At five in the afternoon, sunlight was still plentiful, and wave after wave rolled across the sparkling South China Sea.
It should have been a bright, breezy afternoon, yet dark clouds abruptly began forming in the sky, one after another.
The dark clouds came without rhyme or reason, appearing out of thin air and multiplying until they blotted out the sun. Surging waves slowly began rising on the sea as well.
The once-azure sea gradually lost its original blue, which was replaced by an inky black.
Viewed from high above, an enormous silhouette could be seen growing larger as it darted beneath the surface.
This was definitely no fish, for enormous wings grew on either side of its body. The mysterious creature raced through the sea at tremendous speed, while the dark clouds overhead grew thicker and thicker.
On Training Island, Xiong Weidong could not help frowning at the dark clouds overhead.
"Wasn't it supposed to be sunny? Why are there dark clouds?"
"Sir, the meteorological monitoring department's earlier readings did indeed indicate clear skies. But the data seems to have gone haywire now."
Xiong Weidong felt a headache coming on. "Assemble the Sunny Day team and see whether they can disperse the clouds. I don't want it raining in a little while."
"Yes, sir!"
As it turned out, however, even the Sunny Day team could not disperse these dark clouds. Ball after ball of light rose from the ground into the sky, clearing away only a small portion of the clouds temporarily. Before long, the dark clouds swallowed the balls of light again.
The dark clouds pressed lower and lower. Raindrops the size of beans fell from the sky, and torrential rain began pouring down on the island.
"Sir! It's started pouring!" a soldier shouted. "Should we terminate