"Can I ask you a question?" Kanna walked to the bow, looking at the jellyfish in front of her and involuntarily swallowing.
"Please speak, Hunter..." Perhaps Kanna's overly harmless demeanor made it curious.
"Since you know you're likely not my opponent, why don't you run away?"
Kanna was a little confused. After jumping into the sea, the Apostle had clearly escaped the Hunters' encirclement and entered the ocean. If it didn't return to the ship, even if the Abyssal Hunters wanted to kill it, the probability of success would be extremely low.
One must know that in its current state, it could even deflect the frontal attack of Squad Leader Ulpianus / Ulpian.
But it chose to return to the ship.
"Hmm... Let me guess, it's for Skadi! Oh, you probably don't know Skadi, Ishar-mla... For her, are you really not worried about coming back to the ship and never leaving?"
In Kanna's view, the only reason that could make the other party take such a big risk to return to the ship was Ishar-mla within Skadi.
Just then, the sound of footsteps came from below. A group of people who had pursued to the bottom of the ship returned to the deck. They saw Kanna standing beneath the magnificent Seaborn, chatting with it.
"Honestly, this is the boldest Seaborn I've ever seen. Captain, if the hunt is over, can I have a share? Although most Seaborn have a very strange texture, this one is a rare delicacy."
The few who were not familiar with Kanna for a moment thought the other party was siding with the Seaborn, but unexpectedly, before they could question her, they heard words from her that almost made them stumble.
Hearing Kanna call out his name, Alfonso's lips curved into a rare smile.
"No problem. I'll only keep enough food for me and the First Mate to last until the next hunt. The rest is yours."
Kanna gave an OK gesture. "No problem!"
Hearing that it was being divided up as spoils of war, the Seaborn jumped onto the deck. The Abyssal Hunters, brandishing their weapons, charged at it mercilessly.
Kanna then turned to look at the sea.
"Is this the source of your courage? A bit laughable, but I never refuse food."
Following Kanna's gaze to the sea, beautiful light shimmered on the surface. When the light drew closer, everyone realized that these were Seaborn, each very similar to the "jellyfish" in front of them.
"Speaking of which, you've always called me 'Hunter,' but you probably haven't seen me fight, have you! Well then, from now on, please watch me closely..."
As Kanna's words fell, thunder and lightning instantly flashed across the sky.
The "Little Silence" cast by the Apostle was instantly shattered by the roar of the thunder.
Kanna, standing at the bow, looked somewhat comical, but after her gaze swept over them, everyone felt a chilling sense of dread rise within their hearts.
"One hundred sixty-seven jellyfish. Although they're all weak, it's enough to eat!
Before you die, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kanna Kamui, an Elite Operator of Rhodes Island, controller of thunder, executor of judgment. You cannot stop me, you cannot defy me. I am the eternal Hunter of you Seaborn.
Now then, accept the judgment of thunder!"
Following Kanna's resounding declaration, lightning descended from the sky, and the entire sea surface was instantly filled with majestic thunder.
"You all hold it off for a bit. I'll fish up these ones outside first, otherwise, if they sink into the sea, they'll be hard to find."
Under the pervasive lightning, the people on the ship experienced another kind of "Great Silence." Except for Kanna's voice, which imprinted directly into their minds, the roaring thunder covered everything.
Skadi nodded silently. As soon as Kanna began her declaration, she had pulled out her sunglasses from her pocket. Sure enough, the lightning illuminated the entire deck. Except for her, the most "resourceful" one, everyone else, including the Apostle, was disoriented and unable to tell directions by the overwhelming light and deafening thunder.
However, among those present, the Abyssal Hunters all possessed superhuman physiques, and Captain Alfonso was already half-Seaborn. Relying on the Seaborn's powerful regenerative and adaptive abilities, they quickly got used to the situation and charged towards the Apostle nearby, brandishing their weapons.
Only Irene, completely unprepared, was instantly taken out by Kanna's flash-and-stun combo. Fortunately, her position was at the very back. The First Mate, seeing her collapse, realized he wasn't needed on the battlefield and took on the role of a medic, pulling her clothes and carrying her into the ship's cabin.
Once isolated by the cabin, the sound of thunder lessened significantly. After the First Mate splashed her face with salty seawater, Irene woke up again with a cough.
She now looked towards the door with a terrified expression. She had always thought that even if Kanna was powerful, her power was limited. All this way, except for her actions at the lighthouse, there had been no opportunity for the other party to act. So, she had somewhat underestimated this little one who had been with them all along. Although she enjoyed watching Kanna argue with the Hunters, those words had once made her think the other party was boasting.
Only after the other party unleashed her "full power" did Irene realize the difference between herself and Kanna—an insurmountable chasm.
Even one Apostle made her hands tremble a little, yet Kanna regarded so many "Apostles" as mere food for her mouth.
Soon, the thunder outside vanished. She struggled to get up and walked outside. Standing at the doorway, she saw the Abyssal Hunters and the Captain still cornering and killing the Apostle at the front of the ship.
At the back of the cabin, layers of jellyfish corpses were spread out, and Kanna was standing above the corpses, watching the battle on the ship.
"Your backup is gone... Now, only you are left!" Kanna lightly jumped, landing on the mast directly above everyone.
Before going down, she casually gave the Apostle a set of "crackling massage," leaving its body paralyzed. This was why, upon regaining consciousness, it did not fight the Abyssal Hunters and Alfonso from the top of the ship to the bottom, as in the game, but was instead firmly pinned to the deck.
Although the Hunters' wide, sweeping attacks had long made the deck somewhat overwhelmed, it miraculously held up, like a stage not yet ready for its curtain call, until Kanna's arrival.
Seeing Kanna raise her finger, the Apostle's entire body suddenly contracted into the shape of a sharp cone, with a strange mass of colloid pushed to its top.
Kanna scoffed upon seeing its movement.
"I've seen that move of yours, right below the lighthouse. You tried to block the passage of lightning with biogel and purified water.
It must be said it's an interesting idea, but unfortunately, it's useless against me.
Goodbye... No, never again!"
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