【Ma Ai】Island of Illusion

"Marco, what's that?" Ace called from behind.Marco smelled a choking smell, he held his breath and said, "Don't stop, Ace, pull this guy up!"

What was brought up was a large layer of red petals surrounded by layers.Although it is said to be a flower, the fluttering posture of the petals is more like a leech-like mollusc, tightly sticking to the monster's skin.There is still nothing below the surface of the water, and it feels like the petals that floated up appear from a different space.Marco looked at the turbulent sunlight on the water, and something flashed in his mind.

More and more petals climbed up to stick to Ace's food, and the two sides began to form a see-saw situation where no one could eat cheaply.Ace's face was flushed red, and he whimpered in pain from the monsters pinned down on both sides.It didn't seem to want to be dragged down by the things in the water, and its huge body, which slowly regained its strength, began to fly towards Ace.The torn petals formed a large vortex, and at the bottom was a greenish object, whether it was a stem or a tentacles.Marco had been waiting for this moment.He flew from mid-air to the surface of the water, aimed at the gap that appeared when the thing twisted, and kicked with a powerful kick.

Ace felt the powerful source of power that had been fighting him suddenly drained away.The entire monster was thrown off the ground by him, and behind it was a large group of invisible objects.Ace subconsciously supported his flowered hat, and ran away from the danger zone.The back of the overturned monster landed heavily on the rock fault beside it, kicking up a large amount of gravel and dust.Ace was panting, and he saw Marco standing on the belly of the prey, holding his nose, and beside him was the group of unknown creatures that fell from the sky, still moving.

"Come and see." Marco waved to him.

"what is this?"

Ace frowned, only willing to watch from a distance.This guy stinks so desperately, Ace felt that even if Sage poured a thousand bottles of perfume on him, it wouldn't make him want to run away as badly as it does now.

"It's a flower, uh." Marco stepped back.The squirming petals stuck to his instep wetly, giving the slightly cleanliness captain the urge to go crazy. "Let's stay away, this thing is not only smelly, but also disgusting."

The two stood next to the four-legged monster, but the smell was still so strong that Marco had to tear a small part of Ace's shirt and rub it into two nasal plugs.

"Will you pay me?" Ace asked.Marko said in surprise: "Will you mind? I always thought you were a fan of nudity." The two exchanged glances, and Marko continued: "So, we have found the source of that smell."

"Is that really the Jocodia you said?"

"It can be said to be yes, or it can be said to be no. Although they are from the same ancestor, the difference can be said to be very different."

"Can you pick the key points? You just need to tell me its name. And why do you always like to go around and refuse to be direct?"

Ace looked at the other party's unpredictable and playful look, and couldn't help being a little angry.Marco squinted at him and said, "Because I like to tease you."

"Well, as you like." Ace looked embarrassed.He noticed that the poor monster was kicking furiously, and the appetite came back with great force. "But you'd better hurry up, I'm starving to death."

"If you sleep less when I'm in class, you won't be as confused as you are now." Marco sighed, and spread his palm, with a small red petal still wriggling inside. "...Don't be so far away, the place where it smells is mainly stamens, not petals."

"It's not like the flower I saw on the top of the cliff, and isn't it a plant? Why can it still move like this?" Ace asked beside him.

"Show you a fun one, come closer?"

He put his other hand over the petal, leaving only a thin slit.The heads of the two were brought together, and Ace saw that the blood-like flower gradually blurred, and finally disappeared completely in Marco's hands.

Before Ace's question mark came out of his mind, he moved his hand away and spread the palm with the petals in the sun.Flowers that quickly disappeared reappeared, only a little lighter in color.

"Did you like the show?"

Ace looked at the little petal in disbelief.He reaches out to touch it, but Marco quickly grabs it in his palm.

"do you understand?"

"Huh? Weird."

"What, I thought you would understand." Marco sighed with disappointment, "Or is your brain just a piece of meat?" Ace looked at him suspiciously and said, "Boss Marco, you Did you inhale those messy smells just now? The symptoms have intensified a lot."

