The shadow under the water was moving so fast that it stirred up waves everywhere.
The sound of waves and the roar of the sea monster merged together. As the noise grew louder, so did the pressure.
"What the hell is that thing? Why is it so big? I think it's bigger than Gulada!" Dangros poked his head out of the water and looked down at the shadow below.
Angor didn't know who Gulada was at first. It took him a while to remember that Gulada was the giant lava whale from the Fire Territory.
Angor took a closer look and found that the shadow was indeed bigger than the lava whale. Apart from the light and refraction effects, the shadow was at least a hundred meters long.
Still, it was not as big as an island whale or a cloud whale.
"Don't be so surprised. There are creatures over a thousand meters long at Devil's Water too," Angor said in a small voice.
A thousand meters? Dangros' drooping eyes instantly widened. He had never seen such a huge creature, even in the Tidal Realm.
"Brute Cavern has a cloud whale that's over a thousand meters long. I'll show it to you later." With that, Angor turned around and flew toward the coordinates. As for the monster under the water, he didn't need to worry about it.
Since they weren't far from their destination, Angor didn't bother using his Gondola. Instead, he asked Speed Spirit to carry him there.
About two minutes later, Angor saw the surface of the water below him diverging into several whirlpools.
According to Cindy's description, there were many whirlpools of different sizes around the reef island they were on due to the constant flow of the ocean currents. Seeing a whirlpool meant that they were not far from their destination.
As expected, Angor followed the center of the whirlpool, and he soon saw several dark gray reefs sticking out of the water.
He saw the light of a bonfire on one of the largest reefs.
Without hesitation, Angor landed on the reefs.
Several people came to greet him as soon as he landed.
It was Cindy who stood at the front of the group. "W-who are you?" Sinclair stared at Angor for a while before he spoke again.
This was the first time Cindy saw Angor in his red-haired, golden-eyed form.
Before Angor could answer, a familiar chuckle came from behind Sinclair. "Who else could it be? Angor, the only one who's here at this hour."
Cindy and his friends looked at each other and bowed. "Mister Padt."
Angor nodded and walked to Cindy's side. He then looked at the gray-haired old man who was sitting lazily not far away.
"Why is Wizard Ness here?" Angor wondered.
It was Ness who warned Cindy about Angor's presence.
Ness waved his hand and said listlessly, "I didn't want to come either, but Dodoro came online not long after you went offline."
Originally, Dodoro came online to help Jon's Tree Developers make a new prediction. However, since he logged off last time in Ness's attic, this time he appeared right in front of Ness.
When Iron Granny saw Dodoro, she decided to reveal some information about the Misty Zone to Dodoro. She wanted to see if Dodoro could make another prophecy.
"And then? What did Dodoro see? "Angor was curious.
Ness let out a long sigh. "He didn't see anything, but he said something to Granny."
Dodoro pointed at Ness. "Maybe he should go check it out."
And so, Ness came here.
"I asked him why he asked me to come, but he didn't tell me." Ness looked at Angor with glowing eyes. "Can you come online and ask him for me?"
"Maybe he didn't tell you because he doesn't know why," Angor said. "But I don't think he asked you to come here for no reason. Maybe there's something you need here, and it's your destiny?"
"That's what Granny thought. That's why I came here," Ness muttered. "If I'm wrong, I'm going to ask Dodoro for compensation." Ness murmured in a low voice.
Compensation? Angor looked at Ness with a puzzled look.
"You think the plane passageway doesn't cost money? All the materials used to open the plane passageway came from my own pocket, "Ness said with a pained expression. Angor was quite close to Devil's Water, so he could fly here directly. But he couldn't. If he wanted to get here as fast as possible, he had to use the plane passageway.
Angor simply shook his head and chuckled at Ness' antics.
"Enough about that. Where's Reynolds?" After some small talk, Angor cut to the chase.
Ness stepped aside and revealed a bonfire nearby. "He's over there."
They saw a soul sitting cross-legged on a rock opposite the bonfire. This soul had its back facing the crowd as it looked at the distant sea in silence.
Looking at the familiar figure, Angor was sure that it was Reynolds.
He didn't know what happened to Reynolds, but the carefree Reynolds he saw at the Brocade Pavilion was now looking very sad.
Angor walked toward Reynolds to talk to him.
However, before he could reach Reynolds, a buzzing sound came from the sea not far away.
"It's that monster from the mist!"
"Why is it here again? Quick, quick, quick, get down. "
"What are you doing? It's not like yesterday when there's only four of us."
"Yeah, we have two misters here. That monster won't be a problem."
The apprentices were ready to bury themselves in the bonfire and lie on the ground. However, when they realized that they were in the presence of Angor and Ness, they quickly pulled their ostrich heads out of the ground and became arrogant.
Ignoring the apprentices, Angor and Ness both turned around and looked at the source of the buzzing noise.
"I didn't think it'd be so persistent," Angor muttered.
"Did that sea beast follow you here? What's going on? "
Angor didn't hide anything and told Ness about what happened in the sea.
"I see." Ness didn't mind. "If it's coming, we'll just kill it."
Angor had the same idea. He avoided the monster not because he was afraid, but because he didn't want to waste time. Besides, he didn't have enough space to store a corpse. But if the monster insisted on chasing them, they would just kill it.
With that in mind, Angor and Ness stood on the rock and looked at the sea in silence, waiting for the monster to show up. Once they moved, they would be rewarded.
The buzzing noise was getting closer and closer. Waves came one after another. White water bubbles flew around the edge of the rock.
About three minutes later, a black shadow dashed out of the misty sea.
The other apprentices couldn't see it yet, but Angor and Ness already saw it.
"Get ready." As soon as Ness finished speaking, an aura of death invisible to the naked eye began to seep into the surrounding waters. Under the influence of the aura of death, the skeletons slumbering in the sea shook off the seaweed on their bodies and swam towards the surface of the sea.
