Doral shook his head and Arwen seemed to be shocked also. Even the Ainos, who had a special talent to befriend any animal, couldn't do such a thing.

"Then, how do you explain that?"

Jinpok pointed at the girl.

"Let's go! Puppy, run!"

The girl shouted excitedly above the Kerox's head, which looked unenthusiastic. Yet, the Karox began to move slowly on the deck and her brother Ahn Jungho followed them with an anxious expression.

"Grr…"

The Kerox growled and the soldiers in its path quickly moved away.

"T-that's…"

Doral was at a loss for words too. She was literally riding the monster. It was something he had never seen before.

"Your Majesty. We have a report that there is a trace."

A soldier hurriedly came up to Joonb.u.m. Doral turned to the soldier.

"Where?"

"Jeju Island, sir."

"Jeju?"

"Yes, sir. Or at least it must be, location-wise. But the size is different, sir."

"Why? How different is it?"

"The landma.s.s has increased five times its original size in comparison to the knowledge we have from the historical maps."

"Five times?!"

Jinpok exclaimed and walked up to the soldier. The soldier was nervous but continued, "Yes, Commander. It seems that the entire landma.s.s has risen up above sea level. And as with the children's statement, it hasn't been too long since they were dragged here by the seagulls."

"That's good to hear."

"How far is it from here?" Doral asked after Jinpok's comment.

"It will take half a day by boat, sir. The scout team is already on the way."

They thought it would be somewhere nearby, but they couldn't find any place that matched the description from the children.

'So, they were from Jeju Island.'

"Grrrr."

The giant Kerox slowly walked up to them.

"Hi! Mr. Emperor! Hi, Mr. Jinpok! Hi, Mr. Handsome Uncle!"

Misun shouted excitedly above the Kerox's head as Jinpok laughed and waved at her. Joonb.u.m then said to her, "Hey, Misun, Jungho. Let's go find your mother."

"I… I need to go… my kids… they are out there… they are…"

"Hey! Get yourself together! They're already dead! Come on!"

A middle-aged woman shook another woman's shoulder. Her voice showed that she was desperate and worried.

"N-no… they're alive! They must be alive! Please… you have to let me go…!"

She tried to resist but then she slumped down in despair and helplessness. Her eyes filled with tears.

"S-suhee… You have to get it together. Forget about the kids! You need to live!"

"N-no… my kids… my kids…!"

'Is it really over?'

Lee Youngah, who was trying to stop Ahn Suhee, looked like she had given up. It had been a long time. The past twenty years was too harsh for her and Suhee. They had spent their twenties doing live internet broadcasts of themselves. They were beautiful then, and they earned enough money to live well. However, when they decided to retire from the broadcasting business and went to Jeju Island for a vacation, everything changed.

What they saw on the news in their hotel room was the earthquake that split the North American continent into four land ma.s.ses.

End of Chapter