The burly man carrying Explore the Sea on his back stared at the calm sea before him and spat in displeasure:
"Cleared it already? That was fast! Damn it, we were still a step too late."
Beside him, Yellow Hair hunched his shoulders, not daring to say a word.
After a while, seeing that the burly man had made no move, Yellow Hair cautiously asked:
"Fei-ge, then... what do we do now?"
"Should we chase him?"
"Can you catch him?" The burly man named Fei-ge glanced at Yellow Hair and said disdainfully.
Yellow Hair shrank back again, seemingly very afraid of Fei-ge:
"I-if we knew where he was..."
"You might as well have said nothing." Fei-ge rolled his eyes, then kicked Yellow Hair in the backside:
"Come on, we're heading back. Tell Boss yourself that you didn't get the Healing Water."
"Uh, Fei-ge, if Boss finds out, won't he tear me apart alive?" Yellow Hair said with a miserable expression:
"Please, have mercy and put in a good word for me..."
"It won't help even if I do." Fei-ge waved a hand, then patted Yellow Hair on the shoulder:
"The Healing Water was meant to heal our soul injuries and help us brothers recover our strength quickly. Don't you know how crucial it is to Boss's plan?"
"Now that the Healing Water's gone, we'll have to wait at least a few months to recover our peak strength. By then, phase three will have begun, and all those other old bastards will be back too. Our chances will be even slimmer."
"If Boss tears you apart alive, you'll have deserved it."
"Still," Fei-ge changed tack, "you're lucky. This probably won't be much of a problem."
"Huh?" Yellow Hair froze.
Fei-ge shrugged:
"The big organizations already know we've awakened. They sent Boss