A few days earlier—Zhou Dai had assembled a fourteen-person squad to conquer this island.They were well-prepared, having purchased all kinds of equipment.Zhou Dai herself had gone so far as to spend a fortune on a special revolver called White Rose, a weapon capable of suppressing regeneration—meant specifically to counter the werewolves’ self-healing abilities.The others, too, bought weapons and armor suited to their roles.Those carrying shields and wearing plate or chain armor were tasked with drawing attention and withstanding attacks.The rest attacked from range with crossbows and bows.And if a werewolf managed to get close, close-combat fighters would step in to finish the job.In short—they were very well prepared.Their shared motivation for taking on this dangerous island was a common mission—one tempting enough to risk their lives for.It was called—“Oath Prerequisite Quest.”The quest had first been received by Zhou Dai, from a peculiar undead being.That undead had crawled up from the wreck of the Radiant Goddess.Ignoring Zhou Dai completely, it had rushed straight into the ship’s chapel like a pilgrim, knelt, and begun to pray.Then, within the sacred glow of the Radiant Goddess, the undead burst into flames, leaving behind only a pile of ash—and a sealed bottle containing a letter.Zhou Dai retrieved the bottle and opened the letter.[Oath Prerequisite Quest Triggered]Retrieve the lost Holy Casket for the Radiant Church.[Coordinates attached...][Note:] This is a prerequisite quest. Completing it grants you a chance to join the Radiant Church and, in the next sea region, formally swear the Oath to obtain extraordinary power.[Up to 15 participants may complete this quest together.]Zhou Dai was stunned at first—then overcome with joy.She was a woman of faith. From the moment she entered this world, she had been captivated by the holy radiance of the Goddess of Light.After several prayers, she had even become a devoted follower.Now, seeing a chance to officially join the Radiant Church—there was no way she could pass it up.She immediately set sail for the coordinates, where she discovered this very island—and on it, a massive, broken ship.According to the letter, the Holy Casket was stored aboard that ship.But as she approached, Zhou Dai spotted a werewolf scavenging along the shoreline.She had planned to use her ship’s cannons on it, but the werewolf seemed to understand how deadly those weapons were.Before the Radiant Goddess could even aim its guns, the creature darted into the forest and vanished.Zhou Dai didn’t dare land. She circled the island for two days, observing, but found only that one werewolf.Eventually, she began recruiting teammates, intending to form a proper expedition force to clear the island.After careful selection, she gathered thirteen companions.Together, they all accepted the Oath Prerequisite Quest, determined to complete it, join the Radiant Church, and gain supernatural strength.As the quest’s discoverer, captain of a special-class ship, and a player of considerable talent, Zhou Dai naturally became their leader.Once preparations were complete, they went ashore.After losing three members, they finally succeeded in killing the werewolf—and from there, events unfolded much as Yang Yi later deduced.Present time.Yang Yi and Zhou Dai did not rush to meet face-to-face at first.Instead, they communicated through their ships, exchanging information about the island.Yang Yi claimed he had discovered the island by chance while gathering resources.But he’d run into half-werewolves and reanimated werewolf corpses—which he “took care of” with ease—then entered the massive derelict ship, encountered a Mind Devourer, fought fiercely, and ultimately destroyed it.Zhou Dai was speechless.Her squad of fourteen had surrounded one werewolf, lost three people, and barely killed it—only to be wiped out later by the Mind Devourer hiding inside the Holy Casket.Yet Yang Yi had done all of that alone.His combat record surpassed the entire squad’s combined effort.Zhou Dai could hardly believe it—but Yang Yi’s account was so detailed: the names of the slain teammates, the werewolf missing a finger, the Mind Devourer’s parasitic ability…Every part checked out.She had to believe him.After all, everything he said was technically true—just heavily edited.Yang Yi simply left out his conversation with Roniette, replacing it ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) with a version where he single-handedly defied the Mind Devourer and slew it heroically.After their exchange, the tension between them eased.Zhou Dai now understood that Yang Yi was absurdly powerful—and apparently not hostile toward her, or he’d have attacked already.So she decided to ask for help.She was, after all, still trapped.When the ship had collapsed, she’d been unconscious, lying on a metal table.A falling wooden plank had struck her left ankle, pinning her down.The plank had fallen at an angle, creating a narrow pocket of space that, ironically, saved her life.A blessing in misfortune—but she couldn’t get free.She couldn’t even see her own foot to tell how bad it was.All she could do was call for help.“Yang Yi, I’m stuck under a plank. Can you help me out?” Zhou Dai pleaded.Yang Yi raised an eyebrow.He’d assumed she was fine—turns out, she was trapped this whole time.But was she really trapped?He couldn’t tell—since he was blind.After a brief pause, he replied:“I just used my ability. I can’t see for a short while, so I’m afraid—”“You’re blind?”“Only temporarily.”A few seconds of silence passed.Then Zhou Dai called him over—he was her only hope, after all.Following her instructions, Yang Yi approached a slanted wooden plank.Behind it was the trapped Zhou Dai.At that moment, she was aiming White Rose—right at Yang Yi’s head.She wanted to test him—to see if he was really blind.If he was lying, it meant he had bad intentions.But she was overthinking it.Yang Yi was genuinely blind—his left eye covered by an eyepatch, his right useless, face streaked with blood and grime, his body covered in dust like someone who’d just crawled out of a trench.Even if Zhou Dai pressed the barrel to his nose, he still wouldn’t see it.But what she didn’t know—was that Yang Yi was already preparing to strike.If Zhou Dai made any sudden move, he’d pounce instantly.By sound alone, he could tell exactly where she was beneath him.With his five-minute invincibility buff active, even blind, Yang Yi was confident he could kill her if needed.The air grew tense again for a few seconds—then slowly eased.Zhou Dai holstered her gun and asked for help.“Crouch down a bit—I’m right in front of you, stuck under a wooden plank. My left foot’s pinned beneath it,” Zhou Dai said.Yang Yi paused.“Wait. Shouldn’t we come to an agreement first?Like—who gets the loot?Because those reanimated werewolves and that Mind Devourer were my kills.”

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