Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 919: Discovery

Roy had already memorized the Narwhale's layout, so it took him no time to arrive within fifty meters of the old captain's quarters. Taking another deep breath, he gripped the wooden sculpture tightly in his hand.

Finding the old captain's seascape was easy, and he slipped in smoothly with no issues whatsoever. Upon entering, Roy found himself on a bustling summer beach packed with people. There were no signs of Captain Roger just yet.

The captain's dream is pretty lively. Who would have thought that someone so stubborn on the outside was actually a party animal inside? Roy thought. He walked barefoot on the sand, beginning his search.

To alter the subconscious behavior of his target, the first step was to find the target before anyone else.

The beach was crowded with men and women in swimwear. Roy was becoming increasingly anxious as he scoured the beach for his target. He had been walking for quite a while now, but he had yet to see the old captain.

The time outside was not frozen. He had to find the old captain before dawn, or there would be issues.

Just then, a red ball rolled to his feet, and a little girl from afar exclaimed, "Mister! Can you pass me the ball?"

Her behavior is normal, not erratic at all. That little girl must be important to the captain. Who is she? How come the captain has never mentioned her? Roy thought. He then picked up the ball and walked toward her.

"Hello, have you seen an old man with a white beard with a cigarette between his lips?" Roy asked, handing over the ball to her.

"Thanks." Roy returned the ball and turned toward the parasol.

Beneath the umbrella, the old captain was wearing nothing but swim trunks, and he was talking to a one-eyed man.

Perfect! There's still time! Roy walked quickly toward the old captain.

Captain Roger seemed to have heard footsteps behind him as he turned around slowly to face Roy.

The delighted Roy immediately froze upon seeing the old captain's true face. A wave of coldness engulfed him in an instant. The old man had no facial features except for just one massive eye—a massive eye with a yellow cross-shaped pupil!

The eye blinked, and a hoarse female voice echoed from the captain's pot belly.

"So it's you! I finally found you!"

As soon as the voice fell, the scenery around Roy changed rapidly. The sunny skies darkened, and the crowd on the beach melted into piles of black mud. ?

The captain's body cracked like a ceramic pot, and writhing tentacles riddled with black scales burst out of him.

Soon, a tentacled monster as tall as a skyscraper stood before Roy, and the massive yellow eyeball on its torso was staring at him playfully.

Roy was familiar with the titanic monster behind him—he had seen it once in Anna's dream! Roy was struck by a realization just then. He had been too arrogant.

Anna had seen through every little idea that had come to his mind, and she had even decided to sleep in Roger's quarters to catch him red-handed!

"You're good. You know how to act. I never had any idea that you're a mole until now," Anna said.

With his cover blown, Roy gave up any ideas of using subterfuge. He faced the huge tentacled monster and said, "Everything inside a dream is made from the dreamer's perspective. Since you're a deformed, tentacled monster here, then that must be your true form. In other words, you're not human at all!

"I'm afraid a human body is nothing more than just clothes to you."

Boom!

A massive tentacle plunged into the sand next to Roy.

"Hahaha, you guessed it right. However, you won't be able to make any reports to your colleagues," Anna remarked.

"What exactly are you? Where did you come from?" Roy asked. He still wanted to understand the monster who had bested him, even though he knew that he was soon going to die.

"You're still asking me questions at this point? Don't worry; I'm not like those TV show villains who ramble on and on before making their move."

As soon as Anna's words fell, Roy's eyes shot wide open. The seascape had vanished, and he was back in the bathroom where he had been hiding. Clearly, Anna had awakened.

Upon realizing that he was in grave danger, his muscles tensed up, and he rushed out of the bathroom at full speed.

Before he could run far, Anna's stern voice echoed throughout the ship's speakers.

"Everyone, get up! By my authority as the High Priestess, I order you to capture Roy! God has just revealed to me that he's a traitor!"

The crew had been sleeping lightly due to the tension in the air, so they instantly emerged from their dwellings in response to Anna's announcement.

Roy was skilled and had even brought his gun just in case, but it was impossible to escape from so many people in an enclosed space. After shooting three people, the crowd overwhelmed him, pinning him to the ground.

Just then, crisp, resonant footsteps echoed from up ahead.

Roy looked up slightly and saw a pair of thin high heels and pale feet.

Anna raised one foot and stepped on Roy's head. The sharp top piece of her heel pressed on Roy's temple. When she applied a bit of pressure, the top piece broke Roy's skin, drawing out blood from the wound.

"Are you not going to say anything, Mr. Agent? Would you prefer to confess, or would you like to do it upon receiving God's blessing?" Anna asked.

At this moment, Roy regretted giving all his poison to 8, as he couldn't commit suicide without them.

"Thank you. The fact that I managed to catch you before our big move has put me at ease. Otherwise, I'd always feel worried about the fact that there's a hidden time bomb right next to me."

With his face pressed against the cold floor, Roy gnashed his teeth and shouted, "You're not going to succeed! I don't care what you are, but this place belongs to us—humans!

"You must be dreaming if you think that you can destroy our world! You won't be able to do anything to our world! We will protect our home!"

"Hmph, that sounds like the Foundation. Unfortunately for you, I've encountered your organization before, but they're all dead now."

Anna lowered her foot and turned to Wang Sheng, saying, "Break his limbs and tie him up before locking him up. I don't want to worry about him while we're taking over the island."

Anna would eventually kill Roy, but not now, as she still needed to learn more about the organization behind him.

Since everyone was already awake, Anna told them to get ready instead of letting them sleep some more.

Just as they were lowering boats to send the first group of attackers on the island, the whirring of helicopter rotors pervaded the sky. However, there wasn't just one helicopter; there were dozens of them outside.

BOOM!

A sonic boom tore through the air, making everyone crouch and cover their head instinctively. The sonic boom had come from the supersonic aircraft flying low above them.