw Vanna approaching, he finally smiled and said, "It sounds like you're popular with your own countrymen—even if you've now been dismissed from your position as Inquisitor and out of the public eye." ”

“…… Occasionally, and more often in the city-state," Vana hung her head, and when she was in the presence of the captain, she was able to complain a little about these "little troubles that are not inhumane," and no matter how many times they were encountered, she could not get used to them. ”

Morris took out the pipe from his bosom, put it in his mouth but did not light it, but said casually: "And I don't know why, it's always the girl who chases her......"

Duncan immediately looked at the Miss Inquisitor beside him with subtle eyes, but saw the latter show a loveless expression towards him: "...... Don't look at it...... I don't know why......"

What else could Duncan say? He only thought it was incredible that this beautiful girl could have such a normal friend as Heidi...... This probably has something to do with Heidi being a science student?

It doesn't have much to do with him anyway - it's just funny to see that Fanna, who is usually calm and reliable, has such a helpless and embarrassing side.

At this moment, Shirley, who was walking on the other side of the team, seemed to have suddenly tripped under her feet, and suddenly stumbled: "Hey,! ”

Ah Dog reacted instantly, leaned back his neck and dragged Shirley who was almost planted with a chain: "What's the matter?!" ”

Shirley turned her head scolding while standing firm: "What a broken road, something tripped me ...... just now"

Halfway through her speech, her voice stopped abruptly, her eyes widened at the place where she had almost tripped just now, and the unfinished words turned into a short exclamation: "Grass!? ”

A few glances instantly focused on the direction in which her gaze was looking.

Duncan also saw what it was that had nearly tripped Shirley over just now - it was an arm.

Strictly speaking, it is a pitch-black "arm" that is "inlay" on the road, as if it is integrated with the surrounding road surface, and the texture seems to be solidified by silt!

Duncan's eyes instantly condensed slightly, and he walked quickly to the "arm".

It was a curved upper arm, elbow and forearm, and its black mud-like texture completely blended with the surrounding pavement, even like a piece of material that "grew" directly from the pavement.

This makes one wonder that there may be a more complete body connected to this arm buried under this pavement!

And almost at the same time, the deep-sea goddess Guan Amber, who was walking not far away, also found something in the fog: "There are also here!" ”

Amber found a torso jutting out of the road, with a mutilated head attached to it, and an arm that seemed to be struggling to reach forward—the arms and skulls resembling the "humanoid blanks" that the Combined Fleet had seen floating on the surface of the sea near the Holy Land Island, black as mud, and lacking in detailed structure of limbs and features.

But its posture is enough to imagine the desperate horror scene of this "humanoid blank" struggling to crawl out of some kind of self-devouring substance.

Duncan looked solemnly at the body "inlaid in" in the pavement, and the image already appeared in his mind - the earth softened like silt, the owner of this body was swallowed by the road under his feet, his body melted in another mud like mud, and the struggle delayed the arrival of death a little, but after a short and useless persistence, he was still left here permanently......

But Shirley and Amber's discovery is just the beginning.

After only half a minute, the Marines, who had expanded their search area, discovered more ...... that "blended in" with their surroundings Human body.

Dense and everywhere in the fog.

(End of chapter)