I Start with a Mysterious Island-Chapter 117: Damn, I Was Almost a Goner
’So after killing that purple leopard Mutant Beast, those three just sat down to chat. They were waiting for this giant Tower Ship all along!’
’They kept glancing at those waist tokens, which were made of some unknown material. The tokens must be what alerted them that the giant Tower Ship was about to arrive.’
Based on the scene before him and his previous observations, Lin Li made a few deductions.
Just as Lin Li was about to observe some of the people on the giant Tower Ship, he spotted a middle-aged man appear on its deck through his binoculars.
The man was about 1.85 meters tall, looked to be in his early forties, and had long hair. He had a gentle, scholarly air, much like one of the artistic youths who performed music on the streets back on Blue Star.
As soon as this artistic-looking middle-aged man appeared, the young men and women who had been laughing and chatting on the deck immediately fell silent.
This showed that the artistic-looking middle-aged man held a high status.
At the same time, Lin Li, who was observing through his binoculars, felt a jolt, and the expression on his face froze.
Through the binoculars, he saw that the middle-aged man with the artistic air was looking right in his direction.
’That man is looking at me. There’s no mistake, he’s found me...’
Lin Li was at least a kilometer away from him, hidden in a thick patch of grass.
But at this moment, he was absolutely certain that the distant, artistic-looking middle-aged man on the deck of the giant Tower Ship had discovered him hiding in the shadows.
’He spotted me from so far away, even though I haven’t mobilized the Spiritual Energy in my Dantian. This person must be an incredibly powerful Cultivator... What now? Should I bolt?’
Convinced he had been discovered, Lin Li mused to himself. Though shocked that the man could spot him, he wasn’t panicking. After all, he was confident he could make a clean getaway.
In the distance, on the deck of the giant Tower Ship, the young men and women around the artistic-looking middle-aged man watched him with puzzled expressions. One of the girls spoke up, "Mr. Zhao, what are you looking at?"
"I’m watching a little mouse hiding in the shadows..." the artistic-looking middle-aged man replied casually.
"A little mouse? What’s so interesting about a little mouse? Is it a powerful rat-type Mutant Beast?" After hearing the middle-aged man’s words, the surrounding youths grew even more confused. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
The artistic-looking middle-aged man didn’t explain further. He withdrew his gaze from the distant patch of grass and turned to ask the people around him.
"Are the other three on board yet?"
"They’re on board."
"Since they’re on board, let’s begin our return journey."
"Yes."
...
WHOOSH...
The wind howled as the giant Tower Ship slowly ascended. After reaching a certain altitude, it began to fly rapidly toward the sun.
In just a short while, the majestic Tower Ship became a black dot in the sky and then vanished from sight.
’They just left??? Like that???’
Hiding in the grass, Lin Li stared blankly at the spot where the giant Tower Ship had disappeared.
He had figured that after being discovered by the middle-aged man, the man would almost certainly drag him out.
But unexpectedly, the man had only stared at his hiding spot for a moment before looking away and leaving as if it didn’t matter.
RUSTLE, RUSTLE, RUSTLE...
Since they had already left, there was no longer any need for Lin Li to hide. He stepped out from the dense grass.
CHIRP, CHIRP, CHIRP...
A flock of ordinary birds, having foraged on the grassland for a long time, were now full. They flapped their wings, took to the air, and flew off toward their nests.
’In this unknown Otherworld, I finally run into some locals. I was planning to secretly follow them and find a town where people from this world live, but who would have thought they’d just take off in a "flying ship"?’
Lin Li stood still and glanced around. On the vast, empty plains, there was nothing but the gentle breeze that occasionally rustled the grass and the ordinary birds that were still foraging.
’Oh well, no need to be too disappointed. Even though I couldn’t follow them to one of their towns, at least now I know that this unknown Otherworld is inhabited by humans who look almost identical to Blue Star People.
’Next, I just have to head in the direction the giant Tower Ship flew off. I’m sure I’ll be able to find a town.’
Feeling slightly disappointed, Lin Li gave himself a mental pep talk, then set off in the direction the giant Tower Ship had flown.
’I can’t believe this unknown Otherworld has the technology to make a giant Tower Ship fly.
’If I could get my hands on this technology, bring it back to Blue Star, and sell it to the relevant authorities, I’d be rich overnight.
’Uh... it’s not even dark yet! I should stop daydreaming and get a move on. Let’s see if I can find one of their towns before nightfall.’
...
「Noon.」
The massive sun had already climbed to its zenith.
The vegetation on the plains drooped sleepily in the scorching heat as an ice-blue figure flashed past the lush grass and trees.
’Phew... It’s so hot! Next time I come to this world, I’ll have to bring a sun hat and sunscreen. Otherwise, I won’t just get a tan from this huge sun, I might get a sunburn.’
Sweltering under the sun, Lin Li spotted a forest in the distance. Thinking that it was already noon, he decided to head to the slightly cooler woods to rest and have some lunch.
THUD, THUD, THUD...
He walked briskly toward the distant forest. But as he passed a thicket of bushes, Lin Li, who had been eager to reach the woods and rest, suddenly stopped in his tracks. He planted his feet and leaped backward forcefully.
The instant Lin Li leaped back, a sharp, chilling ice spike shot out from the bushes, grazing the tips of his hair.
"Damn..."
Having dodged the surprise attack, Lin Li couldn’t help but curse as he landed.
He raised his left hand and touched the tips of his hair where the ice spike had grazed them. A cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.
If he hadn’t sensed the Spiritual Energy Wave in the bushes beforehand and reacted quickly enough to dodge that sudden ambush—
—that chilling ice spike would have definitely hit him in the head.
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