Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

In the end, Yang Yu still let Gray go.

To smoothly complete the voyage, Gray’s steering was essential.

Due to the special nature of Gray’s profession, Yang Yu couldn’t trouble him until the journey was over.

After Gray left, Yang Yu once again approached the Guard Captain for a brief conversation, hinting that the poison they were infected with might be very similar to the toxin that the King of Wansheng Country once suffered from. If the ordinary antidote couldn’t neutralize the toxin, it might be wise to gather good intel and seek a solution to the toxin in the Kafezaro Desert.

Yang Yu also taught the Guard Captain a series of ways to uphold rights when the company didn’t want to take responsibility.

The Guard Captain was very grateful to Yang Yu for stepping up, and some of them pooled some money as a thank-you gift for Yang Yu.

Yang Yu accepted the gift without hesitation and then took out the money given as a thank-you, saying he had some questions he wanted to ask the intruders, using the money to buy a chance to talk to the survivors.

As the bracelet activated again, Bai Jin was unable to use magic to create a soundproof barrier. Yang Yu had to turn He Meng into a rope, carry the carefully tied Spiny Scale Lizards into a corner, wake them up, and try to gather information.

Unfortunately, the two surviving Spiny Scale Lizards remained tight-lipped, not saying a word about this task.

No matter how Yang Yu threatened or tempted, he couldn’t extract any information from the two Spiny Scale Lizards.

Yang Yu resorted to villainous interrogation, but even that couldn’t shake the will of these Spiny Scale Lizards.

”I won’t answer any of your questions. Kill us if you must; we Spiny Scale Lizards would never betray.”

One Spiny Scale Lizard’s eyes were full of determination, ready to die nobly, making Yang Yu seem like the villain.

Putting everything away, Yang Yu squatted down in front of the Spiny Scale Lizard and said, ”I know, you Spiny Scale Lizards have never used toxins since ancient times.

... It must have been granted by that person, right?

The person you revere doesn’t belong to this world and might lead your people into the abyss.

I can help you.”

The Spiny Scale Lizard scoffed at Yang Yu’s words, ”You know quite a bit.

And such righteous talk.

If you knew our history, endured our despair of feeding on our children, you would never say such things.

It’s that person who brought hope to our people; he’s the light of our race.

This failure was purely due to inadequate preparation; we didn’t expect someone like you to be here during the dive.

Our failure doesn’t mean our clan will fail.

Anyone who dares to stand in the way of our revival will die.

I may have failed, but I am still honorable; do it!”

The Spiny Scale Lizard yelled maniacally, but Yang Yu didn’t comply with its wishes. Instead, he picked a stick and knocked it out from behind, pondering how to fully extract the value of these Spiny Scale Lizards.

Soon, a plan formed in Yang Yu’s mind.

Yang Yu approached the Guard Captain, wanting to take one or two surviving Spiny Scale Lizards and Chongdu’s corpse.

The guards said they couldn’t make that decision; only the company had the right to deal with the survivors and corpses of the intruders.

Without hesitation, Yang Yu went to the Captain’s cabin.

Gray hadn’t even settled into the captain’s seat when Yang Yu suddenly appeared, giving him quite a scare.

Yang Yu joked with Gray about how leisurely he was, while also stating his own needs.

Seeing the opportunity to regain his captain’s authority, Gray naturally wouldn’t let it slip away and immediately struck a pose.

Patted the door that had been broken by Lotcar, Yang Yu smiled and said that if they couldn’t reach an understanding, he would find someone else to talk to.

Gray rubbed his neck, still slightly aching, and quickly stopped Yang Yu, asking how he wanted to negotiate.

After some bargaining, Yang Yu smoothly reached a deal with Captain Gray.

Yang Yu could take Chongdu’s corpse and two surviving Spiny Scale Lizards for free, with the condition that he publicly states he had no part in defeating the Spiny Scale Lizards.

Having obtained permission, Yang Yu returned to the observatory and effortlessly obtained the surviving Spiny Scale Lizards and Chongdu’s corpse he wanted.

Yang Yu had Bai Jin use magic to prevent Chongdu’s corpse from decaying and personally administered sleeping pills to the surviving Spiny Scale Lizards, assigning someone to guard them to prevent the survivors from waking up and attempting suicide or escaping.

Once all preparations were finished, Yang Yu and his companions returned to their rooms for a good night’s rest.

The submarine’s safety inspection took quite a long time.

Once the number of casualties was tallied, the message sent to headquarters by Gray received a response.

The order from the Submarine Company was to continue moving forward, but accept no passengers or cargo, delivering the passengers and cargo on this trip to their destinations swiftly and then returning.

The reason for not returning the same way was that a return would mean the submarine would travel against the current, slowing it down.

Following specific currents, it would only take a few days to circle the areas, but traveling against the current would multiply the time spent.

As long as the journey exceeded sixteen hours, it’s unsuitable to travel against the current.

Moreover, returning directly might cause dissatisfaction among some passengers, requiring compensation for breach of contract.

Once all measures were checked, Gray slowly started the submarine again, gradually descending to begin high-speed submerged travel.

The next day, after confirming Chongdu’s corpse and the two survivors were safe, Yang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and silently waited for the submarine to reach their drop-off point.

Since onboard service was no longer provided, the submarine traveled faster than Yang Yu had imagined.

Yang Yu and his companions had initially expected to arrive at the designated public sea by evening or night, but the announcement to disembark came over the submarine’s broadcast just as the afternoon began.

Thus, Yang Yu and his companions brought their prepared items to the disembarkation pool.

A new ticket inspector, entirely unaware of what had transpired at the pool, greeted them warmly.

The young ticket inspector collected the wristbands from Yang Yu and his companions one by one, and operated the disembarkation device stiffly according to the manual:

”Due to the incident, this submarine cannot stop at the precise location.

The bubbles that will send you out might deviate somewhat from the intended location due to the influence of currents and whirlpools; please don’t mind this.”

The young ticket inspector pulled the lever, and a tube extended over Yang Yu’s head, blowing out bubble after bubble.

They were engulfed by the bubbles, which carried Yang Yu and his companions into the pool to make preparations.

Once the time was ripe, all bubbles were compressed into the underwater channel, and ejected one by one from the submarine.

Before Yang Yu and his companions was an expanse of blue.

The bubbles they were in seemed guided by some magic power, shortening the distance between each other, and together they slowly floated to the bright blue surface of the sea.