The waves on the night sea roared, and Lin Ying squinted her eyes, staring closely at the spot where the yacht disappeared.
By common logic, being crushed by an ultra-heavyweight orca, any normal person would die, even some spirit beasts couldn't withstand such close contact with an orca.
But Lin Ying had a feeling deep down.
That is... Lin Zhe is definitely not dead!
Though the feeling was very strange, the thought lingered in Lin Ying's mind.
However.
Time gradually passed, one minute, two minutes.
"Could it be? Is his life that tough?" Originally convinced that Lin Zhe had already passed peacefully, seeing no movement on the sea surface, Ansheng couldn't help but be surprised.
If Lin Zhe were dead, the orca would float up, with a cheeky grin, looking for treats from Lin Ying, or asking her to suggest the golden lion improve the monkeys' teeth brushing service....
But now, two minutes had passed, and the orca still hadn't surfaced.
This already indicated that something had happened underwater, and the situation wasn't as simple as Ansheng had previously thought.
"Gulp gulp——"
When Ansheng realized the situation had changed and restarted the ground-effect vehicle.
On the sea, suddenly a dense cluster of bubbles rose up.
Lin Zhe, covered in a blue-green tint, resurfaced holding onto the remnants of the yacht.
"Whoosh——"
Lin Zhe didn't even have time to catch his breath, as a familiar sound rang across the empty sea.
Had an RPG been launched!?
Realizing the commotion's origin, Lin Zhe's only reaction while submerged in the sea was to glance sideways, in disbelief, at the missile dragging a blazing tail, shooting from afar straight at him.
The anti-aircraft missile grew larger, and Lin Zhe could even see its spinning speed after launch, with the protective cover on the seeker at the missile's front.
"Boom——"
A dazzling firelight rose in the night, the floating board Lin Zhe held shattered into pieces, the blast's impact and flames spread around, pinning Lin Zhe firmly back to the seabed.
Lin Zhe's eyes widened as he sank to the bottom of the sea, his burn-scarred face showing an expression of disbelief.
On the burn-covered upper body, from the damaged skin, it could be seen that the internal layer of Lin Zhe's skin was not flesh and fat tissue, but a layer of skin that had turned pale, as if covered with a silicone sheath.
Lin Ying's decisive and assassination methods.
Completely caught him off guard.
On the sea, without a foothold, he didn't even have a chance to organize an effective resistance.
"It seems I far underestimated Lin Ying and that white-haired fox's capabilities."
"They even got the big whale involved...."
Lin Zhe.... no, it should be Lin Qi, a helpless smile appeared on his face.
There were two things related to the Lin Clan that he intended to deal with in Xia Country.
But the most important matter was to assess whether Lin Ying could assume the role of clan leader of the Lin Clan in Xia Country.
Her capabilities were notably good, but being exceptionally capable was not enough. Lin Qi wanted to see whether Lin Ying possessed a cold-blooded side, when faced with clan members who blatantly violated family rules, posed a potential threat, yet couldn't be legally punished, what action Lin Ying would take.
Originally, these matters had nothing to do with Lin Ying, and her future path was to be the Chief Financial Officer, holding fiscal authority within the Xia Country Lin Clan.
But due to a tragic car accident, Lin Ying's father, who was intended to serve as the Lin Group's director, passed away.
Some responsibilities that weren't hers had to be shouldered by Lin Ying for now.
In dealing with major issues within the clan, Lin Ying's decisiveness and determination greatly satisfied Lin Qi.
Currently, the internal affairs of the Xia Country Lin Clan were in good order.
But as the plan to revive and integrate the Lin Clan's resources proceeded, the other four branches of the Lin Clan would gradually return to the Xia Country Lin Clan's territory.
Those clan members were quite wild, without a strong leader, they couldn't be controlled.
This is Xia Country, and Lin Qi did not want to make things too ugly.
Any clan member involved in significant matters wouldn't be granted any courtesy.
Lin Qi didn't want, while leading the elite to compete, to also divide his attention managing local affairs and writing reports for the Security Bureau explaining the situation.
Due to the emergence of spiritual particles, future business wars would not just be in markets, but involve all-out family assassinations.
Whoever died.
Major landlords would carve up the spoils.
Once each completed their digestion, they would proceed to the next round of mergers and acquisitions or hunting.
"Heh...."
Lin Qi rotated underwater, swiftly swimming towards the surface.
Having seen Lin Ying's decisiveness and tactics, Lin Qi no longer intended to hide; Lin Ying had already proven her ability and skill, and deception held no meaning.
"Splash——"
Lin Qi leaped from the seabed, smiling as he glanced towards the direction the Stinger missile was launched from.
He was just about to speak.
A missile, trailing a tail flame, meticulously aimed and blasted right at Lin Qi's face, completely interrupting the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"Boom——"
A burst of firelight erupted on the dark sea, and the rapidly gliding ground-effect vehicle slipped past over Lin Qi's head after another Stinger missile hit him.
"Surviving even face-to-face with an anti-aircraft missile?"
