The surface of the majestic fog, which was like a huge wall reaching to the sky, began to ripple slightly, and the cloud stream flowing down from the top of the fog wall was briefly illuminated by a fire from within - then a dark green flame burst out, and the towering bow of the Lost Homeland passed through the fog wall, carrying wisps of residual fog, and sailed towards the "normal sea" ahead.

Following closely behind the Homeland Lost, the silhouettes of the Brilliant Star, Tide, Rest, and Restless, as well as escort ships of all sizes, also passed through the thick fog.

As the wall of fog gradually moved away from the stern of the ship, the hazy and chaotic light in the sky faded away, replaced by normal sunlight. At this time, the setting sun was gradually approaching the distant horizon. The double rune rings on the edge of Anomaly 001 had already touched the sea surface, and the golden-red light was overwhelming, appearing extremely magnificent.

The sailors who returned safely from the fog breathed a sigh of relief. Although strictly speaking the fleet was still in the border waters, at least the feeling of seeing the sun and the undulating blue sea again was enough to make them feel a sense of security and the warmth unique to the "world of order".

"We have contacted the Church Ark in Breeze Harbor," Vanna came to the bow and found the captain who was looking into the distance on the deck. "I briefly reported what happened on the Holy Island. Your Majesty Helena looks forward to seeing you again."

"Well," Duncan responded simply, but he seemed a little absent-minded. After a while, he withdrew his gaze from the distant sea and looked at Vanna, "Is there anything else?"

"We are a little worried," Vanna hesitated for a moment and said seriously, "You seem to be more worried after coming out of the captain's room. Did something happen?"

"Just discussed some disturbing things with Goat-Head," Duncan exhaled softly, "regarding the two suspicious apparitions you and Maurice saw."

Vanna blinked: "Those two phantoms we saw?"

"Well, they..." Duncan nodded, but just as he was about to explain to Vanna, he was interrupted by a voice that suddenly came into his ears.

It was a low humming sound, and it sounded like a huge reed being struck violently deep in the clouds. The humming sound was distant and long, as if it echoed throughout the entire sky!

Vanna obviously also heard the sound. She was startled for a moment, and looked up in the direction where the sound came from, her eyes fixed on the clouds in the distance. Almost at the same time, Maurice and Lucrecia also ran out of the nearby cabin, looking at the sky in surprise.

Many sailors in the fleet also heard the strange humming sound. On the three main warships of the church, the priests and guardian warriors who were startled by the humming sound ran to the deck and looked at the sky in doubt, which was still echoing the residual sound. Some raised their hands and pointed at the clouds in the distance, as if they saw something wrong from the depths of the clouds.

Duncan also narrowed his eyes. His sight was attracted by a faint light behind the clouds. He couldn't help but look in that direction. Then, the light became brighter in his field of vision.

It left a clear track, moving behind the clouds at a speed that seemed slow but was actually fast.

Lucrecia, who was not far away, suddenly widened her eyes.

Accompanied by a series of low roars that gradually became obvious and clear, the floating light moving behind the clouds quickly enlarged. In the gaps between the clouds, a brilliant golden light flashed. After a moment, the floating light passed through the clouds in the northwest direction, and fell towards the northern sea along an arc in the form of a brilliant light body.

Like a small falling sun, the huge luminous body gradually disappeared on the distant sea.

Duncan reacted instantly after a brief moment of shock. He turned his head sharply to look in the direction of Lucrecia, only to see that the latter was also looking up at him.

Duncan didn't say anything, but the "Sea Witch" already knew what her father wanted to ask. She nodded slightly with a solemn expression.

The second luminous body fell.

On the nearest Tide, some sailors cried out in surprise. Some of those who reacted quickly turned their eyes to the sun, and those who were more observant... had already discovered the second new gap in the rune ring.

Lucrecia walked over quickly and spoke without waiting for Duncan to ask, "It looks like the crash is heading north, so it should be near the Frigid Sea. I wonder if my brother has noticed it..."

"I saw a golden light in the cemetery over there, but the view was blocked by the city buildings," Duncan said immediately, and then he concentrated his mind and called the mark of the far north in his heart: "Tirion."

A burst of obvious panic spread along the mark, and then Duncan heard the response of the "Iron Vice Admiral" in his heart: "I'm here, father."

Along with his response, there were some noisy sounds, and there seemed to be some chaos around Tirian.

"Did you observe a large, luminous falling object?" Duncan asked immediately, noticing the chaotic noises. "What are you doing over there? Why is it so messy?"

Tirian's voice seemed a little intermittent: "There is something wrong here... I saw the glowing falling object you mentioned..."

"Where is the approximate direction of the fall?" Lucrecia's voice interrupted directly, "How far is it from the city-state? Is it within the civilized world?"

