[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-982":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},1791778,2388,"Chapter 983 - Assault","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-982",982,"\u003Cp>Bramble Bird ship, [The Empress].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was having a conversation with Laura again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl was still paranoid about Gu Qing Shan sending her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they were still talking through a thick door that contained over a million seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You sent out every royal fleet you have, would that really be enough to stop the Soul Shrieker for a while?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It should be. There are enough offensive treasures to continuously throw away for about half a day, in that time, it shouldn’t be able to catch up with us” Laura told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have the fleets been arranged properly?” Gu Qing Shan asked out of concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They have. The final wave of attacks will consist of automatic trigger landmine-type treasures and allow the fleets to easily retreat”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura boasted without fear: “Now that the Soul Shrieker lost its steed and is continuously attacked for half a day, it would definitely not be able to catch up”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan told her: “This method can only be used once——– and the Soul Shrieker seems to be able to sense where the [Order] is, so it will eventually come after us again”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll cross that bridge when we get there” Laura scoffed with displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, we can’t let our guards down. Let’s hurry and move, we should get to Riddle world as soon as we can” Gu Qing Shan insisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Empress is personally controlling this ship today; don’t you worry about it” Laura told him in reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan nodded and went back on the deck of the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not too long after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss opened his eyes and sat up on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long did I sleep for?” he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li gave him a can of Soul Points drink and answered: “Three hours”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss received the drink, opened it, then drank it all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan, Zhang Ying Hao, and Ye Fei Li were all sitting around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship was stably moving along the space vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems the Soul Shrieker hasn’t caught up to us yet——- this is good news, please give me another can”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss popped it open and chugged the drink one mouthful at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan asked: “How’s your current state?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss held the second can in his hand and wiped his mouth: “It was a good sleep. I probably won’t fall into slumber again too soon, if I have more of this drink, I’ll be able to regain a bit more strength”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regain strength...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person appears to be very wise and knowledgeable, so what’s the extent of his strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, Gu Qing Shan asked Ye Fei Li: “Do you have enough Soul Points stored?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li replied: “Don’t worry, I already made enough preparations before we left”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used his ability again and created another can of drink for Boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss didn’t say a single word, received the can and drank it all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li immediately gave him another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss swiftly finished the drink again\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the 25th can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li was breathing heavily: “I can’t anymore, I need to rest up a bit”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss sighed but said with satisfaction: “Thank you, thank you very much, this should be enough for today, any more would only be a waste—— I wouldn’t be able to fully recover all at once anyways”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After I get well-rested, you can tell me whenever you need more” Ye Fei Li told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss glanced at him and nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, walked to the railing of the ship, and stared at the void outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Empress] was moving along a wide arc while constantly adjusting its route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no entrances to the strange and bizarre worlds to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void itself was a greyish dark color, with a bit of knowledge, one would be able to tell that this was a ring-shaped windless passage that allowed the ship to move forward easily without interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no way to infer where it was headed towards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We seem to be traveling in a hidden space current?” Boss asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, this is a hidden space current that’s used for smuggling” Zhang Ying Hao replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s our destination?” Boss asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan explained: “Riddle world, I have something crucial that I need to search for in that place”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this end, Laura provided the ship, while Zhang Ying Hao provided a secret passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–as a hitman, the fact that Zhang Ying Hao managed to survive all this time within the 900 million World Layers was because he had his means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention how famous Riddle world was among the forces and organizations that dealt with underground dealings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss had a contemplating look on his face: “That world... I seem to recall that it was a world specifically used by many to dispose of evidence. It’s a really hard location to reach, are you sure it would aid our upcoming battle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sure” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Creator was able to foresee the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had made a lot of preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–and it’s surely trying to tell me something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss then asked: “Alright, ah, how’s the [Order]?