Chapter 398. Circus vs White Pearl (1/2)
The White Pearl lingered quietly at the edge of the Pink Mist, far enough to avoid drawing attention, but close enough to keep watch. Its Stealth Array was fully activated—not to make the ship invisible, but to mask it from radars, magical sensors, and even Divine Sense. In a sea crawling with threats, sometimes silence and stillness were more powerful than brute force.
Inside the CIC room, Lily sat in the captain’s chair, eyes locked on the translucent projection panels floating before her. She looked calm on the outside, but her mind was a storm of calculations.
Mathilda, leaning against the console with arms crossed, raised an eyebrow. "So... are we going in again?"
Lily didn’t answer right away. Her finger tapped rhythmically against the armrest. Eventually, she shook her head. "No. Tyler said he could handle it. If things get too tricky, he assured me he could escape without issue."
Mathilda tilted her head. "Then should we sail to the Level 3 Fishery like we planned? Let the slaves start working?"
Lily sighed and turned in her seat, flipping a card between her fingers—the Seven of Diamonds. "No... If my guess is right, that Twin-Headed Sea Serpent we encountered wasn’t just some random sea beast. It was his pet. That Clown."
"The one from earlier?" Mathilda frowned.
"Exactly. Remember how the serpent didn’t attack when we had this card on display? It only turned hostile after the Clown turned on us. He must’ve sensed we killed it... and now, he might be coming for revenge." Lily said as she showed the Seven of Diamonds card.
Mathilda blinked. "Huh... Wait, then shouldn’t we run?"
Lily smiled faintly, but there was no amusement in it. "True. But I don’t think we can escape him—not easily. He’s not just crazy. He’s clever."
She gestured toward one of the projection panels, zooming in on the nearby sea. What came into view wasn’t a ship or sea monster—but a small, colorful box bobbing on the waves.