Chapter 930: Standoff

He Yuzhu did not give an inch; he closed his eyes to focus his mind, secretly activating the Scanning System in his brain.

After about ten seconds passed, he suddenly raised his hand and said in a clear voice, "Drop the net!"

The winch whirred as it turned, and the giant fishing net spread out its body like a massive jellyfish, slowly sinking into the deep blue sea.

He Yuzhu counted the time as he waited; before five minutes had even passed, he immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Haul!"

In reality, He Yuzhu used his Personal Space to collect all the fish within a radius of over ten meters into the net. He only gave the order to haul the net once he felt it was full of fish.

The captain looked unconvinced, muttering under his breath, "It's only been a moment, what kind of catch could there be..."

Secretary Liu, standing to the side, repeated in a deep voice, "Haul."

Only then did the captain raise his voice and roar at the winch operator.

The thick steel cable retracted at high speed, pulled taut, and emitted a series of humming sounds. The sea surface first churned with a large patch of white foam, and the next second, the entire net burst out of the water—everyone on the boat gasped in unison at the sight.

Silver light shimmered within the net, with fish and shrimp piled in layers; a tuna weighing several dozen jin occupied the very top, jumping violently and incessantly, the water droplets flung from its tail landing under the setting sun like fine, crushed gold.

The entire fishing net was stretched until it was bulging, and the thick cables were pulled to their limit.

The captain froze in place, his mouth half-open, his pipe falling onto the deck without him even noticing.

After a long while, he turned to look at He Yuzhu, his dark, weathered face creasing into layers of wrinkles as he gave a thumbs-up in admiration: "Great eye! I've been fishing for half a lifetime, and this is the first time I've seen so much catch in one haul! There must be a huge school of fish hiding under this water!"

He Yuzhu brushed the seawater off his hands and said in a casual tone, "Old brother, if you follow me out to sea to fish from now on, you'll have to worry about one more thing—whether your Warehouse is big enough. If the catch is too large, don't end up sinking the boat."

The captain's expression changed abruptly, and he quickly spat three times toward the sea: "Pah, pah, pah! Brother, you can't say such unlucky things out at sea!"

He Yuzhu laughed heartily and was about to make another joke when the lookout at the bow suddenly let out a frantic cry: "Fifteen degrees to port, unidentified warships spotted, two in total! They are M Country FFG Frigates, four-thousand-ton class!"

The laughter and chatter on the boat stopped instantly.

Several of our own warships quickly moved forward to intercept, the crew members all holding a mindset of facing death with equanimity, but since our own ships were smaller in tonnage, they were at a disadvantage in every aspect during the standoff and interception, nearly colliding with the enemy warships several times.

He Yuzhu spoke up immediately: "Leader, I can blow them up directly, let me go over!"

Secretary Liu shook his head slightly: "No, once we sink enemy ships, it will trigger a large-scale diplomatic conflict."

Just then, several more M Country Ticonderoga-class Cruisers sailed in from the distance, and our ships instantly fell into a position of total inferiority.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu spoke again: "Leader, I will take you to evacuate, and at the same time blow up all their warships, do you think that is feasible?"

Upon hearing this, a flash of shock crossed Secretary Liu's eyes; after a moment of contemplation, he said: "Can you only destroy their propulsion systems? If you can, you might as well try."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and replied: "I can, but it will take half an hour; can you hold out here?"

Secretary Liu immediately called over the accompanying military region leaders, and the group discussed in low voices with solemn expressions for a moment.

Before long, he returned to He Yuzhu's side and said in a deep voice: "We have discussed it. The other side clearly received intelligence and knows I am on the boat; generally speaking, they won't dare to open fire. If you can really give them a harsh lesson, go ahead and do it; I am not going anywhere."

"If they dare to make the first move, I will sink all the enemy ships directly," He Yuzhu said angrily.

Secretary Liu nodded slowly: "I am not afraid. Without you, I would have been honored on the Korean War battlefield; having lived this many extra years, I have no regrets in this life. Take care of yourself."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu said no more and leaped into the sea.

Secretary Liu did not know what means he would use to severely damage the enemy ships, but he was not worried in the slightest; after all, He Yuzhu possessed extraordinary abilities.

The moment he entered the sea, He Yuzhu called out to the system in his mind: "System, lock onto target coordinates 15 degrees 49 minutes North Latitude, 111 degrees 18 minutes East Longitude, and initiate Space-Time Shuttle."

