Night quickly arrived.
The already dim light of the Dead Sea Line faded completely, leaving the caravan ships drifting under a sky with almost no stars.
Only the faint glow of the lanterns and the occasional flicker of skill-based lights along the decks pushed back the darkness.
Jake stood alone near the railing at the rear of the ship, his gaze fixed on the black expanse of the sea.
The waters here were unnervingly still.
There is no waves, no wind.
Just a heavy, silent darkness that stretched endlessly in every direction.
Even with his Aura Perception, the energy flowing beneath the surface felt twisted and unstable… like something vast was shifting far below.
He murmured quietly to himself,
"…What exactly is hiding in these waters?"
The memory of the sea beast from earlier still lingered in his mind.
That creature had been strong, but something about this place told him it was only a small taste of what the Dead Sea Line could offer.
