Heroes' Prison

Chapter 664 - 638: A Single Comment Reveals the Person in the Riddle_2

"Damn it, they actually got away! What the hell were you doing! Thousands of us were slaughtered down to these few hundred, while not one of them died!" At that moment, one of the Four Great Protectors of the Martial Arts Guild, Jun Zhiye, roared furiously at the leader of the Cannon Fodder Regiment standing nearby. Just earlier, Huang Yi had killed him first in the forest, which was a humiliating experience. Resurrected, he had raced against time to get here for revenge, but he had still arrived a step too late.

The leader of the Cannon Fodder Regiment, looking wronged, scratched his head and said bravely, "We could have killed them, but then they brought in a bunch of hostages, swelling their numbers. They have a weird skill that links the health points of all their members. The more people they have, the harder it is to kill them. If it hadn’t been for those hostages, given their small numbers, we would definitely have killed them! In the end, each of them was down to their last drop of blood."

"Don’t lose your sense of proportion," Miyamoto Musashi patted Jun Zhiye on the shoulder at this moment, gazing at the Thunder God’s rapidly fleeing Divine Ship, and calmly said, "We haven’t lost yet. Our two warships can sink theirs, and I still have Qin Shiyu in my grasp; the God of Slaughter can’t escape." His tone exuded confidence, as if he still had control over the situation.

"Boom!" Right then, one of the warships in the ocean finally adjusted its angle and fired a cannon at Thunder God’s Divine Ship!

Instantly, a fiery streak shot toward Thunder God’s Divine Ship with lightning speed!

Sitting in the cockpit, Thunder God quickly manned the joystick and wrenched it hard to the right!

Immediately, the Divine Ship deftly swerved to the right, causing everyone on board to tumble onto the deck due to the intense inertia.

"Thud!" The next moment, the cannonball fell into the sea where the Divine Ship had just been, causing an earth-shattering splash, stirring up monstrous waves, which shook the Divine Ship violently. The water falling from the sky like rain soaked everyone on the deck.

That extreme maneuver by Thunder God had just narrowly dodged the deadly shot; had it hit the deck, the consequences would have been unthinkable!

"Damn, why is their warship so powerful!" At that moment, the president of the Styx Sect Guild, Diesu Qiufeng, got up, shook the water droplets from his hair, and cursed out loud.

"The Divine Ship has suffered too much damage, Thunder God brother. If the damage were halved, even a hundred cannonballs could strike this Divine Ship and it would be like scratching an itch," Huang Yelou, the Head of the Life Department of the Sun Guild, also got up and surveyed the people, "Our Sun Guild’s Life Skills Masters have been working hard to repair this Divine Ship. If anyone has good materials, they could support us with some. Once this Divine Ship is repaired, it would benefit the entire China."

"No problem! Our Guild recently acquired a batch of Demon Cloud Stones; I’ll have someone send them over when I get back! We owe a lot to God of Slaughter and Thunder God this time; otherwise, we never would have rescued the hostages so effortlessly," War Minister Zhui Feng Lan Yue of the Dragon Nation said heartily with a nod.

"If the Dragon Emperor had come along, the rescue of the hostages would have been even easier," at that moment, the Gentleman, who had been silent since boarding the ship, suddenly chimed in.

When the crowd heard this unfamiliar voice, they couldn’t help but turn and look at the Gentleman. The battle had been so frantic that many hadn’t even noticed his presence.

"Huh? Gentleman!" Upon seeing Gentleman, everyone drew in a sharp breath!

To their surprise, such a mysterious and significant figure was on board! Recently emerging, Gentleman had quickly been acknowledged as China’s sixth Super-First Master. Most people had only heard of him but had never seen him, and now they had encountered him under such circumstances!

"Gentleman, doesn’t your camp lack any power? The hostage situation with Miyamoto Musashi should have nothing to do with you; why did you come too?" The president of the Styx Sect Guild, Diesu Qiufeng, asked out of curiosity. This question resonated with everyone’s confusion.

