Blind Spot
Chapter 515: Whale Island 2

Chapter 515: Whale Island 2

"At the end of the White Sea lies the terminus of all things, while the Phantom Sea marks the journey of everything. They are unable to observe, unable to perceive; what we can see is merely a fraction of the surface."

Lien continued.

He took a boiled egg from his person and tossed it forward.

Plop.

The egg instantly disintegrated into countless black spots in mid-air and disappeared.

"This. Right here. Now, all I have to do is cut the thread that links me, the thread that links to the Blind Spot... This is the thread that allows the Blind Spot to find me anytime, anywhere, making it impossible for me to escape. So... if I cut this thread..."

At this moment, Lien lowered his head to look at his chest.

There, a brown rope, woven like hemp, had somehow appeared.

The rope was deeply embedded in his chest, pulled taut.

"Only here can I clearly see the Thread of Entanglement on me," said Lien.

"Cutting it won’t completely free me from the Blind Spot, but it will avoid the added difficulty of overlaying Blind Spots for a long time. The Stone of Hiding is the only thing that can sever it, and it can also temporarily evade the subsequent pursuit of the Blind Spot..."

"The Stone of Hiding comes from..."

Crack.

Suddenly, a loud noise, and the video froze.

"What happened to the rest of the content!?" Li Chengyi’s eyes widened, just as he was getting to the crucial part!

If the Stone of Hiding really worked, he wouldn’t have to worry about the difficulty stacking of the Blind Spot on his way to Shaoyin. He could fully mature there before coming back!

But at this critical moment, the video cut out!?

"That’s all of it," Rainbow Candy shook her head. "That’s all I found."

"This is clearly bait, and what’s more, it’s bait with a very specific target!" Li Chengyi realized.

"The address for Whale Island was given, we got what we wanted, and they’ve taken care of every reason for us not to go. Thinking about it, the arrangements are quite thorough."

He flexed his hands and had to admit, no matter who had set this trap, they couldn’t possibly understand how crucial a temporary reprieve from the Blind Spot’s difficulty stacking was for him.

"So... when do we set out?" asked Rainbow Candy, looking at him.

"Set out? I’ll go alone; it’s dangerous for you, and you wouldn’t be of help. I’ll scout the path first," said Li Chengyi, shaking his head.

"We got the information from the White Emperor. Someone has obviously calculated that we’d certainly go," Xindela sighed. "I’ll make some more calculations."

With more information known, the arrangements he could make with his Flower Language Technique would rapidly increase, as would the possibilities for the future.

"The Stone of Hiding... If it’s really useful, I must get my hands on it!" Li Chengyi said with gravity.

"Its location has been pinpointed on White Star, in the stormy sea surrounding the Nerissa Islands," Rainbow Candy frowned. "If it’s on White Star, won’t it be tricky?"

"...I have a way," Li Chengyi’s eyes flickered as he stared at the frozen image, his voice deep.

For this operation, he had to prepare for everything.

Moreover, just in case, if Yuan Ying’s people were truly as he had learned, the tenth Divine Flower Position initially reserved for the Blind Spot flora now had to be used...

Combined with the overpowering surge of life force he now possessed, the two would match perfectly...

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One day later.

On the edge of a space battlefield, a small battlecruiser limped back to the White Star war zone, smoking heavily, with smoke leaking from everywhere.

In the vacuum of space, the ship’s inner atmosphere was rapidly being sucked out, and the air producer was on the verge of failure.

Most Clones had fallen unconscious; only the semi-fused new humans were still active.

The people of White Star called themselves new humans.

New humans, equipped with a management system of half-mechanical intelligent chips.

New humans had far greater adaptability to their environment than the old humans.

Just as the cruiser underwent rapid repairs...

Suddenly, a subtle distortion in space occurred at the damaged section of the ship, as if some invisible entity had instantaneously entered.

The cruiser was commanded by Mills Donald, a first-class citizen of White Star, a major in the Empire.

Except for him, the rest were Clone sergeants and fused new humans.

Only he still retained the traditional body of flesh and blood.

He, who was usually hot-headed, was now angrily reprimanding the new humans to repair the ship at various points.

Suddenly, a flicker of black light.

Space behind Mills distorted, and following that, his whole body trembled as if electrocuted, he shook and then stood still.

"Commander?" His adjutant, with glowing red mechanical eyes, was perplexed.

"Nothing..."

Mills recovered his wits, a deep dark gold flickering in his eyes.

"Full speed on the repairs, or how long do you plan to fly like this? Without a warp jump, we won’t make it back to the base for ten years!!"

"Yes, sir!"

Half an hour later.

The damaged cruiser finally arrived at a military port on White Star.

Mills, gravely injured, was hastily taken by the medical staff to the central hospital at the port.

Ten minutes later.

A blonde nurse responsible for Mills’s care, tired, walked out of the hospital, heading home after her shift.

On her way, she stopped by a place called Prosperous Supermarket to pick up vegetables and fruits for that day’s use.

The semi-fused body still required food and rest.

Half an hour later.

Within Prosperous Supermarket, a disheveled-looking man dressed in a sailor’s outfit, reeking of alcohol, leisurely walked out of the store and headed back to his own ship.

