At this moment, the Sea Clan—fish, shrimp, sea crabs, and all sorts besides—looked at one another, staring at Chen Cheng as though he were an idiot.
Just as Chen Cheng thought they would have to fight another battle, the Crimson Ray Queen waved her hand. The Sea Clan that had surrounded them received the order and all retreated several steps.
The Crimson Ray Queen leaped down from the Demon Whale's back, her long legs wrapped in tight-fitting armor stepping across the waves as she approached.
"You're right."
Chen Cheng was taken aback. He had not expected the Crimson Ray Queen to say that after coming closer. He had thought she was going to settle the score over the Sea Clan members they had killed.
Since she had not mentioned it, Chen Cheng naturally had no intention of bringing it up himself. He continued,
"Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, Your Majesty has matters you need to attend to, and we have matters we need to attend to as well. Shall we part ways here?"
Chen Cheng was seizing the pole once the snake had been struck, but the Crimson Ray Queen merely chuckled before saying,
"That won't do. You already know about the Eye of the Storm, so you cannot leave."
Seeing the Crimson Ray Queen keep making an issue out of that massive storm, Chen Cheng could not help frowning.
"What does Your Majesty mean? So what if we know about that enormous storm? The World Sea is so vast. I imagine that every year, in some unknown sea region, storms of that scale will form due to ocean currents.
Besides, at our speed, by the time we returned to notify anyone else, the storm would have dispersed long ago, wouldn't it?"
Yet the Crimson Ray Queen