Chapter 500 - The Mysterious Island (1/2)

Chapter 500: The Mysterious Island

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As he spoke, Link activated the Level-12 sealing spell.

Countless crimson runes issued out from his body like morning mist and entwined themselves around the Red Dragon Queen’s body like a cocoon.

This went on for a few seconds until the cocoon of light was now an airtight chamber that rapidly shrank around Gretel’s body. At the same time, the Chaotic Rot in her body gradually subsided in her body. One of the most visible changes on her body was her eyes.

The dark power had receded instantly from her almost completely blackened eyes. Gretel’s pale face too had regained its color.

Another five seconds later, she drew a long breath, widened her eyes and stared at Link, a perplexed expression on her face. She remained silent for a long while. Then she said, “You… liar!”

Listening to him speak so affectionately before had filled her with so much hope. She thought he was going to finally confess his feelings to her, but it was all an act!

She was now angry and disappointed at him!

Link smiled awkwardly at her. He helped Gretel up, and said, “Your Highness, I wasn’t exactly lying to you. I was, in fact, trying to suppress the venom in you.”

“How dare you still call me ‘Your Highness’!” said Gretel coldly, glancing sideways at him.

Link could only chuckle at this. They had almost reached the ground at this point, and Link did not wish to continue this awkward conversation any longer. He surveyed the forest around them, and asked, “Tellie, I think there’s something wrong about this place. I’ve never seen these kinds of plants before.”

He did not recognize any of the plants around him. It was as if they had entered another realm.

Gretel did not mind being called “Tellie” by him since they were the only two people there. Gretel’s rage subsided somewhat upon hearing this, and she turned around to observe her surroundings. In an instant, she had forgotten all about her discontent and was now drawn to her strange new surroundings.

“This is new.”

Link had only lived for twenty years. Though he may be well read, his knowledge of the world was still limited in comparison to the Red Dragon Queen’s. On the other hand, Gretel had lived for 2000 years. Even though she had spent most of that time in Dragon Valley, she had gone on hundreds of trips to the outside world. The longest trip she had taken was with her mother when both of them once flew around Firuman.

She had virtually seen all of Firuman and was more than familiar with most of the islands dotting the great ocean. But the island below them was completely foreign to her.

At that moment, both of them had landed on the ground.

As they landed, there was a sudden squeak from the woods near them. A creature as large as a mouse shot out into the open. Its appearance was exceedingly strange. Link activated the Magician’s Hand and held the thing before him.

The thing was no larger than an adult’s palm. It resembled somewhat the kangaroos back on earth. Its hind legs were more developed than its front legs, which seemed dexterous enough to act as their hands. It squeaked desperately, struggling to free itself from the invisible hand holding it in the air.

“I’ve never seen such an animal before,” said Gretel, shaking her head.

It was rare indeed for her to not recognize something in the world of Firuman, assuming of course that they were still in Firuman.

Link let go of the mouse-like creature. It immediately scampered back into the woods.

He looked around at his surroundings and saw that the canopy of leaves above them was especially dense. A golden sun hung in the blue sky, which was not at all different from Firuman’s sky.

Link then cast a Detection spell to measure the island’s spatial distortion, magical saturation, and chronal speed. Each of these aspects was similar to Firuman’s.

“We are indeed on Firuman. If you’ve never seen this island before, could it be that it had simply floated to the ocean’s surface?”

This explanation, ridiculous as it may sound, was their only explanation for the island at the moment.

Gretel thought for a while and could not think of anything to contradict this. She spread her hands and spoke, “Anything can happen in this world. What you just described is possible… Aren’t there a couple of buildings on the island? This must mean that there are people living here. Why don’t we go and take a look?”

Link had the same idea, but at that moment, Gretel’s power had been sealed up. In her current state, she might not be able to defend herself if there was any trouble. He had to think of a way to neutralize the venom completely in her body as soon as possible.

Holding out the Void Centipede’s stinger, Link said, “Gretel, the venom running through your body is only temporarily sealed up. To actually remove it, we need to find a more efficacious antidote for it. There’s still a bit of venom in the stinger. Can you think of a way to counteract its effect?”

Alchemy was not Link’s strongest suit, but the Red Dragon Queen was an expert on the subject. She should be able to come up with something.

Gretel nodded and took out a magically-resistant vial. She then spoke to Link, “Here, pour the venom into this vial.”