In the Sea of Souls, broken planks and snapped ropes floated on the surface, rising and falling with the waves. They were all that remained of the Blood Ship.
Jin Ke and the other three had fallen into the sea. The four of them looked up at the colossal creature more than ten meters away. After their initial shock, they immediately dove into the water, not daring to remain on the surface.
As it turned out, after encountering the Doom, one absolutely must not dive into the sea. Doing so would only lead to a faster death.
Underwater, bare-chested Jin Ke made a hand signal, indicating that his three teammates should flee separately.
Jin Ke did not need to signal. One of the other three female Contractors took out a scroll. The scroll emitted a faint sea-blue glow, and fine scales appeared on the female Contractor's body. Her lower half transformed into a fish tail, making her look very much like a mermaid.
The female Contractor, now a mermaid, flicked her tail and transformed into a blur underwater. She did not need to be faster than the enemy—being faster than her teammates was enough.
Buzz—
A blue light suddenly appeared underwater. Jin Ke and the other two, swimming in different directions, were enveloped by it. Countless blue specks of light appeared across their bodies, standing out sharply in the dim seawater.
The veins on Jin Ke's neck bulged, but at this critical moment, they no longer had the time to seek revenge on the mermaid woman. Escaping danger was more important.
With a whoosh, a black blur swept through the water above Jin Ke and the others, leaving behind only a ripple and half a falling head.
The half-head descended through the water amid a cloud of blood. With one