Chapter 397: Chance to Escape (1/2)

”Aim at the waters around us! Disrupt the attack!”

Stuck within these circling serpents, the captain shouted out to this crew before pressing a few other buttons. The barrier protecting them grew weaker and power was being diverted somewhere else.

Meanwhile, the serpents continued to surround the ship, tightening their grasp.

”Keep it going, destroy the barrier!” the demons shouted together.

And then the barriers began to crack as the pressure mounted before it broke, shattering into pieces before disappearing.

The watery serpents roared out as they closed in onto the ship, trying to keep it from moving. However, the cannons were loaded and all of them were aimed at the waters. In a single shot from all of them, they blasted the lake surface, causing giant waves and pushing the serpents back. Even the smaller ships were blown back.

”Get ready and hold on tight!” shouted the captain.

Free for just a few moments, he turned the ship and pressed a red-colored button.

The propellers underneath began to spin and spin before bursting out with speed, sending the ship off at an incredible speed. It was so fast for the first few seconds that it looked like a stone skipping on water, escaping the attacks.

”Chase after them! Go!”

The demon soldiers commanded before Hai Zhu emerged from the waters, climbing back onto the ship. He looked around and saw the mining ship sail off before looking at the demons before him.

”Good, the plan has been set. We'll return to the camps and set off immediately with the full force.”

Everyone nodded to his commands and the ships turned around, quickly leaving the site. As they left, the lake returned to its serene state from which the surface was unbroken. It was clean and empty, devoid of any sign of battle.

Which begged the question, what happened to the contents of the crates that they tossed into the lake?

Unfortunately, neither the captain, the crew, or the miners noticed it. They were too focused on the attack to really notice anything else. In fact, the captain was too busy celebrating in the cabin.

”Ahahaha! Did you see that? That's why I'm known as the Bull Shark Captain! No one dares to go against me!”

The miners looked at him with a weak smile, clutching their stomachs tightly.

”Damn, this is why I prayed that we wouldn't get attacked. He's too crazy of a captain to ride with.”

”It's one thing to join the naval force with your own ship but to augment it so much...”

”I don't... I don't think I can stomach another jump like that... urgh...”

Those who have experienced this captain's wild riding looked fine and even went below deck to check their harvest.  Within the confines of the lower levels were dozens of crates filled with the metals and gems, they've obtained. Some were filled to the brim while others were partially filled.

Looking at it all, the miners had a difficult expression on their faces. Some even went into deep thought, rubbing their chin with their hand.

”Hmm...”

”This- this can't be considered a bad harvest but...”

”It's not as much as we hoped for.”

The miners looked at each other, trying to gauge their reactions.

”Should we return?” one of them suggested.

”No, it's too dangerous. It doesn't seem like they giving chase so we could just find a different area to mine this time.”

They all nodded in agreement, bringing it up with the captain who found no issue with it.

”Ah, the operation will be a bit longer but there's no harm in being late is there?! Ahahaha!”