The Rose's voyage was still ongoing. According to Edward's prediction, they would arrive at the Platinum Dead Seas today.
No wonder so many people wanted to go out to sea. The endless sea of stars was beautiful, but Pennister knew that there were too many dangers hidden under the clear sky.
While Pennister was sunbathing on the deck, Edward came over with two glasses of juice and handed one to Pennister.
"How many times have we gone out to sea?"
Pennister took the juice and said calmly, "I forgot."
Edward looked into the distance. The clear sky seemed a little strange. It was about to change.
"Something's not right."
Edward shook his head. "We're not far from the Platinum Dead Seas. It shouldn't be so quiet."
"Is there a problem with your prediction?"
"That's right. I've been out to sea so many times, and I've never encountered a storm."
"And the Platinum Dead Seas? I've never heard of it."
The group of Nobles came up to the deck. Edward did not want to talk to them. He rolled his eyes and did not say anything.
Pennister got up and stretched. "I suggest you all return to the cabin."
"The weather is so good. Of course we'll enjoy the scenery on the deck. Why return to the cabin?"
Bang!
As soon as he finished speaking, the Rose seemed to have hit something. The hull tilted to a certain extent.
The Nobles fell to the deck one by one. Some even started to vomit.
"Did we hit a rock?"
"Ouch!
What are these sailors doing? "
Boom!
There were actually faint flashes of lightning under the blue sky. This was not a good sign.
"Edward, looks like you'll be needed at the helm." Pennister turned to the Bloody Rose Army. "Bring the irrelevant people back to the cabin."
"What?"
"Irrelevant people."
"You lowly commoner …"
The Nobles were like cats whose tails had been stepped on. They were all furious.
But after a few words, these people suddenly saw a person walking over, so they all shut their mouths.
Boyka!
"What are you waiting for?
Return to the cabin. "
After hearing Boyka's words, the Nobles obediently lowered their heads and returned to the cabin.
"Mr. Edward's predictions are always so accurate."
"He learned it from his old witch."
Boom!
This time, Boyka frowned, too. "I've read all the books about the infinite sea of stars, including Mr. Pennister's' Notes on the Sea of Stars', but I've never heard of such a phenomenon before."
Pennister scratched his head awkwardly. He didn't expect that the diary he casually wrote back then would be treated as a book.
With Edward at the controls, the Rose finally stabilized. Boyka sighed. "Father said that there are not many people in this world who can pilot the Rose. Edward Norton is definitely one of them."
Pennister picked up his spear. He had been prepared, so his weapon was always by his side.
"Fairy Fang … Pennister's relationship with the Forest Fairies isn't ordinary. They were actually willing to give you the Fairy Fang."
Pennister smiled and didn't say anything. He then looked at the darkening sky with a serious expression.
"Edward's prediction is correct, but the scale of the storm has changed. This means that something is behind this."
Storms often startled all kinds of sea monsters in the infinite sea of stars. That was why Pennister had been prepared for battle. However, the situation had changed.
Boyka took out two guns, one white and one black. "Mr. Pennister, do you think there's a sea monster?"
Only sea monsters above level-six were qualified to be called sea monsters.
"Do you even need to ask?" Pennister sighed and changed the topic. "Your weapons are not bad."
"Dwarven craftsmanship, engraved by the Magic Association. I call it Intertwined Fate."
"Roar!"
As the two conversed, an angry roar came from the center of the storm. The sea was no longer calm!
"Blood Rose Army, prepare for battle!"
Although they couldn't activate the defenses, the Blood Rose Army all came to the deck and formed a scarlet wall.
The first to climb onto the Rose were some murlocs. These crooked monsters covered in spikes were the lowest level sea monsters in the infinite sea of stars. Their highest level was no higher than level-three.
Bang!
Fate began to roar. The snow-white muzzle spat out tongues of flame. Mana instantly devoured one of the murlocs.
As the music of Intertwined Fate played, the battle on the Rose began.
Pennister stretched lazily. There were a large number of fishmen, and they looked like they were frightened.
Puchi!
The spear shot out like a dragon!
Sparks flashed in Pennister's eyes. Fairy fangs penetrated the head of the murlocs that tried to attack him.
The murlocs' attacks couldn't even break the armor of the Blood Rose Army.
Bang!
"Hey, big guy."
Just as the Blood Rose Army was clearing out the murlocs, an even bigger murlocs jumped onto the deck with a giant sword.
"Gurgle, gurgle!"
According to the research of ichthyologists, murlocs had a special language to communicate with each other. However, after so many years, no one could decipher this strange language.
Boom!
Black and white intertwined and fired at the same time!
The big murlocs reacted quickly. They raised their giant sword to defend, but they were still pushed back several meters!
"Gurgle!"
The big murlocs suddenly exerted strength in their hind legs and jumped to Boyka's side.
Seeing that the giant sword was about to hit, Boyka didn't panic. His footsteps were unusually agile.
Rose Battle Technique!
The giant sword slashed at Boyka's back. At the same time, the black muzzle pressed against the murlocs' forehead.
"Bang!"
Boyka didn't fire. Instead, he spat out a single word.
The big murlocs panicked. They didn't even pick up their giant sword and hurriedly jumped back.
However, Pennister had been waiting for a long time. His spear easily pierced through the murlocs head.
Puff!
Green mucus sprayed out. Pennister pulled out the fairy fangs and shook off the disgusting liquid.
"You could've fired …"
"Save your mana."
Pennister rolled his eyes. "How much mana would it take to fire a shot?"
"It's just too disgusting. At this distance, I can't avoid getting splashed by the mucus." Boyka shrugged.
The Rose kept moving forward. Not long after the big murlocs died, the other small murlocs began to retreat. One by one, they jumped back into the sea.
Boyka heaved a sigh of relief. "Finally, we're safe. It's just some murlocs."
"It's too early to say that."
"What do you mean?"
Pennister used the fairy fangs to drag the big murlocs' corpse into the sea. "You think they retreated because this guy died?"
"You mean …"
Pennister nodded. They had already reached the center of the storm.
"The real big guy is coming. It's most likely a siren."
In the main control room, Edward stared at the eerie sea and muttered to himself, "It's here. It's finally here …"
"Captain, do we need to do anything?"
To the sailors of the Rose, Edward's performance had already won them over.
"Just make sure the ship doesn't capsize. I'll leave the rest to them. Don't worry, he never disappointed me."