Published at 6th of January 2026 8:47 am

Chapter 2439: Return to the Island

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Overall, the integration of the Quest World with the Southern Domain is definitely more beneficial than harmful.

"It’s just that the timing is a bit coincidental." Nis murmured.

Everyone wasn’t foolish, and with Nis mentioning it, they realized something.

"Could 01’s fallback plan be this?" Angel said softly.

Exactly at the moment 01 was courting death, this occurrence felt truly coincidental.

Perhaps, 01 deliberately chose this timeline to kill the Shiz larva.

clearly knew he wouldn’t be able to withstand the pursuit of Phantom Spirit City. He might dodge this time, but not necessarily the next. Unless he could leap up to a legendary status, then perhaps Phantom Spirit City might slightly consider giving up the chase, but that was clearly impossible.

hasn’t even stabilized his footing on the path of True Knowledge, and without hundreds or thousands of years, reaching a level Phantom Spirit City would fear is impossible.

In such hopeless situations, 01 might indeed choose this path.

As Jon taught, it’s about finding life in the face of certain death.

Death may not necessarily be an end, but perhaps a new beginning.

is an Official Wizard. Once dead, the probability of a ghost’s birth is nearly ninety-nine percent. At the moment of the ghost’s appearance, with the integration of the Quest World and the Southern Domain, he could completely resist the attraction and turn to enter the Quest World.

As long as he can find his footing in the Quest World, no matter how difficult, no matter the irreversible path, it would still be considered a path.

As for how 01 confirmed the integration time of the Quest World and the Southern Domain? This is simple, as Snook Base is itself connected with some soul faction in the Quest World, and 01 is nominally the head of the Southern Domain Base. He likely hasn’t had much trouble learning the time of integration.

"Thought he had prepared himself for mad desperation, never expecting entering the Quest World to be his ultimate calculation," Nis sighed. Though they couldn’t be sure if 01 had calculated everything, it now seemed highly probable that he had.

"But can this calculation succeed?" Angel glanced vaguely towards the lab, not holding much hope for the scenario 01 had devised.

If he had been a bit compliant, avoiding touching the Shiz larva, quietly entering the Quest World in the form of a ghost, he might have eluded the pursuers from Phantom Spirit City.

Yet he chose to go mad one last time, catching the attention of Phantom Spirit City. His attempt to escape had become difficult.

It could only be said that 01 might still be holding onto some lucky chance, wanting to take a piece of Gluz Deward before death, such that even becoming an undead in the Quest World would prevent regrets.

However, facing an existence of legendary caliber, the gains from luck would become infinitesimally small.

Angel didn’t have high hopes for 01, though considering the scenario 01 constructed, it showed considerable boldness.

Everyone ignored 01’s fate, as it had no relation to them.

The integration of the Quest World with the Southern Domain was likewise unremarkable, and everyone mostly ignored it. Only Nis chatted briefly about the topic, but it was merely for Reynaud’s benefit.

Nis didn’t want Reynaud to be taken away by the Quest World now, as he had his eyes on Reynaud’s soul. Alive he could ignore, but dead he would definitely capture it.

Thus, under Nis’s constant warnings to Reynaud, they arrived at Reef Island.

The waters around Reef Island were calm.

With the mist’s disappearance, the starry night hung high, and this black ocean’s scattered reef islands, due to coral formations, resembled adorned jewels, lending a sense of beauty.

However, such beauty could only be seen when the mist vanished, which might only happen once in several years.

From high above, Angel already saw everyone on Reef Island.

Nausicaa, Cindy, and the others gathered around the bonfire chatting. From their expressions towards Nausicaa, it was evident she had easily integrated into their team, and from the details, there was a subtle sense of her being central.

This might be the charm of Nausicaa.

She’s not the overly friendly type; sometimes even appearing inexplicably aloof, yet she possesses a certain aura that attracts and commands attention.

Aside from her strength, this leadership charisma might be why Nausicaa, as a woman, could rule over the Pirate King position in the Blackberry Sea Area.

Upon landing, everyone respectfully greeted.

