HCB Chapter 1327 This thunderstorm is alive!
Chapter 1327 This thunderstorm is alive!
Yue Fei turned around, his gaze passing over the flashing red alarm on the bridge and landing on the man who remained standing quietly by the porthole.
His eyes held the prudence characteristic of a soldier.
"Your Highness, I suggest we turn around immediately."
Yue Fei's voice was as steady as iron, representing the most rational judgment of a commander-in-chief.
"The thunderstorm covered a hundred miles and its force was overwhelming, beyond human resistance." "Our army can detour in just half a day, ensuring the safety of the entire army. There is no need to take this risky step."
However, Lin Zhen smiled.
He slowly shook his head. His unfathomable eyes reflected the myriad lightning bolts dancing wildly outside the window, but there was no awe, only a clear understanding that saw through everything.
"General Yue, you are wrong."
The voice was very soft, but it made Yue Fei and Elizabeth's hearts sink.
"This is not a natural disaster."
Lin Zhen withdrew his gaze from the apocalyptic thundercloud and landed on the two people's faces, which were filled with surprise and doubt.
"It's a man-made disaster."
"what?!"
Two words silenced all other sounds in the bridge.
The screech of the alarm and the hum of the equipment fell silent at that moment.
Yue Fei and Elizabeth were completely frozen in place.
They looked at Lin Zhen with eyes that no longer looked at a monarch, but at a complete madman!
Man-made disaster?
This divine lightning storm that distorted space and burned out the most advanced detectors due to energy overload—you're telling me it's a man-made disaster?!
Who can mobilize such power?
The mastermind behind it all, codenamed "Bishop"?
impossible!
This is absolutely beyond the limits of mortals; it is the authority of the gods!
"Your Majesty!"
Elizabeth's voice was dry and trembling. She rushed to the control panel, her fingertips tracing the data Alita had just sent, bringing up a series of chilling red energy curves.
"Look at this! Alita's report! The energy index of the thunderstorm's core has exceeded the threshold of our cognitive system! This is a miracle that no known technology can replicate!"
"This is divine punishment! This sea is raging!"
She felt her worldview being shattered time and time again by this Eastern man.
"I never joke."
Lin Zhen's lips curled into a cold smile, revealing both a hint of approval for the enemy's methods and a deep-seated contempt.
"Have you forgotten about the young lady from the Rothschild family?"
"The 'Nihilistic Party' is divided into numerous factions. Since there are those who specialize in biological modification, there will naturally be those who are good at manipulating the weather."
His voice was not loud, but every word was like thunder, exploding in the minds of Yue Fei and Elizabeth.
"If I'm not mistaken, this thunderstorm is their second 'gift' to us."
"They are using this method to announce something."
Lin Zhen's eyes turned cold.
"This part of Southeast Asia belongs to them."
"Any outsider will be crushed!"
This analysis was like a blinding lightning bolt, instantly cleaving through the fog in their minds.
Nihilism!
It's those cowardly rats again!
Once this was understood, the initial shock stemming from the unknown power was instantly replaced by overwhelming rage.
"Damn bastard!"
Elizabeth gritted her teeth, her beautiful face contorted with rage, and a bloodthirsty glint burned in her azure eyes.
"I swear I'll drag them out and pour boiling tar down their throats!"
"Your Highness! This humble general requests permission to fight!"
With a clang, Yue Fei drew his sword, the blade reflecting the boiling killing intent in his eyes, his voice booming like a bell!
"Such sorcery is nothing but the trickery of a clown! Please grant me a detachment of troops! Within three hours, I will surely dig out all the rats hiding in the storm and grind them to dust!"
However, faced with the soaring fighting spirit of the two generals, Lin Zhen shook his head again.
"Not urgent."
His face remained calm and composed.
This deadly thunderstorm, powerful enough to devour an entire fleet of steel, seemed to him merely a harmless entertainment.
He turned around and looked at Murong Yan, who remained quietly nestled in his arms.
Her beautiful face showed no sign of panic, only absolute trust in him.
