pjbooks Chapter 42 This is a war!
Chapter 42 This is a war!
After Edward's whereabouts completely disappeared into the vast sea of people.
The message system he set up was finally triggered.
Almost simultaneously, an encrypted message popped up on the private terminals of several high-ranking CIA officials with significant power.
An emergency meeting was held in the headquarters building.
"No need to wait for him." A balding, thinning white man slammed his fist on the table. "His operation has failed; the only valuable thing now is this intelligence. The most urgent thing is to confirm its authenticity!"
"I feel like... something's not right." Another, relatively younger white man frowned, nervously fidgeting with his coffee cup.
However, all attempts to contact Edward have failed.
"We can't wait any longer! Great Xia's technology won't wait for us!" The current CIA commander, a middle-aged man with eyes as sharp as a hawk, said in a deep voice, "If we can successfully capture this Easterner, we might be able to overtake them in the field of biological weapons!"
"But... our intelligence network in Great Xia has been almost completely uprooted and will be difficult to rebuild in the short term."
"No problem!" The supreme commander waved his hand dismissively, with his usual arrogance. "Our CIA soldiers possess an iron will; trust that they are capable of handling anything..."
"Bang!"
The conference room door was suddenly kicked open.
An assistant, pale as a sheet, practically tumbled in, clutching a newly deciphered intelligence report tightly in his hand.
"Gentlemen! Our ocean monitoring satellite... has detected a high-speed... object!" His voice trembled, and he could barely find the right words to describe the beyond-comprehension sight. "It's rapidly approaching our mainland!"
No one could understand the shock and fear in his heart!
He couldn't even believe what he was seeing!
"What's the panic!" the supreme commander shouted sternly. "Could it be a missile? Even if it's a nuclear weapon, our defense systems..."
"It's not a missile!" the assistant almost roared, then realized his mistake and lowered his voice, filled with fear, "It's...it's a person! A person running on the sea!"
Dead silence.
The conference room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The next second, the huge satellite monitoring screen was lit up.
In the scene, a clear Eastern figure is seen racing across the sea in a way that defies all the laws of physics. Wherever he passes, the sea is torn apart by an invisible force, leaving long white trails that seem to cleave the azure screen in two.
In the upper right corner of the screen, the scarlet numbers jumped wildly before finally stabilizing at a chilling value—1500 km/h.
His path forward clearly pointed to the land beneath their feet.
"My God..." someone muttered to themselves unconsciously.
After the initial, instinctive fear subsided, a more intense emotion ignited in the eyes of these powerful individuals like wildfire—an uncontrollable excitement!
"It's true! Edward's deduction is true! Supernatural forces... really exist!"
"It's that wish-granting guy! He actually came to us himself!"
The supreme commander slammed his fist on the table, his excitement evident.
"Gentlemen! Mobilize all available resources immediately! I need to contact the President right away!"
"Block all news! This is a unique opportunity bestowed upon our beautiful nation by God... no, by fate!"
"God? If we can capture him, we can be God too!"
"We must capture him the moment he crosses the border! We'll get more funding next year!"
Seeing the room full of high-ranking officials caught up in a frenzy, the assistant's lips moved, but he ultimately swallowed back his words of advice.
Right.
Perhaps I'm just worrying unnecessarily.
The United States is the world's number one superpower and has always been in a position of victory.
How could someone possibly be no match for a... person?
……
As Xu Yuan, after several hours of long-distance travel, was about to step into the territorial waters of the United States.
He finally saw dozens of ships anchored on the sea ahead.
The paint scheme on the ships indicates that they belong to the Coast Guard.
They had clearly been waiting here to make their wishes for quite some time.
The other party was able to discover him in advance, so making a wish was not a surprise at all.
It would be strange if the United States didn't realize its own shortcomings!
This time, he had no intention of hiding his whereabouts!
The moment he came into view, a piercing amplifier warning tore through the sea breeze.
"Unidentified individual, stop moving immediately! Please wait in place for inspection!"
Making a wish is kind of funny.
Even now, they're still issuing warnings?
Please, you are quite polite?
He didn't slow down at all, and charged straight toward the dozens of ships.
His speed did not decrease at all, and even increased, like a black arrow, shooting straight at the waiting fleet!
The waves and air pressure generated by the high-speed movement alone were enough to cause the leading frigates to shake violently!
"Fire!"
Wishing's keen hearing picked up on the Coast Guard commander's order.
Then, he saw the most ridiculous scene he had ever seen in his life.
There were no shells, no missiles.
What was shot at him was a huge, metallic fishing net, and a swarm of tranquilizer darts as dense as locusts.
They actually wanted to capture me alive?
A feeling of utter absurdity welled up inside me, which then transformed into an even colder rage.
Who gave you the courage? Was it your ridiculous arrogance, or Edward hiding in the gutter?
As soon as he made his wish, his body was completely covered by black flames!
This is a new ability he just discovered while traveling.
Simulate the black flames in the dream space using mental power.
Although its power is far less than the black flames that the Dream Space itself controls, and the mental energy it consumes is also many times greater than that of the Dream Space.
But for the material world, it is still devastating!
Whether it's an incredibly tough special alloy mesh or a needle quenched with potent chemicals, the moment it touches the black flame, it vaporizes and dissipates silently, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, leaving not even a wisp of smoke behind.
Xu Yuan's gaze was icy cold, forming the two extremes of the scorching flames.
Since you want to make a bigger fuss, why not start with these things!
Whether these soldiers were innocent or not was not within his consideration.
From the moment they stepped onto the battlefield, this was their fate, and they had to accept it!
He continued to channel his spiritual power, and the black flames burned even more intensely!
No longer a protective flame, it transformed into a domain of death, a black sea of fire that suddenly burst into flames and surged forward!
The sea of fire spread toward the leading ship, and the steel ship melted and dissipated the moment it came into contact with the flames, just like a fishing net or an anesthetic needle.
Including the soldiers and commanders on the ships...
Behind us, the Coast Guard's highest command center.
The highest commander in front of the screen instantly lost all color in his face. Utter fear gripped his heart, followed by a raging inferno that could consume all reason!
An ordinary person with some supernatural powers?
Is the primary objective to apprehend the suspect?
These damn idiots!
"All units, listen up!!" He snatched the communicator, his voice distorted with extreme fear. "Change to live ammunition! Free fire! Repeat, free fire!"
"All support units on shore are permitted to use all heavy weapons, including man-portable rocket launchers!"
This is not enough!
He quickly connected to the nearby military base, practically shouting, "...Requesting missile support! Coordinates...! Immediately! Right now!"
As an outstanding graduate of Xidian Military Academy, he knew very well that even the military could only hold off the enemy for a short time at most.
The methods this Easterner has just demonstrated have completely surpassed human comprehension!
The only possible victory is to sacrifice human lives!
Pile them up until they're exhausted!
"Fuck! This isn't a capture operation! This is a war!"
"A war against the gods!"
After doing everything he could, the Coast Guard's top commander, disregarding his image, slumped into a chair.
However, it was as if in response to his desperate cries.
On the screen, the figure enveloped in black flames was being watched by countless terrified and desperate gazes...
It took flight!