【System Prompt: Two tons of gold deducted, space-time channel opened.】

A wave of dizziness struck, and his vision suddenly went black; when he opened his eyes again, he had already appeared inside the main engine room of an M Country FFG Frigate.

He knew the structure of this frigate like the back of his hand, so he walked straight to the main fuel supply pipe and firmly stuck a Small Explosive Bomb onto the outer wall of the pipe.

Once it was placed, he quickly calculated the coordinates of the second frigate, issued the shuttle command to the system again, and in an instant, stepped into the engine room of the other warship.

Coincidentally, there were two sailors in the engine room of this ship, currently repairing equipment.

He Yuzhu did not hesitate for a second; before the two could cry for help, two Flying Knives had already pierced through the air.

The sharp tearing sound pierced the engine room, and the blades accurately stabbed into the two men's necks; they didn't even have time to scream before they fell straight to the ground.

Warm blood sprayed onto the thick metal pipes, like red plum blossoms blooming suddenly.

He Yuzhu stepped forward quickly and raised his hands to store the two corpses into his Personal Space.

He quickly found the main oil pipeline of this ship and attached High Explosive.

After finishing all this, he activated the Space-Time Shuttle again, successively infiltrating the interiors of the other two Ticonderoga-class Cruisers.

These two giant ships of nearly ten thousand tons were equipped with four gas turbines and were currently running at full speed, but their remaining time could now only be counted in minutes.

A cold, wicked smirk curled the corners of He Yuzhu's mouth; not only did he place Explosive on the fuel pipes, but he also quietly snuck into the armory and placed several extra high-yield Explosive among the rows of missile and shell crates as a "surprise."

He thought to himself: Back then, when the M Country warship was blown up over in Babylon, the other side could only let it go in the end; what did he have to be afraid of?

After everything was set up, he did not return to the fishing boat immediately; he locked onto sea coordinates several nautical miles away, shuttled away from the warships, and dropped straight into the ocean.

After surfacing, he summoned the old Fishing Boat that had accompanied him for decades, climbed aboard, sat in the cockpit, took out the Satellite Phone, and gently pressed the detonation button with his thumb—all four enemy ships detonated simultaneously.

In the initial moments of the detonation, the sea was deathly silent, with only fine waves gently lapping against the hull of the fishing boat.

After a mere dozen breaths, billowing black smoke first erupted from deep within the hulls of the two cruisers, followed immediately by soaring flames.

At this moment, the M Country sailors were still in a standoff with our ships when their own ship suddenly felt a violent tremor.

Soldiers in the weapons operation room shouted in panic: "What's going on?!"

"The engine room is on fire! Propulsion completely lost!"

Panic swept through the entire warship like a plague.

The scorching cabin doors were kicked open by panicked sailors, and crew members covered in black ash scrambled onto the deck, their bare feet stepping on the high-temperature steel plates, causing them to grimace in pain.

The captain of one of the Ticonderoga-class Cruisers turned pale, grabbed the communicator, and roared: "The enemy is using special attack weapons! Total loss of propulsion for the whole ship, everyone prepare, manually operate the main guns and fire!"

Before the word "fire" could finish echoing, a muffled, earth-shattering roar suddenly erupted between heaven and earth.

"Boom—!!!"

This explosion was not sharp; instead, it sounded as if a massive creature deep in the seabed had suddenly turned over, carrying with it a terrifying, world-destroying momentum.

Following closely behind, a second and third roar exploded in succession—the ammunition depots were ignited by the Explosive, and the chain reaction of explosions turned into fire dragons, spreading wildly along the interior of the hulls.

Under the high heat, the thick steel twisted and deformed, and the ten-thousand-ton giant ship split open violently from the middle of its hull.

The crisp sound of the keel snapping mingled with the continuous roar of explosions; the hull sank abruptly, then was heaved sharply to the sides by a massive blast of air as seawater surged frantically into the breaches of the ship's body.

The sailors on the deck were like ants, violently flung away by the shockwave, crashing heavily into the surging waves one after another.

He Yuzhu stood on the deck of his own Fishing Boat, gazing from afar at the two massive fireballs shooting straight into the sky; he narrowed his eyes slightly, watching the two broken sections of the hull slowly sink into the deep sea, and a cold sneer finally curled the corners of his mouth.

He steered the Fishing Boat, turned the bow, and sailed toward the Fishing Boat where Secretary Liu was located.