Chapter 733: Share the hardship
Translator: Sigma Editor: Hitesh
The otherâs speed was much faster than what they had thought.
Not long after Prince Du Feng, Bergh, and Antrim left, Bloody Slaughterer Ka Tuo and his space pirates changed their direction again.
At this moment, the other didnât try to block their way, using the wildest speed instead to storm towards them directly.
Since the volume of the war chariots was much smaller than the battleship, they were moving more agilely in the Solar Star Exploding Fragment Field. In other words, the amethyst battleship and the massive bronze steamship couldnât be faster than the chariots. It was obvious that they would be caught soon.
When Shi Yan told her about their operations, Zi Yao became ashen. She knew she had a traitor on her battleship.
The amethyst battleship had almost one hundred warriors. They were all under her command. Some of them had been with her for so many years.
In such a short given time, she couldnât find out that traitor. And, she didnât dare to do anything rash, as she was afraid that she could dispirit the others. For the time being, she had no good solution, so she had to plan one step after she finished another.
As the battleship was still moving, Shi Yan was sitting neatly next to Zi Yao, his face calm and cold. He was using his soul consciousness to detect the direction of the pirates.
After a while, Shi Yan opened his eyes with a forced smile. Looking at Princess Zi Yao next to him, he said begrudgingly. âAfter two hours max, the others will catch up with us. If we donât have a way around, we canât dodge this battle inevitably.â
Zi Yaoâs beautiful eyes were bewildered. She took a deep breath and then said, âTheir targets should be my brother and me. The cargo we are carrying is just the spoils of war.â
Shi Yan kept silent, looking at her as he didnât know what to say in this situation.
âDa Jie!â shouted Zi Yao.
A King God Realm warrior slight bent his body toward her. âAt your service, Your Highness.â
âArrange war chariots for all staff on the ship. Scatter. No one needs to stay on the ship,â ordered Zi Yao.
The other King God Realm warrior nodded, then went to the lower deck to arrange everything.
Not long after that, many small war chariots started to detach from the battleship. Each chariot carried seven to ten warriors. Those warriors didnât have a high realm, and many of them were the Princessâ servants, who were in charge of checking the materials on the battleship.
Shortly, warriors on the amethyst battleship left one after another. They scattered everywhere like bunches of purple light.
Still, three warriors were standing by Zi Yao, waiting for her orders. One of them was Da Jie.
âInform the others to leave. No one needs to stay,â Zi Yao continued to order with a serious look on her face.
Da Jie nodded, sending her order to the warriors on the bronze steamship behind them.
Shortly, many strangely shaped chariots flew out of the bronze steamship. They moved agilely like fish swimming and dodging the deadly sunbeams. Soon, they left this dangerous area.
âYour Highness, we can leave now.â Seeing many people running away, Da Jie bowed to the Princess and spoke up with a solemn tone.
âIâm not sure those who leave could survive. I believe that half of them would be killed by Bloody Slaughterer Ka Tuoâs team.â Zi Yao smiled miserably, sighing. âBut when they scatter and escape, they can disorder the otherâs formation. They can buy more time for Du Feng to leave. Although many of them will die, some can still survive. Itâs still better than staying here. If they stay, they will all be killed inevitably.â
Shi Yan looked at her but didnât understand her.
âDo you think I am cold-blooded?â Zi Yao turned, looking at Shi Yan with her complicated eyes.
Shaking his head, Shi Yan smiled calmly. âNo. If you keep them here, they would surely die. Under given circumstances, they can have a way to survive.â
âI didnât expect this situation. I didnât think that space pirates would wait for us here. This was my wrong strategy.â Zi Yao smiled begrudgingly, then turned to Da Jie. âYou guys should leave too. Iâll stay.â
âYour Highness!â Da Jie and the other warriors changed their countenance, shouting in unison in order to stop her.
âI have responsibilities that canât be shirked from. I stay to seize more time for you to leave.â Zi Yaoâs eyes were resolute. âIâm their target. If they see me here, they wonât chase after the others much. Then, many of us can survive. You donât need to convince me. You should leave right now⌠immediately! I want each one of us to survive, so we can meet each other again.â
Da Jieâs team was so sorrowful. They firmly shook their heads, not wanting to leave.
Shi Yan frowned, observing everything discreetly. Something strange glinted in his eyes.
Although Princess Zi Yao was a member of the royal family, at this critical moment, she had thought for her cortege. She wasnât a bad Princess.
Even though they knew what they were about to encounter, her warriors didnât want to leave. This spoke up the fact that she was trustworthy, and she had treated them well, which made them not afraid of death.
âYou donât want to follow my words?â Zi Yaoâs eyes were cold. âI am at the Third Sky of King God Realm. Although the Bloody Slaughterer Ka Tuoâs power is a little bit stronger than me, he canât kill me easily. Do you think that I have to die inevitably?â
Da Jieâs group shook their heads, but they still didnât want to leave.
