No one knew why Scarlett Jennings suddenly summoned lightning to strike Samuel Chalmers.
Except for Dashiell.
Because that idea was originally his.
He just hadn’t expected that Scarlett Jennings, after mentioning it twice without acting, would actually follow through this time.
Although, striking or not striking seemed the same.
But for some reason, watching her lightning strike near Samuel Chalmers’ feet made him feel even more sorrowful.
At that moment, he would have preferred Scarlett’s lightning to strike Samuel Chalmers directly.
Perhaps, then, she wouldn’t be so sad.
The Silver Flood Dragon softly carried Scarlett Jennings through the clouds. Its pace was slow, and the winds from above tousled Scarlett’s hair, gently carrying away a single droplet of moisture.
Dashiell flew silently for quite a while before softly asking her,
"Scarlett, are you feeling sad?"
Scarlett Jennings didn’t answer directly, she only said,
"I’m tired."
She said,
"Dashiell, take me home."
Back to their house in Sea City.
She missed her parents and brother.
Dashiell said no more, only replied, "Alright!"
...
Meanwhile, Scarlett Jennings and Dashiell’s early departure didn’t make too many people suspicious.
She wasn’t part of this mission’s list from the start.
Her appearance here, and reportedly controlling the Hydra, was already considered a major contribution.
The aftermath didn’t really need her involvement.
Samuel Chalmers stood where he was, watching the figure disappear entirely above the clouds, before slowly withdrawing his gaze.
His face betrayed no emotion, yet in his ears, her parting words echoed repeatedly.
It seemed he had made a mistake.
While Samuel Chalmers remained motionless, Simon, who had been standing from afar on Benedict Beast’s head, discreetly sighed.
Benedict Beast looked at him with a slightly twisted expression.
Though unwilling to say it, those three lightning bolts had struck its turtle shell.
Simon gave it a glance, "Don’t tell me those bolts injured you."
After all, it’s Benedict Beast, with extremely strong defense; its shell could even withstand Heavenly Thunder.
Just three Purple Thunder strikes couldn’t even leave a scratch.
Benedict Beast only said, "Of course not, but getting struck still feels tingly."
However, compared to striking the master, it was better that they landed on its shell.
Simon ignored the whining old Benedict Beast and lifted a leg, instantly appearing before Samuel Chalmers to discuss pressing matters,
"Master, we’ve already tallied the Ghost Fog Organization members who came over, but we couldn’t find the body of that Addison anywhere."
Samuel Chalmers recalled Addison being swept into the sea with the Water Tornado when the Sycamore Oracle appeared, possibly carried off by currents, or perhaps... she took the chance to escape.
Though she likely hadn’t witnessed Scarlett summoning the Hydra Specter, it was better to be cautious.
"Issue a Spiritual Affairs arrest warrant, we must find Addison and bring her back for confinement."
A Spiritual Affairs arrest warrant goes beyond the internal realms of the Security Bureau or Mystic Regulation Office.
Any registered Mystical Sect member or Demon Clan affiliated with Spiritual Affairs, even Ghost Cultivators, could claim an official reward for capturing Addison or providing relevant clues.
Simon agreed without surprise, looked at Samuel Chalmers, and asked,
"As for the polluted waters in this area, how do you plan to handle it?"
In Samuel Chalmers’ current state, it’s not suitable for cleansing pollution caused by nuclear wastewater.
As long as Huaguo continues to discharge wastewater into the sea, the pollution cannot be entirely eradicated.
Samuel Chalmers glanced over at Harrison Ward not far away—though he didn’t join the fight, he observed from the seafloor throughout.
The pollution on him persisted and would worsen the longer he remained underwater.
The matter of cleansing pollution mustn’t be delayed.
Samuel Chalmers fell silent for a moment, simply saying,
"Once I recover, I’ll return to cleanse the seawater of pollution."
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