The ocean up ahead seemed peaceful and undisturbed, but under the illumination of the sunlight, it was emitting a shocking redness.
The redness soared into the sky into a crimson pillar of smoke that did not disperse for a long time. It could be seen clearly from hundreds of kilometers away.
It was the precise coordinates of the undersea base that were marked by the scouts who arrived earlier than the main troops. It was right below the pillar of smoke.
At this moment, a batch of warships that were the fastest had already reached the pillar of smoke. Tremendous depth bombs were released from the warships, which did not explode until they sank to a depth of almost four hundred meters.
The power of the Deep Sea Bombs was so strong that the shockwaves penetrated several hundred meters into the sea, creating brilliant splashes on the surface of the water, making the entire ocean seem as if it was boiling.
According to the intelligence, Dongfang Wang's undersea base was established in the undersea mountains more than two thousand meters below the surface of the ocean. Naturally, the depth bombs could not hurt the undersea base at all.
However, they could trigger overwhelming undercurrents at the bottom of the ocean, which could interfere with the function of the teleportation arrays and disrupt the starships' intention to be launched into space from the bottom of the ocean.
Dongfang Wang's last route of retreat had been completely blocked.
A hundred warships, carrying almost a hundred thousand elites, flew to the top of the pillar of smoke. A bloody siege was about to begin.
Dongfang Wang, who was in the undersea base, seemed to have realized that he had nowhere to run. Even if he were lucky enough to escape to space, there would be no shelter for him given the vastness of the Imperium.
However, it was absolutely impossible for him, as the former Prime Minister of the Imperium and the leader of the Dongfang family, to be captured without a fight and sent to the trial platform to be butchered like a pig.
Resisting stubbornly until the last moment was the only outcome.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thousands of flying swords, thousands of mystic rays, and hundreds of thousands of thunders darted out of the water pillars at the warships overwhelmingly.
Ripples were spreading out of the spiritual shields of all the warships in colorful colors. The shields of many warships were penetrated through, and the power units and the anti-gravity units were wrecked. Ugly black smoke was popping up nonstop.
However, more warships locked onto the source of the attack. Their crystal cannons, mystic ray cannons, Vulcan cannons, and cannons returned fire. The vast ocean was riddled with holes. Billions of tons of seawater were vaporized, raising a storm of blood.
After shooting at each other for a long time, the two parties finally slowed down. Then, a lot of Crystal Suit and Colossi flew out of the assault warships and jumped into the ocean like bees.
Both the Crystal Suit and the Colossus were of the most pressure-resistant models. They had also been installed with the fins for deep-sea combat. Even under the heavy pressure of the ocean thousands of meters deep, they could still carry out at least 60% of their combat ability.
For a moment, the previously dirty seawater was illuminated by the flames of light from the Crystal Suit and the Colossus, making it look like a large, colorful crystal that emitted gloomy coldness and creepy beauty.
"Let's go, too. It will be a great contribution if we can rescue His Majesty successfully!"
Li Yao grinned and said to Li Jialing half-jokingly. Then, he rose abruptly and warmed up his limbs. Then, he ran quickly and leaped from the head of the assault warship!
While he was still in midair, the Crystal Suit was already emitting brilliance, outlining a cluster of splendid wings. An enormous golden-winged bird seemed to have rushed out of his body and enshrouded him. The Colossus, the Gold Vulture, showed up again!
BOOM!
The Gold Vulture dived deep into the ocean and swooped toward the dark, boundless bottom of the ocean!
The battle in the deep ocean was entirely different from the battle on the ground and in the vacuum of space.
The seawater was a natural barrier that would greatly interfere and slow down the transmission of spiritual waves.
Even the flying swords, bullets, and other weapons would be slowed down in the seawater.
It was needless to say that the keen senses of human beings would be blocked automatically the moment they entered the deep ocean.
The most dreadful thing was the pressure in the deep ocean. At the bottom of the ocean, thousands of meters deep, the heavy pressure of the seawater was enough to compress a crystal tank weighing dozens of tons into a flawless iron block. Even a needle would not be able to pierce through it.
Even the experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage, with the protection of the Crystal Suit and the Colossus that were super resistant to pressure, would find it extremely dangerous to fight in such an environment.
The reason was simple. The so-called "experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage" did not mean that they could stay in the Divinity Transformation Stage every second and every minute. It would be impressive if they could burst out the intensity of the Divinity Transformation Stage two or three times in a fierce battle. Most of the time, they could only stay in the level of Yuanying or even Jin Dan to reduce the consumption of their life and soul.
The latest cannons of the Imperium of True Human Beings had a lifespan of about three minutes when they were activated, which meant that the moment of every firing would be overlapped.
It was the same for the experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage.
No cannons could withstand dozens of minutes of continuous firing, and no expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage could sustain the Divinity Transformation Stage by burning their vitality incessantly for dozens of minutes.
