Chapter 2629
“It’s the sea monster—an octopus demon!” The old fisherman collapsed at the cabin door, his teeth chattering. “Legend says the beast in Black Water Ditch feeds only on the living!”
Even as he spoke, more tentacles whipped up from the sea, lashing at the ship from every direction. One wrapped around the main mast, snapping it in half with a sickening crack. Others crashed through the cabin, smashing through crates and scattering supplies.
A young soldier was snatched into the air by a tentacle. He screamed out his companion’s name—but before help could reach him, the beast flung him into the crashing waves. He vanished instantly, swallowed whole by the sea.
The ship lurched violently, its hull nearly tipping as it rolled hard to port.
A medical officer was tending to a wounded soldier when a tentacle struck him from behind, sending him sprawling. The medicine chest flew open, its contents scattering and soaking into the rising seawater.
Then the suction cups latched onto his legs.
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