Arc 4The White Fog and Ice Nest

Yang Yi and Su Na survived Pale Worms, worsening cold, and the spreading white fog as they sailed toward the fog’s edge. After Yang Yi claimed the frozen ship Courage, they lured a swarm of Ice Nest Worms into the Life Fireplace, but Su Na heard the worms speak of the Ice Nest Lord and Yang Yi lost his right hand to the cold.

  • Yang Yi killed Ronette at her request, then found and identified the trapped Zhou Dai in the wreckage.
  • Yang Yi and Zhou Dai bargained over the wreckage, and he restored her crushed ankle with Limb Restoration Spell before trading her the Brain-Eating Demon's corpse.
  • Yang Yi left the island with Su Na, installed the Life Fireplace, and sailed into the Extreme Winter Sea as snow and freezing temperatures set in.
  • Pale Worms attacked the Nightmare Star, but Yang Yi cut their tentacles and destroyed the icebergs while Su Na helped and later recovered from a severe cold.
  • Yang Yi and Su Na sailed through the spreading white fog, using campfires to see as the Sea Chart failed and strange cold-related dangers emerged.
  • Yang Yi found Ma Hou’s frozen ship in a glacier, claimed the Courage, and fled when Ice Nest Worms swarmed toward its electrical sounds.
  • Yang Yi and Su Na drew thousands of Ice Nest Worms into the Life Fireplace, where the creatures burned while speaking of the Ice Nest Lord.
  • Yang Yi tackled Su Na after she repeated the worms’ words, then discovered his own right hand was frozen and severed.
Chapters 76–100 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 76Death

Yang Yi killed Ronette after she asked him to end her life before she became a monster, then freed himself from her and recovered. He was preparing to contact Su Na when Zhou Dai appeared among the shipwreck, and they confirmed each other’s identities.

  • Ronette explained that she feared becoming a Brain-Eating Demon and asked Yang Yi to kill her before she ate her fifth human brain.
  • Yang Yi concealed his thoughts and suddenly stabbed Ronette in the temple with the Sea Serpent's Fang, killing her.
  • Yang Yi cut Ronette's head from his shoulder, drank a Regeneration Potion, and checked that his sanity remained above the danger threshold.
  • Yang Yi heard a woman in the wreckage and suspected she was the missing Zhou Dai.
  • Yang Yi identified himself as captain of the Nightmare Star, and Zhou Dai verified his identity through their chat history.

Ch. 77Zhou Dai, Part One

Zhou Dai recounted how she gathered a team to complete the Oath Prerequisite Quest and lost them after they killed the Werewolf. In the present, she asked Yang Yi to free her from the wreckage, but he first raised the question of how they would divide the loot.

  • Several days earlier, Zhou Dai recruited thirteen teammates for the Oath Prerequisite Quest after discovering the sacred reliquary on the island guarded by a Werewolf.
  • Zhou Dai's team killed the Werewolf at the cost of three lives, but the Brain-Eating Demon aboard the giant ship wiped out the rest of them.
  • Yang Yi and Zhou Dai exchanged accounts of what had happened on the island, and Zhou Dai realized he had defeated the Werewolf and Brain-Eating Demon alone.
  • Zhou Dai explained that a plank had pinned her left ankle in the wreckage and asked Yang Yi to rescue her.
  • Zhou Dai secretly aimed White Rose at Yang Yi to test whether he was blind, then lowered it and asked for help.
  • Yang Yi delayed freeing Zhou Dai and asked them to agree on who would get the loot, pointing out that he had killed the reanimated Werewolf and Brain-Eating Demon.

Ch. 78Zhou Dai, Part Two

Yang Yi and Zhou Dai negotiated over the Holy Casket and Brain-Eating Demon’s corpse, then escaped the wreckage after Yang Yi amputated Zhou Dai’s crushed ankle. He used restorative magic to replace her missing foot, leaving them ready to continue their business together.

  • Zhou Dai offered Yang Yi Treasured equipment in exchange for the Holy Casket and Brain-Eating Demon’s corpse, and Yang Yi agreed after bargaining for 10,000 Conch Coins.
  • Yang Yi discovered Zhou Dai’s left ankle had been crushed and cut it off so they could escape the unstable wreckage.
  • Zhou Dai used her blessing talent on Yang Yi, restoring his sanity and energy and ending his frenzy.
  • Zhou Dai recovered the Holy Casket and gathered a damaged right foot and rotten flesh from the wreckage.
  • Yang Yi cast Limb Restoration Spell, attaching the right foot to Zhou Dai’s left leg and restoring her ability to walk.

