Chapter 233 (1/2)
Chapter 233 Ancient Ruins
The further east they sailed, the thinner the fog becaloomy as if the sun was unable to reach this part of the sea
The surrounding reefs also got higher and higher, gradually turning into sturdy stone pillars, Ashes didn’t knohy the shi+p was still stable, even though the water level was steadily falling Even the rolling sea waves have lost their power, including the spray, which was now as tranquil as a lake without wind
“Why don’t you just wait for the seawater to reach the lowest level before you enter the Shadow Sea?” Tilly asked, puzzled, “Then you do not have to be afraid of hitting the rocks, after all, by then all the reefs will be exposed”
“Because if ait until the seawater ebbed aon’t be able to see the Ghost Red River, which shows us explorers the only channel leading to the ruins,” Thunder explained “These pillar-like islands you see everywhere aren’t fixed, with each ebb and flow their position will change And it must be said that the seawater will s the majority of these pillars, so they cannot be used to locate the direction
“Ghost… Red River?” Tilly asked, confused
“That’s right Look, there it is–” Thunder whistled and pointed to the bow
Looking in the direction he pointed, the witches saw the dark blue sea, with a few red figures within – flashi+ng through their view, like a phanto along, and this time Ashes could clearly make out their bodies, they were fish, that had completely red scales
“Are they… fish?”
“They are the unique red scales fish frohed, “Later on you will see the actual color of the Ghost Red River”
Gradually, er just the sathered together inin the direction the stern was pointing – looking far ahead, Ashes was stunned by the scene she saw More andit appear as if there was a thick dark red carpet within the sea The sailing shi+p visibly sailed forward along this red line, and when the bulge passed through the shoal of fish, from time to time sounds of collisions could be heard
So, that’s the reason Ashes suddenly recognized that this was the Ghost Red River – a strange nonexistent river! As the shi+p continued to move forward, the dense shoal of fish expanded to such an extent that the channel could accommodate several shi+ps side by side Slowly the dark blue water see shi+p was traveling on top of the fish If they hadn’t beenin opposite directions, Ashes would even believe that the shi+p was being carried by these fish
“Why are they doing this?” Tilly asked in surprise
Ashes also very much wanted to ask this question, she had absolutely never seen such a scene before, in Greycastle or any other Kingdoe rocks and the red scaled fish for a “river” For the first time, she ed by the wonder of the sea
“It is because of the ular spire, with a h the s and give birth to the next generation Then during the ebb, the cave will e in that habitat will always be the first to experience the change of water level will begin rushi+ng out So as long as we just follow the Red River, ill be able to arrive at the main island of the Shadow Islands”
“Captain Thunder, there is a huge obstacle ahead! It looks like a mountain!” the lookout suddenly shouted
“It see his pipe, “Ladies, welcome to the Shadow Islands
Not long after, Ashes finally saw the main island appear Just like Thunder had said, it looked as if several pieces of it had cole which ide at the base and narrow at the top, with a surface which at first glance looked very s that the whole spire had been sculpted by people was a bit too hard to believe Just the exposed part of the tower already reached the size of half of King’s City, while the hole in its h to entirely enclose the Tower of Babel the church has built at Hermes
The sea was still retreating, and water rushed out of the cave just like a waterfall, while the shoal of fish coing As far as Ashes could see, the whole sea had been dyed red, letting her wonder, if perhapsin the cave
Waiting until the sky had turned dark, the sea water finally retreated, revealing the bottoe of this opportunity, Thunder ordered his sailor to stop the shi+p and connect it with a long, thick heantic cave, you could see right through it to thein from both sides could still only illu al people feel an ineffable oppression
“Did you left these stakes behind the last time you were here?” Ashes asked
“No,” Thunder shook his head, “When I came here for the first time, they had already been here It should be the former inhabitants of the ruins who built them”
“The ruins… where are they?”
He smiled and pointed upwards “Just above us, we’re at the entrance to the ruins”
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