Chapter 207 - Chapter 207: Chapter 197 Radiance Island (1/2)

Chapter 207: Chapter 197 Radiance Island

In the eerie darkness of the vast sea night, the moonlight was obscured by thick clouds, leaving only faint starlight speckling the boundless ocean surface.

The Fischer family’s fleet steadily sailed towards the depths of the Aphotic Sea; their destination was an island known as “Radiance”.

Radiance Island was a very large island, populated by several hundred thousand inhabitants, over ninety-five percent of whom were slaves—Extraordinary powerful experts lived as slave masters, while their descendants and attendants were a rare few who were free.

Besides them, all others were merely different types of slaves, in essence no different from objects.

Around Radiance Island were hundreds of smaller islands, together known as the “Radiance Archipelago,” and the entire Radiance Archipelago was under the complete control of the great overlord “Spirit Communicator”.

“Spirit Communicator” was one of the eight great overlords of the Aphotic Sea, an Extraordinary powerful expert of low-level Monarch strength, a Spellcaster who mastered very terrifying Necromancy.

Before the mysterious emergence of the Spirit Realm, there was almost no research on souls in the Claud World, and Necromancy was generally very weak, so there were very few Necromancers who could reach the Monarch Level.

“Spirit Communicator” was likely one of the first few Necromancers in the world, his domain-etched Spells could instantly forge an entire formidable undead army!

Theo, holding a green telescope, gazed at an island, then put down his telescope and said aloud,

“We’re almost there, the island in front of us is Radiance Island, there’s no mistake!”

People should have been shouting with joy as they neared their destination, but in reality, nobody felt like responding.

On the deck, everyone stared at the pitch-black ocean, all feeling an uncomfortable sensation rising deep within them.

The waves sparkled with a pale glow in the darkness, like the smile of a specter; the dim moonlight that filtered through the clouds highlighted the contours of the undulating waves, making the whole sea seem even more mysterious and frightening.

The night seemed to completely devour the lightless sea, leaving only endless depth and the unknown.

The Aphotic Sea, a region of the Nine Seas where the sun never shone.

In the days since they had entered the Aphotic Sea, everyone had ceased to see the sun, and a certain pressure had been gradually building up in their hearts.

Vanessa stood on deck, arms crossed, pondering things.

Then, she turned to the old butler, Theo, and inquired, “So how is Darren doing now?”

Theo had been monitoring Darren’s condition all this time. He felt the direction of the sea breeze and upon hearing Vanessa’s question, he shook his head and said softly,

“His injuries haven’t gotten worse, but he is using up Spiritual Power every day, probably doing something, but I can’t know more, I can only keep supplying him with Spiritual Power.”

The old man paused for a moment, then slowly said,

“I hope my help can give Darren Young Master some advantage and opportunity, or at the very least, provide hope, for I know that hope is actually what people lack the most in desperate situations.”

Relieved upon hearing that Darren was doing alright, Vanessa nodded and said,

“It’s good that his injuries haven’t worsened; Darren might be trying to find a way to escape from Rhea. In any case, I believe the great Lord of the Lost will bless him.”

Finally, the Fischer family fleet arrived at the coastal harbor of Radiance Island.

The pitch-black island seemed to be muttering with the unknown, causing a feeling of dread deep within the crew that made their blood run cold.

Their ship came to a complete stop, and the people of the Fischer family didn’t disembark right away because they had not yet received permission from the nobles on the island.

Soon, several torch-bearing nobles from the island were seen, quietly leading the island’s lord’s guards, gradually approaching.

The nobles were all dressed in black robes, with strange black makeup around their eyes.

Leading them was a bald woman, also in a black robe, exceptionally tall, nearly reaching two meters. With black eyeshadow and lipstick, she looked quite bizarre, silently staring at everyone.

In a peculiar tone, she spoke up, raising her hand and said with rising and falling inflections,

“Foreigners from the Tempest Church, I am the first emissary of the great Spirit Communicator Marcius! This important transaction has long been awaited by the great Spirit Communicator Marcius!”

“Please follow us, to meet the great Spirit Communicator Marcius!”

The Fischer family members were somewhat surprised to hear this, as seldom did anyone prefix themselves with “great,” a term usually reserved for deities; even the rulers of the Ouden Continent rarely dared to use the term “the great”.

Clearly, the influence of the True Gods Church in the Aphotic Sea was not strong, otherwise they wouldn’t have allowed the great overlord “Spirit Communicator Marcius” to so casually use “the great” to refer to himself.

Chris squinted his eyes, silently observing the first emissary, sensing a power not much different from his own.

Theo, on the other hand, turned to Vanessa and nodded very respectfully, saying,

“Madam Vanessa, as per His Excellency Byrne’s instructions, you will be responsible for guarding the ship.”

Vanessa stayed silent for a long moment but eventually nodded, finally saying,

“Alright, I understand, Chris, remember to be careful.”