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nThe weather was hot, yet those in the 2 vessels felt a chill crawl up their spines.

nThey held their swords and stood back to back each other on the deck while helplessly watching the enemy surround them.

nWhere was Omania located?

nIt was a continent below Veinitta, Tenola, and Zohl.

nThis was the world the giants knew.

nThey hardly knew anything above this, not even knowing that a Continent such as Pyno existed.

nThey had been strategically separated by the Morgs controlling the waters.

nOf course, apart from these continents surrounding them, they did know of Morgany, though not too much.

nMorgany brought their godly healers from time to time to impress them with their skills.

nTo them, Morgany was akin to heaven’s garden, a place too expensive for them to visit.

nSo yes…

nMany had never returned out so far.

nHowever, their current situation wasn’t something they expected.

nThe 3rd Prince of the Soma empire had gone to visit Romain last year for some diplomatic matters and was currently on his way back to the empire.

nBut what did he see when arriving close by?

nHe ran into the son of one of the city’s sons in another coastal city far from where his father was posted.

nPayne relayed the battle that went down, with countless Adonis warriors attacking the city he fled.

nInitially, he wanted to go to the royal palace but suddenly had a strange dream telling him to head to this coastal city instead.

nHe knew it was bizarre, but his instincts were just too strong.

nTo play things safe, he sent his aides to rush the news to his majesty while he followed his intuition.

nAnd shockingly, the moment he arrived, he saw the 3rd Prince’s fleet arrive too.

nOf course, the news was too devastating, especially after hearing the number of ships the enemy had brought over.

nHe was afraid they might also send backup later too.

nIn this way, their precious Soma empire was in trouble.

n3rd Prince Lexx Artemis was not at all comfortable.

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nSo he sent 8

/10th of his guards to head to the Capital and protect his Father, as well as join the battle, while he did a U-turn to any nearby Allies to beg for assistance.

nAt least, that was the plan.

nBut who would have thought a strange storm would appear out of nowhere on a hot summer to shift them off their course?

nTerrible!

nThey spiraled and spiraled and even entered the most deadly water territories of clouds that could only take one towards one oath.

nIt was like a fierce waterfall, pushing them in one direction. And as many say: once you get on this water current, don’t even think about escaping it.

nThe most fearful thing was the constant Boggles invading their space.

nThroughout their journey, they saw many Boggles shoot out of the water in an attempt to shatter their wooden ships.

nHowever, luck was always on their side, as Boggles would have one accident after another.

nSome accidentally collided with each other, causing them to faint, while others met strange occurrences down the waters.

nThere was a time when they even thought a boggle would swallow their ship.

nIt opened its massive mouth but got knocked by another boggle fighting to eat them.

nJust how big were these boggles?

nWell, one could say when they opened their mouths, they could swallow 1~10 ships all at once, depending on the boggle’s size.

nSome were baby boggles, and others were old Boggles.

nIt was strange that no boggle swallowed them from below, maybe because of the fast spinning current moving their ships around like crazy.

nIt was like trying to catch a slippery find with one’s bare hands.

nOne moment they were here, the next, the current had twirled them too far away.

nIn this way, they danced away while watching the goggles fight to swallow them all.

nOne could say the rapidly changing current indeed saved them. But if the damn storm hadn’t sent them here, would they be in this predicament?

nEveryone had to admit that this adventure was one they would never forget.

nBecause the current was carrying them too fast, they had traveled a grave distance in a shorter time than one would deem impossible.

nOf course, sometimes, the current wasn’t as fierce, as though giving them a break from the craziness.

nThey slept and woke up in a dizzy state. The ships were always moving.

nThe ships had broken down severally. And 3rd prince Artemis had to rile up his sleeves and join the crew in sealing the leaks with tar.

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nAs for food, they never worried about this.

nEvery time the waters swished, food fell onto the decks and the rooftops.

nThey ate fish so much that they suddenly detested them.

nMeat!

nWhat they would give for a juicy leg of poultry, boar, or swine.

nHiss!

nTheir mouths always watered when thinking of this. The experiment had left them a little homesick.

nBut other than food, they also found another way to get water. Sailers primarily relied on Rum.

nBut when the rum is gone, and they are held hostage in a fierce loop of current, were they to never drink a day in their lives?

nNo.

nTaking into account the swishing moment from the ship, 3rd Prince Artemis had put together a little set-up with the many barrels they had.

nThey couldn’t let anything dry outside; water always washed along the deck.

nFirst, they boiled the salt water, allowing its vapor to soak the blacks above. Following that, they squeezed the water out and referred to this severally.

nThe filtering method wasn’t that clean. But for them, it was very close to spring water.

nGood.

nThey then used the salt residue at the bottom to flavor their boiled fish.

nBecause of the sea’s movement, they were too scared to create any massive kitchen fires. So roasting anything as they typically did was out of the question.

nThey only boiled in controlled fires, with many watching while holding empty buckets in case of emergencies.

nThey had seawater stored in a drum nearby just in case.

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nOne word: Terrible.

nLife during that time wasn’t easy.

nEven the water they struggled to gather would often stop whenever the waters became chaotic.

nIn the end, they had to tar

/glue each barrel to the floor.

nOf course, another important aspect to note was that they managed to survive not only because of his highness’s intellect but also his special powers.

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nYup.

nHis highness the 3rd Prince was blessed by the Vine God since birth.

nHis highness could grow and manipulate plants to twist and harden like vines.

nIf you have him a basket of flowers, he could produce a thick and powerful rope with them all bundled up. But there was a limit to his powers.

nWhat was so amazing was that they were only now realizing that his highness had this power.

nIt appears the entire Soma empire was oblivious to this. Maybe only his majesty and a few others know.

nIf not for their current situation, they too might never know.

nNo one can blame his richness for protecting himself. After all, it’s no secret he faced assassination attempts frequently.

nAll in all, their life at sea was tragic. And during this time, many thought they would never make it out if this hellish current alive.

nMany thought their mission to get allowed had long failed.

nBut when they thought they would be trapped in the current forever, another strange, crazy 2-day storm pushed them out to unknown waters.

nSaved?

nThey looked at the night sky, as well as all other signs around them in confusion.

nWhere was this? What was going on here?

nImmediately, they knew they were out of their bubble.

nThese were waters they had never heard of before. And what scared them the most was that they might be sailing straight for the sharp end of the world.

nEveryone knows the world is flat. So wouldn’t they be headed for the edge? (‘0’)

nThey were too scared and wanted to turn back while cursing at the mysterious storm for pushing them far out in the middle of nowhere.

nIt was strange that the storm was as strong as a winter one.

nSo how can it appear in summer?

nThey wanted to understand but had no one to ask questions to.

nToo late!!!

nBefore they could move a muscle, several strange ships had spotted them and headed their way within warning.

nAnd that brought them to their current situation. – Surrounded by enemies.

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nThe pirates aboard the surrounding ships licked their blades and sneered at the defensive giants.

n“Omanians? Fancy seeing you out here. It’s rare… It’s truly rare. Typically, I would’ve demanded your treasures alone. But you see, you Omanians are rare to find, even as slaves… So since you brought yourselves to my doorstep. So how can I let you go?”

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