Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1357 - 1357 1343 The Ship is Sinking

Chapter 1357: Chapter 1343: The Ship is Sinking Chapter 1357: Chapter 1343: The Ship is Sinking “It would be better if lightning struck you dead first,” Meng Xiuluo said.

“I haven’t done anything wrong,” Ye Chen continued, “You’d better check this ship. It already has several holes in it and can’t withstand much damage, a single lightning strike will probably break it apart.”

Guo Yuyun came over, looked at Ye Chen, who usually didn’t talk this much, and kicked him, shouting, “Stop dawdling, do you want to wait for a lightning strike or what?”

Ye Chen turned his head to see that the girl had already blocked his view.

Meng Xiuluo said, “Move it, the lightning will be here soon.”

“Let’s go. Are there not enough dragon tailbones in you yet?” Guo Yuyun said, taking out a Silver Needle and preparing to jab him again.

Ye Chen quickly ran away to his original room which no longer had doors or windows. The tea set and other things were tossed onto the ground, broken into many ceramic pieces.

There were also many scratch marks, and someone was coming in to help clean up.

Ye Chen seized the moment to pull out the Silver Needles, but some were in his back and he couldn’t reach, saying, “Hurry up and help me pull these Silver Needles out.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to ask your flounder for help?”

“That makes sense.”

A needle jabbed into him, causing Ye Chen so much pain he almost flew up, and he exclaimed angrily, “You’re really sticking me with those, you know this is real flesh!”

“Of course, I know.”

“Why are you like this? I already told you, there’s nothing between her and me, and it couldn’t be. Why do you insist on believing there’s something going on?”

Guo Yuyun picked up a teapot, but without a cup, she just drank straight from the spout, taking a couple of swigs, and scoffed disdainfully.

“I’ve noticed your temper has been growing, and your jealousy is increasing more and more, much stronger than before.” Not long ago, she wasn’t like this, especially during that time, he even talked about being with Ouyang Yue. Now, it’s somewhat different, as if he belonged to her, giving her the right to lose her temper at will.

“Really!”

It wasn’t easy for Ye Chen to pull out all the Silver Needles, some of which still had blood on them, one even bent, and he said, “Look, I told you it hit the bone.”

“That’s because you kept moving,” she retorted.

Ye Chen replied, “I was facing several experts at that time, who could stay still, and you blame me for it. If you ask me, your skills just aren’t up to scratch.”

“I never claimed my skills were up to scratch. And let me remind you, I’ve never needled people before, only monsters.”

“You’re ruthless.” Suddenly, it got dark as if it had turned back to midnight, with lightning getting closer.

The girl who was responsible for cleaning last night was nearly done with the job. Ye Chen called out, “Bring over a lantern, and some food, I’m really hungry.”

“Food? You really think you’re a young master, don’t you? If you want food, go get it yourself.” The girl was quite irritable. It seemed she hadn’t found the opportunity last night and needed to vent now, murmuring, “So many disciples are injured, and everyone is helping out. You actually have the nerve to ask us to make food for you now.” With that, she left.

Ye Chen was a bit confused and muttered, “Hey, it’s not like I said anything wrong. Does she think all those people got hurt because of me?”

Meng Xiuluo scoffed coldly, “Isn’t it because of you?” She then descended from the top of the ship.

Ye Chen looked at the doorway where Meng Xiuluo was now standing.

Not understanding, Ye Chen asked, “How did it become my fault that they got hurt?”

“Do you really think they came for the Dragon Slaying Clan?”

“Isn’t that so?”

“You say you’re smart, but I think you’re no different from a country bumpkin,” she glanced inside, hurrying past as she was likely just passing by.

Ye Chen wondered aloud, “How did I become a country bumpkin?”

Guo Yuyun said, “She’s right, you are a country bumpkin. They came for the Wolf King’s Ring.”

Ye Chen responded, “I know that, but it’s not entirely about that.” He clearly wanted to argue.

Ye Chen jumped out and called to the girl at the stern, “You could at least get us something to eat, I’m really starving.”

Meng Xiuluo ignored him and continued down.

But soon enough, someone did bring food over.

It was truly dark now, with lightning and the lantern swinging in the wind, making one lose the desire to eat, if not for the genuine hunger.

The thunder was drawing closer, the wind was strong, and rain was being driven inside by the wind, rocking the ship violently.

“I feel like the whole ship is going to collapse,” Ye Chen said.

“Shut your doom-mongering mouth,” they had just narrowly escaped death.

With a loud boom,

Followed by a cracking sound.

