CHAPTER 146: OBSERVER

Dawn arrived, the sun hung high, and strands of light permeated heaven and earth.

It was strange to say, but on this Sky Island, the scarlet moon at night was so large, as if it were pressing down on the Sky Island, while the sun during the day looked very distant, so much so that it appeared a bit small.

However, the light was still rich, filling the mountains and forests, and the entire land was steaming with brilliant golden light.

Daytime was rest time for Carlotta, but before she could suggest resting, her face showed a strange expression.

Because when the clock card displayed seven in the morning, a peculiar fluctuation suddenly spread from the Sky Island, quickly covering the entire Sky Island, allowing everyone to receive the information transmitted by this peculiar fluctuation at the first moment.

The Sky Island was going to close, today was the last day, and it would close at midnight tonight.

This was the message transmitted by the peculiar fluctuation.

Although they had known this day would come, when the message was transmitted, it still caused a huge stir in various parts of the Sky Island, and the expressions of countless people changed.

Those who had already gained a lot were worried about gains and losses, while those who had gained little became anxious. Some who had traveled a long distance to step onto the Sky Island were even more desperate.

Those on the Sky Ranking, the lower-ranked ones were powerless to struggle, while the higher-ranked ones were all tense.

Especially among the top 10, everyone’s expression was different, and many eyes fell on Moon, who was ranked first.

With over 5, 000 tokens, she had surpassed everyone. Would she maintain her first place?

Who among the top 10 had no ambition? Immediately, they started moving in all directions, determined to madly acquire tokens.

...

Carlotta’s expression also became a little serious: "It’s the last day... Amelia, we can’t sleep anymore."

"You’re still not confident even with a massive lead?"

Amelia asked.

Carlotta shook her head, "It’s not safe. If anyone among the top 10 completes mutual annexation, their number of tokens will greatly increase, directly surpassing me."

Among the top 10, excluding her, the lowest rank was an early tier Resonator, and the highest rank was a middle tier Weaver. The gap between them was also very large. The former encountering the latter would likely result in all their tokens being lost to the other.

Although those Resonators might not be alone, they might have helpers at the Weaver level, but such things were uncertain.

Besides, who dared to guarantee that there wouldn’t be a great battle between Weavers? If a great battle occurred, it might also result in a winner who would take all.

Therefore, Carlotta couldn’t be at ease. She still had to increase her number of tokens as soon as possible.

She looked at the map provided by the intelligence. Not far away, there was someone with over two hundred tokens. Judging by the ranking, he was a peak tier Listener, someone she could handle.

"Let’s go."

Carlotta pulled Amelia’s hand and flew directly towards the target.

The Elf Wings behind her appeared, and the Speed Card was used on her body. She shot out like a bolt of lightning.

Amelia looked at Carlotta pulling her hand... At some point, Carlotta pulling her hand had become a very natural thing.

Although she didn’t dislike this kind of touch with Carlotta, she always felt a subtle feeling growing in her heart.

"Whoosh!"

The two flashed through the air, and soon they found a group of people.

Upon meeting, there were no wasted words, and attacks erupted immediately.

Everyone knew that today was the last day. Seeing others, they naturally had to attack them immediately, snatching their tokens, and only then consider if they could win.

As Carlotta and Amelia arrived, they saw magic attacks heading their way.

Flames and lightning intertwined, roaring towards them.

Carlotta was not slow either. The Judgment Card she had been holding was activated, quickly transforming into a vast golden scroll flying in the air.

The next moment, golden blades flew out like golden beams, instantly shattering the numerous magic spells released by the group of people below. Then, like a rain of waterfalls, they poured down, engulfing the group.

In a short time, this group of people was buried here, leaving behind only some broken alchemical items and tokens.

Carlotta landed to collect the spoils, feeling a sense of emotion in her heart.

Before coming to Sky Island, she had heard too many stories about Sky Island, all depicting various kinds of gains that could change destiny and were unmissable places.