"Oh, maybe. But didn't you say you don't hate it? Then I'd be happy to go on like this. It feels so good to tease you." Marco couldn't hide a smile on his brows, and he found that he hadn't been this happy for a long time pass.Ace's expression is wonderful, but fortunately his tanned skin helps him hide half of his embarrassment.

"Let's get to the point. This kind of flower is called Chase Park, which is the ancient ancestor of Jocodia. I saw it many years ago on an island called the Boeing Islands. Speaking of which, that island is very suitable for your kind." Stomachs are always inhabited by people with an empty stomach. I was deeply impressed by that time. There are many piranhas in the world, but there are very few large piranhas that can confuse people’s minds. My crew members were bewitched and told their companions It almost turned into an internal massacre. And this invisible enemy sits around and waits for free food to arrive. Oh, and one more thing, it only eats carrion."

"But it eats even living animals now."

"This is what I don't understand, but I haven't seen this thing for nearly 20 years. Who knows if its ability has evolved over the years? The sea is also different every day. This kind of flower also has a remarkable The characteristic is that it only moves at night. We may have disturbed it this time. It is afraid of the sun, so it has a slippery protective film to protect itself. This protective film can assimilate with the surrounding environment, so humans cannot see it with the naked eye. Even so, it still needs to hide in a place out of sunlight to survive, once exposed to the sun, the protective film will slowly evaporate, and it is not far from death."

Marco spread out his palm, and the fragment of the petal fell to the ground. After a few shakes, the red layer faded away, showing a navy blue color similar to that of a moldy corpse.

Marco estimated the time, and the flower on the monster's body was probably evaporated.He took off the nasal plug and said to Ace: "You have to clean up the garbage on your lunch, otherwise your stomach will be melted by mucus even if you eat it."

"You know a lot." Ace said admiringly.

"Are you serious?" Marco asked, raising his eyelids.

"Of course. I thought you were smart before." Ace was serious.His dark eyes shone with sincerity in the bright light, "a feeling of omniscience and omnipotence."

"...Thank you for the compliment. But Ace, these are all sailing experiences, and you will be like me when you accumulate a certain amount of time." Marco stroked his hair, and the funny big flowered hat seemed to be particularly in the way.

They went back to the monster again. The large group of corpse flowers had been completely dried, and the withered petals were as lifeless as rags.In the middle there was a huge green pillar - what Marco called the pistil part - that was oozing green slime.

"Don't count me in your lunch." Marco frowned carefully avoiding the sticky liquid.Ace used the scorching flames to incinerate Chaspark's remaining corpses into ashes. The flames swept across the monster's belly, and the big guy who couldn't turn over began to struggle to death.

"Hey, can't you be quiet?"

Just when this ball of fire was about to engulf them, there was a crackling sound in the air, and the ground suddenly shook unusually.Marco and Ace are very familiar with this kind of movement, the power that even the atmosphere is trembling, there is no other person in this world except the white bearded father.

"Old man—" Ace yelled at the source of his strength, stopping his grilling plans.

"Ku la la la, you two - idiot son!"

Marco immediately noticed something was wrong.Before he could drag Ace away, a swift and violent shock hit his face, and an open crack was rushed out of the ground. The two of them couldn't resist, and together with the monsters on the ground, they were rushed to the mid-air in the center of the lake.

"Ace!" Marco grabbed Ace's feet and flapped his wings to avoid the aftermath of the shock.The monster fell into the lake, and the splash was like the next shower.There are several rainbows in the sky.

"Isn't that Dad? No, isn't that Dad?!" Ace was carried upside down again, and saw Dad riding the same monster to the shore of the lake through his shaky vision. "What are you kidding, old man?? Don't shake me, Marco, my head is still hurt!"

His lunch has been delayed from the standard meal time to the current afternoon tea time, and he has been interrupted by various situations again and again. His endurance is not good, and Hou is even more angry at this time.

