In the dome of heaven, a warship that resembled a black tree sped along rapidly, piercing loudly through the clouds. Assuming it stayed on its current course, it was obviously going to reach the island that was the Seazombies’ ancestral land in only ten days.

Based on the sea charts Seven Blood Eyes had given out during wartime, Xu Qing knew that though the place was called an island, it was vastly larger than the home of the Merfolk. Actually, it was about ten percent the size of the continent of South Phoenix.

Xu Qing and the Captain were on that warship. After going through lengthy discussions, they had finalized their plan.

“Only ten more days,” the Captain said, “and we’ll arrive in Seazombie territory. Your plan is okay, Xu Qing. Except, we’ll need several days, and I’m worried your plan doesn’t allow for enough time. Also... why do you seem so excited about all the prep work for this plan of yours?”

The Captain seemed both hesitant and suspicious.

In terms of plans, their discussion the first day had revealed that the Captain actually didn’t have any. He had just intended to charge into Seazombie territory and figure things out as they developed.

Xu Qing couldn’t agree to that.

After some thought, and determining what his goal was, he came up with the idea of trying to get to the nearest zombie ancestor statue as quickly as possible. After setting that goal, the plan fell into place quickly. The...