Ch. 79A strange prayer

Yang Yi returned to the Nightmare Star with Su Na after growing suspicious of Zhou Dai’s unnatural pulse and behavior. Zhou Dai went back to the Radiant Goddess Ship to pray, unaware that she was transforming into a Brain-Eating Demon.

  • Zhou Dai paid Yang Yi for healing her foot by trading the Twilight Veil and twenty thousand Conch Coins for the Brain-Eating Demon's corpse.
  • Su Na arrived and found Yang Yi sitting closely with Zhou Dai; after Zhou Dai left, Yang Yi explained his suspicions about her abnormally slow pulse and sudden change in behavior.
  • Yang Yi and Su Na hurried back to the Nightmare Star, and Yang Yi asked her to monitor the Radiant Goddess Ship on the Sea Chart.
  • Zhou Dai prayed in the ship’s church before five jars containing her former teammates’ heads, then noticed a slit in her neck secreting pale purple mucus.
  • Unaware of the change to her status, Zhou Dai left the church to complete her trade with Yang Yi as tentacles emerged from her neck.

Ch. 80The Spreading Extreme Cold

As the Extreme Winter Sea spread toward the island, Yang Yi traded Ronette’s corpse to Zhou Dai for the Twilight Veil and decided to sail away in a different direction. He made another draw from the Monster Gacha Machine and was delighted with the result.

  • Yang Yi refused Zhou Dai’s offer to form a fleet and checked the chart as the Extreme Winter Sea rapidly approached the island.
  • Yang Yi kept the Stone of Truth rather than throwing it away or giving it to Su Na, then traded Ronette’s corpse to Zhou Dai for twenty thousand Conch Coins and the Twilight Veil.
  • Yang Yi declined Zhou Dai’s invitation to visit the Radiant Goddess Ship, then decided to leave the island and sail in a different direction from her ship.
  • Yang Yi put a charred Werewolf skull into the Monster Gacha Machine and celebrated the result of his draw.

Ch. 81Life Fireplace

Yang Yi installed the Life Fireplace between his and Su Na’s rooms to prepare for the worsening cold in the Extreme Winter Sea. After testing it with one of Su Na’s Tinder Wool Spiders, he planned to use live Long-Legged Sardines as fuel.

  • Yang Yi bought 2,000 units of wood and sorted through his weapons and armor while resting blind.
  • Yang Yi woke with his vision restored, found the deck covered in snow, and checked the freezing weather.
  • Yang Yi confirmed the snow was fresh water and ordered the Bone Arms to clear it from the deck.
  • Yang Yi and Su Na agreed to install the Life Fireplace in the wall between their rooms, and Yang Yi cut an opening and fitted it.
  • Su Na gave Yang Yi one of her juvenile Tinder Wool Spiders, and he tossed it into the fireplace to test it.

Ch. 82Training and gains

Yang Yi installed a fireplace that boosted his training and sold equipment to fund upgrades and Su Na’s research. After three uneventful days of training aboard the Nightmare Star, he caught a seal that exploded, damaging the ship and teaching him to kill large catches before bringing them aboard.

  • Yang Yi burned the Tinder Wool Spider in the fireplace, discovered its Life Light increased most attributes’ experience gain, and warned Su Na to take her time developing a virus-inactivating potion.
  • Yang Yi repaired and sold armor and weapons, earning 46,200 Conch Coins and raising his balance to 57,500 Conch Coins.
  • Yang Yi bought Su Na a Light Steel Small Round Shield, gave her 16,500 Conch Coins for research, and began training to raise his Strength to 6.
  • The Nightmare Star sailed safely through the Extreme Winter Sea for three days while Yang Yi trained, gathered water, and caught four Long-Legged Sardines.
  • Yang Yi shot a Fluffy Seal, which exploded and damaged the Nightmare Star; he identified it as a So-Cute-It-Explodes Seal and resolved to kill large catches before bringing them aboard.

