After destroying the second Ritual Stone Array without any mishaps, Gelman stood where he was and took stock of what they had gained.
"Drowned Crew Member's remains"
"Enchanted Siren's remains"
"Grotesque Limper's Crawl: Consume a Grudge bestowal item of any type to summon crawling claws from any location to attack a target, leaving a lingering mark of bleeding and poison."
"4 Teleport Lanterns (24 in total so far)"
As before, Gelman left a Lantern beside the shattered stone array.
He had no particular reason. He simply thought it might come in handy, so he left it there.
This became the thirteenth Teleportation Point he had lit, right beside the Ritual Stone Array, a special Teleportation Point.
Gelman still had two special Teleportation Points left to light: one at Mist-like Creature Ai, and the other, presumably, where the final Ritual Stone Array was located.
Just as he had after defeating the Collector, Ging first took a good look around the ruins of the stone array, then stood off to one side with his hands in his pockets.
"Don still hasn't shown up," he said. "Not long ago, we decided to stop worrying about him, but now I can't help wondering if there's a possibility..."
Gelman already knew what he was getting at. He nodded and replied, "Let's talk about it later... If things really do go the way we think they might, we'll have no choice but to act."
He had thought of it too. For now, it was Don's descendant, Ging, who had brought it up.
Ging nodded, agreeing with Gelman once again.
The situation was like an arrow already on the bowstring. They had no choice but to let it fly. They couldn't stand by while the God of Flesh devoured both the eastern and western shores of Lake