Water Ghost Pirates, the leaders among them, had the same thought pop into their minds upon seeing the basket that had descended from the sky.
"Wind's up, scatter!"
The horses, spooked, leaped high!
Time, in that instant, seemed to slow to an unusual crawl.
From a distance came Pan Hao's swearing, "Bend down! Lie flat! Close your eyes!"
Why bend down? Why... lie flat?
Before they could even cry out, the basket crashed heavily to the ground.
Second Master "Niu Sanda," his eyes nearly splitting with intent, stared at the unremarkable basket.
The sense of crisis in the Second Master's heart ballooned to the extreme!
It was all too late.
The earth let out a mournful cry.
Boom!
In a flash...
Light!
Endless light!
The dazzling brightness, like a great sun plummeting to the earth, emitted an incomparable heat. Even brighter than the midday sun above by countless times.
Terrifying flames appeared in the world of men, blowing the Water Ghost Pirates into disarray.
