Chapter 190: Knell Beetle (1) (1/2)

Chapter 190: Knell Beetle (1)

Translator: LeoEditor: Frappe

A bolt of lightning crackled through the sky, followed by the thunder seaming to crack the air.

*RUMBLE*

Heavy rain fell down from the dark sky. The boat slowed down and was still advancing in the endless sea.

Under the night sky, the boat looked as if it was a small piece of a leaf floating on the intense waves in desolation.

Angele stayed in his cabin and walked to the window. He stared at the surface of the sea through the heavy downpour. Raindrops were hitting the deck, sounding as if they were about to crack the boat open.

*Crackle*

Another bolt of lightning rushed through the sky, brightening up the cabin for a second.

The flame on the candle was dancing, as the waves struck against the boat again. Wax was slowly dripping down the silver candle stand, and it created a small pool on the brown wooden desk.

Isabel sat beside the desk, carefully taking the silver dust out of a black leather pouch and sprinkling them onto the surface.

She had changed to a tight white leather suit, revealing the contours of her breasts. She looked like an elegant royal musician. Isabel had tied her long black hair in a ponytail and let it trail over her chest.

She focused on making the silver dust into a specific shape.

After several minutes, the twisted strings drawn using the dust turned into a large, complicated rune.

Angele stopped staring at the sea and turned around.

”Are you ready?” he questioned with a low voice.

”Almost.” Isabel nodded.

”I’m counting on you now. None of my spells work in this situation. I already tried, but I can’t find the route back to the land.” Angele already did what he could.

Isabel spoke as her brows furrowed, ”Well, this spell is a combination of prophecy and tracking. Although it has a great range, I still can’t promise you anything. Also, if there are other islands in the middle, the result will be inaccurate. The energy particles in the Gem Sea is dense. I need to make sure the spell is cast properly with the support material.”

”Much better than drifting in the sea…” Angele pursed his lips. ”Shall we begin?”

Isabel nodded.

She touched the rune with her right hand’s index finger.

The bright white light was released from the rune. It turned into a distorted white screen.

A familiar island appeared in the center of the screen slowly.

The armies, the ships at the dock, the gray watchtower by the shore, and a triangle flag with a silver string painted on its center — everything looked familiar to them.

”That’s where we departed!” Although Isabel had a blank expression on her face, Angele still caught the excitement in her eyes.

”How far is it from us?” Angele walked to the desk quickly. The white light cast a reflection upon the two’s faces.

Isabel realized what she should do and drew a rune in the air with her finger. The rune turned into a ray of white light and sank into the screen.

The screen blurred for several seconds, but nothing happened.

Angele noticed that the scene displayed on the screen was blurry. He could not hear any sound either.

”The screen can’t be zoomed in and the sound can’t be transferred… It means we’re still far away from the island…” Isabel’s expression changed. ‘There’s still a long way to go. I think the island is in the maximum range the spell can reach.”

”What’s the maximum range then?” Angele questioned in a deep voice.

”About 3000 nautical miles…” Isabel answered.

”What?! 3000 nautical miles?” Angele was surprised. That was about the distance from Alaska to New York on Earth, approximately more than 5000 kilometers. With a boat like this, it would take months for them to return to that island.

”Even if we buff the boat with spells, we’ll spend at least 15 more days on the sea.” Isabel calmed down and tried to figure out a plan. ”Anything on your mind? Master Green?”

”No…” Angele scrunched up his brows. ”Also, we’re friends now, just call me Green. No point in being too… formal.”

”Huh? Can I?” Isabel hesitated.

”For sure.” Angele nodded. ”We lost the mast and the sail, and the boat is traveling at its lowest speed. We need to find a way to increase the speed. Otherwise, we’ll die before we can reach the island.” Without the mast, the boat could at about two nautical miles per hour.

”That’s not a problem, I think. At least, we can cast spells to buff the speed. The problem is we have already left the merfolk’s territory, which means, we’re now sailing in a dangerous zone around the edge of the Gem Sea. It’s a zone that even the merfolk fear.” Isabel stared at the screen. ”Well, at least I know how to turn sea water into drinkable water. We’re really running low on supplies.”

”Well, great, I was worried about our water supply. I don’t want to drink the water created by Water category spells. Water like that will damage our body with all the impurities it contains.” Angele stopped for a second. ”So, how do you buff the speed of the boat?”

Isabel bit her lips and started thinking.