Inside the absolute safe room on the Black Whale's first level.
Hui Guo Rou, the Kakin King, lay sprawled on the cold steel floor.
He clutched that bottle of chilled mineral water priced at one hundred million Jenny.
Tears and snot covered his greasy, fat face as he wept in relief at surviving.
The territorial concession and reparations agreement he had just signed.
Had drained every last bit of the treasury the Kakin Empire had built over centuries.
Luo Ye had no time to bother with this fat pig.
He carefully tucked the ledger filled with astronomical figures into the pocket of his beach shorts.
Then gave it a satisfied pat.
"New hire."
Luo Ye turned his head.
"Give all the valuable ornaments in here a sweep."
"Every little bit counts."
Chewing gum, Shizuku pushed up her black-framed glasses, raised Blinky, and began frantically vacuuming the safe room.
Kurapika stood outside the door.
Seeing that the Fourteenth Prince and his mother were safe and sound.
The nerves he had kept taut for three days finally relaxed.
Just as Luo Ye was about to head out and find his next bit of fun.
Something suddenly went wrong!!!
The alloy floor beneath their feet began bucking violently.
This was nothing like the normal rocking of waves striking the hull; this was a pure, destructive physical shock erupting from inside the Black Whale's lowest level.
The thick metal deck let out a teeth-grating tearing sound.
The red emergency lights overhead shook loose one after another, smashed onto the marble floor, and shattered into scattered glass.
The entire corridor was shaking wildly.
"What's going on?"
Kurapika's newly relaxed nerves instantly tightened again.
The chain on his right hand rattled.
He stared fixedly toward the stairwell.
A jumble of heavy footsteps came from below.
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