Keston clenched his fists.

He could not beat Kevin right now, so he could only force down his anger and watch as Kevin returned to the Two-Masted Sloop, surrounded by a group of girls, and walked into the cabin.

Stephanie stood on the deck, looked back at Keston, then sent another message: "Keston, what I just said is true. I’m not planning to leave Kevin anymore. Tell my sister that I’ve fallen in love with Kevin, and ask her not to blame me."

After Keston read the message, he was so angry that he stomped his feet.

He could not imagine how furious Bella would be after he told her all this.

Would Bella blame him for failing the mission?

At the thought of that, Keston felt his heart turn cold.

But just when he had no idea what to do next, a series of thunderclaps suddenly rang out in the sky.

Right after that, on the distant horizon, eighteen ships of all different shapes were sailing at full speed in his direction.

"It’s them." Keston recognized at a glance that this was Raphael and her team.

At the same time, Raphael also saw Keston.

Then a string of alert sounds rang in Keston’s ears, and Raphael kept warning him through the regional channel: "Run! The Black Curtain has gotten faster again! It’s releasing a storm toward us!"

Seeing the warning, Keston looked up behind him. He saw the already dark clouds begin to flash with lightning.

That pitch-black Black Curtain, like a wall, began to churn wildly and rush toward them at high speed.

It was bad enough that the Black Curtain had sped up, but while it was speeding up, it was also sending a huge storm in their direction.

Those terrifying monsters that had originally been sealed inside the Black Curtain actually took this chance to escape in a group.

Keston felt the air around him start to turn violent and cursed under his breath, "Damn it!"

He pushed the Spectral Corsair Vessel beneath his feet with all his strength, making it sail faster.

But because the Spectral Corsair Vessel had been damaged by Amelia, with a section of it broken off, its speed had dropped a lot, and it soon joined up with Raphael and the others.

In the rush, Keston no longer cared about hiding his strength.

He directly activated the Spectral Corsair Vessel beneath his feet, and that blue heart quickly stretched out one tentacle after another, tying itself to the ships around him.

Dragged by the other ships, Keston’s Spectral Corsair Vessel finally picked up speed and sailed side by side with the whole fleet.

When some Survivors saw that Keston was actually slowing down their ships, they all started cursing at him.

But after they saw Keston somehow bring out seven or eight more zombies, those Survivors all shut their mouths.

Raphael stood inside the cockpit, constantly watching the dashboard.

She held a pen in her hand and quickly did calculations on the paper. "Damn it! The storm behind us is following us. Wherever we go, it follows."

After saying that, Raphael slammed the pen onto the table and turned to look at Toti. "Notify all crew members. Throw away all unnecessary heavy items and reduce the weight of the ships. We need to move at full speed."

"The storm behind us is already at Force Ten, and it’s still getting stronger. If this keeps going, even our modern fishing boat won’t be able to hold up."

Toti wiped his face and turned to walk toward the cabin.

Just as he was about to step out the door, he turned back and warned, "The storm isn’t the deadliest thing. We saw those monsters escape from the Black Curtain with our own eyes. No one knows when they’ll tear open our cabins and eat us like snacks."

At this point, Toti sighed. "Raphael, we need help from the person behind that Attack Helicopter. Try contacting Celula and Monchhichi again."

With that, Toti pushed the door open and left.

Raphael let out a helpless sigh.

In fact, she had been trying like crazy to contact Celula.

It was just that Celula had not answered at all.

At the same time, inside the wheelhouse of the Two-Masted Sloop.

Celula stuck out her tongue and tugged at Monchhichi’s sleeve. "Monchhichi, I don’t have any Ghost Banknote left. I can’t reply to Raphael."

Monchhichi also frowned hard. "I sent too many messages. I used up all my Ghost Banknote too. Let’s tell Captain Kevin about Raphael’s information first."

With that, the two girls were about to leave the wheelhouse.

But Kevin happened to push the door open at that exact moment.

After the girls told Kevin the information Raphael had sent over, Kevin climbed up to the lookout post at once.

He picked up the telescope and looked at the distant Black Curtain. His brows instantly tightened. "Damn it. The storm is early."

In his past life, the Black Curtain would release a strong storm every month and chase down all Survivor ships.

At the same time, driven by the storm, the Black Curtain’s moving speed would also rise for a short while.

But these threats were not the worst part.

The scariest thing was that when the Black Curtain released a storm, it would also let out some terrible monsters at random.

Those monsters were different from normal Eldritch Entities. Even the weakest of them had Elite-level strength.

Kevin put down the telescope and returned to the wheelhouse at once.

