The combined fleets at sea, having found advantageous terrain, instantly understood their superiority: to use the terrain to engage in a decisive battle with these sea beasts. They could not allow the sea beasts to continue with ambushes and guerrilla tactics. If this continued, this was the sea, the territory of the sea beasts. Without formidable strength, they would be worn down, and their remaining forces would likely be defeated. Therefore, only a decisive battle could lead to victory.
Thus, when this tactic was realized, people worked with great effort. In the past, they were merely a mob, and even united, they might not have worked diligently. But now, it was a matter of success or annihilation. Besides success, there was only utter defeat. So, everyone had to fight desperately. Countless people cooperated with sincere effort, truly embodying the spirit of unity.
Although the sea beasts possessed higher intelligence, they lacked their own culture. Therefore, even though they had learned human guerrilla warfare, they were merely employing it mechanically, without developing it further. It was only suitable for the sea, which was why they had repeatedly succeeded. However, now that humanity had fully unleashed its formidable strength, the sea beasts were forced to retreat to a certain area.
In this battle, Atlas was the most ferocious. Normally, people dared not let him unleash his abilities, as doing so would likely poison everyone on the surrounding warships. This was because he could control viruses, any strange and peculiar virus could appear and be controlled by him.
But at this moment, ordinary people had little ability to fight the detestable sea beasts in the sea, and he finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Atlas's first move elicited gasps of admiration from countless people. He released a large number of viruses into the sea and, with these viruses constantly multiplying, the sea surface was covered with dead fish and shrimp. From a distance, it appeared a vast expanse of white, accompanied by a foul odor. These viruses were specifically targeted at fish, so upon entering the sea, they could infect all sorts of fish, and even shrimp and crabs could not escape being attacked.
Some sea beasts, not understanding what was in the sea, wanted to break through the human blockade. But as soon as they approached this area of the sea, they felt something was wrong. Their bodies underwent various strange changes, making it difficult to breathe, and even their bodies became uncontrollable. They eventually died from the viral attack, slowly drifting to the surface, killed by the viruses.
"Are the viruses you released into the water capable of killing humans?" A'ku Si couldn't help but ask.
He asked this question because he feared that he or his subordinates might die from the viruses without anyone noticing. Many others shared this concern, as these viruses were undetectable even with the best optical microscopes; only electron microscopes could reveal them. Viruses were even smaller than cells, yet such tiny entities could kill the largest creatures in the world.
It could be said that there were no invincible creatures in this world. Even giant sea beasts could be killed by tiny viruses.
Upon hearing this question, Atlas merely smiled and said, "Don't worry, these viruses are specifically targeted at fish. Human and fish genes are different, so they won't infect humans. You'll be fine even if you drink seawater!"
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They finally realized how dangerous it was to be with a madman. Fortunately, he was not an enemy. Otherwise, if they were attacked, their side would have suffered heavy casualties.
However, Li Xiankang and Wang Ao Ye had new ideas. They discussed the matter privately: "This guy can control viruses to infect various creatures, and we humans also fear certain viruses. This means that if this fellow turns against us at a critical moment, more than half of our people will be killed by viruses!"
"There's nothing we can do. If we didn't accept him, he might have become an enemy. Although we've seen his terrifying strength now, we've also discovered his weakness: his close-combat ability is poor. As long as some of us with powerful strength get close to him and kill him with one strike, he'll be finished."
"To be safe, it's better to take various antiviral drugs. I don't know if they'll be effective, but it's better than having no defense at all!"
"That's right. As long as we survive until the end, we'll be the strongest!"
Unfortunately, the drugs on the ship were very limited. This was because the subordinates of these ability users, even the ordinary crew members, were evolved humans. After evolving, humans basically no longer got sick because their physiques had been strengthened. Neither bacteria nor viruses could infect these healthy individuals. Therefore, when these people set out from the military base, they never expected their enemies to be such terrifying ability users and did not carry many medicines. Consequently, obtaining antiviral drugs became extremely difficult.
When the sea beasts discovered that large areas of the sea were dangerous, they fled further away. Although these sea beasts had some intelligence, they couldn't truly compare with humans. When encountering danger, their first thought was to escape. They entered this funnel, and following the ocean currents into the canyon, they prepared to escape through this canyon to a wider area. The sides of this canyon were thick icebergs, which were not slippery and were of unknown thickness. Even if the sea beasts rammed into them, they wouldn't budge. Only a warmer ocean current flowed through the canyon, ensuring the canyon floor wouldn't freeze. Above them, there was thick floating ice.
When Tom discovered that the sea beasts were acting as he had expected, he said to his trusted subordinate, "Now, find a way to seal the mouth of this funnel, and I'll send someone by helicopter to deliver you to the designated area. You then block the end of the canyon, and we'll be able to launch a decisive battle!"
Upon hearing this, Tai Feire quickly nodded and said, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission quickly. I've already sealed off that area in the northern Atlantic. I can definitely complete the mission for such a small canyon, but the time might be a bit tight!"
After giving his assurance, he immediately set off. First, he unleashed his abilities, causing large amounts of seawater to condense, and from bottom to top, eventually sealing the mouth of this enormous canyon. Afterward, a helicopter carried him all the way to the northern end of the canyon.
Tom then said to the ability users who had been working hard, "Everyone hasn't slept for several days. We've been fighting continuously to complete my plan. The decisive battle is still at least half a day away, so everyone should rest now. I'll have someone wake you up when it's time to depart!"
