Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 194 Go and fight the commander-in-chief!
"You must go in person..."

Xue Hui was somewhat surprised. He had experienced many battles with sea beasts in Haizhou and was quite familiar with the dangers involved. Seeing that Su Xun was preparing to go directly into the sea to fight those fourth-tier mutated beasts, he couldn't help but speak up to dissuade him.

Li Changshun and the others also tried to dissuade him. It wasn't that they didn't believe in Su Xun's abilities, but they simply didn't dare to let him take the risk.

Just then, Yin Danyi returned. After learning of Su Xun's plan, she didn't care at all. She shoved the few mutated fish she had picked up into Xue Hui's hand and pulled him aside.

"The commander-in-chief knows what he's doing. What's there to worry about with just one snake and two shrimp? If he wants to go, why are you stopping him?"

As he spoke, he turned back and shouted to Su Xun, "Leave some of the fourth-order mutated snake meat! It's good stuff, don't waste it all, let's make snake soup!"

"understood!"

Su Xun felt rather helpless towards him, waved his hand, and walked towards the sea.

Unable to stop them, Li Changshun and his men had no choice but to order the artillery to halt their offensive, fearing friendly fire.

At this moment, Xue Hui became somewhat anxious: "Wait, aren't you the platoon leader of the guard platoon? Why didn't you stop them!"

"After being in the guard platoon for so long, there's only one thing I've learned." Yin Danyi shook her head at him: "If our commander-in-chief wants to do something, we'd better stay away and not get in the way."

"Come on, grill two fish! They'll be ready to eat when he gets back!"

Xue Hui tossed the fish back into Yin Danyi's arms, saying, "If you want to grill them, grill them yourself!"

Xue Hui, who came from a military background, was quite annoyed by Yin Danyi's personality. He turned around and planned to help share some of the pressure. The ice spikes he possessed were a kind of magical ability that was quite lethal. At the same time, they also gave him a certain affinity for water elements, which gave him a certain advantage when fighting at sea.

However, he stopped after taking only two steps.

Su Xun's steps seemed slow but were actually swift. In just a short while, he had already entered the sea. As he moved forward, the already cold seawater beneath his feet gradually froze into a thick layer of ice.

Being in the sea feels like walking on flat ground!

The giant serpent in the distance seemed to sense the threat as well. It raised its massive body. This was a powerful mutated beast with obvious evolution in physical strength. The part of it that was above the water was more than ten meters long. It roared in Su Xun's direction, and the roar was completely beyond the scope of a serpent.

Two pistol shrimp also surfaced. Their bodies, which were originally only a few centimeters in size, have now evolved to several meters in length. Each shrimp has a huge claw, which is their reliance for launching powerful attacks. Obviously, their attacks and activities are no longer limited to the water.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, like a cannonball being fired, a stream of water with extremely high speed came straight at Su Xun. However, the ice beneath Su Xun's feet seemed to have a mind of its own, and suddenly an ice wall rose up, just in time to block it.

With a bang, the ice wall shattered, and the mist disappeared. The scalding water stirred up a cloud of mist on the spot. Taking advantage of this, Su Xun stomped his foot and rushed forward, while the ice surface expanded instantly!

In an instant, it felt like an aura of ice that could freeze a thousand miles, and even Xue Hui and the others on the battlefield felt a gust of cold wind blowing in their faces.

Clearly, it wasn't a simple water-based ability, but a mixed attack combining multiple elements. The powerful control over spiritual energy in it secretly alarmed Xue Hui, who was also an elemental affinity user.

Yin Danyi didn't even raise his head, only using his body to shield the flickering flames in front of him. A carefully selected mutated fish had been cut into several pieces and was being carefully roasted over the fire.

In the blink of an eye, Su Xun had closed the distance with the three fourth-tier mutated beasts. Countless low-tier mutated beasts around him were unable to dodge in time and were instantly sealed in ice. The group of mutated gun shrimp and the giant mutated sea serpent were still able to move. The sea serpent swam on the ice and pounced straight at Su Xun!

Clearly, this was a desperate struggle, and the opponent knew that the enemy was invincible, so they became even more frantic. Xue Hui felt anxious, but he knew that forcibly rushing over now would only disrupt Su Xun's fighting rhythm.

