Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 765 The Night Visitor
The months-long game of hide-and-seek between the two great temples and the snake people has temporarily come to an end after the battle in Derasrian City.

Of the six kingdoms, it seems that only Silan was very fortunate to escape the clutches of Milo.

Perhaps it was because of this former Shadow Lord's journey on this peninsula that, many years later, this land was no longer divided into six kingdoms, but was dominated by the Kingdom of Silan.

It is said that a plague struck the northern kingdoms of Losk and Hyranris. After the tower of the Ulahiru Temple collapsed, a curse began to spread, causing the two northern kingdoms to fall apart within a few years.

The city-state of Rus, which bordered the two aforementioned kingdoms, had long since relocated its entire population, leaving behind only an empty city.

As for the two mixed-race settlements, there's no need to mention them. From gods and royalty to commoners and laborers, many were killed or wounded. Neither the winged tribes of Salub nor the beastmen of Kalkson were able to hold onto their respective highlands.

Even the port of Derasrien, which was breached, was no exception and ultimately became a vassal state of Silan.

Thus, a super dynasty was born.

……

But none of this has anything to do with Milo anymore.

While the situation on the peninsula of the six kingdoms was turbulent, a black sail with a cat's head painted on it had already crossed the ocean to the South Wind Sea and successfully found the first landing point that could barely be described as an "island".

Before that, they had been adrift on the vast ocean for more than forty days.

Everyone on the ship, including the cat sailors, had sunken cheeks and lifeless eyes.

Most of them are caused by hunger.

But Yan is an exception. Simple food shortages wouldn't have such an effect on someone with abundant energy. The reason he also looks sickly is purely due to excessive indulgence... cough cough...

One night last month, the fiery little fire demons almost burned a hole through the bottom of the ship's cabin. Fortunately, Milo discovered them in time, picked them up, and threw them into the sea to cool them down.

Otherwise, we could announce the end of the journey early.

...

"I haven't seen anything green for forty days. Now I can even eat a weed."

Before the ship had even fully docked, Yan leaped off the deck and jumped high onto the island's rocks.

Although the island isn't large, it's quite covered in green vegetation, and if you're lucky, you can even find some wild fruits and vegetables...

...

Just as Yan casually plucked a wildflower and was about to put it in his mouth, Morgan jumped over and swatted the plant out of his hand with a paw:

"This stuff is highly poisonous. Eating it will cause prolonged and unbearable erections. I advise you not to eat anything from the islands."

"Is there a risk of this poison being cured?" Yan asked.

"..."

The cat shut its mouth and turned away.

...

Afterwards, under Morgan's command, the members of the Cat Sailors ventured deeper into the island to search for supplies, including food and, most importantly, fresh water.

The humans, on the other hand, continued to slack off. Yan and Xiao Yan had disappeared somewhere, while Milo and Freya lay down on the highest rock on the island and refused to get up again.

The sun in Nanfenghai is not strong at all; it's even a bit difficult to dry clothes, but it's better than nothing.

Milo studied the map Princess Rose had given him for a while, then folded it up and used it as a pillow, lying quietly as he listened to Freya tell some nonsensical stories.

She shared some nautical tips passed down from her ancestors.

For example, food storage.

For example, there are stories about how the ancestors of the Greeks would tie a piece of raw seal fat under their armpits as a delicious meal after a long voyage of dozens of days...

"You've successfully ruined my appetite for the next few days, you know that?"

Milo tugged at Freya's arms, as if afraid that the girl really was hiding two pieces of seal fat under her armpits.

If that thing is discovered late, and it starts to smell bad, then everything will be over.

Fortunately, Little Dragon Girl is still hygienic and did not inherit those strange traditions of her ancestors.

...

The two of them lay on the high place for quite some time.

Aside from the sounds of the cats searching for supplies, the only other sounds on the island were the sea breeze.

It seems that no one wanted to break this rare tranquility too soon, and even the seabirds flapping their wings as they flew overhead seemed to be doing so "carelessly".

Milo rested his head on the map.

Freya rested her head on Milo.

After a long silence, she suddenly stretched out her hand towards the sky, pointed in a certain direction, and asked Milo:
"Is this the south?"

Milo gestured for Freya to lower her hand so he could reach it.

He adjusted Freya's finger angle, pointing due south:

"This is the south."

"Oh~" Freya made all the sounds she had been thinking.

...

After a long silence, she spoke again:

"The Zhongbei Continent is in the north, right?"

“Ah, otherwise why would it be called the Northwest Continent?” Milo replied with his eyes closed.

"Oh, oh." Freya nodded.

...

