Chapter 983: Chapter 409: A Brief Stay (3)

Looking at the curious gazes of everyone, he spoke while walking: "It’s simple, just like how the space in the Broken Sea Region was extremely fragile and chaotic before.

Here, in this mist-covered area, death becomes extremely weak, even completely disappearing.

In this region, the concept of death may have ceased to exist."

"Does that mean you won’t truly die here?" Jason asked with a furrowed brow.

Could there be a place this outrageous?

Julia shook her head: "No, that’s not what it means. Immortality here means the soul doesn’t die, not that the body doesn’t decay.

When you die, the soul remains, attached to the body. But your body is already dead, so when you leave this foggy area, you might suffer physical death and decay.

Death doesn’t vanish forever; it will grab you in the right place, clutching your throat."

"So, we become undead like them?" Lucilia asked.

"I don’t know, but there’s a possibility. It’s more likely that once you leave this area, you die completely and won’t return like they did."

"Don’t forget, it took them thousands of years after death to awaken again," Alka reminded, turning around.

No one knows what this place has gone through over those thousands of years.

This means if they died, it might take them just as long to revive.

So essentially, dead is dead.

No one would try their own death, it’s meaningless.

"So even if death here becomes nonexistent, it won’t be like them. They’re bound to this area for sure due to other reasons," Julia said, then shook her head to show that this was all she knew.

"Compared to what you’re saying, I’m more interested in this thing," Simon said, standing under a big tree watching it.

Perhaps because this area is filled with death that can’t leave, or due to other reasons.

The plants on the island appear somewhat withered and dry, yet they are indeed alive.

Just like the big tree in front of them, which no longer has any green leaves, looking dry like a completely withered tree.

But it is indeed a living tree.

"What’s with this thing?" Jason curiously leaned over to ask.

"The rebirth of death," Simon said as he climbed the big tree and saw a sprout growing among a bunch of dry wood.

The sprout was about the size of a fingernail.

Looking at the sprout, Simon began to take out various devices to examine it.

"What do you mean?" Jason asked, puzzled.

"That is a material we need," Alka said, recalling.

The material needed for the device they were researching to give the Puppet Girl a soul.

One of the parts they didn’t know where to find was a very mystical-sounding material - the life of death.

A highly symbolic thing.

Simon was researching a bit deeper here.

Then, under everyone’s gaze, Simon cut off the sprout along with a piece of broken branch below it, immediately wrapping it in magic protection.

Then he put away the devices and jumped down.

"Following the journey of destiny, it turned out to be useful, didn’t it?" Simon said with a smile, looking at the sprout in the sealed bottle in his hand.

Alka looked at the sprout in the bottle, his eyes narrowing slightly, wanting to see more.

Then he saw the sprout bearing the destruction and confrontation of death.

Life pressed on top of death, yet emerged from it.

Then Alka’s eyes began to feel slightly sore, so he closed them for a short break.

Seeing things he shouldn’t at this stage would cause such sensations, it was a warning of sorts.

"So this thing..." Alka seemed to think of something, and a leg bone appeared in his hand.

This was the one taken from the undead thigh that climbed out of the coffin, a bone bearing memories of death.

Thinking about how the undead might resurrect, would the skeleton be missing a leg?

"Memories after death?" Alka seemed unsure.

But he did see something of the kind in the bone.

Speaking, Alka and Simon exchanged a glance.

The peculiar phenomena brought by this region might indeed allow them to gain something.

Thinking of this, Alka said directly: "There might be materials we need on the island, so let’s explore around as well."

The group suddenly felt motivated, beginning to map the area with Chadite while observing the surroundings.

Such a unique region naturally could produce more rare materials.

...

Time passed quickly.

Alka and the others were doing monotonous tasks on the island.

"Are you leaving?" Bernard asked, sitting on a large rock by the shore, holding a fishing rod, looking at the people beside him.

Next to him sat Pororo, Jason, and Juanlu.

They shared the same demeanor as Bernard.

"Yes, we might be leaving shortly," Jason said.

Then he seemed to sense a fish was about to bite, calmly holding the rod as he engaged in a tug of war with the fish, then gave a sharp tug.

A big fish was pulled up, with strength around the Second Stage.

Seizing the moment it was brought up, Jason delivered a punch to knock the fish unconscious, tossing it into a nearby fish box.

It was a large box filled with a layer of ice.

The box was already packed with all sorts of fish they had caught recently.

"It’s a pity, I haven’t shared many fishing techniques with you yet," Bernard said with a hint of helplessness.

It’s rare to meet like-minded people.

This time spent together would be enough for a few hundred years of reminiscing.

"What you’ve taught us is already enough; we’ll explore the rest on our own," Juanlu said sincerely beside him.

"Speaking of which, are your other companions..." Bernard gestured towards his skull with an obvious indication.

This comment and gesture made the three a bit embarrassed, unsure of how to explain?

"Uh... maybe, or maybe they’re just curious."

"I see, I haven’t seen outsiders in many years, so I’m not too aware of external circumstances, I hope you understand."

"No problem, though they do have some peculiar minds," Jason laughed nonchalantly.

At this moment, music beats came from the distant small port.

Hearing this sound, the three stood up.

"We should take our leave now. Perhaps there’s a chance we’ll meet again."

"Of course, if possible, find a way to set us free."