23: Giant Squid

In the entire Nankang Golden Valley, Lin Zhian, who is known for being extremely thorough, is already a World-Shocking Level expert. Except for the capital of the Lingshu Kingdom, no other power can compare to him. His ability is the Metal Element Ability.

His daughter, Lin Xixue, is a Manipulation Level Ability User. Her ability is controlling animals, which is very similar to Yuri's. Additionally, her six guardian Six Great Vajras are all Wood Element Ability Users and are also Manipulation Level experts.

Besides these, the entire Lin Mansion has five hundred Entry Level Ability Users and two hundred thousand ordinary soldiers, making it the largest Ability User group outside the capital.

Meanwhile, Huang Yichen is a Control Level expert. Aside from Lin Zhian, he is the highest-ranking Ability User in Nankang Golden Valley. His ability is the Earth Element Ability User. Du Yu is an Entry Level Ability User, and his ability is Turning Stone into Gold.

While Wei He was learning about the Lin family's situation, the Lin family's White Armor Army also reacted, leading a large force to pursue the Red Alert Troops.

Most of the high-level units had completed their boarding mission, leaving only the Bozi Youning on the beach to cover the retreat. A large number of soldiers in white armor came galloping on warhorses. Even the horses were clad in white armor, showing the Lin family's immense wealth.

The vanguard consisted of ordinary soldiers from the White Armor Army. As soon as they approached the Bozi Youning, they were mowed down by submachine guns. Waves of soldiers fell on the path of the attack. The person in charge of the command was Xie Yanwen, one of the Lin family's Six Great Vajras. His deep, sharp eyes were filled with fury. With a high nose bridge and a lean, tall build, he looked even more upright and heroic in his armor.

"Send out the Ability Squad! We must stop them!" Xie Yanwen said in disbelief. The vanguard had already lost thousands of men, yet they hadn't even touched a single person on the other side. This zero-casualty loss ratio was unacceptable to him.

"Yes!" The messenger beside him immediately galloped away.

On the beach, the Bozi Youning were lined up, frantically reaping lives. While everyone's attention was on the battlefield outside, holes quickly appeared in the ground behind the Bozi Youning.

People covered in mud jumped out of the holes; they were the Earth Element Ability Users. Immediately after, a group of White Armor Soldiers climbed out of the holes as well.

As soon as they emerged, they grabbed the nearest Bozi Youning. In an instant, the necks of the Bozi Youning were truly twisted. Blood flowed down the arms of the Ability Users, but they didn't care at all, continuing to rampage through the Bozi Youning' ranks.

Once the Bozi Youning reacted, they quickly turned their muzzles. The bullets hit the enemies but were quickly deflected, as if hitting hard steel.

Some didn't even have time to fire before their bodies were entangled by vines and snapped in two. As the vines lashed out, waves of people were sent flying into the sky by the powerful force.

Fireballs flew from the hands of the Ability Users and landed among the Bozi Youning. The fire spread rapidly, and the Red Alert Troops, who had just held the advantage, were suddenly caught off guard.

Out of a team of over a thousand, only one or two hundred managed to escape. The rest were either burned to death, strangled by vines, or had their heads torn apart alive.

Seeing that the survivors had boarded the armored personnel carriers, Wei He immediately ordered a retreat.

After the encounter with Lucas, Wei He knew full well that this continent was full of dangers and capable people. For now, the red alert system could not fully protect him, so he had to grow his strength slowly.

The armored personnel carriers sailed slowly across the calm sea, and the weight in Wei He's heart gradually lifted.

"Report, Commander, enemy tracking detected on the sea surface!" the system reminded Wei He in time.

Hearing this, Wei He quickly opened the operation interface. On the sea, a group of people was walking on water. People wearing white armor stood on the water's surface, with the water supporting and moving them rapidly.

"These are all Water Element Ability Users. It's a pity we're on the water; otherwise, these Entry Level Ability Users wouldn't be my match!" Huang Yichen said, looking at the people on the screen.

"Spread the fleet out immediately! Bring the Giant Squids over to eliminate them!" The heart Wei He had just put at ease tightened again. The armored personnel carriers had no weapons; if they were caught, they would be sitting ducks.

"As you command, Commander!" the system replied.

"Fortunately, when the White-Haired Magician (Carlos) washed the Harsh Forest in blood, the navy had already gone to sea, so they were preserved!" Wei He muttered to himself.

The armored personnel carriers scattered and fled in all directions. The group of White Armor Soldiers also split up to pursue, buying some time.

An Ability User caught up with an armored personnel carrier. His feet pressed against the water, and the water spiraled up from his ankles, gathering into three sharp Water Arrows in his palm.

With a wave of his hand, the three sharp Water Arrows flew toward the armored personnel carrier, piercing right through its hull.

Although the armored personnel carrier had a relatively thick health bar, it couldn't withstand continuous attacks from an Ability User. As the attacks continued, the health bar turned from green to yellow, then from yellow to red. Finally, the last bit of health was gone, and the armored personnel carrier was blown up by the Water Element Ability User. The red alert soldiers inside also perished.

Watching such things happen one after another on the screen, Wei He clenched his fists tightly. These were the foundation of his survival in this otherworldly world, and they were being lost for nothing.

Finally, the Giant Squids arrived at the battlefield. While the Water Element Ability Users were focused on attacking the armored personnel carriers, the Giant Squids quietly approached beneath them.

"What is this? A Sea Monster! There's a Sea Monster..." A Water Element Ability User cried out in terror as a huge tentacle reached out from under the water.

Before he could finish, he was entangled by a tentacle and dragged into the sea, down into the depths, where he was immediately torn to shreds by the Giant Squid's hard, sharp, and powerful suction cups.

Similar scenes were playing out across other parts of the sea. Because the Ability Users had split up to pursue, they were being picked off one by one. Some Giant Squids didn't even have an Ability User to themselves, and some Ability Users were attacked by several Giant Squids at once, being torn apart right on the surface.

In the Temple of Laiseluo City, the capital of the Magic Empire, Carlos stood in the middle of the hall. Following the gold-trimmed red carpet ahead, he looked toward the imperial throne at the very top. Sitting on the throne was the supreme ruler of this country—Emperor Alexander the Great.

On either side of the hall stood Grand Duke William and Grand Duke James.

Emperor Alexander the Great listened to Carlos's report, his majestic aura fully displayed. His emotionless eyes looked coldly at the man covered in bandages in the hall.

"Is this Wei He really that powerful? To actually wound a High-level Magician of the Magic Empire?" Emperor Alexander the Great said calmly.

"Yes, Your Majesty. This Wei He possesses too many strange powers. Moreover, just as I was about to eliminate him, a surge of Spatial Power appeared and rescued him!" Carlos answered respectfully.

"Oh? He actually possesses the long-lost Spatial Power magic?" A rare look of surprise appeared on Emperor Alexander the Great's face.

"Yes. Furthermore, the dozens of Magicians I brought with me have mysteriously disappeared. We've searched the entire Southern Province but simply cannot find them!" To this day, Carlos did not know that the dozens of Magicians he had brought had been blasted into green blood by Wei He's nuclear missile.

"Very well, you may go now and recover. I will send others to search for those dozens of Magicians." Emperor Alexander the Great knew very well in his heart that Carlos had killed an entire city's worth of people. Those rebellious commoners could be killed, but those dozens of imperial Magicians were the empire's elite. How much of the nation's effort had been spent to cultivate such talents?

"The matter of the Spatial Power must not be leaked. Whether it is true or false, find him and bring him back!" Emperor Alexander the Great said expressionlessly.