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Chapter 410 Landing on the Island
【Occupied Area - Changsheng Island, Coastline】

As dusk fell, a star-energy transport ship slowly sailed on the calm sea.

The star-energy transport ship's engines emitted a deep hum, its propellers churning the sea surface, leaving a trail of shimmering silver water before finally coming to a complete stop in the reef area surrounding Changsheng Island.

As the hatch slowly opened, the sea breeze, carrying a strong salty smell and fine droplets, rushed in instantly, making the trainees' training uniforms flutter loudly and even causing the terminal screens to light up with the anti-accidental touch warning.

"Alright everyone, we've arrived."

The otter keeper took the lead, biting into half a grilled fish, and walked onto the deck first.

Its round paws stepped on the wet metal plate, leaving several dark claw marks. Its black suit was spotless.

Seeing this, the trainees inside the cabin exchanged glances and then silently followed suit.

Some of them gripped their star-energy weapons tightly at their waists, their knuckles turning white.

Some people couldn't help but lean out to look at the sea, but all they could see was a sky obscured by clouds, and they couldn't even find a shadow of the sunset.

In stark contrast to the clear skies of the New Federation's floating city, a thick layer of gray clouds always loomed over Changsheng Island, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate through the gaps in the clouds, leaving only a pale glimmer when it reached the island.

The oppressive atmosphere it created caused many trainees to inexplicably feel a tightness in their chests, and even their breathing became heavy.

For the 215 people present, they had only seen information about the occupied areas in books and documents before.

This was the first time I had actually entered an occupied area, let alone a newly occupied area that had not been explored much.

It's understandable to feel nervous.

Perhaps they were worried that some trainees wouldn't understand.

Before everyone disembarked, the otter keeper spoke again, giving them instructions.

"Everyone, this exploration is just a training exercise, and the only requirement is that you stay on the island for seven days."

"Exploring the occupied territories is no child's play, so once you land on the island, do not be reckless and prioritize safety above all else."

All 210 people present took notes of what the otter keeper said.

After all, not everyone has the extraordinary strength of the Heavenly Dao.

When most of them encounter a calamity-level being, let alone fight it, simply escaping alive from its clutches would be something to boast about for a long time.

Not to mention the horrific places in the occupied zone, and the bizarre 'rules' here.

As the otter keeper finished speaking, everyone's terminal received a diamond-shaped flare.

The pale blue crystal is encased in golden star patterns. The instruction manual states, "For emergency rescue only. Rescue will arrive within ten minutes of triggering."

The trainees quickly stuffed the signal flares into their clothes, some even hiding them close to their skin, as if that would give them a greater sense of security.

The otter keeper glanced at the crowd one last time, his tone unusually serious.

"Alright everyone, let's disembark."

"We'll come back to pick you up here in seven days. Hopefully, you'll all be here by then."

After a brief explanation, the otter keeper relayed the order to disembark.

The escalator leading to the island began to slowly descend, making a strange 'creaking' sound as it came into contact with the bluish-gray sand.

After a moment of tension, the student closest to the escalator was the first to disembark.

But when he arrived at the beach, he tripped over something and suddenly stumbled. When he came to his senses, his face was filled with astonishment.

The sand beneath his feet was not as soft as he had imagined; instead, it felt like walking on frozen mud, with each step accompanied by a crunching sound as the sand grains rubbed against each other.

However, before he could think it through, more and more students followed him down.

Caroline followed the Heavenly Dao and arrived at this strange beach.

As soon as her shoes touched the sand, the detector she was carrying started beeping.

Caroline looked down at the abnormally fluctuating environmental values ​​on her tactical tablet screen and frowned, saying, "Heavenly Dao, something's not right here. The star energy concentration is three times that of the outside world, and it's fluctuating erratically."

As she spoke, Caroline squatted down, poked the bluish-gray sand with her fingertip, and her fingertip immediately became covered with a layer of fine powder.

Looking at the fine 'powder', Caroline compared it with substances known in her database and said in a serious tone, "This sand is also strange; it doesn't seem to be naturally formed."

"Its composition is less like 'sand' and more like bone meal, which is closer to biological material."

As soon as she finished speaking, Caroline stood up and looked into the depths of the beach.

As the waves crashed ashore, they carried in several small white bones.

All around the beach, one can vaguely see skeletons half-buried in the sand.

These skeletons came in all sorts of strange shapes; some resembled prehistoric giants, while others were small, ordinary creatures.

Besides this beach where a large number of unknown creature skeletons are buried, the distant island jungle is equally eerie.

The dense vines of the jungle were not only a dark purple color that was almost black, but also covered with a sticky sap that seemed to contain some kind of toxin.

Meanwhile, several points of light flashed quickly through the gaps in the jungle.

Because the light appeared and disappeared in a very short time, the trainees had no idea whether it was the eyes of a star beast lurking in the dark or the fluorescence of a special plant flashing.

"Heavenly Dao, the information says that the style of Changsheng Island is very similar to that of the previous era of the New Federation, but it looks more like a primeval jungle."

Jing Liuli looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings, her words revealing no nervousness, only curiosity about the unknown area.

"It might be a problem with the login point."

"The environment in different regions may be affected by the rules to varying degrees."

"Landing point?"

Upon hearing Tiandao's explanation, Jing Liuli didn't think much of it and accepted the explanation directly.

After answering Jing Liuli's question, Tiandao looked up into the depths of the forest.

He could sense a very strange aura in that seemingly desolate jungle.

At the same time, something was approaching them.

On the sand not far away, after Liu Ma briefly observed the surrounding environment, he patted Chen Kong on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "Kong, we'll follow Tian Dao and the others closely in a bit. This place is too eerie; I have a feeling something bad is going to happen."

Chen Kong nodded without hesitation at Liu Ma's suggestion.

His eyes swept around warily, perhaps due to his childhood, giving him an outstanding sense of danger.

The beach seemed calm at the moment, but Chen Kong always felt inexplicably uneasy, as if something bad was about to happen.

(End of this chapter)