Chapter 435: A Silent Retreat (1/2)
Chapter 435: A Silent Retreat
Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation
There were carcasses everywhere in the pathway.
The occurrence just now was too bizarre to even be reminisced, as the expression of people froze when viewing the green sea. The last scene was haunting them, as if imprinted in their head, as they felt their thumping heart still at their throat.
The thrashing sea of worms had turned lifeless all of a sudden.
Things always look bizarre to people if there seems to be a lack of transition between the move and still. And certainly the event a moment ago was more than comprehensibly bizarre to their senses. Their heart was cold as blood seemed to have stomped the brake heavily in the bloodstream. The bizarreness of the scene was one-of-a-kind, never-before-seen in their life.
A dead sea of worms was absolutely more horrifying.
People stayed bewildered till the first carcass flowed out of the green mist, then they realized all bristleworms had been dead.
How did they die? Nobody knew!
What exactly happened in the sea? Nobody knew!
Those were the mysteries that remained unexplained in the mind of the people, not even those pilots of Ye family who managed to escape the dying sea could give a proper explanation as confused they looked as well. They did see more things than most people in the sea and no way they could forget it for the rest of their life - an entire space of worms died in wave at once, it was a grand mass suicide.
Rui Bing was standing on top of Darvill and nearly collapsed upon seeing Han Jia returning in one piece. She finally got to relax. Darvill was well taken care of, not even a scratch could be seen.
Among the entire fleet, only Ye Yin and Ye Chong knew the context of the death of bristleworm sea. It was a very brief war, that Ye Chong actually presumed that he had done a good job being low and unnoticed, yet in actuality Ye Yin had seen his every action.
Ye Chong never wanted to be given the attention, especially under a period like this.
So he withdrew himself quickly after that, before Ye Yin could catch up with him. Ye Yin would love to know at which ship the mysterious skeleton mech was hiding but he discarded the thought soon after, since the amalgamated army of the three aristocrats was simply too gigantic to perform a search. Moreover, such action would only trigger the hostility in the other families. Most importantly, he did not have the time. The journey must go on, before his ride melted into void.
The fleet had regained its liveliness as the crewmembers started moving on with the next phase of their plan. Unlike before, fear and panic were no longer visible on their faces, instead there were joy and laughter.
Ye Yin was ridiculously busy at the moment, being the top commander of Ye Family, he had to communicate with representatives of the other families to coordinate from time to time. Then there were tasks to be assigned to his crew, there was also a report to be written that he would need to calculate the casualties occurred in the process. He could have asked others to handle these trivialities, but well, the report would go to him for compilation in the end anyway.
Only when he could catch his breath, he would remember that beautiful skeleton mech, performing those impeccable and accurate strikes, calmly yet ferociously in an impaling force. And thinking of it would give him shivers of excitement coming deep from his heart all the time.
The excitement did not last however, as soon he would be engulfed by the large piles of documents and inquiries from his crewmen asking for permission.
Meanwhile, both Ye Chong and Rui Bing were sort of having a honeymoon on Darvill, with Old Jalopy and Fei Si. It was only natural when Ye Pang was the leader of the logistics department. They might no longer have any battery in the storage, but they at least could afford the finest wine from the last century and premium tea leaves from the other corner of galaxy. Old Jalopy and Ye Luo were hogging on the bottles of Chateau Lafite at night, while slurping Tieguanyin in the afternoon.
Sailors of the Darvill were overjoyed upon the sight of the exit, as they hugged each other celebrating their survival.
Once they passed the exit, they would arrive at He Yue.
The entire fleet was over the moon.
The sailors had been thinking of their home, especially after such a cruel war they had witnessed. They missed home, their families, the warm and cozy bed.
Shrieks of joy were heard in the ship the moment Darvill travelled past the exit.
Ye Chong, Rui Bing, Old Jalopy and Fei Si were all in one room. Well, Ye Chong called them there.
”We are leaving,” said Ye Chong concisely.
The room was silent.
Fei Si opened her mouth... and she shut it back up.
There was no other timing better than now. Once they entered He Yue, the fleet would face another reformation, which meant a likelihood of commotion happening. It would be perfect to leave.
”W-w-whatever. *hiccup* You saved our lives after all *hiccup*,” muttered Old Jalopy who was a little drunk he after that epic drinking with Ye Luo last night.
Ye Chong and Rui Bing both left the room after giving a glance at Old Jalopy and Fei Si.
”Grandpa...,” Fei Si insisted expressing something but Old Jalopy opened his eyes wide, he was pretending the whole time. Old Jalopy looked at Fei Su's slightly sunken cheeks, sighed, ”Girl, stop thinking. The world is no longer peaceful. It'll only get messier over time... Just go with him... You still have years to come by, it's more important to survive.”