Devil's Sea, Misty Belt, Uninhabited Island.
Calling this place an island was a bit of a stretch. It was more like a relatively spacious reef area.
Usually, there was nothing on this grayish-black reef except for some sea creatures that were washed ashore.
However, at this time, there were a few more figures on this reef that no one had ever set foot on before.
"I kind of miss the honey milk barbecue at Bartterfly Bar and the fragrant melon seed wine." A fat man with a huge body, wearing a loose red wizard robe that looked like a tight suit, looked at the grilled fish on the bonfire and said sadly.
"You're the most greedy one among us. I'm starting to wonder if you're a fire wizard apprentice or a gourmet apprentice. "Another wizard apprentice wearing a purple robe sitting beside the bonfire said.
"Who told you that you have to be a gourmet just because you have an appetite? I just like to eat. I don't like to cook. "
"If you don't like to cook, then don't grill fish. My nose hurts from the smoke."
"Who told you to transplant a dog's nose?"
"Fatty, I'm warning you again. This is not a dog's nose. It's the nose of a highland warrior! It's much more sensitive than a dog's nose! "
"So what? I'm just using a dog's nose as an adjective."
On the other side of the bonfire, a female wizard apprentice whose silhouette was illuminated by the sizzling flames looked helplessly at her companions who were starting to quarrel again.
She couldn't help but look at the black-haired girl who was sleeping on the reef. "Where did Cindy go? No one is talking in this damn place. It's so boring."
Just as she was sighing, a buzzing sound came from the distant sea. The sound was very distant, like an echo from ancient times. It was accompanied by the sound of the rolling waves, and it had a sense of prehistoric vicissitudes.
However, such a charming sound startled everyone around the bonfire. They hurriedly put out the bonfire and then restrained their breathing and body heat. They disguised themselves as rocks and waited quietly for the sound to pass.
However, the sound was getting closer and closer until it was deafening.
"What's going on? Why hasn't it disappeared yet? Why is it swimming towards us?" The purple-robed apprentice silently opened his mouth and asked the other two.
The fat apprentice pointed at the female apprentice, and then at Sindy who was asleep. "Is it Sindy?"
The female apprentice shook her head. "I cast a concealment force field on Cindy."
"If it's not Cindy, then what is it?" The purple-robed apprentice furrowed his brow. Now that Filo wasn't here, if the source of the voice reached Reef, they wouldn't be able to deal with it.
At this moment, the fat acolyte's eyes suddenly widened as he pointed at a figure by the reef.
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger.
At the edge of this reef area, there was a translucent male soul that was emitting a faint glow. He was sitting on a protruding reef in a daze, staring blankly into the distance.
Even though the plump acolyte didn't say anything, everyone understood what was going on. Needless to say, this fellow must have attracted the attention of the crowd.
"Crap, we forgot about him." They communicated silently.
"He didn't even appear a few days ago, but now he's here. Is he a jinx?"
"There's no point in talking about that now. Let's think about what we should do."
The female apprentice thought for a moment. "The voice is still some distance away. I'll sneak over and bring that soul over. With the concealment force field here, we might be able to make it in time."
The purple-robed apprentice nodded. "There's no other way. Hurry up."
The female apprentice didn't waste any more time. She slowly stood up, bent her back, and rushed towards the soul.
However, just as she was about to run with the soul, a terrifying pressure suddenly enveloped the area. The female apprentice was caught off guard and fell to the ground.
"What's going on? Why did that guy suddenly pick up speed? Not good, we can't stay here any longer. Let's get on the transport and retreat! " The purple-robed apprentice also felt the pressure and immediately reacted. He took out a feather carpet woven from pure white feathers and laid it on the ground, gesturing for the fat acolyte to get on.
"I'll go get her. You carry Sindy onto the carpet!"
"But … …"
"No buts. Do as I say!"
The purple-robed apprentice endured the pressure and hurried over to the female apprentice, preparing to pull her away.
