Chapter 816: Attempt

"Hahaha..."

A burst of laughter rang out from outside the cabin.

The laughter sounded very strange in its pronunciation; it could not be directly mimicked by "hahaha" or "hehehe," but it was undoubtedly a loud laugh, the kind of unbridled and mocking intent that could pierce straight into everyone's heart through the sound alone.

The group looked up and saw the massive transparent cabin ceiling suddenly covered; the originally gray-white, near-void firmament darkened all at once, and within the darkness, a face seemed to be pressed against the wall, its features distorted and exceptionally strange from being pressed so tightly.

Even this strange face could only be seen for an instant, and immediately after, the world in everyone's eyes went black, making one wonder if it was just an illusion, having automatically imagined certain traces into facial features.

Enemy attack!

The hall went quiet for a moment, then everyone stood up one after another, their expressions solemn. In such a situation, the juniors on the lower levels might panic, but those on this upper level absolutely would not. If Sword Immortals and Sword Saints were to panic like this, they would never have reached their current level, let alone the fact that they had already made various contingency plans before coming, and encountering an enemy attack was one of the possible scenarios.

The only thing they hadn't expected was that the opponent would arrive with such incredible speed; before anyone noticed, they had already been pressed against the ship's cabin. On this point alone, the Sword Saint could be considered to have been slapped in the face.

There was nothing to say; prepare for battle.

The Sword Immortals were in a single cabin, and while it seemed like they only needed one seat to sit idly, once they entered a combat state, any one person's power could fill the vast cabin.

He did not allow the group to go out and fight, but instead wanted to steer the ship to break free directly; the Sword Immortals were slightly stunned, but immediately understood the High Priest's intention.

Can it be done?

Countless black lightning bolts danced outside, and a sizzling sound seemed to reach their ears; in an instant, the dark curtain over this side of the cabin was torn into countless fissures.

This ship should have the capability to shake off enemies, and the High Priest was precisely trying to prove this point.

Immediately after, visibly to the naked eye, the color of the cabin's glaze changed slightly, seeming to brighten a little; those in the cabin felt a trace of dry heat and even smelled a faint burnt odor.

Sure enough, the group felt a jolt, and the ship's hull began to vibrate slightly; that vibration was extremely faint yet extremely rapid, as if some skill had been activated, and immediately after, they saw electric arcs flickering outside the cabin, instantly covering it in fine, dense black lightning threads.

Beyond the lightning, is the second move to raise the temperature?

Ordinary lightning is blue or white, but the lightning outside was black, and that kind of blackness gave one the feeling of being sucked in after looking at it for a few moments.

However, while ordinary people would quickly pull back their hands if burned, this dark curtain clearly would not retreat. Both sides remained in a stalemate.

One must know that there were many experts on the ship now, and the group could naturally go out of the cabin to fight, but in the future, this ship and that Great Ship might encounter enemy pursuits or attacks; at that time, the ship would be filled with juniors who would have no way to fight back head-on, so if they didn't rely on the ship itself to break free, what else could they rely on?

This high temperature was very effective; the dark curtain outside churned, seeming already unstable, and coupled with the unceasing lightning tearing at it, the dark curtain became even more precarious; this churning made it seem as if the dark curtain had life: it wasn't just being roasted away, but was being burned and was constantly hopping in pain.

"As you command."

But the next moment, the dark curtain seemed to have been plastered with another layer, once again firmly covering the entire field of vision; the black lightning was not extinguished and was still trying hard to tear the dark curtain apart, but the speed at which the dark curtain regenerated was at least equal to the speed at which it was being torn, so that no progress could be made.

Xun Jian and High Priest Hu Tianyou exchanged a look, and Hu Tianyou said, "You all sit down first. Lingfu—try to shake off the enemy."

The heat insulation capability of this ship's hull had been highlighted; even when Tianmingxing was close, the cabin could hold up, so being able to feel the temperature rising inside the cabin could only mean that the temperature had reached an unimaginable level.

He was calling the captain of this ship, who was not in the Cockpit now, but was upstairs keeping the High Priest and the others company.

However, at this moment, no one acted rashly, and all eyes were on the leading Sword Saint experts of both sides.

The group calmed down; not to mention the people from the Heavenly Demons, the Sword Immortals all had the intention to observe: although it was only a Lifeboat, it was said to have the same layout and strength as the Great Ship, capable of independent voyages, keeping the people inside safe for years, and having defensive weapons on the outside; even if this was boasted to the heavens, they still had to see the real thing, right?

The cabin shook even more violently.

This situation seemed to be the ship having the upper hand; although it was the dark curtain that took the initiative to attack and wrap around the ship's hull, it was actually the ship that was attacking, because the dark curtain had no ability to fight back for the time being...

Even Wei Zhangle could see it: this lightning not only possessed the power of thunder and lightning, but also involved the power of the Void.

Suddenly, everyone felt a jolt and a sensation of falling.

It was truly falling!

It wasn't the people falling, it was the ship falling!

Not good, this is bad!

