"This, this, this..."
Even with the captain's experience, he could not describe the bizarre scene before him at this moment.
Turning his head, he looked at the Cipher Pol Aigis Zero masked man who had appeared at the bow at some unknown point. The captain opened his mouth, thought it over, and finally asked, "Sir, looking at the scene ahead, should we retreat a little?"
Who knew what this dense fog really was? If it was expanding rather than dissipating, they would be the first to bear the brunt.
This was the Life Forbidden Zone, after all. If they were swallowed by the fog, they might end up like the countless ships that had mistakenly entered this sea—never able to escape.
The masked man did not speak. He merely stared blankly ahead, watching the shadow of a ship that had appeared at some point within the indistinct fog.
"Damn..."
The masked man wanted to curse. "Couldn't you have waited one more day before coming out?"
If he had not seen it wrong, that ship's silhouette should belong to the Silver Hair Pirates. Even though there was only a shadow, the windmill-shaped figurehead at the bow was clearly visible.
Seeing that the masked man remained silent for so long, a trace of anxiety appeared on the captain's face.
Just as he was about to ignore the masked man and turn around to order the retreat, the Lookout standing at the bow suddenly lowered his telescope and turned to the captain. In an urgent tone, he said, "Rear Admiral, I'm afraid we can't leave. Silver Hair—the Silver Hair Pirates have come out."
"What?"
The captain looked up sharply at the Lookout as if he had heard something unbelievable. "What did you say?"
"Rear Admiral, if I didn't see it wrong, that should