Mobile Shelter

Chapter 123 The Beginning of the Melee

Oda Taka and the other Awakened Ones who followed Dong Qi's car to escape the Fourth Island knew the special nature of Dong Qi's natal car.

Following behind Dong Qi's natal car, watching it collect metal materials in multiple shipyards, anyone who wasn't an idiot could see the special features of the natal car.

However, they had to leave the fourth island under Dong Qi's guidance, and Dong Qi was very careful and never got out of the car.

That's why, even though they had the idea of ​​taking the initiative, they had no choice but to give up because they couldn't find a suitable opportunity.

But now that they have escaped the fourth island, they no longer need to beg Dong Qi.

Furthermore, after observing and confirming that Dong Qi was not from the island nation and had no connection with the island nation's court, they can now act freely against Dong Qi.

Although they appeared to be following Dong Qi's car at some distance when they left the fourth island.

However, the special abilities awakened by the awakened are inherently illogical.

Masako Aoki was able to escape the battlefield immediately and exchange positions with ordinary survivors thanks to the special ability of her older sister, Kotoko Aoki.

According to common sense, the superpower that Kotoko Aoki awakened is just a relatively powerful auxiliary superpower.

Its function is to anchor multiple targets, and then select two targets to swap positions.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of auxiliary ability plays a very important role in combat.

However, after Kotoko Aoki developed her superpowers, their effects were not limited to combat.

After using her special ability to anchor a target, Kotoko Aoki can vaguely sense the location of the anchored target by simply activating her ability to switch positions.

Although the exact distance between the two cannot be perceived, as long as there is a direction to be sensed, one can always find the target anchored by the superpower by moving in that direction.

Kotoko Aoki was able to find Masako Suzuki by relying on the effect of her special ability.

If Kotoko Aoki wants to use her powers to anchor herself to a target, she needs to be in close contact with that target for an extended period of time.

Therefore, Kotoko Aoki's target was not Dong Qi, but Masako Suzuki, who was "invited" by Dong Qi to get on the bus.

The reason why Kotoko Aoki was so sure that she could find Dong Qi was because she guessed that Dong Qi would never be willing to let go of the beautiful Masako Suzuki.

Therefore, if we can find Suzuki Masako by relying on the supernatural, we can also be said to have found Dong Qi's location.

After being accepted by the island nation's court, they realized that those of them who did not immediately join the court, even those who had gained supernatural abilities, would not receive good treatment if they chose to join the court at this time.

Furthermore, they would be subject to the constraints of the island nation's government in the future. If it weren't for the seaweed gradually spreading and covering the entire fourth island, they would have preferred to stay on the fourth island and live a more relaxed and carefree life.

So when the imperial court offered them a department to join, they didn't immediately choose a department that suited their special abilities. Instead, they wanted to seize Dong Qi's natal chariot.

In any case, through their observation along the way, they knew that Dong Qi's natal vehicle's formidable defensive capabilities made it clear to them that as long as they obtained this vehicle, they wouldn't need to be overly vigilant even when resting alone at night.

Although they discussed it for a long time, they still didn't know how to lure Dong Qi out of the car, but they could deal with these things when they found Dong Qi.

Their most pressing issue right now is to figure out how many people are willing to leave.

After all, if they choose to leave without saying goodbye now, and if they fail to seize Dong Qi's chariot later, even if the court still chooses to accept them when they want to come back, the treatment they receive will probably be several levels lower than it is now.

Seeing that no one around her was speaking up, Aoki Masako couldn't help but speak again: "You should all have seen the arrest warrant issued by the imperial court. If you don't make a decision now and continue to delay,..."

"If we drag this out, even if we want to take action later, the car will likely end up in someone else's hands."

Hearing Masako Aoki's urging, the others thought of how their destined car could not only carve roads through seaweed but also cross oceans.

If they successfully seize Dong Qi's destined vehicle, even if the First Island is later covered by seaweed, they will still be able to escape the First Island in the vehicle.

After thinking about this, the other awakened individuals gradually became more determined.

Just as everyone had secretly made up their minds and were preparing to take action to seize Dong Qi's life-saving car.

Suddenly, Izumi Akira asked at an inopportune moment, "If we work together and successfully seize that car, who will be in charge of it?"

Izumi Akira's words immediately created a rift between the group of people who had not yet united to take action.

Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit strange, Oda Taka spoke up forcefully, "Now is not the time to discuss the ownership of the vehicle. Let's seize that vehicle first, and we can talk about the distribution later."

"We haven't even determined where the car is, and we're already arguing about that vague ownership. Don't you think this is ridiculous?"

Although Oda Taka's words successfully eliminated the impact of Izumino Akira's previous statement.

But the seeds of suspicion have already been sown in everyone's hearts, and they will inevitably take root and sprout as time goes by.

