The gloomy sky was covered by dark clouds, and raindrops the size of peas were falling from the sky.
The sea was also tossing and turning in the storm. For a moment, it felt as if the usually peaceful area of the sea had turned into the Devil's Sea.
However, if a ship was traveling nearby and used a telescope to look into the horizon, it would be possible to see the clouds as well as the reflection of sunlight on the surface of the sea.
The violent weather only affected this small area of the sea.
For mortals, this small area of the sea might be called the "Sea God's Cage". But for those who actually lived in this area, they would realize that the strange weather was not caused by any kind of power.
Angor was now riding his Gondola and traveling through the dark sky.
"There should be a small red island nearby. If I follow the direction of the abandoned tower, I'll enter the trade route of the Whalebone Sea," Angor muttered to himself. He muttered to himself and looked into the distance, trying to find the island he was talking about so that he could get back on track.
However, the sky was too dark, and the sea was too turbulent. Even if there was a small island, it would be impossible to find it.
Angor sighed helplessly and looked at the sky behind him. "Can't you guys just stop for a second?"
In the heavy rain a few nautical miles away from Gondola, a huge griffin with a blazing tail and mane on its neck was fighting with another strange creature.
This flaming griffin was one of Toby's clones, the Furious Griffin.
The creature that Toby was fighting looked much smaller than the griffin. It was like the difference between an elephant and a baby. However, despite the difference in size, the creature was still incredibly strong.
It looked like they were evenly matched, but in fact, the smaller creature was completely dominating the battle. Toby's Wrath attacks were all easily dodged by the creature, while its fire attacks were diluted by the rain.
Toby used the sequence of gravity, which was much stronger than other creatures of his level, and used his incredible speed to launch powerful attacks, but all he could do was hit the illusion.
There was no doubt that Toby's speed was much faster than his opponent's, but his reaction speed was much slower.
If not for some unknown reason, the other party did not take advantage of Toby's weakness to attack, Toby would have won long ago.
Any adept with good eyesight could tell that this small creature was far more powerful than Toby.
However, Toby didn't think so. Its bell-like eyes were burning with stubbornness. It believed that as long as it was a little faster, it would be able to beat up this despicable wild cat.
Toby stomped his feet and roared angrily after his opponent easily dodged his attack again.
If it wasn't for Sir restricting me from using my snake-bird form, you would have been smashed to the bottom of the sea by me!
Facing Toby's roar, Flowering Wildcat remained silent, as if she didn't see Toby's anger.
"That's enough. Come back." A clear voice penetrated the sound of the storm and waves, landing directly in their ears.
"Humph!" Toby turned into a seabird and disappeared from where he was standing. The seabird returned to Gondola in the blink of an eye.
Toby hummed and jumped on top of Angor's head. Toby's claws grabbed onto Angor's red fur tightly to express his protest at being restricted from using his snake-bird form.
Angor wasn't angry at all. In fact, he was happy to see Toby acting like a child again. However, he still tried his best to control himself.
Not long after Toby returned, a dark shadow landed on the edge of Gondola.
This shadow was the target of Toby's previous battle.
Before landing on the edge of the boat, it was just a shapeless black shadow. But when it touched the edge of the ship, it naturally turned into a strange creature, changing from "nothing" to "something".
At first glance, the creature looked like a wild leopard. However, its fur was dark blue, and it was glowing like a fluorescent jellyfish in the dark.
Apart from that, the creature's head and tail were also different. The creature's tail was a shadow made of black mist, while its head had a strange blue flower that was spitting out bubbles.
He slowly moved his gaze away and looked at the wild leopard's eyes.
The creature's eyes didn't look like the eyes of a beast at all. There were too many emotions in them, most of which were negative. In fact, Angor could even see the anger in the creature's eyes when compared to the Gryphon's.
However, the creature's emotions were all suppressed by a certain kind of silence.
And this silence came from the ball of Distorted Seed full of tentacles on its chest.
"Elmi, turn into a defensive stance," Angor ordered.
