Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 743: Pede

Lily lifted her head with a worried expression and explained, "Mr. Charles, it was the only way to get this guy to help you."

The Pope revealed a smug smile and said, "Child, the process was unexpectedly smoother than I expected, but that's none of my business. You still have to pay the price that you have to pay. I promised to defeat the Foundation and rescue you."

Seeing Charles' grim expression, Anna crossed her arms in front of her chest. She looked quite annoyed as she said, "Hey, hey, what's up with that look? You're not blaming me, are you? We're talking about the Foundation here.

"Of course, I have to go all-out against them. This mouse in exchange for the Pope's help is a great deal."

Looking at Lily in the Pope's hands, Charles' mood instantly took a turn for the worse. He stared at the Pope's childlike face and said, "She's my crew member, and I will definitely get her back."

The Pope shook his head, and his eyes were filled with a fanatical light as he gazed at Lily's furry nape.

"God never belongs to anyone. God is God. If you want to serve Him devoutly like me and assist Him completely in His return, then as the Pope of the Divine Light Order, I'm delighted to have you onboard."

The Pope saw Charles' eyes glimmering in a peculiar light, and he became a bit worried that Charles would do something extreme, so he hurriedly said, "Don't even think about going back on your word. God Fhtagn is the arbiter of the contract between me and Anna.Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com

"Before you act, think about the consequences of violating that kind of contract."

Charles remained quiet. He desperately wanted to retrieve Lily, but he knew that he had more important matters at hand. He was still in the Sea of Mist, and they were still under the Foundation's threat.

The Foundation had to be dealt with, or everyone would die, including Lily.

"Lily, wait for me and don't worry. Trust me."

Lily's drooping ears perked up slightly. "Mmhm! I'm not worried at all! I'll wait."

After comforting his gunner, Charles turned to look at his daughter, whose figure was teleporting across the air, "Sparkle! Can you teleport Ronker and us back together? We need to return to Hope Island as soon as possible."

There was a flash of white light, and Sparkle instantly appeared in front of him.

Sparkle's clear and melodious voice sounded exhausted as it echoed from her tentacled figure. "I'll try, but this guy is really big and heavy. It actually took me quite some effort to bring him here."

With that, Sparkle's tentacles spread out and latched onto Ronker's back, and then a white light enveloped everyone.

"Stop right there! Are you crazy?! Retreat!!" Charles yelled, stomping on the blood vessels all over the floor.

The brass horns on Ronker trembled, delivering Swann's smug voice into the ears of everyone in the Sea of Mist. "Hahaha!!! Eat shit, you bastards! Do you really think that you can order me around? Who do you think you are?!

"All of you are going to die with me today! This is what you owe the Albion Isles!!"

It finally became clear that Swann's goal had never been the same as everyone else from the very beginning. Swann's raison d'etre was revenge, and it was a fact that finally became painfully clear to everyone.

Swann hadn't made any moves earlier, as he didn't have the confidence to do so.

However, he had simply been pretending that he was working with them, so as soon as he saw that the Foundation's strength was far greater than everyone's strength combined, he immediately revealed his true colors.

Charles' figure morphed as he transformed into a giant bat monster. Carrying Anna on his back, he flew frantically in the opposite direction.

Sparkle and the Pope followed closely behind him.

Unfortunately, Swann clearly had a different idea.

Ronker's laser began to glow, and Charles felt his hair stand on end. He instinctively retracted his wings and dove straight down. The next second, a dazzling laser beam shot past him and pierced the rock layer above the dome.

However, Swann wasn't over just yet. The whirring of helicopter propellers echoed as grotesque-looking helicopters made from flesh and blood ascended from within Ronker to chase after Charles.

Sparkle turned and teleported into Ronker's control room. She wanted to drag Swann out of Ronker.

The grotesque-looking helicopters were no threat to Charles and the others, but Swann couldn't care less. He just wanted them to buy some time for the Pedes to catch up.

Soon, Sparkle burst out of Ronker with Swann's battered figure wrapped around her tentacles. She looked up and saw the unmanned helicopters crashing into each other. Unfortunately, Swann's gambit had paid off in spades—the seven Pedes had already caught up to them.

There were seven Pedes before them, which meant that they were facing seven demigods. Charles and the others didn't need to make any moves, as they were bound to lose.

"As I said, you cannot escape. The Foundation is far more powerful than you can ever imagine," the raven-headed figure said calmly while standing on the shoulder of one of the seven Pedes.