The bright moonlight spread over the sea, and the sea breeze blew gently, causing ripples on the sea surface.
Night had just fallen, but the coastal town had already become pitch black, with only a few houses and faint lights shining through the windows.
Technology was not advanced on Changyun Island, and the vast majority of residents lived from sunrise to sunset. Electricity wasn't even widely available on the island, and nighttime illumination relied on kerosene lamps and homemade fires smeared with resin or fish oil.
Very primitive.
As night falls, the harbor of Changyun Island is no longer as lively as it was during the day.
The residents of the island do not have any nighttime leisure and entertainment activities and go to bed early. The new sailors are actually the same.
At this moment, the sailors had just finished their dinner shift, and those who were not on duty returned to their cabins early to rest.
During these days of sailing at sea, it was difficult for these sailors to get a good night's sleep. After all, the shipping environment in the New World was complex, the climate was strange and changeable, and these young and inexperienced people had to be extremely alert all the way.
It is a rare opportunity to rest at the port of Chundao, which is extremely precious for the new navy who are always on edge.
Changyun Island was the territory of the new navy. There was even a small liaison station on the island, manned by only a few dozen sailors. Their main duties were to monitor incoming ships and report various information to headquarters. It served no defensive purpose, serving at best as a security outpost.
However, when settling in a place like Changyun Island, the new navy's vigilance will inevitably be lowered a lot.
They don't have many people to begin with, and there are more than a dozen sea monster ships, and the number of soldiers on duty on each ship is not many, which inevitably leads to some blind spots.
“Gurgle—”
Suddenly, a small string of bubbles rose in the sea. Anton slowly poked his head out of the sea, stretched out his hand to wipe the sea water off his face, and gently placed one hand on the sea beast skin of the hull of the sea beast ship next to him.
The sea beast ship from Danjian Island is somewhat different from ordinary warships. The outer skin of the hull is not a conventional wooden hull or an iron hull, but is made of the skin of an unknown sea beast.
After being immersed in the sea for many years and being eroded by sea water, the surface of these animal skins has become extremely smooth.
Anton is not the best among CPs. Although everyone who can become a CP has to undergo hard training and pass the test before becoming a CP, in fact, even if his ability is stronger than that of ordinary people, it is limited.
Such slippery sea animal skin is also a big trouble for him.
He was unable to master any of the Six Navy Styles.
If he could master such "advanced" skills, undercover missions would not necessarily fall into his hands.
"It is simply impossible to destroy a ship like this."
"There's only one way to delay these people's departure."
Anton slowly raised his head and looked at the deck, which was nearly 20 meters above the sea. He felt a fierce anger in his heart. He reached into his arms and pulled out two claw knives. Anton directly plunged the back edges of the knives into the sea beast's hide and tried to climb up.
The ship he intended to sneak into happened to be docked at the very edge of the harbor, and the navy on duty on other ships had no way of noticing it.
Anton moved very slowly as he climbed up, trying not to make any noise.
The moonlight was bright, and from a distance, Anton, wearing a black suit, almost blended in with the gray-black sea beast skin and was difficult to detect.
In just a few minutes, Anton slowly grabbed the railing with his hands, stuck his head out to look at the empty road on both sides. There was no joy on Anton's face. He exerted force with both hands, jumped lightly and directly climbed onto the deck.
"clatter--"
A barely audible sound was heard on the deck, and sea water seeped out from the soles of his shoes. After Anton's figure disappeared, a puddle of water was left on the spot.
In the cabin of the Dawn warship, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who had been buried in his desk, had now walked to the window and looked outside.
"Are they really coming for us?"
"A rat has come up here?"
In fact, when Anton was swimming towards the fleet, Tsugakuni Yoshiichirō noticed it. Even the faintest breath could not be hidden from Tsugakuni Yoshiichirō's observation Haki.
There is no way Yunyi would be wrong about sensing the human breath.
He originally thought that he was being too suspicious. After all, the New Navy was well-known, and the Dawn warship was a very iconic presence in this area. No one would be so foolish as to provoke them.
