"They didn't run away from the cloud whale. Why aren't they affected?" Angor looked at Chancellor Lightchaser and the others.
"That's normal. Their true forms are hidden in the void. This is just a projection that can affect the material world slightly," the watcher explained.
"Their true forms are hidden in the void … No wonder they weren't affected by the cloud whale's pull. It's similar to what happened when you rescued Mister Kanter. "
The watcher nodded. "The idea is the same, but the method is different."
Sunders was using a ritual, while these people were using a special rune item. Such items were rare in the southern wizarding region, but they were still popular in the origin world. Almost all Mystery Hunters in the Order Guild carried such items with them. Because of its function, it was very useful when hunting for Mystery items. Of course, there were limitations to such items, but they were still useful.
"I see."
Angor pretended to be enlightened, but he was thinking about something else in his mind.
He was indeed curious about the current state of Chairman Chaser and the others. However, the reason why he was in a daze earlier was not because he was thinking about them.
Instead, he could vaguely feel that there was an invisible bond that connected him to a certain existence.
Of course, the bond wasn't real. It was more like … a fetter.
Angor had a feeling that something was coming to the southern wizarding region.
He didn't know how to explain it, but he was sure of it.
…
The cloud whale's sacrifice was only the beginning of a new blood feast.
Even more powerful sea beasts were rushing over from all directions, one after another. Some of the sea beasts had even swum over from the sea beyond the misty belt.
Some of them were as strong as the cloud whale.
For example, there was a shuttle-shaped flying fish whose body was sparkling with silver light. Although its body was not huge, it possessed a terrifying speed. Its speed was so fast that it could even pass through space. Like a bolt of lightning, it broke through countless human walls and charged straight into the center of the misty belt.
In the process, there were even a few unlucky Magi who couldn't dodge in time, and their bodies exploded into blood.
If it weren't for the fact that the flying fish was attracted by the mysterious fruit and had lost its mind, it would have turned around and attacked the few Adepts whose bodies had exploded. If that had happened, they probably wouldn't have been able to be saved.
Angor didn't know much about this flying fish. However, he knew someone who knew a lot about it.
According to Dichael, this fish was a mutated version of Mosnar's Blue Flag, which was quite famous at Devil's Water. It was as strong as a wizard.
Due to its extraordinary speed, it was usually impossible to catch sight of its shadow. Coupled with its extraordinary strength, it was impossible to catch it. In the end, it became a dangerous factor at Devil's Water.
Many shipping companies sent wizards to hunt it down, but none of them succeeded. Who would have thought that Mosnar's Blue Flag would come to the mist zone on its own?
Yes, it was a suicide mission. And it happened so fast.
In a flash, Mosnar's Blue Flag dashed past everyone's eyes and arrived at 03's side. Then, it was broken down by some mysterious power and turned into a ball of pure blood-colored energy, which was then devoured by the mysterious fruit.
Thump —
Following Mosnar's Blue Flag's death, an even stronger heartbeat echoed in the sky.
The heartbeat kept increasing. It was getting closer and closer.
In addition to Mozinar's Blue Flag, there are other powerful sea beasts that are still rushing towards the fog zone one after another. However, most of them moved under the sea, so they didn't attract as much attention as the cloud whale and Mosnar's Blue Flag.
There was one sea monster that was hiding under the sea, but it still attracted everyone's attention.
It was a ray.
The reason why everyone was paying attention to this ray was because it wasn't an unknown sea creature. Its name was … Bicky.
Sliv's pet mount, as well as his partner in name.
Sliv's nickname was "Sorcerer of Big Fish". People who didn't know Sliv well would assume that he was able to summon many giant sea monsters. But that wasn't the case.
Sliv was indeed an expert in controlling sea monsters. However, the "big fish" in his title wasn't just a general term.
He was referring to Bicky.
Not long ago, Sliv noticed that Becky was being tempted by the Mystery Fruit. Feeling uneasy, Sliv decided to let Becky leave the mist zone first.
He arranged for Bicky to rest near Sidro Island outside the misty belt. He would come back to pick it up when it was over.
Sliv thought that everything was fine and returned to the mist zone. However, the death of Cloud Whale and Mozinar's blue flag not long after, which increased the attraction of the Mystery Fruit.
Humans could still resist it for now because the attraction didn't affect them that much. However, the attraction of the Mystery Fruit to sea monsters was unimaginably high.
It directly went beyond the vast sea area of the misty belt and spread further into the sea area. Very soon, it covered Sidro Island.
Even Bicky, who possessed human intelligence, was captivated by this attraction.
Its eyes turned crimson as it charged back into the misty belt.
It had reached the center of the mist zone again. Sliv noticed it immediately. Shocked, he rushed to the bottom of the sea and tried to stop Sliv.
Because of Sliv's actions, everyone started to pay attention to Becky.
"Chief Editor, do you think Sliv can stop it?" Oliveta whispered.
"I don't know. Maybe he can?"
After all, they were only illusions and couldn't feel the attraction. Although they could tell by some details, they couldn't empathize with it without experiencing it themselves.
"Is that really okay?"
While Oliveta was mumbling to herself, an earth-shattering noise came from the bottom of the sea. Blood gushed into the sky, forming spiraling dragons and snakes.
These blood-red dragons twisted in the air and turned into monsters with sharp fangs. They bit down at the bottom of the sea.
After the loud bang, a human figure covered in blood was thrown into the air, as if weightless, and then fell heavily.
It was Sliv, without a doubt.
He failed to stop the Mystery Fruit.
