Chapter 917: Absolute Power
Luoyan Island was completely surrounded by countless terrifying sea beasts.
Those massive figures rose and fell in the seawater, their sheer size alone causing soul-deep tremors in anyone who saw them.
Linghu Feixue blew a huge multicolored bubble that attached itself to Zhang Yi.
Soon the bubble layer conformed perfectly to Zhang Yi's body.
"This is my ability [Plating], which can enhance your defense and allow you to move and breathe underwater."
Linghu Feixue reminded Zhang Yi, not forgetting to apply the [Plating] ability to her own team members as well.
Zhang Yi couldn't help remarking, "What a comprehensive ability!"
Both offensive and defensive capabilities - truly impressive.
However, the current situation made it impossible for Zhang Yi to remain calm.While the sea beast tide was certainly dangerous, it wasn't lethal to him.
If he unleashed his full power, he could still escape from the sea beast tide.
The problem was, he still didn't know where that mysterious Epsilon-level superhuman was.
Rashly using his full power to escape without understanding the opponent's capabilities might put him in grave danger.
As it turned out, Zhang Yi didn't have to wait long.
Soon, a whale as massive as a small mountain emerged from the sea beast tide.
All the sea beasts paid homage, respectfully making way.
Standing on the giant whale's head was a man wearing a mask and Colombian Navy combat gear.
He stood with arms crossed, his prominent double chin sporting sparse facial hair, looking down condescendingly at the Blue Rose below.
A natural arrogance radiated from him.
"Huaxu Kingdom's navy? Though judging by the uniforms, you're not from the East Sea Region."
"You're the ones who sank the Copernicus at sea, correct?"
[Lord of the Ocean] John Cadillus issued his inquiry with an indifferent expression.
Linghu Feixue responded, "You've mistaken us for someone else! That incident has nothing to do with us. We're coast patrol forces belonging to the Jiangnan Region."
A trace of contempt appeared at the corner of Cadillus's mouth.
"I don't care about any of that."
He pointed downward.
"Now, all of you kneel! If you want to live."
Zhang Yi said to Linghu Feixue, "Looks like there's no room for negotiation. What would happen if we were captured by the Colombian Navy?"
Linghu Feixue gave Zhang Yi a surprised look.
But she still answered, "They would use every method possible to extract the secrets of that mission from you."
Zhang Yi shrugged.
Thinking to himself that if he were truly captured, he would never give them the chance for interrogation.
He continued asking, "Do you know his abilities?"
Linghu Feixue replied, "Currently we only know one ability. He can control marine life below Delta-level!"
Zhang Yi's mind quickly began analyzing the battle situation.
The superhuman ability index was a comprehensive assessment of superhumans.
This data came from official sources, and while not absolutely accurate, it represented the most reasonable judgment based on currently available information.
If Cadillus's ability allowed him to control so many sea beasts, it meant his personal combat power wouldn't be too outstanding.
Otherwise, his comprehensive ability would definitely far exceed 18,000 points.
Zhang Yi shared his speculation with Linghu Feixue.
Linghu Feixue glanced at him and said helplessly, "Even so, the fact that he dares to appear before us like this proves his personal combat power is beyond what Delta-level superhumans like us can handle."
"Moreover," her gaze swept across the countless deep-sea leviathans surrounding them, "these things alone are already difficult for us to deal with!"
But Zhang Yi had a different perspective.
He slightly narrowed his eyes, feeling more confident about escaping.
As long as Cadillus's personal combat power didn't vastly surpass his own.
Then with his current strength, he had a good chance of blocking Cadillus's attacks and making a quick escape.
The only problem was that in that case, the Rose Squad and everyone on the ship would surely perish.
No helping it - he couldn't afford to worry about others' survival.
Cadillus, seeing that Zhang Yi and Linghu Feixue hadn't obeyed his command, frowned with annoyance.
"You're really not being obedient! I don't like naughty children. Time to teach you a lesson!"
He waved his right hand lightly.
In the next moment, many of the giant sea beasts surrounding Luoyan Island began preparing to attack.
Some opened their massive mouths, others had pupils that glowed with multicolored light, and giant shells several meters long opened up.
Terrifying energy began gathering - these mutated creatures ranged from low to high levels, but there were actually twenty or thirty captain-level auras among them!
Such an attack made even Linghu Feixue's expression turn grim.
"Madman!"
She hadn't expected Cadillus to immediately resort to heavy-handed measures.
Because according to conventional reasoning, the Colombian Ocean Fleet leadership would surely want to keep prisoners alive for intelligence gathering.
What she didn't know was that Cadillus was notorious for his madness within the Ocean Fleet.
If not absolutely necessary, Douglas wouldn't have deployed him.
Linghu Feixue gritted her teeth and decisively took Compound Five.
Facing even a casual attack from an Epsilon-level superhuman, captain-level superhumans had to exert their full effort to respond.
"Plating!"
Linghu Feixue took a deep breath, then forcefully blew out one huge multicolored bubble after another.
Layer upon layer enveloped the entire Blue Rose.
Simultaneously, she gave the order to launch missiles.
Even so, Linghu Feixue's heart sank.
She could only place her final hope on Zhang Yi.
Hoping that this top expert from the Jiangnan Region, known as [Absolute Defense], could make a difference.
Zhang Yi narrowed his eyes and also took Compound Two.
He hadn't reached the life-or-death moment yet, so he wouldn't use something as draining as Compound Five.
Then, within Linghu Feixue's plating, he deployed the Absolute Barrier Between Two Realms!
Missiles soared into the sky, trailing blue fiery tails as they charged toward the beast tide.
The sea erupted with astonishing vibrations, large numbers of sea beasts directly blown to pieces.
Even captain-level sea beasts would suffer heavy damage from such powerful energy impacts.
But controlled by Cadillus, they had long lost their self-awareness, not even having the thought to evade, only knowing to follow their master's will to destroy that warship!
The beast tide's energy attacks also instantly reached the periphery of the Blue Rose.
The ten layers of plating couldn't withstand attacks from dozens of captain-level sea beasts, not even lasting five seconds before shattering layer by layer.
The hearts of everyone in the Rose Squad leaped to their throats.
But those multicolored superhuman attacks gradually lost their brilliance before the final layer of defense - Zhang Yi's Absolute Barrier Between Two Realms - quickly shattering and vanishing.
Author's Note