On the outskirts of the city, Shrimpy and a few of his lackeys stood frozen, staring wide-eyed at the scene before them. They'd just witnessed that terrifying tsunami and had bolted as far as their legs could carry them.
"Man, that was insane!"
Watching Ethan charge solo into the forbidden zone and cause such a massive commotion, they could only assume one thing: the Azure Scaled must've shown up.
"You think the boss is okay?" one of the lackeys asked nervously.
Shrimpy frowned, a flicker of worry crossing his face. From their vantage point on the outskirts, there was no sign of Ethan coming back out.
But what really bothered him was…
The shrimp Ethan promised him still hadn't been delivered.
...
Meanwhile, Ethan had made his way deep into the mountain forest at the edge of the city. Standing atop a barren hill, he looked down at the city below, now submerged under seawater.
