Chapter 1300: The Fourth Person

Bernadette stared at the outline for a long time until it gradually

became clearer as the Dawn approached. It was the silhouette of a large

island.

On the island, there were huge, towering, dark-green trees that almost

bordered on black covering the ground and mountain.

Although Bernadette couldn't be sure that this was the primitive island

that her father had once visited, her intuition as a Clairvoyant told

her that this was likely the place she was seeking.

As the coastline entered her eyes, she pursed her lips and lowered her

head. She chanted an honorific name:

"The Fool that doesn't belong to this era, the mysterious ruler above

the gray fog; the King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck..."

Right on the heels of that, Queen Mystic Bernadette raised her hand and

made the crewless Dawn stop in the nearby waters without approaching the

shore.

At the same time, the sound of pianos, violins, cellos, flutes, and

other musical instruments interweaved together into a lively tune.

As the music echoed, the toast, steak, mashed potatoes, fried mushrooms,

and other dishes on a plate jumped up one after another and returned to

the oven amidst a dance or threw themselves into the trash can.

The red wine bottle, white dining cloth, and other items had all

returned to their original positions. They either sealed themselves with

wooden corks or kept folding themselves neatly.

Then, Bernadette gently threw out a bright and unrealistic ball of yarn

with her right hand.

The ball rolled into the void, leaving a thread behind. Bernadette

followed it and strolled through the spirit world before arriving at the

border of the nameless island.

This Queen Mystic wasn't in a rush to head deeper. She searched for the

possible existence of the Black Emperor mausoleum, and she cautiously

made her sea-like blue eyes turn dark and deep. She temporarily lost

focus, as though she was prying into the secrets of the river of fate.

A few seconds later, Bernadette's eyes returned to normal as she

subconsciously looked up into the sky.

She felt that she was being watched by a certain existence.

Of course, this was something she had expected, as she had taken the

initiative to recite Mr. Fool's honorific name.

Above the gray fog, in the ancient palace, Klein accommodated The Fool's

card, draped himself with the "curtain," and held the Staff of the

Stars. He was checking the situation on the island through Queen

Mystic's prayer light.

In his true vision's field, the island was shrouded in a thin layer of

distorted blackness. It made it impossible for him to see the situation

inside directly. He could only obtain Bernadette's point of view.

*Even if it's not the primitive island that Emperor Roselle discovered,

this place isn't simple...* Klein nodded indiscernibly as he

waited for Queen Mystic to do a deeper exploration.

Bernadette didn't use the ball of yarn anymore, because she had a

premonition that she was going to lead herself into a dangerous abyss

that she had no way of fending off.

She took out an illusory hat and wore it.

Her captain-looking figure disappeared, her existence concealed.

This was also one of the fairytale magic that stemmed from Mystical

Re-enactment. At its core was a hat that made one invisible.

Then, Bernadette followed a path that appeared to have been opened up by

humans and entered the forest consisting of huge trees.

There were no birds chirping, no wild beast roars, or disturbance caused

by crawling insects. It was so peaceful as if time had frozen, so dead

that there was no sign of life.

According to Bernadette's understanding, there should be many

supernatural beings that had already gone extinct in the outside world.

Normally, it would be quite lively. But now, she felt as if she was

walking through an uninhabited cemetery. Every giant tree was a

tombstone.

If it were any of the Beyonders with weaker minds, they would definitely

feel tense. Burdened with a heavy pressure, they would slowly approach

the edge of losing control. However, Bernadette's expression didn't

change at all, as though she was already used to proceeding through

danger and strangeness.

After walking for nearly half an hour, she still didn't see any living

thing or even sense the wind.

Suddenly, her vision opened up, because the huge trees in front of her

had become sparse.

Bernadette didn't feel any joy. Instead, she slowed down and raised her

hand to press against her glabella.

A pair of eyes that were without eyelashes appeared in front of her,

looking cold and heartless.

Then, the pair of Eyes of Mystery Prying was grabbed by invisible hands

and placed on an invisible person's face.

This was Bernadette's Invisible Servant.

The Invisible Servant brought the Eyes of Mystery Prying and quickly

crossed the remaining path to the open forest.

During this process, its vision gradually became clearer, as if it was

no longer affected by the faint blackness in the air.

Finally, the Invisible Servant arrived at the boundary of the open

region and transmitted the situation to Bernadette through the Eyes of

Mystery Prying.

Outside the sparse forest, there was an empty space. There were

countless creatures prostrating there.