Marco flew back to the shore, and another wave of shock hit the old man who hadn't landed on the ground yet.Marco was taken aback, and could only drag Ace sideways in embarrassment, and rolled into a pile of rubble together.

"Father, it's us! Marco and Ace, are you confused by heat stroke?" Ace got up while holding his hat, and ran to his father under the cover of the dust.

"Ace, watch out for that monster that daddy is riding!" Marco shouted.Ace raised his head, and saw that the giant beast in front of him looked exactly like his prey, and was attacking him with its huge tongue.He leaned over to avoid it, leaned back slightly, and punched the monster's face.

"Hey, do you want to have a fight? Yaji, I'll leave this stinky brat to you." Dad jumped off the back of the monster named Yaji. Si's fist of fire, the flames of the latter splashed in all directions as if hitting an iron sheet.

Marco wanted to go to help, but found his father walking straight towards him.

"Ku la la la, your opponent is me, Marco." The old man's voice seemed relaxed yet majestic in the trembling air.Marco was sweating profusely. He looked at Ace who was fighting, and then at the approaching father. He was a little nervous even though he was always calm.

"Father, what's the matter with you? We are your sons." Marco, who dared not do anything, said nervously.Countless possibilities flashed through his mind, and the biggest possibility was that his father had also fallen for Chaspark, but the flower had already been burned.

"Ku la la la, of course I know that you are my sons... But even if you are family members, you can't do anything to my friends." The old man raised his fist and threw it into the air, "You want to eat it?" Ya Ji's heir, how can I explain to my friends?"

Marco figured out the cause of the matter in the shortest time, but the impact was coming at an incredible speed.Having no time to dodge, he could only take the blow by maximizing his virtual body.

"Old man, we didn't know it was your friend's descendant - and that guy was almost dragged into the water by Chaspark just now, it would have died if it hadn't been for me and Ace! And we didn't eat it - in other words it Ace and I saved his life!"

Marco explained loudly while defending.The old man finally stopped attacking, and he asked suspiciously: "Is this true?" Marko pointed angrily at the monster struggling in the middle of the lake and said: "Of course it is true! Look, isn't that guy still alive and kicking? "

"Ku la la la, so that's the case, why didn't you say it earlier?" the old man said, stroking his beard.Marco felt that the hair on his head was standing on end with anger.

"Do you have time to explain to us? As soon as you come out, you will attack and everyone will run for your life! Are you confused or have heat stroke?"

"Ku La La, it hurts me so much, son...and why do you talk like Ace?"

"Let's not talk about this first, you hurry up and tell your friends to stop." Marko saw that the fight over there was already fierce, and no one had the upper hand for the time being.Ace is completely excited, and the reckless consequence is that he will soon turn his surroundings into a sea of ​​​​fire.

"Why stop? Isn't this a duel between two men? We should sit down and drink, and wait until the winner is decided before thinking about other things."

Marco watched helplessly as his father took out a large can of wine out of nowhere, and lay down on the floor with a relaxed look.He finally believed in one thing, their father was not only in the right path, but also to a considerable degree.

"Marco's biology class? What the hell is this? I am the captain of the 16th team, not a [-]-year-old boy. Who would listen to that kind of lecture to coax children!" Yizang yelled, grabbing Saqi's collar.Sach avoided his spittle, and said, "Your impulsive personality has been suppressed for too long, is it almost impossible to suppress it now?"

"Don't give me such nonsense, you said we were bewitched by Chas Parker, so you have to give evidence, right? And don't compare me with old men like you and Marco, I am right Creatures are not interested!"

He let go of Sage, and kicked at the trees beside him like he was angry.Saatchi shrugged at Bramanke: "It's a common excuse for everyone who doesn't like to learn."

"I really didn't expect that the illusion was solved so easily." Bramanke said happily, touching the bamboo hat on top of his head.This is what Thatch took from some crew members who have not encountered the illusion. "But doesn't it mean that Chaspark only appears at night? Why is it so rampant during the day?"

"Bramanke, do you even believe Sach's nonsense?" Yizang expressed his dissatisfaction.They have already left the earlier battlefield and are walking towards the cliff where the strange slaughter occurred.