However, when the aura approached the easternmost sea monster ship, Yunyi was completely sure that the other party was coming for them.
After a brief thought, Tsugikoku Yoriichi also picked up the Den Den Mushi on the desk:
"Someone has infiltrated the easternmost ship."
"Go find the person. I'll leave this matter to you."
The intruder's aura was not strong, and Tsugikoku Yoshiichi had no intention of taking action himself. After making a phone call to his subordinates, he sat back in his chair and continued with his own work.
And just after Ji Guoyuanyi's phone call, the new navy on the sea beast ship in the east became busy.
"Mr. Jiguo said someone sneaked in? How is that possible? I didn't find anything!?"
On the watchtower, the new navy officer on night duty was shocked when he heard his lieutenant captain tell him this.
“Didn’t notice?!”
"Mr. Jiguo's words can't be wrong."
"There's only one person on the other side. He might have used some method to avoid your sight."
"Don't let your guard down. Always pay attention to the situation at sea. If there's anything unusual, notify me immediately!"
After a few words were transmitted from the communicator Den Den Mushi, it was shut down. The navy in the lookout room frowned and silently locked the door of the lookout room. At the same time, he took out a dagger from his arms and placed it at hand in case of emergency.
There was only a team of 18 navy men on duty on the ship that Anton sneaked into, led by a young lieutenant named Fres, who had just graduated from the International Naval Academy.
Fres is not very old, only in his early twenties, but he is very capable and was always at the middle level when he was in the Naval Academy.
Under his arrangement, all the navy on the ship became busy. After searching for more than ten minutes, they finally found something abnormal somewhere on the side of the ship.
“Someone really sneaked in!”
Fres led his men and after searching for a while, they found a pool of water on the right side of the deck near the bow. It looked like it had just been left there.
When Fres saw this scene, his face turned grim and he immediately looked around to see if there were any water stains elsewhere.
This water stain could provide a direction for his search. Fres did not choose to alert the enemy and have them raise the alarm. When he discovered that these water stains led all the way to the cabin, his face became extremely ugly.
"Walk!"
Without any nonsense, Fres waved his hand and led his men directly towards the cabin.
Anton, who had sneaked in, did not choose to assassinate the navy and researchers on the ship, but hid his tracks and sneaked into the power room of the ship.
His idea was simple. If he simply assassinated the researchers and the navy, there might be a chance of success, allowing him to take a few lives.
But what was the point? From the moment he boarded the ship, he knew it was only a matter of time before he was discovered by the new navy. Once he got on board, he had no intention of leaving.
The assassination might create some chaos, but such chaos would be quelled when he was captured and killed by the new navy, and there would be no way to delay the fleet's departure.
The only way is to destroy the power of a ship in the fleet. Only in this way can he achieve his goal.
After all, Fres was too inexperienced. When he heard that someone was sneaking in, he gathered his men as soon as he could. This gave Anton an opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity, and his infiltration was very smooth.
Anton placed bombs in several core locations in the power room. After setting the detonation time, Anton had no intention of leaving. Instead, he sat down with his back against the wall, slowly took out a cigarette wrapped in oil paper from the inner pocket of his suit, and lit one for himself.
"Hahaha, that went really smoothly!"
"The new navy, is that all it is?"
Anton took a puff of his cigarette, tilted his head back to look at the dim ceiling, and sighed softly. His tone was not happy, but rather contained a hint of regret and sadness.
Deep down in his heart, he might have hoped that he would be discovered and arrested by the new navy in advance.
If that were the case, he might be imprisoned by the New Navy, or even killed by the New Navy. Who knows?
But there is a glimmer of hope, isn't there?
Anton smoked quietly, and his mind couldn't help but think of the girl who had always loved him. His frown gradually relaxed at this moment.
Above his head, the bomb timer was ticking away.
At this moment, dense footsteps sounded outside the power room.
Anton came back to his senses, slowly put out the half-smoked cigarette, and a bright smile appeared on his face.
Fres followed the traces of water stains and chased all the way to the door of the power room. Just as he was about to open the door, a strong sense of crisis suddenly lingered in his heart.
“Get down!!!”
Fres had great confidence in his sixth sense. The moment a sense of crisis emerged, he immediately shouted and rushed to the side holding a nearby subordinate.
"boom!!!!"
There was a violent explosion in the power room. The heavy iron door was blown away by the powerful blast wave, and the thick steel wall was also greatly deformed.
Although the sailors at the door dodged quickly and were not hit by the flying iron gate, the loud roar still stimulated their brains and eardrums. At this moment, everyone's brains were confused and they buried their heads on the ground with pain on their faces.
Flames shot out from the surface of the sea monster ship, and the dark night sky was lit up by the blazing flames.
The entire ship shook violently, and the sea was also surging due to the explosion.
Even Yoriichi Tsugikuni in the cabin of the Dawn warship felt the explosion. The ship shook slightly, and the chair under Yoriichi's butt made a slight noise.
"Failed?"
Yunyi slowly raised his head, murmured with a hint of disappointment, then stood up and left the cabin.
This violent explosion woke up the residents who had rested early on the coast. People put on their clothes and went out of their houses to check the situation. When they saw the sea monster ship with its hull burning in the distance, their faces were filled with surprise.
On a raft somewhere near the coast, Sunny was also startled by the explosion.
For some unknown reason, Sunny felt a pain in his heart and his breathing became rapid. After a long time, Sunny gradually recovered, slowly walked out of the room and looked at the fire in the distance.
Although he didn't know what was going on, Sunny couldn't control his emotions and tears rolled down his face.
"what happens?"
Sunny didn't even feel that he was crying. He gently covered his mouth with his hand, his face full of astonishment.
The new navy acted very quickly, and the soldiers gathered on the ship after the explosion.
Although Fres and his men escaped the disaster, they suffered internal injuries due to the impact of the explosion. The explosion is not only capable of killing people with its temperature and shock wave, but the vibration caused is also fatal enough.
Although there was a thick wall blocking the way, Fres and his men were not completely unaffected. Fortunately, the new navy had strong physical fitness. If they were ordinary people, they would have been shocked to death long ago.
Robin has already begun investigating the cause and effect of the incident and the damage suffered by the ship with the researchers on the joint ship.
The initial assessment was that someone had sneaked into the ship and placed explosives.
As for the murderer, the unknown meat scraps extracted from certain places in the power room can reveal the murderer's location.
The ship also suffered considerable damage in the explosion. The facilities in the power room were completely destroyed by the secondary explosion. According to researchers, it would take two days to fully repair it.
However, this will not affect the fleet's subsequent sailing plan. Their sea beast warships have spare power equipment. Although this damage looks serious, the impact is limited.
After getting a general understanding of the situation, Jiguo Yuanyi handed all matters over to Robin.
The fleet's sailing plan did not change because of the explosion caused by Anton.
The attack he launched, risking his life, was merely a sideshow to the mundane sailing life of the new sailors. It served no other purpose except to make Fress and the others, who were recuperating in their hospital beds, feel guilty and ashamed for a while.
The fire was put out, and various robots began to repair the damage to the ship under the guidance of researchers.
The next morning, the "hole" caused by the explosion had been repaired. Although the repair looked very obvious, it would not affect the ship's navigation.
The power has also been switched to backup power. As the Dawn warship slowly left the port, the various sea beast ships also left Changyun Island.
Although the residents of the island were frightened by the explosion at night, when they woke up the next day, everything was normal and they continued their busy and fulfilling lives.
On a floating raft somewhere near the sea, Sunny walked out of Anton's house with a lost look on his face, holding a freshly made fish cake in his hand.
Anton's house was just like usual, with the tables, chairs and benches all wiped clean.
However, Anton is no longer in this house.
When Sunny saw that Anton was not there, she looked back every few steps and left reluctantly. At this time, she didn't know that her brother Anton would never come back.
(End of this chapter)
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