Heroes' Prison

Chapter 666 - 640: Return to Muyi City

The interior of this battleship far surpassed the Divine Ship of the Thunder God, although the Divine Ship possessed a small spatial realm that was extremely wondrous; this battleship lacked such capability.

Huang Yi, relying on Absolute Invisibility, rapidly shuttled through the corridors of the ship’s cabin, heading at full speed toward the cockpit according to the directional maps on the cabin walls.

As he moved, he stripped off his equipment, removing his headscarf, ring, necklace, waist pendant, and all that, significantly reducing his Attack Power. Only then did he take out the Bloodstained War Halberd from his storage ring, gripping it tightly in his hand.

"There was just movement from the Guardian, it seems like a stranger has come aboard! Go out and check quickly!"

"Strengthen the defenses of the cockpit!"

"Strengthen the defenses of the ammunition depot!"

Along the way, he encountered quite a few people who passed by him, with the sound of footsteps buzzing densely; the entire battleship was filled with a tense atmosphere. His arrival had already attracted the attention of the people in the cabin, and all sorts of defense measures had been activated. However, still no one noticed Huang Yi, who was under Absolute Invisibility.

"Boom!" Just then, the entire battleship trembled slightly, as another shell was fired, the powerful recoil causing the battleship to sway slightly!

Huang Yi’s heart sank; he quickened his pace. Just now, he had clearly seen all the cannon ports brewing a magic cannon, and a violent attack was likely to follow. He had to stop them before it happened.

Huang Yi passed through corridor after corridor, turned several corners, and finally saw the cockpit right in front of him. Five people were standing side by side in front of the console, their hands flying, their expressions focused! And at the entrance of the cockpit, a faint Barrier sealed the entrance, preventing people outside from casually entering.

"Adjust the angle slightly to the left, 27 degrees!"

"Cannon port two is loaded!"

"Cannon port three is loaded!"

"Cannon port four is loaded!"

"Everyone, take your positions, prepare to fire simultaneously, we must sink them this time!"

Then, a series of urgent voices came from inside, as the five people each placed their hands on five levers, ready to pull them down!

"Flying Axe!" In the next moment, the Bloodstained War Halberd in Huang Yi’s hand was thrown directly at that row of players.

"Pfft!" The war halberd flew at an extremely fast speed and struck the Barrier at the entrance of the cockpit. It effortlessly broke through the Barrier, flew into the cockpit, and hit the five players, pushing them all to one side, forcibly away from the control console!

The levers they were about to pull down were only half pulled and stopped in mid-air!

At this moment, if someone was watching from outside the battleship, they would see the row of cannon ports on the battleship at their most dazzling moment. The magic cannon that was supposed to be fired had abruptly stopped, remaining at its brightest moment! Then, it gradually dimmed, as if it had been extinguished!

"Huh? God of Slaughter!" The five players, attacked by Huang Yi, shuddered and looked on in a daze as Huang Yi just entered the cockpit!

"Aren’t you going to scram?" Huang Yi’s sharp gaze swept over the five, like a knife at their throats.

The reason he had stripped off his equipment on his way here was to avoid killing. His recent act of attacking the five was only considered malicious assault; he was now in a state of malicious assault for the next half hour, and the five players were in a state of self-defense. If he did not attack further in the next half hour, his malicious assault state would disappear, returning to normal status. If he killed them, he would enter a more severe Sinful State with a Sin Value on his head. He currently harbored the Slaughter Curse and could not wash away his Sin Value. Once he killed someone, there would be no turning back; he could only keep on killing.

Therefore, he had no choice but to let these people go.

Upon hearing that Huang Yi was actually letting them off, all five were stunned; this was nothing like Huang Yi’s usual style. However, they no longer had the guts to stay, and they quickly fled the cockpit in fear.

Suddenly, Huang Yi was the only person left in the entire cockpit, rendering this battleship temporarily useless.

Huang Yi looked back at the entrance of the cockpit; he had just thrown the Flying Axe with the attitude of giving it a try, not expecting it to easily break through the Barrier. The strength of the Barrier was not high, only capable of blocking Junior Holy Domain Warriors, powerless against Mid-level Sanctuary Experts. After all, this was just a low-level warship. If it were an Advanced Warship, the Barrier wouldn’t have been so easily broken through.

Next, Huang Yi looked at the control panel before him, their buttons dense and indistinguishable in functionality. He reached out to try his hand at it but found that neither buttons nor levers would budge.

"[System Prompt]: You do not have the authority to operate this warship unless you kill all the enemy targets aboard and claim this warship as your own."

