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Chapter 2004

Tiny Island, Dangerous Island

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Tiny Island was the smallest of the Phantom Sea Seven Islands.

But I felt that it was very likely the most dangerous one as well.

The moment we set foot on the island, that feeling grew even stronger.

The island was covered in jagged, bizarre rocks, which sprawled across nearly its entire surface.

"Have you noticed that this place is more like a maze?" Ye Jinghong said softly.

The three of us were stunned for a moment, then all nodded. Xu Qiuyan said, "That's right. Did you see? After coming ashore, there's only this one path ahead of us. Among all these rocks, there's actually only one road!"

"Then we need to be careful," Ying Gou said. "Stay close. It'll be troublesome if we get separated."

Ye Jinghong said to Ying Gou, "Don't worry. If you really can't find us, fly up onto those rocks. You'll definitely be able to spot a way out from above!"

"Good idea." The moment she finished speaking, Ying Gou flew onto one of the strange rocks. It was about four or five meters tall.

But he quickly jumped back down, his face full of terror.

"What happened? Why do you look like that?" I asked.

He said, "From up there, all I could see was a vast ocean, just like what we saw in the Phantom Sea earlier. It stretched as far as the eye could see. It felt as though I were standing on a tiny reef, and the reef beneath my feet could be swallowed by the sea at any moment."

The three of us widened our eyes, finding it hard to believe.

"It seems this little island really is dangerous," Ying Gou said.

"No matter how dangerous it is, it's still just a maze, isn't it? I refuse to believe we

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