Chapter 832 The Target is Within Reach
Following Elaine onto the deck, Angel's eyes were immediately drawn to a thick fog directly in front of the ship.
It was Friday afternoon. The originally cloudless sea was shrouded in scorching sunshine, and the air was humid and stuffy. However, in the direction where the "Redheaded Girl" was heading, a dark cloud, different from the blue sky, was floating. Below, a fog covered the sea, which was exactly the same size as the dark cloud. It seemed as if it was "confined" by some force within a certain range, unable to escape, but also not leaving any gaps.
According to visual observation, the ship was about 10 nautical miles away from the thick fog and dark clouds. Even if the visibility at sea was excellent, it was impossible to see through the fog and see whether there was the island that Angel was looking for inside.
“Slow down and don’t jump in headfirst.”
Angel frowned and said to Elaine beside him.
After finding the foggy sea, she was not in a hurry to enter and explore. After all, according to experience, places with sequence 3 potion materials are likely to have demigod-level extraordinary creatures. If the "Red-haired Girl" entered the fog without being prepared, she might be attacked and wiped out.
"The wind is not fast. We are already slowing down. We estimate that we will reach the edge of the fog in an hour."
Elaine replied, but still ordered the sailors who were also constantly looking forward to lower some of the sails and slow down the ship.
Then, Angel found the Siren fish in a corner of the deck, struggling to avoid the scorching sun.
This mermaid, whose body was covered with scales and whose lower body was originally shaped like a fish tail, has transformed into a human-like figure with four limbs and gills hidden under the ears after leaving the sea. She wears a robe to block out the sunlight and prevent her body from getting too dry. Her beautiful long platinum hair falls beside the hood like dazzling tassels.
Seeing the witch who "tricked" her onto the ship, the mermaid's eyes lit up, and her bare feet, still with a few scales, slapped on the deck. She ran over quickly and hugged Angel.
"Okay, Yuyu," Angel touched the head of the mermaid whose mind was like a child's. "Can you sense anything unusual in the sea ahead?"
"I didn't find any enemies," the siren replied slowly in a lisp. Her azure eyes looked towards the mist, and after a moment, she shook her head. "But it's very quiet inside. There are no fish."
Did it mean that even ordinary marine life avoided the fog? Did it indicate some special danger, or did it also isolate the entire sea area by concealing the power of the "Fountain of Youth"?
While thinking, Angel performed a simple divination, but failed due to lack of information.
She found the witch Tia who had pointed out the location. She was holding a monocular borrowed from William, looking at the distant fog from high on the deck. When Angel asked, she replied with some doubt:
"This is the sea area I saw in the information. Now I have indeed found the location covered by dark clouds and fog. The next step is of course to go in and take a look... I think the island may be deep in the fog?"
That's not wrong... Angel looked hesitantly at the approaching fog, and after a moment he made a decision. He asked Elaine to stop the "Redhead Girl" completely and stop it about 5 nautical miles away from that sea area.
At this distance, the size of the foggy area can be seen more clearly. The width is only about 3 nautical miles, which is similar to the size of the islands seen near general shipping lanes. This also means that the island where the "Fountain of Youth" is located deep in the fog will not be very large.
But even as he got closer to the fog, Angel's sight still couldn't penetrate the area that didn't look dim and was even somewhat translucent.
This lack of information made her extremely anxious. She even wanted to send a magic mirror into the fog, so that she could use her connection with the mirror to directly see what dangers and secrets lay within the fog...
Thinking of this, her eyes lit up and she looked at "Yu Yu" hiding in the dark.
A moment later, the mermaid took off her burqa, and her body was covered with blue scales again. She jumped into the sea holding a dressing mirror. Her feet quickly turned into forked fish tails and gradually merged to form a tail that could swim flexibly underwater. The gills on both sides of her cheeks also continuously absorbed oxygen from the sea water, allowing her to swim towards the foggy area at a speed much faster than the ship.
With the help of the magic mirror in her hand, Angel can observe the surrounding waters from different angles, and even hide in the mirror world, come to the side of the Siren at any time to fight or protect her "scout", and even pull her into the mirror and return to the "Redhead Girl".
As her viewpoint continued to move forward, she discovered that the schools of fish around her were indeed decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon, an invisible barrier appeared, as if separating the normal sea area from the "forbidden zone" for marine life. The fish turned here, but no one dared to cross it.
Above it is the dividing line between the sun-drenched sea and the foggy area shrouded by dark clouds.
The siren "Yu Yu" looked around uneasily, hugged the dressing mirror to her chest tightly, and swung her tail. She circled around the "dividing line" for a few times, and finally dived into it.
As the mirror passed through the invisible barrier, the surrounding sea water suddenly changed from azure to dark blue, almost black, as if it had suddenly arrived in the deep sea.
Angel on the "Redhead" also received the information sent back by the magic mirror. She looked vigilantly at the fog in front of the ship that seemed to be unchanged, ready to descend to the side of the Siren through the mirror substitute at any time.
But nothing happened.
There was nothing unusual about that sea area except that it became dim due to the thick fog and dark clouds overhead and the lack of sunlight.
No monster attacks, no islands suddenly appearing...