Before the awakened skeletons could leave the sea, the black shadow suddenly screeched and flew into the sky.
Yes, it "flew" into the sky.
Both Angor and Ness were able to see the monster's true appearance.
It was a giant monster covered in purple minerals. Its head looked like a bird's, and the crown on its head was made up of several glowing purple gems. Its streamlined body was also covered in dark purple minerals.
While flying in the sky, one could clearly see that its wings, which looked like fins under the sea, were made of pure purple crystals. Not only did they cover the sky, but they also shone with a mysterious and elegant purple light.
Even more strangely, the mineral substance did not diminish its beauty at all. Its entire body seemed to have been meticulously carved by the heavens. It was a work of art that excelled nature.
It was the first time Angor saw such a mysterious and beautiful monster.
"Mister Filo fought it under the sea. I didn't see what it looked like back then. I didn't expect it to be so beautiful …"
"Is this the time to call it beautiful?"
"You're messing with me again."
"I'm not messing with you. We shouldn't be looking at its appearance."
"Didn't you see its wings? This sea beast can actually fly! "
An apprentice's voice reached Angor's ears. He was also surprised by the monster's ability to fly. He had seen many amphibious monsters before, but he had never seen anything that could fly. Only the cloud whale could compare to such a huge monster.
What kind of monster was this? It looked more like a bird. Could it really be called a sea monster?
Angor looked at Ness to see if the man knew what the monster was.
However, Ness wasn't paying attention to Angor at all. Instead, he was staring at the purple beast in the sky. "Why is it here?" He mumbled to himself.
"What is it?" Angor was curious. "Do you know it, Wizard Ness?"
Ness did not answer. Instead, he took out a magic scroll from his storage space, tore open the seal, and activated the magic array inside.
In an instant, an invisible energy enveloped everyone.
Angor sensed that it was a scroll that could reduce one's presence. It was not as effective as the Infinite Reticence on his bracelet, but it had the ability to hide light and shadow. Moreover, it could cover a group of people, which made it one of the most valuable scrolls.
Did Nessie think that they couldn't defeat the sea monster by tearing up such a precious magic scroll? Angor was very confused.
"I'll explain later. Let me withdraw my energy first." Ness closed his eyes and retracted all the death aura he used to summon the skeletons in the sea. The rampaging skeletons in the sea once again fell into eternal slumber.
Ness opened his eyes and spoke to Angor and the other apprentices, "Try not to touch it. We can't afford to offend this thing."
Angor did not ask why. He pointed at the sky and said, "It's too late for that. It's coming for us. Even a scroll can't hide from it. "
Ness raised his head. As expected, the purple beast's red eyes were staring at the reef island with malice.
Apart from the two official Magi, everyone else felt a chill run down their spines when its gaze swept past them.
"It's onto us!" Cindy whispered when she sensed the monster's evil gaze.
Under such circumstances, it was absolutely useless to rely on external concealment to avoid the attack.
Everyone looked at Ness to see what he had to say.
Ness also felt a headache coming on. If he was not mistaken, this monster must be related to the legendary "one". If they really tried to attack it, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Also, the monster did not look strong at the moment. Who knew if it would have other unexpected abilities like that monster?
But it seemed that they had no choice but to fight it.
Ness fell silent for a moment before glancing at Cindy. "Are you sure that Filo fought with it before?"
Cindy nodded. "I'm sure. Four days ago, Master Filo fought with it underwater. Back then, the waves were dozens of meters high."
"Did Filo get hurt? Did this magical creature cause any trouble for you? "Ness asked again.
"Mister Filo suffered some superficial wounds, but nothing serious. He only told us not to provoke the monster. It did wander around the area once, but it didn't notice us. "
"Then you guys are pretty lucky," Ness added casually.
Cindy glanced at Reynolds, who was standing not far away from them. Reynolds was still staring at them blankly, as if he did not know what was going on.
Cindy shook her head and looked at Ness again. "Mister Ness, what should we do now?"
"What else can we do? We have to fight. Take care of yourselves when the fight starts. Angor and I will lure it away. "
Ness paused for a moment. "Try not to use any deadly skills. You can hurt it, but don't kill it."
"Why?"
Ness sighed, "I can't be sure either, but you can just assume that this guy has an incredibly powerful backer behind him. If we attack it, we might bring disaster upon ourselves. "
As they spoke, the purple monster circling above them began to release a powerful pressure.
The apprentices were the first to succumb to the pressure. Their faces all turned pale.
Angor and Ness were fine, but they also put away their relaxed expressions. The monster's power was not to be underestimated, and they needed to be careful.
"Get ready," Ness said in a soft voice.
Angor nodded.
Just as they were getting ready to lure the giant purple beast away, the situation suddenly changed.
The purple beast was about to pounce on them, but at this moment, it suddenly turned its head and looked in a certain direction. There seemed to be flames dancing in its calm eyes.
Then, it jumped into the sea without a care and swam quickly into the distance.
Everyone was still puzzled when the monster disappeared from their sight.
Why did it leave?
Did something happen in that direction?
But what was it that could make it take this matter so seriously?
"Although I don't know what happened, this can be considered a lucky thing." The fat acolyte let out a long sigh of relief.
"Yeah. We avoided it twice in the last two encounters. We're lucky," another female apprentice nodded.
At this moment, Cindy and the cloaked apprentice looked at Reynolds, who was not far away from them, in silence.
Angor followed their gazes and looked at the silent Reynolds. He recalled Nausica's comment about Reynolds back in Floating Mech City.
Lucky kid.
John's comeback.
Angor also saw how lucky John was when he was the judge of the Rising Star Competition.
Was it really because of John's luck?
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