"Oh no! The Sea God is about to descend through the Spirit Medium!"
The Sea Patrol Envoy's face fell, and he no longer had time to worry about assigning blame.
"Quick! Activate the backup altar!"
"Use a blood sacrifice! We have to appease the Sea God!
Or we'll all become its fodder!"
At his roar, the remaining gray-robed figures frantically scrambled toward a crimson altar in the center of the palace, pouring blood from numerous pre-filled jars.
...
「Meanwhile, seven or eight nautical miles off the coast of Broken Star Reef.」
On the rolling waves, over a dozen armed vessels, each bearing a different emblem, prowled restlessly outside the blockade line established by the Jiangbei City Fleet, like sharks that had smelled blood.
These weren't regular naval vessels. Most hailed from nearby second or Third Level Fortress Cities, or were privateer fleets bankrolled by large corporations. A few audacious, independent Mercenary Corps were mixed in as well.
