Rhine's Night Sky and Gunpowder Smoke

With Gu Shen's words, "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," the blood-red sea of fire in the Dwarf's cargo hold was violently shaken.

The dream shattered, and reality returned.

Great pools of Red Silver flowed across the floor. The cargo hold was a gruesome sight, littered with corpses.

Yekaterina leaned against the shattered wall, gasping for breath as she steadied herself.

She stared at Gu Shen in disbelief. This young man did not seem particularly powerful... He felt like a third-tier transcendent. How could his mental strength be so immense?

Had he deliberately concealed his strength?

The urgent matter was dealing with the battle before them. The situation had changed once again. With such a powerful ally, it seemed she no longer needed to flee—

Boom!

The figure standing in the shadows fled without the slightest hesitation.

Xiao was extremely decisive.

The instant the dream shattered, he slammed directly into the Dwarf's armored hull. Bloodfire gathered and instantly melted through the iron plating with intense heat. A massive amount of seawater flooded into the cargo hold, throwing the Dwarf off balance as it crashed into another cargo ship moored in the shallows.

"I'll pursue him."

Gu Shen met Yekaterina's eyes and calmly said, "You need to stay here and handle the scene."

Yekaterina froze slightly.

She knew what Gu Shen meant by "handle the scene." This attack would certainly draw Upper City's attention... Before long, He Chan, Rhine City's other Star Envoy, would arrive. Red Grape had paid an enormous price to acquire this "cargo" from the Southern Continent, only for it to be destroyed without explanation. Upper City would definitely investigate the truth.

If they did not deal with the scene, then when the time came, whether it was this mysterious man or Gu Shen—

They would likely both