When Jayden opened his eyes, he watched the Flame Scroll dissolve into nothingness.
"Who's Bubbles?" he muttered.
A flash of a girl in a playful pose, holding a sniper rifle, bubbled up in his mind as bubbles floated into the air."I've definitely never seen her before," he told himself.
Suddenly, he noticed something strange in his inventory. New items had appeared—items he'd never seen before.There was a compass, a map, a small boat, and a handful of materials with names too weird to recognize.
"These must be from that guy… the 6th Warlord. But now that I'm the 10th, I guess I can travel more easily," he said.
"Compass!" he commanded. Instantly, a compass materialized mid-air and dropped into his right hand.
NOTICE: YOU HAVE WITHDRAWN A COMPASS.
"Nice! I think I like this," he grinned."Now—map!"
Particles gathered and swirled together in his left hand, forming into a glowing, detailed map.
"Let's see, let's see… Hmm…"
"Oh—I'm on Unarmed Island," he noted, analyzing the map.
Just then, voices echoed in his head—voices from before he inherited the Warlord's power.
"I hate—I hate them all!""I love—I love them all!""IN SIX DAYS WE WILL KILL THE OMEGA LORD AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD!"
"That barrage of voices again… but jokes aside, what did they mean by 'center of the world'?"
He studied the map closely and saw Unarmed Island at the bottom, followed by Islands B2, B3, B4, Crystalz, and Blaze to the northeast. To the northwest were Islands B1, S2, and 4Lands.
"So many islands… I didn't even know there were this many. The 6th Warlord was a menace—he explored all of them!"
His eyes widened as he noticed a massive island at the center of the map.
"The place I'm looking for… It's already listed!"
OMEGA ISLAND.AT THE CENTER.I WIN.
"I FOUND IT! I FOUND IT!!!" he roared in triumph, sparks of lightning bursting from his body, shaking the ground, and darkening the sky.
His outfit turned pure black, shredding away into glass-like fragments and reforming from particles in the atmosphere. An eyepatch formed over one eye.
"OMEGA—you are so dead."
With the Universal Eye glowing blue behind the eyepatch, and the Universal Dagger at his side, Jayden made his way to the coast.
On his path, he passed familiar places—where he once laughed and fished with Iris, where they chased birds, and where fireflies lit up the night.
"Jayden… Jayden look!" Iris's voice echoed in his mind."Jayden…" A memory of her smiling stabbed his heart.
NOTICE: YOUR MANA IS LEAKING.
With frustration, Jayden unsheathed his dagger and swung it—releasing a slash so powerful it split a mountain in half. The peak hovered in mid-air, defying gravity.
"What the hell…?"
He turned his gaze west. "That must be Island B1."
He could see it clearly—even though it was miles away. His Universal Eye zoomed in like a supernatural telescope.
"Oh… a monkey?" he spotted one leaping in the distance on S2 Island.
His eye glowed again. He was seeing a place he had never been—but it looked like he had.
"This eye… it's showing me a future that seems like a memory…"
He jumped into the sea."Come forth, my humble abode!"
A brilliant blue light erupted as the water split open and his boat emerged.
It was now dusk.
He sailed north toward Omega Island.
NOTICE: YOU HAVE ACHIEVED THE TITLE [SAIL SAILOR]!NOTICE: YOU HAVE COMPLETED 79% EXPLORATION OF UNARMED ISLAND. NOW THAT ITS CORE KEEPER HAS LEFT—NOTICE: ISLAND CORE SHUTDOWN INITIATED.
"What?"
He turned back just in time to see a red glow surround Unarmed Island. A massive skeletal hand rose from the sea, clenched the island, and pulled it beneath the waves.
Atop the skeletal hand, he saw a hooded figure wielding a scythe… then it disappeared.
"What was that all about…?"
He fell asleep on the boat, exhausted."Tomorrow is the big day. I'll start from there…"
The Next Morning
Jayden awoke as the boat collided with a rock at Trio Island.
"Wait—for real?! I just slept and already hit land?"
Irritated, he summoned his Universal Blade and swung it—splitting the island just enough to let his boat pass through.
"Seriously, this stupid island blocked my path all night."
His boat had traveled over 700 kilometers overnight—insanely fast. Only 300 kilometers remained to Omega.
As he sailed, he noticed glowing writing on the water.
(Ocean Sea Event Soon)
WORLD NOTICE: THE OMEGA LORD WILL SPAWN IN 8 SECONDS.
Jayden panicked."I won't make it in time!"
Suddenly, pirates appeared—four ships surrounded him.
"Geee, we want your treasure!""Load the cannons! Prepare for payday!""TRESUREEEE!!!"
Jayden ignored them. His Universal Eye's long hand began spinning rapidly.
"I'll delay the Omega's spawn time."
WORLD NOTICE: OMEGA'S TIME TO SPAWN HAS BEEN DELAYED BY 8 SECONDS.
Just as the pirates aimed their weapons, a flash of blue lightning struck their vision.
"WHERE IS HE?!"
Jayden was gone.
He had leapt off his boat and dashed across the ocean surface toward Omega Island at insane speed, leaving ripples and wind behind.
"I'm gonna be late! I'm gonna be late!"
WORLD NOTICE: OMEGA HAS SPAWNED.
At the battlefield, warriors stood in anticipation.
Jayden sat calmly with his dagger planted in the ground.
"Oh, looks like I made it—one second early," he smirked.