The sky was overcast, the sea black as ink. They met at the distant horizon, merging into a curtain of darkness.
"Is that so? Sorry, but I'm not interested in your theory."
Still focused on grilling his barbecue, Bai Zhi did not even raise his head.
"Your theory, when all was said and done, was nothing more than your own rhetoric. Necessary sacrifices? No life should ever have to sacrifice itself for someone else, unless it chooses to."
"Perhaps..."
Surprisingly, Doctor did not refute Bai Zhi's words. Instead, he let out a sigh.
"Let's leave this conversation here. I don't think there's any need to continue. Once we board the ship, I hope you can stay calm. I hope those three over there can do the same—their condition is quite unstable right now."
"What's the situation on the ship?"
Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly and looked toward the cargo ship rapidly approaching in the distance.
The cargo ship was enormous. The yacht formed by the Type III Mech looked like an ant before an elephant in comparison. No wonder Anna had been so astonished earlier.
"You'll know once you come aboard."
Doctor shook his head slightly as he stood up, a rather strange expression appearing on his face.
"This sea... is very strange."
Bai Zhi soon understood what Doctor meant by strange.
Looking at Doctor smiling as he walked among a group of Monsters and greeted them, Bai Zhi's expression became rather strange as well.
—Other than Doctor, everyone aboard this cargo ship was a Monster.
Their limbs were unnaturally long, their eyes bulged from their sockets like goldfish, the muscles in their jaws had atrophied to expose their gums, and their faces looked savage and terrifying... This was the common appearance shared by these Monsters.
Though their