But in reality, there was also danger here, and countless people had died here... This could also be considered a change in destiny. They could have lived, but because they came here, they died here.

People often focus on the potential benefits and too many ignore the risks involved in obtaining them.

"Next."

After collecting the tokens, Carlotta didn’t even look at the current ranking. She pulled Amelia again and headed to the next location.

She could see the locations of all the tokens and judge the opponent’s ranking based on the number of tokens, and then see the opponent’s rank from the ranking, allowing her to effectively avoid those she couldn’t defeat.

But this was not absolutely safe.

Two hours later, Carlotta finally encountered an accident.

She had targeted someone with over a hundred tokens. According to the ranking, the opponent was only a middle tier Listener. However, when she brought Amelia over, there was another person standing beside the target, a Resonator.

"Two early tier Listeners? You must have quite a few tokens. Hand them over."

The middle-aged man rose into the air, surging with powerful magic, and directly attacked.

Facing such an opponent, Carlotta pulled Amelia and turned to flee, quickly moving away. It took her a full two hours to shake off the opponent.

When she could no longer see the opponent, Carlotta changed direction and flew for a while longer before landing and sighing.

"Fortunately, they couldn’t catch me."

Carlotta was truly grateful for obtaining the Wind God Stone and crafting the Speed Card. Without this card, she wouldn’t have been able to avoid much trouble.

Amelia said, "The inner area is ultimately not our stage. Resonators are too common."

"It’s okay, even if it’s not a stage prepared for us, I’m determined to take first place."

Carlotta opened the Sky Ranking and took a look.

As she looked, her expression immediately changed.

Amelia’s gaze fell upon it, and her eyes also showed a strange expression.

Not long ago, Carlotta was the undisputed leader, even widening her advantage, but now... she had become second.

"Someone among the top 10 hunted others? Or did they form an alliance?"

Carlotta’s eyes flickered with uncertainty.

1: Olivia Garcia, 7126, middle tier Resonator.

2: Moon, 6077, early tier Listener.

3: General Soul Reaper, 4023, middle tier Weaver.

4: Sea King, 3572, middle tier Weaver.

5: Fire, 3536, early tier Weaver.

6: Zorn Wilson, 3214, middle tier Resonator.

7: Glory, 3125, peak tier Resonator.

8: Gibson, 3045, peak tier Resonator.

9: Black Rose, 2877, early tier Resonator.

10: Marshall Regan, 2025, early tier Resonator.

These were the current rankings.

Carlotta took one look and knew what the problem was. Heimric Dalsheim, who was originally at the top, was nowhere to be seen.

The president of the Adventurer’s Guild of the Brandon Kingdom, a strong individual, had disappeared like this?

Had he been annexed by Olivia? Or had they cooperated?

Carlotta’s expression wasn’t good. Regardless of the reason, the fact remained that her ranking had dropped again.

She couldn’t deal with any of these top-ranked individuals. Each of them was too high in rank for her. But for Olivia, it wasn’t the same. If she encountered others again...

Or if General Soul Reaper, Sea King, Fire, these Weavers, encounter others, it wouldn’t be good. Their tokens could skyrocket.

Taking a deep breath, Carlotta didn’t say much. She put away the ranking display and pulled Amelia along as they hurried towards the next person.

...

In a valley, a large group of people were gathered, their atmosphere harmonious and their faces smiling.

"Congratulations, Your Highness, on achieving first place."

Numerous elegantly dressed nobles approached Olivia Garcia, speaking politely and with smiles.

Only Heimric Dalsheim had an unpleasant expression. He stood in a corner, unable to say anything.

The nobles had been urging him to cooperate with Olivia and fulfill her wishes. He had always disagreed with this. But his luck was bad, and he had directly encountered Olivia and her group.

The appearance of Mona Durant, the captain of the Royal Guard, by Olivia’s side shattered his resistance. Facing this peak tier Weaver, he couldn’t say anything. Although they were both Weavers, the gap between early tier and peak tier was too vast.

In the end, Heimric could only hand over his token and pledge his allegiance.

