Everyone present looked at Zhou Baiyu in surprise.
Had they got the hostage wrong?
Zhou Baiyu didn't beat around the bush:
"I found it strange from the beginning why the guild leader could silently take down those corrupt seeds so quickly, yet the other monsters still flooded in like a tide."
"Why did the corpses of the three gatekeepers in front of the library look no different from ordinary monsters after their death?"
"Everyone still remembers the content recited by the Snow Demon at the start on this ship, right?"
Everyone recalled for a moment and spoke with Guang Tongchen:
"When the apocalypse descended, this ship housed many wealthy individuals preparing to take shelter at sea. It is said that the Gonggong was essentially an end-of-the-world sightseeing yacht. Only the highest quality of humans were eligible to enter."
Zhou Baiyu nodded and said: