"Lord Sea King-"
Steel Bone saw Sea King emerge from the sea. His gaze wavered, and a vague sense of foreboding seemed to rise within him.
"Lord Sea King, why couldn't I reach you? You left me facing this monster alone. You'll have to explain yourself afterward. All the rewards for this one go to me. You don't mind, do you?"
Lin Hao seemed oblivious to the strange atmosphere and even asked for compensation.
Instead, a faint smile appeared on Sea King's face at Lin Hao's words. "Lord Homelander, you're certainly powerful, but you seem a little slow to grasp the situation... I suspected from the start that your sudden bursts of acceleration and reaction speed came from the Leviathan X system, didn't they? You obtained Transmigrator permission by releasing Transmigrators, then brought Black Sledgehammer's system along with you..."
Sea King seemed to be stating a fact, wearing an expression that said he had seen through everything.
That made Lin Hao frown. "How do you know what happened during the battle? You were watching the whole time?! You just watched me work my ass off without even helping?"
Beside him, Steel Bone's expression had already soured. He quickly tugged at Lin Hao. "Lord Homelander, hurry back into Fishing Harbor City and connect to the network! Monster Group unleashed this monster!"
Before Lin Hao could reply, Sea King burst out laughing. "Hahaha! Why do you think I spent so long talking to you here? Look behind you!"
Almost as Sea King spoke, the sound of earth breaking came from behind them.
Four smaller monsters, each four or five meters in size and somewhat resembling the earlier Monster 774, crawled out of the ground behind the city wall, blocking their retreat.
"Besides, what would it matter if you did make it back