The "wild leopard" didn't resist. Its body slowly turned into a shadow and attached itself to Gondola. Only the blue flower remained standing on the bow of the boat.
As soon as the creature turned into a defensive stance, the dark clouds above their heads began to disperse, revealing the clear sky.
During this process, the blue flower kept releasing some kind of energy wave, which meant it was the creature that caused the dark clouds to change.
Angor looked at the blue flower quietly while thinking about the parasite he brought out from Filthy Wing Station.
At this moment, Toby's chirping came from above.
As an expert in Bird Language, Angor knew what Toby meant. Toby was asking about the identity of the "Flowery Wildcat".
"Don't keep calling it Flowery Wildcat. Its original name is Elmi, a demon from the Panic Realm. Or rather, an awakened demon whose mind was taken away by a sealed monster," Angor explained.
The Panic Realm was a world very far away from the wizarding world. Due to the distance and the lack of useful resources, not many wizards would go there.
Also, the Panic Realm was a powerful world that rivaled the wizarding world in terms of energy level. It was full of dangers, which made it even less likely for wizards to go there.
The Demon Dwellers of the Panic World were actually ordinary people. It was just that the Panic World was too dangerous. Demons and monsters were everywhere and wreaked havoc. In order to survive, ordinary people developed a method to deal with the Demon Dwellers, which was to seal the Demon Dwellers in their bodies and borrow the power of the Demon Dwellers to survive in the dangerous world.
As a matter of fact, Angor's "Sin Hunters" also borrowed this method from the demons.
People who were sealed by monsters were called "demons". They were the guardians of cities and towns, but they were also despised by ordinary citizens. This was because once a demon exceeded the limit of using the monster's power, they would completely "awaken". Their evil nature would replace their human nature, and they would turn into demons.
These awakened demons not only had their abilities greatly increased, but they also gained the intelligence of humans, which made them even more difficult to deal with than ordinary monsters. In the Panic Realm, an awakened demon could destroy a medium-large city.
Mortals would naturally stay away from something so powerful and dangerous.
This "Flowery Wildcat", Elmi, was one of those awakened demons.
According to Rein, Elmi was almost as strong as a level-1 truth-finder wizard. If she tried her best, she could even unleash a level-2 truth-finder attack.
Back then, Filthy Wing Merchant Group lost two wizards to capture Elmi. In the end, they only managed to capture Elmi with the help of Vice Commander Filthy Wing.
Awakened demons were strong, but their evil nature was equal to their strength. To control an awakened demon, one must not suppress the evil nature. However, all methods to control an awakened demon had to do so. Without a perfect method to control Elmi, Filthy Wing Merchant Group never found a way to deal with it.
The Filthy Wing Caravan had been waiting for a Karabit who was interested in the otherworldly masters to buy Elmi. Unfortunately, those who were interested in Elmi could not afford it, while those who could afford it were not interested in Elmi.
Until Rein made a bid recently, Elmi finally found a way out.
As soon as he found Elmi, he fused the Distorted Seed with it. The Distorted Seed created by Boiling Gentleman managed to control Elmi without suppressing the creature's demonic properties.
After a period of deep sleep, Elmi finally woke up.
He was on his way back to the Old Earth. There was no one around, so he released Elmi to test its power.
Toby volunteered to fight the demon.
It turned out that Rhine's judgment was correct. Awakened demons were indeed the perfect parasite. Their strength was amazing.
If Angor did not ask Elmi to control its power, Toby would have been defeated long ago.
"Caw caw caw caw caw …" Toby's cries gradually quieted down after listening to Angor's explanation. Although it was still saying that it could perform better in its snake-bird form, it was no longer blindly confident that it could defeat Elmi in its snake-bird form.
After all, Elmi was a protector Rein prepared for Angor.
Angor looked at the Blue Lantern Flower again and tried to recall Elmi's ability.
According to the Filthy Wing Merchant Group, Elmi's most important ability was the bubbling Blue Lantern Flower, which could forcefully change the environment of a battle.
