The group made their way through the dark reef passage and, after a brief rest, continued heading towards the Merfolk Islands.

Fang Ka was quite attentive to the players' journey.

Once they dealt with that Light Element Top-tier Mage, it would be time to release the group mission to the players.

The group mission was quite simple—take down the lair of that Light Element Top-tier Mage and the Merfolk Islands to use as bases.

He had already decided to improve the Merfolk Islands, in particular.

He would allocate some islands from the archipelago specifically for planting Magic Potion ingredients.

Transforming the Merfolk Islands into a reservoir of Magic Potions.

This way, there would be no need to worry about the shortage of resources for Alchemy Enhancement Potions for future new players entering the game.

At that time, it would also be the right moment to enhance the welfare of new players, allowing them to reach high levels faster.

…

At this point, Frankie was enjoying drinks and entertainment served by two mermaids. The wine was brewed by the Merfolk.

Though it didn't quite match the wines of the Bright Church Country he was once a part of, it had its unique flavor. Over the years, he had grown accustomed to it.

One of the mermaids fed Frankie wine while the other massaged him, making him squint comfortably, relieving his previously gloomy mood at once.

He planned to stay on the Merfolk Islands for another half month. If nothing unusual happened, he would return to his own lair island.

His lair was more comfortable than staying on the Merfolk Islands. Although the Merfolk had vacated an island for him to live alone, he still felt uncomfortable.

This was because he often saw the coming and going Merfolk.

Mermaids were fine to look at, but the sight of male Merfolk irritated him.

While sipping his wine in leisure, his expression suddenly shifted slightly, causing him to involuntarily spray the wine fed by the mermaid right out of his mouth.

"Huh? How could a top-tier Mage barge in? And with a few other low-level mages tagging along?"

Aiman was still steering the ship beneath his feet, a ship he had crafted with magic, naturally emitting magic waves, which were immediately perceived by Frankie.

As for those low-level mages, they naturally referred to players like Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching.

However, because there were no knights around, and all the knights on the Merfolk Islands had been wiped out, Frankie didn't know that there was also a large group of knights accompanying them.

"Master Frankie, could it be the undead creatures from before?"

The mermaid feeding him wine was also startled by Frankie's words. She then cautiously suggested.

Frankie hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, then shook his head vigorously, "Impossible, those advanced undead creatures that attacked the Merfolk Islands before were only high-tier; the Necromancer behind them was surely a high-tier Necromancer too… Reaching top-tier isn't so easily achieved, is it?"

"Moreover, accompanying this top-tier mage are a few mage apprentices, presumably his pupils?"

Frankie stood up at this point, "And the magic waves from the other party are spilling out… Perhaps they're using some flying magic to travel and just happen to be passing by here?"

"It's just a bit odd; why are they flying from east to west? Are they heading to the Western Continent?"

"Forget it; I'll go check what's happening outside anyway. The islands have magic arrays that I've set up, so even if they're just passing by, they won't notice anything unusual."

After he finished speaking, Frankie immediately started moving, heading outside.

Once outside, he directly cast Light Wing Magic, slightly flapping the light wings to lift off the ground, quickly ascending above his island.

His location was still within the range of the magic array, so he didn't worry about being discovered by the other party.

Furthermore, he could see further from up here.

He cast his gaze into the distance, his face dramatically changing in an instant.

This was because he saw dense shadows emerging on the distant horizon?

At that moment, six figures rapidly approached the archipelago with indescribable speed, clearly heading straight for the Merfolk Islands.

These six figures were none other than Wangzai Little Buns and five other players of the Snowgaze Race.

Upon seeing the silhouette of the Merfolk Islands from afar, they decided to move forward to approach the island and take control of the entire area.

After all, if they could see the silhouette of the Merfolk Islands from the sea, the mage on the islands would certainly notice them too.

If the other party got scared and decided to escape, taking their time to reach the island could essentially mean letting them get away, and what then?

Therefore, these fastest players went ahead to confirm the situation, to see if the target mage was indeed on the Merfolk Islands.

If the mage was there, they could restrain him under the lead of Wangzai Little Buns, preventing any chance of escape.

The speed of Wangzai Little Buns and the others was astonishing; in just a few blinks, they were already closing in on the Merfolk Islands.

Seeing the speed of the six, Frankie instantly abandoned the thought of escaping directly.

With their speed, catching up to him would be effortless.

Though his light wing magic allowed for a decent flying speed, compared to theirs, it was child's play, utterly incomparable.

He squinted his eyes, focusing on the six approaching figures.

Resolute determination formed within him.

As they drew near his island, he planned to attack with his strongest magic in an attempt to capture them all instantly.

He wasn't sure of their strength since he wasn't a knight and couldn't sense the aura.

However, if he could capture these six undead creatures in an instant, he could then escape using the light wings.

Indeed, he had lost any intention of fighting.

Setting aside the odds against a top-tier Mage, holding his own was possible, but...

The large number of advanced undead creatures by the mage's side was crucial.

Moreover, he didn't understand the power of these undead creatures, nor how a top-tier Mage managed to gather so many advanced undead creatures.

So, he had absolutely no intention of engaging in battle with them.

And those Merfolk on the Merfolk Islands?

When his life was threatened, what were those Merfolk to him?

In such circumstances, they were nothing to him, not even worth a mention.

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