novelraw Chapter 134: Landing on the Island
Chapter 134: Landing on the Island
After everything was prepared, Loren came to the deck, where Mara had been waiting for a long time.
There was still some time before dawn arrived, and Mara was already impatient.
"To prevent being late, let's set off early."
"Then let's go."
Since Mara was so excited, Loren didn't want to dampen her spirits and chose to depart early.
The ship was anchored near the shore. Loren walked towards the direction of the beach, but his pace gradually slowed until Mara walked ahead of him.
Mara leaped directly from the ship. Only after confirming there were no monsters hiding on the sand did Loren decide to disembark.
Just as he was about to jump down, Mirrorheart suddenly blocked Loren's path. She spread her arms, signaling for Loren to pick her up.
Anna, who had already jumped down, saw Mirrorheart's action and wore an expression of having learned something new. However, this trick wasn't very convenient for her to use. She was a Witch, her physical constitution was strong, and just getting off the ship didn't require Loren to carry her.
Anna pondered that if she insisted on acting spoiled, Loren definitely wouldn't refuse.Looking at Mirrorheart's cute, pleading expression, Loren ultimately chose to indulge her.
Mirrorheart had contributed so much to this family, and Loren saw it all. As long as her requests weren't too perverse, Loren would still satisfy them.
Just as Loren was about to pick Mirrorheart up, she suddenly jumped up, wrapped her arms around Loren's neck, tightly clamped her legs around his waist, buried her head against his neck, and took a deep breath, not hiding her actions at all.
"..."
Loren could only feel helpless about this. He had no choice but to spoil her, silently supporting Mirrorheart's buttocks to prevent her from slipping off.
During this time, everyone else had already gotten off the ship. Only Scarlett was still struggling at the ship's side. This mere height was enough to trigger her fear of heights. Covering her face, she hesitated for a long time without jumping down.
So Loren simply tucked her under his arm and leaped down.
"Do you have to treat us so differently..."
Scarlett looked at Mirrorheart, who was being properly held by Loren, while she was just tucked under his arm...
"Then you can jump by yourself."
After putting Mirrorheart down, Loren steadied Scarlett before letting go, worried that if he released her directly, she might fall onto the sand.
With the little interlude over, Loren formally began leading everyone to search for the treasure, though he still hid behind Mara.
This was also the reason Loren had kept Mara until now—to have her clear the path of dangers. There were still quite a few uncertainties here.
"There's a lake in the center of the island. When dawn arrives, the lake will transform into a passage. From there, we can enter..."
Before he could finish speaking, Loren's Intuition sent a warning signal. Loren increasingly felt that choosing this talent back then was the correct decision.
"Careful!"
Loren grabbed the collar of Anna's clothes from behind, pulling her back a step, successfully causing the attacker to miss.
Even with Loren's dynamic vision, he couldn't clearly see the attacker's true form. He only saw a flash of green light.
After the attack failed, Loren finally saw what had attacked them—it was a giant serpent, a giant serpent with wings.
"A Winged Python, just an ordinary Magical Beast. But its speed shouldn't be this fast. It seems the pollution has enhanced its strength."
The Winged Python coiled its body, its wings pressed against the ground, ready for its next attack at any moment.
But having stayed in this isolated place for so long, it knew nothing of the outside world. So when Loren aimed his gun at it, it showed no reaction.
Loren didn't let this good opportunity slip either, directly pulling the trigger.
He wasn't sure if these bullets could instantly kill the Winged Python, so Loren aimed at its wings.
The Winged Python's wings were the most fragile part of its entire body. Until Loren fired, it didn't even realize what was happening. Its wings were torn apart by the bullets, and several bloody holes suddenly appeared on its body.
It couldn't comprehend what a gun was. It just suddenly felt that these hairless monkeys in front of it were very dangerous. The prickling, hair-raising sensation Loren felt on his back disappeared, indicating the Winged Python's intent had shifted from attack to escape.
But before it could flee, Mara's harpoon gun had already pierced through it. The usually unstoppable harpoon this time didn't even fully penetrate the Winged Python's body. Mara stepped on it, struggling to pull the harpoon out.
"The creatures on the island aren't very strong. Many powerful monsters were lured by the treasure into the treasure cave. What we just encountered was among the strongest batch here.
"If we don't run into those severely contaminated ones, we should be fine."
Loren estimated that with the strength of Anna and the others, rampaging across this island would be no problem at all. In fact, Anna and the others' stats were much higher than Loren's, they just lacked some practical combat experience.
Mara nodded and continued walking ahead to clear the path. In her eyes, she was the only true combatant in this team. Loren was even bringing along so many burdens.
However, Mara considered this a good thing. The little girls Loren brought along looked very delicate, especially that pink-haired one, though that purple-haired one didn't seem simple.
Scarlett's appearance was still too deceptive. Even Mara felt a bit of wariness towards her.
It wasn't that much wariness, though. Mara had already begun formulating the idea of using these little girls to threaten Loren. This trip had made her completely understand the weight behind the title "Master Mentor."
Mara felt her future was extremely bright. First, obtain the invincible magic, then use Loren's children to threaten him. That way, Mara would simultaneously possess the world's greatest martial power and wisdom.
Then, not only would revenge be effortless, Mara could also attain an even higher status, even become the Pirate King. After that, she could mobilize many people to search for her father.
She could also have family love.
The island's creatures all had very sharp senses. After Mara killed several attacking Magical Beasts, the other Magical Beasts consciously kept their distance from Mara.
Only a few Magical Beasts, whose minds were affected by the pollution, attacked Mara. After paying a small price, Mara successfully repelled them.
By now, Mara had not only lost an arm but was also covered in wounds all over her body. However, she was utterly fearless. As long as she could obtain the magic, as for these wounds, she believed Loren had a way to restore her.
Mara understood very well the greatness of family love. As long as you captured the child, you could make their parents do anything. Even if some parents resisted at first, after seeing their child's fingers, they would immediately become Mara's lackeys.
And with Loren having so many children, she could even kill a few later to threaten him.
Gradually, Mara couldn't even control her smile anymore. She also didn't see that Loren behind her had already taken out his little notebook.
"I sense a lot of malice from Mara. Although I don't know what she's thinking, it's definitely not favorable towards me.
"This grudge is noted."