The massive shadows of the Lost and the Bright Star cut through the fog at the end of the world and into a calm, physical sea, and the destination of the voyage was clearly visible—it was just ahead, a barren land covered in ash that floated on the sea.

Aside from the desolate little piece of land, there was no other landmark in the entire sea, except for a large number of condensed clumps of floating ash floating on the mirror-like water, which looked like ...... in the chaotic skylight. Falling clouds.

The Lost Land sailed slowly in a narrow channel made of ashes, slowly sailing towards the barren island in the distance, the sea beyond the side of the ship reflected the clouds and mist, coupled with its mirror-like texture, for a moment, Duncan even felt as if the ship was sailing in a clear and clear sky - floating fog and ash gathered around the two ships like clouds, some dark gray like islands floating in the sky, the Lost Land did not bring any ripples on the sea, only slightly disturbed the nearby ash and fog, Let them break and gather around them.

Shirley lay on the guardrail on the side of the ship, looking at the sea in amazement with the dog, although she had witnessed many incredible scenes with the Lost Homeland, she still couldn't help but be attracted by these incredible sights every time she arrived at the point of the journey.

"Dog...... I've been feeling a little bit like a hassle with my vocabulary for a while," Shirley muttered quietly, her voice was very low, as if she was afraid of being heard by the captain, but she didn't connect with the spirit of the symbiosis contract, as if she still hoped that someone could hear her muttering, "I can only think of '' at this time, but it's very beautiful here......"

"Two more copies for you?" Ah Gou shook his head slightly, "Why don't you read the books you hid under the bed first?" ”

Shirley was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly pressed Ah Gou's head: "Shhhhh

Duncan heard Shirley and Dog's muttering, but he didn't care about it, his attention was entirely focused on the approaching land in front of him—he could now see many details of the island as the distance increased.

Flat, barren, and barren, it was a small island, not as grand as the Leviathan's temple and not as grand as the Voyage II's Crystal Graveyard, as far as the last place of a "god" to sleep, and not even a single building on that island, all that could be seen was ashes and dust, and some rising smoke.

In some inexplicable mood, Duncan let the Lost Land dock in the sea near the isolated island, and then boarded the island in a small boat.

This is the point of fire, but the embers are clearly fading from the land—only the ubiquitous, warm ash can be seen here, and the dark red burn marks stretch through the ashes, seemingly fading by the minute.

With the soft, loose touch of ash beneath their feet, and the warm temperature, Duncan and his party landed on an open beach on the edge of the desert island and cautiously made their way to the depths of the island.

There are no roads on the island, only fine ash covering everything here, and everyone walks with great care so as not to trip over the gravel or something else beneath the ashes - no one wants to fall into the ashes, especially if they are unsure of their anomalous properties.

"I feel like my shoes are in dust...... Ahhhh......h ”

“…… There used to be a fire all over this place, and only when the flames were exhausted would it leave such a sight," Lucrecia's voice came from the back of the group, and Miss Witch walked gracefully among the ashes, with a gorgeous parasol in her hand at some point, but under the parasol there was a breeze that prevented all the ashes from contaminating her, and she looked into the distance, "Some pillars of smoke can still be seen in the distance, and the fire there may not have been completely extinguished, but for the whole island...... That's just a little bit of Mars. ”

Nina glanced at Miss Witch, who still maintained her elegant demeanor even in such a place, and couldn't help but let out a voice of envy: "Magic is so convenient......"

"Envy? A century of staying up late every day," Lucrecia glanced at Nina with a smile, then turned to Duncan and raised the parasol in her hand, "Do you need it?" I have a spare umbrella – it helps you stay clean and breathe well. ”

Duncan looked at the ash on his body, then looked up at Lucrecia's fairytale-style lilac lady's parasol, and the corner of his eye jumped: "No. ”

"I can change it for a black one," Lucrecia said earnestly, "and you can have a skull pattern on the handle if you want." ”

Before Duncan could speak, Shirley next to her instantly flashed in her mind the scene of the captain walking on the road with a dark gothic parasol, so as not to scare herself.

Duncan glanced at Lucrecia with a straight face, and silently lit the fire on his body.