Ch. 83The approaching ice floes

Yang Yi prepared for the approaching white fog, made a deal with the Great Newspaper, and bought throwing darts as the Nightmare Star sailed onward. While he slept, a large ice floe and others behind it drifted toward the ship’s bow.

  • Yang Yi used the Crystal Ball to locate Xu Da near the white fog and estimated that the Nightmare Star would reach it in about five days.
  • Yang Yi agreed to become a VIP source for the Great Newspaper, received payment for his Werewolf information, and chose the code name One-Eye.
  • Yang Yi read the weekly’s reports on the sea, monster deaths, and a Lesser Vampire, but found no clear answer about constantly regenerating flesh.
  • Yang Yi bought a set of Willow-Leaf Darts for 23,000 Conch Coins to supplement his ranged weapons.
  • After Yang Yi went to sleep, a large iceberg drifted toward the Nightmare Star’s bow, followed by more ice floes.

Ch. 84Sucking

Yang Yi investigated why the Nightmare Star had stopped and discovered that giant White Worms were clinging to the ship. He fought off their attack and retreated to his cabin, where Su Na pointed out that a worm was still sucking on his butt.

  • The Nightmare Star struck something repeatedly, lost over 1,500 durability, and came to a stop as the temperature dropped.
  • Yang Yi heard sucking noises beneath the hull and found White Worms swarming around the Giant Bobbit Worm Head and attaching themselves to the ship.
  • The White Worms spotted Yang Yi and began climbing aboard, so he used the Giant Bobbit Worm Head and Flintlock to fight them before fleeing into his cabin.
  • The worms withdrew, and Yang Yi found Su Na in his room, armed and watching him.
  • Su Na told Yang Yi that a worm was biting his butt, and he pulled it off, discovering that his Chainmail had protected him.

Ch. 85The Time to Draw the Sword

Yang Yi and Su Na discovered that the white worms were likely feeding tentacles belonging to one enormous creature, and found that their oily bodily fluid was flammable. Yang Yi armed himself with Broken Iron and charged the worms, while Su Na followed with a torch.

  • Su Na dissected a worm and concluded that the long, simple-bodied creatures were probably tentacles of a single monster.
  • Su Na discovered that the worms’ bodily fluid ignited easily, but Yang Yi rejected her plan to drive the creatures away with fire because he feared the ship would burn.
  • Yang Yi entered a Frenzy State, drank a Crimson Potion, and lifted Broken Iron, which began to vibrate and grew easier for him to wield.
  • Yang Yi cut a passage through the Captain’s Quarters and ran toward the bow, while Su Na followed with a torch made from wood coated in worm fluid.
  • The worms stopped sucking at the Nightmare Star and lunged at Yang Yi, who swung Broken Iron at the mass of tentacles.

Ch. 86Severing

Yang Yi used Broken Iron to sever the worms attacking the Nightmare Star and free it from the surrounding icebergs, while Su Na tried to defend herself on deck. Yang Yi cleared nearly all the worms and told Su Na to prepare to sail, with one iceberg still attached to the ship.

  • Yang Yi wielded Broken Iron to cut down attacking worms, then saw that twelve icebergs had gathered around the Nightmare Star and were draining its durability.
  • Yang Yi hurled Broken Iron into an iceberg, jumped onto a worm to reach it, and exposed a sphere filled with tangled worms, but focused on cutting off the iceberg’s tentacles instead of killing its core.
  • Yang Yi moved between icebergs and severed their tentacles, clearing seven in three minutes despite being bitten and suffering from the cold.
  • Su Na tried to control the Nightmare Star but found it immobilized, then used a torch to keep the worms at bay until one extinguished it with icy seawater.
  • Yang Yi cut down the worms threatening Su Na and reported that only one iceberg remained, telling her to try sailing the ship free in two minutes.

Ch. 87Bombardment

Yang Yi escaped the worms and rescued the hypothermic Su Na before returning to fight the pursuing creatures. He used the Nightmare Star’s cannons to destroy an iceberg and kill the worm creature beneath it.

