Bang! Bang...
In front of the shattered Floating Ship, the crew kept hauling various equipment and supplies out of the wreckage.
Large amounts of damaged equipment had been piled up in the clearing, leaving the crew responsible for repairs rushed off their feet.
The scene on the other side of the clearing was completely different, however. It was bustling with activity.
Clang!
The lumber dismantled from the Floating Ship was thrown into the giant bonfire people had built.
Nearby, the chefs were constantly processing the corpses of countless monsters.
Crackle! Pop...
In front of the bonfire, flames danced and flickered, roasting the monsters skewered on spits.
The aroma spread everywhere. Fat sizzled, and the rich, Magic Power-laden scent of the roasted meat made everyone drool.
Yet despite the tempting roasted meat, the four captains sitting around the bonfire looked completely uninterested.
Each of them had their head lowered, their faces gloomy and heavy with worry.
Except for... a certain little girl who was holding up a pig-shaped monster and performing a feat of eating an entire pig in three bites.
Crunch! Crunch... Gulp... Crack!
Gulp...!
She tore through flesh, snapped bones, and ripped through sinew!
Even the hard bones were ground into scraps, mixed with the minced meat, and swallowed whole.
Moss was like an apex predator, sitting atop a pile of white bones and tearing into the monsters that were constantly brought to her.
The oppressive feeling that rose involuntarily from the depths of their hearts made the soldiers delivering the roasted meat feel cold all over, their hair standing on end.
Even though people were coming and going, the area seemed unusually quiet. Even the captains couldn't help twitching at the corners of their eyes as they listened to those teeth-grating sounds.
"So, what should we do? Retreat