When Murphy opened his eyes, he was floating on the sea in a sprawled-out starfish position, and he was already close to the beach near Cape End of the World.
Murphy was at a loss for words. At least he was wearing the Silver Wolf Pelt, which old Edward had made with such care. Its quality was truly impeccable. He'd been soaking in the sea for ages, yet somehow his body was still dry. It was incredibly comfortable, buddy.
"Mm."
Once the waves had carried him to the beach without him having to paddle, Murphy got up feeling refreshed after a deep sleep and rolled his wrists.
"Triss? Can you hear me? How are the other three doing?"
Murphy took out his communicator and asked. Triss immediately shrieked from the other end:
"I knew something ridiculous would happen the moment I wasn't by your side. Where did you run off to, you idiot? I was already contacting Lord Payn, asking him to ride over on his unicorn and check on you.
"As for the three of them—
"Don't worry. The Night Singer's power is protecting their minds, and they're searching for the information we need in Observation Zone Three. Adele and Claire have already found the point where Dagon 'leaped' into the material world.
"The good news is that our earlier guess was right. Dagon crashed into the material world, creating a breach in Observation Zone Three's defenses that let the Deepsea Fishmen escape.
"The bad news is that they also found the guardian Poseidon that the Eden Zone had stationed in Observation Zone Three—the enormous skeleton we saw on the surveillance footage.
"Based on the traces, Dagon must have 'devoured' Poseidon and acquired its original body. That thing was probably a biological weapon created by the Eden Zone's biologists.