538: get away

His face turned pale, and his body swayed precariously.

Suddenly, there was a violent knocking at the door.

“May I ask how much longer until the Old Ancestor of the True Immortal Realm arrives?”

These people were precisely those who had been anxiously waiting outside.

After all, at this moment, the Metal-Eating Bugs were devouring the energy shield outside.

It clearly couldn't last much longer.

Once the energy shield's time ran out, they would all be like fish on a chopping block.

Furthermore, because they waited on the deck, they missed the first wave of escape, so they were naturally doomed to die.

However, facing the questions from the crowd outside at this moment,

The person currently sending the message had an extremely grim expression.

He was the captain of this ship, responsible for the Great Wu Dynasty.

Everyone's hope and the central communication rested on his shoulders.

At this moment, he no longer knew how to respond to the crowd.

The silence in the room immediately brought immense pressure to the hearts of the people outside.

The sound of knocking on the door grew stronger and stronger.

Then, a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation appeared, and immediately after, the room door was knocked open.

Previously, a big man, about 1.9 meters tall, stood there.

His eyes were fierce, staring intently at the captain inside the room.

This person was a Body Cultivator.

He had considerable achievements in Body Refining and was a peerless Prodigy from a certain province.

His current trip to the Great Wu Dynasty was precisely an attempt to secure a top 10 spot.

At this moment, however, he was facing such a situation.

Not only had his hopes collapsed, but he might also die here.

No one was willing to face such a scene.

Even someone like him, who was self-important, felt extremely unlucky.

“I asked you how much longer until the Old Ancestor of the True Immortal Realm arrives? And you’re just standing here, not saying a word?”

“You haven’t spoken for so long, I thought you were already dead.”

His voice was extremely cold.

It could even be described as offensive.

Clearly, at this moment, his emotions had reached the brink of collapse.

To be precise, if the Metal-Eating Bugs outside hadn't completely gnawed through the shield, he would have already started to lash out and harm people.

The captain forced a smile on his face.

“Brother, don't be impatient. The Old Ancestor will definitely arrive in at most the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn. Please wait patiently outside.”

“Don't disturb my work; I am maintaining the safety of the entire treasure ship.”

As he spoke, he pointed to the rudder beside him.

As soon as these words came out, the big man clearly didn't believe him.

However, the rudder seemed to be related to the energy shield of the entire treasure ship.

For his own safety, he didn't go so far as to erupt.

He immediately sneered.

“If you dare to lie to me, even if I die, I will drag you down with me.”

The threat issued by a Supreme Realm expert at this moment, though not as oppressive as it could be,

Still cast a shadow in the captain's heart.

At this very moment, a mishandling could lead to a mutiny.

Furthermore, his own safety was greatly challenged.

The truth absolutely could not be told to these people.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even live until the energy shield shattered.

Without any hesitation.

He plastered a smile on his face.

“Don't worry, the reputation of my Great Wu Dynasty is right here. We are not lacking one or two True Immortal Old Ancestors. They will definitely arrive shortly. This is the last stick of incense's time; are you unwilling to wait even for that?”

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately swayed the big man.

Clearly, he was going to the Great Wu Dynasty for selection this time.

If he left a bad impression on the Great Wu Dynasty at this moment,

It would inevitably have some impact later.

After much thought, he said in a muffled voice,

“Alright, hurry up and urge them. The lives of all of us on this ship are at stake.”

Then he turned and left.

And outside, many people were also waiting at this moment.

The conversation between the two reached their ears.

Joy appeared on each of their faces.

Then it spread everywhere.

The situation on the entire ship seemed to stabilize like this.

But the captain in the cabin had an extremely grim expression at this moment.

He coldly glanced at the many people in the cabin.

Then, without any hesitation,

He swept away all the Spirit Stones stored in the central control room.

Then he took out a miniature treasure ship from his ring and directly left through the secret room below the interior.

The lives of all the guests on this ship, and the reputation of the Great Wu Dynasty, he, Qi Jingchun, simply left...

At the same time, on the deck.

Wang Yan and Wang Gou were communicating face to face.

“Do you think this time, we can really wait for the so-called Old Ancestor?”

“It's extremely difficult.”

Wang Gou spoke softly.

He clearly didn't hold much hope.

He knew a little about things like Metal-Eating Bugs.

Naturally, he understood how much power this swarm of bugs could unleash at this moment.

Especially since most of these bugs had very high cultivation levels.

The weakest among them were all in the Supreme Realm.

It looked like there was a True Immortal Realm Bug King.

It's no exaggeration to say that even if a Late Stage True Immortal Old Ancestor came, he would suffer quite a bit.

Not to mention other True Immortal Realm Old Ancestors.

Clearly, it was almost a certain death situation.

Overall, even a truly powerful Old Ancestor would not take such a great risk to save these unimportant people.

One must know that including those participating in the Grand Competition, there had already been a total of 13 treasure ships before this.

In comparison, they were indeed unimportant people.

The voice fell.

Wang Yan also nodded in silence.

He actually had the same thought.

Someone nearby who overheard this conversation immediately turned cold.

“Absurd! How dare you two question the reputation of the Great Wu Dynasty here?”

“If, because of your slander, no one comes to save us,

Can you bear the responsibility?”

The others also chimed in, one after another.

But each of them had nervous expressions on their faces.

Their faces were pale, and tiny beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.

Clearly, they themselves didn't hold such hope either.

However, the more desperate the situation, the more they wanted to grasp at the last straw.

Anyone who prevented them from grasping this last straw was an enemy.

Even if they expressed doubt about their last straw.

Wang Gou and Wang Yan couldn't help but chuckle at this.

Not only did they not question the remarks of these people,

Instead, they just smiled and said nothing.

But the two exchanged information with their eyes.

A moment later, the two made a joint decision.

While most of the Metal-Eating Bugs were still devouring the shield,

If they ran out, they would only be attacked within a certain range.

Most of them would still cling to the shield, continuing to gnaw.

This was clearly a good opportunity to escape.

And at this very moment,

Suddenly, someone let out a cry of surprise.

“Look quickly, what is that?”

“Oh my goodness, how could someone be so bold as to willingly walk into the swarm of bugs? Are they crazy? Or do they not care about their lives?”

The voice had just fallen.

Everyone couldn't help but look over.

The next moment, their expressions changed drastically.

“It's that old bastard! How did he run away?”