1201 Capture 1 (2/2)
”Consider this a lesson for you all.”
He turned around and left, walking toward the helicopter in the distance that was slowly landing from its low flight altitude.
Although Kong Xinxue did not have any particularly strong powers, she was still perfectly capable of threatening a black pilot by pointing a gun at him.
Not long after he left, the figure in the black windbreaker appeared beside the flames once more.
This time, the person had a fire extinguisher in his hand, and he sprayed it at the flames fiercely.
The fire died down immediately, and the black figure walked into it, his leather boots sizzling on the black ashes, emanating the foul odor of burning leather.
He bent over, using a piece of metal to rummage around the soil for a while before he once again found a crystal-clear hexagonal gem from amidst the ashes.
”The third one…”
He took a cell phone out of his pocket, and lightly dialed a number.
”What are your orders, Your Excellency?” A crisp and cold voice spoke from within the phone.
”There are five more bases on the White Crab Arny's side, settle them all at once,” said the windbreaker-man softly.
”Understood, everything is prepared and ready, awaiting your orders.”
”Yeah, settle everything within half an hour.”
”As you wish.”
The call was disconnected, and the windbreaker-man chuckled softly.
”This is quite a decent haul…”
He turned around and walked toward the beach.
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In a certain submarine at the bottom of the ocean.
”This is the ninth base to be destroyed.” Two black silhouettes stood side by side in front of a white screen, as they looked upon the sorry state of the battle-ravaged island.
”Garen annihilated three armies all by himself. This is unbelievable. He's just one man!” said another man in a low voice. ”Also, we couldn't find the crystals, so Garen must have taken them. The attackers on the other islands must be his collaborators, working together with him in this operation. If I'm not mistaken, I think they're collecting all of the crystals and handing them over to Garen.”
”We must get them back, the Soul Crystals are the foundation to our deal with Slayer. Since Garen has the guts to take the Soul Crystals from us, that must mean he is fully prepared to declare open war against us.”
”This time, are you going or should I?” asked the other person.
”I'll go. As the Head Commander, you have too many things on your plate, and I might as well go out for a warm-up. I haven't moved these bones for a long time, wonder how much of my old power is left.”
”As long as the people from Vulture don't interfere, everything will go smoothly on my side. After you finish off Garen, came back immediately and rendezvous with me.”
”Got it.”
”Let's show him that there are some things he should never have touched…”
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Aboard the helicopter, Garen sat in his seat, quietly waiting for Kong Xinxue to react.
”How's it going?”
”I found it.” Kong Xinxue widened her eyes. ”Don't doubt my abilities, even if I'm not as strong as you guys, this field is my specialty!” she said in frustration.
”Approximate location.”
”It's in the sea right beneath you!”
Garen picked up his military saber, opened the cabin door, and just jumped down.
Splash!
He sank straight into the sea beneath them.
In the ocean, everything was a dim, dark blue, but he could very clearly see the pitch-black roe-shaped submarine appearing right in front of him.
The fish roe submarine was somehow transparent, and a person, wrapped from head to toe in a windbreaker, raised his head suddenly.
He was holding in his hand what looked like an oval-shaped crystal-clear gem, and then he popped it into his mouth. Seeing Garen rush at him, he instantly sped up. A hint of a smile played on his lips.
”You're too late, you.” He projected this message to Garen from a distance.
Garen had long since sensed that something was amiss, it was not just about how the Soul Energy behind him kept disappearing, but it was more about how someone seemed to have helped by loosening the security measures of the White Crab Army. It appeared as though word of him destroying the bases never reached the other areas, and he managed to take the White Crab Army by surprise three times in a row. There was obviously someone helping him to keep the information secret, only an idiot would think otherwise.
This was not like ancient times, where they required flaming torches to relay messages. Now, they just needed a number to pass their call and information to a very distant place. There was only one reason something like this could happen in such a technologically-advanced era-- someone must be secretly helping him suppress the information. Garen was no greenhorn either, and his several hundred years of experience came in handy. If he could not even smell such an obvious rat, he would have wasted so many years' worth of effort.
”Too late?” Garen's lips curved, and suddenly the saber in his hand gave a jolt. It began to burn all over with white flames, as his powerful Soul Energy Forces were triggered and burst forth from his body.
The Soul Energy penetrated the submarine, and landed hard onto that gem.
With a buzz, the gem actually paused for a while, suspended beside the windbreaker-man's lips, as though it was controlled by some invisible power for an instant there.
”Forewind.” Garen swung his military saber gently.
The blade burned with white flames and cut a strange path through the air before it landed mercilessly.
Clang!
The submarine was instantly slashed in half, and the seawater began to surge in frenziedly. The submarine gave a heavy jolt, and its movements slowed down considerably.