At a little past 10 o 'clock, Kaede Sato set sail on the fast boat that the dockworkers had built for him. This time, Kaede Sato was helmed by an old captain who specialized in traveling back and forth between the docks and the volcano.
With his decades of sailing experience, the old captain boasted that he could safely sail to the volcano at a fast speed even with his eyes closed. In fact, it was true. Even with the engine running at maximum efficiency, the old captain could still sail quickly and steadily.
According to Kaede Sato's speculation, since the Lava Team brought Marcus along, it was very likely that Marcus was willing to lead the way for the Lava Team because of the threat. Then, according to the location of the secret passage provided by the old village chief, it was impossible for the Lava Team to directly land on the volcano.
This was because the secret passageways that led to the top of the volcano were all on the cliffs behind the volcano. Without a guide, it was almost impossible to find these secret passageways.
The old captain was indeed very experienced in sailing, and he knew the coastline of the volcano like the back of his hand. After Kaede Sato's description, he quickly determined a very accurate location.
"It seems that the Lava Team landed from here. Old captain, thank you so much. You've really helped me a lot. Stop here and hide well. Next, your mission is to guide the location of the Alliance's rescue team."
After nearly an hour, Kaede Sato, who was standing on the bow, finally saw the Lava Team's boats parked on the cliffs of the volcano. He was overjoyed. He then walked into the steering room and said to the old captain and the sailors inside.
"Little hero, don't worry. I'll listen to you. You must be careful. The Lava Team is really inhumane. I'm already so old, but they don't have any sense of respect for the old and care for the young. They only think about destroying the world every day …"
The old captain was a chatterbox. When Kaede Sato said that to him, he first patted his chest and promised, then began to criticize the Lava Team.
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"Come out, Swamp Monster. Take me there."
Kaede Sato quickly walked out of the captain's cabin with a smile on his face. He then released the Giant Swamp Monster into the sea and jumped onto the Giant Swamp Monster's back.
The Gigantic Swamp Monster was now huge and could perfectly carry the burden of Kaede Sato's sea transportation. Following Kaede Sato's instructions, the Gigantic Swamp Monster carefully carried Kaede Sato closer to the cliff where the lava party's ships were docked.
The Lava Squad's vigilance was quite good. There were still many sentinels on the Lava Squad's ships, but these sentinels were obviously not very alert. They gathered in groups of twos and threes, either chatting or playing cards to relieve their boredom. Only a few of them were still dutifully watching the sea.
Suddenly, a layer of white fog rose from the sea surface that was originally clear. The fog spread very quickly and soon, the sea surface was covered by the Lava Squad's sentinels.
However, the Lava Squad's sentinels didn't seem to be suspicious of the white fog that suddenly rose. Instead, they looked at the white fog that suddenly appeared in front of them with a gloomy face and muttered words like "bad luck" and "this place is really evil". Then, they gathered together nervously.
As mentioned before, the volcano was covered by sea fog and thick clouds all year round. In this place, the sudden appearance of sea fog wasn't anything special.
Of course, the sudden appearance of sea fog also meant that danger was quietly approaching. As it turned out, the sea fog didn't appear for no reason. Most of the time, it appeared because some water elves in the sea used their white fog technique to create it.
At the same time, when the sea fog appeared, the Specter Elves in the volcano would become restless during the day. If they sensed the arrival of living beings, these Specter Elves born from various dark elements would come to satisfy some special needs of the Specter Elves.
"Come out. Big-mouth Bat, Big-mouth Gull. Big-mouth Bat, lead the way for the Giant Swamp Monster. Big-mouth Gull, keep an eye on the surroundings and be on standby."
Kaede Sato looked at the thick fog that suddenly appeared around him. He couldn't help but be alarmed. He immediately released the Big-mouth Bat and Big-mouth Gull and observed every movement around him.
Suddenly, Kaede Sato saw a black shadow appear on the sea in front of him. For a moment, he had goosebumps all over his body. He found that the surrounding scenery quickly faded and then turned into the color of black and white. It was as if it was frozen in time. The surrounding area instantly became silent.
When Kaede Sato came back to his senses, he suddenly saw the black shadow in front of him looking at him. It was an extremely evil eye. Although it was just a glance, he felt a fatal danger. The aura of death spread around him.
Kaede Sato clenched his teeth and stared at the black shadow in front of him. He did not lower his head because of the sudden sense of danger. Both of them stared at each other like this. After about a second or a minute, the black shadow closed its eyes and suddenly disappeared before Kaede Sato's eyes.
"You're not bad, young human." When the black shadow was about to disappear, an old and cold voice appeared in Kaede Sato's mind. He could not help but tremble and quickly looked around.
After this sentence, the sense of danger in Kaede Sato's heart gradually disappeared. Then, the surrounding scenery returned to normal. He could hear the sound of waves and the wind again.
He nervously looked at the nearby sea surface that was covered by thick fog. After finding nothing, he asked the big mouth bat and the others. However, he did not find any traces of other wild elves on the surface of the water nearby. This made him feel a little nervous.
"What is that black shadow? I'm definitely not mistaken. It must be a creature. But why am I the only one who can see it? The Giant Swamp Monster did not notice the black shadow at all. "
Kaede Sato was now soaked in sweat. His face looked terrible. Even if he was very tenacious and was not afraid to look into the eyes of the black shadow, the feeling that he could die at any time made his body instinctively afraid. It was as if the black shadow was the incarnation of death, the enemy of all living things.
After a while, under the lead of the big mouth bat, the Giant Swamp Monster safely carried Kaede Sato to the back of a large reef at the edge of the volcano cliff. Thanks to the thick fog, he was now less than 10 meters away from the lava team's ship.
Kaede Sato's mental fortitude was strong. He quickly adjusted his state of mind and temporarily forgot about what just happened. He quickly changed into a lava team uniform that he obtained from the captive on the back of the Giant Swamp Monster.
After a long time, when the fog disappeared, Kaede Sato took out a pair of infrared binoculars and poked his head out from behind the reef to observe. With the help of this reliable device, he quickly found the secret passage that the lava team found on the cliff.
It was a cave that appeared on the cliff. Now, there was a long rope ladder at the side of the cave. At the bottom of the rope ladder, there was a six-man lava team guarding it.
But what surprised Kaede Sato was that the six lava team members and their elves were all asleep. They were now lying on the ground, but their faces were abnormally pale as if they were having a nightmare.
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