A layer of mist rose from the sea in the distance.
There was already a lot of mist in the area, so the new mist did not cause any disturbance. It was only when the silhouette of a person appeared in the fog that everyone's attention was drawn to it.
"Someone's floating over there. Is that Mister Filo?"
"Are you blind? Does that look like a man's body? It's a woman! "
"Why is there a woman in this area?"
"Who knows? But I think her right arm is a bit strange …"
Cindy and the other apprentices exchanged glances and pretended to be surprised.
Their voices reached Reynolds' ears.
"A floating person, a woman, a right arm …" These words poured into his ears, as if a key switch had been turned on, injecting a cool spring into his muddled mind.
"Is it Nausica?" The question flashed through Reynolds' mind.
Instinctively, he raised his head and looked at the mist not far away.
Just as the others said, there was a vague silhouette in the mist. She was struggling in the sea. Sometimes, she would float to the surface to breathe. Sometimes, she would be capsized by the waves. She looked like a small boat that would sink to the bottom of the sea at any moment.
Reynolds could not see her face clearly because of the waves. But the silhouette behind the water curtain was very familiar to him.
It's her! It's her!
"Nausica!" Reynolds, who had been in a daze, suddenly stood up and ran towards the fog like a madman, muttering, "Save her, I have to save her."
Reynolds' legs were submerged in the sea. The waves slapped against his glowing soul. Nothing could stop him.
As if he saw a shining lighthouse, he ran toward it without hesitation.
He ran through layers of mist and waves. Using all his strength, he finally arrived at the center of the mist. He saw the silhouette's face.
Her brown, wavy hair was floating on the water. Her head was drooping, so he could not see her face clearly. But the soft armor and the curve of her neck were all Nausica's!
Reynolds was only about five meters away from "Nausica".
He slowly got closer, and his emotions became more and more excited. One step, two steps, one meter, two meters.
As he approached, what he didn't realize was that his originally somewhat muddled eyes were beginning to clear up. His consciousness, which had sunk into boundless emotions, rose like a morning star and reached his consciousness.
At this moment, Reynolds heard a low voice in his ear. "That's enough. Do it."
Before Reynolds could react, he felt a pair of hands on his back.
Immediately after, a pure soul power entered his body from behind. His vision instantly turned pure white, as if he had arrived at the Sacred Hall in the legends. A comfortable feeling filled his entire soul, causing him to unconsciously close his eyes. His consciousness swam like a fish, chasing after that pure soul energy …
Meanwhile, in the real world …
Reynolds did not step onto the sea, and there was no one on the sea. He just closed his eyes, as if he was asleep.
Everything, including Nausica's appearance, was just an illusion created by Angor to stimulate Reynolds' sleeping mind.
About two minutes later, Ness let go of his hand and exhaled deeply. "Alright. His consciousness is back. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to regain consciousness after he wakes up. "
Angor used the illusions to stimulate Reynolds while Ness guided Reynolds' soul.
Ness paused and looked a little depressed. "But I lost a lot this time. I used up half a month's worth of soul energy just to wake him up. I've wasted half a month of my cultivation. "
That being said, Nessie wasn't actually that sad.
He had been wondering why Dodoro asked him to come here. Maybe Dodoro saw something related to his destiny in this place.
There were different levels of fortuitous encounters.
As far as Ness was concerned, most fortuitous encounters were meaningless to him. They were nothing compared to the coordinates of Cazider World in the stone tablet.
Dodoro knew that Ness was trying to translate the coordinates of Cazider World, and Dodoro suggested him to come here, which meant the fortuitous encounter here was at least as good as the coordinates.
And this fortuitous encounter was probably something that would change his life forever.
What kind of fortuitous encounter could lead to something like this? Ness could only think of one possibility. It had something to do with the path of truth.
It was only a guess, but it didn't stop him from feeling excited. If the fortuitous encounter here could really help him find the path of truth, he would gladly give up half a month's worth of soul energy, or even half of his life's worth of soul energy.
While Ness's imagination was running wild, Reynolds' eyelids began to tremble.
"He's waking up!" The fat apprentice yelled.
"Don't talk if I don't tell you to," the purple-robed apprentice said.
The fat apprentice might have argued with Angor in the past, but now there were two wizards in front of him. He didn't dare to say anything.
His words attracted both Ness and Angor's attention to Reynolds.
Reynolds' eyelids twitched for a few seconds before he slowly opened them.
At first, Reynolds' eyes were still blurry, which made the other apprentices feel nervous. However, it didn't last long. After a few seconds, Reynolds' eyes cleared up.
"Nausica! I think I saw Nausica!" Reynolds stood up and ran toward the sea as soon as he regained his vision.
But before he could step out of the reef island, he was stopped by Ness.
Nessie smiled and said, "You just had a dream."
Was it a dream? Reynolds was stunned, and his eyes became absent-minded again.
If he kept this up, his emotions would get the better of him again. Ness quickly interrupted Reynolds' thoughts. "Alright, don't think too much. We're just looking for someone, right? How are we going to find her if you don't tell us the clues? "
After Ness finished speaking, he slapped Reynolds on the head.
Reynolds felt dizzy for a moment, but his mind soon regained control.
"Find someone … Yes, I need to find her!"