Nausicaa simply smiled at Angel. Though their exchange was silent, Angel could sense Nausicaa’s relief: to be alive, is good.

"Master, why has the sky cleared? Also, there was an inexplicable feeling of heart palpitations earlier."

"Not only heart palpitations, earlier it felt like the ocean had emotions too, a sadness... but quickly faded, I wondered if it was an illusion."

Cindy and the others crowded around Nis, inquiring about distant matters.

Nis: "Why don’t you ask Wizard Ferro? He should’ve arrived before us, right?"

Fat apprentice: "We asked, Master Ferro said nothing."

"Since even Wizard Ferro didn’t say anything, do you think I would?" Nis knocked the fat apprentice’s head: "Stop asking, the more you know, the greater the danger. If you’re not afraid of dying, I could tell you, do you want to hear?"

Everyone immediately shook their heads.

After dismissing these chattering apprentices, they regrouped with Ferro.

Without much talk, they decided to leave the Mist Belt immediately. The center of the Mist Belt had seen the emergence of two legendary combatants, and with an unknown, soon-to-be disorderly mysterious object, staying there posed great risks.

"If we’re leaving, we can go this way." At this point, Angel suddenly pointed to a direction.

Sanders looked at the direction Angel pointed to, which could lead out of the Mist Belt but took a slightly longer route. It wasn’t the fastest exit.

"Why go that way?" Sanders asked doubtfully.

"That’s the direction of Ghostboat Dock Island, perhaps Angel intends to take a look while passing by," Nis casually mentioned.

Ghostboat Dock Island? Sanders hadn’t heard of it, looking at Angel with curiosity.

Angel: "There’s someone on that island I gave Water of Forging to before. I want to see the results. If he can break through the limitations, perhaps he could be brought back to Barbarian Cave."

Angel was referring to Renko. Renko had saved Nausicaa, and Angel admired his determination, so he was willing to take the slightly longer route to check the final outcome.

Sanders frowned slightly: "A Talented One? Even if it’s rare, without overcoming the trials of a bloodsport, it wouldn’t be of much use."

Angel understood Sanders’ philosophy on Talented Ones. When Sanders led the guiding task, he used Nine Chambers Bloodsport, ultimately only nine Talented Ones survived. While Angel didn’t agree with such groundless human resource wastage, he didn’t refute. He merely thought silently: I didn’t undergo bloodsport either...

Sensing Angel’s silence, Sanders didn’t further question. Bringing a Talented One wasn’t much trouble.

After deciding on the direction to go, everyone boarded the Gondola.

Although the number of people was somewhat over the limit, it did not affect the progress of the Gondola. With the Speedy around, the speed would not be hindered in the slightest.

On the way to Ghost Dock Island, Sanders looked at Angel with many questions in his mind that he wanted answers to. The matter at the center of the Mist Belt was too bizarre. Even though he understood part of it, he still couldn’t grasp the whole picture.

But several times when he was about to speak, Sanders refrained from asking.

He was afraid Angel might drop another bombshell.

To avoid being startled, Sanders thought for a moment and decided to ask Nis instead after returning since Nis had always been with Angel and should know the whole process.

With this thought, Sanders put away his intention to inquire and instead chatted about other unrelated topics.

"By the way, Kanter, why did you come along this time?" Sanders turned to look at Kanter, who still appeared a bit pale and hadn’t fully recovered.

"I didn’t follow by choice; Nis requested me to come to help him explore the laboratory, and we signed a contract." Kanter shook his head slightly at this point, "Everything was going smoothly originally, but when leaving, we almost got into a mess."

Sanders asked suspiciously, "Signed an exploration contract with Nis? That doesn’t seem like your style."

Kanter nodded, "I didn’t intend to come originally. This time, I came because I heard Angel was here and wanted to see him."

At this moment, Angel remembered that Kanter had previously mentioned he had something to discuss with him. However, at that time, Kanter did not explicitly say what it was.

"Does the lord have something to discuss with me?"

