The titanium alloy landing gear of the Silver Moon had just touched the black sand beach of the Mist Island when a dazzling string of sparks burst out. The sparks hit the damp sand without even struggling and were directly swallowed up by the salty and fishy mist. Lin Yuan leaned over the bridge railing and looked down. Only then did he realize that this island was even more bizarre than the crystal map projected by the tidal star - large areas of rocks poked out from the sand like bent bones, their surfaces covered with a layer of slippery black moss. When he gently touched them with a Wolf's claw, they actually shrank back like living creatures. The grey mist in the air was so thick that water could almost be squeezed out. The mist was mixed with the low wailing of a child and the roars of wild beasts. The two sounds mingled together, as if whispering to each other's ears, sending a chill down one's spine. Even the deep blue halo of the sea god's tear in his palm was compressed into a circle of dim and slightly trembling light, as if it would go out at any moment.
On the other side of the island, the fleet of the cuttlefish had already docked. The black hull and the mist almost merged into one. The beach was densely covered with footprints marked with ink, with a faint green glow at the edges. Each foot was a deep pit. They didn't look like they were stepped on by humans at all; rather, they seemed to have been dragged along by some outrageously heavy monster. These footprints, like black snakes, wind their way all the way towards the altar in the center of the island.
"Everyone, be on high alert! Infuse your spiritual energy with the alliance emblem. No one should leave the light range of the Sea God's Tears!" "
Lin Yuan's voice blew into every corner of the "Silver Moon" through the communicator. His Wolf ears almost instinctively stood up, desperately catching any hint of unease in the fog. Before the echo could fall, Sylvia suddenly let out a suppressed groan in the message, as if she had been punched in the chest by something.
He turned his head sharply and saw Sylvia, covering her forehead, kneeling on the deck. Her silver-blue psychic power oozed out of control from her body, scattering like torn silk. When it hit the ground, it condensed into tiny ice crystals. Her eyes were terrifyingly empty. Nothing could be reflected in her pupils. She just stared fixedly at the void ahead, her lips trembling and muttering repeatedly, "Father..." Don't go... Don't leave me behind...
Her right hand was unconsciously resting on the sword at her waist, and her nails were deeply pierced into the rope. In her hallucination, her father was being stabbed through the chest by Valerius with a single slash, and blood splashed onto her face, warm and real, sliding down her neck, making her shiver all over with cold.
It's the ink mist illusion of the cuttlefish! It can directly materialize the deepest fears in one's heart!"
Lin Yuan's Wolf fur exploded with a "whoosh", and the golden spirit energy left a faint light mark under his feet. He rushed over in a few quick steps and without hesitation pressed the coral amulet given by the elf elder onto Sylvia's forehead.
The amulet carried a damp coolness of the sea. As soon as it was pasted on, a slight tingling sensation came from it. The blue light of the sea god's tears flowed into her body along the lines, like clear water washing over the consciousness occupied by illusions.
Sylvia gave a sudden jolt, her empty gaze suddenly focused. She gasped for breath, her chest heaving violently, and her hands tightly grasping Lin Yuan's arms, her knuckles turning pale: "So real..." The sound of that stab and the temperature of the blood were exactly the same as in my memory...
Lin Yuan followed her still-shaken gaze and saw Elena in front of the operation console frantically tapping on the virtual panel, her fingers almost leaving shadows, and she was tearing and Shouting, "The robotic arm is out of control!" "Quickly switch to energy!" " But the mechanical arm in front of her was actually intact. It was just that in her illusion, it had turned into a weapon thrown at her.
By the side of the ship, Green Feather clung tightly to the non-existent vines, crying her face full of tears. The rainforest vines she was controlling were swelling wildly, randomly twitching at the illusions in the air - that was exactly the scene she feared most: the rainforest being devoured by darkness, and all the plants turning to hunt her down.
"The energy of the amulet can only be awakened three times at most. We have to do it one by one!" "
Lin Yuan slipped the tears of the Sea God into Sylvia's hand. The temperature of the crystal calmed her trembling hand a little. "You set up the psychic barrier on the deck and defend the core area." Remember, no matter what you hear or see, it's all just an illusion. Don't get dragged into it!"
Sylvia nodded vigorously. The silver-blue spirit energy was infused into the crystal, and the blue light suddenly burst forth. The semi-transparent protective shield instantly covered the deck.