Just as he pulled the female apprentice up and was about to leave, the soul with a faint glow turned around and looked at them. "What are you doing?"
"Hurry up and follow us. That guy is coming," the purple-robed apprentice said.
"You mean the Fog Sea Beast?" The soul turned around and stared blankly into the distance. "It's already gone … …"
Gone? The purple-robed apprentice was taken aback. He sensed that the pressure around them was indeed weakening. He turned around and saw the surface of the sea churn. A massive black shadow swam past them, brushing past the reef island and disappearing into the distance.
A few minutes later, everything returned to normal.
The purple-robed apprentice was stunned. "What's going on? Why did that overlord of the sea suddenly leave? "
Even though they hadn't seen the black shadow's true appearance, they had seen it before when they were with Filo. It was a massive Sea Beast that was over a hundred meters long and had a strong desire to attack humans. If it weren't for Filo leading them, they would have been severely injured.
Such a terrifying Sea Beast had clearly approached the reef island. They all thought that they had been discovered, but it had suddenly left.
He was a bit confused.
"Could it be that it didn't discover us?" the fatty asked as he walked over.
The female apprentice pointed at the soul. "Even if it didn't discover us, that guy was just sitting there on the reef island. It didn't even hide its soul aura. It should have discovered us."
Everyone looked at the soul. The soul fell silent for a moment. "I don't know what's going on either. Maybe it's just my luck?"
"I don't believe in luck."
"But my luck is indeed very good. Hmm … … Or rather, I feel like my luck has always been very good," the soul with an "X" and "1" carved on its face said with a serious expression.
The female apprentice said, "You said that you've been drifting around this area ever since you escaped from the laboratory. Have you never encountered that Fog Sea Beast? "
"I have, but my luck is pretty good. It hasn't discovered me."
"Is it really just luck?" Everyone was confused.
The female apprentice shook her head. "Forget it, forget it. Luck is luck. At least we managed to avoid this calamity. I'll go take care of Cindy. "
The female apprentice muttered, "When will Lord Filo return?" as she walked towards Cindy.
The fatty apprentice also followed. Although the fire on his roast fish had been extinguished early, it was still cooked and could fill his stomach a bit.
The purple-robed apprentice didn't leave. Instead, he quietly sized up the mysterious soul. "You … … Forget it, I'll call you by your name. Cindy said you were called Reynolds, right?"
The soul was silent for a moment. "I don't remember some things, but I'm very familiar with the name Reynolds. You can call me that."
"Reynolds, I don't care what you're thinking. Don't play dumb with me. The only ones who can help you now are us. I don't want anything else to happen before Lord Filo returns, even if it's just a scare. "
Even though the purple-robed apprentice didn't say it explicitly, he was implying that Reynolds was responsible for the sea beast's sudden approach to the reef.
Reynolds had been in the Magus World before, so he understood what the purple-robed apprentice was thinking. After all, he was the only one who had been left unguarded by the sea beast.
Reynolds didn't know what to say, so he could only accept it.
The purple-robed apprentice gave Reynolds a deep look before turning around and walking back to the campfire. After taking a few steps, the purple-robed apprentice suddenly thought of something and turned around to look at Reynolds.
"You've been sitting here staring off into the distance. What are you thinking about?"
Reynolds shook his head. "I don't know. I feel like I've forgotten something important … …"
The purple-robed apprentice said, "Your soul has been floating in this area for a long time, so it's normal for you to lose some of your memories from when you were alive. If your memories are still engraved in the depths of your consciousness, you'll remember them sooner or later."
The purple-robed apprentice didn't say anything else and returned to the campfire.
Reynolds quietly looked at the sea shrouded in fog in the distance. "What have I forgotten? Or … … did I forget someone? "
…
On the other side of the dream wasteland.
When Cindy mentioned "Number One", Angor didn't know who it was at first. But after a while, he suddenly remembered someone.
