Chapter 142 The Disappearance of the Mist

"Look, everyone, the mist is gone!"

"Haha, does this mean we've left the cursed space?"

"..."

After sailing for several more days, the lookout on the mast suddenly discovered that the mist surrounding the sea had disappeared.

The field of vision became wide open, and the rich aura of hell instantly thinned out.

Suren also sensed the change and teleported onto the deck.

Looking at the black mist rapidly receding behind them, he confirmed that they had finally sailed out of the cursed space.

He looked up at the sky and finally saw the sun.

This was a sight impossible to see within the cursed space.

Sunlight filtered through the black gauze-like mist, like strands of gold sprinkled on the deck. Everyone squinted and enjoyed the long-lost warmth.

In that instant, the sunlight seemed to dispel the month's worth of filth accumulated on everyone's bodies, and joyful and relaxed expressions appeared on their faces.

"Finally out."

"Yeah, finally out..."

"..."

Although Suren had a way to leave the cursed space from the start, being forced to escape was a different experience from navigating their own way out.

For everyone in the Dawn Mercenary Group, this was a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

They were probably the only mercenary group in countless years to have emerged alive from that hellish cursed space.

For anyone, this was an adventure experience worthy of being called a "legendary story."

The sunlight shone on Suren's skin, and he felt every pore relax.

After a moment's thought, it was likely that the battle on the Atlantis side had concluded, and the mist in the cursed space had receded on its own.

Also, the pseudo-god "Lord of the Gray Mist" had been severely injured by Pandora and no longer actively tried to trap them. Once they sailed out of the mist, they naturally escaped.

Thinking about it, it was fortunate that the original crisis turned into a shortcut, allowing them to smoothly reach the depths of the Ancient Dragon Kingdom ruins.

The Eternal Night continued to sail on the sea, the surrounding black mist growing fainter, and the field of vision becoming wider.

Suddenly, the lookout seemed to have discovered something and shouted, "Look quickly, at six o'clock! There's a mountain there. Heavens, how tall is that mountain? We can't even see the top..."

Everyone looked over and discovered a super gigantic mountain at the end of their vision.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, they noticed that the hellish black aura on the sea was rapidly retracting toward the top of the mountain, as if some giant creature had taken a deep breath.

Seeing this, Suren knew that this was the legendary "Hell Volcano."

Rumor had it that this was a dimensional rift connecting to the hell dimension left behind after the plane was shattered in the past.

Now, seeing the volcano with his own eyes confirmed the legend that the volcanic ash from the Hell Volcano's eruption was the cursed space of the [Hell Dragon Kingdom].

………

Today the sun was shining brightly, and the Dawn Mercenary Group was sunbathing on the deck.

A group of high-level combatants gathered on the deck and began to chat.

Suren looked at the sea ahead and said, "Everyone be careful, the waters ahead are extremely dangerous..."

He had previously obtained a [Dragon Kingdom Sea Chart], and there was a rare marked danger zone on the outer sea area of the Dragon Kingdom, which they could avoid without much trouble.

But nearby were dense danger signs, such as two-star (★★) Three-Headed Dragon Bird nests, three-star (★★★) Fallen Banshee territories, four-star (★★★) Titan Sea Serpents... and even skull-marked unknown danger zones.

Powerful monsters were divided into one area after another. Almost no matter which route they took, they would have to cross through the territories of some creatures.

Hearing his words, everyone nodded.

At this time, Mr. Black also said, "Another thing that must be noted is that after leaving the cursed space, the enemies from the Celestial God Plane should also be able to pinpoint our location. Now that they know we survived, they will definitely try to encircle and kill us again."

Barret interjected, "Yes. They suffered great losses at our hands the last few times."

"If they come again next time, I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle."

Dora also agreed, "Hey. If it's just a few ten-thousand-man mage legions, the threat to us isn't too fatal. But those guys have gods from the Celestial God Plane behind them, who knows what kind of methods beyond our understanding they might have."

