Chapter 148: Chapter 152: When in Doubt…
Duncan had not expected that a casual question would elicit such important intelligence about Homeloss from the lips of A-dog—despite having heard this Abyssal Hound describe Homeloss’s formidable reputation in the Mysterious Deep Sea before, who could have imagined that such a reputation was hammered out in such a crude and violent manner?
A Ghost Ship continuously oscillating between subspace and the real dimension, like a shell darting back and forth between the roof and the foundation, shook through the “floors” of the Spirit Realm and the Mysterious Deep Sea with each oscillation, leaving no blade of grass in its wake. Everything it touched was dragged into subspace… and it sounded like this had been going on for quite a while!
No wonder a Profound Demon like A-dog had such deep-seated fear of Homeloss—how could anyone not have their legs turn to jelly if a natural disaster that had been randomly wreaking havoc suddenly stopped and its captain cheerfully came to greet you? Even if A-dog didn’t have any muscles in its legs, they would have to twist!
After all, although the ship was now stationary in the real dimension, what if… some Ghost Ship captain wanted to pop back to subspace for a visit?
However, more than the havoc Homeloss had once wreaked, Duncan was concerned about the state of the ship itself and what the real Captain Duncan was like at that time.
Was the “oscillation” deliberately caused by the real Captain Duncan, or was it some kind of uncontrolled drifting? Did Goat-head know the situation at that time? If it was intentional, what was the purpose of “Captain Duncan” and Goat-head doing so? If it was all due to loss of control…
That would be even more intriguing.
Could Homeloss lose control again?
Homeloss had always been Duncan’s biggest backing and where his true body resided. The safety of the ship was equivalent to his own safety. He explored and controlled the ship to further ensure this safety, but if the entire ship posed a risk of loss of control, even suddenly “crashing” back into subspace from the real dimension… then what was the use of his current control over Homeloss?
Could he pull back a Ghost Ship that was madly charging towards subspace?
The current stable sailing of Homeloss on the Endless Sea might only be a temporary state of balance. Its true state of being might actually be “out of control”—this possibility uncontrollably spread in his heart, causing Duncan to feel an involuntary annoyance.
And what annoyed him even more was the door at the bottom of Homeloss leading to subspace and Goat-head’s tense reaction upon learning that the door had opened a crack, which seemed to tacitly confirm his worries—
Homeloss was unstable, and subspace’s call for the ship had never ceased for a moment.
Duncan inhaled softly, subtly calming his mood.