In a uniform gray-white background "passage" that seemed to fill the entire world, a huge sailing expedition ship was quietly sailing fast, it was a phantom ghost with a sense of illusion - the illusion of the Lost Land was covered on the bright star, and the dark green flames were burning in the huge hull, and with the help of the "mapping relationship" established by this means, the helmsman of the Lost Land, Anomaly 077, was controlling the ship to sail towards the infinite sea.

It was a seemingly long journey home, the uniform and monotonous gray-white background passage seemed to never end, there was not even a single wisp of wind outside the ship's side, no matter how long it had been shuttling in this passage, there was no trace of movement in the hull, even if it had experienced more than one such "voyage", everyone felt unbearable for the monotony of this voyage.

As a professional "frontier expedition ship" and a "mobile fortress" for sea witches, the Bright Star has countless dangerous laboratories and workshops inside, which is obviously not suitable for playing in it.

Shirley was bored and leaned on the railing, looking at the large gray area beyond the side of the ship, muttering, "When will it arrive...... How do I feel that from the very beginning, we spent most of our time at the border drifting in this gray and white? ”

"That's not an illusion," Nina sighed as she leaned on the railing next to Shirley, "We do spend most of our time floating in this gray and white." ”

“…… I'm kind of missing the captain anymore. Shirley thought for a moment and muttered.

"It won't be long before we were separated from the captain," Dog's sullen voice came from the deck next to him, and he glanced up at Shirley, "And didn't you still muttered yesterday that no one was finally talking about letting you read and write every day?" ”

“…… That's not the same thing," Shirley glanced at Dog, "and I still think ...... Felt...... Forget it, I don't have a lot of words. ”

Ah Gou buried his head and didn't ask Shirley what he "thought".

At this moment, an unusual vibration suddenly came from below the deck, interrupting Nina's movements, which were about to speak.

Ah Gou instantly raised his head again, and the dark green flames in his eyes jumped rapidly: "Did you two feel it just now?" It was as if the deck vibrated a little. ”

"Could it be that it's almost there?" Shirley said immediately, and at the same time her eyes were already looking at the gray-white end in front of her—a hazy strange line seemed to have appeared in the distance, "Hey, it seems that something really appeared!" ”

Before she could finish speaking, there was a sudden vibration from the deck that was stronger than before, this time it was as if the entire ship was trembling, and under the phantom cover of the Lost Land, there seemed to be a faint alarm sound in many places in the Bright Star's body!

Shirley was stunned for a moment, but finally realized that something was wrong, and she glanced at Nina, and ran to the bridge at the stern.

The pitch-black iron chains between the dark demons were instantly tightened by Kerala, and before Ah Dog could get up, he was dragged by the chain and soared into the air, shouting loudly while jumping in the air: "Hey, Shirley, slow down!" Tell me about it! Don't be so fuss-"

But Shirley didn't care, and dragged the dog all the way across the deck—Nina was like a leaping firelight, one step ahead of her.

And when the two came to the bridge, Lucrecia had already arrived here first, and the sailor, who was originally engrossed in the helm, although his hands were still holding the steering wheel, there was a look of nervousness on his face at this moment, and it was obvious that the situation was not good.

Nina quickly stepped forward, "Miss Lucrecia, what's going on?" ”

"We're exiting the 'Passage,'" Lucrecia said with a solemn expression, "it's an early exit—it's not back to the Infinite Sea yet." ”

Even with Shirley's level of knowledge, after sailing at the border for so long, she could hear how serious this was, and her eyes widened instantly: "...... Yes?! Groove ...... Isn't that the end? What kind of passage did you exit from this in advance, and didn't you just fall into the turbulence? Maybe I......'ll go back in a few years."

Lucrecia didn't respond, and after a brief thought, she turned to look at the sailor, "How's the situation now?" Can it still be controlled? ”

"No, the passage is still 'collapsing', and we're about to get out of the course - it's as if there's some huge 'target' interfering with it," said the sailor quickly, "I can only control the hull now, get ready, we're going to get out!" ”

Almost at the moment when Anomaly 077's words fell, a sudden vibration that was stronger than the previous two times swept through the Bright Star - as if the entire ship had been thrown directly into the sea from a height of more than ten meters, and in the loud bang, even Lucretia almost fell to the ground, and at the same time, the uniform gray-white "channel" seemed to be torn apart by a loud noise, and dissipated from everyone's vision in the blink of an eye.

