Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 211 Heartbeat
"Is that an island?"

On the shimmering sea, Shenba stared wide-eyed and asked, this time, he honestly did not follow his curiosity and approach.

"It should be an island."

Yun Lan and Cheng Lang said in unison, but both captains were filled with uncertainty, and their attention was focused on the island less than a meter away in front of them.

Judging by its size alone, this "island" is not worthy of being called an "island" at all; even calling it a reef would be an overstatement.

But this "reef" not only boasts a beautiful coastline and a silvery-white beach, but also features two dilapidated sailboats, probably no bigger than matchboxes, moored along its edge. The "island" is also lush with various miniature tropical plants, including coconut trees.

How big are they?

According to Cheng Lang's description, those coconut trees were only the size of matchsticks, and those coconuts were probably only the size of grains of rice.

Besides these miniature plants, the island is also dotted with volcanoes, each no bigger than an inverted teacup.

The volcano tops, filled with the strong smell of sulfur, and the glowing red craters, are teeming with various marine creatures, each no bigger than a thumb.

As he moved a little closer to examine them one by one, Cheng Lang saw octopuses like panini, abyssal creatures like Shenwei, and all sorts of other amazing marine creatures he had never seen before.

He even saw a delicate harpy-tailed fish-man that looked like a miniature porcelain doll!

Could the Lyretail Fishman also become a sea god?

While Cheng Lang was secretly puzzled, he and the other three noticed the same thing.

These volcanoes, filled with the smell of sulfur, exude waves of heat and a dangerous aura, but the magma inside their craters seems... to be the blood flowing from the creatures that slumber within them!
So this is the real Poseidon's Prison? And what is the treasure?
Just as he was thinking about this, Yun Ji reminded him, "The countdown on our treasure map has stopped."

"So what is the treasure? It can't be this island, can it?" Yun Lan said strangely.

Do you think this is a treasure?

Just then, Shenba pointed to the middle of the island and said, "There seems to be something in that patch of weeds."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, and sure enough, there seemed to be a tilted statue in the middle of the small island.

"Are we just going to take it away like this?" Yun Ji asked suspiciously.

"I'll try. Snap!"

Before Shenba could finish speaking, and before he could even raise his hand, a sharp crack came from the back of his head.

“You guys stay here,” Cheng Lang said. “I’ll go to the island and give it a try.”

"Let us do it this time."

Yun Ji said, "If we always send the captain to charge forward, then we have no reason to exist."

“Although I don’t want to go to the island, Yun Ji is right.”

As Yun Lan spoke, she took off a necklace and tossed it to Cheng Lang. Then she drew her rapier from her waist. "Let's get to the island first this time. If I die here, you can take my necklace to Lika. My father will support you unconditionally."

"Is this necklace really that useful?" Cheng Lang asked curiously.

"That's for the prince who's qualified to marry me."

Yun Lan said arrogantly, "If I die here, I don't mind marrying you, this lowly and cunning pirate, in name only."

"Then I am truly honored."

Cheng Lang smiled and put away the necklace. In the eyes of this proud princess, the position of "prince consort" was nothing more than a bargaining chip.

"If we've settled our affairs, let's set off quickly."

Yun Ji was far more decisive than Yun Lan. Before Shen Ba could even ask the three of them how to squeeze onto the island without damaging anything, she had already swum towards the nearby island.

It was only a meter away, but Yun Ji disappeared in an instant. Then, she appeared on the beach of the island, shrunk countless times!
"She shouldn't be able to bully me now, right?" Shenba said with a silly grin as he leaned closer.

However, before he could even try to cause trouble for his miniature sister, he was "sucked" in because he was too close.

"Looks like he's going to keep getting bullied," Yun Lan shrugged, glanced at Cheng Lang one last time, and then swam over as well.

Once she had shrunk countless times and stepped onto the beach, the three of them waved in unison in Cheng Lang's direction. Immediately afterward, a string of characters "grew" out of the silvery-white sand:
As you can see, esteemed captain, the power granted by the ship's core is usable again. It's hot on the island, the air is terrible, but the sand is incredibly fine, and the ship in the distance is already decaying.

After a brief pause, the message pieced together from thorns disappeared, and a second message appeared: "If you can see my message, please pour a handful of waves onto the island."

"What a clever princess," Cheng Lang said, scooping up a handful of seawater and splashing it at her.

After this handful of seawater was poured onto the island, the entire island was immediately covered with dark clouds and a heavy rain began to fall.

Fortunately, the rain came and went quickly. In the blink of an eye, those dark clouds, no bigger than the palm of a hand, completely dissipated.

"If you did this, please send another rain. It's much cooler on the island now."

Yun Lan manipulated the thorns to piece together new characters on the coastline, and Cheng Lang immediately scooped up a handful of seawater and splashed it on top.

Suddenly, the island was once again shrouded in dark clouds and rain fell. After the sky cleared, Yun Lan wrote, "It's confirmed that you can see my words. We will now explore the interior of the island."

Yun Ji guessed that, if necessary, they might be able to use the water from the boat bottles to wash us off the island.

"What a clever first mate!"

As Cheng Lang sighed again, the three on the island began to move forward, with Shenba drawing his large scythe and leading the way.

