Chapter 978 - 4: Waterworld

"Then let’s die together!" The man shouted uncontrollably, his voice full of despair and pain, "They all died, leaving me alone, what’s the point?"

"No! Isn’t there just one escape pod in your fortress? This precious escape pod is for you to survive. If you go to die, would your mother and sister be willing to see such a thing happen?" Zhou Chaoyang firmly grabbed the man who was about to jump down.

"You simply don’t understand the painful feelings of being left behind when all your loved ones and friends are gone." The man shook off Zhou Chaoyang’s hand and roared angrily.

"I don’t understand!" Zhou Chaoyang shouted back even louder, once again wrapping his arms tightly around the man’s waist, "But if my dad sacrificed himself to let me live on, no matter how upset and pained I am, I have to suppress these feelings. First survive, otherwise, dad would be even sadder! I’d rather the sadness and pain be mine! Do you understand your mom and sister’s feelings?"

The man’s movements paused, and finally, he no longer rushed forward.

He stood dazedly on the deck, looking at the Divine Dragon Fortress ahead.

Hundreds of aberrants had followed the seawater up to the port of the Divine Dragon Fortress, their monstrous fangs interlocked, bodies covered in dense fish scales, their silver-grey skin making them look even more cold-blooded, now taking advantage of the tide given by the heavens, continually slaughtering humans within the fortress.

Can’t help, can’t help...

Watching helplessly as all family and friends die before my eyes?

Zhou Chaoyang stood beside him, tightly holding his hand, afraid that he might impulsively jump again and seek death.

"What’s your wish, Qu Fengbai?" Suddenly, a gentle woman’s voice reached the man’s ears.

The man’s whole body stiffened, he turned to look at Zhou Chaoyang.

No, this wasn’t the girl’s voice.

"My wish is to save my family, save my friends, our fortress, all of humanity!" Qu Fengbai suddenly shouted skyward towards the boundless sea, his voice filled with indescribable despair and pain. Only, there was no hope.

He knew, it was impossible.

He was just having hallucinations.

His wish could never come true.

He was only venting, venting his pain, alleviating his despair.

"Then...as you wish."

The gentle voice actually responded to him.

Qu Fengbai was stunned.

Wasn’t it a hallucination?

"Wh, what’s that?" Zhou Chaoyang pointed trembling fingers into the distance.

Qu Fengbai also turned his head to look in the direction Zhou Chaoyang was pointing.

An enormous ship was speeding towards them.

The captain, who had somehow appeared beside them, saw the ship and cried out in shock, "Am I seeing things? Is this... is this a warship from long ago? No! That’s not right! This is much, much larger than the legendary warships, it’s practically a moving fortress."

Zhou Chaoyang took out a telescope and looked towards the warship.

"There’s a woman in a white dress standing on the deck. She’s raising her hand... Ah!!!" Zhou Chaoyang screamed.

Because as the woman raised her hand, countless cannon shots sounded.

The warship’s cannons all aimed at the aberrants at the Divine Dragon Fortress’s port.

In an instant, cannon fire flew everywhere, and the aberrants’ piercing screams echoed non-stop.

The aberrants, who were just madly attacking, screamed miserably, leaving behind fragments of limbs as they quickly retreated.

But the entire Divine Dragon Fortress was also on the verge of collapse. Because the foundation had long been dismantled in seven and eight ways by the aberrants, it was only a matter of time before it sank into the sea.

Qu Fengbai dazedly watched the gigantic ship rapidly approaching the Divine Dragon Fortress, it was coming to the rescue.

Could his wish truly be realized?!!