"Miyamoto Musashi already asked me that question," Gentleman replied to the crowd with a slight smile, without elaborating further.

Diesu Qiufeng did not receive an answer and couldn’t help feeling slightly awkward. However, being a lively person, he quickly picked up on the Gentleman’s initial remark and turned to Dragon Nation’s War Minister Zhui Feng Lan Yue, continuing, "The Gentleman was right earlier, the Dragon Emperor is the world’s top assassin, most elusive, and best suited for secret missions. If he came here, things would be much easier for us, so why isn’t he here?"

Zhui Feng Lan Yue’s expression darkened, and he bit his lip, saying helplessly, "You all know what the Dragon Emperor is like, he doesn’t care about the life and death of others. Ever since he established Dragon Nation, he has never managed these affairs. We’ve been the ones handling them. If the Dragon Emperor were like God of Slaughter and Thunder God, fulfilling his leader’s responsibilities, Dragon Nation wouldn’t be in its current state. Don’t expect the Dragon Emperor to lift a finger, everything he does is only for himself."

Everyone sighed softly. Dragon Spike, although an old super-first-class master, was cold-blooded and arguably the least personable among all the super-first-class masters. Even when Dragon Nation’s Finance Minister Ferocious God was captured, he showed no reaction. In stark contrast were Huang Yi, Thunder God, and the Gentleman, these three super-first-class masters.

"Gentlemen, there’s actually another piece of bad news we haven’t mentioned yet." At this point, the Gentleman looked around at the crowd, his tone growing heavier. He focused on Huang Yi and said, "We didn’t rescue all the hostages. In order to save everyone, God of Slaughter didn’t have time to rescue Qin Shiyu, who is still in the hands of Miyamoto Musashi."

"Ah?!" This shocked everyone as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over them, and they immediately turned to look at Huang Yi!

At that moment, Huang Yi stood quietly at the stern alone, gazing toward the increasingly distant Land of Dongying, the sea breeze causing his cloak to flutter loudly, casting a solitary silhouette in everyone’s eyes. He had not been involved in the conversations, simply standing there in solitude, gazing at the Land of Dongying.

The deck suddenly fell silent, with only the sound of Huang Yi’s cloak fluttering in everyone’s ears. Meanwhile, the two warships from the Martial Arts Guild were still adjusting their angles, ready to open fire on them for the third time! Immediate danger was upon them!

"Then let’s hurry back to rescue them! I, Diesu Qiufeng, haven’t killed enough of those Japanese! I want to go back to the Land of Dongying and have a killing spree!" Diesu Qiufeng rolled up his sleeves, ready to continue the fight.

"I haven’t killed enough either! Let’s go back and have another round of slaughter! Today, we’re going to wreak havoc on the Land of Dongying!"

"Yes! If death comes, let it come! After all, we were all saved by God of Slaughter!"

"Thunder God, turn around, we’re going back to the Land of Dongying to cause a stir!"

For a while, the ship was filled with clamor, voices rising one after another, filled with brash confidence. They all decided to return to the Land of Dongying, to help Huang Yi save Qin Shiyu.

At that moment, Huang Yi seemed to become the true leader, earning the unanimous following of the top executives from China’s premier guilds.

"Alright then, let’s turn around and go for another fight, burn the bridges, fight back from a place of no return!" Thunder God, heartened by everyone’s words, immediately roared out loud.

"Hmm? Burn the bridges, fight back from a place of no return..." Just at that moment, something in Huang Yi’s heart stirred, and he suddenly started muttering to himself, as if he had grasped something!

At that moment, a mystery that had long troubled him gradually began to clear.

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This is a 4000-character Chapter. If I had split it into the first 3000 characters, it would have disrupted the integrity of the plot, so I released it all together. (To be continued. If you like this work, we invite you to recommend it with votes and monthly tickets at Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)