Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 326 The Island Sinks
As the night deepens, the sea breeze also brings a sense of desolation.

Ryuuen carried Sakayanagi back to the small wooden house. The roof was still not put up because there was no light. Even if it was put up, it would only make the house darker and would not be much better than the current situation.

It was Ichinose's turn to keep watch. Ryuuen fell into a light sleep, but he could still hear the faint howling of wolves in the distance. Even without the wolf king, the wolves were still as active as ever, but the howling was much smaller than before, probably because it was farther away from Ryuuen. Ryuuen naively thought that the wolves were afraid of him, so they hid far away from him.

In the early morning, there was a thin layer of mist, and even the house was filled with fog. It was wet and sticky, making people feel uncomfortable.

Logically, the fog would gradually dissipate with the passage of time, but when Long Yuan looked up, he could not see the sun. The fog became heavier and the visibility became lower and lower. Long Yuan could only see black shadows one meter away.

Everyone gathered in the house. It was obvious that this kind of weather was not suitable for going out. Although the island was not very big, the fog could still make it easy for people to get lost. Once lost and an accident occurred, even rescue would be very difficult.

"Would you like something to eat? We also have some dried salted fish that we prepared earlier."

Ichinose found the dried salted fish in the corner of the house. If they were distributed equally, each person could get two.

But it was early in the morning and Ryuuen had no appetite to eat it, so he stuffed it directly into his pocket. The salted fish was dry and hard, so Sakayanagi only took a few bites and stuffed the rest to Ryuuen.

The humidity was getting heavier and no one had any plans to go out, but it was really boring to just sit together.

"Why don't we talk about some interesting topics?"

Ichinose clasped his hands together, eager to liven up the atmosphere.

"Not interested, might as well save some energy."

Kiriyama was the first one who disagreed. He was the one who was on guard in the second half of last night, so he wanted to catch up on sleep rather than chatting.

Kiriyama's refusal made the already boring atmosphere even more desolate.

Drip, drip, Ryuuen touched his hair, there was quite a bit of dew on it, and more and more water was dripping from the roof.

It's raining.

When it rains, it pours. A house without a roof will eventually be flooded when it rains.

Sakayanagi's body definitely couldn't stand the cold for a long time, so Ryuuen put his clothes on Sakayanagi.

But the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the fog was instantly knocked to the ground by the rain. The true face of the island emerged again, but the situation was even worse.

The house doesn't provide shelter from the rain, so either find a way to build a roof now or find another place to shelter from the rain.

The feasibility of the first method is not high, while the second method is risky. Long Yuan remembered where there were caves on the island. After thinking it over again and again, he decided to take everyone there.

"We have to hurry, the rain seems to be getting heavier."

Ryuuen led the way with Sakayanagi in his arms, Horikita and Ichinose followed behind, and Nanyun and Kiriyama were at the end.

What was a bit strange was that other animals on the island were also running in the rain. Logically, they should have hidden in caves to avoid the rain, but they were all running towards the center of the island.

But Long Yuan was no longer in the mood to think about why these animals behaved like this. The most important thing was to find the cave first. Without medical conditions, a cold or fever could be fatal.

So Ryuuen ran very fast, ignoring the two girls behind him. Horikita could barely keep up with Ryuuen's pace, but was also out of breath. Ichinose's physical strength was much worse, and because she was too anxious, she accidentally fell.

Nanyun wanted to help Ichinose. "Thank you, President. I can do it. Let's go quickly, or we won't be able to catch up with Ryuuen-kun."

After saying that, Ichinose stood up and continued running.

Ryuen didn't try to help Ichinose, but after noticing that Ichinose fell, he slowed down.

Finally, everyone arrived at the cave.

This cave was discovered by Ryuuen and Ayanokouji before, but at that time Ayanokouji judged that there were ferocious beasts living in the cave, so he did not tell Nanyun, but chose to support Nanyun's plan to build a house.

When they reached the cave, Ryuuen gently put Sakayanagi down and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

Sakayanagi shook her head. Her body was just a little wet. She was well protected by Ryuuen.

"You're all wet, light a fire and warm yourself up."

Sakayanagi saw that Ryuuen's back was already soaked by the rain.

"I'm fine, it's just a little rain, and besides, where can I get firewood here?"

As soon as Ryuen finished speaking, Horikita pointed at the firewood inside and said, "There really is firewood here, and a lot of it. Didn't you prepare this in advance?"

Ryuen frowned. Why were there so many firewoods in the cave, and they were neatly arranged. It was obviously not stored by animals. The answer was obvious. Only Ryuen and Ayanokouji knew about this place. In other words, these were prepared by Ayanokouji. He also prepared these when he went out to collect herbs for Ryuen.

why?
Could it be that Ayanokouji had already anticipated that everyone would come to this cave, so he made preparations in advance?

It's strange, why could he predict that everyone would come here?
Is it a coincidence? Or was it premeditated?

While Ryuen was thinking, the fire had already been lit. Horikita and Ichinose both had long hair, which was very uncomfortable after being soaked by the rain, so they sat by the fire to dry their hair. Because there were other men around, even though the wet clothes on their bodies were uncomfortable, they had no choice but to wear them to dry.

This little bit of rain naturally had no effect on Long Yuan. He was more concerned about the situation in the cave.

Ayanokouji said before that this was a beast's cave. What kind of beast lives in it? What if everyone encounters it?
How did Ayanokouji solve this problem when he was preparing firewood?
All the mysteries were solved as Ryuuen went deeper into the cave.

At the innermost part of the cave, a skeleton was exposed.

The huge ribs and skull were obviously very different from those of a human. These were the bones of one, or to be more precise, two bears.

There are bears on this island! However, since he set foot on this island, Long Yuan has never seen a bear, let alone any trace of a bear.

How did these two bears die? There are no natural enemies of bears on the island!
Long Yuan checked the condition of the cave again. It was covered with dust, moss, decay and ruin.

The rain was still falling outside the cave, seeping into the cave bit by bit. Ryuuan stood at the entrance of the cave, thinking, looking at the rabbit running in the rain outside the cave.

When the rain spread along the ground to Long Yuan's feet, Long Yuan's pupils suddenly widened and he finally realized something!
These two bears were drowned!
The reason why these animals are running towards the center of the island in the rain is because the sea level is swallowing up the land!

The island is going to be submerged by the sea!

(End of this chapter)