Chapter 1305 Being Watched (2/2)
Lotus Empress said, ”I think so. I've heard tales of a wicked monster occupying these waters, and if I am correct in the assumption, that thing up there is what they call Sea Ghost.”
”What can it do?” Han Sen asked.
Lotus Empress said, ”No one quite rightly knows, but it has an appetite for super creatures, that much is certain. It's a picky eater, so it doesn't eat less powerful beings. Many spirits have reported their sightings of Sea Ghost, and how it explicitly enjoys grabbing super creatures and dragging them below the water to feast.”
Lotus Empress paused for a moment, as if in thought, and then she went on to say, ”But it is supposed to appear in the deeper regions of the Endless Sea. We haven't traveled that far, and what's more, we are headed for an island. It shouldn't be here at all.”
”Did the Fish King lure him here?” Han Sen wondered aloud.
”Maybe. There's always the chance it's developed a new fancy for eating humans, and with a powerful human here, perhaps it was a rare opportunity it wished to test its mettle against, not to mention its taste buds,” Lotus Empress said. Whether she spoke in jest, amusement, or unnerving sincerity, Han Sen wasn't sure.
”Well, if it shows its ugly mug, I've got a killing blow with its name on it,” Han Sen said with stern resoluteness.
If a fight between him and the unseen creature were to begin, Han Sen was at least prepared to take it on. He wasn't afraid.
But for a long time, Sea Ghost merely followed them. It refused to show itself, but that just made the tension all the worse. And due to its appearance there, the entire region looked dead. No other life was to be seen.
The sun was rising now, where it should have been sinking. It came up from the ground, melding with the horizon of the sea above. Nighttime was coming.
Then, an extra-large moon appeared, alongside its retinue of silver stars. Han Sen thought the Sea Ghost would try its luck under the veil of night, but still, nothing came about. It remained where it was, as if it was watching them, studying their every movement.
With a monster hiding above, Han Sen felt uncomfortable. He felt as if it could swoop down at any moment. Swooping was bad, after all.
At midnight, Han Sen saw the faint image of a mountain in the distance. It was very tall, and its peak seemed to be poking the sea that was still their sky.
”That is God Mountain. Three hundred miles past that, we will reach the island,” Lotus Empress explained, before Han Sen could ask.
Han Sen then asked, ”Can we walk up the mountain? Or will it prove too high and have us dropping up into the sea?”
Lotus Empress said, ”There are stranger things on that mountain to worry about than the distortion of gravity. Not even emperors dare brave that place.”
”Why? What's so strange about it?” Han Sen was going to heed her advice and stay away, but he was interested in learning what was supposed to be so scary about the mountain.