Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before Dragon Slaying

Chapter 1077 Golden Eyes (Two in One, please subscribe!!!)

"I was actually conflicted at the time." Chu Tianjiao sighed and said, "I admit that I don't like Vincent at all, but I think Sasha is a good person. To be honest, I was a little soft-hearted."

“And actually saving Vincent is just a piece of cake for me. And the most important thing is that I have been paying attention to the movements under the sea. The ‘Skirt of God’ and the iceberg have appeared, but the ‘Island of Death’ has not appeared yet. So even if Vincent jumps into the sea like crazy at this time, his death will be in vain…” Chu Tianjiao paused and said his true thoughts, “If the old guy is really looking for death, it’s better to die in a more valuable place.”

Chu Tianjiao's words were very realistic, but Lu Mingfei, Chu Zihang and even Caesar would all think so. Vincent was not someone who had to survive... and as for the so-called "more valuable place", Chu Tianjiao's idea was probably to use the old guy as a pathfinder to test the dangers of the "Island of Death". After all, the old guy himself was not someone who was determined to board the "Island of Death" to find a way to resurrect his leader, so it could not be said that Chu Tianjiao was using him.

"In a blink of an eye, Vincent had already run to the edge of the deck, but I used 'Time Zero' to intercept him before he fell into the water. I grabbed Vincent's arm, and when he turned around and saw me, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, but it immediately turned into anger. He was very emotional." Chu Tianjiao said, "Vincent asked me why I was stopping him from finding a way to revive the Führer if I didn't want to help him. I coldly asked him how he planned to revive the Führer. He said that he had just told me about his past experience. When the 'Skirt of God' and the iceberg appeared, the 'Land of Eternal Life' would also appear. This time, the situation was exactly the same as the last time he encountered. The 'Land of Eternal Life' was hidden under the sea. He had missed an opportunity once, and he would never miss it a second time."

"I looked at the sea surface. Except for the part reflecting the aurora in the sky, the rest was completely dark. I couldn't see any living creatures or islands. I asked Vincent coldly where the 'Land of Eternal Life' was. Jumping into the water now would only lead to death." Chu Tianjiao said, "But the old guy struggled very hard. He insisted that the 'Land of Eternal Life' was hidden in the sea and he would be able to see it as long as he jumped in. He had already missed the opportunity once and must not miss the second time. I didn't expect that such an old guy would be so excited and powerful. It can be seen that he was serious. He really thought that if he jumped off the boat, he might be able to reach the so-called 'Land of Eternal Life'."

Hearing this, Lu Mingfei and the others couldn't help but frown because Vincent's behavior was indeed a bit abnormal... He was anxious to resurrect his leader and didn't want to miss this rare opportunity, which was understandable, but the island he had seen did not appear at all, and there was only dark and cold water under the sea. Jumping into the waters of the Arctic Ocean on a cold night, what was the difference between this and seeking death?
Unless Vincent and Sasha have some secret, hidden in that story, and concealed from Chu Tianjiao from the beginning.

"I looked back and saw Sasha and the other high-ranking officers on the ship. The passengers were no longer as crazy and agitated as before. They stood at the back of the ship, exclaiming at the same time for entering this magical iceberg. The crowd was too surprised to move. On the deck in front were only me, Vincent, and Sasha and the other high-ranking officers of the Yamal. Except for me, all of them had experienced the last incident." Chu Tianjiao said, "I saw Sasha and the first and second mates all looked a little unnatural when they came over. Only Vincent stretched his neck to look into the sea, with a look of anxiety on his face, fearing that I would delay his chance to revive the Führer."

According to Chu Tianjiao's description, Lu Mingfei and the others also heard that Chu Tianjiao already knew that Vincent was hiding something from him, and Sasha and other senior executives of the "Yamal" should also be insiders.

