So Ruth, Old Gibbs, Doggy, and a few expendable rowers boarded a lifeboat and landed on the island.
The island wasn't large, and it was clear there were no dense jungles, just a small patch of barren woodland and sandy beaches all around, nothing more.
Ruth was puzzled too.
She had assumed that the thing Elizabeth Rin was searching for would be hidden in a more prestigious place.
Like a tomb with convoluted traps, temples of the gods, ancient ruins, underwater shrines... the likes of those.
But if that were the case, a woman exploring these ancient mysteries would be quite another story altogether.
Stepping onto the island, Old Gibbs' eyes were full of nostalgia.
Avoiding the others' line of sight, Ruth took out the compass once more.
At this moment, something bizarre happened.
