Chapter 323: CCCXXIII. Monster
Around six hundred nautical miles outside Heaven Port.
This place had turned into a human Purgatory.
Sailors clung to driftwood in the sea like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, even those smashed into a bloody pulp by tentacles dispersed their blood quickly in the water.
Taylor’s battleship had already adjusted its rudder to turn left and set the sails to face the wind, escaping from this area. The sea monster probably measured over a hundred meters in length with countless tentacles, simply impossible to deal with.
Minutes after they had maneuvered away, it was only through telescopes that they discovered the SS Fuma Keqing Revenge had actually gone to meet it head-on.
As a captain under Taylor’s command, his eyelid twitched, saying they were retreating separately; was he actually using it as a cover for himself?
If it were Taylor on the ship, he would have undoubtedly rushed to the rescue without hesitation, even if it meant going to their deaths together.
But...
It wasn’t just the sea monster that had disrupted the fleet’s formation and started a massive rout; as their speed severely slowed, a terrifying object loomed on the horizon. The dark spot grew larger and larger, and by the time it was near, a single cannon shot could probably destroy an entire sail battleship.
He ordered a temporary change of course, taking a longer route back to Heaven Port. Compared to Liszt’s life and death, Taylor’s life was more important; if Liszt were to perish here, Taylor’s situation would become extremely difficult, and losing this sail battleship would result in an even worse outcome.
The captain took one last look in the direction of Fuma Keqing, only able to wish Liszt good luck.