After hearing that the enemy was still lurking nearby on the sea, Silinova became angry. She immediately set out with the remaining combat-capable espers. Entrufu took the lead, charging forward and unleashing his abilities.
With a single move, "Ice Age," a passage of ice formed hundreds of meters ahead, leading directly to the North American ships.
Entrufu's esper ability was to control ice, making him powerful in sea battles. His abilities were even more potent in winter. Siberia was a very cold place, and in winter, the wilderness was covered in feet of snow. In such an environment, ice was abundant and could be replenished at any time.
Last night, the person who froze the giant waves that attacked the wooden boat was Entrufu. Now, Entrufu once again unleashed his abilities, creating a passage directly on the water's surface. At the end of the passage, a small boat was frozen solid.
Onboard the boat were North American espers. Beside him was a beautiful woman, Natalie, who could emit ultrasonic waves. Natalie was a European esper, but she was now on a boat with North American espers. This was all because of Vice Admiral Tom's words that they had to go and investigate.
This investigation led to a significant discovery. Natalie found a stone with a diameter of twenty meters beneath the ice. This diameter closely matched the findings of the Astronomical Bureau. A stone with such a similar diameter clearly indicated it was the meteorite everyone had been searching for in the Silent Sea!
Upon receiving this news, the three people on the small boat became anxious. Such important information had to be reported to their superiors immediately. They had to let their superiors know about this matter, otherwise, the meteorite might be snatched away without anyone noticing.
As a result, the three people on the small boat were now exposed, and their boat was frozen solid. Facing a group of fierce enemies, all three panicked. If they were captured, they would surely die. They had just fought a fierce battle, and both sides were enraged, remaining in a state of hostility. If they were truly captured, their fate would be grim.
Compared to the other two espers, Natalie was even more flustered at this moment. She saw a group of dark-skinned Indian espers charging forward. She had heard about the fate of the giant lizard before and had also heard Andorf mention the misfortune of a white man from North America.
The mere thought of being captured filled Natalie with indescribable fear. If she were to be killed, it would be one thing, but if she were to be violated before death, she could not accept it.
"Run! Let's find a way to escape quickly! Otherwise, if we're caught, it's all over!" Natalie urgently shouted to the two espers beside her.
The two espers were also anxious, but their boat was now frozen. They couldn't move it in a short time, and a large group of espers was constantly approaching. The sound of their footsteps was like the arrival of death.
"Let's smash the ice quickly, or we really won't have time to escape!" one of the espers shouted loudly, his face filled with terror. He had thought that quietly coming here to explore the sea would not pose much danger, but he hadn't expected to be exposed within minutes of arriving.
The two male espers quickly unleashed their abilities, strengthening their muscles. They continuously punched the ice, finally breaking the ice around the small boat. Then, the three of them quickly rowed away, fleeing into the distance.
Natalie was terrified. Although her stamina was not great, she rowed with all her might to escape with her life, trying to distance herself as much as possible from the group of enemies behind them.
Just then, a voice came from the sky: "Need help? I can tie them up for a bit!"
The three on the boat looked up and saw a giant bat flying in the sky. Upon closer inspection, they realized it was a person. It was one of their own!
So, the two North American male espers quickly shouted, "Scott, we are being chased! Buy us some time to escape! We have news of the meteorite!"
Upon hearing this, the "bat" in the sky immediately understood the importance of the matter. He left a message: "Wait for me, I'll go back and get more people. I can't help by myself. Only by bringing more people can we win."
Clearly, Scott was not foolish. When he saw more than sixty espers charging towards the three isolated espers, he knew he couldn't be of much help. The only thing he could do was to call for reinforcements.
Silinova also noticed the esper in the sky and couldn't help but say, "This must be their reinforcement. It seems these people are here to scout our situation. We can't let them leave freely, or our situation will be known to the enemy. Take down that flying esper!"
At her command, a slightly fair-skinned esper emerged from the Indian espers. Generally, the skin color of Indian people could roughly distinguish their caste. High-caste people naturally received higher education and lived in better environments. Even though they lived in tropical regions, they would not be exposed to the sun, so their skin would naturally be better.
After stepping forward, this esper immediately unleashed his abilities. Bubbles emerged from the water, making it look as if the surrounding water had begun to boil.
Then, the Indian esper took out a lighter. With a "click," the lighter ignited a flame, and huge flames appeared out of thin air, accompanied by intense explosions.
"Boom..." Fire and explosions appeared in the sky. Scott, in the sky, did not expect to encounter ranged attacks. He couldn't understand where the flames and explosions suddenly appearing in the sky came from.
At that moment, Scott could only try to increase his altitude. As long as he could fly high enough, he would be less vulnerable to attacks.
However, just as Scott thought he had moved away from the explosions, a huge sound suddenly appeared beside him, "Boom." Scott's arm was instantly blown off. His left forearm completely disappeared, and blood continuously flowed from the wound.
Severely injured, Scott dared not linger any longer. He immediately flew towards the base. As long as he could reach the base, the espers there would surely be able to treat his injuries. It didn't matter if an arm was lost; saving his life was the most important thing.
