The black river’s waves came crashing in, and within that surge, silver points of light flickered, as dense as sea foam.
On the restless surface, layer after layer of waves had already risen. A single silver point leaped out of the water, revealing its true form.
It was a transparent fish. At the heart’s position was a cluster of silver light, while the rest of its body was completely colorless and clear.
After the first one appeared, countless transparent silver-light fish leaped from the water, then fell back into the pitch-black river.
The massive school seemed ignited by something.
And within the oncoming wave, there was an especially enormous figure.
On the ferry deck, the people who had been at odds moments ago immediately stood on the same side again. But faced with this sudden surge, each of them looked ashen-faced.
The nature of the black river made the boat beneath them their only foothold.
But this ship clearly couldn’t withstand the battering of those waves; it was highly likely to shatter at the slightest touch.
As for their mood at this moment, one could only imagine how terrible it was.
The withered man turned and strode into the ship’s cabin. The pale-faced sailors followed behind him.
The nominal captain of this ferry walked over to the withered man.
“Should we use that thing?”
The black waves were already very close. The ship had begun to shake as a precursor. In another minute, it would collide with the ferry.
Hearing the captain mention that thing, the withered man clenched his fists, then nodded. He was about to continue deeper inside, but his steps suddenly stopped.
Those following him also froze in place, turning their heads to look behind.
A middle-aged man, along with a boy and a girl, had arrived. He had casually dealt with two sailors who tried to stop them.
The tall, upright middle-aged man pulled out something and tossed it over. A sailor caught it and handed it to the withered man.
After looking at it, the withered man’s murky eyes swept over the boy and girl.
“I’ll give you three spots.”
With that, the withered man turned and left. The three in black cloaks breathed a sigh of relief and followed his steps.
On the other side, by the ship’s rail.
Yifu stared in shock at the creature hidden in the black river—the source of the waves.
Even as a dragon tribe girl from the Northern Continent, she had never seen such a huge strange fish.
But what surprised her wasn’t just this giant beast.
She looked at Enya beside her and asked curiously, “Aren’t you scared?”
“No.”
“If you are, I can hold you.”
“No need.”
From an angle Yifu couldn’t see, Enya rolled her eyes at this silly dragon girl.
Yifu pouted slightly.
Things hadn’t developed the way she had imagined, which annoyed her quite a bit. If it weren’t for the mission this trip, Yifu would definitely have pounced on Enya in front of her and then fiercely inhaled Enya’s enchanting scent…
Yifu’s sisters had told her that if someone didn’t obediently follow, just take them by force.
They also said that after spending enough time together, the captured human would stop missing home, and then they could bully her however they wanted.
Enya didn’t know what Yifu was thinking, but Yifu’s gaze gave her an uncomfortable feeling. Was this girl thinking of using force?
The great wave came.
On the deck, those with no other tricks up their sleeves were now in despair. Some even chose to jump into the water at this moment.
Enya took a step, walking toward the bow.
Sensing Enya’s movement, Yifu immediately focused her attention on her and quickly ran to Enya’s side.
Frowning slightly, she asked, “Hey, what are you doing?”
Yifu wasn’t afraid, because she also had some tricks up her sleeve. She just didn’t want to abandon the good-smelling Enya here.
Having been in the human world for so long, this was the first time Yifu had smelled such a wonderful scent—the aura of immense fate.
And Enya’s body gave her a sense of closeness.
Enya, as if strolling leisurely, walked across the deck in her little heels.
The crisp sound of her footsteps actually calmed the frantic heartbeats of those who had given up struggling on the deck. Everyone’s gaze, as if drawn, followed Enya’s graceful figure as she strolled.
She reached the bow and stepped onto the wooden pole.
Yifu, unknowingly, had stopped following. Gazing at Enya, who exuded an unusual charm, her mind churned with thoughts. Her eyes narrowed, tightly tracking Enya’s back.
What was she going to do?
No one knew what this woman, who had suddenly walked to the bow, intended to do.
They quieted down, watching Enya.
Inside the cabin, the withered man seemed to sense something. He frowned, hesitated for a moment, then chose not to go out, because he faintly felt a threat to his life.
On the bow’s wooden pole, Enya stood with her feet together. She also noticed the fluctuation of a teleportation inside the cabin, but she only let out a cold laugh. Her gaze fell on the dozen-meter-high wave that had now arrived before her.
But she did nothing, as if just standing there quietly.
Then, the great wave suddenly crashed down!
The black water fiercely slapped the water in front of the ship.
The surface beneath the ferry was abruptly lifted. Some people on the deck couldn’t keep their footing and fell directly onto the wooden floor. When the water reached its highest point, it began to plummet sharply.
