Under the dim and cold moonlight, a small cargo ship with the word "Friendly" written on its hull floated alone on the turbulent New York inland sea like a ghost.
It was already two or three o 'clock in the middle of the night. In the chilly sea breeze, two thin and tall figures with similar figures could still be vaguely seen walking on the deck of the cargo ship.
The two of them had cigarettes in their mouths as they paced back and forth on the deck without saying a word. All of a sudden, one of them stopped and twitched his nose to sniff the air carefully. Then, he threw the cigarette on the deck abruptly and stepped on it to extinguish it before saying in a hoarse voice, "Lewis, it's here! I smell something unusual."
"Are you sure, Cassandra?" Upon hearing his words, his companion whose face was hidden under the brim of his hat also stopped and asked in a low voice.
Right at this moment, the bottom of the containers piled up on the cargo ship's deck suddenly opened. A middle-aged Caucasian man who was dressed like an ordinary ocean sailor but had the temperament of a laboratory scientist walked out in a hurry and shouted in a low voice, "It's here, Mr. Lewis! There's an abnormal ocean current fluctuation here just now!"
"Dr. Sanchez, you don't have to lower your voice so much. We're floating on the Atlantic Ocean right now. Other than seabirds and fish, there's not even a shadow around us." Lewis smiled and shifted his gaze back to his companion. "Cassandra, your nose is really sharp."
"It's not my nose that's sharp. It's just that that guy has killed too many deep-sea animals. Even a dog can smell the strange bloody smell in this sea area."
"Are you sure it's done by a 'human'?"
"There are only two choices. One is that the mad scientists of the military's secret organization are experimenting with high-grade sonic bombs or air bombs in New York's inland waters.
"If it was two years ago, I'd choose the first one. Now, of course, I'll choose the second one." Lewis smiled grimly and shouted into the intercom on his collar.
"If it were two years ago, I would've chosen the first option. Now, of course, I'll choose the second option." Lewis smiled gloomily and shouted into the intercom on his collar, "One group will collect samples of the surface of the sea within a one-kilometer radius.
"Three groups to make real-time scientific analysis and simulate the possible causes of the ocean current damage …"
As he issued his order, hundreds of people with hurried footsteps suddenly emerged from the cabins and containers of the small cargo ship.
As he issued his order, hundreds of people with hurried footsteps suddenly emerged from the cargo ship's cabins and containers.
These people divided themselves into groups silently and orderly. Some of them lowered the lifeboats and began to collect seawater in light blue glass bottles around the ship.
Some of them put on thick diving suits that looked like spacesuits with the help of their companions and started preparing to dive into the deep sea.
Some of them opened a few black metal boxes with scientific instruments flashing in red, green, and yellow lights popped out of them in the open air on the deck. They began to operate them nervously. In short, everyone began their work in an orderly manner.
"Lewis, what we're dealing with now should be 'unconventional' creatures. How useful do you think this conventional inspection method is?" Cassandra asked the commander on the ship sarcastically as she watched the originally plain cargo ship turn into a model of a scientific research ship in less than a minute.
"I don't know how useful it will be, Cassandra. That weird thunderstorm two months ago. No scientist could explain the hurricanes and the abrupt changes in the deep ocean currents that happened one after another today without warning.
South Africa has already been attacked by the foreign world. God knows what will happen in the future. It's a new era now, so the only thing we can do is to take precautions … "
Lewis walked to Cassandra's side and held onto the railing of the boat. He looked out at the sea tiredly. Suddenly, a bright spot caught his attention on the dark outskirts of the city that was a stark contrast to the dazzling lights of New York City.
"Where is that? It seems … it seems to be the factory called the new LS Slaughterhouse. I see it now. After launching the investigation program for the past three times, the closest building to us seems to be this factory …
Dr. Sanchez, can you give me the exact location and distance of the factory where the three investigations took place? "
"Of course, let me take a look." Sanchez took out the tablet he carried with him from his pocket and fiddled with it for a while. "Hmm, using the center axis of the factory as the coordinate point, the first thunderstorm center is 15 degrees west, 9.45 nautical miles away.
The second hurricane was 14 degrees to the west, and it was 9.11 nautical miles away.
Our current position is 79 degrees west, and it's 67.51 nautical miles away. According to the data, it's indeed the closest building to us based on the locations of the three investigations. "
"Come on, Lewis. There are still many houses on the shore that don't have their lights on. Such data doesn't mean anything."
"I know, Cassandra, but in a situation where we don't have any clues, it's better to have a goal than nothing, isn't it?" Lewis locked his gaze on the new LS Slaughterhouse and said thoughtfully.