The esper responsible for this was named Nurima. His esper ability was to control hydrogen, giving him a significant advantage at sea. In high school chemistry class, an experiment was conducted where water was electrolyzed to produce hydrogen and oxygen. For espers, this step became much simpler.
As long as there was water, hydrogen could be produced continuously. Hydrogen was flammable and could explode even at low purity. Nurima unleashed his abilities, using hydrogen to severely injure the esper in the sky, and he was very pleased.
"We should press our advantage now and kill all three of these enemies to avenge our fallen brothers!" Nurima shouted loudly.
The Russian espers did not object. They were known as the legendary warrior nation, with a fierce demeanor and a love for battle. If they didn't avenge their fallen comrades, they would truly lack spirit. The shame forged by blood could only be washed away by blood.
More than sixty espers charged forward. Entrufu continuously unleashed his abilities, creating floating ice blocks in their path, forming a road that allowed them to pursue the enemies even on the sea.
Finally, Entrufu unleashed his abilities again, extending another path of solidified ice, freezing the fleeing small boat.
The three on the boat were desperately rowing, trying to escape as much as possible, but the boat was frozen. No matter how they paddled, the boat couldn't move an inch.
"Dong dong," the oars in the hands of the three hit the ice around the boat, making a crashing sound. This dull sound also reminded the panicked three. The small boat was frozen again. Despair had truly descended.
Dozens of espers rushed forward, preparing to capture the three peeping individuals. Silinova heard that in ancient China, there was a custom of beating drums to boost morale before battle, and she decided to try it now.
However, at this moment, a discordant voice suddenly appeared, "This is where it ends! Witnessed by God, all of you fall into the water!"
Silinova sensed something was wrong. The voice came from behind her. Since all the espers had already charged forward, how could there be someone behind them?
"Crack..." The ice beneath everyone's feet suddenly shattered. At this moment, they saw the enemy who had appeared behind them. He had a receding hairline, with sparse hair fluttering in the wind. This guy was at least forty years old, with many wrinkles on his face and a small mustache below his nose.
When Silinova saw this guy appear, she was instantly enraged because she recognized him as the esper who had destroyed her wooden boat. She hadn't expected him to appear again.
Everyone immediately wanted to charge forward for revenge, but the cracks in the ice beneath their feet were growing. Faced with Andorf's abilities, the ice cover created by Entrufu was useless. Even wooden boats would be smashed, let alone the ice blocks created temporarily.
"Crack, splash..."
The ice finally shattered, and everyone on the ice fell into the water. Those who could swim quickly surfaced, but for those who couldn't swim, it was a death sentence.
Andorf was on a small boat powered by a gasoline engine. His appearance there was simple; he had been trying to stir up trouble. Only by making others fight could he have a chance to benefit.
Now, Andorf decided to escalate the situation. He suddenly appeared, shattered the ice, and caused the Russian and Indian espers to fall into the water.
Seizing this rare opportunity, Andorf sailed to Natalie's side and said, "Get on my boat, I'll take you away."
Natalie was very touched. She had thought she would face a terrible fate and had already despaired. But now, someone suddenly appeared to take her away. If the person hadn't been so unattractive, she might have fallen in love with him at that moment.
After Natalie got on Andorf's boat, she bid farewell to the two North American espers. Her mission was complete, and it was time to return to the European "big cake" boat.
"May God bless us with the chance to meet again!" Natalie said.
"Yes, goodbye!" the two espers quickly said their farewells.
However, at that moment, Andorf punched the North American small boat. The punch caused the small boat to vibrate violently. Even though the small boat was made of steel, some of its connecting parts were weak points. The small boat couldn't withstand such violent vibrations and immediately broke apart.
"Splash..." The two North American espers also fell into the water. They never expected such a thing to happen. Weren't the European espers their allies? Why were they attacking them now?
Andorf said nothing more and sailed away.
Finally, Entrufu acted again, creating a large piece of floating ice on the water and bringing all the fallen espers aboard, including the two North American espers.
"For God's sake, spare us!" Although the two espers were rescued after falling into the water, they were captured by the enemy. Now, they had no other option but to beg for mercy.
Silinova sneered and said, "Take them down for interrogation. After the interrogation, kill them!"
Meanwhile, Scott, who had been severely injured, flew towards the base while clutching his wound. Upon seeing the fishing rafts on the water, his spirits suddenly relaxed, and he lost all his strength, falling straight down. He eventually crashed onto the fishing rafts, breaking several bamboo poles.
"General, the people we sent out to observe have been captured, and I've been injured. Moreover, it is said that these observers discovered news of the meteorite. Save me quickly!" Scott said to Vice Admiral Tom, quickly relaying the important intelligence he possessed.
Upon hearing this news, Tom was furious. He shouted at the espers on the fishing rafts, "Prepare for battle! Avenge our fallen comrades! I will stuff their heads into toilets and drown them, or my hatred will not be appeased!"