There was a sudden silence for a few seconds from Tirian, and then a faint reply came: "...It hit me on the head."

Duncan & Lucrecia: "......?"

"Strictly speaking, it crashed into the Frost Coast - but its light body is huge, and part of the luminous structure extends directly into the city. My office is within the coverage area... It's a bit confusing here now... This thing is so bright, it came too suddenly, and my eyes are a little uncomfortable..."

Duncan and Lucrecia continued: "..."

Frankly speaking, Duncan really didn't expect this situation...

The awkward atmosphere lasted for a moment, and Duncan finally coughed twice: "Is anyone hurt?"

"It's not certain yet. There shouldn't be any direct damage because the glowing part of that thing is intangible. It didn't even stir up a speck of dust when it fell. Its physical part fell off the coast, where there are no ships sailing." The chaos on Tirian's side seemed to have calmed down a little. He replied while arranging things. "But the fall of the luminous object was very sudden and has caused chaos in the city. I'm arranging people to comfort the affected blocks and confirm whether there is any damage..."

Tirian was silent for a moment, and then continued: "Lucy, this thing should be..."

"It should be the same thing as the glowing geometric object at Breeze Harbor. The rune ring on the edge of the sun has a second gap visible to the naked eye, and it is even bigger than the last one," Lucrecia said solemnly, "...the disintegration of the sun may be accelerated."

“…Damn it.”

"I will send you my research data on luminous geometric objects as soon as possible. You need to build a corresponding research facility and at least move the 'fallen object' to a safe sea area near the city-state. There should be a physical core in the center of it... After the situation on your side stabilizes, send someone to find the physical core and tell me what its status is."

"I know."

After a few more words of communication, Duncan ended his contact with Tirian.

The deck was quiet for a moment. In the golden-red sunset, Duncan and Lucretia stood there looking at each other in silence.

A heavy pressure, as if some invisible countdown was pressing on her chest, made Lucrecia feel a little breathless.

She raised her head, looked at her father, and opened her mouth: "Dad..."

Another strange buzzing sound came from the sky, interrupting what she was about to say.

The golden-red sunset glow suddenly disappeared, and chaotic darkness enveloped everything in sight in an instant.

The sun went out again.

From Plande to Frost, from Breeze Harbor to the Border Waters, in full view of the fleet, the sun once again fell into darkness - accompanied by a strange, low humming sound, the sphere at the center of Anomaly 001 turned into a hideous and strange black hole, leaving only the double rune ring with golden glow remaining on the horizon, barely illuminating the foggy sky.

The two gaps on the rune ring were more obvious and more glaring at this moment.

"The Observer Effect Anchor has stopped functioning again..."

Alice walked out of the cabin and stared at the extinguished sun in the distance in a daze.

"How long will it last this time?" Nina came over and muttered uneasily.

"I don't know either," Alice shook her head. "Anyway, it's still reporting an error, and the system is trying to restart."

Agou and Shirley also came out. One of them squatted on the deck silently and looked at the horizon, while the other carefully glanced in the direction of the captain not far away. Shirley whispered, "...will it really light up again? It's not going to be dark now..."

"It can't be that bad, can it?" Nina was startled by Shirley's muttering. Then she thought about it and said uncertainly, "If that's the case... should I consider hanging in the sky more often to illuminate the city-state... But I can't illuminate much by myself, and don't I have weekends off?"

Shirley, who was sighing and feeling sad, heard her friend's words and her expression suddenly became a little strange. She turned her head and glanced at Nina: "...Isn't your idea a little outrageous?"

"The current situation is outrageous..."

Shirley and Nina talked more and more, as if trying to calm their slightly nervous mood. As they were chatting, the low and strange buzzing sound suddenly sounded in the sky again.

Then, with almost no time for people to react, the world, which had just fallen into darkness for only a few minutes, was illuminated by the sun again - the sun lit up again, and the golden-red sunset shone on the sea as if it had never disappeared.

Shirley and Nina looked at each other.

This time, the Suns' "restart" speed was obviously much faster than the previous two times.

"It's on!" After a brief moment of shock, Shirley finally reacted and shouted happily, "It only went out for a few minutes this time!"

"You scared me. I thought it would be dark for more than ten hours like before..." Nina also breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that the situation is not that bad."

Morris, who was not far away, seemed to relax as well, with a slight smile on his face.

Compared with the previous two times, the sun was out for a very short time this time. No matter why it was able to start up smoothly so quickly... the restoration of sunlight is always a good thing.

On the Homeland Lost, the Tide, and other church warships, people breathed a sigh of relief as the sunlight came back on, and a sense of relief soothed their just-tense nerves.

But an hour later, something was not right.

The sun remains in that position.

Two hours later, the long dusk was still not over.