164: Chapter 164 Welcome to the Monster's Home Ground

Chapter 164 Welcome to the Monster's Home Turf

Flames burned on the fishing boat, and black smoke billowed.

By the time the fire was extinguished by the heavy rain and the smoke of battle was blown away by the gale,

a huge hole was conspicuously left on the surface of the deck.

Around it, apart from a circle of corpses of pursuers and mermen, there was not a single moving shadow.

"Where is he?"

"Was he blown to pieces?"

On the steamship side, there were only a dozen or so figures left, all staring at the scene on the fishing boat and talking in low voices.

Two of the pursuers still had RPG rocket launchers slung over their shoulders.

One of them had just fired a rocket grenade and was busy loading new ammunition.

The other carried the unfired rocket launcher, looking around to search for targets.

Seeing that Fang Cheng's combat power was astonishing and ordinary pursuers simply couldn't resist him, Li Chengjun simply ordered his team members to pull out this trump card of a heavy weapon.

"Let's go quickly, leave this place immediately!"

Supported by two team members, Li Chengjun managed to stand up and gave the order in a weak voice.

Hearing this, Tang Dayuan, who had been hiding in the Driving cabin and didn't dare show his head, hurriedly started the motor and turned the rudder.

On the steamship side, the strong light of the searchlight drove away the monsters, coupled with ample firepower.

Even though those mermen were numerous in number, they couldn't gain the upper hand, and now they were so frightened by the might of this rocket grenade that they all jumped back into the sea.

Splash— —

The propeller rotated at high speed, stirring up large swaths of spray.

Quickly pushing the steamship away from this sea area reeking of residual smoke and blood.

Amid the still churning waves, dark green figures faintly appeared.

Those mermen followed closely at the stern of the ship, but were soon left behind.

The waves kept slapping against the ship, and the hull shook slightly.

The surroundings were pitch black; apart from the sound of the motor and the wind and waves, there was no other movement, appearing slightly silent.

Suddenly breaking away from the dangerous and fierce battle always gave people an insecure feeling.

The dozen or so pursuers all held cocked guns, wore communication headsets, and stood guard vigilantly at various positions on the steamship.

Li Chengjun sat in the cabin and took out a black medicine box.

After opening it, there was a syringe and six ampoules of injections storing blue liquid inside.

He immediately drew one ampoule of the injection and then stuck the needle into his neck.

As the blue medicine was slowly injected into his veins, it seemed to have an analgesic effect. A faint blue light flashed across his eyes, and his expression relaxed a lot.

"Hoo—"

After finishing the injection, Li Chengjun put down the syringe and took a deep breath.

Recalling the scene of his battle with the Masked Man just now, he still felt a little terrified.

Since that person could send him flying with a single punch and severely injure him, he certainly wouldn't die that easily.

Perhaps he was wary of their side's fierce firepower, or perhaps having killed so many people, his strength was almost exhausted, so he temporarily lurked in the sea.

Amid his thoughts, a sharp pain faintly came from his body again.

His arms, shoulders, and chest had multiple fractures, simply feeling as if he had been heavily hit by a dump truck. Even with the injection, it would be difficult to recover without ten days to half a month.

If it weren't for psychokinesis having a certain body-protecting effect, he probably would have been blown apart by the opponent with a single punch on the spot.

Enduring the pain, Li Chengjun considered his next course of action.

This mission cannot be considered a complete failure yet.

As long as Minister Luo Lie can successfully assassinate the vice president of the Zhenxiang Society over there, maybe he can be told the truth about this matter.

With his ability, he should be able to suppress that Masked Man.

Thinking of this, Li Chengjun's mood calmed down a little.

It is only a little past 1 a.m. now, not too late.

Go to a safe area first, then contact Minister Luo Lie to act together.

By then, besides taking revenge, at least he could get a small share of the spoils...

Thud!

Suddenly, a muffled loud noise came, interrupting his thoughts.

Just like the sound made by a hammer striking a bronze bell, the echo kept vibrating the hull, making his ears ring with a buzzing sound.

Li Chengjun's heart tightened; he immediately stood up and looked around.

Thud!

Just as he was in doubt and uncertainty, that huge sound sounded again.

It seemed... to be vibrating all the way from the very bottom of this steamship, and finally spread to the deck.

At this time, exclamations and discussions from the pursuer team members also came from outside the cabin.

After a few seconds, as expected, the sound rang out once again.

Suddenly thinking of something, Li Chengjun's expression changed drastically, and he immediately ordered Tang Dayuan:

"Quickly use maximum horsepower and drive to the port!"

Afterwards, he quickly instructed two team members to go to the engine room and check the condition of the bottom of the hold.

Clatter-clatter— —

The seawater kept churning, and the steamship continued to shuttle through the wind and waves, heading towards the nearest fishing port.

No mistakes, first release, content in one place, check one by one!

The sound of hitting the bottom of the ship was still intermittent, coming at a frequency of about once every five seconds.

Every time it sounded, it was like rumbling thunder echoing, or like life-threatening drumbeats pounding on everyone's hearts.

When the 9th impact sound was emitted,

after about five seconds, no new sound rang out.

It seemed that it had finally quieted down...

However.

Several panicked shouts closely followed in the headset, which were the voices of the team members in the engine room.

"Not good, the bottom of the hold is leaking!"

"We can't plug the hole, what should we do? The ship is going to sink!"

The shouting was transmitted to everyone's ears through the headsets, spreading rapidly like a plague, instantly causing chaos.

Li Chengjun's expression was likewise unpleasant. After barely calming down, he shouted sternly:

"Tang Dayuan, use maximum horsepower to accelerate navigation, the rest of you prepare to lower the lifeboats!"

His contingency handling was quite appropriate, but this steamship was really too small, and the water level inside the cabin rose rapidly.

When the seawater submerged the engine, the hull showed obvious signs of sinking.

Moreover, because the water entry speed of the cabins on the left and right sides was inconsistent, the balance of the hull was lost.

Splashes of water soon gushed out continuously from the gaps in the deck, catching everyone off guard and making them even more panicked.

Then, a mountain-like huge wave struck, instantly accelerating the speed at which the steamship capsized.

At this time, the lifeboats had just been lowered.

Rumble— —

The entire steamship was heavily pressed underneath by the huge wave, and everyone also fell into the seawater.

Some happened to be located below the hull and found it difficult to get rid of the surging rapid currents.

Some were luckier, swimming hard in all directions to avoid being dragged into the seabed by the vortex brought by the sunken ship.

However, when they swam to a relatively safe place, their hearts tightened again.

Amidst the turbulent and rising waves, pairs of eyes were faintly flashing with dim and cold light.

Beneath the darker sea surface, there were countless figures of monsters swimming and lingering, transmitting excited hissing sounds through the cold seawater.

These mermen had obviously been waiting for a long time, just waiting for them to enter their own marine home turf.

Even though the pursuer team members still had firearms in their hands, they simply could not pose a threat to them.

Not to mention how much power bullets had in the water, once non-specialized underwater firearms pulled the trigger, the gun would backfire before the bullet was fired.

As for the mermen, they had a natural advantage in seawater and could drag them toward the seabed from beneath the sea surface.

Facing this situation, the pursuer team members could struggle a bit at most, and even Li Chengjun, who possessed superpowers, couldn't hold on for long.

The sea surface not far from the sunken ship.

A head poked out from the pitch-black seawater, looking at them with glowing, bright eyes.

It was Fang Cheng.