When the ferry was attacked by sea beasts, espers in distant waters also discovered the anomaly. A beam of light suddenly appeared on the dark sea surface, and this light was still shooting straight into the sky. Natalie then used ultrasound to detect the situation in the distant sea, and there were sea beasts attacking!
Upon hearing this news, Tom's face instead broke into a smile, and he said, "It seems God also dislikes these insidious fellows. Now that they've encountered sea beasts, they can only blame themselves."
Andolf couldn't help but ask, "We are all on the same boat now and should help each other. Isn't it inappropriate for us not to go to their aid?"
Tom, who was initially gloating, became angry as soon as he heard Andolf's words and directly said, "Don't talk nonsense. Have you forgotten how those Chinese espers toyed with us? If they hadn't been playing tricks, how could we have suffered such heavy losses?"
Before knowing the truth, Tom had always felt that Chinese espers were neutral, as that was their usual style and everyone was accustomed to it. However, after carefully verifying the situation with Silinova, he realized that the battle between the two sides was completely unnecessary.
The reason for the fierce battle was entirely due to the framing and instigation by the Chinese espers. It was even possible that the meteorite discovered at the bottom of the sea was fake. If he didn't need to board the Chinese fleet's ship now, he would have already turned hostile.
Andolf said, "I'm worried that when we board tomorrow, the Chinese fleet may not accept us. If they leave without seeing their espers, won't we lose our last hope?"
Hearing this analysis, Tom hesitated for a moment, but then he solidified his resolve and directly said, "Espers are not ordinary people, and they don't die so easily. If they survive, it's their good luck. If they don't, then they deserve it. With so many espers on our side, the Chinese fleet will have no choice but to accept us, or we will launch an attack!"
Andolf was helpless. Seeing the other party's arrogance, he knew that his persuasion was useless.
However, thinking about it, Andolf also felt that the Chinese espers couldn't possibly have no ability to fight back against sea beasts. After all, these people had killed sea beasts before. They hadn't fought for so long and had been recuperating for such a long time. If they unleashed their true strength now, they might be able to kill another sea beast.
However, at this moment, Natalie suddenly observed the situation underwater and quickly shouted, "Be careful, the sea beasts are coming! Their target seems to be us!"
Upon hearing this bad news, everyone became flustered, especially the North American espers who had already fallen into the water. If they fell in again now, the situation would be dire.
Of course, most foreigners had not studied Marxist philosophy and did not know that things do not change according to human will. Therefore, no matter how panicked they were, the sea beasts would arrive sooner or later.
The sea beasts possessed high intelligence, while North America and Russia still had over a hundred espers. The sea beasts did not underestimate them. Five or six sea beasts arrived and began to attack the targets on the sea.
The Russian espers were still resting on the ice floes. They had placed insulating materials like cardboard and blankets on the ice and then slept. It was still summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and the temperature at sea at night would not be too low, so there was no need to light a fire for warmth on the ice. If they really felt cold, they would just take a sip of vodka.
Vodka was the water of life, especially in cold regions like Siberia, where June and July were covered in ice and snow, and the northern areas had permanent snow. Drinking to keep warm had become their way of life, so northerners generally had a higher alcohol tolerance than southerners. The reason was simple: the environment dictated it.
But at this moment, a voice came from a nearby raft: "Sea beasts are coming, beware of sneak attacks!"
Before the espers on the ice floes could react, the sea beasts' attack had already arrived. With a "boom," many cracks suddenly appeared on the ice floes, and the ice floes were hit hard. Everyone resting on the ice floes was awakened.
"What's underwater?" The espers were very panicked.
"I don't know. I vaguely saw a huge tail underwater just now. Maybe it's a whale." An esper described what he saw.
Then, the sea beasts' attack came again, but this time it was not a violent collision. A lot of steam suddenly appeared on the sea surface. In the dense white mist, everyone's vision was affected, and anything further away could not be seen.
Some espers noticed that the surrounding seawater seemed to be boiling. Bubbles were rising from the sea with a "gurgling" sound. Under the mist, it was like entering a sauna room, with the humidity and temperature of the surrounding air rising.
"What's going on? Is the water boiling?" An Indian esper, who was bold, directly reached his hand into the water. As soon as he put it in, his palm felt the scorching high temperature. His palm felt like it was placed in boiling water, and he immediately retracted his hand.
"The water is boiling! The seawater here has all boiled!" This esper shouted loudly.
Entrouf's expression changed. At this moment, he felt like the whole world was targeting him. His esper ability was to control ice. It was already difficult for him to come here in the summer to salvage meteorites, but now the seawater was boiling. Wasn't this too coincidental?
"Quickly find some wooden boards, the ice floes are about to melt!" Entrouf shouted loudly to the people around him.
The idea was not wrong. Ice floes could not exist for long in boiling water, so they needed to find other resting places as soon as possible.
However, during this time, the espers had been fighting on the ice floes. Who would have thought that boiling water would suddenly appear here? There was no wood on the ice floes. If they fell into the water, they wouldn't even have a chance to grab a straw.
Fortunately, at this moment, someone delivered wooden materials to the espers on the ice floes.
When the Russian espers were attacked, the European raft also suffered an attack. Natalie discovered that a giant dolphin was swimming underwater. The dolphin's tail was different from that of ordinary fish. Ordinary fish had their tails oriented vertically, but dolphins had their tails oriented horizontally. Therefore, when dolphins played with their prey, they would use their tails to slap.
Foreign photographers had discovered that dolphins had used their tails to slap fish on the water surface into the air, and then continued to slap them as they fell.
