Chapter 820

"Liko really cares about that girl from another world." Nanaqi sat on a smooth stone, her long ears twitching contentedly. "Liko likes San Yue Qi and the train so much… Do you really want to go see the universe? Maybe the bottom of the Abyss is a portal connecting to the universe? Your mom is also waiting there at the portal, waiting for you to go together to a new world."

Nanaqi

Liko stopped what she was doing, her brows slightly furrowed, and after thinking for a few seconds she answered seriously: "If it's just me alone…… I don't want to. But if it's with Nanaqi, Lei Ge, and everyone together, I'm very willing!"

"Oh?" Nanaqi came over laughing and pinched Liko's cheek. "... I think I'll pass, honestly. I always feel that the Luofu Celestial Vessel isn't safe either—there are both the Illusory and the Abundance people. If a Harbinger of Destruction shows up again, I wouldn't even know how I died. But if we could actually take down the Stellar Gods of Destruction and Abundance, that would be a not-bad option."

Luofu Immortal Vessel

"Upon first hearing such a shocking fact, I really feel both proud and worried."

"Having an extra pair of hands is always a good thing, the Spearhead Ship is so big—right, you should know——"

Yunli's words hadn't even finished when the Spearhead Ship beneath her feet began to shake violently; the two quickly steadied themselves and looked around: "Is the Spearhead Ship's speed slowing down? Hmm… follow me! Let's go check the engine room! As the core facility of the entire ship, we must prioritize its safety."

The two quickly arrived at the engine room, only to find it deathly quiet, with not a single person in sight.

Warfront Vessel

Yinqing moved forward to inspect, and behind the large equipment crate in front of him, he discovered two deceased Cloud Knight soldiers.

"Cloud Knights… are all here."

"You should lie down with them as well..." Yin Qing was about to examine how they died when seven or eight figures surrounded them, all of them Dispossessed disguised as fox people.

Cloud Rider Soldiers

Cloud Riders

I thought only Hu Lei was on the Spearhead Ship, but I didn't expect so many to have sneaked aboard.

Seeing this group of Dispossessed appear all at once, Ta Zimi felt the stone in his heart drop—sometimes you don't fear thieves stealing, you fear them having their eye on you; if these Dispossessed never showed up, the Cloud Knights here would then have to disperse their forces to guard.

Marin frowned and said: "These Dispossessed have already reached the engine room, which means even more Dispossessed are scattered among the crowd. If Hu Lei gives a rallying cry and starts a massacre, and that scene is recorded and broadcast by that reporter lady… the safety of the Luofu Celestial Vessel will be utterly nailed to the pillar of cosmic shame."

Indeed… although Feixiao's purging operation has been quite efficient, in a sense, as long as Hu Lei boards the Spearhead Ship, the safety crisis of Luofu will be exposed to the public eye; even if Hu Lei is eventually captured, it would bring an immeasurable loss to the Celestial Vessel.

Now even Na Jieta can't help but wonder whether Jing Yuan's move is correct; if they had cancelled or delayed the Martial Arts Ceremony right away, would the outcome have been better? Sure, cancelling the ceremony would incur huge losses, but now Hu Lei's situation is becoming increasingly hard to control, and the impact might be even worse than cancelling it right away.

Najieta

Yinqing and Yunli quickly dealt with the Dispossessed nearby, suspected they were planning a massacre at the Martial Arts Ceremony, and immediately rushed to the arena.

As expected, the Spearhead Ship was crawling with lurking Dispossessed; as the two were clearing them out, the broadcast outside already carried the announcer's voice: "Honored guests, competitors, welcome to the Luofu Celestial Vessel Stellar Sky Martial Arts Ceremony!"

Qimi

Qin's Moon: Tian Xing Jiu Ge

Before the announcer's words even finished, a roar came from above the arena, a huge, burly figure appeared in midair and crashed down like a meteor!

"The Martial Arts Ceremony ends here!" Hu Lei gripped a long blade, crouched in the center of the arena, grinning wickedly, "From this moment on, the Spearhead Ship belongs to me. Ladies and gentlemen, I will bring you a genuine fight to the death! Now, run for your lives!"

Hu Lei's sudden appearance didn't cause the expected uproar; the announcer seemed to have already anticipated this scene, and calmly continued:

"Sorry, there's no audience you were expecting on this ship—everyone here has come for you."

Cloud Cavalry Always Victorious

Celestial Vessel

Three Generals

"Excellent! Excellent!" Han Fei clapped and laughed, "Feign the real, make the real feigned! This play 'Cloud Knights Capture the Wolf'—if you were there in person, just this act alone would be worth the price of admission!"

WeiZhuang snorted coldly: "Didn't you hear it?"

Sound Wave

"That's what the announcer said." WeiZhuang held a shark tooth, and said lightly: "There's no audience on the ship—in other words, the Spearhead Ship has consisted solely of the Celestial Vessel's troops from the very beginning."

"That makes it even more interesting." Han Fei's eyes gleamed brighter; he set down his drink, rested his chin on his hand, and pondered: "If there's no audience, that means the audience has all been moved elsewhere, and even those swordsmen who went up on stage to challenge——"

"Brother Han, you're wrong." Zhang Liang smiled slightly, "I'm afraid Brother WeiZhuang means that there has never been any audience here from the start. Imagine if the audience first boarded the ship and then were transferred—such a massive movement of personnel, Hu Lei would surely have noticed. This has been a setup from the beginning… a setup aimed at all the Dispossessed. Besiege three, spare one is standard military doctrine, and this 'one' is the Spearhead Ship."

"It seems every move Hu Lei makes is within Feixiao's grasp." Han Fei let out a light sigh, "…this woman is terrifying enough—her combat skills are scary enough, but her mind is just as terrifying, and she won't let the Dispossessed live."

"Brother Han, I'm afraid it's not just General Feixiao's intention." Zhang Liang raised his head, "…since there has never been any audience from the start, this place is full of Cloud Knight ambush troops; it must be the result of the three generals consulting together."

Guest Host

The Cloud Knight Army came from all directions, and in the blink of an eye had Hu Lei completely surrounded.

The sound surged like mountains overturning seas, coming from the spectator stands on all sides.

"The Celestial Vessel glides gracefully, the Cloud Knights ever victorious! The Celestial Vessel glides gracefully, the Cloud Knights ever victorious!"

Although Hu Lei felt somewhat surprised, he wasn't panicked, merely sneering: "Looks like you were well prepared."

Seeing the battle's vanguard surrounded, the Dispossessed all around the venue raised their heads and howled; for a time, wolf howls filled the air above the Spearhead Ship without cease.

"That's fine too! Since you've prepared to die, come on, do your best—let me enjoy myself!"