As they neared Fish-Man Island, the water around them grew brighter.
The Yarukiman Mangrove trees of the Sabaody Archipelago absorbed sunlight through their trunks, carried it down to their roots in the deep sea, then released it again. That was how Fish-Man Island got its sunlight.
Most living creatures needed sunlight to live normally. If Fish-Men went too long without seeing it, their eyesight would begin to deteriorate.
As Werther prepared to enter Fish-Man Island, a rumble came from the distance.
"Thud, thud, thud..."
Werther immediately went on guard. Those repeated tremors sounded like the footsteps of some enormous creature.
Anything that could shake the seabed as it walked was Absolute not small.
A swift current surged toward him. Sure enough, an enormous creature had arrived near Fish-Man Island.
It was humanoid, but its body was immense. Only Sanjuan Wolf, whom Werther had killed, could compare.
Its round face, huge mouth full of widely spaced teeth, and head that looked like a ball of fur told Werther who it was.
The Bald Sea Monster, a subordinate of Vander Decken IX.
He was none too bright and enormous. He could breathe freely underwater, but he was weak.
Werther pushed an arm out of the bubble, and tremendous pressure bore down on it.
He was ten thousand meters below the surface, where the water pressure was Extreme strong. In the past, his arm would have been squeezed out of shape at once.
But Werther's Constitution was now level twenty-three. That was more than a number; his body had grown stronger in every respect.
He could feel the enormous pressure on his arm, but he could bear it.
Werther kicked off against the water beneath his feet. His whole body shot forward like an arrow, bursting through the bubble with a pop and