It seemed like a long time had passed, but it also seemed like a short moment.
Joan saw her body stretching infinitely toward the dark bottom of the sea until a white light spot appeared at the end of her vision. Then, the light spot turned into a dazzling light that enveloped her. The next moment, the feeling of a body that did not belong to her came back to her consciousness. The roaring sound of the water almost broke her ears. The tranquility of the deep sea was instantly shattered.
She felt as if she had been sucked into a whirlpool … But she quickly rejected this idea. A whirlpool would only revolve around the center, but here, there was a rapid flow of water in all directions. It was the collision of these water currents that caused such a loud sound.
Even Joan could not keep her balance in such a situation. Everything was out of control. She was like a feather floating in the stormy waves. She could only let the water flow around her, crashing left and right.
"Where am I?"
Although she could not figure it out, she knew that she was not in the depths of the sea. Her scales did not feel too much pressure, and the water was no more than 100 meters deep, which meant that she would soon surface. Besides, no matter how hard Joan called out to Camilla in her mind, she could not get any response.
This made her desperate to get out of the current predicament. Even if she could not control herself, she had to at least float to the surface and have a look.
Fortunately, it was much easier to float than to change direction.
She tried her best to raise her head and slowly rose up in the surging currents. The moment she jumped out of the water, Joan opened her eyes wide in confusion.
The Shadow Islands had disappeared without a trace.
There were rocks all around her and above her head.
The vast sea had turned into a "waterway" hundreds of meters long. The seawater flowed rapidly in it, rumbling. The wind was blowing above the water, so strong that it was almost impossible to open one's eyes. The whistling sound overlapped with the sound of the wind at the bottom of the sea.
Just as she turned her head around, she saw a bright light behind her. The water rushed toward the source of the light, as if it had found a vent.
Was she going to have to go through the same thing again?
Before she could think further, Joan was pushed into the light by the unstoppable seawater.
The roaring suddenly quieted down, as if she was a lot farther away from the light. For a moment, she felt that she was flying. Her body became light as a feather and did not feel real at all. But soon, she realized that she was indeed in the sky!
Beneath her feet was the familiar blue ocean, but it was a thousand meters away! The surrounding rocks were replaced by the sky. The light she saw came from the sun hanging high above the clouds, and the seawater that carried her out of the cave had become a wide waterfall.
But … she was neither Maggie nor Lightning. She couldn't fly!
Just as this thought appeared in his mind, his body suddenly fell.
Plop!
After a frightening fall from the sky, Joan fell head-first into the sea.
If he hadn't seen a similar scene in the magic movie, he would have been scared to death! She swam out of the water again and let out a long breath.
That's right, I was clearly in the deep sea just now. How did I suddenly get washed up into the sky?
At this thought, Joan looked up and froze on the spot.
God, what is that?
She could hardly believe her eyes.
An incomparably huge boulder floated in mid-air. It was so huge that it was impossible to see its entire appearance. The shadow cast by the boulder covered half of the sea like a dark cloud in the sky. Some of the clouds were even below the boulder, which gave people the illusion that it was not an isolated giant, but the top of a mountain.
However, even the Impassable Mountain Range was not majestic in front of the boulder … Joan estimated that the boulder was at least 100 meters thick, which was like a large island.
There were many cracks on the thick boulder, ranging from hundreds of meters to a few kilometers. Seawater poured out of the cracks, forming a waterfall that connected the sky and the sea. Such a large amount of water poured into the boulder, stirring up huge waves on the surface of the sea.
Even Lord Thunder had never seen such a shocking spectacle, right?
Although Joan did not know where she was, she was sure that she was far away from the Fjords and Graycastle. Otherwise, such a huge boulder would have been discovered a long time ago.
"Can I … go back?"
In the turbulent waves, Joan put half of her head into the water and spat out a string of bubbles.
"Plop!"
Just then, she heard the sound of something falling into the water not far away. It sounded like something had fallen from above.
"Are there other people who were unfortunately involved?"
Joan estimated the distance, dived into the water, and swam in that direction.
After swimming for about a quarter of an hour, she finally got a good look at the thing that had fallen into the water. It was an oddly shaped boat, about the size of a three-masted ship. The lower half seemed to be a cross between a fish and a squid, and the upper half was a frame of curved ribs, wrapped in flesh that looked like internal organs. At first glance, it looked like the body of an animal that had been half-eaten, and she could not help but feel a little nauseous.
However, it was definitely not an inanimate object. Soon after falling into the water, it spread its four pelvic fins and began to paddle in the direction of the spreading waves. Joan followed the direction of the boat and was shocked!
In the distance, there were hundreds of such monsters. They lined up neatly in several rows, half-hidden in the waves. They looked like a huge fleet.
After the newly fallen one joined the fleet, the fleet slowly sailed to the east. Joan only breathed a sigh of relief when they completely disappeared from the horizon.
"What should I do next?" Since the monster boat had fallen from the floating land above, there might be other strange enemies nearby.
Although Joan had never seen such a monster, her intuition told her not to approach it! Ever since she had awakened as a witch, her intuition had never been wrong.
"Don't force yourself. Your friends are still waiting for you to go back. "
Lady Camilla's words flashed in Joan's mind.
Then the voices and smiles of Lightning, Maggie, and Sister Lorgar appeared in her mind one by one.
She wanted to go back.
She had never had such a strong desire in her life. She wanted to go back to Neverwinter, the place where she had made so many friends during the winter.
She wanted to go back to her friends!
"Ah!" Joan shouted as if to encourage herself. She identified the direction and swam to the west.
No matter how wide the sea was, there was always a boundary.
Moreover, Lightning had said that the world they lived in was spherical. As long as she kept swimming in one direction, she would definitely see her friends in the Exploration Group again!
Definitely!
…
"The fleet has to go." Thunder looked at Camilla Dary, who was leaning against the fence. "The Shadow Islands isn't the end of our journey. We'll consume a lot of water every day we stay here. It's already the third day. If we go on like this, we'll lose control of the fleet."
"But …" Camilla looked haggard. "Joan hasn't come back yet."
"It's not your fault." Thunder patted her on the shoulder. "Besides, it won't get any better if we keep waiting. Do you remember what you said? There are only two possibilities for the spiritual connection to be cut off. One is that the other party is dead, and the other is too far away. If you don't want to believe the first possibility, then you shouldn't stay here. "
"You mean … go to the east of the Sealine to find her?"
"To be honest, the possibility is slim, but it's better than waiting here." Thunder said patiently, "Don't forget that Joan isn't an ordinary person. An ordinary sailor will die after falling into the water, but Joan won't. She's lived in the sea for more than ten years. She can survive without us."
"I … see." Camilla bit her lip. "Then I'll go to the Sealine with you —"
"No," Thunder interrupted her. "You're not in the right state of mind for the next exploration. And I promised His Majesty that no matter what the result is, I'll let you return to Neverwinter immediately after exploring the Shadow Islands. We still need your ability to fight against the demons. Besides, His Majesty is the only one who knows what happened to Qiong in the sea. Your information is crucial. " He paused and looked at her solemnly. "We all have our own responsibilities. It's the mature thing to do."
Camilla closed her eyes sadly.
Two hours later, the "Snow Wind" sounded its whistle. The fleet, which had been waiting for a long time, set sail and sailed to the Eastern Sea. One of the ships broke away from the fleet, turned around, and headed back in the opposite direction.
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