Sensing that further delay might lead to unforeseen circumstances, Aoki Kotoko abruptly ended the previous conversation and then decisively pointed out the direction where Dong Qi was:

"The car is in this direction. There's no need to say anything else. Let's get that car first. Talking about anything else is superfluous before we have the car."

After hearing what Aoki Kotoko said, the others stopped talking.

Without much hesitation, the group rode their bicycles in the direction Kotoko Aoki had indicated.

Shortly after the commander of the God's Guard led his men into the seaweed thicket, the group, led by Kotoko Aoki, also arrived at the entrance to the road that had been cleared by the electromagnetic cannon.

Seeing the road carved out of the seaweed, the group, who were already very familiar with it, naturally knew that following this road would lead them to the car.

When Dong Qi had looted most of the metal in the shipyard, towering waves suddenly surged on the once calm sea.

Looking at the huge waves crashing against the shore, mixed with numerous small, mutated marine creatures, Dong Qi always felt a sense of familiarity when he saw this scene.

At this moment, all the surrounding metal equipment and steel structure factory buildings had been dismantled and absorbed by the vehicle.

Therefore, there were no buildings to shelter from the giant waves in the empty surroundings.

Although he had great confidence in the defensive capabilities of his vehicle, Dong Qi still preferred to avoid attacks unless absolutely necessary.

Despite not relying on the formidable defense of its signature vehicle, it always tries to withstand enemy attacks head-on, regardless of the circumstances.

As the saying goes, when you want to test the durability of a porcelain bowl in your hand, even if the bowl is as hard as steel, it will eventually break in your hands.

Just as he was about to speed up and leave, he suddenly saw a group of people rushing towards him along the path that Dong Qi had cleared through the seaweed with his electromagnetic cannon.

Faced with these suddenly appearing strangers, Dong Qi was at a loss for words.

I don't know if those people rushing over were blind, but anyone with eyes could see the towering waves that were rising up on the sea.

Faced with this natural disaster, instead of fleeing immediately, they rushed towards this place without regard for anything else.

Although Dong Qi didn't know what those people were thinking, he noticed that they had blocked the road that the electromagnetic cannon had originally cleared.

Without much thought, Dong Qi realized it was no longer appropriate to wait for the electromagnetic cannon to clear the way, so he simply changed direction and accelerated into the seaweed patch on the other side.

However, Dong Qi's car had only been driving into the seaweed patch for a short while when the giant waves crashed onto the shore.

Suddenly, earthen walls, each more than ten meters high, appeared along the coast, directly blocking the onslaught of the giant waves.

However, the small, mutated marine creatures swept up by the giant waves were thrown into the air as they rose.

Even though the giant waves were blocked by the earthen wall, the small mutated marine creatures still fell from the sky in a dense, rain-like manner.

In the blink of an eye, the area that was once very empty after being cleared by the electromagnetic cannon has been rapidly occupied by a large number of small mutated marine creatures.

Faced with this overwhelming attack, the commander in charge was not afraid at all. As a guard behind him pressed his hands to the ground, the soil beneath their feet instantly rose.

Whether it was the Guardians of God or the fully armed soldiers following behind them, the ground beneath their feet suddenly rose nearly ten meters in the area where people were standing.

With this ten-meter drop, even if those mutated marine creatures have the ability to climb the rock walls, it wouldn't be too difficult for the armed soldiers to defend this area.

The soldiers, using highly skilled tactics, gradually cleared away the small, mutated marine creatures that were approaching from below.

This shows that they already have a mature response plan for this kind of battle situation.

Judging from the soldiers' skillful tactics, it was clear that they had experienced this kind of battle more than once, otherwise they wouldn't have such a proficient way of dealing with it.

The other members of the Divine Guard were not idle either. One of them reached out and made a grasping motion with his palm toward the area where his natal car was located, as if he could grab his natal car from a distance.

Just as he was about to clench his fist and pull back, his face suddenly turned pale, and then he collapsed to the ground as if all his strength had been drained.

Seeing their teammate's behavior, the others didn't show any concern; instead, they glanced at their fallen teammate with disdain.

Then another person formed a hand seal, accompanied by rapid changes in the person's hand gestures.

The seaweed, which was originally only about one meter tall, suddenly began to grow rapidly.

The giant seaweed leaves completely enveloped the car, and with more and more seaweed leaves around it, the car was lifted off the ground by those giant seaweed leaves.

Looking at the vehicle completely enveloped and controlled by those giant seaweeds, the person who made hand seals to generate seaweeds couldn't help but say with a hint of smugness, "I thought it would be much more difficult, but you were easily captured by me."

Just as the man was feeling quite smug and was about to continue showing off his abilities,

The earthen wall, which was originally strong enough to withstand the waves, collapsed instantly.