He gathered all the girls and gave the order directly. "Everyone, gather on the Two-Masted Sloop now. As for Nova’s single-masted sailboat, we’re giving it up."

When the girls heard this, they all frowned.

On this terrifying sea, one more ship meant one more layer of safety.

To suddenly give up a ship made the girls show a hint of reluctance.

Seeing this, Kevin sighed. "It’s not that I don’t want it. The storm is about to arrive."

Kevin explained the threats they were about to face next, and the girls’ eyes went wide at once, full of disbelief.

Amelia knew Kevin would never joke about the team’s safety, so she took the lead and asked, "If we run into those monsters, can we hold them off?"

Kevin nodded, then shook his head. "We need to find a new island as soon as possible. At sea, our ship can’t withstand those guys’ attacks."

With that, Kevin directly summoned four Falcon FormMist Phantom.

The Two-Masted Sloop was still sailing fast, while the Falcon FormMist Phantom split into four directions and quickly searched the nearby waters.

At the same time, Kevin transferred ten thousand Ghost Banknote to each girl.

Next, the girls’ most important task was to ask the Survivors in the nearby waters whether they had seen any islands or land.

To Kevin, as long as there was a piece of land that could block the storm, he was confident he could set up a perfect hunting ground.

When that time came, those monsters would be rewards, resources, and rankings for Kevin’s team.

So next, the girls sent out message after message, and all kinds of information quickly gathered on Kevin’s side.

After Raphael received Celula’s reply, she immediately asked about the situation.

After Celula briefly explained what had happened that day, Raphael took a deep breath. "If I hadn’t seen you using the system to send messages, I would’ve thought you were monsters."

At this moment, Raphael took the initiative to send a photo.

Celula opened it and immediately became interested. "Raphael, where did you find this island?"

Raphael sighed when she heard that and replied, "I’m also looking for a suitable piece of land to dock and hide from the wind. And this land isn’t far from you, less than a hundred nautical miles. But if you want me to share the coordinates, you need to do me a favor."

By then, Kevin was already standing beside Celula.

He listened the whole time as Celula passed on the information, thought for a moment, and replied, "Agree to it. Also tell her to bring the other ships and meet us on that island."

Halfway through speaking, Kevin suddenly froze, then quickly added, "Tell her to bring all eighteen ships over. Don’t abandon any of them."

Monchhichi was stunned for a second when she heard that, but she quickly passed Kevin’s words on to Raphael.

After learning that Kevin had a way to deal with the coming crisis, the stone hanging over Raphael’s heart finally dropped halfway.

However, when she learned that Kevin wanted her to bring all eighteen ships and meet him at the next island, Raphael frowned. "That will slow us down."

But soon, she pushed away the worry in her heart and chose to trust Kevin. "Don’t worry. I’ll bring all eighteen ships and meet you on time."

Seeing the message Raphael sent, Celula let out a breath of relief.

Just now, Raphael had already shared the coordinates of the new island with Celula.

And at this moment, Kevin had already returned to the cockpit of the Attack Helicopter and focused on opening his 「Mechanical Sovereign」 Talent panel.

[Mechanical Sovereign: Kevin]

[Blueprints Mastered: Medium Lateen Sloop, Attack Helicopter, Military Armored Vehicle, Falcon-Open-Frame Rotorcraft UAV, Semi-Automatic Glock 19, RPG Launcher, Alloy Combat Blade, Grenade, Artillery Shell, Bullet...]

[Mechanical Followers: None]

[Production Workshop: Falcon-Open-Frame Rotorcraft UAV x30]

...

Kevin gathered his mind deep within his soul.

At this moment, inside his mechanical kingdom, a full thirty drones were already parked in the central square.

Last night, while dealing with the King of Mist Phantoms, Kevin had almost used up his entire drone stock.

But this time, Kevin had successfully mounted Vulcan Cannons onto the drones.

They were different from the simple mix of Pistols and drones from before.

This new batch of drones Kevin had produced was all fitted with stronger mini Vulcan Cannons.

Although they were mini versions, their firepower and killing power were no weaker than the two Vulcan Cannons on the Attack Helicopter.

Kevin put these drones away, then his eyes fell on the Military Armored Vehicle.

Originally, Kevin’s mechanical army was only useful against a small number of solid Eldritch Entities. But now that he had the 「Exorcism」 Enchant rune, he could fully carry a Gatling gun and mow down whole groups of ghosts.

So Kevin directly placed his hand on the control stick of the Attack Helicopter. "Scan the entire Attack Helicopter!"