Seeing the other person's strange reaction, Aidan turned around and looked back, then froze.
Hela, on the other hand, had already sensed the presence behind her. She turned around slowly and greeted the figure.
"Hello, Sea Shark Dragon King."
Aidan was slightly taken aback. He had never heard of the language Hela spoke before, and he was certain it was not a human language.
After all, he's traveled to five countries around the world; what language hasn't he heard of?
"I didn't expect you to still remember me."
A deep and authoritative voice traveled through the seawater to their ears.
A large hand reached out from the water and grabbed the wall of the cave entrance. Then, the Sea Dragon broke through the water and entered the cave.
The once spacious cave now appears incredibly cramped in comparison to the Sea Dragon.
He looked down at Hela, his imposing face seemingly carrying a hint of displeasure.
"What's wrong? You're still upset about the beating I gave you before?"
"I'm not the kind of person who refuses to admit defeat." Sea Dragon shook his head slightly.
I just hate people who don't keep their promises.
A vein bulged on his arm; the thought of what happened back then made him furious.
"You said you'd say goodbye to someone and then come back so I could take you home, but you never came back."
"I waited for you in Ten Thousand Sharks Valley for a whole week. If it weren't for other Sea Shark Dragon reporting to me, I wouldn't have known you left."
"What could I do? I couldn't come back to inform you given the situation."
Hela spoke with such conviction that Sea Dragon was at a loss for words.
He opened his mouth, then closed it again, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
In the end, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let bygones be bygones."
"Oh, I'm off then, bye-bye."
"Alright, you can go now."
"Okay, okay!"
Lin Wushuang dared not linger for a moment, his hands clenching tightly in the void, causing the surrounding space to begin to spiral and twist.
After being awkwardly stared at by Sea Dragon for nearly a minute, the three of them finally disappeared from the spot.
Sea Dragon glanced at the spot where they had disappeared, then turned to look at the cell where [Ground] were being held.
With his eyes slightly narrowed, he stepped back into the sea and lingered around the mountain peak, keeping watch at all times.
Shimizu Residence.
Open your mouth...
"Ah~ Mmm, so delicious."
Inside the huge room, a long table laden with all sorts of delicacies was occupied by nearly ten people sitting neatly in rows.
Ye Ciqing clung tightly to his girlfriend, opening his mouth to be fed by her, giving the masked child next to him a taste of adult malice.
Looking at everyone present, without exception, they were all members who had participated in this battle.
They sat in their seats with smiles on their faces, enjoying the delicious food as if they were at a party.
Among the crowd, only Yuliu Liu, whose right hand was wrapped in bandages, kept his head down and did not make any movement.
Sitting in the main seat Nan Tian immediately noticed his unusual behavior and took the initiative to ask him about it.
" Yuliu, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Yuliu trembled slightly, then slowly shook her head, her head bowed. "No..."
"What's wrong with you?"
Yuliu looked at her feet, her hands on her lap unconsciously clenching.
"I don't deserve to be here. I didn't contribute a single ounce of effort to the operation to capture [Ground], and I even deserted my post..."
"Don't talk about whether you're worthy or not. Besides, didn't you say you just wanted to get your own equipment?"
"It's not your fault."
Despite what Nan Tian said, Yuliu kept his head down.
"Hey! Chi Jiu, you can't eat while lying on the table! Get down here!"
Chi Jiu suddenly climbed onto the table to gnaw on a whole roasted lamb, but Ye Ciqing shouted at him.
"Don't want!"
Just as everyone was enjoying their meal and having a good time, a space above the table, where the food was rapidly disappearing, suddenly began to distort.
The next moment, three people appeared out of thin air from the distorted space and landed on the table.
The dull thud of the wood striking the ground and the clatter of the overturned plates brought everyone to a halt, and all eyes turned to the three people.
Suddenly finding herself the target of everyone's criticism, Aidan's face flushed red instantly, and she stiffly bent over, trying her best to minimize her presence.
"Oh no, it's too far, I'll accidentally spill it all over the table."
Lin Wushuang scratched the back of his head somewhat awkwardly, then smiled at everyone.
"Haha, sorry, sorry, Lord, I'm late."
"It's alright, we just saved a seat for you, come and eat."
Nan Tian showed no sign of anger, and smiled as he pointed to the three empty seats.
Meanwhile, Hela had already started eating, causing Chi Jiu was also lying on the table, to immediately guard his food.
Before Lin Wushuang could even get down, Aidan, who could no longer bear the embarrassment, had already tiptoed under the table.
However, since the table was full of people, he would need someone to make way for him if he wanted to get down.
As a seasoned socially anxious person, he usually couldn't do something like this.
But it would be even more awkward if he didn't go down, so he had no choice but to muster his courage and crawl toward Ye Yiqing and Ye Ciqing.
"Excuse me, please move aside, thank you..."
His voice was so soft it was almost inaudible, but Ye Yiqing and Ye Ciqing still heard it and made way for him.
After what felt like an eternity, Aidan finally reached the ground.
At this moment, his heart was pounding, and his vision and hearing, which he had almost blocked out, were slowly returning.
He breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Ye Yiqing and the others, and whispered his thanks, "Th-thank you."
"Hey young man, speak more confidently!"
Ye Linwan of juice, came closer, and Aidan instinctively looked in the direction of the sound.
The moment their eyes met, they both froze.
A few seconds later, Ye Linwan suddenly realized what was happening.
"It's you! The guy who cut off my leg three years ago! What are you doing here!"
"Ah... ah, this!"
"What?"
Ye Ciqing, who was holding Ichika, turned around in astonishment, "Damn it, you're the one who cut off my mother's leg?!"
"I knew it! You're so annoying!"
Having said that, he conjured a bone javelin out of thin air in his hand and, without the slightest hesitation, thrust it directly at Aidan.
Ye Yiqing, his face grim, quickly stood up and drew his sword to slash.
"Don't move."
Hela remained completely unfazed; her voice, even slightly muffled due to the meat in her mouth, reached the brothers' ears.
The blade, brimming with murderous intent, suddenly froze, and even the javelin flying in mid-air abruptly stopped.
thump--
A clear heartbeat could be heard.
A bead of cold sweat trickled down the foreheads of the two brothers, who both stared at each other's backs, a chill running down their spines.
Two scarlet tentacles covered in sharp spikes suddenly grew out from the walls on either side, stabbing towards the two brothers.
However, it was intercepted by two dark spider webs that erupted from Ye Linwan.
But the spider web looked extremely strained, as if it would completely break apart if the tentacles exerted even the slightest bit of force.
The metallic spikes on the tentacles rubbed against each other with the spider silk, producing a piercing sound.
What are you trying to do?!
Ye Linwan glared angrily at Hela, who was sitting leisurely at the table, swinging her legs.
Why don't you check what your son is doing first?