Chapter 604 - 598. The Sea of Fire
Zein hurriedly ducked past projectile magic fleeting on top of the ship and dashed inside the command bridge.
"The vault!" he said loudly to beat the loud sounds of battle.
The Captain was startled at first, but upon seeing Zein, he understood immediately. He rushed toward the vault under the command table and put on a passcode that slid open a keyhole slot. After using the key that Gus gave him, Zein took out the tube with two shards in it and deactivated the glass wall.
"Be quiet and hide your presence as much as you can," Zein told the twins immediately before they could buzz around him. "It’s dangerous outside, so come inside the ring. It’s kind of cramped with five of you, but be good to each other, okay? The other three are new, and one is still sleeping."
After spending a few seconds nuzzling the guide’s cheeks, the twins nodded and dove inside the ring. Zein rubbed the ring’s surface to seal it with Setnath’s energy before standing up to look at the battle from the bridge’s window.
It was still as fierce as ever, but the Giant Serpent had arrived at the dock and blocked the beasts’ advance. It did not actively move around since Bassena was still in deep meditation, but it was enough as an automatic shredding fence.
Hari and Carra immediately cast support magic at the espers and curse magic at the beasts, while Han Shin ran toward the ship, looking for someone in need of healing. Zein saw Senan and Cohen was about to jump to the dock and immediately pressed his commlink.
"I’m okay; guard Bassena and get rid of the beasts around the dock."
The two defenders flinched and Zein hurriedly came out to the deck so the two loyal bodyguards could see him. Even from afar, their relieved gesture could be seen clearly, and Zein felt a bit guilty about what he had done earlier.
But he couldn’t help it; he was worried the Fallen Star would send a fragment to rip the shard off the Sea Serpent, so he couldn’t even explain properly. Well, it didn’t matter now.
Thankfully, they followed his words. Senan slammed his tower shield against the platform barrier and created a shimmering shield around Bassena, while Cohen jumped off the other side, creating a shockwave that flew the encroaching miasmic beasts back.