Tani: "The coordinates they located are now about two days' voyage northwest of us."

Nineteen: "The enemy must also realize that we have a way to pinpoint their location. This may be a bait. Also, since they were able to come to the depths of this sea area so smoothly, they must have borrowed some external force, just like their previous contract with the 'Lord of the Gray Mist'..."

"..."

The Dawn Mercenary Group's high-level combatants simply chatted for a few words and came up with a future navigation plan.

The only unexpected thing was that they didn't expect to leave the cursed space so suddenly and smoothly.

………

At the same time, on an unnamed deserted island deep in the Dragon Kingdom sea area, dozens of pirate ships were docked.

If Suren and the others were here, they would definitely recognize at a glance that these were the pirate ships left behind on Rainbow Island.

As the Dawn Mercenary Group had guessed, the moment the Eternal Night sailed out of the cursed space, the mages from the Celestial God Plane immediately noticed.

On the Neptune-class battleship "Messax," which was once the main ship of the South Sea Fleet, high-level mages from the Celestial God Plane were discussing the subsequent route to the [Mimir's Well]. But at this moment, the news came.

"Lord Augustus, those natives have come out alive! Their ship is about eight hundred nautical miles southeast of us. It looks like they're chasing after us."

"How is that possible! How could they have come out of that cursed space alive?"

"It seems that they didn't come out on their own, but... the hellish aura of Hell Volcano automatically dissipated."

"That's strange. Why did the hellish gray mist automatically dissipate? Didn't that pseudo-god say that once you enter, there's no way out..."

"Maybe it's just luck."

"But Lord Robbins has been missing since he went in, could something have happened?"

"Impossible. Robbins is a loyal servant of the great God of Death, Karas. Those natives don't have strength above the ninth rank, so there's absolutely no way they could have killed him!"

"..."

After multiple confirmations, the mages from the Celestial God Plane still found it hard to believe that the native pirate group had actually come out alive.

Coming from a higher plane, they didn't believe that anyone in this broken plane without even a demigod could kill a god's servant.

However, at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out, "That pseudo-god should have been dealt with by someone from that Dawn organization."

The speaker was a handsome blond youth. If you looked closely, you would notice a gap in the center of his forehead, which was a closed vertical pupil.

This person was none other than Frank McAdam, the Celestial God Clan's Holy Son who had his arm severed by Suren in Old Lingdun.

Hearing this, the mages in the cabin frowned and immediately began to discuss.

"How is that possible! Holy Son, are you saying... those natives can kill a high-ranking pseudo-god that even a ninth-rank couldn't deal with, and in his home territory?"

"Yes. That Gray Mist pseudo-god fused with a trace of ancient divine power, which is quite strong. How could he be killed by mortals?"

"Moreover, his main body is that cursed space of Hell Volcano. Unless a true god descends, who can do anything to Him?"

"..."

With that said, the mages all felt it was impossible.

After all, in their understanding, even a ninth-rank Archmage couldn't do it.

Hearing this, Frank shook his head, "Your information is too outdated."

After a pause, a smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth: "If you had really sent people to inquire about the news, it wouldn't be difficult to know that a disaster occurred in Ruoying Lingdun. It was also a high-ranking pseudo-god causing trouble, wanting to condense a godhead. However... that pseudo-god was ultimately completely killed by a group of people."

A high-ranking pseudo-god could be completely killed by mortals?

Hearing this, Eighth-rank Archmage Augustus frowned and said, "But Holy Son, high-ranking pseudo-gods already have the 'immortal' characteristic. Unless the divine power is completely erased, it's impossible to completely kill them. Then..."

"Possible or not is not important."

Frank shrugged and interrupted him.

His tone was lazy, but there was an unquestionable majesty. He said again: "However, this is the fact that I saw with my own eyes."

As soon as these words came out, the mages in the room fell silent.

They would not question the Holy Son's words, nor would they dare to.