"I looked at Sasha coldly, holding Vincent's arm in my hand, without saying a word. Perhaps they were intimidated by my aura. The first mate, the second mate and those retired special forces soldiers were holding heavy firepower weapons, but none of them dared to approach me." Chu Tianjiao said, "In the end, Sasha spoke first. He bowed deeply to me and said that he was ashamed of deceiving me. I still didn't say anything, but just looked at him coldly. Vincent in my hand struggled even more violently, like a loach that wanted to find a loophole to escape at any time."

"Sasha's expression was full of confusion and contradiction, as if he was struggling internally whether to tell me the truth. The first mate and others around him formed a circle around me, as if they were ready to pick up their weapons and fight me if we had a disagreement." Chu Tianjiao said, "I know that ordinary means can't scare these former soldiers, so I lit up my golden pupils, which is the most direct and effective means. An unprecedented murderous intent burst out of my eyes, and I swept coldly across everyone. They were all scared, and only Sasha stepped forward and blocked my way, but he was also pale. He said that in the encounter he described to me in the captain's room, he and Vincent lied to me."

There were lies in that narrative. Everyone in the room could guess it, but no one could imagine where the lies were, including Nuonuo… First of all, neither they nor Chu Tianjiao were eyewitnesses of the incident. Secondly, Vincent and Sasha’s descriptions were not clear and detailed enough. But the situation at the time must have been that there was a conflict of ideas between Vincent and Sasha, otherwise they would not have tacitly made up a lie and now expose it themselves, unless they were in some desperate situation.

"At this time, Vincent next to me suddenly spoke, his eyes fixed on a certain place, and said that the 'sacrifice' was ready and the 'Land of Eternal Life' was about to appear. This was an opportunity he could not miss." Chu Tianjiao said.

Lu Mingfei turned his head and looked at Nuo Nuo and Chu Zihang, all with strange expressions.

"'Sacrifice'?" Lu Mingfei asked Chu Tianjiao.

"I was also curious about what Vincent meant by 'sacrifice', so I followed his gaze and saw two lifeboats sailing on the sea. Both kayaks were full of people. They were the first group of people who escaped from the ship when the 'Yamal' was about to hit the iceberg." Chu Tianjiao frowned slightly. "I saw Vincent looking at the two lifeboats with wide eyes and a complicated expression. I suddenly realized that was the 'sacrifice' Vincent mentioned, so I glared at Sasha and asked him what was going on."

"Sasha confessed to me with a guilty look on his face that he and Vincent lied about the number of people." Chu Tianjiao whispered, "In the last incident, the number of casualties on the Yamal was not twelve, but one hundred and twelve."

"One hundred and twelve people!" Upon hearing this number, everyone in the room showed a look of surprise.

"What happened?" Nuonuo asked seriously, "Why is the real death toll so different from what they said?"

If only twelve people died, it could be said that the "Isle of Death" caused people to have hallucinations and be possessed by evil spirits, but the death toll has even exceeded a hundred. Looking back, Vincent and Sasha's statements are not very convincing.

"I'm really ashamed. Speaking of that incident, we are actually all executioners. Sasha told me that some people did jump into the sea after the 'Isle of Death' appeared. They didn't lie to me about that, but the vast majority of people died before the 'Isle of Death' appeared." Chu Tianjiao said, "Sasha said that all this came from Xi Te's notes. Xi Te's notes recorded that the emergence of the 'Land of Eternal Life' must be accompanied by blood, death and devout faith. Without the awareness of sacrificing everything, it will never be possible to reach the other side. So we and the captain initially thought that the Führer's words meant that we needed to contribute living people as sacrifices in order for the legendary 'Land of Eternal Life' to appear. The last incident proved that our guess might be correct."

"So, out of the more than one hundred people, except for the ones who jumped into the sea on their own initiative, all the others were killed by them?" Nono's expression didn't look good.

"I asked Sasha the same question. Sasha hesitated for a moment and told me that they didn't kill them personally, but they tampered with the lifeboat on the Yamal." Chu Tianjiao said, "They hid the truly intact lifeboat. All other lifeboats cannot sail normally. They were prepared to encounter the 'Land of Eternal Life' long before. So during the last riot, they watched coldly as the tourists on the boats rushed to board the lifeboats. A total of four boats were put on the Yamal."

