The anomaly occurred in the summer of the third year.
The weather was hot, so the team members all hid under the cargo hold to practice.
Suddenly, Tagore shouted, "I'm going to eat you!"
With red eyes, she pounced on Bai Luo and gnawed at Bai Luo's cat tail until it bled.
Bai Luo was approaching the Law level, far beyond what Taige could match, and knocked Taige unconscious with a single slap.
Linda came out of the captain's cabin and, after some questioning, finally understood the situation.
It turns out that Tagore had been hallucinating Bai Luo's tail as ham.
"I'm so hungry, I don't want to eat fish anymore, I want to eat meat, give me meat."
Tagore lay listlessly on the bed, his face gaunt, his red hair dull, and he looked utterly despondent.
Linda secretly observed the other team members. Although not as obviously as Taige, they were all more or less listless, and their fighting spirit had dropped several times compared to when they first set sail.
There are no islands in sight, and no shore to return to.
I wonder what the situation is like in the secret realm.
The same scenery, the same food, the same time of day. Even the most determined adventurer would be tormented by it.
Taigo was the first to give up.
Linda herself was also in a daze, her mind not quite clear.
Seeing Tagore's dejected appearance, a chill ran down his spine, and he shuddered.
"If this continues, it will be very dangerous."
Everyone's fighting spirit is almost gone.
We must find the island as soon as possible!
Starting that night, Linda led her team in reminiscing about the wonderful times they had spent in the Secret Realm and the promises she made with Liya and the others. She repeatedly emphasized that the Secret Realm had not fallen and that they were still waiting for her to return.
We must never give up hope.
In addition, Linda also took the initiative to throw a grand party to inject new energy into the team members.
It works very well.
A month later, the ship came back to life.
However, Linda knew this was just a delaying tactic.
If they can't find the island, the team's morale will plummet, and the consequences will be even more serious.
Monica with her silly grin, Tego who's always threatening to "eat people," and Bai Luo who reminisces about the original adventure team every day, repeating the same little thing hundreds of times.
Wendy, whose body is almost covered in hair, misses her "cell phone" and wants to read "online novels"—a dragon.
Even Linda has become abnormal, constantly reminiscing about things from another world.
Sometimes when Linda opens her eyes, she wonders if she's in a game screen and everything she touches is just fake numbers.
who I am?
Where am I?
Could it be that searching for islands was a mistake from the very beginning?
When Leah and her companions were defeated, they might blame themselves, saying that they were deserters who, ostensibly searching for an island, were actually seeking refuge.
Linda couldn't show these anxieties to her teammates.
Before we knew it, another month had passed.
In autumn, the sky is clear and cloudless.
"Boss, look! What's that?!"
Suddenly, Tagore's excited shout came from the deck.
Linda put down the rudder and rushed over in a flash.
All the team members have arrived.
The gloom on everyone's faces vanished, replaced by an astonishing brilliance in their eyes.
"That, that is..."
Linda was dumbfounded.
"Waaaaah, I found it! I finally found it!"
"Haha, now we can eat meat!"
"Teacher, that's great!"
The team members cheered and jumped for joy, hugging each other.
Even Wendy was no longer sleepy and was looking ahead with great enthusiasm.
At the edge of the sea, there is an island shrouded in mist.
The clouds were vast and boundless, spiraling upwards to the horizon.
Giant dragons could be seen flying around the island amidst the clouds and mist.
They are colorful.
From five-colored dragons to metal dragons.
From the highest level, to the sacred dragon, pure white as jade.
Apart from Lin Xi, a dark dragon, all the dragon species gathered in the clouds.
Even more spectacular is the depths of the clouds and mist.
There was a huge phantom of a dragon, and all the other dragons flew around it.
The difference in size is like that between an ant and a tiger, or a mantis and an eagle.
Even though Linda was mentally prepared, she was still stunned. "Ten thousand meters, or one hundred thousand meters high?"
"Boss, where did this come from?!"
Tiger wagged his tail excitedly, "Is dragon meat delicious? What if it won't let me eat it?"
Bai Luo was also curious: "The book says that the dragons' territory disappeared ten thousand years ago, leaving only scattered dragons on the continent. Could it be that they moved their territory to the end of the ocean, to that mysterious island in the clouds?"
It has to be the catgirl who's knowledgeable and experienced.
Linda nodded in satisfaction.
In ancient times, dragons were the overlords of the continent, flourishing and their numbers once exceeded ten million.
But ever since the "War of the Races," adventurers have ruled the secret realm continent.
Dragons, Titans, and Abyss Demons—these powerful mythical races have all vanished without a trace, occasionally appearing in twos and threes, becoming stepping stones on the adventurers' path to glory.
The dragon poked its eyes out of Linda's pocket, blinked, and said, "I'm a dragon too. They won't attack me, will they?"
“Probably not,” Linda laughed. “The island is called ‘Sanctuary.’ No matter your race, origin, or even if you are a heinous sinner, you can land on the island without any problem.”
"Sanctuary?"
Everyone looked at Linda with curiosity.
There are very few records about the mysterious island; even its existence is only known from legends.
How did Linda find out?
"That's right, the Holy Land."
Linda's eyes flickered as she pointed to the island in the clouds: "The story begins with the progenitor of the dragons."
It was once a Time Dragon that reached level 100, the 'God-tier'.
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