"No wonder he's the illegitimate son of Grandmaster Lin; the gene-editing technique he's using must be pretty formidable. His physical strength should match Bianchi."
Watching Lin Zhe pop up again, Lin Ying picked up a Stinger missile and launched it at him, sending him crashing to the seabed. As Mr. Fuli, piloting the ground-effect vehicle, furrowed his brows, he realized just how troublesome the opponent was.
The power of a Stinger missile might not be enough to finish Lin Zhe off at the bottom of the sea.
"Let me handle it..."
Mr. Fuli stopped the ground-effect vehicle and glanced at Lin Ying as he spoke.
"No, I need to deal with this myself. How could Mr. Fuli do such a thing?" Lin Ying opened another weapon box, pulled out an RPG, and walked straight to the stern.
"I'll stuff the RPG in his mouth, shoot the missile into his stomach, and then smash his skull..."
Lin Shu and her assistant, seeing Lin Ying clearly getting overexcited, both maintained polite smiles and squatted in the corner of the ground-effect vehicle, not daring to speak much.
"The Stinger might not harm him. Let me, Mr. Fuli, handle it personally!"
"We're at sea now, not on land. If he picks up a stone and damages the hull later, we might have to swim freely with him in the sea."
Mr. Fuli showed helplessness, trying to persuade Lin Ying to be rational. After advising Lin Ying, Mr. Fuli spoke to the shadow cruising beneath the water:
"Old Ji, when I meow, you leap. Let's show that foreigner what Xia Country's strength is."
The Orca, having been pricked by Lin Zhe with a Stinger and fainted at the bottom of the sea for a while, let out a low moan.
"I wonder if it will work..."
Mr. Fuli murmured to himself, preparing to attempt something theoretically possible.
After all...
There's really no foothold at sea. Mr. Fuli didn't bring the New Energy Warhammer, and there's nothing handy at the moment to unleash his super strength on the enemy's head.
Mr. Fuli took a deep breath and suddenly leapt from the seat to the surface of the sea, attempting to run using the surface tension, taking advantage of his lightweight body.
"Splish splash—"
Mr. Fuli stomped on the boat, causing it to tilt nearly sixty degrees, exposing the keel.
But his lightweight and high agility indeed allowed Mr. Fuli to speed rapidly across the sea, trailing a high arc of water behind him.
"!?"
Lin Ying was briefly stunned by Mr. Fuli's explosive maneuver, not understanding what Mr. Fuli intended by suddenly running on the sea surface.
While dashing around in circles, Mr. Fuli focused on scanning the sea surface and noticed a humanoid shadow rapidly rising from the depths.
Mr. Fuli let out an urgent mewl.
"Ji, come!"
Obeying the order, the Orca, although puzzled, still leapt out as commanded by Mr. Fuli.
And as the Orca broke the surface, Mr. Fuli aimed at its tail, using all his strength to dash forward, hooking onto the Orca's tail, and using centrifugal force to hurl it like a secret weapon.
"!?"
Skimming the water's surface, the Orca wore a face of terror as it felt the sea's breeze hit it.
"Oh god!"
Just as Lin Qi emerged, he saw an Orca about fifteen meters long, weighing no less than sixteen tons, speeding towards him on the sea surface. He immediately lost his composure, quickly calling out:
"Lin Ying!"
"I! Crutch Elderly! Lin Qi! Stop fighting!"
The nickname 'Crutch Elderly'...
was what Lin Ying used to sulkily refer to Lin Qi when he scolded her in her childhood and she hid angrily in the manor house.
Lin Qi is actually over ninety. With a lifetime of injuries from youthful battles, he was already using a crutch in his sixties, which he continued to use for over a decade.
Then...
Lin Ying got her ear pulled by Lin Qi and was scolded all over again.
"!?"
Hearing Lin Zhe mention something only she, Grandmaster Lin, and their father Lin Bingyun knew from the past, Lin Ying was caught off guard. She stared intently at the plump Orca, like a meteor, striking Lin Zhe with unparalleled momentum.
"Boom—"
The sea surface tore open a trench, monstrous waves capsizing the ground-effect vehicle, and the Orca passed out, showing its white belly as it floated on the sea surface.
Lin Zhe floated face-down, limbs weak, on the ocean's surface.
"Grand...Grandmaster?"
Lin Ying, falling into the sea with a frightened expression, hurriedly swam towards Lin Qi, who was obviously flipped white-bellied.
"Huh?"
Ansheng, dog-paddling in the sea, was stunned hearing Lin Ying's panicked cry.
"No!"
"Buddy! Say something! You're daft! How can you take a beating and not announce your ID number!"
Realizing what had happened, Ansheng appeared dumbfounded at Lin Zhe's playing-dead act, utterly speechless.
You should speak up!
Why pretend to be an enemy when you're fine!
"Is your mouth not VIP? Charging by word?" Mr. Fuli sneered secretly.
Good thing it's at sea, to disguise it as an accident.
Otherwise, on land, one swing could knock the life out of you.