The leaden clouds were densely clustered over the sea, pressing down extremely low.
The air was oppressive with very little wind, evidently signaling the quiet brewing of a storm, a common occurrence in the Black Sea.
Even before the summer season, when storms are most frequent and massive, the Black Sea constantly reminds humans of its ruthlessness and callousness!
In this impending foreseeable adverse weather, a vast sailing fleet had no choice but to drift slowly across the sea, propelled purely by ocean currents.
The timing of the voyage for wind-powered wooden ships is extremely difficult to determine. Encountering consecutive windless days or adverse weather can easily result in delays of ten, fifteen days, or even longer, without any surprise.
And to add insult to injury, their troubles did not end there.
"Be careful! That monster is coming again!"
Boom——
