Chapter 1002: Chapter 1002: Floating Ice Zone
Xiao Zheng stood on the deck of the central ship, eyes closed, as if in cultivation.
Long Qie dared not disturb him and quietly stood by.
After a moment, Xiao Zheng opened his eyes and said to Long Qie, "Instruct the crew to head northwest."
Long Qie was taken aback and said, "Mr. Xiao, why is that? If I remember correctly, the northwest direction is a floating ice field, where icebergs collapse every moment. It’s extremely dangerous; if the ship goes in, it could easily hit an iceberg and sink."
Xiao Zheng smiled and said, "Precisely because it’s a floating ice field, we need to go there."
Long Qie thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Xiao, do you plan to wait there for the Demon Shield Bureau’s pursuers and then use the unique geographical environment to limit the actions of their fleet?"
Xiao Zheng said, "Yes, and no."
Seeing Long Qie about to ask more, Xiao Zheng said, "Enough, don’t ask now, you’ll know in due time."
With a helpless smile, Long Qie could only instruct the crew to head toward the floating ice field.
In no time, Xiao Zheng’s large ship had reached the floating ice area. In the distance, huge icebergs floated along the coast, crystal clear, slowly moving on the sea’s surface.
The part of the iceberg above the sea is just a small portion of its body, already so massive; one can imagine the true size of these icebergs, possibly as large as real mountains.
The formation of these icebergs is a recent event, mainly due to the increasingly intense human activities on Earth, with various exhaust gases emitted into the atmosphere, causing global warming.
The ancient, permanent glaciers of the North Pole are also beginning to disintegrate under this global warming phenomenon.
Icebergs floating on the sea slowly move, occasionally colliding into each other, instantly erupting in earth-shattering roars, as huge ice blocks collapse.
The vast sea surface trembles with them.
This spectacular natural phenomenon left even Long Qie and the others in awe.
Seeing they had reached their destination, Xiao Zheng ordered the crew to stop here and wait patiently.
Long Qie asked, "Mr. Xiao, there are no traces out here in the sea. We came here, can the Demon Shield Bureau really catch up?"
Xiao Zheng said, "I believe in the capabilities of the Demon Shield Bureau. If they can’t even track us down, they wouldn’t qualify as one of the world’s top five superpowers."
Long Qie fully agreed and said, "Thinking about it that way makes sense indeed. An enemy that can suppress our Sky Net to struggling breaths is certainly not weak."
Soon, a massive fleet appeared at the edge of the sea area where Xiao Zheng was, with the lead ship being particularly grand, none other than the large ship of Sikureijeman from before, filled with countless Demon Blood Warriors.
"Evil God!"
On the deck stood the Red Giant. Upon seeing Xiao Zheng’s ship, his eyes turned blood-red, nearly grinding his teeth to dust, letting out an earth-shattering roar.
"Hahaha, Red Giant, you really did catch up," Xiao Zheng laughed.
Even with a few thousand meters of open sea between them, their voices reached each other’s ears clearly, showcasing their deep skills.
"Evil God, you killed my Black Ji. Today I will make you repay in blood!" the Red Giant roared in anger.
Xiao Zheng laughed and said, "I’ll be waiting for you here."
The Red Giant glanced at Xiao Zheng’s location and suddenly calmed down, sneered coldly, and said, "Evil God, do you think just because I’m angry and in grief, I’ll lose my judgment? In this floating ice field, rushing my ship in is suicide;
unlike your nimble medium-sized ship, which can maneuver freely in here. But if you think this will save your life, you’re gravely mistaken!"
The Red Giant grinned viciously and said, "All I need to do is block your exit with the fleet here, and you can’t escape. To get out, you must go through the floating ice field, which is vast and boundless. Even if you can dodge for a while, you can’t dodge forever!"
Hearing this, Long Qie turned pale and whispered to Xiao Zheng, "Mr. Xiao, what the Red Giant said seems to make a lot of sense."
Xiao Zheng wasn’t nervous at all and confidently said, "How could I not consider this? If the Red Giant thinks my scheme is that simple, he’s sorely mistaken."
"Oh?" Long Qie felt deeply puzzled, wondering if Xiao Zheng had some hidden cards. He looked around; their ship was at the boundary between the floating ice field and the open sea, with nothing else special in sight. Could Xiao Zheng still have a way to deal with the Red Giant?
Xiao Zheng ordered, "Have the crew head deeper into the floating ice field."
Long Qie was shocked and said, "Mr. Xiao, is this your plan? No way! Going deeper into the floating ice field, we’ll be doomed!"
Xiao Zheng laughed and said, "Going into the depths of the ice field isn’t a dead end; it’s our way to escape alive."
The doubts in Long Qie’s mind grew stronger, yet Xiao Zheng urged them on, so Long Qie could only lead the crew further into the floating ice field.
From afar, seeing this, the Red Giant frowned and murmured, "He’s really heading into the floating ice field, is the Evil God really seeking his own death? But it doesn’t look like it!"
Although filled with endless doubt, the Red Giant, seeing Xiao Zheng’s large ship about to disappear into the depths of the ice field, couldn’t help but become anxious.
"Damn it! Heading into that floating ice field is surely a death trap, but without killing him myself, I can’t let it go!" The Red Giant growled, eyes bloodshot.
He struggled in his mind for a while and finally shouted, "Everyone, listen to my orders, charge forward, catch the Evil God!"
The bio-warriors of the Demon Shield Bureau were reluctant to execute this order, but the bureau’s authority left them no choice but to obediently pursue Xiao Zheng.
Soon, they reached the boundary between the floating ice field and the usual sea.
By this time, Xiao Zheng had already penetrated four or five kilometers into the ice field. In the distance, only a small shadow could be seen, mostly obscured by the floating icebergs on the sea.
The Red Giant ordered the fleet to stop here, not daring to go deeper, because the ships were enormous, and going further would surely lead to collisions with the icebergs.