Just as they wondered what the people on the opposite shore were trying to do, the ship suddenly swayed. Realizing something was wrong, Prince Zuo barked, "Hurry, send someone into the water to check!"
But it was already too late; he could feel the ship slowly tilting.
Below the hull, out of sight, a group of men in tight clothing breathed through reeds that breached the water's surface. They yanked away wooden boards that had already been pried loose with specialized tools, immediately retreating in one direction.
However, no matter how good their swimming skills were, they still couldn't compare to the bandits' Water Ghosts. Seeing the armed men closing in, the retreating men calmly stopped and made a provocative gesture.
This infuriated the Water Ghosts. They swam forward with all their might, determined to leave these men in the sea today. They completely failed to notice that the men calmly pulled bizarrely shaped objects from their backs.
