Chapter 323 - Chapter 323: Chapter 307 "Time Stasis Stone (1/2)

Chapter 323: Chapter 307 “Time Stasis Stone

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The dark clouds in the sky remained dense, and the blue-black hue of the sea evoked a deep-seated fear in people’s hearts.

Finally, after dozens of hours, the Fischer family’s steamboat arrived at the designated area that Karl had pointed out, and the island hiding the mysterious treasure completely came into everyone’s view.

It was an oddly shaped island, resembling a giant upright coffee cup. The parts that touched the water were all cliffs and sheer drops. Observations made by a “Bird Expeller” Blood Receiver controlling a bird revealed huge hollows within the cliffs.

“It’s a good thing we only got here now, otherwise it would have been rather difficult to climb up here,”

said Byrne, standing on deck, then he turned to look at Chris standing beside him.

Chris nodded slightly and then stretched out his hand to perform his secret technique: telekinesis.

Following that, both he and Byrne took off, their bodies quickly ascending at high speed.

Reaching the top of the cliffs, standing at an altitude of several hundred meters, they looked down to see the “coffee cup”-like island was entirely pitch black inside, as though it were a giant black hole that could absorb all light.

It was like a Bottomless Abyss, and just standing there was enough to make one desperate to imagine falling down into it.

Byrne spoke without a trace of fear, “Right below us is that which the great Lord of the Lost desires…”

“Mmhmm,”

Chris, still youthful in appearance, nodded lightly.

The two brothers stood side by side, yet they seemed as distant as grandfather and grandson.

Chris was acutely aware that Byrne’s time was running out.

Byrne pondered, murmuring to himself, “Should we go down now, or… hmmm, for safety’s sake, let’s bring a few more people down with us. It will be safer if we all move together.”

As soon as Byrne finished speaking, Chris nodded and the two of them flew back to the ship using telekinesis. Then Chris brought Yeager and Lilian, who had attained the 4th Rank, back up with him.

Apart from Chris, representing pure martial prowess, the remaining three—Byrne, Yeager, and Lilian—possessed extraordinary powers with great functional capabilities.

Their combined strengths could handle the majority of dangers.

Lilian looked down at the pitch-black “Bottomless Abyss” beneath her feet, clutching tightly the transparent bottle that the Fischer family considered a sacred object, and closed her eyes.

She silently prayed.

“Oh great Lord of the Lost, please bless us… The Fischer family will soon retrieve the treasure You yearn for.”

“I sincerely hope it will be the offering among the many we have presented that brings You joy.”

The prospect of bringing yet another offering to Him stirred excitement within Lilian.

Yeager bowed his head slightly, gazing into the fathomless abyss, and took a deep breath.

His reason told him that descending could be dangerous, but it also told him that as the leader of the Daybreakers, he had no choice but to descend, without hesitation.

“Huff…”

He had no choice but to follow down; there was no other option.

The four had been enhanced by Poetic Verses Magic, and after consuming several Delicious Snacks, they quickly took flight with Chris’s telekinesis, heading down toward the “Bottomless Abyss.”

It was as if they were continuously falling, falling, forever falling into the abyss.

The darkness around them grew thicker, all light seemed to gradually fade away, as if they were truly entering into pure darkness.

All of a sudden, Byrne said, “Let’s hold hands.”

Before the encompassing darkness could swallow everything, they quickly joined hands, fearing the loss of contact with one another.

The four continued their silent descent.

They could even clearly hear each other’s breathing.

Still falling…

Finally, it seemed as if everything vanished, and they could see nothing but darkness; no light existed, and the world was engulfed in utter silence.

Even with their eyes open, they could only feel darkness enveloping them, as if losing the sense of their own existence, their bodies seemingly dragged down by an invisible force, every breath becoming laboriously heavy.

Lilian couldn’t help but speak out, “How much farther until the end?”

As soon as her voice came out, it felt odd—there was completely no response from anyone.

Lilian was stunned for a moment; she was sure she had been holding her father’s hand, but it was as if the sensation in her hand had totally vanished.

What had happened?

It seemed like she was still plummeting…