The boy and the beast crossed the tribal grounds littered with dried corpses, passed through the silent forest, and reached the shore.
The transport ship was still there.
The crew froze when they saw Kote and the obviously abnormal, dark-red magical beast behind him.
Kote slowly walked onto the deck.
Kam hurried over when he heard the news. When he saw Kote's appearance and those pure-white eyes, a powerful sense of unease surged through him.
"I'm sorry, Kote. About yesterday..."
Kam tried to explain.
Kote interrupted him.
"Tell me, why don't good people live long in this world?"
Kam froze.
The next second, a piercing scream rose from below!
Nas was rampaging across the deck. It sank its teeth into a sailor's shoulder and effortlessly tore away half his body, sending blood spraying!
"Stop!"
Kam roared, his Nen Aura erupting as he prepared to charge over.
But Kote moved.
He was so fast it was like teleportation!
Kam never even saw the movement. He only felt an icy hand clamp over his face!
Those pure-white eyes were inches away.
"Never mind."
Kote spoke softly.
"I'll find the answer myself. You... will witness it with me."
A devouring force erupted from his palm!
Kam never even had time to scream. In an instant, all the blood and life energy were drained from his body, leaving a dried corpse. Then even that corpse crumbled to ash and scattered on the wind.
The scepter trembled.
A terrifying suction burst outward from Kote, sweeping across the entire ship!
Every crew member, even those hiding in the hold, was drained of blood within seconds, leaving dried corpses strewn everywhere.
Kote stepped off the ship and raised his right arm. A blood-red Nen projectile condensed in his palm, then blasted toward the middle of the hull.