The originally clear sky was like shattered glass, constantly falling from the sky, piece by piece.
The surrounding sea area continuously churned up huge whirlpools, and enormous mountain ranges began to show cracks as well!
Sea Lamp Island was about to descend into the waters of the Witch Sea.
Meanwhile, the Dream Beast soared in the sky like a dragon, high above.
The two of them stood on the mountainside, looking up at the sky and towards the sea.
"Is the final outcome the collapse..."
At this moment, Chen Qi seemed to hear a faint smile from the Ice Witch in his ear.
"Heh—"
How much auto-recovery had the Ice Witch left in this rift?
Chen Qi sighed with relief and slowly walked to the body of the white-cloaked figure.
Only a fallen lantern remained in this place.
He slowly picked up the lantern.
[Day Lantern:
Nature Form: Lantern
Description: A lantern made with fire fallen from the sky, capable of dispersing a large number of filthy monsters.
Effect: Consumes a large amount of Spiritual Power to form a brief light source lasting one minute. This light can disperse most monsters, especially Shadow Phase monsters.]
A pretty good divine artifact... Chen Qi mused.
Whether facing the Abyss Pillar or the Dream Beast, this item could have a brief dispersal effect.
In this dangerous world, it could be called a divine artifact among divine artifacts.
"A good thing."
Chen Qi smiled happily and accepted the item.
This dangerous journey had been worth it to gain a life-saving item.
"Qi, what do we do next..."
Little Crow stood in the distance, her bloodstained hair fluttering in the wind.
She was disheveled. Whether facing the white cloak or the Dream Beast, it all felt extremely unreal.
Logically speaking, the weak ones like them should have perished.
There was a miraculous feeling of dying and coming back to life.
And the core reason behind all this lay in Chen Qi's special constitution.
Clearly, she should have been the commander, clearly, she was the more powerful one, but at this moment, she had no choice but to seek Chen Qi's opinion.
Let me calm down as well. These things have been quite a shock to me. That was a gigantic beast... Chen Qi asked wearily:
"Little Crow, haven't you experienced a rift collapse before?"
"Have you experienced it?"
Little Crow asked back curiously.
Rift collapses were rare events. Had Chen Qi experienced other rift collapses?
Not too many... Chen Qi smiled slightly:
"No, I'm just a sailing rookie, but I've read in books that the current situation is a gentle collapse.
The rift and the real world will merge together slowly. Once the rift completely ends, we'll have a rift settlement.
After the settlement, we will be able to leave this place. Don't worry, looking at the current situation, even if the rift collapses, we will be fine."
"Rift settlement?"
Little Crow tilted her head in confusion, her black hair standing on end.
She thought that after the rift ended, there would be no rift settlement and no rewards.
Chen Qi smiled and said:
"Yes, a rift settlement. So, do you have any tasks left to complete in the rift? We can help each other now and complete some tasks together."
Chen Qi remembered he had one task left, a design blueprint for a sea lantern.
After all, he hadn't killed many monsters or caused much trouble in the rift.
If he didn't find the sea lantern blueprint soon, his evaluation might be very low.
After all, this was his first time entering a C-tier rift, and Chen Qi wanted to get the highest rating possible.
This was his first time!
"Completing... a task... now?"
Little Crow looked at the Dream Beast high in the sky. Was this really the time to discuss this?
Did the two of them not need to show some respect to the Dream Beast?
"Yes, don't worry, we'll be fine."
Chen Qi rallied his Deep Sea Water Elf troops, sending them to all corners of the island to search for the sea lantern blueprint.
"Waku waku (Master! Understood!)"
No. 1 transformed into a Water Elf pancake, and at this moment, the usually silent and gentle No. 3 was forced to become the leader of the Water Elf troops.
And the two of them walked slowly towards the beach, against the sea breeze.
At this moment, there were no monster sieges, no hostility from others, only the faint sea breeze and the warm sunlight.
The two strolled on this peaceful island.
"A narrow escape..."
Chen Qi patted his chest and enjoyed the serene sea breeze.
The events of today might be considered a random encounter in a game.
In the Witch Sea, strange things happened every day. Encountering such a skirmish was not unusual.
