[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-684":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1791530,2388,"Chapter 682 - Obstruction","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-684",684,"\u003Cp>————————–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translated by: La0o9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edited by: Dr.Lock\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proofreader:? Arya\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sound could be heard from any part of the ship, not even a bit of chatter or footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the entire crew vanished from the face of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the corpses of the first mate and the others disappeared from the public area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the window of the ship, some small-sized void monsters could be seen passing by occasionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not a single sign of life could be found inside of the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had fallen into complete silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan put his golden mask on and headed for the captain’s room with a sword in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kicked the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t anyone inside either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan paused briefly before heading to the control room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what kind of strange or fearful thing that happened here, he did not care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing he was concerned with was to quickly arrive at the black market to rescue an ally!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door of the control room was tightly shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t bother to check and just kept moving forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chao Yin sword appeared from the void of space, flew ahead and pointed itself at the door of the control room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It thrust forward slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——–Secret Art, [Water Flow Severance]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy metallic door was destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan walked in and took a glance at the multitudes of buttons on the dashboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Cheng had quite a bit of experience living on this ship, but he didn’t have the skills to pilot it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t hesitate for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lightly touched the surface of the dashboard and walked from one side to the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various notifications popped up on the War God UI one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve touched the old-styled medium-sized tow and transport ship main control unit]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve touched the navigation globe]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve touched the speedometer]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve touched the stealth function switch]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve touched the thruster controls system]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve touched the void radar]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve touched the central processing power core controller]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The above ship piloting devices has used the following skills:]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Old-style medium-sized tow and transport ship piloting technique, stealth flying technique, stealth function control technique, speed control technique, radar reading technique, thruster control technique…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Comprehending the above skills will require 1376 Soul Points, do you want to expend the required Soul Points?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This translation is hosted for free at otak utl .b log s pot. c om, check the page for the fastest daily updates\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes” Gu Qing Shan answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Soul Points deducted, comprehension begun] the War God System replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan let go of the sword in his hand, walked up to the dashboard and quickly operated it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first discarded all the shipwrecks in tow behind the ship, then put the ship to top speed as well as adjusting the stealth function to its maximum level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–this way, the ship’s weight would decrease, but due to the increase in speed, the overall energy consumption would be greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, the captain would definitely not agree to let the ship proceed like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Qing Shan couldn’t care less about such expenditures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship jerked slightly as its speed was greatly increased with a ‘bang’, speeding through the space vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a voice came from behind Gu Qing Shan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t know you also knew how to fly a ship”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the captain’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, he had been standing at the door to the control room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t turn around and simply said: “I’m in a hurry”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s voice became lower as he spoke again: “But you’re using my ship”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm, I know that; that’s why I’m paying for it”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan took out Wang Cheng’s chest of money and tossed it behind himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chest fell on the ground between the two of them, spilling some of its green coins outwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the captain stared at the scattered money on the ground, his eyes slightly glittered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—-first, he suddenly knew how to fly the ship, then he casually tossed a whole chest of coins away just like that, Wang Cheng’s actions up to this point had been completely out of his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you using my ship for?” the captain tried probing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To get to the black market quickly”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And then what? Where are you heading after that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s my personal business, it’s nothing worth talking about”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan still didn’t turn back and spoke as he kept piloting the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was monitoring the wind measurement device to catch an opportunity to speed up the ship further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ji’s life is already like a candle in the wind, I have no time to waste here, I have to go as fast as I can!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain stared at the money on the ground for a while before glancing at Wang Cheng’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Cheng, ah, Wang Cheng, I really can’t believe I’ve been underestimating you all this time”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While saying that, he raised his hand and pointed at Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan scowled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fool still wants to cause a commotion at this crucial point in time!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released his inner sight, went past the walls of the ship and randomly locked onto a wooden branch flying through the space vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Skill, [Shadow Shift]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan switched places with the wooden branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared where the branch was in the space vortex while the wooden branch suddenly appeared in the air where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very next split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Shadow Shift], again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This translation is hosted for free at otak utl .b log s pot. c om, check the page for the fastest daily updates\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan switched places with the captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared inside the cockpit while the captain was thrown out into the void of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s figure blinked and returned in front of the control dashboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in time for the branch to hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In not even a breath’s worth of time, the strongest person on the ship – the captain – was thrown out of the ship just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan continued to pilot the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t move his focus away for a single second, completely focused on piloting the ship to reach the black market as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few dozen seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavily breathing voice came from the door to the control room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Cheng, who exactly are you!?” the captain furiously shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to know that, stop prying and stop bothering me” Gu Qing Shan was still focused on the dashboard and casually answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain paused briefly before suddenly laughing in a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahahaha! You are definitely not Wang Cheng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew it! There was no way Wang Cheng could summon a Devil King!