A moment later, the siren followed Angel's order before departure and floated to the surface. While slapping the sea surface with its tail, it held up the magic mirror so that the witch in the distance could use the mirror as eyes to observe the surrounding situation.
Fog. As far as the eye can see, there is nothing but fog. Even dark vision cannot penetrate it.
Faint sounds could also be transmitted to Angel's ears through the magic mirror, but this sea area was as silent as if it was dead. There was no sea breeze, no waves, and except for a little wave when the mermaid swam, there was only a little sound produced by her breathing through her gills and nostrils.
For the next half hour, Angel's eyes followed the siren "Yu Yu" as it kept patrolling the foggy area, sometimes diving into the sea, sometimes surfacing, but he did not find any useful clues except the fog and the empty sea water.
"But this fog can't be naturally formed. Its ability to repel marine life clearly implies the influence of some force. It's just that I haven't yet broken through its barrier and seen the truth hidden in the fog..."
Angel murmured, watching the siren climb up the side of the ship with the help of the sailors, return to the deck, and stand naked without any shame, watching Elaine drive away the sailors, dry "Yu Yu's" hair, and put a robe on her, watching Tia curiously step forward to ask about everything she saw in the fog, and watching the siren stammering in her unskilled Loen language as she recounted her "adventures."
"Elaine!" she shouted, calling the red-haired captain to her side. "Stop the ship five nautical miles outside the fog and let the sailors rest for a night. We will explore the fog tomorrow."
Now that they have reached the edge of the fog, Angel is not in a hurry to go in and explore. After all, the "Fountain of Youth" has existed for a long time and has not changed at all because of her arrival. She is also happy to rest for a night and let the entire ship enter in the best condition to explore the unknown waters.
Moreover, at this week's Tarot meeting, "Moon" Emlyn had helped her collect the blood of nine centenarians, replenishing her missing potion materials.
As long as she finds the "Fountain of Youth", takes the dead branch next to the spring, and adds the "immortal" witch characteristics given to her by the Goddess Church, she will be able to mix potions and advance to Sequence 3.
Of course, the premise is that I have indeed completed the "ritual" required by the magic potion, that is, after a long time, I accept the result of "immortality" with a mentality different from my body...
Looking at the foggy sea where the dark clouds kept changing and even a flash of lightning fell, Angel prayed silently to the goddess.
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"boom--"
A silver-white lightning flashed from the tip of the "Word of the Sea" in Leonard's hand, drew an irregular path in the air, and landed on the "Witch" in front of him.
He deliberately reduced the power to avoid destroying the entire building and affecting nearby residents.
But even so, the lightning continued to spread over the opponent, like electric claws enveloping him, causing the body under the cloak to twist and deform...
Then, it turned into pieces of shining mirror fragments.
Mirror Stand... Leonard, who had fought against the "Assassin" approach many times, was not surprised. Rather, it could be said that this attack was intended to consume the opponent's Stand.
He quickly communicated with the nearby spirits in the capacity of a "requiem master" and, with the spiritual warning, found the location where the "witch" appeared. He kicked open the door of the living room leading to the back alley, and sure enough, he saw the figure at the sewer entrance not far away.
Staring at the direction the other party left, the green in Leonard's eyes spread to the whites of his eyes, as deep as a lake in the forest. An invisible wave quickly spread from him to the entire alley, poured into the sewer, and caught up with the fleeing "witch".
thump--
There was a faint sound of something heavy falling to the ground, but it was not accompanied by hurried footsteps.
The witch fell into a sweet dream again.
Leonard breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes returning to normal. He quickly ran to the sewer entrance, his sight unobstructed by the darkness as he looked down. The woman in the hooded cloak was lying motionless beside the ladder.
If I didn't have "Word of the Sea" to break her invisibility and bring out her Stand, if I were just a Sequence 7 "Nightmare" and couldn't quickly put people to sleep, I'm afraid she would have escaped...
Leonard muttered as he jumped directly into the sewer entrance and landed beside the witch with steady steps, one hand holding the cane ready to attack at any time, the other hand reaching out to the other person.
He wanted to use close contact to make the witch fall into a deeper dream, then take her back to the church, lock her in the "Chaness Gate", and conduct subsequent interrogation.
Of course, to be on the safe side, some official Beyonders, especially the "Manufactured Punishers" of the Storm Church, prefer to kill on the spot those wild Beyonders who dare to resist, so as to avoid accidents during the escort process, but Leonard does not belong to this category.
Besides, the witch had killed gang leaders and wild Beyonders with murder records, not those who had committed heinous crimes.
With thoughts racing through his mind, Leonard's hand touched the dirty cloak and felt the warmth from the red gloves on his fingertips.
Wait, heat?
Leonard's spirit screamed sharply, issuing a warning. He didn't care about the dirtiness of the sewer, and rolled on the ground. At the same time, he activated the ability of "Word of the Sea", causing a ball of water bigger than a person to appear between himself and the witch.
boom--
The entire cloak emitted a dazzling orange-yellow light, and the gushing flames and hot air instantly filled the entire sewer, even drilling out of the upper exit and exploding a small mushroom cloud in the alley.
The "witch" beneath it exploded!
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