The boundless chaotic fog instantly filled the surroundings, the smooth sea surface appeared outside the ship's side, and the Bright Star fell into a "sea area" shrouded in mist, unable to distinguish the direction, without any markers, unable to determine its own position.

Shirley glanced into the distance in shock, and after seeing the iconic dense fog in the border seas, she suddenly sighed: "Hey, it's over, it's still ...... at the border."

"What's worse, not just at the border, but even six nautical miles beyond the border," Lucretia frowned, observing the flow of the fog around her, her tone becoming more and more solemn, "if it is within six nautical miles, it is possible to connect with the radio signals of the civilized world, or at least have a chance to return to the infinite sea by 'sailing', but ...... six nautical miles away"

The sailor muttered: "This time the 'direction' is completely useless. ”

Agatha's hazy and illusory figure appeared on the deck, she already knew the current situation, and came to inquire about the next arrangement: "Lady Lucrecia, do you want to temporarily remove the projection of the Lost Land?" ”

“…… No, keep it up for now," Lucrecia thought for a moment and immediately shook her head, "Although it's just a projection, it's the shadow of the Lost Country after all, and it can provide some protection for the Bright Star in this strange sea...... Are you burdened? ”

"There's no problem on my side," Agatha shook her head, "and it's easy to hold on for a few more days." But it can't be sustained indefinitely. ”

“…… I understand. Lucrecia nodded slightly, and at that moment, the corner of her eye suddenly caught something.

It was in the depths of the fog that a faint glimmer of light seemed to be a ship's lamp...... Or is it just an illusory hope?

"There's something over there!" Shirley seemed to see it too, and she immediately jumped up and pointed excitedly into the distance, "Something is flashing!" ”

"Lean over there." Lucrecia put away her hesitation, weighed it for a moment, and nodded.

Frankly, she's not sure if the decision was impulsive.

After all, this is the border, and it's beyond the six-nautical-mile threshold, and without the protection provided by the Four Divine Nodes, and without the space-time protection of the "shipping route", anything that appears here could be a deadly threat - even if it was just a breeze, a glimmer of phantoms, a whisper of calls and whispers.

When exploring the frontier, it is quite dangerous to rush into the vicinity of unidentified entities.

But now there seemed to be no other choice - the Brilliant Star exited the passage early, the ship had been completely lost beyond the critical line, and the boundless fog and the broken flow of time that could occur at any time were just as dangerous, if not more dangerous, than those strange "entities".

In this case, the entity that appears in the dense fog may be a "drifter" that has drifted within six nautical miles, and if it comes into contact with it, it may find an entrance back to the Infinite Sea.

The Brilliant Star, covered in the Phantom of Spiritual Fire, slowly adjusted an angle, and under the careful control of the sailor, it began to move almost silently towards the light that appeared in the depths of the fog.

As the distance gradually narrowed, the glimmer of light in the depths of the fog did not disappear, but seemed more and more real.

Lucrecia breathed a sigh of relief, but she couldn't help but feel another nervousness.

The light was not an illusion, but an entity—something that was indeed drifting in the fog in that direction, but an "entity" that could float in the border seas six nautical miles away......

What kind of hellish evil thing does it have to be?

Miss Witch glanced back in the direction of the deck.

Hopefully, with the Phantom protection of the Lost Land, coupled with the Bright Star's own firepower and various special powers, it can deal with that thing.

Her father's important mission had not yet been completed, and she didn't want to give up her life for inexplicable reasons on the way home.

The others also stepped out of the cabin and gathered on the aft deck, and in the words of Shirley and Nina, they quickly figured out the situation, and began to look nervously together at the light that was gradually becoming clear in the thick fog.

Then, as if the fog had suddenly thinned, the light and the outline behind it became clear almost instantly.

With the help of the lens crew, Morris was the first to see the outline behind the light, and then the expression on his face instantly became subtle.

It was a ship.

A frontier expedition ship with a very characteristic paddlewheel power pack and a ghost half-body.

It was the Bright Star.

The deck fell silent for a moment, and after a brief delay, many eyes finally fell on Lucrecia.

“…… It looks a little familiar. Shirley muttered.

Lucretia finally reacted from her shock, and she suddenly understood—

"That's the Bright Star...... A long time ago, I crossed the six-nautical-mile threshold. ”

(End of chapter)