Among them were red dragons with skin flowing with flames. There were

treants that had gnarls for eyes and hollows for mouths. There were

demonic wolves with eight legs, giants with four long limbs, and

feathered serpents with oily feathers and scales with a dark green

shade. The latter coiled there, resembling small hills. There were also

different kinds of creatures that looked like human and wild beast

hybrids.

At this moment, they were all facing one direction. They had their upper

bodies or heads prostrated, as though they were worshiping an unknown

existence. None of them made a sound.

There were even a few humans among them.

One, two, three, four, five... When Bernadette counted a few

humanoid creatures, her blue eyes suddenly widened.

She had learned from Admiral of Stars Cattleya that the primitive island

which her father had discovered had a special type of corruption that

allowed dead creatures to return here---to the source---regardless of

where their corpses were.

Amongst the "knights" who served Emperor Roselle, Grimm was first to be

killed because of this, followed by William and Poli. However, apart

from the three of them, no one else was sacrificed in corresponding

matters. And at that moment, there were five supernatural or mutated

creatures present.

In addition, Bernadette also knew that her father had eventually

resolved the corruption problem and made the primitive island his secret

base.

Is this not the island? Queen Mystic examined the five humans

through the Eyes of Mystery Prying.

They were dressed in opulent clothes from Roselle's era. Their faces

were pale, their skin shriveled, and they looked more like zombies than

humans.

As the five of them were prostrating, Bernadette temporarily couldn't

see their faces. She could only patiently wait for the "praying" to end.

A few minutes later, those creatures straightened their bodies and the

entire forest came alive.

Seizing this opportunity, Bernadette saw the five of them and compared

them with her memories and the images she knew.

Grimm, he really is Grimm. This is the primitive island...

*That's Uncle William. I remember him. He taught me swordplay

before...*

Uncle Poli...

When she recognized the fourth person, a look of astonishment could be

seen on Bernadette's face.

That person was:

Edwards!

In Bernadette's memory, the knight had outlived her father's death.

Then, he migrated his family to Lenburg. He hadn't died on this

primitive island.

According to the information she received from Vice Admiral Iceberg

Edwina, Edwards had lived for nearly a hundred years. He died peacefully

and was buried in a cemetery in the suburbs of Lenburg.

*Uncle Edwards has also returned to this island... Didn't he not

experience any corruption and didn't die because of this...*

Thoughts flashed through Bernadette's mind one after another. As a

result, the Eyes of Mystery Prying on the Invisible Servant's face kept

staring at the human suspected to be Edwards.

The "gentleman" had an old appearance and his hair was completely white.

It was the same portrait of the ancestor in his advanced years---the one

that Edwina Edwards had shown her. And from his facial features and

outline, Bernadette could tell what he looked like in his prime.

At that time, Edwards had been her equestrian teacher.

Suddenly, the human who was suspected to be Edwards turned his head and

gazed coldly at the Invisible Servant.

Although Bernadette had inherited quite a bit of Emperor Roselle's

inheritance, she definitely didn't rely on items to advance to this

point in the mysterious world. At that moment, she made a prompt

decision and directly made the Eyes of Mystery Prying vanish, allowing

the Invisible Servant to return to the spirit world.

Right on the heels of that, she quietly changed her position.

At the same time, above the gray fog, Klein tapped the edge of the long

mottled table and enhanced the probability of Bernadette not being

discovered.

When the person suspected to be Edwards retracted his blank gaze and

walked to a different spot in the primitive forest with the surrounding

creatures, Klein frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "What kind of

anomaly happened?"

He remembered that the Emperor had already resolved the corruption of

the cosmos on this primitive island when he was alive. However, these

creatures were still worshiping an unknown existence, holding a

mysterious ritual that was close to the earliest descriptions in the

diary.

*After the emperor's death, did a particular entity from the cosmos

infiltrate this place again? Or is it that they're worshiping some

symbol left behind by the Emperor? Who are the other two? They look like

Edwards and Benjamin Abraham from the historical fragment?*

Klein, who was temporarily unable to see what was being worshiped due to

the faint black interference of the island, could only follow

Bernadette's eyes to observe the surroundings.

After a while, Bernadette, who was proficient in prophesying, finally

confirmed that there was no living creature in the open space. She

summoned the Invisible Servant again and gave it the Eyes of Mystery

Prying.

The Invisible Servant passed through the sparse areas of the forest and

the empty area, carefully arriving at the spot where the creatures had

been worshiping.

There was a huge rock, and on it was a simple baldachin made of dark red

wood.

The Invisible Servant circled halfway and arrived in front of the

baldachin. It was empty inside. There was no statue, nor was there an

emblem formed from symbols.

The creatures on this island were praying to something that didn't seem

to exist.