The ship lurched suddenly.

Everyone was so frightened they stopped breathing. Ye Chen glanced outside and said, “Don’t tell me my words came true. I’ve never been that prescient before.” Holding a roast chicken leg, he ran out.

Something was stirring over there, and although it was not clear what was happening, there was an ominous feeling that something major was unfolding.

It had hardly been quiet for one hour, and the rain was pouring down heavily, at its peak at this moment, showing no sign of stopping anytime soon. Surrounded by many people, Ye Chen walked over and heard someone say that water was leaking in from below.

Another voice asked if it was possible to repair it.

“It’s too big, probably beyond repair.”

Ye Chen then learned that a bolt of lightning had struck down a mast, which in turn had punctured a hole through the bottom of the ship.

Seawater was gushing in through the hole, flooding the cabin. Ye Chen asked, “What’s to be done then?”

Guo Yuyun replied from behind, “What can we do? I’d advise you not to eat so full, leave some room to drink seawater, it won’t kill you as quickly.”

Meng Xiuluo asked the fellow beside her, “How long will the ship last before it sinks?”

The subordinate answered, “At normal speed, doing nothing, it will sink in no more than one hour, but with some effort, we might hold out for an additional half an hour.”

“What, one and a half hours? I haven’t even had time to digest the food in my stomach.”

Xiang Yi declared, “We must get to shore.”

Ye Chen murmured, “In this thunderstorm, where can we find an island? By the time we find an island, we’ll have already drowned here.”

Suddenly, a shout came, “There’s an island ahead!”

Meng Xiuluo ran forward. Although the sky was pitch-black, the intermittent lightning allowed them, for a split second of illumination, to faintly make out the silhouette of an island.

However, the distance seemed quite far. Ye Chen murmured, “One and a half hours, can we make it?”

Meng Xiuluo stated resolutely, “Even if we can’t make it, we have to try.”

How was she always so confident, as if there was nothing she couldn’t do? Guo Yuyun sniffed disdainfully.

Meng Xiuluo instructed a sailor behind her, “Find a way to slow the inflow of water and plug it as much as possible.”

The sailor nodded.

Meng Xiuluo continued, “We’re going to start bailing out the incoming water bucket by bucket, anyway, to slow down the sinking of our ship.”

The responsible ones nodded again.

To the youngsters behind her, Meng Xiuluo commanded, “Increase our speed, we must reach that island before the ship sinks.”

She made swift arrangements, but the rain was falling even harder, with thunder and lightning making it almost suffocating.

“Don’t bother me here,” Meng Xiuluo said as she left to prepare. Indeed, if they couldn’t reach the island before sinking, she needed to come up with another plan.

The island lay beneath the dark clouds, giving the sensation that a monster was lurking above, waiting for its prey to approach. The sinister feeling was intense, suffocating.

Ye Chen ran down below.

Guo Yuyun followed closely, asking, “Where are you going? What are you looking for?”

“I need to find a large mast like last time; if the ship really sinks, we can at least hold on to it.”

“Holding on to it won’t do you any good. Last time, it was pure luck. The sea breeze pushed us towards Slaughter Island, and the ship sank near it. This time, the wind direction is the opposite.”

“So what should we do?”

“What can we do but try to help that girl, make the ship sink slower so we can get closer. Then maybe we can swim over.”

The lightning did not cease, almost deafening with its blasts.

The rain fell in torrents, as if determined to soak everyone to the bone, furiously pouring onto the deck.

“It feels like I’ve encountered nothing but trouble lately, as if evil spirits are upon us. Just when we’ve escaped danger, the ship gets struck by lightning and a huge hole is blasted open.”

“Your bellowing is useless. Hurry and help that girl.”

“How can I help? I can only unleash lightning.” Ye Chen returned to his room.

The ship rocked violently.

“Can you really just sit there?”

“What do you expect me to do?”

“Figure out how to get the water out of the cabin. Others can’t do it, but you can.”

Ye Chen looked over, fell silent for a moment, and then said, “Right, I could use my powerful abilities to suck out as much seawater as possible, making the ship sink slower. It’s definitely better than them bailing water bucket by bucket.”

“Yes, you’ve probably been drinking too much lately and it’s dulled your thinking.”

Standing up, Ye Chen headed toward the water, deciding to help, but still somewhat uneasy, he said, “You’d better find a mast in case the ship really sinks, so we’ll have something to hold on to.”

Guo Yuyun retorted, “Do you ever stop talking nonsense?”

Ye Chen had already left the room.