Hearing Earl Burney's words, everyone present fell silent, followed by shame and anger.
They were ashamed that they had once been deceived by this lie, driven by the fear in their hearts to sell their souls to an evil god.
And they were enraged by the Purification Church's madness.
They had never imagined that in just a few dozen days, the Purification Church had prepared to sacrifice every human on the main island of the Cordillera Islands.
The island was still rumbling when another burst of flashing lights and signal flags appeared.
Earl Burney hurriedly translated:
"They're asking why we returned after leaving, and why we brought back another ship. They say the World Beast is about to arrive and are telling us to stay away from the main island, sail into the deep sea, and sacrifice ourselves!?"
Shen Feng gave a cold snort. He understood that some people on the island had noticed something was wrong.
He said:
"Ignore them. Keep moving forward. No need to drop anchor—ram straight into the dock!"
Though they were still several kilometers away, he could already sense familiar electromagnetic waves coming from the direction of the main island.
The source of those electromagnetic waves was the colossal war armor standing upon the main island—the Golden Mad King!
These were the electromagnetic fluctuations released by its fusion reactor as it maintained minimal operation, proving that the war armor had not been completely destroyed.
From the outside, the Golden Mad King's surface was mottled and damaged, caked in dust from years of wind and sun. It looked dim and lifeless, as if it had long since died. Yet beneath that corpse-like exterior was an engine heart that still beat.
"Yes!" Upon hearing their commander's order, the soldiers immediately answered in unison and accelerated forward.
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