Their initial plan was to clear the monsters from the ship so Nox could use his powers to transport it to a safer place away from the Shadowfen River. If there were monsters lurking on the ship and it was transported without properly searching and clearing them away, it would simply be like serving the monsters on a golden platter.
Once Nox received the signal, he created a large shadow pit beneath the ship. His shadow pit was not affected by the surface, hence neither solid nor liquid surfaces had any effect on it.
With that, he easily warped the whole ship into the shadow pit and sent it to the shore far away from the chaos, where it was safe. Shockingly, despite the population of monsters here, none were on the shore, not even a single one.
With the civilians gone, Nox then focused on moving the hunters away.
With everyone taken to safety, the monsters all focused their attention on the Vereenas and Marlon.
