Chapter 19: First Contact (1)

That day, the fleet officially entered the Abyss.

They advanced extremely slowly — they essentially allowed the natural motion of the waves to carry them into the Abyss, all while they made preparations to retreat at any time.

Dark clouds loomed oppressively over their heads in the sky, the pressure making it hard to breathe.

The wind had whipped the sea into a violent frenzy.

After entering the Abyss, the number of Sea Beasts in the waters obviously increased dramatically, and they would even approach the fleet and challenge it from time to time.

However, the fleet didn’t attempt to counterattack. Instead, they bolstered the fleet’s defenses and attempted to quietly protect themselves.

This stirred all the nearby Sea Beasts into a frenzy.

Boom!

A massive wave suddenly surged as a gigantic killer whale slammed its head into one of the fleet’s boats, forcing it backwards.

“Damn, it’s a Demonic Lord!” the boatman cursed.

All the surrounding boats activated their defenses to resist the beast’s attacks. In the face of these massive sea beasts’ attacks, these grandiose-appearing combat frigates could only do this much.

The killer whale attempted to headbutt the boat a few more times, but after receiving no reaction even after that, it became bored and dived back...