The others were indeed quite exhausted, having not slept for several days. To achieve the decisive battle, they had been constantly overexerting themselves. Now that the sea beasts had entered the planned encirclement, they finally had time to rest.
He Qiuan did not rest. Instead, he observed the surrounding terrain and said, "I see that on the tops of both sides of this canyon, there are ancient glaciers that never melt. Since that's the case, we should station ourselves on these glaciers. This will provide a place for Elias to rest, preventing him from being restless on the ship, and on the other hand, our true strength can be displayed on land!"
Beside He Qiuan were ability users from China. Upon hearing this suggestion, they all nodded and said, "This method is quite good. Let's station ourselves on the large glaciers on both sides of the canyon!"
Thus, these Chinese ability users went to the glaciers to set up tents. Snowflakes continued to fall from the sky. Ever since they had angered Shen Feng before, snowflakes had been continuously falling, and occasionally hailstones appeared. Everyone knew this was Shen Feng's doing, and they had no means to resist, so they could only endure it silently.
Now, everyone was preparing for the final battle. As long as they seized the meteorite, this mission would be completed.
The movement of sea beasts in the sea mostly followed the ocean currents. Ocean currents exist everywhere, so as long as they followed these currents, they wouldn't walk into a dead end. However, as the sea beasts traveled into the deep night, they suddenly discovered that the ocean currents seemed to have stopped.
The most dangerous situation faced by sea beasts in the sea was not the low temperature, as these sea beasts were accustomed to cold environments. What they feared most was suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar place. Now that the ocean currents had stopped flowing, it meant that the path ahead had disappeared.
The sea beasts were still unwilling to give up and continued to swim along the canyon. The intelligent sea beasts, however, rammed into the glaciers on the sides of the canyon. Unfortunately, no matter how the sea beasts struck with the forces of heaven and earth, they were too strong. These sea beasts, hundreds of meters long, crashed violently into the glaciers, even breaking their heads and bleeding, but they could not budge these thick icebergs. This was because the ancient glaciers were as hard as stone. How could flesh and blood collide with stone and break it open?
Finally, when the sea beasts reached the end of the canyon, they continued to frantically ram into the glaciers at the end of the canyon. These glaciers were clearly newly formed. As long as they rammed hard enough, there was a chance to break through.
Unfortunately, even the newly formed glaciers could no longer be broken. A massive iceberg extended from the sea surface to the seabed, tightly blocking the end of the canyon. It was clearly impossible to leave from here.
At this moment, the sea beasts understood that this was all a human plan. These despicable and shameless humans had specifically designed this operation to force them into a dead end.
Coincidentally, from high in the sky, an electromagnetic wave was transmitted. This was Fei Siya's mission. Her task was to persuade them to surrender every day. As long as these sea beasts handed over the meteorite, Shen Feng would help them fight against the other humans. Many sea beasts had already learned of this choice.
"You sea beasts, even at the end, you may not win. Rather than being annihilated and the marine life having no future, it's better to hand over the meteorite. Lord Fengshen has immense power. Your previous leader could summon super typhoons, and our Shen Feng can do the same! So, in terms of strength, you will definitely lose. Hand over the meteorite now; this is your only hope of survival!" Fei Siya was still trying to persuade them.
In Shen Feng's view, if he could control the meteorite without bloodshed, that would be the best outcome. After all, it would stop the war. Who would like fighting?
Unfortunately, even in their desperate situation, the sea beasts still did not accept the option of surrender. The giant octopus spoke its inner thoughts at this moment: "I remember a saying in human books: 'Those who are not of our kind will have different hearts.' Therefore, we are two species. Humans are humans, and we sea beasts are sea beasts. We cannot surrender. Even if we surrender, it does not mean this is the best way out. Even if we fight to the last moment, we will not give up!"
Shen Feng's attempt at persuasion was once again rejected.
The sea beasts now had to face one fact: the guerrilla tactics they had previously employed were no longer effective. In a confined area, attempting ambushes and guerrilla warfare was clearly impossible. Moreover, there was insufficient food here. They had no choice but to fight a decisive battle, perhaps to achieve victory.
Thus, these giant sea beasts remained in one place in the canyon, ready for battle at any moment. On the human side, they were also resting. Both sides had entered a period of quiet, but everyone knew this was merely the calm before the storm. Once the battle began, it would be a fight to the death.
Shen Feng was flying with Lin Yue. The distance between the two sides and the sea surface was only about one kilometer. Most people, without careful observation, could not spot the two people in the sky, as heavy snow was still falling. It was completely difficult to see the two dark figures in the sky.
The reason for doing this was that they needed to constantly monitor the situation on the ground. Therefore, they positioned themselves near the sea surface, with their figures hidden by the blizzard. Lin Yue, who controlled sound waves, overheard the discussions of the people on the sea.
"It seems they are finally going to have a decisive battle. Then we should prepare to enter the arena and harvest. It's been almost two months, and half of our supplies have been consumed," Shen Feng said.
Lin Yue replied, "Why not balance the forces of both sides? How about a surprise attack to increase the casualties of these humans? This way, they will be evenly matched, and when they fight, they will both suffer heavy losses!"
"Don't forget, we are humans. Don't view the people below as gods now. We cannot weaken humanity's strength for our own maximum benefit. What's the difference between that and people in animal protection organizations?" Shen Feng said afterward.