After boarding the ship, Suna had no intention of leaving again. She stayed in the lab, dissecting the half-werewolf corpse — a creature halfway between man and beast.Yang Yi remained alone on the shore. He scanned the bodies around him and noticed their clothes weren’t thick — meaning that when they came ashore, the temperature wasn’t that low yet. The freezing polar seas were still a long way from here.Judging by the state of the corpses, they’d likely been killed several days ago, infected with lycanthropy, and had been shambling around this island ever since. He searched the half-werewolf corpses and found a few usable pieces of gear.[Name: Survival Knife][Type: Item][Quality: Fine][Description: A sturdy and portable survival knife — the kind favored by wilderness experts. Useful for skinning, cutting meat, carving, and hammering. The handle is non-slip and corrosion-resistant.][Name: Hand Axe][Type: Item][Quality: Common][Description: A well-balanced small axe, easy to carry, designed for throwing.][Name: Flare Orb][Type: Consumable][Quality: Good][Description: A sphere that emits a bright, lasting light when thrown to the ground. Illuminates the area and repels creatures that thrive in darkness.][Name: QuickHeal Bandage Patch][Type: Consumable][Quality: Good][Description: A peculiar medical patch. Stops bleeding and accelerates wound recovery when applied.] Yang Yi laid all the items out before him, frowning.Their equipment wasn’t bad. They had not only secondary weapons but also useful tools and healing items.And that was only what remained ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ — clearly, they had used some already.Somewhere on this island, their main weapons were probably still scattered. But that wasn’t what bothered Yang Yi.Among the loot were two bottles of a clear liquid — one he knew very well. He’d drunk it several times before. [Name: Holy Water][Type: Consumable][Quality: Fine][Description: Blessed pure water. Can be drunk, applied externally, or thrown as a weapon. When facing demonic entities, one can never have too much! Heals many toxins and curses, accelerates wound recovery, and slightly restores stamina.] “Holy Water can’t cure lycanthropy?” Yang Yi murmured, lifting a bottle.At the same time, a memory surfaced — something he’d read in the first issue of the weekly bulletin. Back then, Zhou Dai had been recruiting teammates to raid an island infested with werewolves.That island… was probably this very one beneath his feet. The coincidences were far too many.“Did they all get wiped out by werewolves?” Yang Yi reasoned. But soon, he realized something was off.If werewolves had killed them, there shouldn’t be this many intact bodies.They’d have been torn beyond recognition. And… why hadn’t the werewolves been drawn here by the scent of blood?Were they on the other side of the island? Yang Yi looked toward the forest, sensing an unseen danger lurking within.He decided to stop exploring for now and instead try his clairvoyance skill to check the status of the Goddess of Radiance. “Suna, pull me back up,” he messaged.A few minutes later, a claw reached down and hoisted him back into the Nyxstar’s cabin. Yang Yi handed Suna the survival knife — its quality was higher than her witch’s dagger, and likely sharper too.Then he went to the deck, took out his crystal orb, and activated Clairvoyance. Before doing so, he sent several messages to Zhou Dai — just to confirm whether she was still alive.Messages went through — meaning she wasn’t dead or erased. “She’s still alive.”The messages were sent successfully. Yang Yi remembered the sweater sale from a few days ago.He had contacted Zhou Dai then, but she hadn’t replied. Most likely, something had already happened to her at that time.[Searching… Goddess of Radiance…] Soon, the crystal orb displayed coordinates and an image.Yang Yi compared it with his sea chart — the coordinates pointed to this very island. But there was no ship in the image — only the nearshore waters of the island.“Did it sink?” He noted down the coordinates and steered the Nyxstar toward that point.It wasn’t far — near the island’s central right side. Upon arrival, he scanned the area from the deck. Nothing unusual — no hull, no debris.Yet the Clairvoyance coordinates placed the Goddess of Radiance right here. Then it struck him. Yang Yi lifted his eyepatch and looked again with his Third Eye.And there it was — a three-masted sailing ship about forty meters long, adorned with ornate carvings along its rails, and a magnificent goddess statue at its bow. A sheer, transparent veil hung down from the mast, draping the entire vessel.Through the veil, he could see that the ship even had a chapel, not small at all, built in the central courtyard. Through the windows shone delicate ornamentation — and a statue of an armless goddess, solemn and sacred.Gazing at it for too long brought a strange calm, as if one’s soul were being purified. Yang Yi soon averted his eyes — he’d never been fond of gods.Touching his chin thoughtfully, he muttered, “An invisible ship… or an invisibility artifact?” Without the Third Eye, he would never have seen it — even if it were right before him.The Clairvoyance skill of the Astrolabe could only show its coordinates, not its form. He fetched a plank and tried to board, but was blocked by an invisible force field.That meant Zhou Dai was indeed alive — most likely somewhere on this island. Yang Yi swept the area with his Third Eye again — no second invisible ship.“What now…” he sighed. He couldn’t loot an unmanned ship— not without breaking system rules. Even if he sank it, it wouldn’t count.The system clearly wanted all conflicts to revolve around the captain. Only by killing the captain could one claim the spoils of victory.He pondered for a moment, then decided to ignore the ship for now. He had no particular hostility toward Zhou Dai.But neither did he feel any special attachment. Risking his life to rescue her? Out of the question.He was simply curious. “What exactly is on this island that made her recruit so many players for a raid?”Yang Yi looked toward the forested island interior. The coordinates pointed to a spot not far from the great derelict ship that rested at the island’s heart..It made sense — that was probably what they’d come for. Unfortunately, the trees obscured his view, and even with the Third Eye he could only tell that the vessel was ancient — older than he was.What lay inside remained a mystery. But one thing was clear: when intact, it must have been enormous.“Should I go or not…” Yang Yi hesitated. From a risk-avoidance perspective, he should leave now — take what he’d gained and quit while ahead.But constant risk avoidance would get him nowhere in these seas. If he abandoned this island, he’d likely abandon the next one too.After a few such retreats, his seafaring career would effectively be over. He might as well join some organization and beg for protection. With that realization, Yang Yi made up his mind.From now on, unless he confirmed an overwhelming threat, he wouldn’t abandon exploration. Even if there were werewolves here, he wouldn’t flinch.He wasn’t who he used to be — with the power of the Third Eye, he was confident he could take one down in a single shot. And he still had the Sea Serpent’s Fang.Having made his decision, Yang Yi steered the Nyxstar back to the spot where he’d first landed. The shore was still quiet, the same few corpses lying where they had fallen — no new half-werewolves in sight.He was certain that the group had gathered here for a reason. As for the derelict ship in the forest — that was likely the nest, the source of infection. It would require great caution before approaching.For now, he’d first figure out what those players had encountered… and then move in to explore.

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