In places like marine parks, dolphins were trained to perform this skill by slapping balls, which eventually became a point of attraction for humans.
Now, the dolphin treated the people on the raft as prey to be toyed with at will. The dolphin suddenly dived, then swam upwards, and when it was about to reach the surface, it suddenly changed direction, head down and feet up, and slapped the wooden raft fiercely with its tail fin.
With a "boom," the raft, which was originally used for resting and drifting at sea, did not have good defensive capabilities. After being slapped by the tail fin of a giant dolphin weighing hundreds of tons, the connecting points immediately broke. The raft shattered into pieces, and some espers fell into the water.
The scattered raft, wooden boards, and bamboo were everywhere, which happened to become a support for the Russian and Indian espers. After the ice floes melted, these espers could only look for things they could cling to. Even if straw appeared here, they would have to hold onto it tightly, as it was the hope of survival.
The seawater had already boiled, and the temperature was a full one hundred degrees Celsius. When the espers fell into the water, they were like fish in a hot pot. No matter how much they struggled, their bodies were slowly being cooked.
As for the dolphin beside them, it was having a great time. It was unclear if it was retaliating against humans, but it kept slapping the fallen espers into the air.
"Ah..." An esper was swept into the air by a dolphin's tail, letting out a tragic cry. Flying more than twenty meters high, this height far exceeded the jumping limit of an ordinary person, and then the esper fell into the water.
"Plop," the esper fell into the water with a crisp splash. After such a violent impact, the esper fainted.
The dolphin did not lose interest and continued to slap the espers on the sea, throwing them into the air one by one. Some lucky people sat on wooden boards, trembling, watching their companions being continuously flung into the water. They were worried that they would also be treated this way by the dolphin.
Andolf sat on a wooden board, watching his companions being repeatedly knocked unconscious. He wished he could kill all the sea beasts in the water, but his reason told him that he was no match for any sea beast at sea. Therefore, he could only obediently stay on the wooden board.
Finally, after the sea beasts had caused trouble all night, they seemed to have lost interest and slowly left this sea area. The remaining survivors were only a little over forty people. The rest of the espers were either slapped to death by the dolphin or boiled by the hot water.
Some espers, before their death, still tightly held onto wooden boards and bamboo, always wanting to persevere, always wanting to survive until the end, but they ultimately failed to hold on.
"These damned sea beasts actually toyed with us like food. When I become stronger, I will often come to the sea to hunt them!" General Tom said fiercely.
Tom looked at the North American espers around him. There were less than ten survivors, and most of them were in a miserable state. When he entered the Sea of Silence, he was full of spirit, with a vast family behind him, and he seemed to possess the ability to dominate this world. But now, his companions were either dead or wounded. What he once thought of as commanding the world ultimately could not be achieved.
The drop in status happened within just a few days, and Tom could barely stand the shock. He was clearly the favored one, so why did it seem like God was working against him?
Andolf ignored these matters. He found a long wooden board and began to paddle. Beneath him were broken ship planks, which were even worse than a raft, but now, as long as he could ride on it, it was enough.
Andolf chose to head south. He had to reach the southern part of the Sea of Silence as soon as possible. If he missed the Chinese fleet, he would have no hope of survival.
Others also noticed Andolf's actions and then reacted. They realized that they had to reach their destination as quickly as possible. This was their only hope. If they missed the fleet, they would only end up as fish food.
Natalie had also narrowly escaped death. Holding a wooden board, she floated in the sea. The once elegant and dignified young lady had now become a drowned rat. Seeing the other espers paddling away, she quickly pleaded, "Please, take me with you!"
However, no one paid attention to Natalie in the water. Now everyone could only set off on their wooden boards. Anyone who took on a burden would reduce their chances of survival, so no one was willing to help.
At this moment, Natalie saw Andolf paddling away beside her and quickly said, "Andolf, we are friends! You can't abandon me, you must take me with you!"
Andolf turned his head, revealing a smile. The shiny bald head still flickered with the light of wisdom. He then slowly said, "May God bless you!"
After speaking, Andolf continued to paddle, seemingly unwilling to pay any attention to Natalie.
Seeing Andolf's actions, Natalie's heart sank. That's right, people like Andolf considered any ally to be temporary and disposable. Therefore, she too could be discarded?
Driven by the desire to survive, Natalie couldn't help but continue to shout, "Andolf, if you don't take me with you, I'll reveal what you did a few days ago. I mean what I say, everyone is listening!"
What Natalie was referring to was naturally Andolf's betrayal of his allies a few days prior, a matter that only Natalie knew about.
Upon hearing this, Andolf immediately changed the direction of his paddling and slowly paddled back. He reached out and placed his hand on Natalie's head. With a slight use of his esper ability, he could shatter Natalie's head, and then Natalie would be unable to say anything.
Natalie felt Andolf's hand on her head and couldn't help but tremble slightly, unsure if it was from fear or from being soaked in the water for so long.
"Andolf, I can be useful, I can be very useful. Take me with you when you escape, I can help you!" Natalie said tremblingly.
Natalie also sensed the danger she was in. If Andolf lost his temper and acted, she would surely die. Therefore, Natalie couldn't help but beg for mercy.
Andolf ultimately did not make a move, not because he didn't dare. To preserve his reputation, he would rather silence her by killing her. However, Natalie's esper ability was very useful at sea. Ultrasound could travel at a speed of 1,400 meters per second in water, which was very useful for detecting terrain and underwater conditions.
"Get up!" Andolf placed Natalie at the back of the wooden board, then continued to paddle, heading south.