Not every well-known character died a heroic death; on the contrary, in the Witch Sea, most of them died from accidents.
Many once famous individuals disappeared into the sea due to a small accident, with even their manner of death unknown.
Little Crow limped along cautiously behind Chen Qi, asking again:
"Qi? Are you a secret follower of the Sea God Pirate Group?"
Trying to ask about my secret, huh. But you haven't confessed that you're an undercover agent either... Chen Qi thought for a moment:
"No, maybe it's because of my Sea Beast illness and the Deep Sea Hunter's treasure I obtained. It successfully stabilized my condition, so today's events were a bit unexpected for me as well.
But we were lucky enough to survive, weren't we?"
Sea Beasts were unpredictable creatures. In the Sea God Pirate Group, some could even live with them, driving Nearshore Dominators and even stronger Sea Beasts.
Such situations were rare, but they existed.
A perfunctory but not bad explanation... Chen Qi was very pleased. Living at sea inevitably exposed your secrets.
"Deep Sea Hunter's treasure... I think I understand why the Black-eyed Captain wanted to find you so badly..."
Little Crow pouted. She really wanted to pry open Chen Qi's enigmatic mouth.
Unconsciously, the two had already reached the beach.
Little Crow took off her damaged shoes and gently stepped onto the beach, spreading her arms to enjoy the quiet sea breeze.
"Hoo..."
In that instant, she thought of her unexpected promotion, her unfortunate family, the series of shitty things she had recently encountered, and her future life.
She really, really wanted to scream!
Even with Chen Qi beside her, she couldn't hold it in and wanted to scream!
Or perhaps, precisely because Chen Qi was beside her, she wanted to scream even more.
"This damned world, that damned white cloak, that damned old lady, that damned Black Whale Group!"
She took a deep breath and screamed at the sea, venting her frustrations:
"Aah————"
Little Crow screamed loudly, as if she had vented all her troubles to the sea.
It felt so good! Little Crow relaxed entirely, looking over to see Chen Qi staring at her like she was a fool.
"..."
"..."
Of course!
Her face turned red, and she sat on the beach, burying her head in her knees, wishing she could dig a hole and disappear:
"I'm sorry, I don't usually act like this. I'm quite normal in private..."
What's normal about you? Although, a little groundhog version of Little Crow, it was clear she was really stressed... Chen Qi walked to the shore and tossed Water Elf No. 1 pancake into the sea:
"It's nothing. Sometimes releasing your emotions is very important."
"..."
Little Crow peeked out and tiredly looked at the sky:
"Qi, after the rift ends, will the Dream Beast fly to Moonstone City and become a catastrophe?"
"???"
From Little Crow's lowered head, Chen Qi saw a hint of remorse.
Little Crow lowered her head, tightly biting her bloody finger. Although she was not the summoner of the Sea Beast, as a pirate, she was the one who had extracted the Black Whale Blood for the Black Whale Group.
This Sea Beast, capable of destroying Moonstone City, was, in some sense, summoned by her.
In some sense, she had also helped the Black Whale Group kill the people of Moonstone City.
She whispered:
"Qi, if the Bei Country Meteorological Bureau knows I summoned a catastrophic beast, I might become a more infamous pirate than the Black Hunter! An even worse existence!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Chen Qi answered confidently.
Comforting me, huh... Little Crow kept her head lowered:
"Why? Summoning a catastrophic beast is a crime far more severe than the Black Hunter's love for sowing human seeds."
At this moment, Little Crow felt that she was very, very bad, worse than the entire Black Whale Group.
Just thinking about becoming a more infamous Doctor Crow than the Black Hunter, about the scolding and cursing from others, made her feel suffocated. Enjoy more content from empire
Because the Black Hunter was only getting stronger. As a Second Order Transcendent, was I too confident... Chen Qi thought for a moment and softly said:
"Because a soon-to-be-dead Dream Beast can't make you an infamous pirate surpassing the Black Hunter."
"Soon-to-be-dead..."
Little Crow lifted her head, looking at the gigantic Titan in the sky.
Chen Qi lay on the beach, looking at the high Dream Beast in the sky, and silently asked:
"Little Crow, have you seen fireworks?"
"???"