For example, when Toby and Elmi were fighting, Toby had transformed into a Gryphon of Fury, which was a fire-type magical creature. Therefore, Elmi created a storm, which perfectly countered the Griffin's fire. As long as Elmi wanted to, the Blue Lantern Flower could also turn the green land into a desert, turn the ground into lava, and turn daylight into darkness. This gave Elmi the upper hand in the battle.
In addition, Elmi's ability to change the environment was something close to a law. It could suppress spatial disturbances, calm the chaotic space for a short time, and even restore the flow of an isolated space for a brief moment.
By then, even if a powerful supernatural tried to attack him, he could still use Elmi's ability to stabilize the dimension and open a door to escape.
This was why Rein said that Elmi was perfect for Angor.
According to the Filthy Wing Merchant Group, the Blue Lantern Flower also had other uses that required further research. However, Angor believed that this was just a marketing strategy of the Filthy Wing Merchant Group. The ability to change the environment of a battle was already very powerful.
Apart from the Blue Lantern Flower, Elmi's physical defense was strong, and its strength was at the level of a Bloodline truth-finder wizard. It could also transform into a shadow form, which was immune to most physical attacks. Angor also saw how fast Elmi's reflexes were, which he already saw during his fight with Toby.
All of these combined abilities made Elmi what it was today.
Angor also learned how terrifying awakened demons and the Panic Realm could be from Elmi.
As expected of a supernatural world that could be compared to the wizarding world.
Angor was very satisfied with Elmi's ability. However, Elmi still had a weakness — the Distorted Seed in its chest. Once the Distorted Seed was destroyed, Elmi would immediately die from the backlash.
Angor told Elmi to protect the Distorted Seed well, but he still wanted to add another layer of protection just in case.
It would be best if he could craft a special item that could protect the Distorted Seed from being destroyed.
Angor considered and asked Toby to find an island to correct their course. Then, he took out a piece of paper and began to draw up a blueprint.
While Angor was busy writing, Gondola flew leisurely in the sky, while Toby went fishing in the sea from time to time. Clouds were reflected on the surface of the sea, and Gondola was projected on the center of the waves.
From dawn to dusk, and from dawn to the rising of the Morning Star.
Angor finally looked up from his work. He already had a rough draft of the blueprint in his hand. He told Elmi to remove its defensive posture and compare it with its true form. Then, he told Elmi to stay alert again.
Before he could continue, Toby landed on his shoulder and chirped several times to ask him to look down.
Angor looked down and saw a large number of dolphins chasing after a baby Island Whale on the surface of the sea. The Island Whale was slowly following the shadows on the surface of the sea.
It was the shadow Gondola projected on the surface of the sea.
On both sides of the Island Whale, there were four freighters sailing away with long horns.
Angor saw many people on the freighters pointing at the Gondola in the sky with surprised expressions.
"That's a freighter belonging to the Whale Island Merchant Association." He glanced at the flag on the ship and the Island Whale swimming on the waves and figured out what the freighter was about.
He recognized the Whale Island Merchant Association because it was a subsidiary of the White Clam Shipping Company.
And behind the White Clam Shipping Company was … Floating Mech City.
As Angor pondered, two figures riding on broom-shaped vehicles rose from the freighter.
Angor glanced at them. They were level-3 apprentices who didn't carry any insignia. Perhaps they were hired by the White Clam Shipping Company.
Their target was obviously Gondola. But before they could get close, Elmi's crimson eyes peeked out from the black mist and stared at them.
An extremely dangerous feeling instantly froze them in place, and they didn't dare to move at all.
Angor didn't think they meant any harm. They just wanted to ask about his condition.
Even so, Angor didn't care about them. He told Toby to keep steering the ship while Gondola flew away right in front of them.
The two apprentices didn't realize the danger until they were several kilometers away from the ship. They looked at each other and didn't say anything. They directly landed on the cargo ship and didn't dare to chase after him.
"Whale Island Merchant Association has been traveling between the Land of Revelation and the Old Earth for a long time," Angor muttered to himself while sitting on the airship. "So they're not far from the Old Earth …"
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