The destroyer was rammed through both sides, and the violent impact created two huge 10-meter-long gashes on the side of the ship. The steel plates inside the hull were twisted into a pretzel shape by the intense force.
Seawater surged in frantically, but it couldn't extinguish the fire inside the ship. Instead, it stirred up increasingly thick smoke. Under the immense force, the destroyer let out a series of mournful cries and then began to crack in the middle.
At this moment, Chen Xiao's figure had already landed on the bow of the ship, and the position where he stood was the ship's bow cannon.
The gunner frantically pulled out his pistol and fired several shots at Chen Xiao. But to his horror, even though the bullets were right in front of him, they all stopped in mid-air. As the "monster" looked down at him with cold eyes, the gunner suddenly felt a splitting headache and a loud pop.
His head exploded automatically, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
Chen Xiao stood on the gun emplacement, glanced at the MK42 naval gun barrel, and suddenly a strange light flashed in his eyes. The ship was still shaking violently, and the sailors were shouting and running around. Some were desperately trying to put out the fire, while others were quick enough to throw life rafts into the sea before their superiors could even give the order.
Chen Xiao, standing on the gun emplacement, suddenly reached out and grabbed a cannon barrel.
With a creaking sound that made your teeth ache, the cannon barrel was twisted off by him.
The broken section of the cannon barrel was over two meters long, but Chen Xiao grabbed it and twisted it in his hands like wringing out a towel.
Instantly, the originally thick cannon barrel was twisted into a pretzel shape, while the cannon body thinned out under the twisting and squeezing, becoming just as thick as a person's thigh. A satisfied smile appeared on Chen Xiao's lips. He spread his fingers, pinched the cannon body, and vigorously stroked it once, making the thick cannon barrel "thin" in his hands, like kneading a lump of clay. He stroked it twice, and the cannon barrel was no longer recognizable as it was before, becoming as thick as a person's arm. Chen Xiao seemed to finally feel satisfied. He grasped it with one hand and swung it around twice, as if wielding a spear.
At that moment, a deafening roar erupted as the ammunition magazine exploded, finally causing the destroyer to break apart completely.
The flames engulfed even more people. Chen Xiao leaped into the sky, looking down coldly at the disaster below.
The ship's engine room was hastily opened. Originally, this type of Haruna-class destroyer was mainly used for anti-submarine warfare, and there were usually three anti-submarine helicopters installed in the engine room. Now that the ship was being destroyed, the engine room was opened in an attempt to launch the helicopters to escape. However, the fire was too fast. In the midst of the flames, the first helicopter finally took off in a sorry state, wobbling and slowly climbing. The second helicopter had just taken off when it was already engulfed by the flames. Its tail was hit by a piece of exploding metal, and it let out a mournful cry. It crashed to the side and crashed into the third helicopter that had not yet taken off, and was immediately engulfed in a ball of fire.
On the sea, some lifeboats had been lowered, and many sailors were jumping into the sea like dumplings, struggling to climb onto the lifeboats. As the destroyer broke apart and sank, the lifeboats were paddling frantically outwards. With such a large ship sinking, if they didn't get away quickly, they would probably be dragged into the sea by the whirlpool.
The destroyer's hull gradually disappeared below the horizon. After the bridge and flagpole were swallowed up, the smoke was expelled by the seawater, and large white waves of air rolled in. The huge whirlpool pulled the two lifeboats that had not yet managed to get away from the center of the wreck directly into the whirlpool.
On the few lifeboats that had survived at sea, the Japanese Self-Defense Force naval officers and soldiers were crying and screaming. Some were shouting madly, while others were driven insane by the horrific scene and picked up their guns to fire wildly at Chen Xiao in the sky. However, these madmen were immediately tackled by their comrades who were already terrified and had broken their bullets. What a joke! At a time like this, it would be a miracle if it didn't kill us. How dare we provoke that demon up there?
The only helicopter that successfully took off finally stabilized in the air, but then did something that shocked the officers and soldiers on the rescue raft below.
The commander who boarded that helicopter must have gone mad, because he actually ordered it to open fire on Chen Xiao.
It was originally an anti-submarine helicopter, primarily equipped with torpedo launchers, its only air-to-air weapon being a small-caliber machine gun. After turning around and firing a burst at Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao didn't even glance at it. He lightly waved the spear made from the cannon barrel in his hand, and a black lightning bolt shot out from his "spear" in the sky. The helicopter was struck by this black lightning, silently splitting in two before turning into a burst of fire.
This time, the surviving soldiers on the sea were truly terrified. They stared, dumbfounded, at the helicopter that had transformed into a fireball and crashed into the sea. Just as panic gripped their hearts, the winged demon in the sky seemed to lose interest in continuing its slaughter. Its wings flapped, and it headed northeast.
