Kevin piled up sand, pushing the egg toward the seawater little by little. Once the water submerged it, Kevin carefully scrubbed it with his paws, buried it in sand, and scrubbed it again, repeating the process several times.
Finally, Kevin brought his nose close to the egg and sniffed. Only after confirming that no scent remained did he close his eyes, make up his mind, lower his head, and carry the egg away in his mouth.
After running for a long time, Kevin stopped to rest, spat out the egg, and panted with his tongue hanging out.
"You have... intelligence... you should understand... what would be... most beneficial to you..."
Kevin tilted his head, looking at the egg that still had not forgotten to tempt him.
"I can... help you... fulfill your dream..."
Kevin smiled.
His dream had always been simple: to erase the Sea God and the Sea God Church from this world completely!
Once he had rested, Kevin picked up the egg again and ran toward the landing point.
At last, he reached the vicinity of the landing point, but stopped there, spat out the egg, and scraped together a few stones to cover and conceal it before running ahead.
He had not gone far before Fanny appeared in front of him.
Kevin immediately stopped and gave Fanny an honest, simple smile.
"You're finally back. Kallen and the captain have both been looking for you."
Fanny reached out and rubbed Kevin's head, brushing her fingertips over his bald patch.
Then Fanny tapped the blue shell hanging beside her ear and said, "Captain, I found the dog."
Kallen and Neo soon arrived. Seeing Kevin, Kallen felt relieved as well.
Kevin ran over of his own accord and rubbed his head against Kallen's trouser leg.
"All right, let's withdraw for