Chapter 207: Deserted Island Survival 31

Moira Lynch heard this and guessed these people must have their own methods for knowing the volcano was truly about to erupt. That was why they wanted to leave the deserted island before it happened.

Although now was indeed a good time to leave, Moira Lynch still refused.

"No, thanks. I still have things to do. Besides, the area more than one hundred meters from the coast is still a restricted zone. The system will issue a warning if you cross that line."

Hearing Moira Lynch’s words, Everrise subconsciously asked, "How do you know that?"

Moira Lynch gave him a look like he was an idiot. "I know because I tried it, of course."

"Oh, okay. Thanks for the warning."

By the time Moira Lynch turned and left, Everrise finally snapped back to his senses. Redlight had ordered him to bring Moira back no matter what; after all, the island was just too dangerous now.

But seeing Moira Lynch’s retreating figure, he knew it was too late to chase after her. Everrise sighed and trudged back, ready to face a scolding.

After refusing Everrise, Moira Lynch spent the next stretch of time constantly collecting any useful resources on the island.

Before, she had been selective, but now, without a second thought, she shoved everything into her space—Arden, Full Vine, Soul Resurrection Grass...

At this point, the island’s animals also seemed to sense the impending danger and grew panicked and restless.

Even the usually timid wild rabbits and deer came bounding out into the open.

On the nineteenth day, the volcanic eruption had yet to arrive. Instead, a forest fire came first.

A bolt of purple lightning shot straight down from the sky, splitting the tallest tree in the rainforest in two.

As the giant tree crashed to the ground, a plume of thick smoke began to rise.

The smoke grew thicker and thicker. By the time Moira Lynch realized something was wrong, the forest fire had already been spreading for some time.

Moira Lynch noticed that all the panicked animals were running in the same direction.

"Follow them!"

Black Wolf obediently followed.

In no time at all, a karst cave appeared before Moira Lynch and Black Wolf.

"Have you been here before?" Moira Lynch asked.

Black Wolf shook its large head and let out an "AWOO," indicating that this wasn’t its territory, so it had never been here.

Moira Lynch carefully observed the cave, then used her spiritual power to scan the interior meticulously. The space inside was quite spacious.

Moreover, the cave seemed to connect to another location. A foul, salty, and fishy smell was faintly drifting out from within.

Even Moira Lynch, who had spent all these days by the sea, found the smell pungent—to say nothing of Black Wolf with its much more sensitive nose.

"AWOO."

Should we go in?

Black Wolf asked.

Moira Lynch’s spiritual power could detect that the other side of the cave connected to a very large space, but she couldn’t determine whether that space was safe or not.

’If it isn’t safe, wouldn’t rushing in be like walking right into a trap?’

After thinking it over, Moira Lynch decided not to take the risk.

Just then, a strong gust of wind swept through, causing the raging forest fire to spread even faster.

Moira Lynch looked up. The dark, oppressive storm clouds overhead looked as if they could unleash a torrential downpour at any second, and the giant waves in the sea had become extremely turbulent.

All signs pointed to this being a terrible day to set out to sea.

"Let’s head to the shore first."

Moira Lynch rode Black Wolf to the seaside.

Arriving at a large reef, she recalled Black Wolf into her space. Then, Moira Lynch wedged her RV into a crevice in the reef to secure it and hid inside.

The wind continued to howl outside. Through the window, she could clearly see the billowing smoke rising from the deserted island.

The immense plume of smoke had already covered nearly half the island and was still expanding at an astonishing rate.

It was like an insatiable beast, greedily devouring everything in its path.

A forest fire of this magnitude would have been incredibly difficult to extinguish, even before the extreme heat on Caelus.

As for after the extreme heat... the less said, the better.

The spot Moira Lynch had chosen was relatively safe; it should hold for a while.

Taking advantage of the time, Moira Lynch decided to upgrade the bamboo raft in her space by building a device to provide shelter from the wind and rain.

She had collected plenty of bamboo and wood over the past few days while gathering supplies, giving her enough material to experiment with.

By the morning of the twentieth day, the wind outside had stopped, and the sea had returned to a state of calm. Everything seemed to have gone back to how it was for the first twenty days, but...

The dark clouds in the sky had not dispersed, and the forest fire on the deserted island had not been extinguished. It continued to burn fiercely.

It all felt more like the calm before the storm.

Just as all the players were feeling anxious, the system’s voice sounded in their ears once again.

[Congratulations, players, for surviving the second stage. You will now have one opportunity to end the game. If you quit now, you will retain your player status, but you will receive no other rewards. Players who choose to remain will proceed to the third stage of this game.

Friendly reminder: The first-place winner of this game will receive a choice between one free lottery draw or five hundred thousand Gold Coins.]

The system’s voice faded. At the same time, a golden panel appeared in front of every player.

On it were two options: one red and one blue.

Red represented ending and leaving the game, while blue represented continuing the game.

Faced with the two choices, Moira Lynch hesitated.

To be honest, she didn’t particularly want either the lottery draw or the five hundred thousand Gold Coins.

After all, the lottery draw was a gamble on probability; the items could be good or bad, and who could guarantee they’d get something good? As for the five hundred thousand Gold Coins, she wasn’t exactly hurting for the money.

Besides, judging by the game system’s posture, it was clearly preparing to unleash its ultimate move.

Moira Lynch also noted that the previous game panels had been transparent blue, but this one was a dazzling gold. She felt that something wasn’t right.

What Moira Lynch didn’t know was that at this very moment, two glowing orbs were fighting right above her head.

"This is my territory! Get the hell back where you came from!"

One of the orbs, like a lion with its fur standing on end, let out a furious roar.

But the other orb, the one surrounded by a golden halo, wasn’t scared in the least.

"I’m doing this to help you. Being as indecisive as you are, how long will it take you to pick a suitable candidate?"

"I don’t need your help! Don’t think I don’t know what you’re here for. I will absolutely not give this person to you!"

The orb surrounded by gold chuckled. "Too late."

"See that down there? As soon as she presses one of the options—either one—she’ll be transferred over to my name."