"Who cares who he is? Since he's human and is currently dealing with that Third-Order Initial Stage exotic beast, this isn't a bad thing for us," Liu Jialin said in a low voice, a look of relief flashing through her eyes.
Then she turned to the fishermen and said, "Check the instruments on the ship again and see whether they're working properly."
The fishermen immediately did as told, starting up the ship's positioning instruments and communications equipment.
To everyone's surprise, the instruments that had malfunctioned earlier had all returned to normal. The screens clearly displayed their heading and coordinates, and the communications equipment had regained its signal as well.
This left the fishermen utterly bewildered, their faces filled with confusion.
Not long ago, their instruments had malfunctioned, leaving them unable to determine their direction and causing them to become lost at sea. Now that the instruments had suddenly returned to normal, it was truly baffling.
Zhang Xiao saw the fishermen's confusion and immediately explained, "Your instruments malfunctioned earlier because of interference from that Third-Order exotic beast's Spiritual Energy.
"Now that the exotic beast has been suppressed and can no longer release Spiritual Energy interference, the instruments naturally returned to normal."
"So that's how it is." The fishermen suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly, realization dawning on their faces.
Afterward, following the investigators' instructions, they adjusted their heading, moved away from the battlefield, and continued sailing toward the distant harbor.
Liu Jialin and the others returned to the Patrol Ship, upon which she immediately ordered, "Approach the battlefield slowly, and be careful to avoid the aftershocks."
Now that they knew a human powerhouse was brutally beating a Third-Order exotic beast ahead, the danger brought by the beast could be said to have been resolved.
However, as investigators from the Ability Management Bureau,