The moment Greenfield sensed something wrong, she looked up at the sky.
A vast blood-red vortex had appeared overhead, so enormous it nearly enveloped the entire world.
The vortex turned slowly. Seawater surged upward, forming blood-red tornadoes under its pull.
Hundreds upon thousands of blood-red swirls filled the ocean.
Boom—
With a thunderous roar, crimson lightning flashed and struck the sea, sending up sprays of water.
The sea turned blood-red too. Tainted by Blood Energy, its creatures mutated rapidly, sprouting bone spurs, tentacles, and mouths full of fangs.
The instant their mutations were complete, they attacked and tore at every creature around them.
Blood dissolved into the sea, then rose as a bloody mist and merged with the scarlet vortex above.
In that moment, a world once blessed with beautiful scenery, a pleasant climate, and a thriving ecosystem became a nightmarish realm of ghosts.
Greenfield stared at her transformed world, anger flashing in her eyes.
This was her world.
And now her world was ruined.
The man above was to blame for it all.
At the center of the vortex in the sky, a man in a black-and-red cloak slowly appeared.
Wrapped tightly in his cloak, he looked down at the cruise ship with cold eyes. A complicated emotion flickered across his face, followed by murderous intent.
The Blood Grand Duke knew this was his only chance. If he missed it, he would never be able to capture Greenfield.
"If this must end, then I'll be the one to end it!"
A Blood Pool appeared behind the Blood Grand Duke. Within it floated an enormous eyeball.
A closer look revealed several nerves running straight from the eyeball into the Blood Grand Duke's brain and spine.
That was how he was controlled.
But the eyeball was visibly damaged, as though it