Off the coast of Corpse Island.
Three small Twisted Warships slowly approached, carrying Balot and his party.
They had ultimately decided to explore the island, preparing a large supply of Light Containers and even Light Fairies brought over from the other side of the Portal.
Light Fairies had become a scourge in the Sea of Miracles, and Light Containers were no longer rare either. A casual trip around the outskirts of the Sea of Miracles was enough to catch a whole basketful of Light Fairies.
"We need to leave a few people to watch the ships, in case anything underwater attacks them."
Balot gave his instructions, his gaze drifting toward Hong Yanyan from time to time, which displeased her.
"Hey, could you stop underestimating me? I'm really strong when I get serious!" Hong Yanyan said, clenching her fist.
As one of the Great Newspaper's stars, she naturally could not let herself be looked down on, nor did she want to be left behind on the ships.
Besides...
With the ships' main fighters all going ashore, the ships would not necessarily be safe anyway. She would be better off following the strong.
Balot did not respond. He assigned three Iron Brotherhood members, some second-generation guards, and Man-Beating Man robots to stay behind, then prepared to set out.
But just then, the Portal aboard the ship reacted, and a tall, thin figure wrapped entirely in a dull gray robe stepped out.
"Sorry, a troublesome patient held me up for a while, so I'm a little late."
The newcomer spoke, but his mouth did not move at all.
That was because he was a skeleton, or rather, an undead, with ghastly green Soulfire burning in his hollow eye sockets. He was Haken, the Vice Dean of Steam Island Central Hospital.
He was similar