Beneath the Water Wasn't a Monster, but a Fleet

No sooner had Ella finished speaking than—

Dozens of screens in front of Milluki simultaneously filled with static, their images jumping frame by frame.

The oil slick on the harbor surface was blasted apart, black water churning outward as abandoned barrels along the shore were shoved into one another.

Someone outside shouted.

"The cargo is here!"

The next second, chaos erupted outside the entire No. 3 Abandoned Shipyard.

The porters abandoned their carts and ran. Several armed gang members froze before they could figure out what was happening. Some were the first to clutch their ears and crouch down. Others lowered their heads and staggered toward the water's edge, moving slowly but impossible to stop no matter how loudly they were called.

An outsider Hunter reached out to pull his companion back.

His companion turned and punched him.

The two immediately tumbled beside the tracks.

Milluki slammed his fingers onto the keyboard.

"The signal's being jammed!"

Bai Zhu watched the footage from the mechanical dragonflies climbing higher and higher on the screen.

In the footage, a vast shadow was moving beneath the black water.

Several mechanical dragonflies had already risen above the crane towers, yet all they could capture was its edge.

Bai Zhu pressed a hand to his sword hilt, his tone still fairly relaxed.

"You really gave your brother a generous budget for this job, Young Master. This is practically turning into a disaster movie."

Illumi's voice came through the communicator.

"Milluki, withdraw."

Milluki's fingers paused.

"Big Brother?"

"Leave No. 3 Abandoned Shipyard immediately. Take Ella with you. Bai Zhu, do not approach the coast."

Bai Zhu looked at the communicator.

"The moment you say that, I really want to get closer."

There was no fluctuation in Illumi's voice.

"If you approach, you'll affect the efficiency of the