Upon hearing the alert, Adrian and Mya exchanged glances. They left the dining hall and ran onto the deck. They stood there and gazed into the distance, finding a large amount of debris floating on the surface of the sea.The contents of the debris would leave anyone astonished. It was formed by a large number of discarded clothes, and one could occasionally spot some corpses floating on top of the clothes. There were even shipwrecks among the dense debris.The line of debris stretched all the way to Isle 416.“Umm… What in the world is happening?” Lincoln walked over on his cane, astonishment on his face.Mya was stunned as well.The clothes floating on the sea were not of a single style but the styles and patterns of different countries. The colors of these garments had changed from soaking in the salty seawater for such a long time. Skeletons and shipwrecks floated among the clothes. Something must have happened here based on the scene unfolding before their eyes.Mya said in
“I’m already here, so what’s the point of me staying back? I’m going with you. You don’t have to worry about me. My survival is no longer important,” said Lincoln.Adrian did not push it after failing to persuade Lincoln.Soon, NS Trinaga dropped its anchor on a shallow beach. Adrian, Mya, and Lincoln got into an inflated boat that they rowed toward Isle 416.There was an intense stench radiating from the surface of the sea. Corpses and rotten ships could be seen everywhere. These ships were extremely quiet. Even corpses were spotted on these ships.Mya looked around her and said, “Many of these people were wearing battle suits. It seems like they were soldiers specially commissioned from different outland countries. Were they here in search of something?”Judging by the situation, it was as if there was something on the island that was worthy of being sought out.Adrian did not answer.Lincoln said, “If your guess is right, it’s possible that it’s related to a mission that I to
After what felt like an eternity, Adrian stepped onto this island once again. Like his footsteps, his mood was heavy. He had run to this island to support Gloria many years ago. Yet, he failed to bring her back alive. He had even abandoned her corpse in the rainforest.Adrian was having a hard time calming himself.“The air here is fine. It seems that many outland countries came here after us.” Mya helped Lincoln to get off the boat and then climbed onto a rock to scan their surroundings.There was an abundance of helicopters and corpses in the surrounding area. However, the air from the rainforest was rather refreshing, and Mya could not detect the stench in the air much.She looked toward Adrian, stretched out her hand to pat his shoulder, and said, “Don’t overthink it, Adrian. It has already been so many years since the incident. You tried your best.”“Let’s go,” said Adrian. He led Mya and Lincoln toward the depths of the rainforest.Other than the helicopters and corpses, th
The scene taking place before Adrian’s eyes was beyond his wildest dreams. He said, “Gloria, please listen to me…”“No. I waited for you for five years. Today will be the day you die!”Stab!Gloria pulled out a blade from her battle suit and instantly pierced Adrian’s chest.Adrian’s entire body shook. Gloria stared at him with a cold, solemn expression. She sneered and said, “Why? Do you understand what hopelessness feels like now? Do you feel how it feels to be helpless?“Adrian, you owe your life to me!”You owe your life to me… You owe your life to me…Gloria’s words reverberated in Adrian’s ears. He lowered his head to look at his chest and saw blood pouring out of his wound. However, it was as if the piercing pain had jolted him awake. He raised his head to look at her and said, “This isn’t right. You’re not Gloria. Gloria died. I saw it with my own eyes.”“Do you want me dead so badly? I’m Gloria. I am Gloria!”“You’re not. If you were, you wouldn’t try to kill me. Glor
Upon hearing Adrian’s explanation, Mya and Lincoln raised their heads and looked into the distance. The entire situation felt like some sort of scheme. If there was some sort of natural chemical compound here, the reason why Raiden had issued that mission was clear.Mya felt terrified. ‘It was all a scheme.’Lincoln’s hand that was holding his cane shook. “Everything seems very bizarre. Why did War Legate Raiden send Gloria’s squad here? What was their purpose? On the other hand, what caused the hallucinations earlier?”They could not figure it out. The only thing they could do now was to carry on.Mya hastily pulled out three respirators from her bag and said, “Thankfully, I prepared these. They’re useful against any toxic mist present in the rainforest. Let’s put them on.”Mya fitted Adrian with one of the respirators. He said, “The respirators are useless. The hallucination isn’t airborne but a type of radiation that penetrates our clothing and enters our brains through our ski
They approached the huge tree.At this very moment, Adrian spotted a woman leaning against the tree. She had a fair complexion, a face with delicate facial features, and her enticing figure was completely exposed. The woman was silent. She was so silent that it felt like she had fused with the rainforest.Adrian stopped upon seeing her. Mya looked around in astonishment. There were hundreds of bodies scattered across the ground, frozen in the positions they were in at their death. It was as if they had simply stopped being alive, their bodies unchanged.There were no signs of decay on these bodies.“Umm…” Mya widened her little mouth and looked around her in a daze.Lincoln patted Adrian’s shoulder emotionally. “Put me down.”Upon saying that, Lincoln got off Adrian’s back and limped toward the corpses on the ground. They were all wearing Wyvern Peak’s battle suits, and their suits had decayed after being exposed to the snow and wind for years. However, their bodies were still
Mya was stunned upon hearing Adrian’s remark. If he was right, what item here could trigger a person’s central nervous system such that they would experience hallucination? Could it be mist?However, there was no mist in the rainforest. In other words, the radiation existed. Even if one was wearing a respirator and a hazmat suit, one would not be able to resist the effect of the radiation.But where was the radiation coming from?“Adrian, if that’s true, what’s causing it? Did War Legate Raiden maybe send his people to retrieve this item? It’s a shame that the information from that time has been destroyed.” Mya turned around on the spot and looked around her in frustration.Her comrades who died five years ago looked the same as they were in the past. The wounds on their bodies had already healed completely. Everything about the situation was telling Adrian and Mya that there was a huge secret hidden on Isle 416. Otherwise, the numerous outland countries would not have risked their
Mya said, “This method is really effective, sir. Come, I’ll apply some for you! Hehe!”Mya giggled, walked over, and applied a messy layer over Adrian’s face before she applied some to his clothes. When she was done with the application, Adrian looked toward the depths of the rainforest and saw a mountain standing tall on the horizon.“The answers should be there. Let’s go and check it out,” Adrian said.“Yes, sir!” Mya answered.Adrian inhaled a deep breath, got down on his knees, and cupped Gloria’s face in his hands. He said, “Wait for me here. I’ll take you home after I’ve uncovered the secrets of this place.” He then stood up, turned around, and walked toward Lincoln.Lincoln was already dead, and he had a quick death. Adrian knew that this was his finishing point. Lincoln knew of this possible future and was mentally prepared for this before he came. It was possible that the homeward journey was the best ending for him.“Rest in peace, Link.”Adrian shut Lincoln’s eyes and