As a user of elemental abilities, he knew that his type of close-combat ability was always inferior to that of physical enhancement types, and engaging in close combat with this giant sea serpent that specialized in physical strength did not seem to be the best choice.

He wasn't worried about Su Xun's defeat, but rather that he might be troubled, especially since there were two pistol shrimp eyeing him from the side!
At this moment, Yin Danyi glanced at the battlefield, but shook her head slightly, no longer looking at the battlefield situation, and instead focused on flipping the grilled fish in her hand.

In the blink of an eye, Su Xun threw the knife into the air, clenched his free right hand into a fist, and forcefully rammed it head-on into the charging giant snake. His fist struck the snake's head like a cannonball.

"Boom!!"

The jarring impact could be heard even on the battlefield. The giant snake, dozens of meters long, crashed into the small figure as if it had struck an impenetrable wall. The snake's head abruptly stopped, while its body continued to fly forward due to inertia, clearly out of control. Under Xue Hui's shocked and silent gaze, Su Xun withdrew his fist and swung a whip kick from behind.

What would it be like if someone kicked a giant snake that was tens of meters long?
Xue Hui saw it now.

"Is he really a power-type elemental affinity user?"

"How could such a cold wind be fake?"

Yin Danyi shook her head and sprinkled seasoning on the grilled fish in her hand.

"I was only worried that these mutated beasts would escape, but who knew they would dare to charge forward... Tsk, will eating snake meat make you stupid?"

As he spoke, he suddenly seemed to remember something and called out to Xue Hui.

"Hey, Lao Xue!"

Xue Hui turned his head, still somewhat dazed: "What's wrong?"

"The first place winner of the fourth-tier martial arts competition will have the opportunity to spar with the commander-in-chief..."

"What's wrong? Anyway, it's either you or Xiao Zhenru, you two figure it out." Xue Hui was a little confused by his mention of this. He had seen Xiao Zhenru's strength in Haizhou, and although Yin Danyi didn't often take action, her reputation as the number one person after Su Xun had been widely known for a long time.

"No, no, no." Yin Danyi shook her head and said, "Zhenru and I have already discussed it. Whoever loves to go for it can go for it. We're not going to go for it."

After saying that, a wicked smile appeared on his face: "If the two of us don't go, who knows, it might be your turn? The organization has decided that you'll go fight the commander-in-chief! Let's see just how big the gap really is!"

"Me?" Xue Hui's expression could only be described as horrified: "I'm not going either!"

"Hey, I knew it."

Yin Danyi pulled Xue Hui in front of her and whispered, "We've agreed. I'll lose to Lin Hai, Xiao will lose to Xu Zhao, and you can pick one too. Let these two silly out-of-towners get beaten up!"

"Good good!"

Looking at Yin Danyi now, Xue Hui no longer felt any disgust; he almost wanted to become sworn brothers with her on the spot.

The battle at sea was already a foregone conclusion. After taking a punch and a kick from Su Xun, the mutated snake was barely breathing and was then pinned to the ice by a huge ice pillar, which was considered the finishing blow.

Just then, the knife that had been thrown into the air fell back down and was caught by Su Xun. He drew the long sword and, in one strike, severed the giant claws of the two pistol shrimp, rendering them essentially harmless.

When the two several-meter-long, fourth-tier pistol shrimp, who dared not resist at all, obediently followed Su Xun back to the position, cheers erupted from the position.

“I remember there’s a wetland nearby. I’ll put them there first. Without those two claws, they’re not much of a threat.”

Su Xun looked at Xue Hui: "You stay here and keep watch for any other fourth-tier mutated beasts. We'll be using this place as a competition venue again in a few days."

After all, it's the final of the third tier. If a fourth-tier mutated beast gets in, then it's hard to say who will kill whom.

"Okay!" Upon hearing the order, Xue Hui nodded repeatedly, his eyes darting around as if he had something on his mind. Su Xun was wondering about this when he heard Yin Danyi call out from the side.

"Commander, come take a look! The fish isn't cooked yet, could you help heat it up a bit?"

Su Xun was somewhat helpless, but he still walked over and greeted Li Changshun and the others.

"Have a bite, and later we'll have someone deal with that snake so we can make an extra meal for the soldiers!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)