Under Cheng Lang's almost godlike gaze, Yun Ji and the other two gradually ventured deeper into the island.

Along the way, Yun Lan would occasionally stop and use thorns to convey the various details she had seen on the island.

With Cheng Lang's patient waiting, the three-person expedition team finally arrived at the heart of the island.

As Shenba repeatedly swung his giant scythe, the weeds and trees in the center of the island were all cut down and then lifted up by large swathes of thorns and thrown far away, finally revealing the statue.

"What's this code?" Cheng Lang cautiously moved closer, while trying to maintain a safe distance.

Once again, thanks to the dark elf's exceptional eyesight, he could clearly see the details of the statue.

But the more this was the case, the more confused he became.

The left half of the statue clearly depicts a Valkyrie holding a spear, but the right half is Poseidon holding a trident!

Ironically, this statue, which appears to be pieced together from the left and right, is so perfectly natural that even the transition in the middle is exceptionally natural, as if it was always meant to be that way!

"This place is strange."

Yun Lan pieced together new words with thorns on the cleared ground: "The siblings heard a lot of undead whispers, but they were not from the elves."

Seeing that Yun Ji and her brother had covered their heads, Cheng Lang scooped up a small handful of water and gently sprinkled it on them.

Suddenly, it started raining again on the island. After being reminded, Yun Lan quickly communicated with Yun Ji and wrote, "Let's see if we can get us out of here."

Who designed this special code?

Seeing that Yun Lan had already skillfully wrapped the three of them in rattan balls, Cheng Lang immediately took out the boat bottle, unscrewed the cap, and poured the water inside onto the island.

Suddenly, a flood broke out on the island, which didn't look very big from the outside. The rattan ball that Yun Ji and the other two were on was also pushed to the shore by the flood. Then, it skipped and hopped away from the island, and then suddenly grew many times larger and appeared next to Cheng Lang.

"It's great to see you again," Cheng Lang said as the sepak takraw dissipated. "How are you feeling?"

"Our heads are about to explode."

Yun Ji said rather weakly, "Don't look directly at that strange statue, it's too terrifying."

"Hehe, I saw Xinlikou. Hehe!" Shenba said with a foolish look on his face.

"A girl he's always liked," Cheng Lang explained to Yun Lan, who looked puzzled.

"Is it beautiful?" Yun Lan asked with a gossipy look on her face.

"I've never seen it," Cheng Lang said truthfully, shrugging his shoulders.

"As tall as him"

Yun Ji's weak voice carried a hint of helplessness, "We even weigh about the same, and she's even stronger than him."

“That is indeed very beautiful,” Cheng Lang said with a strange expression.

"Shall we go together next time?"

Yun Lan said to Cheng Lang, "Those undead have no effect on me. If you end up looking like them, at least I can bring you back."

"Then I'll leave it to you."

As Cheng Lang spoke, he handed the boat bottle to Yun Ji with peace of mind, and then took off the necklace around his neck to return it to Yun Lan.

"You keep it."

Yun Lan waved her hand, "But don't misunderstand, I'm just too lazy to repeat myself next time I encounter this situation."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony," Cheng Lang said, putting the necklace back on. He then swam towards the small island with Yun Lan.

He found it hard to describe the change in that instant, but when he came to his senses, he was indeed standing on the silvery-white sand of a small island, no, a large island.

“It’s amazing, isn’t it?” Yun Lan said, pointing to the sky.

Subconsciously turning around, Cheng Lang discovered that he couldn't see Yun Ji and Shen Ba, who should have been gigantic, at all.

"It's really amazing," Cheng Lang murmured to himself, looking at the black whip he had successfully retrieved from his hand.

"let's go"

Yun Lan fanned away the pungent smell of sulfur, put her veil back on, and said, "Thanks to the passage that Shenba just carved out, we shouldn't be gone for long. But why has it gotten so cold here?"

"I guess I poured too much water just now."

Cheng Lang followed the other person and started walking. "Is there anything you didn't have time to share earlier?" *thump*

Before Cheng Lang could finish speaking, he clutched his chest and knelt down on the beach in obvious pain.

"what happened to you?"

Yun Lan immediately knelt down and asked, a golden healing potion appearing in her hand.

"Heart"

Cheng Lang clutched his chest in anguish, "My heart... it's pounding!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yun Lan pressed her ear to his heart, and then she heard an excessively strong and fast heartbeat that seemed to be a continuous line!
"puff!"

At that moment, Cheng Lang, whose face was flushed and contorted with rage, spat out a mouthful of bright red blood. Immediately afterward, fine beads of blood began to seep from the corners of his eyes, nostrils, ears, and even the roots of his hair!
"Send us away," Yun Lan waved her hand, piecing together a huge line of text on the beach with thorns.

However, this time, no matter how much water Yun Ji poured from the boat bottle onto the island, not a single dark cloud rose up, nor did a single drop of rain fall!

"Walk"

Cheng Lang struggled to his feet. "Yun Ji...it's impossible...she betrayed us...it's the statue in the middle of the island...there's something wrong with it."

"What are you going to do?" Yun Lan asked, suppressing her panic.

"Take care of that statue," Cheng Lang said, already taking a step forward.

(End of this chapter)