"Yizang, if you are ignorant, don't blame others for being knowledgeable... and I will show you the answer soon."

Calm was restored below the cliff, and the criss-crossing bloodstains on the wall had already dried up, which looked particularly frightening against the smooth cliff surface.Sage approached a little closer, drew out his dagger and slashed a few times under the bloodstain.

"Cover your nose, guys."

Green liquid splashed out from the place that was empty, and several huge red flowers collapsed at Saqi's feet in a broken shape.

"Well, they still look like a few incompetent little guys. They actually tossed us like this..."

He covered his mouth and nose, the bright colors of those flowers made people's eyes hurt.He scraped deeply with a short knife, and the flowers, branches, roots and leaves adhering to the wall appeared together with the carcasses of animals that hadn't been fully digested.

Yizang felt his stomach churning.There was more and more flesh and blood piled at the feet, and there was no place to stay, so the three of them hurriedly walked away.Sachi looked at Yi Zang triumphantly, and the latter gave him a hard look, but he had nothing to say.

"Bramank, did you alarm the animals before coming?"

"We just met, but didn't take any action. I was surprised, they were panicked when I saw them. If the animals were bewitched by Chaspark, it should be at night, but this The animals on the island don’t seem to be normal during the day. Or is it that this kind of thing has evolved to be able to move during the day?” Bramank was sweating profusely from the strong smell, and his voice was not as loud as usual .At this time, he found that Sage actually put down his hand covering his mouth and nose.

"Probably not, otherwise they wouldn't still be growing in the dark. Or the problem is on this cliff." He reached out to touch the smooth cliff face, and saw his usual playful smile from there. "Illusion... It seems that animals are no exception."

"Sage, won't you be attacked by that smell?" Bramanke was puzzled.Sage took out the perfume he carried with him from his pocket, and sprayed it on a little leisurely.

"Well, how should I put it, maybe I was lucky enough to bring a bottle of perfume that can suppress this stench." He turned around and wanted to spray it on Yizang's hair, but Yizang refused with disgust.He laughed.

"Yizang, do you know what your most blundering thing was today?" He pointed at his face and said ambiguously. "You don't have makeup. Your cosmetics and my perfume are from the same supplier, and most of the fragrance ingredients are the same. Therefore, the spirit of perseverance must be maintained."

He ignored Yizang's greenish face, looked at the disgusting wreckage on the ground and said to himself: "Since Bramanke and you didn't disturb these animals, it is impossible for them to come here by such a coincidence , and then woke up Chaspark. Who met the animals on it before you?"

At this time Yizang heard footsteps.

"Who is there?"

Thatch and Bramank also noticed, and the two raised their weapons at the same time.In the dim light, a tall, bloated figure emerged from the dense bushes, swearing loudly as he approached.Sage recognized his voice, and put down the dagger with confidence.

"Tichi, why are you here?"

"Thief hahaha, isn't it? I don't know why I'm here." Marshall Titch let out his signature laugh.There were red envelopes from mosquito bites all over his arms, and there were faint traces of blood on his trousers.Saqi glanced there, and asked casually, "Tiki, have you been attacked?"

"Oh, it's not an attack, it's just a small group of beasts being chased away by me. What are the three captains doing here? Is something wrong?" he asked worriedly.Sage shook his head.It looks like it's getting late, so hurry back to the team members.Yizang looked at Di Qi for a while, pointed to the top of his unshielded head and asked: "Did you take anything to shade the sun along the way?What, you didn't encounter the illusion? "

"Thief hahaha, thief hahaha, what joke are you talking about, Captain Yizang?" Marshall Titch laughed loudly, as if he had heard something funny.

"How could I encounter such a thing." He said with a smile.

It was getting dark, and the sun had completely set on the other side of the cliff.Darkness began to descend on this side of the cliff.Saqi was overwhelmed by inexplicable unease, and turned to the other three people and said, "Let's go, we have to join the big team as soon as possible."