  • Yang Yi escaped a surprise attack by tangled worm tentacles and swam to the Nightmare Star after Su Na failed to respond.
  • Yang Yi found Su Na unconscious and hypothermic, brought her to her warm room, and treated her before returning to the deck.
  • Yang Yi saw that the worms were pursuing the Giant Bobbit Worm Head and used the Nightmare Star’s speed to keep out of their reach.
  • Yang Yi bombarded the icebergs with the ship’s cannons until one shattered and a dead, tentacle-covered creature floated to the surface.

Ch. 88Pale Worm

Yang Yi defeated 31 Pale Worms and discovered a surviving larva, while Su Na recovered from using her spell to save him. Yang Yi began using the adult worms’ remains for gacha pulls.

  • Yang Yi finished killing the Pale Worms, inspected the damaged Giant Bobbit Worm Head, and found a small Pale Worm Larva hiding beneath it.
  • Su Na’s earlier actions were revealed: she used Curling Touch to tangle the worms attacking Yang Yi, then collapsed after exhausting her Mana.
  • Su Na woke with a cold, and Yang Yi startled her by opening her door while carrying the live larva.
  • Yang Yi subdued the Pale Worm Larva, fed and recovered, then gathered the severed limbs and prepared the adult corpses for gacha pulls.
  • Yang Yi fed three worm tentacles into the gacha, causing more than half the deck corpses to vanish, and opened the three capsules it produced.

Ch. 89The haul

Yang Yi collected the Pale Worm spoils, gaining a storage ring, a single-use hand cannon, supplies, and a resource chest while arranging repairs to the Nightmare Star. Su Na caught a cold and secretly saved the Holy Water to test an idea, and Yang Yi found a fishing rod in the final capsule.

  • Yang Yi attached the Small Worm Ring to his finger, stored the Pale Worm Hand Cannon inside it, and converted a capsule into 200 Conch Coins.
  • Su Na tried to move a Pale Worm larva, cut away most of its clinging tentacles, and dragged it to the laboratory despite having a cold.
  • Yang Yi resolved to keep watch at night, repair the Nightmare Star, and turn most of the remaining Pale Worm corpses into capsules.
  • Yang Yi gave Su Na Holy Water for her cold, but she spat it out in her room and considered using it for an experiment.
  • Yang Yi hauled in the corpses, kept the two largest Pale Worms, and photographed them for the Newspaper captain.
  • Yang Yi opened the remaining capsules, received supplies and a Black Iron Resource Chest, and found a fishing rod in the final one.

Ch. 90Selling Information

Yang Yi recovered aboard the Nightmare Star, cared for Su Na as her cold worsened, and sold detailed Pale Worm information to Song Yingwen for 8,000 Conch Coins. With Su Na still ill and dawn not yet broken, he continued steering the ship upward and watched for disguised living icebergs.

  • Yang Yi hid the Nightmare Star under the Twilight Veil and rested in Su Na's room until his energy and health recovered.
  • He discovered Su Na's cold had become severe, then repaired the Captain's Quarters, cooked a hot meal, and made her eat before she returned to sleep.
  • Yang Yi sent his Pale Worm information to Song Yingwen, who offered him 8,000 Conch Coins and explained that the report would appear under One-Eye's name.
  • When Su Na did not reply and remained ill, Yang Yi continued steering the Nightmare Star upward, firing at large ice floes in case they concealed living icebergs.

Ch. 91A new potion

Yang Yi woke to worsening cold and found Su Na rendering the Pale Worm corpse into fat and a new potion. Su Na gave him frostbite treatment and warned that the potion could turn him into a Werewolf if prepared incorrectly, while Yang Yi learned she could extract hundreds of liters of flammable fat.

  • Yang Yi checked the weather, saw that the Gale had entered the white fog, and estimated the Nightmare Star was three days away from it.
  • Yang Yi entered the Witch Laboratory and found Su Na boiling the Pale Worm corpse amid irritating fumes.
  • Su Na gave Yang Yi Pale Worm fat for his frostbite and a powdered potion that had to burn for five seconds before he swallowed it.
  • Su Na explained that the potion contained Feral Wolf Virus and could make Yang Yi quicker if prepared correctly, but would turn him into a Werewolf if he took it too soon or failed to burn it.
  • Yang Yi applied the fat to his frostbite and learned from Su Na that she could extract about eight hundred liters and that the fat could be used in incendiary bombs.

