When collecting Huskar's potions, Angor noticed that one of them was not labeled. The dark-green liquid didn't look strange at all, but it somehow gave out a profound aura that attracted people's attention.
Angor used Narda's Vision to inspect the potion and was surprised by the result.
"Withering Vigor." It was an intermediate potion, and a very special one at that.
The effect of the potion was simple: "Reduces the consumption of life force and effectively extends one's life."
The effect didn't seem to be enough to support the potion's glory. However, Angor's eyes lit up when he read the note.
[Using this potion will not consume any potential energy. However, during the process, the user's body will wither greatly and become as weak as a mortal. This is a reversible effect. Maximum lifespan can be increased by 100 years. ]
The fact that it didn't consume any potential energy was enough to support the potion's quality. By reducing the consumption of one's body, the potion could increase one's lifespan by 100 years. This was the most powerful life-prolonging potion Angor had in his possession.
Since it didn't consume any potential energy and could be used together with other life-prolonging potions, this potion was extremely valuable for apprentices who were stuck at the final hurdle.
Withering Vigor would always bring the sweetness of spring back to the earth.
This potion alone could be sold for tens of thousands of magic crystals in an auction. Angor didn't expect to find such a valuable potion here.
However, this also made him more cautious. The reason why Huskar was able to write down notes so calmly was largely because he did not lack lifespan. He believed that with his remaining lifespan and this bottle of "Withering Vigor", he would be able to cross the Great Barrier. Once he became a wizard, he could easily leave this place by using a plane passageway.
However, Huskar didn't expect that there were still hidden dangers lurking in this area. In the end, due to his carelessness, he had to stay here forever.
"It's a pity that Huskar didn't record what the hidden dangers on this island were."
Most of Huskar's items were potions. There were also several magic scrolls, all of which were still sealed. Angor could tell that Huskar died so quickly that he didn't even have time to fight back.
Angor anxiously put away Huskar's items and prepared to keep looking for clues.
However, not long after he left, he returned to this spacious area. He took away all the supernatural items, but he didn't touch any of the daily necessities.
He originally thought that since he did not lack these resources, it would be useless for him to take them. But after he left, a trace of vigilance arose in his heart. It seemed rather inappropriate to just leave these living supplies here so casually.
If this island was really the place Song of the Deep and Summerdew Ridge were looking for, they would be able to deduce that there had been people on this island before they came in and saw the undecayed materials.
Angor knew that wizards had a special spell called "Delusion Break". Through the clues, he could go back to the past and restore the truth of history.
The traces he left behind here were so heavy that even his daily necessities were placed here. It was possible that someone would be able to use it against him. With that in mind, he took out a single-use space capsule from his bracelet and stored all the living materials in the room.
At the same time, he carefully erased all traces of himself, including his pheromones. When he was done, he turned around and left.
He didn't go to the Ship's Grave. Most of the ships were damaged, and he couldn't find anything useful there. Instead, he decided to go along the coast and see if he could find other traces of people.
Most of the ships in the Ship's Grave used to sail at Devil's Water. Even the smallest ship here could carry more than 50 people. There were even some bigger ones that could carry more than a thousand people. But strangely, he didn't see many skeletons in the Ship's Grave.
This meant that many people left the ship. There would be traces of people who left behind their daily lives, so there should be some clues left behind. What he needed to do now was to find the gathering spot of the people who got off the ship.
He walked along the coast and carefully looked in a certain direction.
There were piles of human trash on the coast, but he didn't see any traces of people. Eventually, he came to a river channel that led to the sea, where he saw a large number of bonfires.
Many people must have gathered here before, but there were no skeletons around, which meant they didn't stay here for long.
Angor didn't look at the other side of the river. Instead, he looked at the source of the river channel. This river should be connected to one of the lakes on the island, or to some underground water channel.
Since ancient times, humans had always lived by the river. For example, there were many primitive tribes in the central region of Ferran Land. Their settlements must have rivers around them.
Even though the water here was dirty, Angor believed that those who survived would go up the river.
He followed the river bank and headed inland again.
As he walked, he controlled the scouting puppets to check the river below.
