Chapter 306: Chapter 244: Dragon Ship Crash
Once the Nine Women entered the Cave Mansion space, Shen Wang immediately closed the Gate of Space, and except for him, the room was suddenly empty.
Shen Wang glanced at the Broken Blade in his hand, now less than a foot long, barely usable.
He walked out of the room and collected the corpse of the Silver Falcon Demon King, which was already dead.
Outside, with the appearance of many Demon King Level Demon Birds, the Dragon Ship’s Array was already riddled with holes.
A large number of birds took advantage to charge in, creating chaos inside the Dragon Ship.
Compared to the outside people, at least here there were broken Arrays and various structures to hide in, which made the situation somewhat better.
The Dragon Ship was only a few miles away from the Sixth Prince and his entourage, and upon seeing the Dragon Ship, they were also trying to get closer to this side.
However, the distance was filled with numerous beasts, and every step closer required a great cost.
Shen Wang spread his thoughts and found that although the Sixth Prince’s group was surrounded tightly by Demon Beasts, there was a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator sitting there, occasionally unleashing powerful attacks to forcefully carve a path through.
"With the Royal Tributor’s protection, these Demon Beast hordes can’t do much to him for a while."
Shen Wang frowned, for once the Sixth Prince and his entourage returned to the Dragon Ship, they would likely discover the treasury had been emptied.
After all, these people faced with a massive assault of Demon Beasts would have consumed a lot, and would definitely need replenishment.
By the time they entered the treasury and found it empty, they would undoubtedly be furious and launch an investigation.
Shen Wang didn’t think he could make it flawless, and it’s very likely some clues would be caught, affecting his other plans.
The best option was to destroy this Dragon Ship and leave no trace.
"Push harder."
Shen Wang muttered to himself, a thought flashed in his mind.
In the safe zone of the Dragon Ship, in the core room, sat a middle-aged man.
This man didn’t go out to deal with the Demon Birds but stayed in the safe zone, constantly channeling power.
Suddenly, he was puzzled and uncertain: "What’s going on, why is the power of the Array a little off!"
The one speaking was the Array Master responsible for the Dragon Ship’s Array. Although he didn’t notice any trace of Shen Wang’s interference, he was familiar with the Array, and any minor issues in its operation would not escape his notice.
In front of him was a light sphere, displaying the overall status of the Array.
The light sphere showed numerous red dots attacking, with some areas showing vulnerabilities. He channeled power to adjust the Array, repairing these vulnerabilities while controlling the entire Dragon Ship to move closer to the Sixth Prince.
At this moment, the speed of some vulnerability repairs slowed down suddenly, and the overall power of the Array was somewhat lacking.
"Xiaoyan, quickly go to the storeroom and get some Spirit Stones to supplement the Array!"
He urgently ordered his apprentice to fetch Spirit Stones.
"Yes, Master."
A young man ran out from the side, who was also helping repair the Array, now temporarily stopping to fetch Spirit Stones.
He left the Array’s pivotal room, and as soon as he stepped out, several Demon Birds shrieked and charged at him.
"Ah!"
This apprentice had little combat ability and was immediately killed on the spot.
The shrieks of the Demon Birds mixed with his screams echoed into the room, startling the one controlling the Array’s core.
"Xiaoyan!"
"How is this possible? How did the Arrays here get breached, and Demon Birds got in!"
He was shocked and horrified. This was the core of the Array, and even though many vulnerabilities had appeared at the periphery, it should still be safe here. He couldn’t figure out how these creatures got in without any visible breaches.
Hearing his voice, the Demon Birds outside turned to look at him.
His face changed dramatically, and he hurriedly redirected nearby Array power to guard the entire room.
But in doing so, he was bound to neglect other areas.
Instinctively, he allocated more Array power to protect himself, simultaneously stopping the repairs on the peripheral Arrays, which resulted in the gaps breached by Demon Birds not only failing to recover in time but also enlarging under further attacks.
The birds, extremely fast, seized the opportunity to pour inside, and in no time, thousands upon thousands of them had entered the Dragon Ship.
"Gong Zhaoming, what’s going on with you guys? If you don’t hurry up and repair the Array, letting them in is no different than fighting outside!"
The Grand Commander was furious.
"I should be asking you! How did you let the Demon Birds get to us!"
Gong Zhaoming, the one called out, was quite annoyed and felt it was the guards’ fault for not stopping the birds.
"Stop fighting, handle the immediate problem first!"
Silver Moon’s scolding voice appeared afterward.
The instigator only smiled when hearing these exchanges.
He glanced at the increasing number of Demon Birds outside, "Once there’s no difference between here and outside, it will be enough to destroy the Dragon Ship."
A massive number of birds landed, frantically attacking the Cultivators and Arrays on the ship.
Perhaps they had gotten smarter; these birds were not only attacking the Energy Rune-constructed Array barriers but also starting to damage the ship itself.
The base of the Arrays was on the ship. Simply destroying the Array barriers meant they could recover if there was enough power.
But once the base of the Arrays was damaged, it was like cutting the grass from the roots; nothing could be recovered.
The vulnerabilities that could have been repaired instantly became irreparable breaches, unless someone personally came to the scene to fix the damaged base.
Obviously, in such an emergency, it’s impossible, and as permanent breaches appeared, a sea of Demon Birds flew inside, making the inside no different from the outside.
Outside, it was densely packed with Demon Birds, and inside as well, the entire Dragon Ship was being destroyed from within.
Crack! Crack!