"Oh, it's Little Victor..."
Wayne lifted his head, his voice weak. The exhaustion of being crushed by the burden of childcare was palpable even from several meters away.
"Uh... Uncle Wayne, you two should really take this chance to get some proper rest."
Seeing their pitiful state, Victor sincerely suggested.
Wayne sighed helplessly, tugging at a little pup who was gnawing on his ear.
"We'd love to, but as you can see, with so many little masters here, we can't leave them for a moment."
"Over there, to the right."
Victor pointed in another direction within the pool area.
"There's a 'Little Monster Fun Club' offering professional childcare services. You can leave the kids there temporarily. The staff will help take care of them so you can catch your breath."
"What? Help take care of the kids?"
Wayne's eyes instantly widened like copper bells, as if he'd heard a fairy tale.
"There's actually a heavenly place like that in this world? Oh! Thank you! Thank you so much, Little Victor!"
Before he even finished speaking, Wayne grabbed Wanda, who still looked hesitant, and sprinted off in the direction Victor pointed as if shedding a thousand-pound burden. The wolf pups hanging on them bounced and howled.
"They really have it tough, traveling with dozens of kids," Enid said sincerely, watching their retreating figures.
"Perhaps you'll be like that in the future."
Wednesday looked with interest at Enid's flat stomach and dropped a bombshell in a matter-of-fact tone.
"I wouldn't have that many!"
Enid's face instantly flushed crimson like a ripe tomato as she retorted in embarrassment.
"Oh?" A mischievous smile curled at the corner of Victor's mouth as he leaned close to Enid's ear and whispered, "Then how many is Enid willing to have for me?"
"Victor!" Enid was so embarrassed she wished she could find a hole to crawl into, pounding his chest harder.
"Just kidding, just kidding~"
Knowing when to stop, Victor laughed and hugged her tighter.
"But you're wrong about one thing. The Wayne family never leaves any family member behind when they go out."
"What? You mean..."
Enid was stunned for a second, then remembered the "wolf tide" at Nevermore Academy, composed of over four hundred wolf pups, enough to drown everything!
As if to confirm Victor's words, a loud whistle suddenly sounded in the distance!
Immediately after, dense, drum-like running noises came from the end of the deck!
"Awooo—!"
"Woof! Woof!"
"Make way! Make way!"
The dark wolf tide appeared again! Hundreds of wolf pups of various sizes surged across the deck like a bursting flood, rampaging excitedly. Wherever they passed, chaos erupted as monster passengers scrambled to get out of the way.
Amid the chaos, a small figure dressed in a Halloween witch costume, who had originally been trying to sneak off for an adventure elsewhere, was caught off guard and swept into the wolf tide!
"Waaahhhh!"
Jade let out a series of screams, tossed left and right, up and down like a little leaf amidst the stampeding wolf pack.
It was like an extremely thrilling and dangerous "wolf-back surfing" ride!
Finally, at a corner, she was thrown off by a huge burst of momentum, tracing a parabolic arc as she plummeted towards the pool area!
"Poor kid."
Victor shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of amusement, but his movements were anything but slow.
From his sleeve, Venom's black tentacles shot out instantly like agile ropes, accurately snagging the screaming little witch mid-air and pulling her steadily back to the shore.
"You okay, little one?"
Victor asked, looking at her panicked little face.
Jade patted her chest, gasping for breath: "I-I'm okay... Thanks, wait!"
She suddenly looked up, saw Victor's face clearly, and immediately widened her eyes, pointing a little finger at him.
"It's you?! The big bad guy!"
"Oh ho?"
Victor raised an eyebrow, a playful smile appearing on his face.
Venom's tentacle turned, easily hoisting the little witch upside down so her face was level with his.
"So it's you."
Victor looked at her swinging back and forth with ease.
"If I remember correctly, your name is... Jade, right?"
"Let me down! Bad guy! Uncle jackie won't let you get away with this!"
Though hanging upside down, Jade's spirit wasn't dampened at all as she waved her little fists in protest.
But Victor only smiled wider, as if he'd found a novel toy.
"Jackie Chan? He's here too? Interesting. What are you two humans doing on a monster cruise ship? Don't tell me it's about... talismans~"
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