Zhu Qing's voice came through in fits and starts. Old Man Li sounded weak too, though not nearly as bad as Zhu Qing. "This is the first time I've ever realized I get seasick."
"You're both Sequence Adepts with enhanced bodies. Surely it shouldn't be this bad," Chu Sheng said in confusion.
"Especially you, Zhu Qing! You're a Giant Sequence Adept! Your whole thing is having a powerful physique. How are you throwing up this much?!"
Chu Sheng was bewildered, utterly stunned.
"Phew... childhood trauma, that's all." Zhu Qing seemed to have just finished throwing up and managed a complete sentence.
"When I was little, my dad had an accident while driving for work. My mom met another man, and to go live her life with him, she dumped me on a boat."
Zhu Qing no longer sounded as weak as before. Instead, his voice carried reminiscence and regret. "I was still little then. The boat kept rocking, and I cried and threw up at the same time. Eventually, some kind person took me to the police station."
"My mom wouldn't acknowledge me either. After that, I became an orphan. I didn't have a mom anymore, and that incident left me permanently seasick."
"I-urgh."
Zhu Qing seemed to want to say more, but the sounds of vomiting came again.
Old Man Li's voice came through again as he explained, "Nothing much happened to me. I'm just not used to all this rocking."
After hearing them out, Chu Sheng was about to speak when his gaze landed on an image projected by Youming. His expression froze, then turned serious.
Captain Hui, sitting in the passenger seat beside him, saw the image too.
"Chu Sheng, what's that?!" Xingzi's eyes widened as she stared at the creature in the image in disbelief.
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