Dark Magus Returns

Chapter 997: Running On Water!



On the shore of the beach, the pirate captain that Zon and Lince had forced themselves onto to reach the island had been busy. Several of the men's clothes were soaking wet, and on the beach itself, there was now a barrier facing outward from the shore.

It was made from the wreckage of the ship, while supplies had been gathered as well, making some type of camp.

"We don't know how long we're going to be on this island, but if things like those monkeys come back, we're going to be done for!" the captain claimed.

From the few dead bodies of the monkeys that had already been defeated by Zon and Lince, the captain had ordered his men to place them close to the edge of the jungle. They were afraid at first and, after hacking their bodies, immediately ran back.

There was some theory behind what the captain was doing-or more so just his own thoughts that made sense in his head. The monkeys would be less willing to venture out of their habitat and onto the sand if they could see and smell their fallen kin.

Even though the captain knew they would be hopeless in an attack against them, it was the only thing he could do.

After making some sort of camp, they gathered several barrels of gunpowder, among other things, and used the leftover parts and large leaves to create a makeshift bonfire.

"Captain, are you sure about this? If we make a large fire, won't it attract the other beasts on the island?" a member asked.

"I'll keep that in mind as a last resort, but if there's a sailing ship going past in the distance, we need to do whatever we can to get their attention. Ships will be few and far between in these waters," the captain explained.

"I've spotted someone! I've spotted someone!" one of the men shouted with a telescope, pointing out to sea.

"A ship? You've spotted a ship? Quick, light the bonfire, quick!" the captain shouted.

The man was pointing with his finger, shaking at the tip.

"No... not a ship, sir. As I said, I spotted someone!"

The captain paused from setting the bonfire alight for just a moment, walking over and snatching the telescope out of his hands. As the captain looked through the scope, he could see a white-haired man running on water.

He was getting closer by the second, and before the captain knew it, the man had disappeared.

"Where is he? Where did he go?" the captain asked, swirling his head around, searching for the white-haired man with the telescope.

As he placed the telescope down, though, he could see footprints in the sand, leading straight into the jungle.

'That's impossible... right?' the captain thought.

Both Krynic and Impress felt like they were figuring out the jungle a little. Not only did the white-furred monkeys reside in the lighter greens of the area, but through exploration, they found other groups of beasts as well.

However, with their larger numbers, eventually, the two sub-leaders of the group had to make a tough decision.

They had talked after making camp and now faced a choice on where to head.

"I think it will be more trouble for us if we try to head back to the beach or just stay put," Impress explained. "I can tell that there's a group of beasts following us, but because we are on the border of the changes in territory, they haven't acted yet."

"The darker green territory-although the beasts seem stronger, it also seems like they are fewer in number. With a group as large as ours, we would lose more members trying to tread back," Krynic said.

It looked like the two leaders had come to an agreement. With their size, strength, and formation, it was safer to encounter a more powerful beast in the darker green area, so they decided to venture in and move slowly.

Turning back, Impress looked at the several movements scurrying in the trees, hoping she had made the right decision.

With the large group, it was harder to move silently, but they were doing their best with Impress scouting in the front and Krynic at the back, both of them moving in a circular motion until Impress lifted her hand, signaling the group to stop.

They crouched lower as they looked ahead, and there was no explanation needed. They could see the beast through the dense trees.

It had a large body and two necks sticking out-or perhaps two long eyes; it was hard to tell- but as it reached up to the top of the trees, it was eating a red fruit. The yellow beast's body was facing away, and Impress wanted to observe it for a while.

"Don't you think this is a good time to attack?" one of the warriors asked. "We can all go for it at once while its back is turned."

Impress noticed something. They had been moving in a circular motion before deciding on the safest route to edge forward, so they were still relatively close to the borders. In the trees, there was a white-furred monkey with two tails and four arms.

The same kind they had seen on the beach, which had given their group so much trouble-the one she had eventually bested.

Its eyes were glued to the red fruit, inching closer and closer to where the beast's head was. As it moved closer, it eventually leapt over and tried to grab the fruit.

In an instant, the long head turned around and moved through the air, snapping at the white- furred monkey.

The monkey was caught in the razor-sharp jaws of the beast, which continued biting away, killing it instantly, with no struggle at all.

'It killed the other beast in an instant, and it wasn't even able to do anything. The speed it moved at was incredibly fast as well... Did we make a mistake heading deeper into this damned island?'

She was thinking of what to do since heading forward wasn't the right answer. In the middle of her thoughts, though, seemingly out of nowhere, someone was now standing in the center of the open area, close to the beast.

"Who... is that?" Impress thought.

It wasn't someone from their group, and there was one thing that stood out about him-it was his bright white hair.