Three hours later.

At a nearby civilian port, a luxury liner headed for the Stormy Seas slowly sailed away from the harbor.

A handsome tourist with short brown hair was leaning on the railing, gazing at the beautiful expanse of blue in the distance.

’Let’s see what kind of show you’ve prepared in advance...’

Li Chengyi’s face was calm, but his heart was filled with anticipation.

"Sorry... there’s no... other way..." Suddenly, a familiar stammering voice sounded behind him.

Li Chengyi’s heart tightened, and he turned around abruptly.

He saw a tall man completely wrapped in a gray coat standing behind him.

"Glad to... see you... again..." the man continued to greet him haltingly.

"How did you recognize me, Geon?" Li Chengyi was puzzled. After all, the Shadow Replacement he was employing now was a perfect one that could completely devour all memory details.

Whether in appearance or information, he could mimic them to perfection in a short time.

Yet even so, the other party managed to find him right away.

"Energy radiation... the radiation... from your body... is too strong..." Geon replied.

"Don’t go to... Yuan Ying... He’s strong... you’ll die...!" He reached out, trying to grab Li Chengyi’s hand.

But his hand retracted halfway, as if some unspeakable constraint prevented him from touching Li Chengyi.

"Why? If you were trying to dissuade me from the start, then why are you trying to save me now? Which side are you on?" Li Chengyi asked, curious.

"...I can’t say..." Geon said helplessly.

"If that’s the case, how do you know that I’m no match for Yuan Ying?" Li Chengyi asked again. He had been deeply interested in Geon, this mysterious figure, for a long time.

It seemed like Geon was everywhere, his traces could be found anywhere.

"Yuan Ying... is immortal... they... become stronger with each death... but they also lose... more of their sanity..." Geon explained frantically, gesturing.

The smile on Li Chengyi’s face slowly faded.

He understood.

Wasn’t this like those monsters in the other Blind Spots that kept reviving after being killed?

Each death made them significantly stronger when they next appeared.

Only by finding a way to break free could one completely escape the entanglement of Blind Spot monsters.

"So... it’s a trap... don’t... go again..." Geon tried to persuade him once more.

But Li Chengyi knew he couldn’t give up. If Yuan Ying truly was the native monster of this world’s massive Blind Spot, then he might actually be able to gain substantial benefits from them.

"Thanks for the information. Also, do you know where Lien is?"

Li Chengyi asked again.

Upon hearing the two syllables "Lien," Geon’s body stiffened suddenly. He stammered, trying to say something, but ended up not mentioning anything and turned to stagger away.

Li Chengyi chased after him, only to find that the man had disappeared around a corner.

It was as if he had vanished completely into thin air.

Standing on the deck, amidst the coming and going passengers and crew, he looked at the spot where Geon had disappeared and suddenly felt a familiar sensation.

’Characteristic of a Blind Spot monster? It seems... my preparations were not in vain...’

A faint yellow light flashed across the back of his right hand, which he kept behind him.

Although he was powerful and his Flower Language Technique was incredibly tricky, facing a massive organization that had existed for who knows how many years, he was fully cautious.

The liner continued forward, its speed beginning to increase.

Thick mist spewed from the gray-white faux-antique chimneys, emulating the chimneys of ancient times.

A fundraising event unfolded on the deck to collect donations for integrating cybernetic bodies for the remaining old humans of the White Star Empire.

The beautiful hostess loudly promoted the cause onstage.

Motionless, most guests, whose bodies were nearly half mechanical, chatted casually in groups.

Li Chengyi watched the scene from afar, feeling a strange sense of being at the forefront of the times.

"Caesar, why are you standing here alone? Why not give it a try? You might make a large donation and win a smile from the beautiful Selina. Tonight you might have the chance to savor her sweet fragrance." A pretty girl in a white princess dress, flanked by two bodyguards, approached leisurely.

"What’s the time for the next departure?" Li Chengyi did not answer her question but instead casually asked something that seemed unrelated.

"Three days later at Jungle Port. The original port was damaged a lot during the war of gods, so it’s been temporarily changed to a new port..." the girl paused, surprised at his question, but replied.

"Take everyone off the ship when it’s time," Li Chengyi said indifferently.

The identity he was using for his Shadow Replacement was a direct descendent of a major family in the White Star, with a status far above the average person.

Because he was cruel and unscrupulous in his methods, his reputation was very bad, so Li Chengyi had chosen him as the transitional body for his Shadow Replacement.

The girl before him was his cousin Sharon, and they had had a good relationship since childhood.

Well, although they were cousins, their relationship was not as harmonious as it seemed on the surface, but rather one of mutual exploitation. The girl’s reputation was good; she often rescued people from her cousin’s subordinates.

"What are you up to now?" Sharon’s gaze suddenly turned wary.

"Just a small matter, don’t worry," Li Chengyi smiled.

Nobody could stop him. This time, whether it would be bait or the real deal... the outcome would be the same.

He reached into his jacket pocket, his fingers lightly clenching a cool, special Jade Pendant.

Suddenly, he had an idea... if the Floral Bead could...