The knights exchanged glances before finally turning their eyes to Falanier.
The man at their head frowned, his voice carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.
"Divine Envoy, I'm afraid you alone cannot take us away from here. Without that divine train..."
"Enough, Artush. Trust the Divine Envoy. I imagine that train is not something mortals like us can board. Isn't that right, Divine Envoy?"
Falanier patted the knight named Artush on the shoulder and looked at Ye Qiyan with a smile.
"Lead the way."
Ye Qiyan smiled in response without saying anything more.
He was rather curious to find out just what Princess Falanier intended to do.
They boarded the small boat, making the already crowded vessel even more cramped.
Ye Qiyan stayed alone at the stern, resting with his eyes closed, as though none of this had anything to do with him.
In reality, however, he was killing time lurking in the Public Chatroom.
An hour later, the boat stopped.
Waves of heat suddenly rose ahead.
Ye Qiyan opened his eyes and saw an enormous worm, over three meters long, coiled there.
The worm let out a strange cry and opened its serrated maw, lunging to bite the boat carrying them.
"Damn it! Why has the Hell Worm woken up?! Protect the princess!"
Artush shouted, but before the knights could act, thunderous reports rang out behind them.
Bang-bang-bang!
Gunfire erupted.
Ebony and Skyhawk fired simultaneously.
Ebony's bullets easily pierced the worm's body and exploded inside it.
With wet splatters, dark green worm blood sprayed everywhere. Even the knights and the princess were not spared.
One of the men was struck in the head and let out an agonized scream.
"Protect the princess!"
Gritting his teeth, Artush led the remaining men in blocking all the fallout.
Their conviction made even Ye