Shi Ming had no intention of retreating completely.
He had spotted the perfect opportunity!
Another S-rank Awakened, a Beast Fighter, was helping him wear down the Dusk Whale. With nearly twenty minutes remaining in the Divine Hall of Time, an opportunity like this might not come again for a very long time.
The chance to kill the Dusk Whale!
If he missed his chance today, the next time he would have to face the sea beast's wrath alone. Even if he managed to use the rules to roll the 2% chance for the Divine Hall of Time again, there was no guarantee he'd have a fighter of the same caliber to draw its fire. By then, even if his life-saving abilities were off cooldown, they would be meaningless against this giant sea beast that could reduce his maximum stats.
To refuse a gift from the heavens is to invite calamity.
To fail to act when the time is right is to court disaster.
He stood aboard the *Sun-Shooter*, ten nautical miles away.
