Since they had run into the pirate group that Hods and Stitches came from, Toz had expected there to be more pirates around. But the only thing they encountered as the island continued drifting through the Void was the strange void beasts' relentless assault. And thanks to Nil's continued work on the island, expanding it and making it more attractive to the beasts, the void beasts who attacked them were getting stronger.
It was only seldom that a high level beast appeared. However, with the group's increased strength and the island's fortifications, the group took down even high level beasts with ease before they could cause any damage.
The island only suffered when several high level beasts attacked together, but those damages were repaired and reinforced by Nil. Toz was almost beginning to wonder if every part of the island had been strengthened or covered by wood grown from metal mana.
