At those words, the four orderlies froze where they stood. Even the pug beside them sprang up from the ground and darted away, barking as it ran:
"Goo goo goo goo goo..."
Merlin opened his eyes blankly. The next moment, his body twisted violently, and in the blink of an eye, he became that familiar pink starfish.
The starfish leaped up from its seat, conjured a net out of thin air, and shouted excitedly:
"SpongeBob! Let's go catch jellyfish!!"
Meanwhile.
A thousand miles away.
Black ravens circled overhead, lightning danced wildly, and within an ancient, mysterious church stood three towering thorned thrones. They were grand and imposing, inspiring worship in anyone who looked upon them.
Two of the thrones stood empty. Only the thorned throne on the right was occupied, where a bewitching man in a tailcoat lounged casually. At his feet stood three men whose figures were shrouded in shadow.
"Two idiots!" The Whisperer on the throne spoke coldly.
"You nearly failed such a simple mission, and two believers died for no reason at all! If Shen Qingzhu hadn't acted in time, that thing would have fallen into the Night Watchmen's hands!"
The two men below the throne exchanged glances before speaking bitterly.
"My lord, it truly wasn't due to our incompetence. It's just that... those two teammates died too strangely. We checked carefully, but there was no trace of an enemy nearby at all..."
"Shut up!" The Whisperer roared in a deep voice. "When will you two pieces of trash ever be as dependable as Shen Qingzhu?"
The two immediately lowered their heads in silence.
The Whisperer took a deep breath and slowly said, "Let's forget about this time. Next, I'll explain the following mission in detail. The main objective is... catching jellyfish!!"
Smack—!
The Whisperer suddenly