He found a box full of scouting puppets on the White Clam Ship. It would be a waste not to take them. Now that he was using it as a Warlock's Eye, it was obviously much more convenient than searching by himself.
The underwater world in Angor's vision was much more interesting than what he could see with his eyes.
He found several skeletons under the water from time to time, but he didn't find anything near the river bank. Still, the sight of corpses under the water convinced him that he should find something by following the river bank.
After walking for about an hour, he finally saw a platform leaning against a cliff. There were obvious signs of human habitation here. There were even plank houses.
At the same time, there were also many skeletons here.
The skeletons were scattered all over the place. Judging from where they died, they were probably trying to escape.
There were more or less records on these skeletons, such as personal journals, iron boxes, necklaces, and so on. Angor had a feeling that he could find more clues from them.
One journal after another appeared in his hand. He read it and put it back.
As he read deeper, his expression grew more serious. Most of the records were about people moaning for no reason or screaming at the top of their lungs. However, Angor noticed a word that almost everyone used in this desperate situation.
"Shadow".
Every now and then, a shadow would attack, kill someone in a cruel way, and leave. The shadow had many ways to kill people, and it was incredibly fast. Most of the time, people would feel something hot on their faces in the blink of an eye, and when they opened their eyes, they would find their companions decapitated.
The shadow was like a monster in the shadows, weighing down on everyone's hearts. Many people lost their minds under the pressure. Some even showed their fangs and began to attack their companions. There were also people who chose to commit suicide by jumping into the river.
Angor finally realized why there were so many skeletons in the river.
After reading the journals, Angor thought about Geblin's record on The Night Lotus, and the shadow he saw earlier, he felt a great pressure.
According to their description of Black Shadow, Huskar might have also been killed by Black Shadow.
Otherwise, Huskar wouldn't have had the time to take out the magic scroll.
Angor didn't touch the skeletons. After wiping away his traces, he walked to a cave on the cliff. It was obviously a man-made cave. It wasn't too deep, and there were many skeletons inside as well. However, there weren't as many skeletons as outside.
Most of the skeletons here were wearing iron or silver armor, which meant they were knights. After all, only Knights and other professions could dig out such a cave in such a short time.
Angor didn't find any clues from the skeletons. Usually, professionals wouldn't use words to express their emotions.
But it was worth mentioning that their armors were in perfect condition.
Unlike the half-broken skeletons outside, their armors were in perfect condition. Apart from some rust left by time, there was almost no other damage. There were no external injuries on the skeletons, which meant the cause of death was strange. Maybe the shadow knew how to manipulate energy?
He walked around the cave and thought he would not find anything else. However, in a very remote place — a pile of dead wood surrounded by a wooden fence — he found a white skeleton hidden inside.
There was also a notebook near the skeleton.
Angor picked it up and read. The first half of the notebook was similar to what the others described. The person also accidentally came to this place from Gearwheel Abyss and landed at Ship Graveyard. Angor only paid attention to the last few lines of the notebook.
"Terrifying shadow" was also written in the notebook. However, it seemed the person was also writing something while hiding in the pile of dead wood.
"He's right outside. I saw him. He killed Taji and Moana. I'm so scared. I'm going to die soon. Ah! I saw him! When he killed Joseph, I saw his back! His clothes … the horned helmet and the hook … it's the same person. The legendary pirate in the book, Torras, the Ruthless King! Shit, he found me … "
There were no other records, but Angor could guess what was going on based on what he read.
First of all, he finally learned the name and identity of the Ruthless King. He was a "legendary" pirate, but that title was only given to mortals. It had nothing to do with legendary wizards.
The owner of this skeleton was someone who lived in the Bronze Age of Ferran Continent 1,500 years ago. Back then, the "Hundred Barges Against the Current" was just born. Many young people set foot on the sea, and Torras was one of them.
Fifteen hundred years ago, he had already written about the Ruthless King.
Geblin of the Night Lotus, who lived only three hundred years ago, also encountered the Ruthless King.
This meant that the Ruthless King had lived for a very, very long time. Perhaps he was still alive.
The identity of the "shadow" was obvious. Perhaps the one who killed Huskar was also this Ruthless King. He just didn't know what was going on with this person, why did he kill so many people, and … where exactly was he?
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