The Dust-Covered Menu

"Peter..."

Zhang Tie had just passed through the wreckage and was about to check on the man he had saved when he spotted Sem and Gri. The moment they saw Zhang Tie, Sem cried out and hurried over.

"It's great that you're all right!" Sem's face broke into a smile, though he also looked a little embarrassed. Scratching his head, he said, "When we came out just now, that monster's tentacle happened to be right in front of us, and then... then..."

Zhang Tie smiled knowingly and patted Sem's shoulder. "I understand. It's fine. I only came out to watch the excitement, not to risk my life fighting a monster. I didn't need your help. When it got dangerous, I hid off to the side too!"

Hearing Zhang Tie say that, both Sem and Gri visibly relaxed. No matter what, although Zhang Tie had chosen to run out himself, turning and fleeing when faced with danger was not exactly something they could be blamed for. Still, it somehow felt a little lacking in loyalty.

"Right, where's the monster?" Gri looked around curiously...

Zhang Tie pointed toward the bow. Gri stood by the damaged railing, gripped a fixed section with one hand, and leaned over to take a look. He immediately cried out in shock...

By then, more and more people were pouring out of the cabins. One after another, they leaned over the railings to stare at the deep-sea behemoth in the water, cries of astonishment rising and falling without end. Some even picked up severed tentacles of the deep-sea behemoth lying nearby and examined them over and over.

Seeing Sem and Gri practically itching to go over, Zhang Tie did not chat with them any longer. "Go ahead if you want to see the excitement. I have something to