Looking at the smiling crowd, Heimric was dejected. Sky Island had been summoned by him, but in the end, he could only be an observer, watching others compete.

Last time... he was also an observer.

’I wonder if the Sky Horn will appear again. Last time, I obtained it by luck. If it appeared this time, in whose hands will it be? Or will it not appear?’

Heimric was lost in thought.

The Sky Horn did not necessarily appear every time. To be precise, the probability of such a strange item appearing was very low.

"Everyone, don’t slack off," Olivia’s voice transmitted unhurriedly. "Moon’s token acquisition speed is very fast. I don’t know how they are doing it. We still need to be on guard. Also, we can’t be careless with the people behind us. They are all formidable opponents."

...

At this moment, General Soul Reaper encountered a formidable enemy.

She floated in the high sky, looking at the black-clothed person also floating high in the sky, and couldn’t help but smile slightly.

"Silver Hook, so you’ve come as well."

The leader of the Ten Great Pirate Groups, the Silver Hook Pirate Group, known as General Silver Hook, a powerhouse equal in status to General Soul Reaper, appeared before her.

"Since you’re here, I naturally have to be here."

The black-clothed person was a tall man, exuding powerful magical reflections.

Sky Island appears near the coast, and the pirates on the Starry Sea naturally wouldn’t ignore this situation.

Although not all of the Ten Great Pirate Groups could arrive in time, those that were closer were able to rush over.

General Soul Reaper had arrived, and General Silver Hook had also arrived.

General Soul Reaper said unhurriedly, "That Fire, I’ve met him before. He’s that guy Blazing Flame. As for Sea King, although I knew it was definitely a fellow, I didn’t guess who it was before. I didn’t expect it to be you. You dare to call yourself Sea King. Are you not putting us in your eyes?"

By the end, General Soul Reaper’s expression had become serious.

"You’ll know soon enough if I’m qualified. Honestly hand over all your tokens."

General Silver Hook let out a cold snort and attacked directly.

"It should be you who hands over the tokens."

General Soul Reaper’s expression was cold.

For any of them, if they could obtain the opponent’s token, they would soar to the heavens and suppress the current first place. This was extremely important to them.

...

Carlotta found another target and successfully obtained the token she wanted. This time, no accidents occurred.

After obtaining the token, she opened the Sky Ranking and took a look. The ranking hadn’t changed, so she continued to search for the next target.

A map that only she could see appeared, with numbers floating everywhere.

Suddenly, Carlotta’s gaze sharpened.

She noticed in the distance that the numbers 4023 and 3572 were stuck together. Had someone else from the top 10 meters?

Carlotta thought about the rankings on the Sky Ranking, her expression solemn.

’General Soul Reaper, ranked third, and Sea King, ranked fourth, have actually encountered each other. These are two middle tier Weavers... Sea King, should also be a pirate general?’

Carlotta thought to herself.

Then, she secretly prayed, hoping that the two would be mutually damaged and retreat, neither of them losing to the other.

’You are both middle tier Weavers. There’s no reason why one would be weaker than the other, right? I hope you both give it your all.’

Carlotta muttered to herself.

No matter who won, it wouldn’t be good for her. It was best if they were mutually damaged.

She couldn’t interfere in what was happening over there and could only focus her attention elsewhere, looking for targets that she could handle.

"Let’s go, next one!"

Carlotta, holding Amelia’s hand, quickly flew away into the sky.

Gradually, time moved towards noon.

Carlotta’s luck had been quite good that morning. The people she encountered were not too far apart, so she found them all in time and obtained quite a few tokens, finally breaking her own token count past the 7000 mark.

However, she still hadn’t caught up with Olivia Garcia. She was still a few hundred short, and Olivia’s group was also collecting tokens.

She had been paying attention to the battle between General Soul Reaper and Sea King. She discovered that after a morning had passed, these two were still close together. Could it be that the outcome had not yet been decided?

It couldn’t be that they had joined forces, right?

Carlotta was a little worried, always feeling that these two were unstable factors.