“Once I can fly, I still have to go back to the north.” Freya turned her finger in the opposite direction.

"I know."

"Oh oh."

When Freya wanted to say something more, she realized that the human pillow under the back of her head had already fallen asleep.

...

……

Some time later, in another woodland, Yan's excited shouts as he gesticulated wildly and grabbed a strange-looking plant woke Milo from his sleep.

The guy shouted a couple of times and then disappeared.

Milo, however, couldn't fall asleep any longer. He squinted and glanced around, asking, "What was he yelling about just now?" "It sounded like he found some kind of magical leaf, but I couldn't quite understand it," Freya shook her head.

...

After one night, the ship set sail again.

They have now entered the South Wind Sea area, and the increasingly frequent appearance of islands on the sea surface indicates that they are close enough to the south.

However, when the cats asked about the specific direction of their destination, Milo could only give a vague answer:

"Uh, probably somewhere in this direction, somewhere in the corner." (He gestured with his hand across the southern sky.)
"..."

...

Indeed, once the general direction of the journey has been basically achieved, a more precise target is needed to formulate the route. However, all information about that "city shrouded in darkness" remains only in the realm of rumors.

Who were these people who mentioned these clues?

Law Blade, Hunter, Princess Rose…

Gone.

To put it bluntly, it's uncertain whether that city even exists. Finding it in the vast South China Sea would be far more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

...

Late at night, a group of people—no, two people and a bunch of cats—sat around a table in the cabin, frowning as they discussed their options.

Everyone and the cat maintained the posture of crossing their arms in front of their chests.

The atmosphere was very serious for a time.

The earlier appearance of rocky islands that did not match the nautical charts proved one thing—they were completely lost.

"Why don't you tell me what the characteristics of that city are?" the cat asked.

"Does a pleasure house count?" Yan replied immediately.

"There's a really impressive grand theater?" Milo added.

“There’s a big bridge next to it, and then…” Yan said.

“Yes, there’s a graveyard next to it, inhabited by some ghouls, and occasionally vampires also appear,” Milo said.

"Does Evelyn's tavern count?" Yan turned to Milo and asked.

Milo shook his head: "That shouldn't count, it's not a very eye-catching building, unless Evelyn is wearing a low-cut dress..."

"Gentlemen, none of what you're saying counts!" The cats in charge of steering the boat were utterly speechless.

...

At that moment, the cabin door was kicked open.

Xiao Yan rushed in anxiously and grabbed Yan, wanting him to go out and see something.

Yan said somewhat impatiently, "Oh dear, how many times have I told you? Those glowing things in the water are jellyfish, not ghosts."

"No, no, no, not in the water, in the air! They, they... uh..." Xiao Yan stammered for a while but couldn't quite describe what she had just seen.

Milo simply rushed out of the cabin and onto the deck.

It was late at night, and the darkness and thick fog made visibility on the sea extremely low; even standing on the deck, one couldn't see the upper part of the mast.

Shadows occasionally flitted through the mist without making a sound, which is why the cats in the cabin were completely unaware.

At this moment, Freya on the deck had already nocked her longbow at the mist above.

...

Milo patted Freya on the shoulder, signaling her not to rush.

Soon after, the thick fog dissipated slightly.

Only then could one make out the strange figures circling the black sails more clearly.

Humanoid creatures, however…

It has fleshy wings like a bat and a long tail with barbs...

He had a pair of sharp horns on his head…

But it has no facial features…

...

Some of them perched on the mast, tilting their necks to "stare" at the people on the deck, while others continued to hover in the air, all without making a sound.

...

Milo still had some recollection of this kind of weird thing.

Nightmare, you know.

In some civilizations of the conscious world, they are also known as gargoyles.

Previously, when Milo first entered the Dreamland with Marshall, they encountered these strange creatures that caused physical discomfort.

...

"They're said to be servants of some Outer God?" Morgan muttered to himself.

But Milo shook his head:

"This group is not."

He knew who the Outer God Morgan was talking about was, but in reality, Nightmares, like humans, were a collective name for a race. The beliefs within the race were not unified. In addition to the vast majority of Nightmares serving the Outer God "The Dark One," there was also a group of Nightmares who followed the leader of the Dream Gods.

That is, the old man of the abyss, Nordens, who gave Milo a hard time the first time he stepped into the Dreamland.

...

"They don't seem to be here to cause trouble." Yan looked up at the group of silent, strange creatures.

“They changed the wind direction.” Freya also noticed that the thick fog was dissipating.

"Shall we weigh anchor?" Morgan asked Milo.

Milo thought for a moment and said:

"rise."

...

(End of this chapter)