HCB Chapter 338 The Great Battle is Imminent
Chapter 338 The Great Battle is Imminent
"Stop him!"
Li Gan's eyes were bloodshot, and he charged forward like a madman.
Jiao Tu sensed something was wrong with him and quickly realized what was happening. He ran swiftly to the edge of the cliff, brandishing his long sword to stop the gang members who couldn't stop in time.
Then he grabbed Li Gan by the collar and pulled him back.
"Are you all out of your minds? Open your eyes and look down! There's a cliff below. Even if you don't die from the fall, you'll drown."
He shouted sternly, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the crowd.
They all seemed unaware of what had just happened.
They're all pig-brains.
Jiao Tu cursed inwardly, looking down at Li Gan.
At this moment, he was stopped by Jiao Tu. His hatred was still hard to quell, and his eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently down below.
The waves crashed against the cliffs, creating a deafening roar, as if mocking his incompetence.
He couldn't even avenge his brother.
"Stop looking at it."
Jiao Tu crossed his arms and said coldly, "If he jumped into this godforsaken place, his bones would shatter into dust. He wouldn't survive."
Li Gan was truly unwilling to accept this, and in a self-destructive manner, he slammed his fists into the ground repeatedly, his knuckles instantly becoming a bloody mess.
"I'm going to fish his body out... and feed it to the dogs!"
Jiao Tu scoffed and pulled the man up: "Save your breath. Instead of wasting your time, think about how to deal with the government's fleet."
He squinted at the dark sea in the distance, "There will be plenty of opportunities to avenge Lao Wu."
Li Gan was dragged back to the Hall of Righteousness by Jiao Tu, with curses escaping him all the way.
The gang members were terrified and none of them dared to go forward to persuade him, so they had no choice but to disperse and return to their respective villages.
The cliff was suddenly deserted, with only the roar of the giant waves crashing against the cliff face, which continued for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, a dark figure silently appeared at the edge of the cliff.
The man in black was thin and wiry, his face covered by black clothing, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes.
He crouched down, his fingertips lightly touching the rubble and broken grass on the cliff edge, trying to discern the traces of Shen Ling's jump.
"She jumped, didn't she..."
He muttered to himself, his tone devoid of any certainty, and he himself was uncertain.
Their gaze began to search downwards along the steep rock face.
By the bright moonlight, we discovered a slightly protruding rock on the cliff face, with some grass growing on it.
The grass was now disheveled, as if it had been trampled on.
Without hesitation, he quickly untied the rope from his waist, skillfully tied it to a thick tree trunk on the edge of the cliff, and wrapped the other end around his waist.
Only then did they cautiously probe downwards.
“Shen Ling…”
The man in black called out in a low voice.
Suddenly, he realized that his voice was drowned out by the waves, and he couldn't be heard no matter how he called out.
So he focused on each step, his fingers gripping the cracks in the rock, his body moving along the cliff like a monkey.
Halfway down, I suddenly smelled a fresh, metallic scent of blood, which hadn't yet been washed away by the waves.
A hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and he quickened his pace as he climbed down.
……
At the beginning of the morning, the horizon where the sea meets the sky was just beginning to turn a bluish-green, while the sky was still tinged with black.
The government fleet had already approached the nameless island between Snake Tail Island and Ghost Tooth Reef like a ghost.
Amidst the swirling morning mist, startled seabirds fluttered about like snowflakes, their flapping wings mingling with the sound of the tide echoing among the rocks.
Xu Yiyi stepped out of the cabin with half a shrimp cake in her mouth, crisp crumbs falling onto the deck, her face still showing signs of drowsiness.
Beside the dagger at her waist hung a gleaming golden telescope, inlaid with pigeon-blood gemstones.
Where did it come from?
Lin Ke looked on curiously; he didn't even have such a nice item.
"I found it in the sea."
Xu Yi sidestepped to avoid his hand movements, the gold tube spinning into a flower shape at her fingertips.
"The things those two people who wanted to invite me to Ghost Tooth Reef had fallen into the sea, but I picked them up."
Xu Yiyi spoke with a hint of smugness, gently rotating her fingers on the telescope, the camera slowly zooming in on the distant cliff.
Thousands of swallow nests are scattered across the cliff face, and swiftlets shuttle back and forth in the morning mist.
She suddenly turned the camera around.
The sea and sky in the direction of Ghost Tooth Reef suddenly appeared upside down in the mirror.
The once clear sea is now filled with turbid waves, and dark clouds hang low as if about to fall.
Something seems off...
Xu Yiyi murmured.
Lin Ke suddenly grabbed her shoulder: "Quick, look at the waves!"
The camera suddenly shifts.
Half a mast floats on the edge of the largest whirlpool in the Ghost Tooth Reef area.
"I have to go now."
Xu Yiyi stuffed the last bite of shrimp cake into her mouth, shook her head with her clairvoyant eye, and then grabbed the rope to slide onto a small boat.
"Be careful, do what you can, and don't force yourself if you can't go down. Make sure you are safe."
Lin Ke's expression was grave as he continued to give instructions.
If it weren't for the fact that there wasn't anyone in the army as good a swimmer as Xu Yiyi, he wouldn't have needed to drag Xu Yiyi into the water.
On the deck, Lao Lu stood with his hands behind his back, his hunched back now straight.
His cloudy eyes stared intently at Xu Yi, his face devoid of any of his usual playful smile.
"Girl."
The old man suddenly shouted in a hoarse voice, "Don't be stubborn, think of your younger siblings at home."
Xu Yiyi smiled slightly, but said nothing.
He leaped over the ship's side, the cable instantly stretched taut in the wind, and his shoes brushed past the crest of a wave.
With a whoosh from behind, A-Yue also swung over, pulling on another cable, her quiver rattling at her waist.
Don't worry!
A-Yue flipped into the air and landed steadily beside Xu Yiyi. "I will protect her!"
The sailors on the small boat hurriedly cut the mooring ropes connecting to the main ship.
The boat sped towards the Ghost Tooth Reef area like an arrow released from a bow.
……
"Enemy attack..."