That night.
The Blood Moon in the sky stained the sea blood-red.
A full moon.
Red moonlight illuminated the entire ocean.
Little White Tiger and the others stood silently at the bow.
They had not noticed during the day, but when the Converted Beasts poked their heads out to absorb the essence of the Blood Moon...
Old Ninth and the others, who had always operated on land, were utterly stunned by the sight before them.
Over ten thousand Converted Beasts stuck their heads above the sea, an incredibly staggering sight.
At first glance, it was like entering a stone forest.
Converted Beast heads several meters tall rose above the water.
The tallest were even like small hills.
The Xingluo stopped drifting.
There were too many Converted Beasts underwater for the Xingluo to move an inch.
The captain's forehead was covered in sweat, and his hands trembled on the wheel.
In a situation like this, the slightest mistake meant being buried at the bottom of the sea.
Broken Shoe held the map, his brow tightly furrowed.
"It should be nearby."
"How are we supposed to find it?" Hi Dog swallowed as he looked at the gigantic beasts covering the entire stretch of sea.
"Emperor Ying's Sword is the sword of the Human Emperor, blessed with fortune. If it's in the sea, there must be... an unusual phenomenon..."
Before Broken Shoe finished speaking...
Everyone aboard fell silent.
One kilometer ahead of the Xingluo...
A brightly lit ironclad ship belched thick black smoke, its engines rumbling as it threaded through the beasts.
Strangely, all the strange beasts completely ignored it.
"Something's wrong..."
Holding binoculars, Old Sword said quietly, "There's... no one aboard that ship."
"Ee... oh... oh... oh..."
Music distinctive to Kou Island drifted from the other ship.
Eerie and mournful.
"A g-ghost