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Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Shin was besieged by a swarm of sea snakes, covering all the escape routes that he could take.
But that was only if he was planning to escape from them.
Shin quickly took a stance and swung his sword multiple times, sending a series of sword energy in every direction, which cut through all the snakes heading his way.
Few managed to slip through the net of sword energies and tried to attack Shin, but he was able to quickly cut them before they could even reach him.
While he was dealing with these snakes, he was keeping a close eye on Nuguro, who seemed to have no intention of leaving the altar.
Well, the reason was quite obvious already.
"I have to work together with the members of the Devouring Whale Tribe to get near the altar and get my hands on those gemstones first. Dealing with his Hydra can wait," he mumbled as he squinted his eyes.