While Reynolds was muttering to himself, a clear voice came from behind him. "Reynolds, do you still remember me?"
Reynolds was surprised.
Such a familiar voice.
He couldn't help but look behind him.
A red-haired, golden-eyed man was standing not far from him. Before Reynolds could figure out who it was, the man's eyes slowly changed.
The red hair turned golden, and the golden eyes turned blue. That slightly flat silhouette also became deeper.
His appearance changed, his height changed, and his aura changed from lazy to serious. The only thing that didn't change was the noble elegance that was hidden deep in his bones.
"It's Padt … Mister Padt!" Reynolds exclaimed. He quickly ran to Angor and half-knelt down. "Mister Padt, please save Nausica!"
Reynolds didn't ask why Angor was here. He only wanted to save Nausica. Angor and Nausica were best friends. He knew this better than anyone else.
"Get up first. I'm here to find Nausica anyway." He summoned a Hand of Spell and pulled Reynolds to his feet.
Then, with a light snap of his fingers, he created a few tables and chairs in the surroundings with a realistic illusion.
"Sit down."
The apprentices sat at the back while Angor and Ness sat face to face with Reynolds.
"This is Wizard Ness. You've met him before." Angor pointed at Ness.
Reynolds nodded. "Yes, Mister Ness. I've heard of your name before. Please forgive me for being a little muddle-headed. "
Ness waved a hand. "It's just a small problem with your soul. But remember, try to control your emotions. You need to calm down even if you want to save Nausica. You won't be able to save a beauty if you're too hot-blooded. "
Reynolds nodded. Though Ness didn't tell him the truth, Reynolds had a rough idea of what happened. He was too agitated and didn't do anything right.
"Tell me. What happened, Nausica? Where's Nausica? "Angor asked.
"I don't know where Nausica is. We were chased by that monster's larva. I think I used a weapon … and then I fainted. When I woke up, I was already a soul wandering the sea until I met them."
Reynolds spoke slowly and told Qin Nan everything that he remembered.
About half an hour later, the conversation came to an end.
He was right. Nausica followed Reynolds to this place to transplant her right hand.
And the hand Nausica wanted to transplant was the Night Butterfly's hand.
The only difference was that Nausica chose the Night Butterfly's hand not only because it was a supernatural organ, but also because the hand contained something special.
It was something the lab requested from a certain organization in Cazider World through a large-scale ritual.
Because it was written in the Cazider world's language, it was "unmemorizable", and Reynolds could not remember the name of this item. However, this kind of 'special item' could have different effects in different Extraordinary organs. Reynolds once had one himself, and he used it as a weapon.
Since he couldn't remember its name, he called it "special item" for now.
The special item was successfully injected into the Night Butterfly's right hand, which made it more powerful and irreplaceable, so Nausica was willing to take the risk.
Otherwise, the artificial arm he made, or the right arm she could use to replace other monsters in the future, would be more than enough. There was no need to take the risk.
Of course, Reynolds didn't take Nausica to the secret lab for free. He had a request of his own. He wanted to find a certain piece of information, and he needed someone to help him. In the end, he chose Nausica.
Reynolds didn't tell Nausica what the information was.
Reynolds was once a member of that secret lab. Following his lead, Reynolds and Nausica took advantage of a gap and sneaked into the lab.
After creating several chaos, Reynolds successfully lured away the researchers inside the lab.
However, when they thought they had everything under control, something unexpected happened.
Number 17 installed a mechanism in the room where the organ was stored. The mechanism was connected to the infant of a terrifying monster, which chased after them. They barely escaped from the lab, but the monster had already caught up with them.
At the last moment, Reynolds used the weapon.
He didn't remember what happened after that.
But he still managed to recall some fragments of his memory. He saw Nausica being swept away by a sea current.
What happened after he used the weapon? Where did Nausica go? Why did he turn into a soul? Where was his body? Reynolds couldn't remember any of these.
That was all Reynolds told Angor.
He could tell that Reynolds was hiding something from him, such as the information he was looking for and the details of the "strange object". However, Reynolds did not hide anything about Nausica.
Reynolds' desire to find Nausica was no less than Angor's.
For Reynolds, who was treated as an experimental subject since childhood, Nausica had given him a rare and precious friendship.
"According to Reynolds, Nausica was carried away by an ocean current. But I don't know if it's a natural one or a man-made one," Angor thought. "Either way, there's a good chance that Nausica is still alive."
If it was a man-made current, it didn't matter whether it was done with good or bad intentions. At least the creator of the current didn't want to see Nausica dead either.
Natural ocean currents, on the other hand, could do more harm to Nausica. This was a forbidden area at Devil's Waters. Natural disasters were often linked together. If Nausica couldn't handle several natural disasters at once, she would be in big trouble.
Still, Nausica was a Bloodline apprentice who once conquered the sea. She should have enough experience to deal with natural ocean currents.
Therefore, Angor believed that Nausica had a good chance of surviving.
The question now was, where was Nausica?
The lab was located at the bottom of the ocean, and Nausica was carried away by an ocean current. It wasn't easy to find a missing person in the boundless ocean.
Even the Eye of Truth wouldn't help. After all, tracing back the truth through the Eye of Truth required traces, and under the sea, the traces had long been washed away.
Searching without any clues was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
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