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The [Demon King Order] has been constantly telling me to run away” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Boss laid down on top of the deck again and lazily declared: “If everything is going well, I’ll rest up a bit more, call me if there’s anything”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao took out a map and looked through it, then said: “There’s a supply station up ahead. After passing through that, we’d reach Riddle world in about half a day”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group went back to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li was immersed in his games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss felt a bit interested so he watched on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan and Zhang Ying Hao were enjoying a drink while exchanging stories of their experience during this past year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is [Chaos] really as you said it is? A highly personalized supportive power?” Zhang Ying Hao was intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, yes. It’s quite interesting, but there is still a lot I don’t know about it since I haven’t gotten to study it completely” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that’s the case, I might actually try it out if I have the chance. After all, my strength is an issue that needs to be resolved one way or another” Zhang Ying Hao considered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan reminded him: “Make sure to watch out for the Soul Shrieker. It’s the Envoy that spreads [Chaos], so it might have countermeasures against normal [Chaos]”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao lowered his voice: “Right, why are you looking to get to Riddle world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I once obtained a chance to enter Riddle world from a senior who might have left something there for me, but since I got stalled, I couldn’t make it in time” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao chuckled: “Left you something? There are all sorts of things in that world, it’s a place that sells everything”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not too familiar with that world”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It isn’t anything too complicated. Everyone in the underworld is wary of being backstabbed and betrayed, so Riddle world became a trading world under various tacit agreements and eventually grew to become prosperous”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A trading world? I’ve been through a black-market world called the Drifting Sand world” Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Riddle world is known as the most advanced black market in the 900 million World Layers” Zhang Ying Hao told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s so advanced about it? Does it have some sort of rule that protects its integrity?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It actually does, the entirety of Riddle world is under a severely strict Law: While in that world, as long as a person hold their mouth shut and does not say anything, no one would be able to hurt them”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if someone insisted on trying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Law of the world would kick him out and randomly teleport him into an extremely faraway world”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan nodded in understanding: “So the name ‘Riddle’ actually meant ‘hidden words’[1], if that’s the case, it would certainly guarantee safe transactions”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao continued: “That’s why the true danger lies in the area around Riddle world”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Organizations that had been conducting business in Riddle world for a long time are always keeping an eye out in the surrounding space vortex, preparing to plunder from any weak and foreign passengers that comes by”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a bit troublesome, but since we’re riding the Bramble Bird Empress’ ship, there shouldn’t be any issues” Gu Qing Shan concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he said so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull sound of impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship swayed a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura’s voice came from below: “Gu Qing Shan, there’s a small group of ships blocking the space vortex in front of us, preventing us from moving forward”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did they open fire?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They did, the ship is fine, they wouldn’t have been able to punch through the hull anyways but I wanted to ask you what we should do now” Laura replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was surprised: “We’re currently riding [The Empress] but they still couldn’t recognize us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura told him: “I’m currently using a new type of camouflage, from the outside, this airship seems like a perfectly normal ship”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were afraid that this ship would be discovered by subordinates of the Envoy of [Chaos]?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was smart” Gu Qing Shan praised her, “Compared to being discovered by the Envoys of [Chaos], I’d rather encounter a few bandits”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, what do we do now?” Laura asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No hurry, they’re coming to us” Gu Qing Shan told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hundred people arrived flying from the void outside the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly surrounded the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of the bandits looked down on the four people on the deck of the ship and scowled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned to someone next to him and grabbed him by the collar: “This ship is clearly a pathetic wreck that’s falling apart with nothing but four pieces of garbage on it, and you said this is worth us moving out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who was grabbed seemed to be the scout, who nervously asked: “A lot of ships had been using this kind of camouflage lately, so I just thought they might be as well”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, the leader was a bit less displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flew above [The Empress], looked down on the four people, cleared his throat, and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which one of you is the Boss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan, Zhang Ying Hao, and Ye Fei Li stepped aside to reveal Boss who was lying on the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, he’s looking for you” Zhang Ying Hao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1] the word for “riddle” in Chinese also means “hidden words”.\u003C\u002Fp>",1814,"2026-06-09T03:05:28.614Z",1,"novelbin.me","38f69a335545f3298238e5d92e9753657c1a8fd22ba71814f0ef2815bae879c6","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-983","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-981",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]