157: Chapter 157 The Boat is Taking on Water 157: Chapter 157 The Boat is Taking on Water As Wang Yan’s icy voice echoed through the night sky, he was seen taking one step after another toward the cargo ship.
Under the spotlight, Wang Yan’s face appeared even paler and colder, sending a chill down anyone’s spine just with a glance.
In Master Hei’s heart, an indescribable terror suddenly emerged, spreading throughout his entire body.
His pores widened, and his hair stood on end.
As Wang Yan approached, Master Hei felt as if he was seeing the Grim Reaper.
Not only Master Hei, but over a thousand men on the cargo ship stood motionless in fear, not daring to make a move.
After a while, Master Hei snapped out of it, cursing, “Bastard, you brat, you dare to scare me?
I’ll let you put on your ghost act!”
Saying this, Master Hei raised his hand, pointing the pistol at Wang Yan and immediately pulled the trigger.
Li saw this and urgently shouted, “No!”
At the same time, she twisted her body, intending to hit Master Hei.
Master Hei swung his hand, slapping Li to the ground, and then with another flick of his finger, a series of gunshots rang through the night, firing at Wang Yan.
The sound of gunfire quickly sobered up the over-thousand men who had been scared stiff by Wang Yan.
The fear in their hearts vanished, for with guns in hand, how could they fear a lone youth?
Meanwhile, San and Sun Da, hanging on the mast, closed their eyes in pain, and Fang, Li, and others began to weep instantly.
But a moment later, the thousand-plus men stood frozen, eyes fixed on the dock, in utter silence.
San and the others sensed something was amiss and quickly opened their eyes.
They, too, were left dumbfounded by what they saw on the dock.
Because they saw Wang Yan still stepping toward the cargo ship, unscathed.
“What’s going on?”
“Didn’t Master Hei just fire?”
“Could it be he missed?”
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Everyone shared the same question, but only Master Hei knew best that his marksmanship never missed.
There was no way he could have missed.
Yet Wang Yan remained unharmed.
There was only one reason: Wang Yan had dodged the bullets.
“Impossible!
Dodging bullets?” Master Hei was startled by his own thoughts.
He quickly shouted to his surrounding men, “Fire!
Turn him into a sieve.”
Upon hearing Master’s Hei’s words, the surrounding men quickly aimed at Wang Yan, and over a hundred guns fired simultaneously, over a hundred bullets shooting towards Wang Yan.
By this point, San and the others’ hearts had sunk to the bottom.
If earlier there was still a lucky chance for Wang Yan to escape, now there was absolutely none.
Hundreds of bullets had already woven a dense, impenetrable net around Wang Yan.
It wasn’t necessary to mention Wang Yan—even a small bird would be perforated by now.
San had already made up his mind.
As soon as Wang Yan died, he would immediately follow suit.
After all, he was an orphan, and in this world, besides Wang Yan, no one else cared about him.
With Wang Yan dead, he had no reason to linger in this world.
A determination of death appeared in San’s eyes.
He fixed his gaze on Wang Yan, ready to bite his tongue and commit suicide the moment Wang Yan fell.
San’s tongue had already rested on his teeth, but at the next moment, San widened his eyes, firmly staring at Wang Yan, his face showing an expression of incredulous joy.
Because he saw, despite countless bullets whizzing past Wang Yan, setting off sparks on the ground beneath his feet, Wang Yan still walked calmly forward, while not a single bullet could touch him.
Seeing hundreds of guns fire at Wang Yan, yet failing to even graze his clothing, Master Hei and others were immediately dumbfounded.
Thousands instinctively pulled their triggers, yet when all the bullets in their guns were exhausted, not a single bullet had hit Wang Yan.
Amidst the hail of bullets, Wang Yan’s steps grew more resolute, drawing closer to the cargo ship.
“Clack, clack, clack…” Hundreds of guns clicked empty, all the bullets spent.
Yet not a soul thought to reload, for they were all in shock.
Even with more bullets, what use would it be?
Wang Yan seemed transparent, utterly impossible to hit.
Seeing Wang Yan about to reach the ship’s side, Master Hei was the first to react, hastily shouting, “Quick, start the ship, get us out of here.”
Master Hei’s order immediately won everyone’s approval.
If there was a singular thought left in their minds, it was to flee this place as fast as possible.
Inside the cockpit, someone promptly received the command and started the cargo ship.
The colossal propeller at the back of the ship started spinning, churning white waves in the darkness, and the massive body of the cargo ship slowly moved away from the dock, heading towards the sea.
Seeing the ship leaving, Master Hei and others finally relaxed.
After all, with the ship so high and far from the dock, and without a boarding ladder, Wang Yan had no chance of jumping aboard.
Then they saw Wang Yan reach the side of the cargo ship, lightly leap towards it.
At this moment, the ship was gradually moving away, yet Wang Yan just leapt.
Although they knew the ship’s fence was as high as several stories, everyone surprisingly believed Wang Yan would absolutely land on the cargo ship.
And San and others were filled with expectation.
Wang Yan’s extraordinary display earlier made them already see a glimmer of hope for survival.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Wang Yan leapt high into the air.
Yet, the cargo ship’s railing was indeed three stories high, and Wang Yan only managed to jump one story high before he ran out of momentum and started falling downward.
Everyone watched as Wang Yan descended toward the sea, gradually disappearing below the railings, vanishing from sight.
Initially, Master Hei and others were still a bit uneasy, staring at each other in disbelief, but a moment later, they burst into laughter.
“Hahaha, this foolish boy—”
“Hahahaha, he fell into the sea, jumped from so far.”
“I thought he could make it to the top, scared me for a moment.”
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Master Hei and others laughed heartily, the tension in their throats dissipating all at once.
By now, they felt immensely relieved.
Master Hei and others turned back to glance at the hanging San and Sun Da, and the tied-up Fang and others, angrily shouting, “Throw the men into the sea to feed the fish; strip the women for our brothers to enjoy.”
Hearing this, the over-thousand men on the ship broke into raucous laughter.
And San and others, the hope newly ignited in their hearts, was instantly extinguished.
San shook his head, displaying a resolute expression.
He placed his tongue on his teeth, silently thinking, “Brother Wang Yan, we’ll meet again in the Underworld.”