Because of the catastrophic damage to the ship's starboard beam, Northern had no choice but to switch to floating mode, letting the Tower repair itself while their speed toward the Central continent was drastically reduced.
All around them, vicious and spine-chilling sounds would periodically pierce the sky and die seconds later. These were proof that Bairan was annihilating the monsters that could have posed a tremendous obstacle to them.
Northern at some point even lost count of how many Belials Bairan had slaughtered. Had there always been so many Belials in these waters, or was this something Koll had orchestrated for them?
There were too many mysteries and unanswered questions about Koll's ability and why he could command monsters. If he was a Tyrant, what was his Tyranny—Insanity?
