It was a bizarre situation.

That said, both Xu Qing and Zhang San had experienced things like this before. What was more, compared to what the Captain was doing, whatever unseen enemies were on the way didn’t count for much. 

Xu Qing hadn’t looked up to many people in his life. In the slums, he had admired his teacher. In the scavenger basecamp, he had admired Sergeant Thunder and Grandmaster Bai. Now, there was another person on that list. The difference was that when it came to the Captain, what Xu Qing admired was his crazy way of living dangerously. At a moment like this, the Captain was going to the seafloor and risking his own life to get some of Joine’s flesh. It seemed like absolute insanity. As far as who the Captain really was, and what the true level of his cultivation base was, Xu Qing didn’t bother trying to speculate. There wasn’t any point.

“I hope you succeed, Captain,” Xu Qing whispered.

The Captain had given him three Foundation Establishment Pills in exchange for an incense stick’s worth of protection. So Xu Qing would keep him safe for that long. Without any hesitation, he headed toward the main entrance of the temple.

At the door, he looked out, then waved his hand, sending out a large collection of poison powder into the water. These powders weren’t colorless....