Chapter 196 Restraint

Long Zhan and his team arrived and received another signal from Dang Hongyuan, launching a direct attack on the Federation's aircraft carrier.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Dang Hongyuan and his men broke through from the inside, catching the group off guard.

"Dang Hongyuan, it was you!" William glared at them. He hadn't expected them to be hiding on the ship all along, ruining their plans.

"William, don't run away yet, we haven't finished talking." Dang Hongyuan gave Yang Xie a look, and he understood instantly, clenching his fist, causing the air to vibrate.

William and the men around him turned pale and immediately became wary.

Sui Cheng directly swung his lightning whip, and a net of lightning enveloped them.

"Dang Hongyuan, what exactly are you trying to do?" William roared.

"That's what I should be asking you. You ran away midway through negotiations, and what's the situation with the black mud on the island? I don't believe you don't know. If you don't tell us, don't blame us for being impolite," Dang Hongyuan warned him bluntly.

"I don't know either." William gestured to the people behind him, indicating that they should create an opportunity to run away and not confront Dang Hongyuan and his group head-on.

Dang Hongyuan asked, "How could you not know?"

"When we first arrived on this island, we didn't know this thing existed. It was only recently that we discovered some strange black mud that appeared at the bottom of the island. We found a cave on the mountain below the island, which was full of this black mud, and there were also one bulging black nodules, as if there were living things inside."

"Then why didn't you retreat sooner? There are still so many people on the island, were you just going to leave them?"

"We're not Chinese, we're lucky to even keep our own lives, we don't have time to care about other people's lives."

Dang Hongyuan's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he looked at William, and he became even more determined not to let William and his group leave.

"Boss, the attack outside is too fierce, we can't hold them off!" A group of people suddenly rushed in, and were immediately startled by the scene before them. It seemed that their boss was also in danger.

"Attack!" But this gave William an opportunity. They immediately launched an attack, breaking through the lightning net surrounding them and rushing towards them. Purple smoke instantly enveloped the passageway, blurring the view considerably.

But they miscalculated.

Another exit was around the corner behind them; that was their destination.

Unexpectedly, vines entangled their legs, and with a strong pull, they all fell to the ground. They were then beaten up by the crew and dragged onto the deck while half-dead.

"Your boss has been arrested. If you want to live, stop fighting!"

The federal group saw the person in their hands, paused for a moment, and seemed somewhat hesitant.

"Bang!" A bullet grazed past Dang Hongyuan's body, its target being William, whom he was holding.

The attendants were prepared; a small net of lightning, no bigger than a palm, blocked the bullets.

"It seems your men have a lot of opinions about you," Yang Xie mocked William.

"Since you won't surrender, then make your move, Dragon Battle!" Dang Hongyuan shouted, and a group of about twenty people appeared behind them, wearing combat uniforms from the Huaxia Base and carrying modified crystal core weapons, their aura surging.

"We surrender." The Federation people were indeed very afraid of death; their only concern was their own lives.

Long Zhan confiscated their weapons and, for safety reasons, did not take them to their aircraft carrier, but left them on the Federation's aircraft carrier.

"Long Zhan, make arrangements for us to return to the island where the Federation base is located."

"What?" Long Zhan thought he had misheard. After confirming that Dang Hongyuan had said "return," he frowned and asked in confusion, "Why?"

"See that black mud? If we don't control it, it will spread throughout the entire sea area and even the land. We can't ignore it." Dang Hongyuan said in a deep voice, "Have others observe the spread of the black mud, and we'll return to the island and deal with it."

Long Zhan nodded and immediately gave the order.

The law enforcement officer also revealed Black Mud's two weaknesses.

When the aircraft carrier returned, the black mud did not continue to spread, and there was no damage to the bottom of the ship, so it could continue its journey.

When the island reappeared in their sight, it was completely covered in black mud, and a grotesque monster, neither human nor ghost, had appeared in the middle of it. It had almost completely destroyed the buildings on the island.

Lu Zhi guessed that this was because most of the buildings on the island were made of metal, which made Hei Ni subconsciously want to destroy the things that frightened it.

"What should we do now?" the passenger asked him.

Looking at the dark sea, Lu Zhi gripped the railing tightly and said in a deep voice, "I want to go down."

"What?!" The attendant grabbed his hand, demanding an explanation.

Lu Zhi said, "My spiritual power can block him. I think as long as I find the source, I can devour him."

"But…"

Before the passenger could even speak, the lawyer interrupted him: "I need your help."

He pointed to the monster on the island and said, "Once I go down, it will definitely put up a defensive stance, so I need you guys up there to distract it."

The passenger opened his mouth, then sighed after a while and said, "Okay, be careful."

Lu Zhi kissed him on the lips and whispered, "You are the one who should be careful. The clone will follow you at all times. Don't do anything dangerous. You two just need to find a way to keep it in check."

"good."

Lu Zhi relayed his words to Dang Hongyuan and the others, adding a special reminder: "There are plenty of weapons on this ship. If necessary, take them out and use them. Don't waste them."

After saying that, he enveloped himself with his mental energy and jumped directly into the sea.

Those who were with him also saw that the black mud was blocked by his mental barrier and did not touch his body.

"Alright, don't worry about him." Dang Hongyuan patted the shoulder of his attendant, then gave orders to Long Zhan and the others.

The aircraft carrier is too big. If it attracts the attention of the Black Mud, he might smash the ship as if it were a house, which would be a huge loss.

Fortunately, there were other ships.

Long Zhan and his men found several large boxes of weapons on the ship, including rocket launchers and even specially made protective gear made of thin metal.

They tied these things to their legs and several layers to the soles of their feet. After testing them on the black mud on the sea surface to make sure they wouldn't be corroded, they headed towards the island together.

"Give it a shot first." Yang Xie carried the rocket launcher and fired at the ruins below the monster.

Black Mud has no eyes or other facial features, and it's unclear how it locates itself. After the rocket launcher hit it, it showed no reaction whatsoever, as if it were completely unaware.

Yang Xie tentatively fired another shot at the monster's body.

The impact of the cannonball punched a hole in the monster, but it closed up again after a few seconds.

“This is very wrong,” Dang Hongyuan said.