Receiving this system message, Huang Yi gave up on the idea of operating the warship. Killing all enemies on board was unrealistic, especially since he couldn’t handle the Guardian. Moreover, he now had the Slaughter Curse on him and couldn’t cleanse his Sin Value. If he started killing, he wouldn’t be able to stop and would be forced to continue.

Huang Yi put back on his previously removed equipment, returning to his strongest state, then swung his weapon toward the control panel. Since he couldn’t operate it, his only option was to destroy the warship.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!" Huang Yi’s Bloodstained War Halberd brutally ravaged the control panel, smashing the instruments and switches to pieces. Of course, he couldn’t completely destroy the warship this way; shipbuilders could still repair a damaged control panel. Huang Yi was only trying to delay the warship for a bit, to allow Thunder God’s Divine Ship to safely escape!

"Look, it’s that guy!" Just then, a voice came from the corridor outside the cabin!

Huang Yi turned his head to see, to his dismay, the several pilots he saw earlier leading an enormous octopus forward. That octopus was the same Guardian he had encountered on the deck, a 157-level Advanced Holy Domain Expert. He was no match for it!

"You cannot escape!" The octopus spoke human language and, waving its tentacles, firmly blocked the narrow corridor, trapping Huang Yi in the pilot cabin with no way out. If it entered the cabin, Huang Yi was doomed!

At that moment, Huang Yi in the cabin was like a dragon trapped in shallow waters. However, there was a window in this cabin, and beyond it was the boundless ocean. He immediately swung his Bloodstained War Halberd and shattered the glass, leaping out of the pilot cabin!

Against the immensity of the warship, Huang Yi’s figure might as well have been insignificant, his jump into the sea akin to a pebble plunging into the water!

But this was the dragon returning to the sea, a flight to freedom!

"Splash!" At last, Huang Yi fell into the water and dove beneath the surface, vanishing from sight as smoothly as a fish slipping into the depths.

From afar, he could faintly hear the roar of the octopus on the warship. It possessed formidable strength, yet it failed to attack him twice. Instead, it watched as he destroyed the ship’s control panel.

In the azure sea, Huang Yi emerged, glancing briefly in the deep-sea direction where Thunder God’s Divine Ship had completely vanished. The other warship, carrying Miyamoto Musashi and their rapid chase, also disappeared from Huang Yi’s sight.

Huang Yi immediately swam toward the Land of Dongying. He was wearing the Dragon General Armor given to him by the Sea Dragon Emperor, which had an attribute that increased underwater movement speed by 300%. The tripled speed made him as agile as a barracuda, leaving a distinct trail on the water’s surface as he shot toward the shore.

Before long, he climbed ashore at a deserted spot and headed back in the direction of Muyi City. Now that Miyamoto Musashi was not there, it was prime time to check the place out again.

After riding Little Dragon for a while, Huang Yi finally returned to the outskirts of Muyi City.

At that time, Muyi City was still surrounded by the Heavenly Curtain Barrier, the gates closed, guards patrolling the walls—an atmosphere of stringent defense.

Now, Huang Yi could not enter. He hid outside, silently waiting for his opportunity.

Just then, he received a message. The only person who could send him messages now was Qin Shiyu since messages could not cross continents, and within the Land of Dongying, only Qin Shiyu had his card.

Huang Yi checked the message and, sure enough, it was sent by Qin Shiyu, "Brother Yi, I just went offline to take a secret call from the organization. You managed to return from the Divine Ship after rescuing the hostages. Are you courting death?"

"To achieve certain goals, indeed, I can afford to court death."

"You are our hope, you absolutely cannot die! I would rather kill myself than have you risk your life to save me. If I die, the situation can be managed, but if you die, our arrangements in the Second World would collapse. The organization is already preparing for the worst. If the situation spirals out of control, they’ll send Number 2 to save you!" Qin Shiyu’s reply was resolute, prioritizing Huang Yi’s safety above all.

Huang Yi’s brows furrowed as he hurriedly replied, "Do not let Number 2 come to save me! Let him continue in hiding. No matter what happens to me, do not let him come, even if I face the attack of All of Japan’s top experts, do not let him expose himself! I have my plans, and Number 2 is our trump card; do not waste it on me." Huang Yi’s words were filled with seriousness, almost like a command.

Qin Shiyu did not immediately respond, seemingly hesitant. After a while, he replied, "I will report your words as they are, but I don’t know how they will decide to proceed. Your current situation is too dangerous, we are worried for you."

"With my involvement, rest assured." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)