A Top Scholar in Everything

Chapter 1223: Chapter 1209: Faceless Ghost

Such chaotic circumstances weighed heavily on Baiyu’s heart.

Clearly, the situation aboard Gale has spiraled out of control.

It’s uncertain whether the staff on Gale, the experts from the Moon Wheel Commerce Association, have any solutions.

The strength of the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang is unquestionable.

With Nancy, Baiyu rushed to the emergency escape room, only to find it already crowded.

There were enough escape ships.

But everyone wanted to board early. The closer you were to the end of the line, the greater the danger, risking being captured by the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang if you couldn’t board in time.

If caught by the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang, it would be troublesome.

Baiyu and Nancy arrived early enough that they quickly boarded the escape ship despite the crowded escape room.

"This is Escape Ship No. 3. We hope everyone can take their seats quickly. For the safety of all passengers, we are departing immediately.

The emergency destination is White Blue Star.

It’s the closest planet with a Star Realm Army garrison, capable of effectively defending against the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang’s attack.

Usually.

Even the Pirate General wouldn’t recklessly attack a planet. It would be akin to declaring war on the local administration, bringing severe consequences.

So everyone, once we reach White Blue Star, we’ll be safe."

On the escape ship.

The administrator’s voice blared from a speaker, calming the passengers.

After around three hundred passengers boarded, the escape ship’s doors began closing as powerful thrusters pushed the ship forward furiously.

But.

At that moment.

A visible blue ripple spread from the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang’s main ship, slowing the escape ship before halting completely.

"What’s going on?"

"Start the ship quickly, the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang’s perimeter is tightening, we’ll all die at this rate!"

"What are you doing? I paid a lot for this ship, banking on its safety and crisis-handling prowess, and now this?"

In an instant.

Everyone aboard erupted in angry shouts.

Yet.

No one responded.

The passengers began realizing something was amiss.

Li Tian stepped up, stating gravely, "We can’t just wait. Let’s go check."

As soon as he spoke, several people agreed.

Li Tian’s good rapport was evident.

"Should we go with them to check?" Nancy asked.

Watching Li Tian rally a group heading towards the cockpit, Baiyu’s mind stirred. He replied solemnly, "Let’s go, see what’s happening."

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Baiyu and Nancy pushed through the crowd, heading towards the cockpit.

...

The cockpit door was shut.

Li Tian and his group wrestled with it, finally opening it, only to find it empty; pilots and staff vanished, leaving only abandoned clothes where they once stood.

This scene.

Knitted everyone’s brows in confusion.

It was eerie.

The cockpit was sealed, walls intact, controls undamaged. No signs of battle or forced entry were apparent.

No enemies!

Li Tian and the others concluded, but everything felt illogical.

If there were no enemies.

How did these people vanish?

At that moment, Cang Yan whispered into Baiyu’s ear. Baiyu’s expression shifted as he promptly announced, "The enemy is here! In the cockpit, it must be Demon Puppet Pirate Gang members!"

This shocked everyone.

How could Demon Puppet Pirate Gang be onboard when even Gale hasn’t been breached?

However.

Li Tian seemingly recalled something, exclaiming in realization, "Faceless Ghost! Demon Puppet’s confidant, Faceless Ghost! It’s infiltrated!"

Baiyu didn’t know who Faceless Ghost was.

He deduced the enemy was in the cockpit from intuition and Cang Yan’s information.

But others.

Upon hearing "Faceless Ghost."

Those familiar paled, their faces grim.

Baiyu furrowed his brows, asking Li Tian earnestly, "Faceless Ghost?"

"It’s Demon Puppet’s confidant, one of his adept lieutenants, once wanted by the Imperial Demon Celestial Realm as a Saint.

Over the years.

It’s operated under Demon Puppet, inciting numerous slaughter incidents."

Saint.

Baiyu furrowed his brows, astonished that Demon Puppet’s underlings included a Saint-level terror.

A Saint infiltrated the escape room...

But instead of going on a rampage, it only removed pilots and other staff, halting the ship.

Right then.

Lights illuminated across the ship.

The surrounding tables and chairs assembled, forming a small platform.

A shadowy figure slowly emerged atop it.

"Everyone, I’m not here to harm you. But I advise against resisting; it would result in pointless casualties.

Our leader dislikes killing.

Simply wishes to invite you to Demon Puppet Star for some talks, nothing more.

However.

If you resist, the outcome might differ."

The shadow seemed shaped from tangled darkness, its face indistinguishable.

Even its physique shifted fluidly.

Baiyu scrutinized it for any clues but found none.

This figure.

Bore no discernible features.

It was just a twisted shadow.

"What do you think you are? Really think we fear you?"

Suddenly.

Someone shouted angrily.

After the shout, the shadow showed no reaction as if unheard.

Yet the speaker’s face paled, body gradually turned transparent, until he vanished in seconds.

His abandoned clothes fell to the ground.

Everyone looked on in fear.

No one saw how he disappeared or how the shadow attacked.

Baiyu focused intensely on watching.

Nonetheless.

He couldn’t discern the shadow’s methods.

"What a strange ability..."

Baiyu mused privately.

Given such circumstances, resistance seemed futile, Gale was no match for the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang, fleeing impossible, they needed to learn their intent. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

If the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang wanted mass murder.

They would have acted already.

Not acting meant they had other motives.