Soon.
The Express Shrimp, carrying the Freedom, exited the artificial canal's passage.
Having experienced the thrill of the Sky Road, everyone was no longer excited about this cloud path.
But the moment they ascended, seeing the countless buildings in the distance, hidden among the white clouds, resembling a true paradise, everyone's faces simultaneously showed expressions of excitement.
Although the distance was still considerable, everyone could already feel the astonishing charm radiating from Angel Island.
"Hoo~"
A Tao held a cigarette between her fingers, exhaled a puff of smoke, and stared at Angel Island in the distance with sparkling eyes, "It's so beautiful."
"Yeah! This must be what true paradise looks like!"
A Luo leaned lazily against the railing with his back, tilting his head to look at Angel Island, his eyes also filled with admiration.
A Hua's gaze swept over A Luo and A Tao, pouted, then looked at Angel Island, sticking out his tongue to lick his lips.
He wasn't particularly impressed by Angel Island's beauty, but he was full of anticipation for its food.
However, they had important business to attend to, so he just took a look. The Freedom then headed towards a large, green-covered island behind Angel Island.
Kong Tai withdrew his gaze, glancing at A Hua and the other two who were still staring at Angel Island, shook his head, and chuckled softly.
"Let's take care of business first. Once we deal with this so-called god, you can do whatever you want. I'm sure the residents of Angel Island will welcome you."
"Haha!!"
Gan Fall stroked his beard and laughed at A Tao and the other two, "Indeed! Although I am no longer the god of Angel Island, I can represent the people of Angel Island. Afterwards, you will surely receive unprecedented hospitality."
"Alright!"
A Hua and the other two withdrew their gazes, their eyes flashing with a sharp glint as they focused on Apalado in the distance.
"Then let's hurry and take care of that god!"
Hmm... and they still had to go see that Golden City. Since they had come this far, it wouldn't be right not to see it.
Angel Island.
Countless local residents of Angel Island stood in places where they could see the distant sea of clouds, looking at the Freedom with a mixture of anticipation, fear, and mostly, numbness.
When the priests on the island had previously gone to Apalado via the bridge between Angel Island and Apalado, they knew that people from the Blue Sea had arrived again.
They hoped for a group of true powerhouses to come and defeat Enel, to grant them freedom, to let their families reunite with them, and to return to their former lives.
They were almost on the verge of collapse from this silent surveillance.
If they didn't know that their former god was still fighting for Angel Island, some of them might have already broken down.
To have their relatives captured for unknown reasons, their lives and deaths unknown, while they and their families lived under constant surveillance, always in fear, they had all had enough.
Hmm... without Kong Tai's group's arrival, they would have had to live under such oppression for nearly two more years.
Apalado. The four priests, along with their respective divine soldiers, were setting up their trials.
Just then, they simultaneously received news from their subordinates.
That group of people from the Blue Sea did not go to Angel Island but came directly to Apalado.
"They are indeed in a hurry! Their objective is so clear, it seems they really came for gold."
These thoughts flashed through the minds of the four priests simultaneously.
Then, they quickly arranged their respective trials.
What were called trials were actually traps.
Meanwhile, at the main camp of the Shandians, in a tent in Cloud Village, the current Shandian chief, who looked old and wore a dog or wolf head hat, was holding a meeting in the tent.
Bang!
Just then, the tent flap was roughly pulled open from the outside. A man with a mohawk hairstyle, wearing a pink vest and with his neck and chest bare, entered the tent with two men and one woman.
His gaze swept over the many elders sitting on both sides of the tent, finally settling on the chief sitting on the rattan chair in the center.
He stepped forward and said loudly, "Chief, Wyper still hasn't returned. I fear something might have happened to him. Moreover, we've detected that the divine soldiers of Angel Island are heading towards Apalado in large numbers. It's likely that people from the Blue Sea have arrived again!"
"Wyper hasn't returned??"
The chief looked up, surprised, and said to the man, "Kamachi, you should know Wyper's whereabouts very well! Where did he go?"
"Chief, Wyper went down to the White Sea. Those people from the Blue Sea just happened to ascend, yet Wyper hasn't returned."
The only woman among the four stepped forward and said urgently, "We fear something might have happened to Wyper, so we've come to ask for the chief's permission to leave the village and inquire with those people from the Blue Sea."
Their leader was Wyper. Although Wyper was usually not very polite to the chief, they all respected the chief deeply.
Since Wyper was absent, they thought of the chief first.
"Hmm!"
The chief lowered his head, thought for a moment, then looked up and said to the woman, "Go. Be careful not to start any conflicts, as we don't know their strength yet. If they are truly capable of keeping Wyper, your efforts might be in vain."
Speaking of which, the chief's gaze swept over the three men before returning to the woman, "Laki, no matter what happens, remember not to conflict with those people from the Blue Sea. You are the calmest among you. I hope you all return safely."
"Yes, Chief."
Laki nodded, turned, pulled Kamachi, and together with two other men wearing green military coats and hats that covered their eyes, holding short guns, and a胖子 (fat man) carrying a large cannon barrel, bare-chested, wearing a tall hat like a chef's hat, they quickly walked out of the tent.
These two men were both childhood friends of Wyper and his capable subordinates.
They were Braham and Jesus Burgess.
Adding Kamachi with the mohawk hairstyle, and Laki, the only woman.
Wyper's four most capable companions were all present.
Outside the tent stood over a dozen Shandians holding various weapons.
They all looked anxiously at the four people emerging from the tent.
Kamachi shook Laki's hand away, stepped forward, looked at the crowd outside, and said sternly, "Our purpose is to find Wyper. If something has truly happened to Wyper, I will make all those people from the Blue Sea perish in the sea of clouds."
Saying this, he took the first step and rushed out of the village, "Those who want to come, follow me."
"Aaaah!"
The crowd roared and turned, following Kamachi out of the village.
Including Braham and Jesus Burgess.
They had forgotten what the chief had said in the tent.
Laki stood rooted to the spot for a moment, then gritted her teeth and quickly followed. With her there, Kamachi and the others might at least listen to her words.
Otherwise, these guys would surely clash with those people from the Blue Sea.