Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 84: Landing
Everything before my eyes has changed.

Su Yu had already come from the courtyard to the tilting ship. He thought it was completely clean, but when he looked up, he saw a faint white mist inside the cabin.

"Is it safe?"

"No, there's more?"

"Or rather, they were pulled away, but not all of them were taken away?"

"You hate me that much?"

The moment Su Yu had a thought, the white mist seemed to sense it, and the surrounding area suddenly became cold, as if it were in ice water.

Then, the white mist dissipated and disappeared into thin air.

This white mist seemed to have sensed Su Yu's special nature. It dispersed into nothingness, slippery and impossible to catch, unlike the evil spirits that had been lured in before, which could not be immediately locked onto.

Su Yu's forehead broke out in a cold sweat, especially the feeling that something terrifying was lurking in the shadows, watching him, which made him feel as if he had returned to the day he had just awakened.

Even though he was already a level 0 mage and had killed more than one evil spirit, he still subconsciously felt powerless when facing this heavily wounded evil spirit.

Can he really deal with such a terrifying evil spirit?
They often devour more than one weaker member of their own kind. By devouring their own kind, they gain power and also receive abilities from their own kind.

Evil spirits of this caliber can bring about the destruction of an entire island simply by wreaking havoc with their yin energy; there's no need for multiple ones, one is enough.

"Rather than struggling, being toyed with, and then tortured to death, it's better to... give yourself a quick death sooner rather than later..."

The thought suddenly came to mind.

With a blank expression, Su Yu pulled a dagger from his boot. The leather sheath fell off, and the sharp blade gleamed with an ominous cold light as it slowly approached his neck.

Just a little further forward, and you can pierce his skin and let the blood flow out.

"Gudong."

A sound came from not far away.

Su Yu ignored him and continued to slowly push the dagger toward his neck.

"[Blazing Beam]!"

Just as he was about to pierce the neck, he suddenly flipped his wrist, and a beam of white light shot out behind him.

"Ah ah ah..."

A terrible scream suddenly rang out, the scream was extremely piercing.

A small wisp of black mist appeared, then dissipated.

"The words of evil spirits can induce negative thoughts in people, causing them to commit suicide."

"This is an ability possessed only by higher-level evil spirits!"

Su Yu remained expressionless, his face tense: "Is this what it planted in me before?"

Even though the evil spirit was severely injured, it still retained its cunning nature. Su Yu had already been on high alert when he left.

When he was struggling with the evil spirit, he could feel a cold sensation on his shoulder, as if a cold hand had touched him.

Although the feeling only lasted for a moment, Su Yu, who had suffered greatly before awakening, would never overlook such a small detail.

The reason they didn't show it was simply to lure the snake out of its hole.

"I deliberately created a flaw in order to resolve this matter, and it actually fell for it."

"It's either it or me, so it has to die!"

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"Did you hear anything?" On one of the ships, Song Shaoying suddenly looked up, listened carefully, and asked the people around her.

The ship's captain said, "Captain, are you referring to the storm and the sound of the waves?"

"It sounds like someone is crying, no, it sounds like the wind?" The burly middle-aged man frowned, as if he really heard something.

His appearance made the captain's heart skip a beat.

At some point, the large ship broke out of the storm belt. Some people looked back and saw that the wind and waves were still rough, but they had calmed down a bit compared to before.

Is the storm about to subside?

The terrifying dark clouds that had gathered in the sky began to dissipate under watchful eyes.

Even the previously roaring sea breeze seemed to have been swept away by an invisible hand, diminishing considerably. But this reduction did not put the group of people who had escaped disaster at ease; instead, something weighed on their hearts, making them feel uneasy and vaguely anxious.

This is really too strange.

The storm gradually subsided, but what about the evil spirit?
Did it leave, vanish, or...?

Or perhaps they're hiding in the shadows, ready to cause trouble at any moment?
"Captain, was Su Yu left on that ship?" The captain paused for a moment, then asked softly.

They were left behind in the sea, along with the evil spirits, the large ship, and a dozen or so people who couldn't escape in time.

It's one thing for others, but some people in the fleet knew that Su Yu had boarded the ship. These people were entrusted by the Song family head to bring Su Yu onto the ship and settle him on the relatively safer main ship.

The head of the family had instructed them to protect the child as much as possible.

"There was nothing we could do. We shouted, but he wouldn't listen and kept rushing into the cabin."

"I can't risk everyone's lives for his sake," Song Shaoying said with a grim face. As the storm subsided, she would lie to say she didn't regret it, but if she had to go through it all again, it would be the same.

"Oh dear, I'm really not going to be able to explain this to the head of the family." Upon receiving Song Shaoying's reply, the captain sighed, thinking to himself without saying aloud.

He was one of the people who were implicated, and he knew some of the details.

With a talent like Su Yu's, if he survives, he will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future.

It's a pity that most gifted people die young.

However, there are some regrets, and it wasn't exactly heartfelt.

The patriarch's request was correct. Protecting Su Yu might have earned him more favors, but failing to do so would have been understandable.

Given the evil spirits at work, the current losses are already a stroke of good luck!

What more could you ask for?

"Hey you guys, what's there to be upset about? It's just a student who died!" The cabin door was pushed open from the outside, and someone strode in, shouting loudly, "Even if he's the top student in the academy, once you're at sea, you have to risk your life. If he dies, he dies—whose life isn't a life?"

"Pah! Is he some kind of precious gem?"

"Let's go to the island first!"

"The fleet has reached the shore. Even if another storm comes, we won't have to worry. Captain, you have experience. Do you think the island is safe? Can we find the original fleet?"

"Also, you need to have a plan for how to allocate work and rewards after logging in!"

"We can't let everyone work for nothing!"

The question posed by the person who came in made Song Shaoying fall silent.

This fleet, rather than being the Song family's fleet, was more of a joint fleet. The reason they risked storms at sea to sail to this unfamiliar waters was not for anything else, but to make money.

Although the islands are unclaimed, each one contains a wealth of heritage.

People may die out, cities may be abandoned, but raw materials such as gold, silver, and jewels will not disappear.

The reward for "cultivating" the island and transporting the goods back would be enough to make one extremely wealthy.

This is extremely tempting for many ordinary people living in the lower and middle classes.

However, while the island's location is generally easy to find, it is prone to accidents when it is close to the sea.

This makes one think of evil spirits.

Having just encountered evil spirits, no one knows what will happen next.

However, their purpose in coming here was to get to the island, and even if there were still dangers ahead, they had to grit their teeth and keep pushing forward.

People are indeed risking their lives for this get-rich-quick scheme; what difference does it make who dies?
Su Yu's matter has been left unresolved.

Now we need to work together to come up with the charter.

Song Shaoying nodded and looked away: "Reach the shore, lower anchor, and everyone set up camp and prepare!"

"Let's go inside the tent and discuss this further!"

"Yes"

Everyone responded and got to work. Almost simultaneously, although the storm was less intense, large raindrops began to patter down, hitting the cabin and windows with a series of loud noises.

　It's the last day of the month, so I urge those of you who have votes to cast them if you can. Don't forget!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)