"Bearing 056! We've got something!"
At Li Wei's command, everyone who had been dozing inside the Airship jolted awake and hurriedly pulled themselves together. Meanwhile, the Airship's searchlights swiftly swung toward the bearing he had called out. Beams of brilliant white light cut through the darkness and swept across the sea.
Soon, they spotted a ship drifting quietly with the waves. Huge, thick-barreled naval guns were clearly visible on its deck.
"It's the Aegis!"
The Old Butler grew excited as well.
"Contact it immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
A communications officer quickly began hailing it.
"Aegis, this is the Scout Boat Flying Eagle. Please respond if you hear us!"
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"Aegis, this is the Scout Boat Flying Eagle. Please respond if you hear us!"
There was nothing but silence from the other end.
"How strange."
Katie shaded her eyes with a hand as she gazed at the Aegis on the sea.
"Why doesn't it have any lights on?"
"Whatever the reason, it can't be good."
Li Wei sighed quietly. Through [Soul Sight], he could clearly see that the entire Aegis was crimson. Although he wasn't sure what was happening aboard it, at the very least, it definitely wasn't anything good.
As far as Li Wei was concerned, the best approach would have been to simply bombard the ship from a distance and sink it.
But that was no damn help. Obviously, that wasn't an option.
"Send a signal immediately! Have the Celestial Star and the Sharp Sword rendezvous here to investigate this ship!"
"Let me take a look first."
Hearing the Old Butler's order, Li Wei raised his hand and spoke up. The Old Butler paused at his words and turned to look at him.
"This ship looks completely deserted. Don't you find that strange?"
"You mean-"
Of course, the Old Butler