Deep-Sea Kraken

Ships that could freely make the crossing through the Oro Strait year-round were all ten-thousand-ton giants.

The Aurora was one such giant vessel. Nearly three hundred meters long, with a fully loaded displacement of over sixty thousand tons, it was unquestionably one of the largest ships Zhang Tie had ever seen. Even in Huaiyuan Prefecture, a vessel like this qualified as a colossal ship.

At this moment, the passenger-cargo Aurora was essentially fully loaded. Apart from its more than four thousand passengers, the ship carried over thirty thousand tons of assorted supplies.

The sheer force needed to make a ship of this size shudder so violently was easy to imagine.

In an instant, most of the people in the dining hall grabbed onto something nearby to steady themselves. Zhang Tie, however, charged out through the dining hall doors at once.

"Peter, where are you going?" Sem shouted.

"It's fine. I'm going to take a look..." Zhang Tie said as he ran.

"This guy really is insane!" Gri said, gesturing to Sem. "Let's go take a look too. Whatever it is, if this ship is really in trouble, it makes no difference whether we're inside or outside!"

Sem nodded, and the two ran toward the dining hall doors as well. But after only a few steps, another massive jolt struck, sending them both tumbling to the floor.

"Fuck..." Sem cursed furiously.

As Sem cursed, Zhang Tie had already rushed out of the dining hall. When the second violent tremor came, he leaped up, planted a foot against the corridor wall, and in an instant reached the passageway outside the cabins.

Many others had rushed out alongside Zhang Tie.

Of the more than four thousand passengers aboard, nearly half were Prospectors. Some had no idea what was happening and had merely