We fumbled along the wall and discovered it could be pushed open. With a forceful shove, we pushed it aside, and the sea breeze immediately hit us.
So, after running so far, we had returned to the seaside once again?
However, I felt something was amiss at this moment.
When we left the city, we had headed directly inland. We traveled day and night without rest, and it should have taken no more than two days.
But now, in less than an hour combined, we were already by the sea?
"Lu Ge, look quickly!" Lin Chun pointed ahead. With our combined senses, we could clearly see a small island not far in front of us.
That's right, an island.
However, the island wasn't very large. From my perspective, it was only about ten thousand square meters.
Compared to the desolate island we were on, this was merely a tiny islet.
But there was nothing else special around.
If there was anything unusual, it could only be in that direction.
"Lu Ge, how about we go take a look?" Lin Chun asked.
I nodded. We had spent so much time and effort, and made such meticulous arrangements, only to find this island upon exiting.
If there was nothing on the island, I, for one, would not believe it.
"Let's go directly!" I said, and was the first to jump into the water, then quickly swam towards the small island.
With our current strength, swimming to the island from our current position would not take much time.
When we reached the island, we discovered that it was virtually identical to the previous one.
It was still covered with all sorts of trees, and some animals lived there.
We spent about half a day exploring everything on the island.
But we found nothing out of the ordinary, nor did we sense anything special.
Logically, the place we entered should have had something special, such as mechanisms, secret rooms, or traps.
But we found none of these things on this island.
It seemed to be a very ordinary island.
Lin Chun and I sat down and ate some simple food.
"Lu Ge, did we come to the wrong place?" Lin Chun asked.
"Judging from where we came out, this should be where we were supposed to go..." I replied.
Lin Chun looked back towards where we emerged, and his expression suddenly changed: "Lu Ge, look there!"
I followed his gaze. We had come from that direction, and I was certain of the direction. The spot he pointed to was correct.
But looking now, there was no opening there at all, nor any trace of our exit.
It was just a cliff face, as if the previous opening had never existed.
"This..." For a moment, I didn't know what to say.
I clearly remembered coming out from there, but now there was no exit at that spot...
Perhaps it was an illusion?
I didn't understand such things, but one thing was certain: this was the destination of our journey.
But there was nothing unusual here. Where exactly were we supposed to go?
"How about we burn this place down..." Lin Chun suggested. "It's all very ordinary trees anyway, burning them won't affect anything. If there's anything important, I believe it will be revealed after being burned..."
Although I thought this method was a bit unreliable, it also seemed to have some logic.
There were too many trees now, and we didn't know the exact location. Perhaps after clearing the trees, we might find something new?
Since he decided on it, we immediately got to work.
I stood up, short sword in hand. The power of fire instantly enveloped the blade.
The short sword seemed to lengthen, and with a roaring flame, I unleashed a sword strike.
Flames instantly ignited dozens of trees, and the fire shot up into the sky. Seeing this, Lin Chun's Thunder's Fury also covered his long saber, preparing to strike the trees ahead.
It was at this moment that I suddenly felt the island tremble.
That's right, it trembled!
Lin Chun also noticed something was wrong, and looked at me with confusion in his eyes.
I immediately made a shushing gesture and vigilantly observed our surroundings.
There was no change in the surroundings, nor did we discover anything abnormal.
When the island had shaken just now, there had been no earthquake, nor any sound...
What was going on?
At this time, the flames had spread, and the temperature had risen sharply.
The next moment, I clearly felt the small island move again.
Lin Chun couldn't hold back and said with a look of horror, "Lu Ge, this island seems to be alive!"
Upon hearing this, my expression instantly turned grim.