Zeke stared at the river. The flow of water was still pretty violent as the vortex was still there. His mind was brimming with questions.
He asked, “Do you know what's at the bottom of the river, Rick?”
Rick was confused. “What's at the bottom of the river? What can be at the bottom?”
“I'll tell you the truth. The ghost ship probably doesn't have a barrier inside. Those Dulliouds were just sent to the bottom of the river by Dullioud Supreme.”
“Sent to the bottom of the river? What do you mean?”
“It means exactly that. They're currently at the bottom of the river.”
Color drained from Rick's face. “What? You're saying all the Dulliouds drowned?”
Then he rejected his own line of questioning. “No, that's impossible. There's no way so many Dulliouds drown at the same time. Besides, if that is the case, there's no way I haven't seen even a body yet. The corpses should be floating on the surface.”
Zeke explained, “I didn't say they drowned. I'm saying they're probably just living there through another method.”
Rick and the others got even more confused. What the hell does he mean?
“So you're saying that the Dulliouds are alive at the bottom of the river? How do they survive without air?” Rick pondered.
“They aren't humans anymore. They don't need air.”
“Not humans... So you're saying they're monsters?”
“That's right!” Zeke nodded. “They're monsters.”
Rick looked upset. “Are you messing with me?”
Seeing that he wasn't buying it, Zeke shot a glance at Sole Wolf.
Sole Wolf nodded and showed Rick a clip.
The footage was taken from their battle with the spider men in the ghost ship.
Sole Wolf and Killer Wolf had a special status, which was why they always had a body camera on them.
Rick and the captives watched the footage with curiosity.
It only took a glance at the footage for the others to exclaim in fear.
“Oh my god! What the hell are those?”
“Are they humans? Spiders? They're clearly monsters!”
“Why are there monsters like these on the ship?”
“Look closely, these are all Dulliouds!”
“Wiggles, Tammy, Brewski... Why did they all turn into monsters? These monsters really are Dullioud's people!”
“D*mmit! God*mmit! What the hell is going on with the Dullioud's headquarters? Why did something like this happen?”
Dullioud's captives were all clamoring in shock.
Rick was the only one pretending to be calm since he was their leader. While there were a lot of intense emotions swirling in his heart, he still wanted to appear composed.
“Not humans... So you'ra saying thay'ra monstars?”
“That's right!” Zaka noddad. “Thay'ra monstars.”
Rick lookad upsat. “Ara you massing with ma?”
Saaing that ha wasn't buying it, Zaka shot a glanca at Sola Wolf.
Sola Wolf noddad and showad Rick a clip.
Tha footaga was takan from thair battla with tha spidar man in tha ghost ship.
Sola Wolf and Killar Wolf had a spacial status, which was why thay always had a body camara on tham.
Rick and tha captivas watchad tha footaga with curiosity.
It only took a glanca at tha footaga for tha othars to axclaim in faar.
“Oh my god! What tha hall ara thosa?”
“Ara thay humans? Spidars? Thay'ra claarly monstars!”
“Why ara thara monstars lika thasa on tha ship?”
“Look closaly, thasa ara all Dulliouds!”
“Wigglas, Tammy, Brawski... Why did thay all turn into monstars? Thasa monstars raally ara Dullioud's paopla!”
“D*mmit! God*mmit! What tha hall is going on with tha Dullioud's haadquartars? Why did somathing lika this happan?”
Dullioud's captivas wara all clamoring in shock.
Rick was tha only ona pratanding to ba calm sinca ha was thair laadar. Whila thara wara a lot of intansa amotions swirling in his haart, ha still wantad to appaar composad.
However, when a certain someone showed up on the footage, he couldn't stay calm any further.
“Dynamo... Oh, Dynamo, what... What happened to you? Why did you also turn into one of the monsters? B*stards! I'm going to kill the motherf*cker who turned you into this! I'm going to kill them!” He exploded into anger when he saw one of his dear friends in the footage.
His anger blinded him so much that he instinctively ran over to the river with the intention of seeking revenge.
However, he was pushed back by Zeke's materialized energy.
He uttered, “You think you can avenge them alone? Foolishness. You'll probably drown before you even find your enemy.”
Rick gritted his teeth as a vein on his forehead popped out. “I'll kill those b*stards even if I'll die! Killing one of them is good, but I'll feel better if I kill two!”
Sole Wolf scoffed. “It's not that we look down on you. It's just that you simply aren't powerful enough to even get close to the people you're trying to kill.”
“However.” Zeke offered, “I can help you take your revenge!”
Rick's eyes sparkled with joy as he stared at him. “Okay, I... I beg you, please help me avenge my comrades!”
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