Chapter 71

General Soros gritted his teeth, his hatred for Li Mu deeply ingrained, a torrent of resentment that even the Pacific Ocean's waters could not wash away.

As soon as the order was given, someone immediately began contacting other bases, breaking the submarine's radio silence. This action was like a guiding beacon, immediately leading the people on the Royal to discover them.

"Found it!"

Someone shouted in surprise and joy, as if finding the submarine that General Soros and others were on would mean they could survive Li Mu's wrath.

Li Mu's face was expressionless, his blood-red eyes cold and merciless. He glanced coldly at the red mutant parrot, which immediately understood and flew up, calling out, "Where is it! Point out the location immediately!"

"Nine o'clock direction, thirty kilometers away, nine hundred and eighty meters deep..."

Before the person could finish speaking, Li Mu had already taken a step forward, flying over the sea surface, causing rolling waves. His whole body was almost submerged in the water, and he activated his magnetic ability to the fullest extent with his left hand.

Thud!

The submarine, which was rapidly navigating underwater, suddenly shook, catching General Soros off guard and causing him to fall to the ground. "Damn it, what's happening?"

"I'm not sure, but there was an inexplicable resistance just now..."

Dr. Manhattan's face changed drastically, and he suddenly grasped the key point from this sentence. He sternly ordered, "Immediately stop the connection, maintain radio silence! Damn it, we've been discovered!"

The others hadn't yet understood Dr. Manhattan's words when they suddenly felt the submarine shake again. A piercing alarm suddenly sounded, "Not good, we're experiencing an unknown resistance, we're losing control and rising too fast. The hull is likely to crack and take on water..."

"It's him. He must be using his abilities to force us to rise. Damn it, go full speed, calculate the angle, we absolutely cannot surface..."

On the sea surface, the storm had gradually subsided, but suddenly the waves surged, as if the entire ocean had boiled, creating a shocking and awe-inspiring scene.

Li Mu's face was expressionless, his eyes flashing with a blood-red glow. Half of his body was already submerged in the water. He had already located the submarine underwater, but with his abilities, it was difficult to lift a ten-thousand-ton submarine from the seabed, and he himself might be pulled into the deep sea.

His gaze flickered, and Li Mu suddenly extended his other hand, enveloping the Royal and another escort ship. Instantly, the two escort ships, under Li Mu's pull, cut through the waves and headed towards him.

The red mutant parrot's eyes flickered as it flew into the air, wanting to land on Li Mu's shoulder. However, it noticed that Li Mu's whole body was trembling, and it could clearly hear the sound of his bones stretching from close by.

Looking at the two slowly approaching escort ships and the continuously churning seawater under Li Mu's left hand, the red mutant parrot immediately understood. Li Mu was using the weight of the two escort ships to forcibly lift the submarine from the seabed.

This behavior was shocking and unprecedented, leaving everyone in awe.

"The pressure hull is already leaking. Should we force the drainage of the pressure chamber..."

Alarms continued to sound in the submarine, and everyone was in a panic.

"Don't panic. Go full speed, break free from his control..."

Dr. Manhattan forced himself to remain calm and sternly said, "Are there any problems with the other submarines?"

"No problems. His target seems to be just us!"

Someone immediately called out.

"Damn it, our radio has betrayed us!"

Dr. Manhattan was almost furious, looking at General Soros, whose face was ashen, and said, "General, the time for sacrifice has come. Have the other submarines surface immediately to buy us time."

General Soros immediately understood. With several submarines underwater, Li Mu couldn't tell which one they were on. If the other submarines surfaced, they would certainly distract Li Mu, giving them a chance to escape.

Thinking this, General Soros immediately grabbed the communicator and ordered, "Surface immediately, surface immediately!"

There was no response. After a moment, someone coldly said, "General, sorry, we don't want to die."

After saying this, they hung up the communication. Soon, news came that the other submarines had already turned and left. Clearly, before General Soros and his team decided to abandon the other submarines, the other submarines had already decided to abandon them.

This outcome was undoubtedly fatal.

A hint of despair flashed in Dr. Manhattan's eyes, while General Soros roared in anger, "Damn it, they are traitors, these damn traitors!"

"The inner hull can no longer withstand the pressure and is about to leak. We must surface!"

A despairing sigh echoed, and everyone stood there in shock, no one willing to speak. If the inner hull could not withstand the pressure and started leaking, they would be crushed into meat by the immense water pressure. In this situation, even though they knew Li Mu was on the surface, they had no choice but to surface.

Because surfacing might mean death, but not surfacing was certain death.

"Maintain your composure."

Dr. Manhattan suddenly spoke, breaking the silence. His face was expressionless as he turned to a mirror and calmly combed his hair. "Let's go see him. Since he has forced us to this point, I want to see him with my own eyes."

General Soros gave a bitter laugh and then suddenly shouted, "No, we haven't lost yet. Even if we do, it will be a mutual destruction."

"Send all the information about No. 4000 to the other bases immediately. Since we can't kill him, let this damn tyrant die with us!"

General Soros had made up his mind. He knew they couldn't escape, so it would be a mutual destruction.

The others exchanged glances, seeing despair, anger, unwillingness, and hatred in each other's eyes. No one spoke, but they silently organized the information about Li Mu and began sending it to the bases they could contact.

Dr. Manhattan ignored all this. Compared to how to achieve mutual destruction with Li Mu, he cared more about meeting Li Mu. He had little fear of death and was eager to see what Li Mu, who had defeated them single-handedly, looked like.

Li Mu released his grip and stood quietly on the sea surface. He could feel the submarine rapidly surfacing, the seawater boiling more intensely, and the black steel hull gradually emerging, like the back of a whale.

The red mutant parrot immediately flew over and landed on the submarine, impatiently shouting, "Bastards, finally caught you! Tell me, where is she?!"