His body turned into a spirit in the flames, floating above the ashes, and his voice was low, "I have my own way. ”

Lucretia shrugged her shoulders, but secretly curled the corners of her mouth at an angle that her father was not paying attention to, and Shirley on the other side seemed to suddenly react to something, and slapped her: "Yes, I seem to have my own way......"

Before she could finish speaking, a series of crackling bones crackled within her, and then black smoke and dust enveloped her body, and hideous bone fragments spread and grew from her, and in the blink of an eye she transformed into a tall, ghostly demonic form—and then supported her body with the twelve bone arthropods behind her, walking above the ashes.

"It's much better, and the view is better," Shirley's slightly mature, hoarse voice came from above, and she flicked the ash pile on the ground with the end of her long knob, and couldn't help muttering, "...... I don't know why, I just don't like the dust here, it's not that it's dirty, I always think it feels weird when it gets on my body...... Uncomfortable. ”

Hearing Shirley's chatter, Nina, who was walking beside Duncan, also frowned and tugged on Duncan's sleeve: "I also feel this way, these ashes are very uncomfortable after they get on my body, so I ...... I couldn't breathe, I couldn't walk, I felt like I was entangled in something. ”

Duncan immediately stopped, just now he saw Shirley's behavior was just funny, but now his expression was already serious.

"Do you feel that way?" He immediately turned his head and looked at the rest of the group.

"No," Alice was the first to shake her head, and Miss Doll looked down to check her body, moving her joints, "I just feel the ashes burrowing into the joints, itchy, I want to take a good bath when I go back." ”

"I feel like Shirley and Nina," Morris said in a deep voice, "and the environment isn't quite right...... Unlike the realm of the Storm Goddess and the God of Wisdom, there seems to be something 'moving' in the depths of these ashes, exerting influence on us. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, as if carefully judging something, and shook his head again: "But I don't feel direct malice, it seems to be just a part of the 'environment' here. ”

Duncan frowned when he heard this, and turned his head to look in the other direction: "Vanna, what about you?" ”

No response.

There was only ash in sight, but Duncan was certain that just a moment before, Vana was still standing there—he even felt like he saw a fleeting apparition of the other side, which had stood silently there until a moment ago.

The surroundings fell silent for a moment, and Nina looked at the empty direction in shock, and a question almost subconsciously appeared in her heart: Who is Vanna?

But just as the question was about to take shape, a leaping flame appeared in front of her eyes, and then a large amount of information rushed into her mind as if it had awakened from the numb ice—

Prand's youngest inquisitor...... Strong strength and strong faith...... Pretty long silver hair...... When I first got on the boat, I was always meticulous, but after getting acquainted, I found that he was actually a cheerful, optimistic and friendly person...... I seem to have a little resentment about "not being able to get married...... Very tall......

Nina raised her head with a hint of dazedness, the countless information swirling in her mind was surging and reorganized, sketching the appearance of Vanna in front of her eyes from time to time, but it turned into a fuzzy pile of fragments in an instant, she saw an invisible wind blowing through the island, and the light ashes were swept up by the wind, and there was a tall figure faintly in the wind-

The figure was walking towards the center of the island, as if walking in some parallel time and space, without looking back, like a traveler who had forgotten everything in the past and trudged on a long journey.

Nina woke up in shock, and suddenly raised her hand to the figure that was rapidly dissipating in the wind and ashes: "Over there!" Vanna went over there! I just saw her walk by! ”

Everyone seemed to wake up in shock, looking at each other in confusion, the fragmented memories of Vanna and the illusion that appeared in the wind just now even made it difficult for everyone to distinguish the real illusion around them for a while, and at this moment, the captain's calm and majestic voice suddenly broke the "quagmire" that seemed to be constantly sinking, the virtual and the real were entangled, and the perception was sinking rapidly-

"Everybody go back to the ship!"

The green flames exploded, scorching a steady area across the ash-strewn clearing, and Morris looked up to see a swirling flame door opening beside Duncan, and Ey's figure hovering over it.

"The 'ashes' here are burned history," Duncan said quickly, "and you go back to ship at once." ”

"What about you?" Nina was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously spoke.

“…… I've got to go and get Vanna back," Duncan said, looking up at the seemingly endless ash in the distance, "By the way, find Tarigin." ”

(End of chapter)