The sea breeze, thick with the scent of blood, swept across the deck. A mother and her daughter huddled in a corner, trembling like birds startled by a hunter. Beneath their tattered clothes, bruises and lacerations marred their skin, but as they watched Chu Xuan slaughter the Daoriguo warriors like ants, the fear in their eyes was replaced by the stinging relief of vengeance.
The young girl bit her lip until she tasted blood. Just minutes ago, those beasts had been laughing as they smashed her father’s fishing boat, tossed her younger brother into the air, and left their companions’ bodies to be torn apart by sharks.
As soon as the danger passed, the girl stumbled toward the bloody remains of her father and brother. She ran trembling fingers over her brother’s cold cheek, tears splashing onto his still-open wound. "Little brother... Big sister is here..."
Chapter 115