Kanter glanced around and saw that Sanders, Nis, and Ferro were all looking this way with curiosity. He coughed and said, "Later, I’ll tell you alone."

"Can’t we listen?" Nis squinted and asked.

Kanter said, "Only Angel can help with this. If you want to listen, it’s not impossible, but you’ll also need to contribute. Don’t worry, as long as you contribute, I will give a reward."

Seeing Kanter make such a solemn promise, everyone was instead a bit afraid to ask.

They were afraid Kanter would make some unreasonable demands.

Even Nis, who was usually full of curiosity, kept silent this time.

Kanter sneered and ignored the others, then turned to Angel, "This matter is a bit troublesome for us, I hope you can help. Of course, if it’s not possible, it’s okay; we won’t force you."

Angel was indifferent about it. Kanter had helped him a lot before, so as long as it wasn’t too much, he would try to find a way to help.

Under the full-speed towing of the Speedy, they soon reached Ghost Dock Island.

This area was already on the outer edge of the Mist Belt, and compared to Reef Island, it was much calmer.

However, although the sea around Ghost Dock Island was calm, the island itself was bustling, with a large crowd gathering, including the dock where the Moonlit Owl was located.

The main reason for their gathering here was the desire to leave.

The sky had cleared, the rain had stopped, and the mist had dissipated. They felt the time had come.

Although they didn’t know why such favorable weather appeared and even the mist disappeared, it didn’t matter. To these people trapped on the island, longing for freedom, this was the best opportunity to leave.

For this reason, even old enemies who were once at odds could restrain their desire to fight and peacefully discuss matters related to departure. Of course, the mediation of the Moonlit Owl contributed to this peace, a remarkable progress.

Angel didn’t care what they were discussing or whether there was a way to leave. This time he came for Renko.

After getting off the Gondola, they headed toward the Moonlit Owl.

But just as they were about to board, Nausicaa noticed Angel stopped.

Nausicaa looked at Angel with confusion, "What’s wrong?"

Angel’s expression was somewhat strange. He paused and said to Nausicaa, "You and Wizard Nis go check on Renko’s situation; I have a small matter to attend to."

With that, Angel did not continue to board the ship but instead left the dock and went to a secluded place.

Seeing no one noticing him, Angel manipulated his spiritual power to probe into the Spatial Bracelet.

After wandering for a while inside the bracelet, Angel locked his target on a faint purple outline...

...

On the Moonlit Owl.

Nis had already arrived at Renko’s ward. He was not interested in Renko but was very interested in the effect of Forging Water.

Forging Water hadn’t appeared for years, and seeing someone who had taken it was a rare opportunity. He wanted to see how Forging Water could "forge" Renko. This was also a kind of accumulation of knowledge.

At this moment, Renko was lying in bed with his eyes closed. His entire skin appeared obviously flushed and feverish, not much different from the previous day.

Except he was no longer screaming.

This indicated that Renko had temporarily endured the initial excruciating pain of forging; now it depended on whether Renko could withstand the effect of Forging Water and unleash his potential.

While Nis was observing Renko, the door was pushed open.

Nausicaa walked in.

Nis was not surprised by her arrival. People like Sanders and Ferro had little interest in Renko, so not coming was normal. Nausicaa, after all, owed Renko a favor, so her arrival made sense.

"Didn’t Reynaud come with you?" Nis asked casually.

"Reynaud is with Lord Illusion Demon."

Ever since Sanders learned that Reynaud seemed to possess a Luck Talent on the Gondola, he became somewhat interested. This time, he didn’t board the Moonlit Owl but instead researched Reynaud.

Nis frowned slightly, "Sanders... I hope he doesn’t compete with me. Reynaud is someone I’ve taken a fancy to."

Nausicaa didn’t know how to respond, so she merely smiled without saying anything.

Nis, "What about Angel? Why hasn’t he come yet?"

"I’m not sure either." Nausicaa explained the earlier situation.

Nis muttered, "He clearly suggested detouring here, and now he’s off handling something else. Strange. Forget it, let’s not wait for him. I’ll check on Renko’s condition."

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