Erii: A Journey Through the Heavens Begins with Frilian

Black hair, black eyes, black clothes, black pants, and a gloomy face filled with a cold, murderous aura.

Swish!

The two katanas, like the sharp claws of a dragon, narrowly grazed Frillie's neck, only to be blocked by a defensive magic spell.

"How is this possible?" Erii's eyes widened in disbelief.

"You know him?" Philon asked suspiciously.

"Brother, brother!" Erii called out.

Yuan Zhisheng turned around urgently, his tone as doting as ever, yet with a hint of reproach, "I've come to take you home."

boom--

However, in that moment of distraction, Frilian seized the opportunity to summon a huge magic circle with a diameter of tens of meters. The raging flames spewing from it were like divine punishment, engulfing Genji and burning his slightly smiling face to ashes.

With two clangs, the katana fell onto the deck.

Erii stared blankly, realizing that it really was her brother's Dojigiri and Kumogiri.

But why is my brother here?

None of that matters anymore; he's already dead.

rumbling~

"The ship is sinking, jump in quickly!" Philon grabbed Erii's arm and was about to jump into the sea with her.

The fishing boat, relentlessly bombarded by Frilian, was emitting dying cries that echoed the distant calls of whales.

However, no matter how hard Philon tried, Erii remained firmly rooted to the spot.

"Is there anything you forgot?" Frilian asked, hovering in mid-air.

Erii glanced at the two familiar faces, and the fear in her eyes turned into calm, but beneath this calm was a boiling, murderous rage!

"My brother is the weakness," she whispered. "Who are you?"

After calming down, Erii's little brain finally started working normally, and she quickly saw through the series of absurd developments.

woo-

Another whale's call came from afar, growing louder as it approached.

"What are you saying? Are you scared?" Philon tried to touch Erii's forehead as usual, but the latter dodged it.

"Brother?" Frillie murmured, her face filled with astonishment. "You just said I killed your brother?"

"Brother?" Philon looked equally bewildered. "Frilian killed a woman in the end."

Erii was confused again and immediately retorted, "A woman? His knife is still here..."

But when her gaze shifted downwards, what lay on the deck were no longer two katanas, but two short-handled harpoons!

Erii was stunned.

Did I start hallucinating because I've been away from home for too long?

But I just heard my brother say, "I'm here to take you home."

What exactly is going on?!

"Don't hesitate, come down with me quickly," Philen urged, grabbing Erii's arm again.

"Why did you jump into the water? Take me flying with you." With the camera still hanging around her neck, Erii didn't want to get it wet.

Philon said apologetically, "Flying magic consumes a lot of magic power, and in order to get here as soon as possible, I don't have enough magic power left."

This reason holds true; she had previously mentioned the various drawbacks of flying magic.

After all, when Frilian and her companions were fighting the Demon King, the concept of flying magic didn't even exist; it had only been around for a few decades.

"Let me hold it for you," Frilian said, reaching out to take it. "There's really nowhere to repair these kinds of electronic devices when they break down."

Erii felt as if she had been electrocuted, and she staggered backward, creating a ten-meter distance between herself and the two of them.

"What's wrong with you now?" Even with her stable personality, Frilian was getting a little impatient.

"How did you know? I never told you." Erii's gaze was full of hostility, like that of an elderly person breathing heavily.

Frilian and Philon exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion on each other's faces.

"Electronic equipment and repairs... I didn't tell you, no," Erii finally stated firmly, her voice clear and resolute, "I never mentioned any of that to Frilian!"

That's right, the master and apprentice only played with the camera for a while and learned about its uses and functions.

As for electronic devices, the claim that there's nowhere to get them repaired was never mentioned.

Therefore, coupled with Genjiro's outrageous appearance, Erii was 100% certain that something was wrong.

Although the specifics are unclear, the two people in front of me are not the main characters!

Clang—

The blade is drawn and sheathed in the blink of an eye.

puff puff!

Philon and Frilian tacitly used the Shadow Clone Technique, splitting apart in front of Erii.

"The boat hasn't sunk yet." Erii noticed that the fishing boat beneath her feet was taking on water and breaking apart, but it hadn't yet sunk into the water.

"It's all fake," she murmured. "It's all fake!"

"Waaah—waaah—"

The whale's roar was like muffled thunder.

The difference this time is that the sound comes from all around your ears, a 360° surround sound.

The clear sky suddenly darkened, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the thick clouds, and the sea in the distance churned endlessly, giving the whole world an apocalyptic scene.

Erii jolted awake, realizing she was standing on the edge of the railing, about to jump.

And next to...

With blank stares, Lina and Mark held hands, climbed over the railing, and fell straight down.

Erii reacted quickly, grabbing the siblings and throwing them back onto the deck.

She quickly scanned the area and saw that all the fishermen and crew members had done the same; three or four people had already jumped in!

Strangely, there was no splashing sound from below.

rustling!

Erii ran like lightning, quickly pulling the others back from the brink of death, then peered out at the sea.

Upon seeing this, she couldn't help but swallow.

No wonder it fell without making a sound!

Puff puff!

As far as the eye could see, gaping mouths, torn into the shape of flower petals, floated to the surface, their exposed sharp teeth spiraling out of shape, greedily shredding the unconscious crew members one by one.

Once swallowed, it will emit an excited roar through the seawater.

Beneath these petal-shaped mouths are whale-like bodies, and mermaid-like tails that resemble skirts spread out on the sea.

Clearly, they are not real whales, but monsters with illusion abilities!

Wow~

In addition, behind these five large creatures, schools of piranhas circled back and forth, like underlings waiting to drink soup.

Erii's excellent eyesight allowed her to see very clearly that the piranha's eyes emitted an eerie red light, clearly indicating that it was also a monster.

"captain?"

The fishing boat was still sailing at high speed. Erii looked towards the wheelhouse with a puzzled expression, and could vaguely see the figure of Captain Berg.

She turned her head and looked over, then quickly ran towards the driver's seat.

Because if nothing unexpected happens, the fishing boat will crash straight into the towering reefs in a few minutes, resulting in the destruction of the boat and loss of life.

"Wake up." She shook Berg's shoulder.

The latter showed no reaction, continuing to open its murky eyes and increase power, sparing no effort in using the magical energy stored in the fishing boat.

Snapped!

Erii simply slapped Berg across the face.

At that moment, Berg snapped to his senses, clutching his burning, swollen cheek and calling out, "Eri-san? What happened?!"

"Whale," Erii replied calmly.

"Whale?" Berg stopped the fishing boat and followed her to the deck to look down.

At just one glance, his hair stood on end, his whole body trembled, and he whimpered in terror, "A horde of Netherworld Whale Demons! And so many red-eyed silver fish!"

"They're gone," Erii said, pointing.

As she said, the five whale demons closed their hideous maws and moved away from the fishing boat in one direction.

Berg shook his head in despair and said in a trembling voice, "Leave? They're preparing to open the crates. I think I know why so many shipwrecks have drifted here all these years."

With that, he clenched his fist, gritted his teeth, and rushed back to the cockpit. "We can't give up like this! Erii-san, find somewhere to hold on!"