Chapter 2632
Matthias’s fleet sailed into the fog-choked depths of the East Dragonmarsh Sea.
Lead-gray clouds hung low over the horizon. Even the salty breeze carried a faint, metallic tang, like rust left too long in the rain.
On the main deck of the Jingtao, Matthias twirled a white jade chess piece between his fingers, eyes fixed on the mist ahead. A vanguard escort ship had been out of contact for thirty minutes, and the waterway marked “safe” on the charts was now as silent as a sealed tomb.
“Your Highness, the water’s wrong,” the old helmsman muttered, pressing a palm to the trembling compass. A frost rimmed the edge of the disk, and the copper needle quivered as if under strain. “This fog… it’s alive.”
Before Matthias could respond, a sharp whhhsssh split the air.
From the west, a column of water surged upward, flinging the half-shattered wreck of a ship into view before the waves swallowed it. Deck lanterns flickered like dying fireflies, then vanished into the dark green deep.
Please log in to unlock this chapter for 110 coins or purchase more coins.