Broken and the combat-ready players stood at the ship's deck, fully prepared for the hunt.
Most of them wore specialized helmets or diving devices to extend their underwater survival time, ensuring they could stay below the surface long enough for an effective grinding session.
Because on a voyage like this, maintaining experience points was crucial—falling behind in levels was not an option.
For that reason, they continued this hunt, targeting small sea monsters near the ocean's surface.
Of course, calling them "small" was a bit misleading.
In reality, even the average ones were still larger than the players themselves. But compared to the true giants of the deep, the creatures they were hunting were relatively minor.
As always, Ronan took the lead.
With his usual confidence, he raised a hand to the air, his voice booming over the waves.
"Let's hunt as many as we can before the Tide Serpent rises to the surface!"
With that, he leaped into the ocean—
