After throwing the assassin onto the opponent's ship, Fang Qinghao immediately used his water遁 technique and was already five hundred meters away within a few breaths. Underwater, Fang Qinghao's speed was unmatched, especially in the ocean. In the poor light and visibility, those with poor eyesight couldn't see his trace at all.
"That guy must have been caught. I wonder how he'll be dealt with. In any case, I should hurry and send this news to Europe," Fang Qinghao thought to himself.
Fang Qinghao was always too cautious. If he had stayed underwater a moment longer, he would have known that the white assassin had already met the fate of the Bengal Monitor Lizard. Surrounded by over thirty Indian men, many of whom were old bachelors, the situation was beyond inhumane.
Fang Qinghao rushed to the location of the European esper stronghold, which was a large flat boat. It was oval-shaped and floated on the water, easily getting splashed by the waves. The boat was pieced together from wood and foam. Besides being able to float, it had no other advantages.
Inside, Andorf, the balding man with a small mustache, sat in the center of the flat boat. He didn't really want to be affiliated with North American powers, but Europe's strength was too weak. Many of the espers there were affiliated with North America, and he couldn't change the situation alone, so he had to go along with everyone's wishes.
However, Andorf had other ideas in mind: "Now that North America and Russia are in opposition, if I want to fish in troubled waters, I must find a way to make these two fight. Only when they start fighting can I find an opportunity to profit."
It turned out that it wasn't just Gong Changfa and Shen Feng who had the idea of fanning the flames; Andorf also had such a plan. By making two larger powers clash first, their strength would be depleted, giving his side an opportunity. As for the powers being provoked, if they couldn't hold back and started fighting, then the plan would be considered successful.
Just then, a splashing sound came from the sea: "Splash..."
Immediately after, a stone was thrown onto the flat boat, "pat," the stone was wrapped in a plastic bag. It landed on the boat and immediately made a crisp sound.
"Natalie, use your esper ability to scan the underwater situation!" Andorf reacted quickly and immediately ordered his subordinates to act.
Natalie was a blonde, blue-eyed woman wearing sunglasses. Her esper ability was simple: ultrasound. It could be used in the air or underwater, and even on the ground for detection.
At that moment, Natalie heard Andorf's command and didn't question it. She walked forward a few steps, reached out, and probed underwater. Her esper ability was used at this time, emitting ultrasound for detection. Instantly, the situation in the surrounding sea was revealed.
"There's someone underwater, moving away quickly. We can't catch up!" Natalie immediately detected the underwater situation after using her esper ability. Even though Fang Qinghao was fast, he couldn't be faster than the speed of sound, so Fang Qinghao was detected. 138 Reading Network
"Where did that guy go?" Andorf quickly asked.
Knowing that he couldn't catch up to the other party's trace, Andorf immediately made a judgment. The important thing was to know the direction of the other party's escape.
Natalie quickly pointed towards the southeast and said, "It's this way!"
Andorf remained silent, but his mind raced: "This should be the direction of the Chinese espers. Could it be that someone from China was spying just now?"
At this moment, someone had already picked up the stone from the ground and found the note in the plastic bag. After reading it for just a couple of eyes, they were shocked and said, "My God, how could something like this happen? It says here that a North American esper was captured by the Russians and has now met a terrible fate."
Andorf took the note and looked at it, and immediately understood. This was a case of using a borrowed knife to kill. Why would they tell him about the misfortune of a North American esper? It was to drag his side into the mess. The person who came up with this method was truly ruthless.
"What should we do?" All the European espers looked at Andorf, hoping he would make a decision now. He was the most powerful among them. If an earthquake were to occur on the sea, it would cause a massive tsunami, and everyone at sea would suffer.
Andorf saw the questioning glances around him, put away the note, and said, "Take a few people to North America and tell Tom about this."
Everyone had actually just returned from a banquet on a fishing raft and didn't expect to encounter such a situation. They could only set sail again for the North American fishing rafts.
Upon receiving this news, Tom's heart immediately became uneasy. He had clearly sent people to inquire about information from China, so how could the people he sent be captured by Russian espers? Did something happen on the way?
"Bring ten combat-type espers, and let's go check out the Russian espers' ship! We'll say we have missing soldiers and need to conduct a search!" Tom immediately made a decision and set off with ten combat espers, preparing to see clearly.
Andorf also followed along. As the informant, it would be inappropriate for him not to go and see. The note he received eventually fell into Tom's hands.
"There's one thing I forgot to tell you. I have espers with enhanced senses of smell. This note has the scent of someone else on it. As long as I want to find them, I can quickly find this mastermind!" Tom said coldly, holding the note.
Regardless of anything else, the people were sent out by North America. Now that they had been captured, if Tom didn't show up, he, as the leader of the espers, couldn't continue in his position.
Then, more than a dozen people boarded a gasoline-powered small boat and headed towards the area where the Russian espers were located.
There was an esper on the boat who could use electricity, so he held a light bulb to illuminate the path ahead, shining brightly as they set off towards their destination.
Turning on the lights on the dark sea was like being a living target. They could see what was happening from afar.
