YM778.TV Chapter 68 - Radiant Goddess
Surveying the bodies around him, he noticed their clothing was light, indicating that when they landed on the island, the temperature wasn’t low, and the extreme northern seas were still far away.
It seemed these people had been killed a few days ago, infected with frenzied wolf disease, and wandered this island ever since.
Searching the semi-werewolf corpses, Yang Yi found some gear and items.
【Name: Outdoor Survival Knife】
【Type: Treasure】【Quality: Premium】【Description: A durable, portable survival knife favored by survival experts. Suitable for skinning, cutting meat, carving, hammering, with an anti-slip, corrosion-resistant handle.】【Name: Throwing Axe】
【Type: Treasure】【Quality: Common】【Description: A compact axe with good balance, designed for throwing.】【Name: Flare】
【Type: Consumable】【Quality: Fine】【Description: A glowing orb that emits strong light when smashed, repelling creatures that prefer darkness.】【Name: Quick-Heal Bandage】
【Type: Consumable】【Quality: Fine】【Description: A strange bandage that absorbs blood around the wound, accelerating healing.】Yang Yi laid out the collected items, frowning deeply.
These people were well-equipped.
Not only did they have secondary weapons, but also useful tools and healing items. And this wasn’t everything — they had definitely used some of their gear.
Somewhere on the island, their primary weapons might still be scattered.
But Yang Yi wasn’t frowning because of this. His concern lay with two bottles of clear liquid among the items.
He recognized this liquid immediately — he’d drunk it several times before.
【Name: Holy Water】
【Type: Consumable】【Quality: Premium】【Description: Blessed pure water that can be ingested, applied externally, or used as a throwable item. When facing demonic creatures, you can never have too much holy water! It cures various poisons and curses, accelerates healing, and slightly restores energy.】"Can\'t this holy water cure the frenzied wolf disease?" Yang Yi picked up one of the bottles.
At the same time, he recalled a piece of information he had read in the first issue of the weekly magazine.
At that time, Zhou Dai was recruiting teammates to prepare for an expedition to an island with werewolves.
The island was likely the one beneath Yang Yi’s feet.
There were just too many coincidences!
"Were they wiped out by the werewolves?" Yang Yi speculated.
But soon, he realised something didn’t add up.
If they had been attacked by werewolves, how could so many of them have remained intact?
They would have been torn to shreds!
Moreover…why hadn’t the scent of blood attracted the werewolves?
Were they on the other side of the island?
Yang Yi looked towards the forest on the island, feeling a sense of lurking danger.
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He decided to pause his exploration and try using his "Peeping" skill to check on the situation of the Radiant Goddess.
"Suna, pull me aboard!" Yang Yi sent a message.
A few minutes later, a clawed hand grabbed him and pulled him into the cabin of the Nightmare Star.
Yang Yi first handed the survival knife to Suna, as it was of a higher grade than his witch\'s dagger and was sharper.
Then, he went up to the deck, took out a crystal ball, and activated the "Peeping" skill.
Before using the skill, however, he also sent a few messages to Zhou Dai to confirm her status.
The fact that he could still send messages meant she was alive and hadn\'t been deactivated from the system.
"She\'s still alive."
The message was sent.
Yang Yi recalled the incident from a few days ago when he had contacted Zhou Dai about selling sweaters.
At that time, she hadn’t replied, and it was likely she had already run into trouble.
【Searching... Radiant Goddess...】
The crystal ball quickly displayed coordinates and an image.
Yang Yi cross-checked the coordinates with the sea chart and confirmed they matched the island.
However, the image did not show a ship; it displayed the waters near the island.
"Did the ship sink?"
He noted down the coordinates, then steered the Nightmare Star towards them.
It wasn’t far — located on the middle side of the spindle-shaped island.
As he reached the area near the coordinates, he stood on the left side of the deck and scanned the surroundings, but saw no ship and no abnormality on the sea surface.
However, the crystal ball confirmed that the coordinates were exactly where the Radiant Goddess should have been.
An idea struck him, and he removed his eye mask to try using his "Third Eye."
Finally, before him appeared a nearly 40-metre-long three-masted sailing ship, with exquisite decorations along the edges and a grand statue of a goddess at the bow.
A layer of transparent silk hung from above the mast, covering the entire ship.
Yang Yi observed the ship and noticed it also had a chapel, not small in size, located in the ship\'s center.
Through the windows, he saw intricate decorations inside, including a statue of a goddess without arms, dignified and holy.
Looking at it for a long time brought a sense of peace, as if one had been redeemed.
Yang Yi quickly shifted his gaze away — he wasn’t interested in deities.
He rubbed his chin and pondered, "Invisible ship, or invisibility device?"
Without his third eye, he wouldn\'t have seen it, even if it was placed right in front of him.
The Nightmare Star\'s skill could only show the ship’s coordinates.
He brought over a piece of wood to try boarding, but failed, as a transparent force field blocked him.
It meant Zhou Dai was indeed alive and most likely on this island!
He scanned the surroundings again using his third eye but didn’t detect any other invisible ships.
"What should I do...?"
Yang Yi was a bit troubled.
Due to the rules, he couldn’t plunder this unmanned ship, not even by sinking the Radiant Goddess.
It seemed the system was focusing the conflict on the ship\'s captain.
Only by killing the captain could he steal the victory.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to ignore the ship.
He didn’t have any ill will towards Zhou Dai.
Likewise, there was no deep affection either.
The idea of risking his life to rescue someone on the island was completely out of the question.
He was simply curious.
"What is it about this island that made her recruit so many people to tackle it?"
The position was very close to the ship on the island.
Yang Yi had a reason to believe they came here for that ship.
However, the forest blocked his view, and the distance was too far. Even with his third eye, he could only discern that the ship was ancient, older than Yang Yi himself.
But what exactly was inside, he couldn’t tell.
What he could confirm was that the ship was quite large when it was intact.
"Should I go or not?" Yang Yi hesitated.
From the perspective of avoiding risk, he could leave and call it a day.
But constantly avoiding risks wouldn’t get him far in these seas.
If he abandoned the island, he’d have to abandon the next one too.
If he continued that way, Yang Yi’s career as a sailor would effectively be over, and he might as well join some organisation and seek protection!
After coming to this conclusion, Yang Yi made a decision.
From then on, unless he was certain there was an overwhelming danger, he shouldn’t give up on exploring any island.
Even if this island had werewolves, Yang Yi wasn’t afraid.
He wasn’t the same person he used to be. With his third eye, he was confident he could take down a werewolf with a single shot.
And he still had the Sea Serpent’s Fang!
Determined to land on the island, Yang Yi manoeuvred the Nightmare Star and returned to the spot where he had first come ashore.
The coast remained calm, with the same few bodies lying there and no new half-werewolves appearing.
Yang Yi felt the concentration of the half-werewolves in the area had to have a reason.
As for the ship on the island, it was likely in a place similar to a spider\'s nest, and he had to proceed with caution.
It would be better to first understand what had happened to the players before venturing further.
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