Novel Full Chapter 3659: Investigation
Chapter 3659: Investigation
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Fang Heng felt that the situation outside had been very abnormal.
If Sea God Island had truly been under a sea monster tide attack, more guards should have been deployed at the coastline to prevent sea monster invasion. What was the purpose of stationing so many guards here?
It had seemed more like they were restricting their movements and separating them from Howell’s group on the merchant ship side.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Heng said, "I understand. Leave it to me. You stay here. I will go and check the situation."
"But..."
Cao Ge hesitated.
He had wanted to say that they had endured such a huge conflict with the Lyman Empire before, and if they escalated again now, wouldn’t all previous efforts be wasted?
Huh?
Cao Ge’s pupils suddenly contracted. Fang Heng’s figure had rapidly disappeared before his eyes.
Gone?
Cao Ge’s heart tightened, and he looked at Meng Qingyu beside him.
Meng Qingyu’s face was full of respect.
Joking!
With His Majesty’s strength, leaving without alerting the guards would have been effortless.
Fang Heng entered a soul body form and directly passed through the reception hall to leave the building.
The guards arranged outside the rest area on Sea God Island had already been informed by the priests. They had increased manpower and were closely watching Fang Heng’s group to prevent them from leaving suddenly.
Unfortunately, the guards did not have the ability to see through soul bodies.
"Hmph, let’s see what tricks you are playing."
Fang Heng sneered inwardly, maintaining his soul form as he passed through the guards and quickly moved toward the harbor.
Sea God Island was not large.
Fang Heng soon arrived at the merchant ship dock and observed while floating in the air.
There had indeed been a sea monster attack.
The first wave of the sea monster tide had already eroded in from the coastline.
The sea monsters had not been high-level. Most of them had been octopus-like soft-bodied creatures that moved slowly on the beach. They had surged in with the waves and attacked the island’s coastal defense forces.
Howell had already led the crew off the ship and was defending the shore with other sailors, clearing the sea monsters together.
Once they left the water, the sea monsters’ attributes had greatly decreased, and they had been unable to cause significant damage to the sailors.
At the moment, holding the line had not seemed to be a problem.
Fang Heng then looked toward the merchant ship.
The ship had activated its defensive barrier.
Perhaps because there had been no one on board, the sea monsters had not focused on attacking it. Most of them had been rushing toward the shore defenders instead.
Huh?
Fang Heng frowned slightly.
He had sensed several unfamiliar auras inside the ship.
Had someone been inside?
Who?
Fang Heng activated the God’s Eye in his right eye.
His vision had penetrated the ship under the effect of the divine eye, and he immediately saw more than ten people gathered in the lower cabin, searching for something.
Lyman Empire people?
Fang Heng immediately recognized their clothing.
In addition to Lyman Empire soldiers, there had also been two Sea God Island priests.
Oh?
Was he there too?
Fang Heng noticed Raygynold among the group.
After boarding the island, he had learned that the Lyman Empire’s Third Prince, Raygynold, had also been on the ship.
No wonder Sea God Island had been so anxious earlier and had threatened them to stop the attack.
Strange.
What were they searching for inside the ship?
Fang Heng felt somewhat confused.
He had now confirmed that the sea monster incident had been a joint operation between Raygynold and Sea God Island.
But what had been the purpose?
It had just been an ordinary ship, yet they had gone to such lengths to trigger a sea monster tide and lure them away from the ship just to search it?
There had clearly been nothing inside...
He would go in and take a look.
Whoosh!
Fang Heng continued in his undead form and quickly flew into the merchant ship.
More than ten elite guards serving Raygynold had previously sneaked into the ship during the chaos caused by the sea monster tide and were now carefully searching the lower cargo hold.
Raygynold looked at the two Sea God Island priests and asked coldly, "Where is it?"
"Sorry, we cannot sense it."
The two priests shook their heads repeatedly.
A deity?
It did not exist.
They could not sense even the slightest remaining divine power.
"Why! You said the same thing when those people disembarked—you said you could not sense the divine statue’s power, and that it must still be on the ship!"
Raygynold’s temples throbbed violently as anger rose in him.
They had paid such a huge price, and yet found nothing?
What a joke!
Raygynold cursed, "You can’t sense this or that—are you all useless? A bunch of trash!"
The two Sea God Island elite priests immediately looked embarrassed.
Because of Raygynold’s status, they chose to remain silent.
One guard frowned and asked, "Could they have taken the divine statue away together with Howell when he left the cabin?"
"No." One of the older priests said, "I watched Howell and his group when they left the ship. They did not carry anything. I suspect they used some special container to conceal the deity’s aura."
"Then it must still be on the ship! I refuse to believe they could hide such a large statue anywhere! Search!"
Raygynold turned to his subordinates and ordered sharply, "Turn this place upside down if you have to!"
"Yes!"
The imperial guards began searching every corner of the cargo hold.
They had no idea that Fang Heng was floating nearby in soul form, listening to everything clearly.
He was also slightly confused.
A deity?
What deity?
The one obtained from the Empire?
That thing had not even been usable.
And because assembling it had been too troublesome, and he had been in a hurry to depart, he had not intended to install it at all. It was still in the Empire Chamber of Commerce port warehouse...
So how had they concluded that the deity was on the ship?
Fang Heng narrowed his eyes.
But this had reminded him of something.
"The divine statue..."
Fang Heng muttered to himself.
During the day, he had already been somewhat interested in the deity on Raygynold’s ship.
That thing had been of a higher tier than the one he had obtained from the Oz Empire.
Unfortunately, Sea God Island had intervened at the time, and he had not had the chance to seize it.
Wasn’t this convenient?
Now, under the chaos caused by the sea monster tide, it would be a good opportunity to check the condition of that divine statue.
It seemed that Raygynold’s deity had also been obtained from Sea God Island.
He might as well test the quality of Sea God Island’s deity and see whether it could withstand the power of hell.
Fang Heng did not bother with Raygynold and the others anymore. He left the cargo hold in soul form and quickly flew toward the southern harbor where Raygynold was located.
Soon, in soul form, Fang Heng arrived at the southern side of Sea God Island.
This part of the sea was calm, and only a few Sea God Island guards were stationed along the coast.
The sea monster attack had been concentrated on Howell’s location.
As expected.
The sea monster attack had been artificially controlled.