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath. It turned out that they had underestimated the old fox Vincent. The old guy had already made sufficient preparations for encountering the "Land of Eternal Life". Xite was originally a tyrannical villain. He was Xite's most loyal believer. He was undoubtedly a fierce thug. In order to resurrect the Führer, he could even sacrifice himself. It was not surprising that everyone on the "Yamal" was used as a "sacrifice" by him.

"My face didn't look good. At that moment, I finally understood that no matter the passengers who died in the lifeboat that was tampered with last time, or the people on the two lifeboats on the sea at that time, these people had long been the 'sacrifices' designated by Vincent and his men." Chu Tianjiao's expression also turned cold. "I looked into Sasha's eyes and said, don't think that you can wash away your sins like this. Those more than a hundred lives are still counted on you. Everyone involved in this is an executioner. Sasha nodded and smiled bitterly and said that he did not deny it, but he hadn't finished speaking. The real cause of death of those people had nothing to do with the tampering they did on the lifeboat."

"I asked what was going on, and Sasha said that it was the island in the sea that killed them. Although the lifeboat couldn't sail far, it wouldn't sink immediately. They just tampered with the lifeboat's power system, but that time they saw with their own eyes that the island 'ate' those people." Chu Tianjiao said, "Before I understood how to 'eat people', Vincent suddenly burst into tears. He said the ceremony was about to begin, and he begged me to let him go, otherwise he would miss the last chance to revive his leader. Before I could ask my doubts, I suddenly found that Sasha and the first mate were looking at the sea with horror in their eyes."

"I followed their line of sight and found that bubbles suddenly appeared on the originally calm sea surface. They were not the small bubbles that marine creatures exhale when breathing, but huge, round bubbles." Chu Tianjiao described the scene at that time. "At the same time, a black vortex rolled up on the sea surface. The people on the two lifeboats screamed because the boat under their feet was sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was not sinking because of water intake, but more like it was sucked in by something in the sea."

This scene sounds really weird.

"Vincent struggled frantically, trying to get rid of my restraints. He said that this was the 'road' to the 'Land of Eternal Life'. Only by being 'eaten' by the island can one reach the island. It doesn't matter if he is sacrificed for this, because with him as a 'sacrifice', the Führer can be resurrected." Chu Tianjiao said, "I think this old guy is definitely mentally ill. His words are inconsistent. Sasha explained to me that since he experienced the reward, Vincent believes that the best way to reach the 'Land of Eternal Life' is to jump into the sea before it appears and board the island as a 'sacrifice', because Xi Te Li's notes said that in order to reach the other side, one must be accompanied by death and devout faith. So Vincent understands the 'other side' as the world after death, and 'death' is the way. Only by experiencing death can one obtain eternal life, and only with faith in one's heart can one realize his ambitions."

"So Vincent wants to sacrifice himself as a 'sacrifice' to resurrect his leader?" Lu Mingfei's expression was so complicated that it was difficult to describe. It was the first time he had seen such a crazy and stubborn guy. Even Herzog had to admit defeat.

"He really thought so, so he wanted to jump into the sea immediately, but I didn't let him go easily because I doubted his idea. My attention was always on the sea. This time Sasha really didn't lie to me. As the two lifeboats sank into the sea, a shadow really emerged slowly in the sea, gradually becoming real from illusion." Chu Tianjiao said, "It was an island. The white islands were like icebergs. Only by seeing them with your own eyes can you experience the shock, because they don't look like illusions at all. Once you have seen them, you will know that they are real. Those towering trees, those high altars, those black coffins... and that white figure wrapped in bandages."

"I saw that humanoid face. Do you know?" Chu Tianjiao suddenly said in a very low voice, as if he was telling a scary ghost story. "His facial features were all wrapped in gray-white bandages. The only exposed pair of eyes... were golden!"