When his factory was identified as a suspect target by the US intelligence personnel, Zhang Lisheng was still stuffing the fifth hot dog into his mouth with an unsatisfied look when he was pulled by Tina, who had a surprised look in her eyes, to walk to the VIP passage of Madison Square Garden along with the crowded crowd.
"Hey, Lisheng, I realized that your appetite has increased a lot after being hospitalized for two months!" Sheila, who was following behind the two of them, exclaimed in surprise.
"That's because I'm growing." Zhang Lisheng turned his head around and smiled proudly. He then raised his arm to show off his muscles.
Unexpectedly, his body did not exert any strength at all. With just a thought flashing across his mind, the arm muscles that were wrapped in the thick clamp had obviously swelled up. If the young man had not noticed that the situation was not right in time and immediately relaxed his arms, his muscles that were still too easily controlled after the transformation would have torn his clothes apart.
"L-Lisheng, what's going on with your muscles?" Upon catching a glimpse of Zhang Lisheng's muscles, Trish, who had been looking at his skinny body for several dozens of days in Hawaii, blurted out.
"I've been working out recently, and I've gotten some results." Zhang Lisheng replied casually and walked to the two tall and strong black guards at the entrance of the stadium's VIP passage with Tina.
The girl took out her mobile phone and swiped it on the machine at the entrance. Turning around, she pointed at Trish, Sheila, and the others behind her before smiling at the guard. "There are eight of us."
After a beep, the guard looked at the screen of the ticket machine and nodded. "Welcome to Madison Square Garden, Ms. Tina." He then let go of the entrance.
"Thank you," the girl said and poured into the VIP passage with her friends.
The VIP passageway of Madison Square Garden was not very luxurious. It was just a passageway that could accommodate six or seven people walking side by side. The ground was covered with a cheap red carpet, and the two walls were covered with posters of major sporting events that had been held in the stadium in history.
However, it would be a big mistake to underestimate this passage just because it looked ordinary and did not lead to a luxurious box where one could enjoy wine and cigars while enjoying the game.
In fact, those who could often use this passage must have a certain influence in the entire New York or even the US. Every time an eye-catching game was held, there would always be some figures that ordinary people were familiar with in this passage.
"Tom Crease! It's Tom Crease! Oh, those over there seem to be Chiu Jili, Gray, and McAdron! Oh my god …" Walking in the passage, Christina, the sister of Sonia, Sheila's boyfriend who was born in a middle-class family, saw several familiar figures and exclaimed in surprise.
Tina looked at the direction where Christina was pointing, but her reaction was completely different from her. "Sh * t, it's them indeed! These guys must have taken the limousine directly and came here directly from the parking lot passage.
Let's go faster, don't let them take the good seats. "
Upon hearing their best friend's call, Trish and Sheila, who were also socialites of New York's upper class, sped up their footsteps.
Although the others were a little confused when the three girls suddenly sped up, they could only speed up their footsteps and quickly pass through the passage.
As soon as they rushed into the stadium, a staff member wearing sunglasses greeted them immediately. Then, under Tina's request, he skillfully brought the eight of them to sit on the seats in the front row facing the ring.
"Good luck!" After sitting on the seats, Tina immediately stood up and high-fived Trish and Sheila to celebrate with the cheers of the audience.
"Don't tell me that the seats in the front row of the stadium are first come, first served?" Although Sonia loved watching live competitions, she had never had the luck to sit in the front row and asked in surprise.
"Not all of them, dear. Those who are invited, lucky draw, or booked in advance have fixed seats. The other VIPs are the ones who are first come, first served. We didn't book tickets for this competition, so we're really lucky to be able to sit in the front row," Sheila answered loudly while giggling.
More and more people gathered in the stadium and soon, it was full. At this time, many celebrities and lucky spectators sat next to Zhang Lisheng and the rest. When Christina, who was by the side, was excitedly looking for an autograph, Tina suddenly whispered into Zhang Lisheng's ear, "Baby, what's with the muscles that you showed just now?"
"Oh, that's my new power. Didn't you notice that I'm missing something?"
Upon hearing that, the girl turned her body sideways and took a good look at the young man before saying in surprise, "Backpack, the backpack that you've been carrying is gone."
"Yes, I've taken away all the abilities of the lucky item in the backpack, so I don't need it anymore," Zhang Lisheng said close to Tina's cheek.
As he was speaking, the lights in the stadium slowly dimmed.
In the darkness, a ball of light shone. A short old man with glossy hair combed back and dressed in a well-ironed suit suddenly rushed to the ring in high spirits. Raising the microphone, he shouted in an excited tone, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to New York's Madison Square Garden to watch today's exciting and unparalleled battle of the century!
Now, let's welcome the NWA (American Wrestling Alliance)'s new hero, Little Cowboy Dante Grace, and the evil and sinister's new ally, Elephant Dodu … "
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