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mumbled to himself: “With such a miraculous Spatial technique, you must’ve done quite a lot of things”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For someone this strong to be so careful, you must be avoiding something”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m guessing you must be similar to me”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Either you’re an infamous wanted criminal on the run, or you must’ve done a big job and needed to hide away, so you stowed away on my ship”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said so, the captain’s eyes changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared a bit excited and began to move his fingers: “You really are impressive, unfortunately, you came onto MY ship”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And we’re currently moving through the space vortex”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So whatever YOU possess is going to be MINE!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his hand on the door frame and suddenly vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship went completely out of Gu Qing Shan’s control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire ship slowly grinds to a halt before slowly gliding along with the currents of the space vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the crew members stepped out from the metallic walls one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions were cold, their movement stiff and awkward, exactly like what you’d expect of zombies in the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you have to force my hands”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan sighed and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chao Yin sword flew out and slashed each of the several dozen crew members here once each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang clang clang clang clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks of lightning flew everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew members were forced to take a step back with a slash mark each on their bodies, but they weren’t stunned by [Severance].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their movements weren’t restricted at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was just the second mate alone like before then it would’ve been understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of them were affected by [Severance]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused Gu Qing Shan to be a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s voice became excited and cruel: “If this was any other place, maybe I would’ve considered your offer, but this ship is my turf, my world, I’m definitely not losing to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come, fake Wang Cheng, didn’t you have a really powerful devil!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know you Devil Summoners well, I know the exact process you need to go through for summoning a Devil, and I can guarantee you that you won’t have a chance to complete it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he shouted, the crew members already charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They surrounded Gu Qing Shan and attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s gaze became sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Six Paths Great Mountain sword was swung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint blue sword phantom appeared, drawing a perfect crescent arc in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the crew members were sliced apart by the [Crescent Slash]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immense sword-infused wind lingered, blowing the severed limbs towards the wall with constant dull ‘thuds’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodies fell to the ground, but no blood was spilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough, the bodies disappeared altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various defensive items and armors scattered all over the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Qing Shan stared at the broken items on the ground, he suddenly realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder [Severance] wasn’t able to restrain them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their main bodies were actually these controlled items!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain went silent briefly, but quickly chuckled again: “How impressive, but how long can you actually keep this up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The items slowly sunk into the ground of the ship and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More crew members appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, their eyes were a lot more spirited and their movements were much more flexible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can never kill all of my men! The more you kill, the stronger they become!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan completely ignored the captain’s mocking laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply put his hand on the ship’s dashboard and glanced at the text that appeared in front of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lines of glowing text quickly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Discovered item, Ship Puppet]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This item has used the following skills: Metal Fusion (Advanced), Soul Puppet Manipulation (Intermediate)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Metal Fusion (Advanced): You can fuse yourself together with metallic objects, at the same time use your thoughts to control metal]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Soul Puppet Manipulation (Intermediate): You can use your soul’s power to control your puppets to fight]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Detected that your soul have been released, you may directly comprehend the aforementioned techniques]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Through learning these techniques, you will gain the Profession of Metal Puppeteer]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was slightly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he quickly understood, the captain was a Metal Puppeteer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second mate from before as well as all the crew members right here were all non-living objects and items that he made into puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just that, even the ship itself was fused with him——– of course, this must’ve taken a lot of effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I didn’t know that the captain had fused with the ship and stayed here to fight with those puppets, the situation will only become more and more dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the captain was so confident that he would be able to win against me\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan grabbed the Six Paths Great Mountain sword and infused it with spirit energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White-blue arcs of lightning came from the Six Paths Great Mountain sword, manifesting as a bright sword phantom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain laughed mockingly: “Ahahaha, what are you trying to do? You want to fight me? Unfortunately, you’re never going to find me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without saying a word, Gu Qing Shan stabbed the Six Paths Great Mountain sword straight into the hull of the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire ship shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, due to the environment it needed to traverse, a ship like this was always sturdier than normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since the ship had fused with the captain, both it and the captain’s defenses must have increased quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sword had the ability to break Laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter if it was [Metal Fusion] or [Puppet Manipulation], neither of them was any good against the Six Paths Great Mountain sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this strike actually could actually hurt him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan pulled his sword out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship shook again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain spoke with a lot more calm in his voice: “Hmph, to randomly attack the ship when you can’t find me, what a fool”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan kept silent and infused his spirit energy again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, a more intense sword phantom manifested on the Six Paths Great Mountain sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s voice quickly came again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, his tone was a lot more hurried: “Oi, I know we’re fighting here, but this ship is just a flying vehicle, you don’t need to——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, Gu Qing Shan once again stabbed the hull of the ship with all his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the ship shook considerably more, as if it was going to fall apart at any moment now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew members all lost control of themselves and collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint scream could be heard coming somewhere else on the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan casually grinned and spoke: “Your mouth says ‘no’, but your body is clearly telling me ‘yes’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An even more intense sword phantom manifested on the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>",2310,"2026-06-09T03:05:24.010Z",1,"novelbin.me","b657aa126b7a0d549daf0d4a2584a60c94a64fdec765d811f0d9ff541267582f","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-685","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-683",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]