Chapter 1790

This made it impossible for Ximen Wudi to kick open the Cang Sect door!

"Damn it, my arm's broken!" Ximen Wudi roared, his face flushed with pain.

This guy had exceptional breath-holding ability underwater, but after being injured, his oxygen consumption surged dramatically, his lung capacity far below normal.

"I advise you to surrender quietly and stop futile struggles," Adibayue said, firing several more arrows.

Ximen Wudi dodged fiercely and smashed the air sac with his Ruijin long rod!

Boom!

The cabin door finally burst open; Ximen Wudi slipped beneath the deck, and Kesi Dilin followed right behind.

"Take her away!" Ximen Wudi roared at Kesi Dilin: "Don't care for me! If you stay to help, we'll all die here!"

Kesi Dilin gritted his teeth: "You're insulting my dignity, brother."

He finished speaking, seized the Ruijin long rod, and charged toward Adibayue!

"You can't escape," Adibayue said coldly. "Today, none of you will leave alive!"

"Are you talking about yourself?"

Kesi Dilin raised his long rod and slammed it down hard on Adibayue!

The latter raised his blade to meet it—ding ding dang dang!

The two weapons collided, sparks flying everywhere!

At that moment, Kesi Dilin was blasted back several steps!

"Hah! I told you—you could never beat me," Adibayue said, swinging his battle sword and charging again!

Kesi Dilin did not retreat; he stomped hard on the deck with his toes and leapt straight up, swinging his Ruijin long rod once more!

Adibayue kicked off the floor with both legs, spinning into the air!

Swish!

The Ruijin long rod crashed hard onto Adibayue's shoulder!

His left scapula split open with a crack!

The guy was thin, pale-skinned, looking frail—as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

Yet after Kesi Dilin's strike, he actually withstood it!

But his right knee was also wounded, blood seeping through his pants.

"Oh hehe, my brother, you're truly formidable—I'm moved," Adibayue grinned. "We two brothers are top-tier experts, yet across this vast Eastern Ocean, I've found no worthy opponent—my life is too dull."

Kesi Dilin said nothing, continuing his assault!

His long rod struck with crushing force; each swing produced sonic booms!

Adibayue refused to yield, flicking his wrist—the blue treasure sword instantly transformed into a blizzard of icy light!

Ding ding dang dang!

Fierce combat erupted instantly!

Ximen Wudi joined in.

The three supreme experts attacked Adibayue together; even with his flawless defense, he began to falter.

He had assumed he could toy with the two Golden Family members, but events unfolded entirely beyond his expectations—Adibayue never imagined these two possessed such terrifying combat power aboard this cruise ship, nor did he expect this man's strength to rival a monster's!

"This is insane! How could I lose to you!" Adibayue's face darkened with fury.

Since the cruise ship had left the Amazon rainforest, he no longer needed to fear being bitten by venomous snakes.

But him not worrying didn't mean Ximen Wudi and Kesi Dilin weren't worried!

The more they fought, the more anxious they became—they had to ensure Ximen Wudi was rescued quickly!

But Ximen Wudi was still unconscious, completely unable to be dragged!

"Where the hell did you two come from!" Adibayue panted, his chest heaving heavily.

"You wanted to kill me? Then let's settle this now!" Kesi Dilin growled!

Then he unleashed a sweeping kick—Ten Thousand Waves!

Adibayue barely blocked it, but due to his weak physique, he was kicked straight onto the ground!

As Kesi Dilin prepared to rush forward and finish him, Adibayue's right hand suddenly shot up—a blinding silver flash erupted!

That silver bullet shot out from the gun's muzzle!

Kesi Dilin sensed the danger and rolled sideways instinctively, barely avoiding the lethal strike!

Adibayue seized the chance to roll up and charged again toward the room where Ximen Wudi lay!

…………

Gesilin lay on her bed, watching the tiny green dot floating above the LCD screen, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.

She had soaked her pillowcase, her whole body trembling.

This was a parting between life and death.

In Gesilin's eyes, if her father truly perished, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life!

She knew Ximen Wudi would feel the same.

And what tormented Gesilin most—she didn't know how much longer this would last!

She hoped Apollo would return safely, hoped her father would awaken—but dared not pray for a miracle.

"Apollo, hurry," Gesilin whispered.

…………

Ximen Wudi lay in the corner of the cabin, unconscious, his clothes soaked in blood—horrifying to behold.

"They're all gone." Kesi Dilin stood beside Ximen Wudi, extending his hand to test the air before Ximen Wudi's nose: "Good, his breathing is still steady—no immediate life threat."

At this moment, the man named Adibayo lay sprawled beside Ximen Wudi, staring at him with a sinister sneer: "Hehe, you two are both impressive. Once I deal with you, I still have more important plans to carry out."

Hearing this, Kesi Dilin's eyes flashed with cold light: "You bastard."

Adibayo paid no heed to Kesi Dilin's words, instead turning his gaze to the sea, his smile growing crueler.

"This cruise ship is now less than five hundred meters from shore—do you really think you can reach Chinese territorial waters by swimming?" Adibayo asked.

He had already seen through Ximen Wudi and Kesi Dilin's plan.

Yet Kesi Dilin ignored Adibayo entirely, saying: "You just mentioned a plan—what other important plan do you have?"

Adibayo turned his head and laughed, his face dripping with mockery: "Are you pretending ignorance? Kesi Dilin, have you forgotten what you did to your father's secret base in Africa? How much of our assets did you destroy?"

At these words, Kesi Dilin's eyebrows lifted slightly: "That has nothing to do with Africa. My base was never completed."

"Hmph, you're lying with your eyes open," Adibayo sneered, locking eyes with Kesi Dilin: "You think destroying our secret base cut off our revenue? Let me tell you—that's pure nonsense. Our assets were never nearly as vast as you imagined."

He paused, then shook his head, adding: "Of course, if you push me too far, I won't mind using the same method to retaliate against you."

At this moment, Kesi Dilin suddenly recalled how, years ago, he had destroyed one of their oil fields. Though the wells hadn't fully exploded, the losses had been devastatingly severe—at least, Adibayo could never have clawed his way out of that oil field himself, or he would have done so long ago.

Yet during that operation, they had failed, suffering heavy casualties.

"That oil field belonged to some old friend, didn't it?" Kesi Dilin said, a subtle glint in his eyes.

This "old friend" must refer to the General of the Dark World, Tegestat.

Had the Dark World not come to their aid this time, Adibayo would have killed Ximen Wudi long ago—and even Gesislin's life might not have been spared!

After all, back then, Adibayo had been utterly insane!

"I understand your meaning," Adibayo said, "but right now, I don't believe your reinforcements will arrive to save you. I know this cruise ship carries radium gold ore, but what you don't know is that your reinforcements can't possibly reach you—this route has long been ambushed."

"Ambushed?" At these words, Kesi Dilin's expression turned solemn: "Who set this trap?"

"You Chinese have an old saying: 'The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.'" Adibayo sneered at Kesi Dilin: "On this ship, there's a team of elite Western mercenaries—top-tier fighters, especially skilled in diving."

As he spoke, Adibayo pointed upward: "Look, they've already begun their move."

Sure enough, streams of water erupted from the yacht's side!

The attackers had clearly planned this assault for a long time!