Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 288: Capsizing Ship!

With my pants on, I tightly held Lazuli's hand, ensuring we wouldn't get separated, and dashed out of the, using [Heroes Gaze] to search for Talis, Vanye, and Vanimo amidst the ship. However, that attack from seemingly nowhere was merely the start; quickly afterward, the waters we were sailing through turned violent and turbulent to the point where, rather than sailing, we were surfing across the ocean. The weather above swiftly began to pour down, reaching a level of intensity akin to when I first encountered Lazuli.

'Tsk, freaking great, an Icicle Storm. I thought Soom said they only occur in the Asu Sea? We're in the Chailer Sea.' Thought Alexander with an irritated and slightly confused expression as he raised his head, which was being pelted by sharp icicles.

Thankfully, my strength was high enough to where these icicles didn't harm me, but that's not what I was worried about; the powerful wind that followed the storm proved very dangerous when coupled with the turbulent waters; it was only a matter of time before we capsize into monster-infested waters.

"Do you see them, Alex?" Asked Lazuli loudly, her voice barely reaching Aelxander's ears amidst the raging wind and violent waters, only for him to shake his head.

"I see Vanye, but Vanimo and Talis are nowhere to be seen!" Replied Alexander with a frown as he quickly led Lazuli towards where Vanye was while looking up at the clouds, searching the sky for Talis and Vanimo.

"Tsk, she can take care of herself." Said Lazuli with a scoff as she stopped moving, attempting to walk the other way, only for Alexander to yank her onto his back with his superior strength.

"Please, not right now, Lazuli! At least wait until we're safe!" Stated Alexander pleadingly as he glanced at Lazuli while staying low to the ground, practically crawling across the deck.

I got no response from Lazuli, but I just took it as her agreeing; unfortunately, I still didn't manage to spot Vanimo or Talis, but seeing as she enjoyed taking him for flights, I just hoped they were doing that. Vanye was near her room, so while it normally wouldn't have taken long to reach her, parts of the ship were destroyed, and it was constantly shaking from the violent ocean, making it difficult to walk across steadily.

'Shit, now that I think about it too, this ship didn't have any lifeboats. Fuck. What ship doesn't have lifeboats!?' Thought Alexander with an ugly expression as he grabbed the side of the wall just as the ship nearly capsized, causing him and Lazuli to hang from the side.

I refused to believe that a ship didn't have any lifeboats. There had to be at least one lifeboat somewhere on this ship; the only problem would be getting to it before anyone else did.

After a few more minutes of constantly fearing the ship was about to capsize, I pulled myself up from the wall and finally laid eyes on Vanye, who was doing the same as me, crawling amidst the ground. However, as if to spit in my face, the same monster from before once again leaped out of the water, opening its massive jaw as it tore through the ship right in the path of Vanye.

"VANYE! JUMP!" Yelled Alexander loudly as he aggressively waved his hand while his voice briefly overpowered the storm and ocean, quickly reaching Vanye's ear.

I don't know whether it was because of my warning or if she sensed the danger, but she didn't hesitate to leap towards Lazuli and I; at perfect timing as well, since not even a split-second later, the monster's massive jaws tore through right where she had previously been.

With Vanye flying through the air right for us, I outstretched my hand, trying to catch her, yet she was just slightly out of reach, causing me to click my tongue.

"I got her." Said Lazuli indifferently as she glanced at Vanye while holding her hand before yanking her towards them, prompting her to land right beside Alexander.