Once the towering waves subsided, the pitch-black sea returned to calm, and the fleet that had blocked the route had vanished without a trace.
Zhang Yuanqing looked into the distance and focused his senses. There was nothing unusual in sight, and his intuition detected no eerie ghostly aura. Only then did he let out a breath and say:
"The crisis has been temporarily resolved."
"Phew~" Everyone silently exhaled, their taut bodies finally relaxing. Yet recalling the barrage of cannon fire that had filled the sky moments ago, they still felt lingering fear.
If not for Xiahou Aotian, a Scholar with such substantial resources, their vehicle-ship would have sunk in that first wave of attacks. The instance had only just begun, and they had already encountered a crisis.
As expected of an S-rank instance.
"Monkey-awesome, monkey-awesome." Red Chicken Bro spared no praise.
Xiahou Aotian gave a "heh," lifted his proud chin, and said:
"In every story, the protagonist is always the one who turns the tide and plays the greatest role, while the supporting characters only need to admire the protagonist.
"I, Xiahou Aotian, am a born protagonist, your pillar of support. Here, I especially wish to commend Yuanshi Tianzun. Although he coasted through the entire battle and was of little use, the necklace he gave me helped me evade several attacks and successfully assemble the counterattack cannon."
Then, his gaze swept over Yin Ji and Love of Summer Trees. Raising his brows, he smiled. "You two are quite pretty. Try to please me—there will be a place for you in my harem."
Next, he looked at Free Eagle and said:
"You won't do. Born in the Beautiful Federation, you aren't beautiful enough."
Free Eagle's mouth twitched violently several times. His fists clenched, loosened, then clenched again.
Love of Summer Trees