Chapter 213 - Incoming Threat (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Zhang Heng and Anne led the group, searching almost half the island. Still, they couldn’t locate Harry.

“How could I not know how good Harry was at running?!”

Anne was surprised by the search result. It left her perplexed, knowing that it would only be logical for someone lost to stay as close as possible to the beach. The further away they were, the smaller the chance they’d be rescued.

“It seems he’s lost his way.”

After hearing what happened to Harry, Dufresne joined the search party as well. Staying at least two meters apart from each other, the search party called out for Harry as they scouted around the island. However, it yielded no result.

Suddenly, Zhang Heng’s team on the left found something. It was a barrel and two liquor bottles on the ground.

“Did the watchers leave all these stuff behind?” Zhang Heng asked as he lifted the barrel’s lid with his saber.

“When we asked our men to observe the Spanish treasure ship, we set up three observation posts on this island. From what I remember, I don’t think this area is one of it.”

“Maybe Ball’s men left these during their hunting trip,” said Dufresne.

“Ball and his men hunted at the west side of this island. That’s where the wild goats are. Besides, they wouldn’t have carried a barrel with them,” replied Zhang Heng.

Immediately, everyone looked at Dufresne, who simply shrugged.

“I asked them about it earlier because I want to bring back a few roasted goats to the ship.”

“Maybe it was left by whoever that was here previously,” Said Anne.

Though Parrot Island wasn’t known to have been occupied before, it was still on the nautical chart. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that people did live here.

Zhang Heng agreed as well, as he squatted down, tipped the water with his thumb, and tasted it.

“The water inside the barrel is clean and safe to drink. It doesn’t seem like it’s been here long.”

Next, he went on to check the two liquor bottles.

“Are you trying to say that there are others on this island? That’s not possible. We combed the island thoroughly the moment we set foot on its sands! There is no one here except for us.”

“How would you explain this barrel of drinking water then?”

“Maybe they left right before we got on this island…”