Lin Yuan's wolf-like ears slightly turned in the fog, quickly locking onto Elena's screams and Green Feather's sobs. The power of the Wolf God within him was spinning rapidly, and the silver-white light layer spread out against his skin, firmly blocking the ink mist that invaded his consciousness. He galloped towards the engine compartment with his long legs, his wolf-like claws trampling on the sandy ground, each step shattering a layer of eerie illusions.
Among the four people, Elena's situation was the most perilous. She stood in the center of the engine room. The virtual control console in front of her was being knocked off with sparks flying everywhere, but she was completely unaware. She stared fixedly above her head - an X-7 heavy-duty loading and unloading robotic arm was "out of control" swinging towards her. Its alloy casing was covered with ink stains, and the hydraulic pliers were spread out, shining coldly, less than a meter above her head.
"Cut off the energy supply in Area B!" Who can save me!"
Elena, with a crying tone, randomly pressed the panel. Sweat slid down her forehead and dripped onto the scalding panel, making a "sizzling" sound.
Lin Yuan gritted his teeth, kicked his legs hard, and shot up like an arrow leaving the bowstring. As he spun in the air, his wolf-like claws left golden streaks, slashing fiercely at the energy interface of the mechanical arm.
"Bang!"
A deep purple spark exploded, the mechanical arm's movement came to a sudden halt, and the entire vehicle crashed heavily onto the deck, creating a shallow crater.
As soon as Lin Yuan landed, he rushed to Elena's side, placed the amulet on her shoulder and shouted, "Elena, look carefully. This thing is fake!" "We're on the Misty Island. Nothing happened to the Silver Moon!" "
Blue light rushed into Elena's consciousness like a stream of water. She blinked sharply, and the "out-of-control" mechanical arm above her head vanished in an instant, leaving only a pile of old parts left from the last battle that had not yet been repaired.
Elena patted her chest in terror, her heart still pounding. She wiped the sweat and tears off her face, her voice trembling: "This ability is too strange..." It can even interfere with my mechanical intuition. I really 'detected' abnormal fluctuations just now."
She took a deep breath, quickly returned to her technician state, and pulled up the energy distribution map: "Look, the intensity of the dark energy over there at the altar is soaring and has already directly confronted the pure energy of the Tidal Star." "Eighty percent of the cuttlefish have broken through the outer defense and started to seal the altar!" "
Lin Yuangang looked in the direction she pointed. A black beam of light rose faintly from the center of the island, where the fog was the thickest. Before she could turn around, a sudden "click" of broken vines rang out - Green Feather had already fallen into a semi-rampage. Her vines were spreading wildly, with dark green stems covered in barbs, curling and twisting randomly, even entangling the landing gear of the Silver Moon, making a "creaking" sound of pressure that made one's teeth ache.
"Green Feather!" Stop! Look at what you are doing!"
Lin Yuan rushed over and grabbed the vines that were entwining towards the hull of the ship. The originally snow-white bud at the top of the vine, still carrying the fragrance of the rainforest, was turned grey by the ink mist. He gently placed the vine in front of Green Feather, his palm still retaining the warmth of battle: "Your spiritual energy is for protection, for life to grow, not for dismantling ships." Look, the Silver Moon wasn't attacked and the rainforest is still alive.
The gentle blue light enveloped the green feather, and her scattered gaze gradually focused. When she saw clearly that she was tightening the vine of her landing gear, she suddenly withdrew her psychic power. The vine instantly became soft and had no strength to fall.
Green Feather lowered his head, his fingers tightly grasping the corner of his clothes, and his voice was tinged with tears: "I'm sorry..." I'm so scared... I saw the rainforest completely swallowed up by the darkness, leaving me alone...
Lin Yuan gently patted her on the shoulder and said, "Being afraid is not something to be ashamed of. It shows that you really care." But true protection is to keep your mind in check even when you are afraid, rather than being led by the nose by fear. "Let's go. Let's get the Tidal Star back together."
Green Feather nodded vigorously, wiped away his tears, and a stubborn light once again shone in his eyes.
The four rejoined forces and advanced rapidly towards the altar - Lin Yuan led the way ahead, and the light shield supported by the power of the Wolf God kept dispelling the swirling mist. Sylvia and Green Feather stand guard on either side, while the Silver-Blue Spirit is always on standby, with vines extending close to the ground to detect traps. Elena was monitoring the energy fluctuations in real time from behind.