Those who had fallen to the floor experienced what weightlessness felt like.
Enya still stood steadily on the wooden pole.
She lowered her eyes to the water. The silver points of light began circling the ferry. The previously turbulent surface surprisingly calmed down again, as smooth as a mirror before.
A man who had fallen several times and was a bit dazed crawled up and stared blankly at the now-stable ferry, still not fully recovering from the recent danger.
He looked around and saw many people as disheveled as he was, only then did he believe he was still alive and hadn’t fallen into the water to feed the fish.
“We survived?”
Many had this doubt, wondering if they were dreaming. But reality was that they had successfully made it through.
Some keenly sensed that this might be related to the woman at the bow. They redirected their attention to Enya.
Had she saved them?
Enya had no intention of acknowledging them. She slightly turned her body, glanced at the dragon girl Yifu standing five meters away, then withdrew her gaze. Looking at the water’s surface in the distance, where a slight ripple had appeared, she spoke with her back to Yifu.
“Aren’t you looking for someone? What a coincidence, so am I. How about we compete to see who finds her first, huh?”
“Hmm…”
Hearing that Enya was also looking for someone, Yifu’s eyes widened instantly. She hadn’t expected that the human woman she had her eye on was actually competing with her for the same woman.
So confusing…
Anyway, an inexplicable relationship had gained another layer.
Yifu stared at Enya’s back. After a moment, she said, “Fine, a bet it is. But if you lose, you have to give yourself to me. Hmph, I’ll definitely find her first!”
She was very confident in herself. After all, she had brought quite a few good items and had made promises to her sisters back in the Ancestral Court.
She was determined to get the person she was looking for.
Enya sensed a familiar aura on Yifu.
It was a unique aura from the Dragon God, Archethia. Yifu carried something that dead blonde had given her, likely a tool specifically for finding—or even capturing—Enya.
“That dead blonde…”
Enya gritted her teeth and muttered.
After suppressing her displeasure at Archethia’s actions, she still kept her back to Yifu and said, “Then what if you lose?”
“What do you want?”
“I haven’t decided yet. Let it be a debt for now. I’ll come find you when I’ve thought of something.”
“I’m not going to lose.”
Yifu was very proud.
Enya laughed pleasantly.
Yifu competing with her to find Enya first was a sure losing game. Enya was counting on Yifu being a simple-minded dragon girl.
Cheating a little sister like this was a sure win for her.
After laughing, Enya took a light breath and stepped forward again.
She floated down from the wooden pole.
Yifu rushed to the bow and looked down, only to find Enya standing on the water. She widened her eyes, astonished at the sight.
The power of rules on the black river prevented even a dragon tribe member like Yifu from flying above it. Falling into the water meant sinking. But Enya was now standing on the surface.
Yifu grew excited.
“As expected of the woman I’ve set my sights on. Truly special!”
Hearing that, Enya nearly stumbled.
Her mouth twitched.
After washing that comment away in her mind, Enya walked forward. As she strolled, the silver fish schools beneath the water gathered on either side…
The originally pitch-black river water, illuminated by the vast number of transparent silver fish, gave the stunning impression of a starry sky, as if the Starry River had fallen onto this land.
Many people on the ship poked their heads out, watching Enya walk on the water.
Their expressions were uniformly astonished. And while they were still in shock, new activity stirred in the distance.
Where faint ripples had formed, a gigantic transparent creature slowly surfaced. Its body was almost completely colorless.
If one had to compare its form, Enya felt it somewhat resembled a whale. At its heart’s position was also a cluster of silver light.
But its silver light was far more radiant and bright than the others.
Huummm~
When the giant beast surfaced, a humming sound came from its direction. Enya could actually understand the meaning within that sound.
It addressed her as the Successor.
Enya walked up to it, pulled down the hood covering her head. Her silver hair cascaded down, emitting a faint glow.
Raising her pale golden eyes, she asked, “What’s your name?”
“None? … Let me think. Then from now on, you’ll be called Yeyue.”
“You like it? Good that you like it.”
Enya smiled.
When that great wave had surged toward them, she had felt two incomplete Authorities—Demon and Desire—within her body trembling and humming.
She had also sensed a trace of joy from the fish school.
The Night Goddess’s fragments had scattered across the Northland States.
This City of the Other Shore surely contained a large fragment. In fact, it might have been that fragment that created the City of the Other Shore.
Enya had set her sights on the City of the Other Shore and the Hall of Shadows ever since she made that blood potion for Lucina.
She leaped onto the head of the whale, Yeyue.
Yeyue’s massive body gradually detached from the black river water and rose into the air. The small transparent silver fish rose along with it.
Only at this moment did the full thousand-meter-long body of this giant beast truly reveal itself.
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