Tiger sharks, upon reaching the waters in the middle of the fleet, immediately began to tear at any moving objects. They first attacked the soldiers who had fallen into the water, biting down with their jaws, and blood immediately flowed into the sea. Smelling the blood, the tiger sharks became even more frenzied.
"Help! Help!" the injured soldiers cried out loudly. The pain in their bodies intensified, and their despair deepened.
As for the others, they were too busy trying to escape to bother with anyone else, so everyone on the boats rowed with all their might.
Some soldiers, unable to contain their hatred for the tiger sharks, drew their firearms and began firing into the water. Initially, it was somewhat effective. Bullets hit several tiger sharks, and one unlucky shark was killed. However, the tiger sharks then submerged into the depths. Bullets have an effective killing range of only about three to four meters in water, and once the tiger sharks dived deeper, the bullets lost their lethality.
At this point, people could only continue rowing. But how could such ferocious animals as tiger sharks let go of such easy prey? They immediately surged forward again, continuing to tear at the soldiers in the water. The number of swimming soldiers was always too small. Thus, some tiger sharks set their sights on the inflatable rafts. Upon reaching them, they began to bite and tear at the rafts. If a raft deflated, the soldiers would inevitably fall into the water.
A massacre ensued on the water's surface. Tiger sharks were wantonly devouring people, but the humans were helpless.
The great white shark in the distance did not approach the fleet. Instead, it unleashed its abilities, using plastic to sweep at the people or objects on the decks. On the cruiser, Gong Changfa could disperse the plastic, but the other ships had no such ability users. Faced with this, people were also at a loss and could only hide in the cabins, avoiding the plastic arms on the decks.
Seeing this scene, Xun Yan could no longer bear it. He aimed at the great white shark's dorsal fin exposed above the water. A ball of flames appeared before him. These were crimson flames, and the surrounding air temperature instantly rose.
As the great white shark passed by the cruiser, Xun Yan instantly threw the large fireball he had condensed. He had already predicted the great white shark's position. At this moment, the fireball struck the great white shark. The dorsal fin, which had been like a flag, was instantly scorched.
Receiving such a fierce attack, the great white shark felt intense pain in its back and instinctively dived underwater, using the seawater to extinguish the flames on its dorsal fin. If it were an ordinary mutated beast, it would likely have been burned to death by Xun Yan's fierce flame attack. However, the giant sea beast was simply too large. The injury to its dorsal fin was not enough to kill the great white shark; rather, it ignited the shark's ferocity.
The great white shark's attacks became even more ferocious. It controlled the plastic to form arms and continuously pounded the warships. Although it was only plastic, it did not have much power when smashing against ships made of steel. However, this plastic could be formed at any time, and there was too much plastic in the sea. If a plastic arm was lost, it could be replenished immediately. Many warships, subjected to such pounding, had their outer hulls dented.
Misfortune never comes singly.
While tiger sharks were tearing at people in the water, the great white shark on the surface was continuously attacking the ships with its abilities. At this time, the giant sea turtle also could not resist joining in. Taking advantage of the fact that all ships were receiving soldiers and could not activate their high-voltage electricity, it swam with its heavy body and began to ram the ships.
"Boom, boom..." The pounding of the great white shark and the impact of the sea turtle's collisions were heard one after another. They had no choice but to dispatch fighter jets to bomb the sea turtle's exposed shell. Although this attack was futile, there was no other option now. Using artillery shells could at least buy some time.
When the fighter jets began to attack the sea turtle, the sea turtle's attack rhythm did indeed slow down. However, neither bullets nor missiles could inflict substantial damage on the sea turtle.
Nie Yu Ying was running rapidly, carrying Lin Xi on his back. Fortunately, Lin Xi's ability could create a passage on the sea, which at least provided a foothold for people on the water.
The tiger shark intended to tear at the two people running on the gel, but the gel blocked its path. This path formed by the gel was over thirty meters wide and more than ten meters thick. The tiger shark's body was only eight or nine meters long, and it could not tear through the gel.
However, the tiger shark had its own method: it could leap out of the water.
The tiger shark leaped directly out of the water from a distance and lunged straight at the running Nie Yu Ying.
Seeing this, Nie Yu Ying did not dare to underestimate it. He quickly bent down to dodge the tiger shark. The moment he dodged the tiger shark, he placed his left hand behind him, holding Lin Xi's waist. His right hand instantly swelled, its firm muscles tearing through his clothes, and then he unleashed a fierce uppercut.
"Thump," Nie Yu Ying's powerful fist struck the tiger shark's abdomen, piercing directly through its belly and sending the shark flying high into the air.
At the same time, Nie Yu Ying's feet plunged into the gel with a "splash." Force is reciprocal. The tiger shark was sent flying, and Nie Yu Ying clearly felt the recoil. The gel was not a real road and could not withstand the immense force. It immediately began to sag.
"Hurry, we must get to the ship immediately, or it will be dangerous!" Lin Xi said weakly.
"I know!" Nie Yu Ying forcefully pulled his legs out of the gel and continued to run.
However, at this moment, Nie Yu Ying suddenly felt his feet go empty, and he fell into the water. He couldn't help but ask, "Lin Xi, why did all the gel you created melt? Can you be more reliable?"
When Nie Yu Ying found that his feet could not find a solid surface, he immediately realized that in this situation, the gel beneath his feet had likely melted, otherwise, it wouldn't be like this.
Lin Xi's expression changed, and she quickly said, "Swim quickly, the squid is coming up!"
