The Wave Breaking sails quickly and steadily.
It moves like a massive fireball, wildly navigating through the perpetual darkness of the sea, always attracting attention.
About half a day later.
A squad composed of giant bats halted in the sky, each bat carrying an armored figure.
The Eternal Night Army has arrived!
Lin Suo stood solemnly at the tip of the mast.
Sailer and Andrew flew on his left and right, equally serious.
Vampires fear sunlight, that’s true.
But it only works against the lower lineage vampires, and according to the information they gathered, the Eternal Night King and a large number of vampire elders were still in a slumbering state.
The one currently leading the Land of Eternal Night.
Should be the Crimson Commander—Zhuo Da!
If the intelligence was correct, Zhuo Da was likely someone they could bribe, and the previous agents sent by Titan had passed without harm, so long as they were extra cautious.
Passing through shouldn’t be a problem.
"Andrew, you understand the Blood Clan’s culture better than us; that’s the primary purpose of your mission here, so the negotiation is up to you."
Andrew took a deep breath and flew out with a stern expression, moving beyond the range covered by sunlight.
The Tower of Knowledge, located in the Silver Star Alliance, is one of the top academic institutions, and Andrew is a scholar specializing in vampires.
That was one of the main reasons Lin Suo had previously saved him.
He couldn’t do without him.
As for the Blood Clan’s culture, he really didn’t understand much.
After Andrew left, he was enveloped by a mist of blood and vanished from their sight.
Lin Suo’s hand was hidden in his sleeve, clutching the Space Teleportation Scroll, ready to activate at any moment.
This scroll could teleport him out of the Nightfall Sea Area.
Escaping from the vampire’s domain.
This was also a major factor why he felt his life was secure enough to accept the mission, given the irresistible pay.
On the other hand, Crow Court’s language resembled that of an Ancient Elf Royal Family, and they had given him some translated texts which, with some time, would definitely lead him to relevant clues.
Lin Suo was a professional perfectly suited for this task.
It made sense for him to handle it.
Titan’s intelligence, upon passing through the old mermaid capital, encountered a slight incident, but the Sea Wolves truly did, as reported, leave their lair mostly empty, with only a few stragglers left.
The destination was the deserted island where Tifa was once stranded.
This confirmed the viability of the intelligence, giving Lin Suo the confidence to enter the Nightfall Sea.
Now it all depended on the negotiations between Andrew and Zhuo Da.
The resources should be enough to cover the passage fee.
However, Lin Suo and Sailer had been waiting anxiously for a long time but still hadn’t seen Andrew return, which made them start to feel wary.
Sailer’s voice was a bit hoarse.
"What do we do, Captain, it’s already beyond the designated time, Andrew might be dead."
"Wait a little longer."
Lin Suo suppressed Sailer’s restlessness, feeling uneasy himself, when the familiar mist of blood reappeared, but this time it wasn’t a small patch.
It was covering the entire ship.
Lin Suo, alarmed, didn’t hesitate to activate the Space Teleportation Scroll as he shouted to Sailer.
"The mission failed; run if you can."
Sailer, quick in reaction upon seeing Lin Suo decisively activate the scroll, also pulled out one to activate.
Being a Migaron, even though space scrolls are precious, they are still less valuable than a fully functional loyal subordinate!
Faint spatial fluctuations began to spread.
Lin Suo was surrounded by a circle of light, a crack opening up behind him.
With the teleportation ready, Lin Suo got pulled in at the moment.
Blood light filled the sky.
The fully loaded Sunlight Stones were utterly useless, sailors including the navigator, all humans, died after being drained of blood.
Sailer was slower than Lin Suo, and half his blood was drained before he was teleported away.
The darkness was fleeting.
In his last glance, Lin Suo saw a voluptuous woman with black hair and red eyes, clad in a semi-transparent black lace bodysuit.
Her arms sheathed in a massive pair of Crimson Blade Armor.
Her chest and lower parts dressed akin to an armor skirt, revealing expansive subtly visible sensual areas.
She was the perfect fusion of ferocity and allure.
Like a valiant female general, yet also like a seductive peach.
What was most shocking was her strength, the Crimson Commander who harvested the lives of everyone on the ship in an instant, her power at least on par with an Upper Grade Wizard.
She even nearly halted Sailer’s Level Six Space Teleportation.
An irresistible force.
Now, with the mission failed and only two survivors, there was no way to regroup.
"Better head back to Koster and explain the situation."
Lin Suo recovered from the dizziness of space teleportation, stood up, and began to survey his surroundings.
Darkness still enveloped everything.
Based on their entrance time into the Nightfall Sea Area, they entered at noon, and after half a day encountered the vampire Zhuo Da, it must still be night outside.
Lin Suo looked up at the moon.
The moon appeared as though it had been ripped in half.
One side was crimson like blood, the other as dark as ink.
It didn’t look like it had gone anywhere.
"Or am I exactly at the boundary between them?"
If the Nightfall Sea Area is influenced by the power of the Eternal Night King, and Crow Court by the Curse Power, it’s reasonable that no one has discovered its location for many years.
A struggle between Crimson and Curse?
Or devouring each other?
Lin Suo vaguely felt he grasped some kind of underlying pattern but couldn’t connect it.
A Crow-man swordsman statue that appeared years ago... a mummified Sea Demon struck by the "Blood for Blood" curse... the deserted island fought over by sea rogues...
What’s the connection?
There’s more to Andrew’s troubles because Titan had no reason to provide them with false information.
It must be that there’s something peculiar about Andrew...
"Yes, he was cursed then, and hasn’t fully recovered yet... is the Blood Clan planning something, does Migaron know?!"
The more he pondered the doubts and questions, Lin Suo felt helpless and chose to pause his thinking.
His main goal was to find the Crow Court, to devour the Curse Power, to accelerate his promotion to the Third Ring.
And the Undying Curse of the Blood Clan, genuine divine power, was not even close to the same level as the "Eternal Drowner," and he didn’t even consider attempting it.
If one day, he could devour the Blood Clan’s Undying Curse, the strength of the Demon Spirit would undoubtedly reach beyond the Ninth Ring.
He had no concern for plots and schemes.
Lin Suo always advocated that strength is paramount!
Before the Wizard broke through to the Third Ring, he had already completed Body Demonization, Spirit Activation, and Soul Demonization.
The final step for a Lower Grade Wizard was then to enhance the ability to precisely control Magic Power.
Depending on personal characteristics.
This step required combining Magic Power with the body, allowing the dual-core system to further strengthen.
Integrating every single muscle fiber in one’s body into a Magic Power output channel.
Thereby, a Wizard could thoroughly control his own body.
Even controlling the growth of hair, or suppressing it, controlling the secretion of hormones in the body... and more.
The applications were boundless.