However, the heavy pressure of the seawater was incessant and never-ending. Unless they escaped to an undersea base, they would not be relieved for a moment.
From that point of view, Dongfang Wang, who was backed by an undersea base, was in a much better position than the attackers.
When Li Yao dived to a depth of five hundred meters, the entire undersea area was already in a mess.
Turbulence, swirls, and dazzling electric arcs that were triggered by invisible barriers were everywhere. Clusters of flames were squeezed into bizarre shapes by the seawater and emitting gloomy fluorescence, swallowing countless lives without a sound. Beep! Beep!
Beep! Beep! Beep!
The mainframe crystal processor of the Gold Vulture sent out alarms nonstop. The entire undersea mountain was almost turned into a dense forest of flying swords under Dongfang Wang's management. Almost a thousand flying swords darted at Li Yao in the undercurrents without a sound!
While dodging the attacks at ease, Li Yao activated his telepathic thoughts to the maximum and observed the undersea base.
At this moment, the elites of the two parties had already collided. Dozens of Colossi and ten thousand Crystal Suit were raising shocking tides at the bottom of the ocean. One party was determined to win, and the other party was resisting stubbornly. Neither of them could take a step back. They had been fighting fiercely since the beginning of the battle!
"Li Jialing!"
Li Yao locked onto the location. With brilliance flashing in his eyes, he called the golden-haired little lion in the point-to-point private communication channel. "This way. Follow me!"
The Gold Vulture dodged the last flying sword as agilely as a shark and dashed toward the bottom of the ocean where one could not see anything.
"Huh?"
While following Li Yao, Li Jialing found it odd. "This … does not seem to be the direction of the main battlefield. The undersea base is over there!"
"Of course, I know that this is not the main battlefield. That's why I'm going this way!"
Li Yao said matter-of-factly, "Set the Crystal Suit to the stealth mode now. Except for the anti-pressure units, conceal all the power units to the minimum. Don't let anyone discover us!"
While talking, Li Yao extinguished the flames around the Gold Vulture first, making it as dim as a piece of rusted bronze.
"What are you doing?"
Li Jialing asked in surprise, "Aren't we going to rescue His Majesty?"
"I was just kidding. There must be countless loyal officials in the Imperium of True Human Beings. We don't necessarily have to do everything by ourselves, do we?"
Li Yao said matter-of-factly, "Young people should keep a low profile. Don't show off easily!"
Li Jialing: "… But … But Brother Yao has always been in the limelight in every battle before!"
"Here. Let Brother Yao teach you a thing or two about my experience so that you will know when you can show off and when you can't."
Li Yao said solemnly, "Before, when I showed off in every battle, I always evaluated carefully. I estimated that the difficulty of the battle would not be high, and the enemy's resistance would not be tough enough. It was very possible that they would collapse or even surrender immediately. In such a battlefield, of course, you have to show off. You will feel sorry for your hard training if you don't show off, right?
"There is also another case. Although the battle is difficult and even deadly, there is no way to retreat, and all the responsibilities are on your shoulders. Then, you have no choice but to try your best. Even if you are going to die, you have to die in a cool way!
"Today's battle, on the other hand, is entirely different.
"Of course, you've heard of 'desperation' before. Dongfang Wang is the former prime minister of the Imperium after all, and he has a lot of capable people under his command. This place is also the last nest that he has been working on for years. All kinds of traps, barriers, and arrays have been set up. It is as dangerous as a tiger's den!
"The experts deployed here are all Dongfang Wang's last trusted subordinates. Their fates are completely tied to Dongfang Wang's. There is absolutely no possibility of them surrendering. They are just a bunch of ferocious, rabid dogs who have no intention of escaping alive at all. They only hope that they can kill one of them to make up for it.
"Also, the pressure of the seawater is so high that even an expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage such as myself might be killed if I am not careful. Tell me, is it necessary for us to die together with those rabid dogs?
"Furthermore, the four Kurfürst families have all sent experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage to the operation to capture Dongfang Wang. With so many Crystal Suit and assault warships blocking the way, Dongfang Wang is not scared to run away at all. It doesn't matter whether we are there or not.
"Therefore, we can just keep a low profile and hide at the edge of the circle to clean up the small fries who are trying to break out. All we need to do is cheer for the experts!"
After a long daze, Li Jialing said, "But the queen said …"
"Aya, don't be so rigid. Who cares what the queen said?"
Li Yao said, "Sense the experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage on the main battlefield carefully. Do you sense that the experts on 'our side' are all feeble and do not look like experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage at all? It means that everybody has the same idea, and nobody is willing to lead the charge and risk their lives. Even the central forces of the four families and the reformists are like that. Why should the two of us, who joined halfway, work so hard?"
Lost for words, Li Jialing followed Li Yao to the deep sea.
Li Yao nodded his head in satisfaction, feeling that the young man was worth teaching.
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