Frank glanced at the crowd and continued: "That alchemy organization called 'Dawn' is not weak. You should have learned that before. If I guessed correctly, that Lord of the Gray Mist was killed by one of their members."

He added: "That should also be a pseudo-god. The divine path she cultivates seems to be very special, with a special method of stealing other's faith power. I have tried to use the Eye of Heaven to find her god-item, but unfortunately, after searching everywhere, I couldn't find it."

When the mages heard this, their expressions changed: "Can steal the power of faith?"

This was a power that blasphemed the gods!

Everyone immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

Frank didn't say much more.

After all, he also knew that these high-level mages were arrogant and looked down on the natives of the alchemy plane. Moreover, mages were not allowed to understand alchemy, so it was reasonable that their information was limited.

Although Frank himself was the Holy Son of the Celestial God Clan, he had to admit that alchemy was very special and powerful.

He just said, "This time I came here, in addition to Lord Nidro's divine order to find the [Mimir's Well], there is another purpose, which is to capture that pseudo-god of the Dawn Mercenary Group and find out her means of stealing faith."

Hearing the name of the god in Frank's mouth, the mages all became solemn.

At this time, even Augustus, the Eighth-rank Archmage, asked with a respectful tone: "Holy Son, shall I personally lead a team to go and kill that pirate group...?"

Frank shook his head: "You don't need to go. Judging from the current situation, that pirate group has a combat power that is not inferior to a ten-thousand-man mage legion. It's not certain that you can take them down even if you lead a team there. And this sea area is not suitable for legion warfare."

As he spoke, a divine light suddenly appeared in his hand, and a horn-shaped magic tool floated in his palm. He muttered to himself: "It just so happens that I have the divine power bestowed by Lord Nidro, so we don't need to do it ourselves..."

………

The Eternal Night continued to sail on the sea.

Suren didn't stay in the puppet workshop, but stayed on the mast again, taking on the task of guarding.

Having entered the extremely dangerous area, no one dared to be careless. The high-level combatants were also closely monitoring the surroundings in their respective positions.

As the Eternal Night gradually headed west, islands like bamboo shoots appeared around the sea.

The islands were lush and green, but the green of the trees was slightly blackish. The appearance of islands meant that the food chain in this area would be more complex.

Because the Dawn Mercenary Group was chasing after the people from the Celestial God Plane to the [Mimir's Well], the second half of their voyage deviated greatly from the route of the Black Sam Mercenary Group, so everything was full of unknowns.

This was the sea area with a two-star (★★) danger rating marked on the map as the Three-Headed Dragon Bird nest. It was also the only route that Tani had planned out that was relatively less dangerous.

Tani and his mother had already confirmed with the fish in the sea that there were indeed some powerful flying creatures in this area. On the mast, Suren was meditating cross-legged.

The Rune Black Umbrella was placed by his side, and Crow was dozing off on his shoulder. Suddenly, he opened his eyes sharply: "Monsters are coming!"

After the spiritual power broke through the "Spirit Travel Realm," his perception range had also increased tenfold.

Previously, the soul perception range was only a thousand meters, but now, even across several nautical miles, he could clearly sense the group of monsters coming.

That's right!

It was a group!

Just as Suren issued a warning, a collective warning came from the communicator: "A-level enemy attack! A flock of flying monsters, to the northwest!"

In an instant, the entire Dawn Mercenary Group was mobilized.

Cannons extended from the hull of the ship, and ammunition was loaded...

Medical teams, combat groups, and logistics groups were all busy and nervous.

Although the sound of footsteps on the deck was rapid, no one showed any panic on their faces.

Having experienced countless fierce battles, the current Dawn Mercenary Group was already a mature team with strong cohesion and combat effectiveness.

Looking again, strange cries suddenly came from the sky.

A group of giant strange birds with three heads flew toward the Eternal Night.

Leading the way was an eighth-rank [Three-Headed Dragon Bird (Lord)], followed by a group of equally fierce strange birds.