Clearly, looking from above, the cabin was undamaged and still attacking, but the next level down was the Cockpit and functional cabins; those cabins were related to the ship's movement, and perhaps it was the lower part that was truly under attack.

But... how come there was no feeling at all?

Was it perfectly steady above, while below it was damaged without a sound?

At this time, some Sword Immortals felt a bit nervous: although they were all experts, Sword Immortals had no way to survive in the Void for long. Especially since they had already traveled very far; if the ship broke down here, apart from the few among them whose Sword Intent was truly unique, the others would likely never make it back.

The High Priest calmly asked, "Lingfu, is there something wrong below?"

He did not use any special device to inquire, yet the captain's voice was transmitted up instantly: "Power is fine, the cabins are not damaged, but the ship's hull is falling for no reason; this is an unknown attack. We are increasing power to break free, while simultaneously increasing the intensity of the attack."

At this time, Xun Jian, whose long hair dragged almost to the ground, spoke up: "High Priest Hu, I think we shouldn't attack simultaneously; it would be better to concentrate all our strength to break through the obstacle first."

The High Priest said, "I have always refrained from interfering with the opinions of professionals. I cannot steer a ship, so I will listen to the captain. Lingfu, what do you say?"

Lingfu gritted his teeth and said, "If you authorize us to use our most powerful weapon, we can attack one more time."

The High Priest was silent for a moment, then said, "In that case, let's just break through."

The atmosphere was momentarily subtle. The group couldn't help but look at him, meaning: what happened to respecting the professionals?

They said they could use weapons to attack, so why did you change it to breaking through?

Of course, on the Human side, apart from a bit of mockery and disdain, there was more vigilance: what kind of ultimate weapon is it that makes you hide it like this, not hesitating to go back on your word?

It was already a critical moment, involving everyone's lives, yet he still refused to use it; who was he saving it for?

It wouldn't be for the Humans in the future, would it?

Moreover, this ship was only a Lifeboat; theoretically, its weapons should be different from the real Great Ship, at most similar in type, but the power should be far inferior. Even so, he was still hiding it and refusing to reveal it; could this weapon be particularly bizarre, a "First Sight Kill"?

Although everyone had their own thoughts, no one refuted him, saying things like "you don't take our lives seriously," and even Xun Jian did not speak after a slight start.

So Captain Lingfu received the order and quickly switched to full-speed mode.

The cabin shook even more violently; originally it was the upper deck shaking, but now everyone felt the floor trembling.

This was going all out.

When the floor trembled to a certain frequency, Zhangle even felt a bit worried: can this hull hold up? It won't disintegrate, will it?

But he thought this was the top technology of the Heavenly Demons... or regardless of the route, top-tier products wouldn't be destroyed so easily, would they?

"Whoosh—"

At a certain moment, the trembling stopped, and everyone felt a strong push against their backs, almost feeling as if they were about to take flight.

However, this was just an illusion, and an instantaneous one at that.

Almost the next moment, a sense of resistance from the opposite direction followed, and everyone was nearly thrown out again by inertia.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone here was a powerhouse, the main hall would have been "shaking rice balls."

Even so, this back-and-forth was unpleasant, not to mention that the dark curtain overhead had not dissipated, giving people an even stronger sense of oppression.

"What is going on?"

Even High Priest Hu Tianyou could not help but feel restless, "Why did it stop again?"

"We can't break through, the speed won't increase, the hull is falling!"

This time, Lingfu's voice was truly a bit panicked, and as the captain, his panic naturally made everyone else even more panicked. Although the Sword Immortals present were unwilling to show weakness, some had already begun to unconsciously clench things.

"Have you already used your full strength?" The High Priest's voice accelerated slightly.

"Full strength, there are already crew members dead..."

"Bang!" The High Priest slammed the table, cutting off his words, and shouted: "This is outrageous! Which friend thinks so highly of us to use such methods? It won't be that easy to make us die here. Since they won't let us leave, we shall fight!"

He turned his head to look at Xun Jian and said: "Sword Saint friend, what do you say?"

Xun Jian nodded and said: "We have to fight, don't we? We can't just sit and wait for death, waiting to fall, right?" He did not Ask why the final ultimate move was still being hidden and not released. He figured the other party would not say. However, knowing that the other party had a secret was more important than what that secret was. Since there was something to care about, there would be a chance to investigate it in the future.

The High Priest said: "Exiting the cabin is dangerous; having too many people is useless. You and I shall each choose four people to go into battle."

Xun Jian had no objections either. He was very familiar with these Sword Immortals and immediately chose four Sword Immortals with combat power or practical abilities to follow him into battle.

Among them was the Six-Dragon Sword of the Sun Court.

The Six-Dragon Sword did not decline, drawing his sword to prepare to exit the cabin, when suddenly his hand was grabbed.

The moment he was grabbed, the Six-Dragon Sword suddenly understood something in his mind, turned his head and said: "What is wrong with you?"

"Your Highness!" Changle's face was a bit pale, but he still said firmly: "This time, please take me out with you!"