Chapter 1000: Chapter 1000: I Want to Kill the Red Giant
"Xiao Zheng, I want to kill you, I want to kill you, ah ah ah!" The Red Giant screamed madly, carrying the headless corpse of Black Ji, burst into the control room, eyes blood-red, shouted at Sikureijeman: "Set sail, head back to headquarters! I want to gather the army, kill Xiao Zheng to avenge Black Ji!"
Sikureijeman frowned and said, "Red Giant, I know you’re feeling really upset right now, but you need to calm down. Xiao Zheng is a deeply cunning person. If you continue like this, he will definitely be able to exploit your anger, causing you to lose miserably!"
The Red Giant was irritable by nature but had high intelligence. He immediately heard the implied message in Sikureijeman’s words, saying, "You allow me to take action?"
Sikureijeman was not surprised at all, nodded and said, "Yes. Xiao Zheng’s sneak attack on our headquarters killed almost all of our leadership. We must retaliate; definitely cannot tolerate this!"
The Red Giant said coldly, "Give me twenty thousand troops, let me take Xiao Zheng’s head!"
Sikureijeman’s eyes flashed with a cunning look, saying, "All the Demon Blood Warriors on this ship are yours, and I feel the people from Demon Shield Bureau headquarters should be arriving soon. In the base, there are old veterans like Iron Wolf. Although there will be chaos for a while, it will definitely be suppressed quickly."
The Red Giant thought for a while and said, "Alright, I’ll wait here for a bit. If the army from headquarters doesn’t come, then I can’t stay here. The Evil God’s ship is fast; if we delay too long, we won’t be able to catch up."
Sikureijeman said, "No problem."
Speaking of which, he sighed deeply and said, "Condolences."
The Red Giant lowered his head, Black Ji’s headless corpse lay limply in his arms. Seeing Black Ji like this, the Red Giant’s eyes carried endless bitterness and hatred, unable to be washed away even by the waters of all the rivers and seas, gritting his teeth.
"Evil! God!"
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At the same time, after Xiao Zheng ordered the vessel under him to sprint frantically for a period, he issued another command to slow down the ship’s speed.
Just now, Xiao Zheng had boldly boarded Sikureijeman’s ship, strongly killed Black Ji; Sikureijeman was sure to be furious, maybe even pursuing them. Yet, Xiao Zheng now reduced the ship’s speed, which puzzled Long Qie greatly. Unable to stop himself, he asked, "Mr. Xiao, why are you doing this?"
Xiao Zheng’s expression remained calm and said, "I want to wait for the Red Giant."
Upon hearing this, Long Qie was even more confused, scratching his head, with more doubts in his heart. On their ship, there were only about two thousand people left, and their combat power had considerably weakened. Why would they intentionally wait for the Red Giant to come?
On the high seas, this kind of military slaughter is extremely dangerous. Once defeated, they would be buried at sea. Even a Martial Saint Level powerhouse like Xiao Zheng might not be spared. Therefore, Long Qie completely could not understand Xiao Zheng’s intentions.
Long Qie had the qualities of a great general, so Xiao Zheng had always been guiding him in various situations on the battlefield. At this moment, Xiao Zheng smiled slightly, saying, "Think about why I’m doing this."
Long Qie deep in thought, trying to understand.
In his mind, he kept replaying the scene of Xiao Zheng stepping on the waves and forcefully killing Black Ji just now.
Long Qie just felt that moment was truly stirring. Xiao Zheng’s bravery was displayed at its best at that time. No one expected that Xiao Zheng would strongly kill Sikureijeman’s men.
Moreover, Xiao Zheng’s strength was also shown at that moment. Even Long Qie was deeply shocked, as he killed the S-class Black Ji with one move, the head exploding; this barbaric, straightforward violent murder had a kind of beauty in violence.
Unknowingly, Long Qie grew even more in awe of Xiao Zheng. Previously, he could barely see the limits of Xiao Zheng’s power. Now, even looking up, he cannot see the end of Xiao Zheng’s capabilities.
But now is not the time to dwell on these emotions. Long Qie immediately shifted his attention and started thinking about the deeper meaning behind Xiao Zheng’s actions.
"Black Ji... Red Giant..." Long Qie pondered deeply, suddenly feeling a continuous thread seemingly appearing, able to connect everything together.
"I understand!"
Suddenly, Long Qie shouted, excitedly saying to Xiao Zheng, "Mr. Xiao, I figured it out!"
Xiao Zheng asked, "Figured out what?"
"The reason you chose to forcefully kill Black Ji at that moment, first, is because Black Ji has weaker defensive power compared to the Red Giant, making it easier to kill. But the most important reason isn’t this; your real target is the Red Giant!"
Long Qie paced back and forth on the deck, saying, "The Red Giant and Black Ji are lovers. Previously you told me, while at Zhonghai, the Red Giant even specifically came to find trouble with you over Black Ji."
"With Black Ji dead, the Red Giant will surely be furious."
"The Red Giant is irritable by nature, even someone like Sikureijeman cannot fully control him. If he decides to act, a man of deep cunning like Sikureijeman, knowing that he cannot stop the Red Giant, surely wouldn’t prevent him, but even help by letting him bring the army to chase us."
"At this moment, we can eliminate the Red Giant!"
"The Red Giant is one of the most difficult people to handle in the Demon Shield Bureau, with a nearly immortal ability. If we can take him down, it would be like cutting off an arm of the Demon Shield Bureau, greatly increasing our chances of victory."
Long Qie analyzed piece by piece, laying bare all of Xiao Zheng’s plans.
Xiao Zheng glanced approvingly at Long Qie, saying, "It seems you’re not too foolish, able to understand all this in such a short time."
Long Qie sighed and said, "Mr. Xiao, I’m somewhat terrified of you! In such a brief moment, you’ve managed to consider so much, setting up one plan after another with ease. Even if Zhuge Kongming revived, he probably couldn’t compare to you."
Long Qie’s words carried no flattery, but were truly heartfelt.
In such a short time, Xiao Zheng had already grasped the characteristics of the Red Giant, Sikureijeman, and others from the Demon Shield Bureau and accordingly devised a grand strategy. The opposition might not even detect it, falling into the trap Xiao Zheng had laid.
"Now, I’ve spread my net, just waiting for the Red Giant, this big fish, to come," Xiao Zheng stood on the deck, gazing at the vast, endless sea, his gaze profound.
In his view, since the war with the Demon Shield Bureau had begun, he must spare no expense to bring it down. After all, the threat posed by the Demon Shield Bureau was extremely, exceedingly great!
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At this point.
Suddenly, at the location of Sikureijeman’s ship, one after another, giant ships emerged from the sea surface, rushing quickly.
This was a massive fleet, almost occupying the entire sea surface. A preliminary estimate would put this fleet at fifty thousand strong, an incredible presence.