These strange birds were dragon-blooded creatures, and their natural rank was high, with the lowest being the fourth rank. They had steel claws covered in dragon scales and sharp beaks. They were huge, with a wingspan of hundreds of meters, and the largest one was about the same size as the Eternal Night.

As these strange birds approached, their cries contained a special pressure similar to dragon's might.

The group of strange birds swooped down from the sky, and the sea surface was forced into a large pit by the hurricane stirred up by their wings.

Everyone on the deck instantly felt as if a mountain was pressing on their shoulders, bearing millions of pounds of pressure. At the same time as the strange birds swooped down, they opened their mouths and spat out large swaths of wind blades, which converged into a tornado, causing the Eternal Night to creak.

Suren narrowed his eyes slightly and thought, "As expected of dragon descendants, such strong wind element manipulation ability!"

Looking at their tacit cooperation, he knew that these strange birds were obviously accustomed to group hunting.

If hundreds of strange birds swooped down together, even a sea monster stronger than them could be devoured by them.

But this time, the strange birds were not facing food, but a powerful mercenary group armed to the teeth!

Chise was right next to Suren, and with her fiery temper, she wouldn't put up with these three-headed strange birds.

Just as the flock of birds swooped down from the sky and entered her sword energy slashing range, a cold light flashed out of the sheath, and a flash of thunder sword energy cut through the wind blade storm. In one strike, she severed the wings of a seventh-rank strange bird.

Then, with a "pop," a wave of air exploded in place, and Chise rushed toward the flock of birds.

At the same time, Bartolo, Nineteen, Barrett, Wordsworth... and other high-level combatants also made their moves.

On the deck, the mechanical warriors and the members modified with the [Dragon Blood Potion] roared excitedly. Various colony equipment appeared, mechanical armor clanked, and they followed the high-level combatants and rushed forward without showing any weakness.

In an instant, blood and feathers fell from the sky.

The flock of strange birds had no time to show their ferocity and were killed and scattered in the sky.

The current Dawn Mercenary Group could not be bitten by just anyone unless they encountered a true ninth-rank existence.

………

Suren didn't participate much in the battle. This level of combat would have been a major threat to the Dawn Mercenary Group a few months ago, but now that the strength of the members had skyrocketed, it was just a slightly risky hunting operation.

The rank of the monsters here was high, but the average rank of the Dawn Mercenary Group members was not low either, and the level of luxury of their individual equipment was probably the highest in the entire alchemy plane.

Before long, the hundreds of three-headed dragon birds in this group were slaughtered.

There were no accidents.

After the leader monster was killed, the remaining strange birds fled in all directions. The members of the Dawn Mercenary Group began the popular loot harvesting session.

The corpses of these high-level monsters were all excellent materials.

Suren watched the crew members salvage the corpses in the sea, his eyes looking at the sea in the distance, gradually becoming deep.

He certainly was not careless.

Without any premonition, everyone knew that the people from the Celestial God Plane would come to cause trouble.

The battle had exposed their exact location, and the other party should be coming.

Suren narrowed his eyes slightly, his mind racing, and murmured to himself: "What means will those guys use..."

If they wanted to have the absolute strength to crush the Dawn Mercenary Group, relying on a few ten-thousand-man mage legions alone would not work.

Besides relying on gods, what else could they rely on?

The monsters in this Dragon Kingdom sea area?

Suddenly, Suren felt that he had thought of something: "Lord-level and Overlord-level monsters don't obey anyone, and they are not so easy to control, and there can't be too few of them... Even if they borrow divine power, it won't be easy to do."

Divine power needs a carrier.

The stronger the carrier, the more powerful divine power it can bear.

And Suren now had enough understanding of the Celestial God Plane.

As far as he knew, among the mages who had invaded the alchemy plane, the necromancer Yale Robbins he had encountered before was the most powerful.

After eliminating a series of enemies in his mind, for some reason, Suren thought of one person, his expression slightly strange: "That Holy Son of the Celestial God Clan should have become very strong now, right?"