Poison Lingers in the Eastern Sea – Part 07

Lavia couldn’t see from where she sat.

“Lavia?!” Paula gasped.

Lavia jumped to her feet and ran to the cracked glass. Standing up, she finally felt the ship’s violent swaying through her legs. No one tried to stop her from moving around the command room. Gilburn must have allowed it.

A wire tipped with an arrowhead was thrown down toward the water below. It wasn’t fired like a projectile. It was a measured throw by hand. Before it even hit the water, the soldier who had cast it retreated. He was still in the front line.

“Deploying Arcane Explosion Rod immediately.”

No sooner than the voice sounded through the tube did purple lightning burst forth. This time it crackled on for several long seconds.

“Underwater unit, descending.”

Next came men clad head to toe in black suits. If Hikaru had seen them, he would have said they looked like wetsuits. They carried ropes over their shoulders