After hearing the noise from the collapsing earthen wall, everyone turned their attention from the vehicle covered in seaweed to the coastal area.

As the earthen walls collapsed one after another, everyone discovered that the giant marine creatures that should have been hiding in the deep sea and living alone were now appearing in groups here.

Perhaps because it was covered by layers of seaweed, the vehicle that was closest to those giant mutated marine creatures did not attract their attention.

Instead, it was the high platform they were on, more than ten meters above the ground, that attracted the attention of those giant mutated marine creatures.

Because of this special period, there are basically no survivors left at sea.

Humans also have a strong attraction to those mutated marine creatures.

The fact that over five hundred people were gathered on that conspicuous high platform only intensified the desires of those mutated marine creatures.

As the giant mutated marine creatures charged recklessly toward the platform, the faces of the Divine Guards standing on it turned grim.

But that was all. Faced with the onslaught of those giant sea creatures, the members of the God's Guard did not panic or flee in fear.

The commander snapped his fingers lightly, and the once flat ground seemed to have been forcibly torn apart by a giant.

Several cracks suddenly appeared in the ground, and the area of ​​these cracks continued to increase.

Before those giant mutated marine creatures could even get close to the platform, the cracks surrounding the platform had already widened considerably.

Perhaps due to their bulky size, even when they saw huge cracks appearing in the ground ahead, those giant sea creatures did not slow down their charge.

As the foremost mutated marine creature plunged into the crevice, the remaining giant mutated marine creatures behind it did not slow down or stop, but maintained their original charging speed.

The giant mutated marine creatures behind them stepped over the giant marine creature that had fallen into the pit and crossed the crack that had suddenly appeared on the ground.

Seeing that his actions had only managed to restrain a single giant mutated sea creature, the team leader's expression turned somewhat grim.

Then, with a single clench of his hand, the crack in the ground, which had been torn open, not only did not continue to widen, but instead began to slowly close up.

The giant mutated marine creature that was trapped in the crack was completely unable to put up an effective resistance.

Even after the ground crack completely closed, the giant mutated marine creature trapped inside still failed to escape.

Seeing that the team leader had only dealt with one giant mutated sea creature, the others did not show any disdain for him.

After all, everyone knows that the team leader is petty. If you make him feel that you are mocking him, you may face retaliation later.

This kind of retaliation isn't about directly attacking or injuring you, but rather about making things difficult for you in various ways; there's no big deal, just constant minor incidents.

"Those guys are pretty fast, so don't just stand by and watch, get involved!"

"Don't let those big guys get close. Although we're not afraid of those monsters, we also need to protect the safety of the ordinary people behind us."

The fully armed soldiers behind them did not react much after hearing from their commander that they were just ordinary people; their expressions did not even change.

It seems they've experienced this situation many times before, otherwise they wouldn't have reacted so numbly after hearing those words.

The other members of the Divine Guard paid no attention to the reactions of the ordinary soldiers. After hearing their commander speak, the others also displayed their unique abilities.

The person who had just formed a hand seal to create seaweed that trapped Dong Qi's natal chariot formed the hand seal again.

With rapid hand seals, thorny vines as thick as an average person's thigh burst forth from the ground.

Dozens of thorny vines burst from the ground and swiftly wrapped around and controlled the giant mutated sea creature in just two or three seconds.

Although the giant mutated marine creature wrapped in thorny vines charged forward with such force that it knocked the thorny vines off its body by the roots.

But as time went by, the thorn vines, which were originally only as thick as a thigh, continued to grow rapidly even after being uprooted.

The thorny vines that enveloped the giant mutated marine creature had countless short thorns that could devour flesh and blood.

The sharp, short thorns of the thorn vine split open immediately after piercing the body of the giant mutated marine creature.

Then the hard, short, spiky outer shell will quickly burst open, revealing dozens of tiny hairs inside, each only the thickness of a common straw. These hairs have the ability to devour flesh and blood.

After the hard, short, spiky outer shell disappears, these tiny hairs, though very small, can devour flesh and blood quite quickly.

Most importantly, the giant mutated marine creature entangled by the thorn vines has countless points on its body where the short thorns attached to the vines have pierced its body.

And with each contraction of the thorn vine, more short thorns pierce into the body of the mutated marine creature.

Although the detailed description is rather lengthy, the giant mutated marine creature, after being entangled by thorny vines, shrank like a slowly deflating balloon, its originally enormous body gradually shrinking as if it were a leaking balloon.

Conversely, the vines that entwine around the giant mutated marine creature grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When the giant mutated sea creature, having lost a large amount of flesh, collapsed to the ground.

The thorny vines that had been uprooted and worn on the body quickly burrowed back into the soil after touching the ground.

Once all the thorny vines disappeared, only a thin layer of the giant mutated marine creature's skin remained on the ground, its internal flesh vanished without a trace.

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