"call..."

"Finally, we've completely slaughtered the fat sheep..."

It wasn't until he heard the system notification and stared at the swamp water for a while that Zheng Hao dared to be sure that Zhou Hang was really dead.

He knew very well just how difficult it was to kill a "Chosen One".

Without the protection of "fate and fortune," Zhou Hang is nothing more than an unlucky guy with a [C-level talent]!

"An SSS-rank ship girl named [Shattered Star]?"

"And the truth of this world?"

"Forget it, none of that's urgent. The most important thing right now is to win first place in this competition..."

Coming to his senses, Zheng Hao glanced at the two bubbling swamps, then immediately turned the boat around and headed back!

"[First Division], drive backwards!"

"Puff puff puff~"

"Puff puff puff~"

At a full 280 revolutions per minute, the Purple Sword was like a purple light shuttle, creating ripples on the water's surface.

It was only two and a half minutes.

Zheng Hao then spotted the [Golden Crow] traveling in the opposite direction.

The two ships came face to face, and Rose excitedly greeted them: "Hey! My idol! We meet again!"

Do you know where to turn now?

A pure and innocent voice came through, but Zheng Hao ignored Ruth completely. A flash of purple light appeared, and the Golden Crow was treated to a huge wave of exploding green spray.

"Hmph~"

"This idol has great skills, but terrible emotional intelligence~"

Inside the Golden Crow, Rose pouted her lips in dissatisfaction.

[Golden Crow] sighed and rubbed his forehead. "Even if you're a fan, he can't possibly tell you the secret to clearing the game! He probably followed the same path as [King Kong Spider], but ended up coming back..."

"So now, you and Zheng Hao both know the direction of the [Second Area]: it's not heading forward, but still heading backward!"

"only..."

"Because the surrounding scenery is identical, we can't be sure if we've entered the [Second Area]. To determine our turning point... the best place would be the canopy forest of the [King Kong Spider]..."

"Hmm..."

"That's too much trouble..."

"I wonder if there's any other way to find out the direction of the turn sooner?"

Ruth muttered to herself as the Golden Crow continued its churning, relentless progress, with no other option...

......

"Puff puff puff~"

As the two ships sailed away.

Nobody expected this!

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

In the corner, the Ghost slowly appeared. Haiyi watched the two ships sail away, his eyes flickering.

"oh?"

"They actually knew... Does that mean the [Second Zone] is also heading back?"

"However, they have no way of knowing whether they have entered the [Second Area], so they can only foolishly go to the spider to confirm?"

"Hmph..."

"It seems that God is looking out for me..."

"I am the chosen one!"

Haiyi closed his eyes and silently looked at the map in his mind.

If you keep moving forward, the Ghost Ship is no longer showing up on the map.

so!

He has already appeared in [Area Two]!

"With this system, I can leave you all behind even while I'm lying down..."

"[Ghost], turn again and drive backwards!"

"Rat-a-tat-tat~"

The Ghost immediately began traveling in the opposite direction.

After nearly two and a half minutes of rapid travel, the surrounding trees began to turn crimson, and the swamp water had somehow become clear. Haiyi, reviewing the map in his mind, knew that if he continued traveling straight ahead after entering the mangrove area, the distance would still be decreasing!

"oh?"

"So, I've already arrived in the [Third Region]?"

"【Third Area】...In this area, is it correct to just move forward?"

"Snap~"

"Snap~"

As he pondered, fiery red maple leaves fell toward the Ghost Ship. Hai Yi's eyelids twitched, and his heart instinctively skipped a beat!

"Sizzle~"

"Sizzle sizzle~"

The red on the maple leaves began to wriggle eerily.

One after another, the crimson spiders rubbed against each other, emitting twisted white smoke.

Something's not right!

"【The Eye of Foresight】!!!"

"Buzz~"

Haiyi saw the ghostly blue light emanating from his pupils!

I saw what would happen three minutes from now!

Countless "maple leaves" fell onto the Ghost Ship, turning it crimson with the Crimson Spiders. A raging fire erupted, the ship shattered, and the Ghost, embracing itself, sank to the bottom of the water, its body charred black...

Damn it!

"These things...here...every red area is full of spiders!!!"

"[Ghost]! Activate [Stealth] and avoid those 'maple leaves'!"

He frantically pounded on the helm, and the Ghost Ship was instantly swept away by the black sand, disappearing into a ripple on the water's surface.

"Sizzle sizzle~"

The boat stopped moving forward and instead spun rapidly backward, throwing several "maple leaves" off the boat.

The maple leaves, after drifting in the air, suddenly fell into the water, causing steam to rise from the surface.

"Buzz~"

"Buzz~"

"Buzz~"

The Ghost, meanwhile, moved forward at an extremely low speed, avoiding any of the falling maple leaves, and sailed out of the mangrove forest.

Visualize that point on the map in your mind, and the distance gets closer again.

The mangroves gradually disappeared, the shipping route remained straight, but the water surface gradually turned black and murky, and large circles of black fog rose up around it, making visibility extremely low!

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