Dark Magus Returns

Chapter 978: Island Of Terror (Part 1)

On the west side of the island, a fleet of around six ships was seen approaching. Each of them had the banners of the clans they represented, but all of them were from the Light Faction. On board the Illumination Clan ship was Gelgar, a high middle-stage warrior.

He wasn't a Clan Head or Elder but was a promising man within the clan that focused on teaching many of the students. Then there was Krynic from the Aurora Clan. Krynic was an older man who had a muscular upper build and wore his robe across his chest, revealing his shoulder and half of his bare chest.

He was a member of the Aurora Clan for a long time but had never reached the high position of Elder or leader within the clan. On top of that, each fleet of ships had around ten warriors on board.

There were sixty warriors either at the peak of the initial stage or at the middle stage. On top of that, though, there was extra power in the group, particularly from the Dawnblade Clan that was somewhat leading the expedition due to how much power had been brought. The head Elder, Ricar, who had survived the Martial Arts Tournament; then there was Impress, one of the female Elders, along with Lyon. Finally, there was the latest Elder to the Dawnblade Clan, doing her first tasks as an elder: Beatrix. The Dawnblade Clan had practically brought out four of its strongest warriors to complete the task, and failure was not an option.

With the large force with them, including the invited guest 'Red' from Alter, they were a force that couldn't be stopped.

"Sir, it seems that there were other ships spotted heading to the east coast!" a warrior claimed.

"Ignore them," Gelgar stated. "We must focus on the main task. Let's head ashore and find the item; that is the most important task in all of this."

Due to the large force at their disposal, he wasn't particularly worried about others approaching the island, especially since it was just a single ship. No matter who was on board, the strength they had could eliminate whole armies and kingdoms.

Eventually, the ships had dropped anchor and the warriors started to jump onto the white sandy beach of the island one after the other. The moment they landed, a strange surge was felt through them.

No matter what position they landed in, it caused all of them to fall to their knees as they braced themselves. The inside of their bodies felt like they were being tickled.

"What's the matter?" Ricar shouted, as he and the other Elders hadn't jumped off but witnessed many of the clan members acting this way.

After a few seconds, the warriors turned around, looking at their own bodies. They attempted to use them as they punched the air, but there was seemingly nothing wrong.

"Nothing seems to be the problem!" the warrior shouted back. "It's just the same feeling one gets when they enter another dimension, but it seems to not affect us!"

Ricar decided to wait a little while, but eventually both Gelgar and Krynic and his group had gotten impatient, jumping off the ship. They had the same reaction but after a few seconds were completely fine.

"Don't think about it too much," Red said as he stood at the edge of the ship. "This island, I think we should think of it like a dimension. No one has set foot on it for, what, hundreds of years now? Who knows what could be on here."

Red jumped and landed on the beach, and even he was affected with his special body. It didn't dishearten him, but he just had a smile as he stood up.

"Is this what Henio was talking about? This must be the spell that's still active here. I guess it stops any mages from using their powers, so I'll be on an even playing field with anyone I meet. The good thing is, the system and the rest of my body works just fine."

Eventually, all of the others jumped onto the island as well, and the strong force had made it.

Beatrix was exploring the area for a while and could see the leaders talking, and eventually joined them.

"We've decided to split up," Ricar explained. "Into three different expedition forces, to search for the item-the Golden Globe. We can choose how to split up our own groups as we wish, but we have decided to do it this way to cover more ground."

"Now that we know others are here, it's important that we are the first ones to find this item."

Krynic and Gelgar nodded, but there were a few more preparations that were being completed before they headed in. They were heading in to reach for supplies on the ship. Some warriors would carry medical supplies, food, and Qi pills for whatever it was they would run into. "Do you really think this will be needed?" Krynic complained. "With all of us, we'll be able to explore the whole island in half a day."

"It was a precaution from the one from Alter," one of the warriors said.

Krynic turned his head to look at the strange man, who was wearing loose flowing clothing that was tattered and had a beard covering his face. He looked rough, like a person who had lived on the streets for a while.

"He said that we should treat this as a dimension with beasts here as well."

"Beasts?" Krynic replied. "Do you not remember what this island was like? Volcanic eruptions, whirling tornadoes, and constant lightning strikes going on day by day. If any beasts were to survive that type of weather and still be here, then who knows how strong they would be."

One of the scouting groups was walking across the beach, on the edge of the jungle-like area. It was then that he had come across what looked like a small bunny with white fur and red eyes, and a small horn on top of its head.

"Oh, there really are beasts here," the warrior from the Illumination Clan exclaimed. "I guess something this small to survive would make sense."

The beast turned its eyes to the warrior and opened its mouth, revealing its teeth. They weren't threatening, but it was a clear sign of aggression.

"What does a bunny think it's going to do to a middle-stage warrior like me?" the man smiled.

The bunny then bent its back legs and fired off from its spot. It launched itself in the air and with its horn ripped right through the man's chest. As it exited out from the other side of the body, on top of its horn was a heart that only thumped one more time before it stopped. They didn't realize it yet, but they had all landed on an island which would be hell to them all.