<h4>Chapter 1022 - Protection</h4>


    F***!


    What do they do now?


    Everyone felt a wave of fear slowly inched its way into their hearts.


    And coupled with the darkness all around them, they felt genuinely helpless.


    Whether it was day or night, the hallways always remained dark unless one moved with a ming torch by them.


    Of course, there were always unlit touches against the walls that typically got lit once in a while.


    But since the entire ship was made of wood, no one yed like that.


    If the ship burned, they all drowned. That’s why torches were only lit when need be.


    Plus, the eye patches help them adjust from day to night when they move in and out, back and forth the deck.


    Be it pirates or even merchants, they all covered one eye with a ck scarf or eye patch from time to time.


    This way, the light and changes don’t just blind them all at once... Especially when running out to face an enemy.


    Soon, it wasn’t long until they heard loud footsteps calmly walking down.


    Mommy?


    .


    Everyone tightened their grip on their swords while waiting for the enemy to show up.


    There was no greater fear than knowing you’re going to die but feeling helpless and weak with no way to stop it.


    There was no way to bepletely silent on these sorts of floors.


    It creaked too damn loud.


    Even the walls creaked when one touched them.


    Yara took in arge whiff of air and slowly breathed out before gesturing for a few marines to step closer.


    It waspletely dark now, so the enemies shouldn’t be able to see them.


    Nheless, in a wave of panic, the enemies night try shooting their swords or weapons towards them in fright.


    So the first thing they needed to do was momentarily affect their enemies.


    Previously when fighting in that tiny room, the enemies didn’t even have time or the chance to do so.


    But now, along this long hallway, it shouldn’t be a stretch for them.


    Because the dragias felt as if their ears were about to explode, before finally getting deaf momentarily.


    Not to talk of the fact that they were rendered blind and confused while feeling a loss ofbination and bnce, wobbling around with no thoughts in their minds.


    Honestly, they forgot what it was they were doing and briefly took on the role of mindless zombies.


    Good.


    Without wasting any time, Yara and her team swooped in, shooting them down in the head.


    .


    ~Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!~~


    Plop.


    It didn’t take long for the entire hallway to be swept clean.


    Wasn’t that the sound of thundering from the hallway?


    The scariest thing was that even though they heard people drop to the ground, they didn’t hear the screams.


    So what happened?


    Of course within some of the rooms, people didn’t waste any time bursting through the floor and jumping down onto the floors below.


    Some created holes on the walls, making windows.


    With the formation very tight.


    They tried their best to jump onto the next sh.i.p.s and stab their daggers into the wooden walls, hoping to climb up onto the decks and flee.


    Now, everyone wanted to dash towards the sh.i.p.s at the central regions of the formation.


    Some even wanted to get aboard the sh.i.p.s belonging to the Primates.


    Each cabin or room had people thinking in their own ways.


    Okay?...


    Yara didn’t know how to feel seeing this.


    Were they so scary?


    Just surrendering will keep these people alive.


    So why go through all this?


    She even saw someone who had identally fallen into the water below.


    Sigh...


    .


    They ended swiftly killing all enemies on the sh.i.p.s, with none willing to surrender... Especially when they realized that it was a woman who was leading the group.


    Some felt that it was too humiliating and demeaning.


    So they preferred death.


    Yara quickly contacted Ruby and her rescue team, who were now waiting on the deck.


    And just like that, they broke the chained ves, found a few enemies amongst them and took them out too.


    Yara and her team just cleared the first floor below the deck and left Ruby’s team to deal with the other floors and free the prisoners.


    From there, Yara and her gang jumped onto the next ship, ready for action yet again.


    The heavy machine guns on the battlesh.i.p.s stopped firing, and now, many of the Navy officers stayed aboard the battlesh.i.p.s assisting the ves and ensuring that the enemy remained trapped.


    At the same time, other Marine Companies still aboard the towering battlesh.i.p.s acted as snipers, as they did their best to take down those on the 3rd and 4th inner lines of defence.


    ~Peeup! Peeup! Peeup! ~


    The enemies within these inner lines started dropping to the ground silently, confusing the other dragias when they saw no arrows on the fallen.


    Soon, a few realized the matter and almost peed themselves.


    Wasn’t this too supernatural?


    "Run! Run! They have sorcerers with them!"


    "Run! They have mysterious beasts with them!"


    "Everyone, head below deck! These creatures can only kill us if we are under the sun!"


    "Screw this! I’m heading towards the center for protection!"


    "Yes! If we stay close to the Primates, then we should be safe! They are the most blessed people amongst us. So Dragmus will descend and create a miracle once we stay with them!"


    (°?°)


    ...


    The entire ce went crazy, as some either ran towards the lower decks or continuously leaped towards the 8th inner line, which was the center.


    Jimosen and Linvor looked at the scene before them in a daze.


    Why?


    Why was this happening?


    Were they going to stay here and await death?


    No!


    They had toe up with something, and fast!