"Everyone!"
Bai Zihe roared, "All of you, start diving! Keep diving! Dive as deep and as long as you can, to your absolute limit!"
The speed of the limit heat weapon was terrifying; several kilometers could be covered in the blink of an eye. His presence in Bai Zihe's senses meant it was already extremely close. By diving into the water, they could use the boundless ocean to resist the shockwave generated by the explosion of the limit heat weapon, which was their only means of self-preservation at the moment.
"Splash!"
"Gurgle!"
"Swish!"
As soon as Bai Zihe finished speaking, everyone obeyed. In the time it took to blink, aside from Bai Zihe himself, not a single person remained on the surface of the sea; they had all dived deep.
The next moment.
Bai Zihe saw the flying object in the sky. With his strength at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he could see extremely far. For instance, he could see this limit heat weapon.
"It's here!"
Bai Zihe took a deep breath, preparing to dive deep into the ocean. But as he inhaled, a thought flashed through his mind, and in an instant, he was filled with dread.
Their current location was more than ten kilometers away from the ship. Why… why wasn't the limit heat weapon heading for the ship, but towards them? What was going on?
A fine sheen of sweat appeared on Bai Zihe's forehead. Could it be… that this limit heat weapon had been targeting them from the very beginning? Was there a traitor from Lighthouse Country among them? Impossible. Absolutely impossible! These people had traveled with Bai Zihe, each giving their all, facing life and death together. How could there be spies from Lighthouse Country among them? Besides, what spy would risk being targeted by a limit heat weapon to transmit information? No one was that foolish. Perhaps some spies were fearless. But they would certainly not want to experience the inhuman torture of a limit heat weapon!
This left only one possibility! That was… they might have something on them that Lighthouse Country could track, something that could confirm their location! That's it! Bai Zihe was both shocked and enraged. In the final moments of the great upheaval on Dragon Island, he had obtained the Xuanyuan Sword from Smith Joe, along with many treasures, and two scrolls. At the time… he hadn't had time to thoroughly examine those treasures. Then, on the ship, he had the four divine artifacts, so he hadn't bothered with the remaining treasures and had never had the time to study the scrolls. It was highly likely that these items had been tampered with back then, leading to the current situation.
In a flash, Bai Zihe had figured it all out. But… "Whoosh…" The limit heat weapon, trailing a long plume of fire, was flying towards him. Its speed… had already reached its extreme! This thing was actually locking onto him!
"Hmm?"
High in the clouds, Qi Tianhe also noticed the anomaly, and his expression changed. However, he didn't act immediately. Logically, the divine artifacts would warn their masters when they were in mortal danger, or even shield them from harm. With the power of the Xuanyuan Sword… even if it were bombed a hundred times by a limit heat weapon, there would be no problem. Therefore, although Qi Tianhe was somewhat worried, he wasn't too flustered. He was still observing.
"Whoosh…"
Facing death, Bai Zihe made a decision. Since the limit heat weapon was coming for him, he would lead it away from Zhuge Sheng and the others and bear it alone.
"Swish—"
In the blink of an eye, Bai Zihe's figure darted hundreds of feet across the sea's surface. In the void. The limit heat weapon was now visible to the naked eye. With unparalleled speed, and with world-destroying might.
Research Institute.
"Dr. M…"
Torrent had been monitoring the flight of the limit heat weapon. He let out a sigh of relief when he saw that it had indeed fallen somewhere in the ocean. However, upon seeing the situation above, he frowned slightly, "This thing's accuracy isn't great, it seems to have gone off course." He could see a ship on the electronic display. But the limit heat weapon… fell more than ten kilometers away. With the power of a limit heat weapon, on land, it might easily cover a range of over ten kilometers. But in the vast ocean… whether it was the initial shockwave, the second wave of thermal radiation, or the subsequent contamination, the effect would be greatly diminished. A distance of over ten kilometers… if the target was prepared, they might not die! But the limit heat weapon had been launched, the feud was established, and failing to kill the target would undoubtedly lead to endless trouble. All sorts of problems would arise.
"You may have gone off course, but it did not," Dr. M's eyes gleamed with intelligence. "Because… it wasn't aiming for that ship from the start, but for a locator!"
Yes, a locator! After Smith Joe and his team failed to deal with Bai Zihe for the first time, Dr. M felt that they were no match for Bai Zihe. So, he tampered with the scroll—hiding a miniature locator within it. If Bai Zihe had been observant, he would have discovered it. But… Dragon Island was in chaos at the time, and Bai Zihe was busy with various matters, so he had no time to examine these things. After leaving Dragon Island, he had also dived to avenge the experts of the Xuan Tian Pavilion, without checking the scroll for any anomalies. This gave Dr. M an opportunity. He could even imagine Bai Zihe's activities during this period! He must have contacted Daxia. Then… Daxia informed Bai Zihe that they were locked onto by a limit heat weapon. So Bai Zihe and his companions abandoned the ship and fled. It was a pity… facing a limit heat weapon, on the vast ocean, escape was futile; they couldn't get away.
"The target of the limit heat weapon is precisely Bai Zihe!"
"Haha…"
At this point, Dr. M couldn't help but laugh triumphantly. Bai Zihe was powerful. But the brain was the best weapon in the world. He had once again used his intellect to drive his opponent to despair.
"Bai Zihe, this is the end of the line!"
Dr. M no longer paid attention to the display screen, but looked at the scroll in his hand. This was… he had long ago copied the scroll "The Yellow Emperor Battles Chi You," hidden it in a place on Dragon Island, and with great difficulty, transmitted it back during the final moments of the upheaval on Dragon Island. Then, he used 3D printing technology to create this item.
"Wonderful, wonderfully inexplicable."
Dr. M was deeply immersed in it.
On the sea.
"Whoosh…"
With a deafening sound of air being torn apart. The limit heat weapon was only a few hundred meters away from Bai Zihe. Once it detonated… the consequences were unimaginable.