âIâm using my name and my title of a Princess to order you to leave! Immediately! If you can survive, help me save my force. Staying here is more dangerous for all than leaving. If you are all dead, my loss is going to be the biggest!â Zi Yao ordered with a cold face.
Under her advice, Da Jieâs team nodded sorrowfully, using another amethyst chariot to leave.
âI say leave. You too. Why donât you leave?â Zi Yao frowned, looking at Shi Yan while the surroundings became strangely quiet. âYour time following me has been the shortest. You donât need to take risks with me. Just now, I meant for you to leave together with Da Jieâs team.â
Shi Yan smiled, talking deliberately. âBecause Iâve spent the least amount of time with you, I donât know the others. And of course, I wonât report your whereabouts to your enemy. Besides Bergh and Antrim, I think Iâm the one whoâs worth your trust the most.â
As he had observed, Shi Yan knew that although Zi Yao was talking big and brave, she didnât believe Da Jieâs team wholeheartedly.
If they stayed, no matter how hard she tried to escape, the traitor would still be there. Bloody Slaughterer Ka Tuo still could track her down. He would be like her shadow, and she would never escape.
Zi Yao was truly a kind woman. She wanted her people to survive. But, if saying that her goodwill didnât include herself, Shi Yan would never believe it.
Zi Yao was astounded for a while. She pondered, then talked with a strange countenance. âYouâre smart.â
Shi Yan just smiled and didnât say anything further.
The reason why he stayed was the same. Besides Zi Yao, he didnât believe anyone else. At the Second Sky of True God Realm, his realm was too low. Once he detached from Zi Yao, the traitor would kill him as easily as flipping his hand.
Even though staying with Zi Yao was perilous, he didnât need to worry that she would attack him while he didnât notice.
And, through the hardship of strenuous battles, he could break through shortly by collecting Essence Qi of dead people to strengthen his power.
This was a rare chance he didnât want to miss.
âWell, you want to stay, so I have nothing to comment. We will fight shoulder to shoulder. Honestly, I did hope that you would you stay. With you here, my chance of surviving would be bigger.â Zi Yao smiled tenderly. After all members of her delegation had gone, she calmed down, and wasnât as anxious and tense as before.
âWhat do we have on this battleship and the bronze steamship?â Shi Yan asked naturally. He seemed not afraid of anything.
âCultivated spiritual herbs and plants, precious mineral products, and many auxiliary materials for cultivation.â Zi Yao looked painful, twisting her long hair that looked like a waterfall as she was listing the materials. âThinking about destroying those things, Iâm bleeding inside. Those are priceless, and essential to warriors for their cultivation. I donât want to do it.â
âWhatâs strange?â Zi Yao threw him a glance, smiling miserably. âI canât bring all of them with me. Should I leave them for Bloody Slaughterer Ka Tuo? If I canât have them, I have to destroy them. We must not let them benefit without paying anything.â
âWhy donât you use the Storage Rings to store them?â Shi Yan asked.
But he immediately realized how stupid his question was. If they could simply do that, why would Zi Yao need to use the battleship to stock those materials?
âIf we put those spiritual herbs and plants inside the rings, without the heaven and earth spiritual Qi to nurture them, they will shrivel quickly. Many mineral products on the ship will counter the space inside the ring. If we can put them into the Storage Ring, why do we need to use the battleship to transport then?â Zi Yao burst out laughing and then continued, âAnd, some ores are incomparably heavy. A small piece can be as heavy as a giant meteorolite. The ring canât bear them.â
Shi Yan smiled embarrassedly, nodding his head. âI understand.â
âYou go to the bronze steamship and destroy the spiritual grass there. I will destroy this place. We need to burn them completely. As for the mineral ores, sigh, just let Bloody Slaughterer Ka Tuo take them.â Princess Zi Yaoâs jade-like finger pointed at the bronze steamship behind them.
Shi Yan didnât move. Magical light sparkled in his eyes as though he was thinking of some possibilities.
âWhat?â Zi Yao stopped, turning to him suspiciously.
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âDonât you need them anymore? Do you want to obliterate them?â Shi Yanâs eyes flared up while asking in a serious tone.
Zi Yao nodded painfully. âI canât bring them all. But I donât want to leave them to Bloody Slaughterer Ka Tuo. I have no choice.â
âThen I will help you,â Shi Yanâs face trembled, then he suddenly grinned at Zi Yao. âPerhaps we can find them later.â
Then, he sat down next to Zi Yao. Energy started to circulate massively in his body. An extremely swift and sharp aura appeared in front of him under his Soul Consciousnessâ guidance.
Zi Yao was astounded, looking at him bewildered, as she didnât know what heâs doing.