"oops!!!"

"Ouch!!!!!"

"Boom!"

A sharp pain shot through his abdomen, causing the sea giant to stomp and roll wildly on the surface of the sea, creating massive, surging waves. Uncontrollably, he rolled towards the hot spring village, and with a single, agonizing roll, he completely crushed it into ruins and rubble...

"Ouch!"

The pain not only did not subside over time, but instead continued to intensify and spread.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—"

On the giant's chest, the flames grew larger and larger, turning the seawater into billowing white smoke.

In other parts of the body, the metallic changes in the lungs became increasingly pronounced, and the entire upper chest turned metallic. Dense, tree-like grooves sprouted from the arms, the entire head became a dark, earthen sculpture, and the enormous legs of the lower body twisted towards the liquefied, watery surface...

The process of "somatization" continues!

Because the giant's lower body had turned into liquid, his entire upper body was now floating on the sea surface, rolling around like a demon, constantly surging towards the distant ocean...

"Puff puff puff—"

The waves, surging larger and larger due to the sea giants' maelstrom, slowly formed a climax powerful enough to shatter the history of the Demon Sea Star...

......

Western Sea Area, [Shipping Association].

"Thump—"

"Thump—"

The sea surface is a huge platform, nearly 100,000 square meters in size, constructed by countless large ships linked together by iron chains.

The waves crashed against the sides of these large ships, but they couldn't move them at all.

The gathering of ships together has become the strongest feng shui barrier on the sea.

but...

The western sea, which had been quiet for more than a decade, was now experiencing unusually turbulent waves.

"Report! Report!"

"Something's wrong with the sea surface! The waves are intensifying!"

"Requesting headquarters to conduct observation!"

A member of the Ship Alliance who was on regular patrol saw the rising seawater beside the ship and his expression changed drastically. He hurriedly pressed the walkie-talkie on his chest, and the information was transmitted directly to the highest level of the Association.

"The sea level has risen?"

"What?"

"The Western Sea hasn't risen in so many years... yet during the recent match, the giant was seen rising after some unusual movement in the live stream... Could it be... could it be that the giant is swimming towards the Western Sea?!"

Inside the command center, a middle-aged man with a straight eyebrow, a hooked nose, and a square face, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, stared at the still-live-streamed match footage, his face ashen.

Mo Qingyuan is the current president of the [Shipping Association].

Since taking power, he has been dedicated to suppressing and maintaining the power of the 'major families' in the [West Sea Region], and has been trying to divide the 'major families' and find anomalies in previous competitions to investigate.

Now...

Listening to his subordinate's report, he opened a map of the Demon Sea Star and measured the distance from the Giant City Ruins to the Western Sea.

"hiss..."

"There can't be any mistake..."

"These two sea areas are not far apart, so there's a very high probability that the giants are indeed heading this way..."

Mo Qingyuan silently took out his phone from his pocket and dialed a number.

"Beep beep beep—"

After a series of silent beeps, an annoyed voice came from the other end: "I told you! I'm on my way there! They're a ship girl team that can make it to the [World Championship], let them hold on a little longer!"

"Uh... Mr. Ye Han, I'm not calling to urge you..."

"I just wanted to say that you don't need to go to the [Ruins of Giant City]!"

"As expected, the [Giant] is heading towards headquarters! Please change course immediately and try to intercept it before it reaches the [Western Sea Headquarters]!"

Please!

The president of the prestigious [Shipping Association] was unusually flattering to the voice on the other end of the phone.

"knew..."

A faint voice sounded from the other end of the phone, and then the call was abruptly ended.

"Beep beep beep—"

The dial tone sounded again, and Mo Qingyuan's face showed a sense of relief.

He stared at the still-running live stream, his fists clenching tighter: "This year's competition... I will definitely uncover the filth and corruption hidden in previous competitions... and the reason for my son Mo Su's disappearance..."

"I will wipe you out of this 'big family' of us sooner or later!!!"

"Bang!!!"

Mo Qingyuan slammed his fist on the table, focused his attention, and looked back at the match screen...

......

at the same time.

A medium-sized ship girl, covered in 'sword-shaped star' symbols, slowly docked on the ginger-yellow sea.

The ship is only 11.11 meters long, 1.1 meters wide, and has a sail height of 11.1 meters. The entire ship is decorated in black and white.

The ship has a black hull and white star symbols. The symbols are densely packed stars that intersect to form small swords, reflecting a white light on the black wooden planks of the hull. A sail with a star-shaped outline of a sword is also suspended from the ship's sails.

The Yellow Sea was overflowing, but this ship remained as still and steadfast as a pine tree on the surface.

"Thump—"

The door to the captain's cabin was pushed open, and a young man with long white hair walked out.

A pink star-shaped scar was visible on his forehead. His face was cold as he stared at the sea: "It seems... the giant is really gone... He must have been provoked, otherwise, given his personality, he wouldn't have left here..."

"Tsk..."

"Damn human competitors...aren't they going too far in their pursuit of victory!"

"【Sword Star】!"

"Let's go!"

After lightly stepping on the black deck, the [Sword Star] suddenly flashed, and the surrounding seawater abruptly froze before the ship disappeared from the surface of the sea!

After the [Sword Star] disappeared, the stagnant seawater resumed its pounding...