It wasn't that he couldn't deal with Becky. It was just that the bottom of the sea was extremely terrifying. Countless sea monsters were moving around, including many that were as powerful as Mosnar's Blue Flag.
Becky was mixed in with the sea monsters.
If Sliv wanted to stop Becky, he would have to stop the entire sea monster tide. No matter how strong he was, there was no way he could face such a crazy group of sea monsters!
Not to mention Sliv, even a truth-finder wizard would not be able to survive under the water right now.
Sliv's face was still filled with shock and hopelessness when he fell to the ground. He kept muttering Becky's name and watched Becky swim to her doom.
When Becky turned into a pile of flesh and blood, Sliv became absent-minded.
But soon, Sliv calmed himself down and returned to the sky. He looked fine on the outside and his eyes were calm as if nothing had happened.
However, everyone stayed away from Sliv in silence.
The scariest people were those who had lost their shackles and had nothing to worry about. If this person was still watching his shackles being cut off, he would be even scarier.
Those who knew Sliv well knew that Becky had been with him since he was an apprentice. Bicky was both his help and his weakness.
Once Sliv's weakness was gone, no one knew what he would do next. Sliv had always been a bad-tempered person.
…
Apart from Sliv, Becky's death was nothing more than an insignificant incident for everyone present.
However, the death of the other sea beast gave everyone a bad premonition.
It happened right after Becky's death.
A silhouette holding a small silver round shield arrived along with the boiling waves.
At first, everyone thought it was another Wizard who was eyeing the Mystery item. However, when the figure rushed towards 03 without stopping, everyone realized that something was wrong.
It was not a human. Although she had the same beautiful facial features as a human woman, she did not have hair on her head. Instead, she had a head full of ferocious blue snakes. Below her waist, there was also a snake tail with dark blue scales.
She was a half-snake. To be more precise, she was a Snake-Haired Siren.
Angor once saw a Snake-Haired Siren called Silverstar. Apart from her appearance and hair color, Silverstar looked exactly the same.
Snake-Haired Sirens fed on humans to fill their stomachs. For those who lived in the sea, Snake-Haired Sirens were terrifying creatures. Even Extraordinaires were disgusted and disgusted by the snake-haired sirens.
But now, the Snake-Haired Siren's appearance made everyone's heart skip a beat.
Especially when they saw the Snake-Haired Siren rushing toward 03 and turning it into a sacrifice, everyone felt uneasy.
Even though the Snake-Haired Siren looked strange and fed on humans, it was still a humanoid creature.
Humanoids were very similar to humans, but they were very different from sea monsters.
Besides, Snake-Haired Sirens were intelligent creatures.
Now, when a humanoid Snake-Haired Siren couldn't resist the attraction of the fruit and was turned into food, it was a great shock to the other humans.
The wizards here weren't stupid. They also noticed that the attraction of the fruit was different for humans and sea monsters.
Previously, the fruit was only for sea monsters. But now, if the Snake-Haired Siren couldn't resist the attraction of the fruit, what about humans?
Would it not be long before the fruit became as attractive to humans as the sea monsters?
"Will humans become the next target of the fruit?" It was Dicher who asked. He was looking at President Lightchaser who was wearing a grim expression.
Both Oliveta and Adria looked at President Lightchaser. They also wanted to know the answer.
President Lightchaser shook his head. "I can't say for sure. But one of my projections has contacted Councilor Vela. She might be able to give us an answer."
Vela was one of the councilors of the Council of Truth. She was also one of the Observers of Starliege Church. Her nickname was "Faceless Amnesiac".
President Lightchaser also noticed that the situation was getting worse, so he contacted Vela as soon as possible. As an Observer of Starliege Church, Vela's ability to predict the future went without saying.
However, Vela didn't give him an answer yet.
While waiting for an answer, Angor asked the watcher about Dichelle's question.
"Will humans follow in the footsteps of the sea monsters?"
"Weren't humans taken as food by 'it' a long time ago? That's what happened to Kanter, who you tried to save. " The Overseer continued, "Furthermore, Kanter was the Mystic Fruit's food from the very beginning. However, the fruit's range of influence was too small, so it gave up on Kanter and focused on the sea monsters instead.
"If the Mystery Fruit has a mind of its own, what's the difference between humans and sea monsters in its eyes?" The Observer sighed.
The answer was obvious.
Humans were bound to become the fruit's food.
However, there were too many sea monsters in the first place, so the Mystery Fruit decided to sacrifice them first. However, as the Mystery Fruit continued to spread its influence, more and more humans began to gather here.
Most of the humans who dared to come here were at least wizard-level.
Naturally, the "eye" of the Mystery Fruit was getting more and more "enticing". Meanwhile, the sea monsters had eaten too many of them, so they had to spread further to attract more sea monsters.
On one side, there were more people and closer to them, so the quality was better. On the other side, there were fewer sea monsters and they were still far away.
After a slight comparison, the humans were naturally better.
Therefore, the Mystery Fruit decided to change its target from sea monsters to humans. This wasn't difficult at all.
The snake-haired siren was the turning point of everything.
It only made sense that the Mystery Fruit evolved from a sea monster to a humanoid creature, and then to a human.
Of course, this was only the Observer's deduction. He only "simulated" the Mystery Fruit's behavior. Whether the Mystery Fruit actually had a mind of its own was another matter. However, the Observer's deduction was correct.
It was basically impossible for the humans present to sit back and wait for the fruit to ripen so that they could pick the final fruit.
What they were about to face next was an extremely terrifying calamity.
Based on what the adepts had seen, it was basically impossible to profit from this disaster. The only thing they could do was to try their best to survive.
A nightmare was coming.
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