Even more surprisingly, a tattered diary lay beside the skeleton. It recorded fragments of the previous Void Invasion—about eight hundred years ago, the world had faced a similar crisis. The wielder of the blade was a warrior named Sen Lan. Together with his companions, he fought against the Void Invasion and ultimately sacrificed his life to temporarily seal the Void rift.
The diary ended with these words: "If you are reading this, it means the seal has begun to weaken. The Dawn Blade will choose its new master. I hope you are luckier than I was..."
The moment Lin Ye gripped the hilt, he felt a warm energy flow into his body, and the purple mist covering the island was briefly dispersed at that very moment. Yet it was only today that Lin Ye truly began to understand this blade's real power.
"Lin Ye! The laundry room is up ahead!" Vice Admiral Tsuru's voice pulled him back to reality.
A weathered wooden door marked "Laundry" stood at the end of the corridor. Everyone rushed inside, where long-unused laundry equipment lay piled beneath a thick layer of dust.
"The soldiers said the passage is behind the laundry room," Lin Ye said, scanning the room. "But where exactly?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru walked to a wall at the very back of the room. "If I remember correctly, there should be a..." She gently pushed a protruding brick in the wall. With a soft click, the wall slowly slid aside, revealing a dark passageway. "An emergency evacuation route. Only high-ranking officers know about it. This was a backup route designed by Fleet Admiral Sengoku back then."
Everyone filed into the passageway, and the wall closed behind them. The tunnel was narrow and dark, barely wide enough for one person to pass through. After about