Then several bald, enormous heads surfaced beside her—they were gigantic octopus magic beasts.
Avril looked at the brightly lit ship ahead and murmured, "Huh, he changed ships? No matter. Call him out."
After thinking for a moment, Avril began to sing "Heartbeats." Her voice carried a faint, mournful beauty that seemed to strike straight into the depths of one's soul. Empowered by Avril's Magic Power, the song traveled far across the sea.
The Panda Warrior standing watch on the ship heard it. "What was that? It sounded like singing. It was beautiful, but how could there be singing out on the sea?"
"Could it be a sea demon?"
"Report it to the lord immediately."
Someone ran toward the cabin to notify Jiang Hao. In truth, Jiang Hao had already heard the song and come outside. He knew Avril had arrived.
Helen and Ning Yu followed beside him onto the deck. Everyone looked into the distance, but the sea was pitch-black and nothing could be seen. Jiang Hao said to Gude, "Gude, lower a lifeboat. I'm going to meet a friend."
"Your friend is?" Gude asked curiously.
"A Mermaid Princess."
Ning Yu and Gude were both greatly surprised. They had never expected their new boss to be friends with the rulers of the sea, the mermaids—and a princess at that.
"We killed so many Magic Shark Beasts earlier. I'm afraid this matter won't be easy to settle. It'll have to fall on this Mermaid Princess," Jiang Hao said as he looked into the distance.
The little boat drifted forward several hundred meters. The sea suddenly churned with a splash, and bald giant heads emerged from below. Their big eyes peered at Jiang Hao, then several enormous tentacles stretched over and began tossing things into the lifeboat.
"Crash, clatter—splash!"
The huge tentacles