Lin Xi knew her abilities best. Although it was soft gel, it would not melt in such a short time. Therefore, the disappearance of the gel beneath their feet had only one explanation: it had been melted by the acidic water used by the squid.
Hearing this answer, Nie Yu Ying was stunned. Previously, the squid had been hiding underwater, and its attack method was only to use acid to corrode ships. But now, the squid was actually coming up. Did it intend to eat people?
Without time to think, Nie Yu Ying quickly swam, carrying Lin Xi on his back. Both of them were wearing life jackets, so they would not sink. They only needed to paddle to move.
As Nie Yu Ying swam with all his might, some tiger sharks noticed people falling into the water, and they were moving very fast. Fast movement indicated freshness, so they immediately swung their tails and swam over.
Seeing this, Nie Yu Ying felt the pressure. He had thought that with Lin Xi's abilities, escape should have been no problem. But now it seemed that things were completely different from what he had imagined. After falling into the water, his muscles were completely unable to exert force, and even dealing with a tiger shark was difficult. If the giant squid also appeared, then it would truly be over.
Seeing the tiger shark getting closer and closer, Nie Yu Ying no longer cared about his reputation. He grabbed Lin Xi and threw her out. The direction he threw her was not towards the cruiser, but towards the tiger shark. It seemed that Nie Yu Ying felt that carrying a burden made his movement too slow, so he decided to throw Lin Xi out to buy himself some time. As for Lin Xi, he no longer needed to care about her.
"Every year on this day, I will burn incense for you. Rest in peace!" Nie Yu Ying, in order to survive, had abandoned all regard for anything else. Although he felt some guilt, after comforting himself, he immediately felt at ease.
Nie Yu Ying's way of thinking was simple: since I will burn incense for you, I owe you nothing. Besides, neither of us can outrun the tiger shark at this speed. It's better to conserve our energy and let me live.
After Lin Xi was thrown out, she fell onto the sea surface, lying on her back. The life jacket she was wearing prevented her from sinking, so she floated on the water.
"Nie Yu Ying, you scoundrel..." Betrayed, Lin Xi's anger could not be vented. The tiger shark was already approaching, and Lin Xi couldn't help but close her eyes.
Lin Xi regretted it deeply at this moment. Why had she placed her hope of survival in a companion? Even a companion could not be trusted casually. At this moment, she was at her weakest, with no strength in her body, completely at the mercy of others.
The tiger shark saw Lin Xi on the water and showed no mercy. It opened its mouth and lunged. Its hundreds of teeth were incredibly sharp. Once it bit down, it would take at least two catties of flesh.
However, at this moment, a sound of water suddenly came to Lin Xi's ears. "Splash," a dark shadow emerged from the water and directly grabbed the tiger shark.
Lin Xi did not feel the expected sharp pain and couldn't help but open her eyes. But as soon as she opened them, she was stunned. It turned out that at some unknown time, the squid had appeared on the water. Its huge tentacles grabbed the swimming tiger shark and immediately dragged it underwater. Following that, a stream of bright red water appeared on the surface, and the tiger shark was eaten by the squid.
This squid was purple-red all over, very close to the color of coral. This was also a survival skill for tropical animals. By mimicking colors, they could reduce the probability of being discovered. The squid's huge eyes rolled around for a moment, and then it suddenly fixed its gaze on Lin Xi on the water.
Lin Xi was now in despair. It seemed she had escaped one danger only to fall into another. She had not been eaten by the tiger shark, but in the end, she could not escape the squid's tentacles.
"Splash," the squid extended a tentacle, wrapped around Lin Xi, and then began to drag her underwater. The squid's mouth was in the center of its tentacles, meaning it was underwater. Therefore, the squid had to bring its food to its underwater mouth to eat.
Lin Xi felt the slippery touch on her body and felt a wave of nausea. She thought, "My life is over!"
Lin Xi closed her eyes again. She had never imagined that she would die in the mouth of a sea beast. If she had known, she wouldn't have gone out to sea. If she hadn't chosen to go out to sea in the first place, she wouldn't have perished at sea. Unfortunately, life offered no second chances.
Just as Lin Xi was in despair, a powerful voice rang out, "I've arrived!"
Then, with a "splash," Lin Xi fell into the water again, but immediately afterwards, she was lifted out of the water. She quickly opened her eyes to see that she was in mid-air, with the sea below her. One of the squid's tentacles was broken and twitching on the surface of the water. Looking at herself, she realized she was being held by a stranger and flying through the air.
Shen Feng was carrying a hang glider and controlling its direction with his abilities. Seeing the woman in his arms open her eyes, he said seriously, "You should thank me. If I hadn't appeared in time, you would have been subjected to tentacle play by the squid. For such a beautiful girl to be treated like that would be a great loss."
Lin Xi didn't understand what Shen Feng meant by "tentacle play," but she heard his voice and instantly remembered. Wasn't this Shen Feng? She had seen him at the awarding ceremony in Yanjing before. At that time, Shen Feng was wearing a wolf fur coat, dressed like a mountain bandit, so Lin Xi's impression remained there.
"Shen Feng? You saved me?" Lin Xi felt a strange feeling in her heart. Back then, Lin Xi had also participated in Gong Changfa's plan to suppress others, and Shen Feng was on the list. But now, she was being saved by Shen Feng.
Shen Feng did not answer. He first flew to the cruiser and landed, placing Lin Xi on the ground. Then he asked, "Who is in charge here? What's the current situation?"