In the center of the Misty Island, a circular altar made of milky white rocks gradually emerged, about thirty meters high. On the platform, the Tidal Star was suspended in mid-air. Blue crystal star patterns the size of basketballs were flowing, perfectly resonating with Lin Yuan's fragments. Light blue guardian talismans surrounded it.
And on the three steps below the altar, the cuttlefish was standing there. The black combat suit clung to the body. A crack split open on the left side of the black mask, and black mist gushed out in strands from the crack. A strange smile curled up at the corner of the exposed mouth. His right hand rested on the rock of the altar. Dark energy climbed up along the lines like a venomous snake, frantically attacking the top seal. The light of the runes had clearly dimmed.
"The successor of the Wolf God and you, the little alliance heroes, have come at just the right time."
The cuttlefish's voice was so sticky that it made one want to throw up, "So I won't have to go into the illusion one by one and pull you out."
With a wave of his hand, the ground cracked suddenly, and a large amount of black ink gushed out, quickly condensing into dozens of "shadow mirror images" identical to those of Lin Yuan and the others in the air. These mirrors are exactly the same in both appearance and equipment. The only difference is that their pupils are pitch black and lifeless, and a faint black aura surrounds them all over.
They can perfectly replicate your abilities, even your signature skills are exactly the same. The cuttlefish sneered inwardly, "Come on, enjoy the feeling of fighting with yourself."
Hardly had the words been spoken when the mirror image Lin Yuan was the first to pounce out. The Wolf's claws, entwined with black gas, came crashing down with a piercing sound.
"Sylvia, interfere with his control field!" Elena, the mechanical bug hits the energy node! "Green Feather, block his movement!"
Lin Yuan turned sideways to avoid the attack. The golden light and the black gas collided head-on at the tips of his claws, causing his entire arm to go numb. He pushed the power of the Wolf God to its limit. The illusory figure of the Wolf God behind him instantly solidified. The silver-white Wolf fur was clearly visible in the mist, and the golden runes in the Wolf's eyes burned like fire.
A deafening howl of a Wolf broke through the fog, and the golden sound waves spread layer by layer. The shadow mirror's movement obviously paused, and its body briefly became transparent.
Sylvia seized this tiny fraction of a second gap, and her psychic long sword shot out like a shooting star, directly piercing through the dark energy field. The cuttlefish's body gave a sudden jolt. Its right hand, which was pressing on the altar, was shaken apart. The light of the sealing rune instantly skyrocketed, like a sharp blade counterattacking.
Elena simultaneously released miniature mechanical worms. Dozens of red rays pierced into the nodes where the ink was most densely condensed. With several "boom boom" low bursts, the mirror image began to disperse on a large scale.
The green-feathered vines broke through the soil, entwining the legs of the cuttlefish like chains, and their sharp spines pierced into the combat suit, sucking out the thick black liquid.
"A bunch of annoying ants!" "
The cuttlefish roared, a black shockwave burst forth, and the vines broke in an instant. But his own body was also severely burned by the rune light, and the smell of burnt food filled the air. With crimson eyes, he took out the contaminated fragments of the Tidal Star from his bosom and threw them hard at the altar.
The black energy bridge was instantly erected, and pollution, like a flood, flooded back into the main star. Black streaks began to appear on the surface of the azure crystal.
"Dream!" "
Lin Yuan shouted angrily and jumped up. He grabbed the fragments in the air and pressed the tears of the sea God hard against the main star with his other hand: "In the name of the guardian of the Wolf Race, purify!"
Three layers of blue light burst out simultaneously, with beams of light shooting straight into the sky. The cuttlefish let out a shrill scream in the light, its body rapidly carbonizing and eventually turning into a handful of flying black ash. All the shadow images also evaporated simultaneously.
The fog cleared, the rocks returned to their original state, and the sky once again turned a deep blue.
The Tidal Star was completely intact and suspended in Lin Yuan's palm. Crystal light rushed into my mind along my arm, and countless ancient scenes surged like tides - alliances, barriers, illusory arrays, and that spiritual rift that ran through heaven and earth.
The alliance badges on the chests of the four people lit up simultaneously, and the four colors of light interwove into a chain.
"The seal is stable." "
"The enemy fleet has scattered." "
"Allied reinforcements are approaching!" "
When the Silver Moon left the Misty Island again, Lin Yuan had already made up his mind in his heart.
The rift in the spirit world, the land of the Northern Aurora -
The next even bigger storm is already waiting for them.