The sound startled Liu Zhi, and he nearly dropped the machine in his hands.
But the machine had already begun to glow with golden light, so he couldn't just toss it away. He could only hold it steady and fire a shot toward the distance.
A flash of lightning appeared over there. Liu Zhi felt the Thunder God's Sword of Destruction at his waist tremble.
At the same time, Deep Blue Snowy Peak seemed to absorb a massive amount of lightning energy within him. The effect, which had previously transformed only his arms into lightning, now transformed his entire upper body.
But the next moment, everything seemed to return to normal, as though that attack had done nothing at all.
Liu Zhi watched the machine lose its golden glow and quickly tossed it into the sea.
"What was that all about?"
"Her tongue says there's a mark on it belonging to some fellow. He's rather stingy—if anyone takes something of his, he'll try to snatch it back. Sometimes he even follows the coordinates on the item to other people's territory and steals things. Taking this back with us would be like bringing trouble home."
Spinning Fate Spider Woman explained honestly.
That sounded fairly reasonable. At least Spinning Fate Spider Woman hadn't developed any improper ideas, unlike Nasha, that Fishman from before.
Liu Zhi nodded with satisfaction, then glanced again at the machine he'd tossed into the sea.
"Fine, I understand. This thing doesn't seem very powerful anyway. Let's leave it at that."
As he spoke, Liu Zhi had the Corpse Soul Naga lift the machine.
"Since you're here now, you might as well join us. We could use your help."
Liu Zhi brought Spinning Fate Spider Woman into the group, and they headed together toward the island they'd planned to