"What's that out on the sea?" Just then, Cao Jiang stared at the distant waters, his pupils shrinking slightly.
"It looks like one of those little fishing boats the fishermen use along the coast, but it's moving way too fast." Watching the speedboat still some distance from the island, Cao Jiang felt a jumble of suspicion, excitement, and unease.
As for why Di Yi dared to approach the island so brazenly and at such speed, it was entirely because the Giant Pincer Crab was escorting him underwater.
"A monster?" As the speedboat drew closer, Cao Jiang was finally able to make out with the naked eye what was riding on the thing that looked like a boat on the water.
But the joy on his face had shot straight into outer space. All that remained was fear, terror, and a host of other emotions.
It couldn't be helped. Even someone like Cao Jiang, who had once served as Director of the Eastern Depot, an agency under the imperial palace in a low-martial world, would feel a chill in his heart when faced with nonhuman monsters like Di Yi and the Broadsword Skeleton!
By now, Di Yi had driven the speedboat to within about thirty meters of Cao Jiang's island, then stopped without going any farther.
"Brother Gu Yi, you're up." Di Yi, who had just brought the speedboat to a halt, reached over and patted Gu Yi.
Gu Yi mechanically nodded his skull to show that he understood.
"Brother Jiao Yi, do us a favor and have the Giant Pincer Crab send Brother Gu Yi to the island." Di Yi called down into the water.
A moment later, a crab shell the size of a square table surfaced beside the speedboat. Thanks to his increased strength, Gu Yi's intelligence had