Sure enough, after waiting beneath Prince's Flagship for a while, Lin Yuan heard Players talking on deck.
"Why isn't Prince back yet? Nothing's happened to him, has it?"
"What could happen? Prince shed his disguise, and his strength soared. That Mei Qian is only at Two-Star S-rank, and he isn't even good at fighting. He's definitely no match for Prince."
"True, but that guy was pretty alert. He hid ahead of time and made us go to a lot more trouble."
"It's fine. The big shots don't have time to bother with us now. Research Institute Headquarters alone is enough of a headache for them."
"That's true, but it still feels like a pity when I think about how we'll have to abandon our Player identities and become Crawlers completely."
"Exactly. In the Diving Club, we get both Player privileges and Crawler abilities. Who would willingly expose themselves? Too bad Prince suffered a setback in that Instance and gave himself away."
"Ah, I really envy those guys who haven't been exposed yet..."
"...Who's there?!"
As Lin Yuan listened to the conversation on deck, he unconsciously moved a little closer, immediately drawing their attention.
His Seashell Pump Propeller and Mirage Mist were only C-rank, after all, and could no longer keep up with the enemies he now faced.
They still helped at a distance, but the moment he got a little closer, he would be discovered.
Since he had been discovered, Lin Yuan stopped hiding. He activated the Shell Pump and flashed onto the deck in an instant.
"You're...!"
Swish!
Lin Yuan swung the Holy Hall Light Blade, easily cutting both men in half.
Before the Light Blade coated in A-rank Energy, every move these two A+-rank fellows had proved useless. In an instant, they became two headless corpses.
"Who's there?"