When Chen Xiao finally disappeared, the surviving marines finally let out a series of mournful cries, but some officers suddenly felt a sense of panic.
Heading northeast, that's our own territory.
Nagagi, the largest port city on the west coast of Japan.
Night had begun to fall.
An incident occurred in the East China Sea, but the news has not yet reached this port city; at least the city's port is still operating normally.
The sun had begun to set, and the port's cargo terminals and yards were bustling with activity. Behind the terminals, many buildings in the city had already lit up, as if the port city was eager to enter its vibrant nightlife even before the sun had truly set.
As a port city, the nightlife is naturally vibrant and diverse. To cater to the sailors who spend most of their time at sea, the city offers a variety of places of entertainment, such as bars, casinos, and brothels, allowing them to vent their frustrations while emptying their pockets.
The dazzling neon lights flashed everywhere, the last rays of the sun finally disappeared, and the city at night seemed even more prosperous than during the day.
The streets were filled with drunken sailors and merchants, and the bars were filled with noise and laughter. On the roadside, heavily made-up women were flirting with the drunken sailors.
However, what people didn't know at that moment was that a pair of eyes were coldly watching all of this from above the city.
Chen Xiao's golden pupils flickered with anxiety. He vaguely felt that this place made him very unhappy, but he couldn't understand where this feeling of disgust came from.
His hearing was extremely sharp; even hundreds of meters above the sky, he could clearly hear the conversations of pedestrians on the streets of the city below—especially their babbling, incessant chatter, which only intensified his feelings of irritation and disgust.
Beside him, Poseidon looked helplessly at Chen Xiao, who was still unable to move.
Although more than three hours had passed, unfortunately, just after she regained her mobility and tried to resist Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao punched her without hesitation. The punch landed on the Sea God's abdomen. If the Sea God hadn't been strong enough, this punch would have almost killed her on the spot.
As an S-class powerhouse, the sea cucumber was horrified to discover that it had no ability to resist this guy at all. Just by being grabbed by him, it could not muster any strength at all.
Helplessly, she was held by the back of Chen Xiao's clothes, looking at this terrifying man with trepidation. Although she was an S-level expert, Poseidon could still clearly feel the powerful aura emanating from this man, so strong that it made her tremble.
She could already sense it; the man was hovering in the sky, looking down at the city below, and the murderous intent in his eyes was growing stronger.
Finally, just when Poseidon thought Chen Xiao would lose his temper and rush down to wreak havoc, Chen Xiao suddenly swung his spear, lifted Poseidon up, tucked him under his arm, and continued flying down towards the northeast.
"Don't you want to go down and wreak havoc?" Poseidon screamed quickly. She had no good intentions. Having been inexplicably kidnapped by this terrifying man, she already knew she was no match for Chen Xiao. She only hoped to lure him down and wreak havoc, so that she might have a chance to escape.
But Chen Xiao suddenly looked down and gave her a cold look. His icy gaze swept over Poseidon, almost freezing her blood. She couldn't help but tremble.
Chen Xiao finally managed to utter a sentence in a stiff and indistinct voice. His pronunciation was still strange, as if he had forgotten most of his instincts for speaking.
"These are civilians..."
Poseidon's heart trembled, and he bit his lip hard, filled with resentment, but dared not look Chen Xiao in the eye.
"There's still one here who's not dead..."
Zhu Rong kicked Prince hard. Old Tian, supported by Gong Gong, limped over. Upon seeing Prince, his face lit up with excitement. He broke free from Gong Gong, lunged at Prince, and grabbed his throat, yelling, "Madman! Where's Chen Xiao? Where's Chen Xiao?..."
Prince was already on his deathbed. Old Tian shook him a few times, but he still managed a weak laugh. When he recognized the person in front of him as Old Tian, he said, "Haha, you've found me, haha, too late, all too late, hahaha..."
Zhu Rong and Gong Gong finally managed to find Lao Tian and the others using the detector. Lao Tian then led them on a search, only to find Prince on the verge of death. How could he not be shocked and furious?
Seeing Prince still so deranged, Old Tian wanted nothing more than to chop the bastard to pieces, but he forcibly suppressed his anger: "Where is he? Where is that kid Chen Xiao...?"
“I…I released a demon. Hahahaha, I released a demon…” Prince’s eyes were unfocused and lifeless, yet he laughed gleefully: “This, this is the greatest, the most, the most wonderful thing I’ve ever done in my life, hahaha…”
Old Tian's expression changed drastically, and his body trembled: Could it be that what Gonggong said, the detector detected someone who really was Chen Xiao?