Lin Zhen reached out and gently tucked a strand of her hair, which had been ruffled by the airflow, behind her ear.
This action, so out of place in the apocalyptic atmosphere of the bridge, yet it carried a sense of calm and control over everything.
"Yan'er, are you scared?" he asked softly.
"With my husband by my side, Yan'er is not afraid of anything."
Murong Yan looked up, her beautiful phoenix eyes filled with peace and trust.
She knew that as long as this man was there, he could shoulder any burden, not just a thunderstorm, but even if the sky were to fall.
"That's good."
Lin Zhen nodded in satisfaction and affectionately flicked the tip of her pert nose.
"Stand still."
"My husband will take you to see a fireworks display... even grander than the one in New Batavia."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around.
He ignored Yue Fei and Elizabeth, his gaze falling on the communications officer who was already terrified by the sight outside the window, his hands trembling above the control panel.
He issued an order that would instantly shut everyone down, in the most nonchalant tone.
"Pass on my orders."
"Full fleet, energy shield power increased to the limit."
"All main guns, charge immediately."
"Target: Directly ahead."
"Full speed ahead."
silence.
Absolute silence.
Even the sirens wailed as if frozen by this command.
Seconds later, horror erupted!
"Full speed ahead?!"
Elizabeth and Yue Fei stared intently at Lin Zhen.
This time, there was no longer any analysis or questioning in his eyes, only pure, incomprehensible horror!
"Your Highness! Have you gone mad?!"
Elizabeth's voice was sharp and piercing, and she rushed to Lin Zhen in one stride.
"Charge in?! Do you want all thirty-six warships and tens of thousands of soldiers to be turned into charred remains by those lightning bolts?!"
She was on the verge of a breakdown.
She pointed to the warning signs flashing red on the screen, her voice trembling.
"Our shields have been upgraded, but that's only the theoretical value! Faced with this level of sustained energy bombardment, the shields can only last for three minutes at most! After three minutes, they will overload and collapse! We will all become sitting ducks at sea!"
That's lightning!
A single bolt of lightning, powerful enough to blast a battleship to pieces!
Before them lay a dense, endless forest of death, composed of colossal lightning bolts!
Should we just barge in?
This isn't bravery, this is suicide!
"Your Highness! You mustn't!"
On Yue Fei's perpetually calm and resolute bronze face, an undisguised anxiety appeared. He knelt on one knee, his voice echoing across the deck!
"A wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall! Our soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty are all battle-hardened elites; how can we risk our lives for such a pointless danger!"
"This humble general humbly begs Your Highness to reconsider and rescind your order!"
However, they were met with the desperate remonstrance of the two men.
Lin Zhen's face remained completely unmoved.
He simply watched them quietly, his deep eyes gleaming with an absolute confidence that was impossible to look directly at.
"Who told you this was an adventure?"
His voice was soft, yet it struck Yue Fei and Elizabeth's hearts like a heavy hammer.
"You've forgotten."
Lin Zhen slowly walked to the huge holographic sea chart. The ferocious red area representing thunderstorms looked like a clumsy joke to him.
"This thunderstorm was man-made."
"Since it is man-made, it must have a purpose."
"Do you really think those rats hiding behind the scenes went to such lengths to create such a huge spectacle just to see lightning strike us dead?"
"Do not."
Lin Zhen shook his head, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
"They're not that stupid."
"Their real purpose in creating this thunderstorm is only one."
He extended a finger and gently tapped it in the air.
"Block us."
"Let's back down when faced with difficulties."
"Or, force us to take a detour."
Lin Zhen turned around, her cold gaze sweeping over Yue Fei and Elizabeth, who were deep in thought.
"No matter which option we choose, we will fall into their trap."
He raised his hand and drew two long arcs on either side of the thunderstorm area on the holographic map.
"If I'm not mistaken, they must have prepared some real 'surprises' for us on these two routes."
His voice suddenly turned cold, carrying a hint of cruel laughter.
"For example, an ambush fleet stronger than the East India Company's."
"Or perhaps, a deep-sea behemoth even more terrifying than the Kraken."