During the "Rising Star Competition", the man he labeled as "John's Counterattack", also known as "Hot-Blooded Hero", a contestant whose luck was maxed out.
It was "Number One" Reynolds!
"The number one you're talking about is Reynolds? Are you sure it's the same Reynolds from the "Rising Star Competition"? "
Angor's question sounded a bit urgent, which confused Ness and Iron Granny. Did Reynolds have something to do with Angor? Otherwise, why would Angor become so excited all of a sudden?
Cindy nodded. "Yes, it's Reynolds. He doesn't remember his own name, but he does remember Number One. He also vaguely remembers some scenes from the "Rising Star Competition". "
Following Cindy's confirmation, Angor suddenly felt something deep inside his mind, and some memories came back to him.
The "Rising Star Competition", Fangling Pavilion.
"Come with me," said Shan. It was Shan who spoke. She dragged Angor to the door of Nausica's room and peeked through the window.
From the silhouette of the window, he could vaguely see two figures inside. One was Nausica, and the other was Reynolds.
"Reynolds went to see Nausica as soon as he arrived. I noticed something strange about him." Shan chuckled. "Didn't you notice something strange? I think this Reynolds is interested in Nausica. Maybe he's going to confess to her right now. "
Angor knew Nausica's personality well enough to know that she would definitely reject Reynolds' proposal.
Besides, the atmosphere inside the room didn't feel strange at all. Instead, it felt a bit heavy. Out of curiosity, Angor pricked up his ears and tried to eavesdrop on the conversation inside.
Since he only wanted to know if Reynolds was really going to confess to Nausica, he only heard one sentence.
It didn't sound like a confession at all. Instead, it sounded more like a strange statement.
Reynolds spoke to Nausica in a casual yet sad tone. "You're wondering why I'm called 'Number One' in the Rising Star Competition, right? The origin is actually very simple. Because my serial number in the laboratory is 1. "
Angor recalled what happened in the Pavilion of Youth.
It was the conversation between him and Nausica.
Nausica was leaning against the window with her pipe in front of her. She exhaled a mouthful of flower-scented smoke.
After a moment of silence, Nausica spoke again, "There's something I'm hesitating about."
"Is it related to Reynolds?"
Nausica nodded. "Yes. He … invited me to do something. I'm wondering if I should do it or not."
"Is it dangerous?"
"Everything in the wizarding world comes with risks. It's just a matter of whether you can take it or not."
"Can you take it? Or, what will you get if you pay the price? "
"I don't know. That place is a forbidden area filled with unknowns. Maybe it's dangerous, but maybe it's not. Reynolds escaped from that place. His goal is to destroy the place. My goal is to get something inside. "
Angor's memories continued until he reached the end of the Rising Star Competition.
In front of the teleportation hall of Floating Mech City.
Angor looked at Nausica. "So you still want to go with Reynolds?"
Nausica nodded. "Yes. There's something I need there. I have to go."
"Is it important to you?"
"Yes. It's very important. It's the first goal of my ultimate dream. "
Angor didn't try to stop her. He respected her decision. "Then I hope you can get it soon."
…
"Angor? Angor?" Ness nudged Angor who was lost in his memories.
Angor slowly came back to his senses. "Huh?"
"I've been calling you. You didn't answer." Ness narrowed his eyes. "You're not going to tell anyone about Reynolds, are you?"
Angor shook his head. "I know Reynolds. My brother, Leon, learned a lot of fighting skills from him."
Angor wasn't lying. During the Rising Star Competition, Reynolds often visited Fragrant Pavilion. Reynolds was a generous man who never hid anything. When he learned that Leon was going to climb the Sky Tower, Reynolds taught him a lot of fighting skills. Therefore, Angor had a good impression of Reynolds.
"That's it?"
"Yes."
Ness and Iron Granny exchanged a doubtful look. But since Angor didn't want to talk about it, they didn't ask.
Angor looked at Cindy. "You said Reynolds can't remember his name. What's going on?"
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