Indeed, as the ship approached the Russian espers' wooden boat from a distance, the observers on the mast immediately saw this scene and then shouted loudly in Russian: "Brothers, enemies are attacking, prepare for battle!"
"Ura..." Cheers erupted from the ship, and all the Russian espers prepared for battle.
At the same time, some espers went to the other side of the wooden boat to notify the Indian espers to prepare to resist the attack. Although they were staying on the same boat, the two sides were clearly separated. The Russians occupied the front half of the boat, and the Indians occupied the rear half. Apart from meetings, the two sides basically didn't have much communication, mainly because they couldn't understand each other.
When a room belonging to an Indian was knocked on, the cabin door was opened slightly, and a dark brown face appeared. From the corner of his eye, one could glimpse that this guy seemed to be wearing nothing.
"Enemies are coming, prepare to meet them!" The messenger esper explained the situation in broken English, and the man who opened the door immediately replied in English filled with a curry flavor: "Okay, okay, we'll be right there!"
After sending away the messenger esper, the Indian esper in the room immediately began to act. The first thing was to destroy the evidence. The white man they were currently torturing had to be silenced first. Moreover, there was a round window in the cabin that allowed a view of the sea. The man being silenced was directly thrown out of the window.
"Plop," the body fell into the water with a considerable splash.
This scene was precisely what Tom saw. From a distance, he saw a white figure being thrown out of the wooden boat's window, so he immediately used his esper ability.
Coincidentally, Tom's esper ability was also controlling water. It was precisely because of his esper ability that the North American fleet was able to escape the pursuit of sea beasts, wound the sea beasts, and successfully arrive at the Sea of Tranquility.
At this moment, Tom used his esper ability, wrapping the body in the water with a current, and letting the current bring the body back to his side.
"Fingal, what happened to you? Are you still alive?" Tom called out when he saw the body of his companion, but his companion could no longer answer him.
Tom touched Fingal's body. There was still some warmth in his body, but his breathing had stopped. This indicated that Fingal had been killed not long ago. Moreover, there were many bruises and contusions on Fingal's body, and his condition was unbearable to look at. It was obvious that even before he died, he had suffered inhumane treatment.
"Revenge! Andorf, you join us too!" Tom was furious. Now that he had personally witnessed his companion being killed by enemies, how could he ignore such a deep hatred? If he didn't act now, he would truly have no manliness.
Andorf couldn't help but advise, "Shouldn't we calm down first and get the whole story straight?"
Although Andorf wanted to see these two forces mutually destroy each other, he hadn't expected that he would eventually be drawn into this chaos. Moreover, the other side had over seventy espers, while his side only had thirteen. If a fight really broke out, his side would also suffer losses.
"It's not your companion who died, so of course you don't feel bad. In any case, our excellent soldiers were killed, and we must have revenge!" Tom shouted frantically.
With that, Tom unleashed his esper ability, creating a twenty-meter-high wave and slamming it towards the wooden boat. This old-fashioned wooden boat was inherently fragile, and sinking was a common occurrence. Now, facing a twenty-meter-high wave, it was like a sheer cliff crushing down. The people on the boat were immediately panicked.
If the giant wave really hit the wooden boat, the wooden boat would surely fall apart, and everyone on board would fall into the water.
Fortunately, at this moment, a Russian esper stepped forward. He jumped into the water and used his esper ability: "Ice Age!"
As soon as the esper ability was unleashed, the entire water surface was frozen, and even the twenty-meter-high wave was frozen at that instant. This towering, surging wave now became a barrier for the wooden boat.
However, contradictory parties can transform into each other under special circumstances. When the giant wave was frozen, the surrounding seawater was also frozen, and the entire wooden boat was frozen on the sea surface, making it very difficult to move.
Silinova stood at the bow of the boat and shattered the cliff formed by the giant wave with a single punch. After the explosion, ice shards flew everywhere, and she directly questioned, "Are you North Americans too overbearing? To monopolize the meteorite, you attacked us in the dark. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed?"
"Ridiculed? What did you people do to my companion? His body is still here, and he was killed after being humiliated. You should be the ones ridiculed. You can kill him, but you cannot insult him!" Tom shouted loudly.
"Companion? What companion? When did we kill your companion? You are framing us!" Silinova knew nothing about this matter. She had been thinking about how to find the meteorite, and at this moment, facing the crime imposed on her, she naturally denied it.
Tom could no longer tolerate it and directly shouted, "Let's go, let's show them!"
With that, Tom led the charge onto the ice. The surrounding sea surface was frozen by esper abilities, which actually formed a good battlefield. Ice is lighter than water, so it can float on the water.
Andorf saw this and immediately understood that since the battle was unavoidable, he should add fuel to the fire.
"Break!" Andorf rushed to the side of the wooden boat, dodged a fireball from an esper, and then punched the wooden boat. The boat then began to shake violently. The structure of the wooden boat was not very stable to begin with, and now with Andorf's vibration, it immediately began to fall apart.
After the wooden boat was destroyed, the Russian and Indian espers became even more enraged. This boat was their temporary shelter, and now it was destroyed. How could they tolerate such hatred?
The battle between the two sides instantly began, with esper abilities flying everywhere, and then blood began to be shed.