Ch. 92Sleeping Potion

Yang Yi struggled to fish and prepare food in the Extreme Winter Sea while Su Na recovered from her cold. After his recurring nightmare returned, Su Na gave him a Sleeping Potion, and he fell asleep again after drinking it.

  • Yang Yi tasted his bread mush, realized it was awful, then went fishing with his Pale Worm rod and caught another Long-Legged Sardine.
  • Yang Yi bought two velvet scarves, gave one to Su Na, and sailed toward the white fog as the cold worsened.
  • Yang Yi caught an Ice Gall and later found a Pale Worm inside an iceberg, which he hauled into the hold for its grease.
  • Yang Yi woke from his burning nightmare to find Su Na beside his bed, and she warned him that repeated nightmares could damage his mind.
  • Su Na gave Yang Yi her Sleeping Potion and reminded him to activate the Twilight Veil; Yang Yi drank it and quickly fell asleep.

Ch. 93Thick Fog

Yang Yi woke after a long sleep and sailed the Nightmare Star toward the white fog, but the fog rose from the sea and rapidly spread across the Extreme Winter Sea. He and Su Na investigated as the system announced polar day, falling temperatures, and the temporary shutdown of the World Sea Chart, leaving Yang Yi expecting something to emerge from the fog.

  • Yang Yi ate, checked his status, and sailed the Nightmare Star toward the white fog while planning to explore it with Su Na.
  • The sky brightened unexpectedly as thick fog rose from the sea, visibility dropped, and temperatures fell.
  • Yang Yi found that Three Eyes could not see the fog, while his ordinary vision could, and the Crystal Ball's Sea Chart stopped working.
  • Yang Yi woke Su Na, who collected a sample of the fog in a glass bottle and examined it.
  • Yang Yi saw reports that the fog was spreading rapidly across the Extreme Winter Sea, and the system announced polar day, falling temperatures, and the temporary disabling of the World Sea Chart.

Ch. 94Countermeasures

Yang Yi and Su Na investigated the white fog and found that heat dispersed it temporarily, while prolonged exposure could damage players’ sanity. Yang Yi tested fires’ effect on visibility, then sailed the Nightmare Star onward at fifteen knots as players in the world chat reacted to the fog.

  • Su Na showed Yang Yi that the white fog vanished when heated and quickly returned as it cooled, then suggested it was a supernatural effect that could cause fear and delusions over time.
  • Yang Yi decided against using a large fire immediately, concerned about attracting Anomalous Creatures and conserving supplies, and postponed making Sleeping Potion until they left the sea.
  • Yang Yi caught a Bronze Supply Chest containing wood, cloth, and crystal while fishing from the Nightmare Star.
  • Yang Yi tested campfires at the bow and found that two fires raised visibility enough to sail safely at fifteen knots.
  • Yang Yi sent Su Na his plan to sail continuously, received her approval, and set the Nightmare Star moving while monitoring the tense world chat.

Ch. 95A journey through the fog

Yang Yi and Su Na sailed through the White Fog, managing their Sanity and finding little success fishing. After rejecting Su Na’s request to buy a dangerous Collector’s Contract Item, Yang Yi read a report about strange sounds that froze the sea and warned Su Na to wake him if she heard them.

  • The Nightmare Star sailed through the silent fog, and Yang Yi lost Sanity as he watched other players form groups for protection.
  • Yang Yi and Su Na alternated six-hour shifts, while Yang Yi caught only a seal during five hours of fishing and released it.
  • Su Na asked Yang Yi to unlock her trading privileges so she could buy a Collector’s Contract Item, but Yang Yi refused after seeing its unsettling description and appearance.
  • Yang Yi read Sea Weekly’s reports on Pale Worms and the Gale Brigade’s encounter with strange crackling sounds, sudden extreme cold, and a frozen sea.
  • Yang Yi warned Su Na to alert him if she heard the strange sound, then took over the helm for his next shift.

Ch. 96The burning ship

Yang Yi watched a naked, apparently unstable captain race through the Extreme Winter Sea aboard a ship burning Pale Worm corpses. The captain sailed on into the fog, while Su Na wondered whether he had developed unusual abilities.

  • Yang Yi reflected on the dangers and rumors circulating in the chat channel while keeping the Nightmare Star's Campfire burning in the extreme cold.
  • Zhao Tie Tou and the New World Fleet's advance team patrolled their route until they heard electrical crackling and spotted blue lights behind them.
  • Zhao Tie Tou activated the Ironhead's Charge skill and fled as the rest of the fleet raised alarms.
  • Yang Yi spotted a ship covered in Pale Worm bonfires speeding past the Nightmare Star and saw its naked captain laughing and splashing hot water over himself.
  • Yang Yi told Su Na about the burning ship, and she asked whether its captain had mutated or could breathe fire.

Ch. 97Glacier

Yang Yi discovered a massive glacier blocking the Nightmare Star and spotted a ship frozen inside it. After catching and killing a parasite that controlled a fish skeleton, he prepared to investigate the glacier and the dead ship.

  • Yang Yi tested fresh Pale Worm Larva tentacle as fishing bait but caught nothing before the Nightmare Star stopped at a glacier.
  • Yang Yi used Three Eyes to see a sailboat frozen in the glacier and noticed it was covered in scorch marks and frost.
  • Yang Yi jumped into the icy sea to recover his fishing rod, then worked with Su Na to haul up and kill a strange fish wrapped in black threads.
  • Yang Yi found a Black-Thread Corpse-Manipulating Worm inside the fish's bones and learned it had controlled the skeleton as a host.
  • Yang Yi told Su Na the glacier was about four nautical miles across and that the ship frozen at its center likely had a dead owner.

Ch. 98The Frozen Ship

Yang Yi ventured across the frozen glacier to investigate the ship and found its owner, Ma Hou, frozen on the foredeck. After collecting Ma Hou’s drops and capturing the ship, Yang Yi approached the scorched cabin, where eerie blue light emerged.

  • Yang Yi prepared for the freezing journey, took a torch, and walked into the glacier’s fog alone.
  • Yang Yi followed the falling temperature to the ship and found that an invisible barrier initially prevented him from boarding.
  • Yang Yi shot Ma Hou’s frozen corpse with a dart, entered the ship, and identified the owner as Ma Hou.
  • Yang Yi collected 3,300 Conch Coins and the Padded Coat recipe, then received notice that he had captured the Courage.
  • Yang Yi approached the scorched cabin after hearing electrical crackling, and an eerie blue light rushed out.

Ch. 99Ice Nest Worms

Yang Yi discovered that Ice Nest Worms were drawn to fire and that killing them summoned more, forcing him to flee the Courage after igniting it to buy time. He planned to lure the pursuing swarm into the Nightmare Star’s Life Fireplace, while warning Su Na to leave once she installed it.

  • Yang Yi killed several Ice Nest Worms, learned that their deaths summoned nearby worms, and spotted a swarm approaching from the northeast.
  • Yang Yi told Su Na to extinguish the Nightmare Star’s Campfire, then shattered his frozen right hand to retrieve the Sea Serpent’s Fang and ignite the Courage.
  • Yang Yi fled across the Glacier as the swarm reached the burning ship, buying himself time to reach the Nightmare Star.
  • Yang Yi realized fire could kill the worms and told Su Na to install the Life Fireplace conspicuously so the worms would charge into it.
  • Yang Yi warned Su Na to leave the Nightmare Star after setting up the fireplace.

Ch. 100Sparks soaring skyward

Yang Yi escaped the Ice Nest Worm swarm by reaching the Nightmare Star, where Su Na’s fire drew the worms into the Life Fireplace and incinerated them. After the fire was contained, Yang Yi and Su Na got away from the worms’ sanity-draining voices, and Su Na learned that Yang Yi’s right hand had frozen off.

  • Yang Yi ran toward the Nightmare Star as thousands of Ice Nest Worms pursued him, then watched them turn toward the fire Su Na had started on the bow.
  • The Ice Nest Worms extinguished most of the fire but streamed into the Life Fireplace, where they burned in a self-sustaining cycle and spoke of the Ice Nest Lord.
  • Yang Yi found Su Na approaching the ship and tackled her after seeing her Sanity drop, but her Sanity had risen by the time he checked again.
  • Su Na repeated a phrase she had heard from the burning worms, and Yang Yi warned that the voices were dangerous before checking her Sanity.
  • Su Na noticed Yang Yi’s frozen, severed right hand and said it needed amputation, while Yang Yi claimed he could heal it with magic.
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