Xiao Ge Ruan's roar jolted the sleeping Captain awake, along with the Ghost-Tamers nursing hangovers after their revelry.
As the Special Affairs Bureau's largest seagoing vessel, the Wings of Hope was equipped with the finest technology available, including an autopilot system.
As for why the Captain had let his guard down so much, in the seventy-odd years since the Weird first appeared, the Weird Kings had maintained an unspoken agreement to avoid one another. No one could have predicted that after dealing with the General, they would run into the Sea of Death.
Yet that was exactly what happened today.
When the Ghost-Tamers gathered at the bow, they saw the Sea of Death's enormous body towering above the water.
At the bow, a man dressed entirely in white stood facing it.
Although the Ghost-Tamers were surprised by this stranger, with a Weird King right in front of them, none had any attention to spare for investigating his identity.
But the members of Luo Xia's Team No. 666 knew Cheng Yu. As they watched him face off against the Sea of Death, a thought struck them.
A bold idea rose unbidden in their minds.
Could he have been the one who defeated the General, too?
After exchanging glances with their companions, they all chose to remain silent. Luo Xia, meanwhile, was still dazed. He had never drunk alcohol before, after all. The fact that he could even stand was impressive enough.
"Hiss-roar!!!!"
As they listened to its roar, everyone present heard a sinister man's voice in their minds.
"Are you the human who killed Evil Shadow!!!?"
Seeing how intently it stared at him, Cheng Yu knew it had come prepared. He would not be able to bluff his way out of this one.
He spread his hands and said,
"Yes."
**Whoosh!