Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 276 Harvest Special Search: Reshaping National Fortune, Cherry Blossoms in Bloom
The swarm of armed helicopters from the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent opened fire.

As soon as the manhunt began, these giant steel birds arrived at the scene, sometimes hovering in the air, sometimes slowly approaching, their bright searchlight beams below the noses locked onto the massive figure leaping between the ruins and the shadows of water tanks on the ground.

At this moment, the attack command finally crossed the communication channel.

The armed helicopters opened their "firework launchers" and unleashed a massive barrage of rockets and ground-to-ground missiles at the ghostly shadow on the ground.

In an instant, the port area was engulfed by deafening explosions.

Smoke, flames, and billowing white mist mingled together, almost obscuring the entire field of vision. The shockwave from the explosion caused the entire earth to tremble slightly, and clusters of orange-red fireballs rose from the ground, engulfing everything around them.

The screens in the operations room were filled with flashes of explosions and billowing smoke.

Urged on by their enraged commander, the Sea Serpent Guard unleashed a barrage of firepower.

The violent explosion lasted for nearly a minute before gradually subsiding. As the smoke and dust slowly settled, the cratered and devastated ground was gradually revealed.

The ground was cratered and resembled the surface of the moon. The corpses of the sea serpent soldiers were scattered all over the ground and were finely chopped into mincemeat by this round of intense firepower.

The only missing piece was Afu's remains.

That was a huge thing, the kind that could leap and bound through a hail of bullets, a behemoth with a body of steel! This firepower was clearly not enough to pulverize it; it should have left behind a conspicuous corpse.

But no!

Where did it go?
Kenichiro Kishi's heart sank to the bottom. Could it be...?

Just then, the sonar monitor suddenly shouted, "Underwater! There's a high-speed moving object underwater! It's leaving the port area! It's moving extremely fast!"

It ran away! Despite such a fierce attack, it still managed to escape!
Kenichiro Kishi felt a sudden dizziness.

Strictly speaking, this was a very standard ambush. If it weren't for the fact that "Afu" was a powerful undead creature, if Afu hadn't just replenished its dark energy, and if this port weren't still too close to the ocean...

There are no "what ifs." This was a performance by Dongxia with great cooperation, and there are still many things that haven't been expressed on stage!

Although "Afu" escaped, a few minutes later, news came from the scene.

Two large limbs were found in the attacked area.

Ah Fu did leave behind some "gifts" after all!
Kenichiro Kishi stared intently at the two severed limbs through the camera lens, his eyes filled with complex emotions—anger, frustration—but ultimately, a glimmer of light, a mixture of relief and greed, replaced the other emotions.

Perhaps, even though they've made a huge mess, there's still a glimmer of hope?
As it turns out, this was more than just a glimmer of hope.

As bait, Afu left the sea serpent a great gift.

During the subsequent careful testing, the researchers used a laser cutter to barely break through the incredibly hard shell of the arthropod.

Inside the structure where the muscles and blood vessels had mysteriously melted away, they unexpectedly discovered an active substance firmly wrapped in some kind of biological tissue.

This is a small piece of extract from the Fountain of Life, stored within the stiffened limbs of the undead creatures—well, it's like planting a sapling of life in a coffin.

Once the creature was removed, the sea serpent researchers immediately recognized its extraordinary nature.

"What kind of biological activity is this?"

"Oh, self-repairing ability, an incredibly powerful self-repairing ability! By the great sea serpent god, is this a divine gift?"

"incredible!!!"

A few minutes later, a small number of four-clawed sea serpent bigwigs received the message.

Drug X is real.

It enhances vitality and has a powerful therapeutic effect; of course, it may also have other unknown and mysterious effects.

The small-scale biological experiments yielded amazing results, but we dare not conduct any more human experiments. This stuff is just too scarce and too precious. According to estimates, such a small amount could only be used by a few people.

What followed was a struggle over the distribution of profits.

Clans, conglomerates, royalty, and even myself… a group of decrepit old men engage in a frenzied struggle for a possible chance to extend their lives.

Without a doubt, this is a game for the top big shots. Even though some people are already above hundreds of millions in the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent, they are still ruthlessly squeezed out.

Then, the characteristics of the sea snake people were once again fully displayed.

A sense of the big picture? What is that?
Haven't you heard of subordinates rebelling against their superiors leading to political collapse? Don't you know what it means for the military to act independently and overthrow the established order? Haven't you heard of small-time peddlers trading with the enemy? Don't you understand what it means for patent blockades to cut off one's own path to survival?
Jianqian is Jianqian, and the original sound is the original sound!
It's really pointless to talk about the big picture with a short-sighted nation that only knows how to bow.

The allocation circle had just been narrowed down when the news reached the Federal Security Administration of the Bald Eagle.

They sold it so efficiently and decisively!
The storm arrived with a speed far exceeding everyone's expectations.

Just three hours later, the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent Special Operations Unit launched a large-scale operation and surrounded the secret laboratory located on the outskirts of the city.

The Special Operations Division is a very special organization. In name, it is an internal security force of the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent used to punish corruption and dereliction of duty, but in reality, it is a discipline purgatory completely under the command of the Bald Eagle, responsible for physically eliminating all disobedient individuals in the Sea Serpent's political arena.

To understand just how powerful this department is, you only need to look at the enduring "investigator" series in the action films produced by Four Claws Sea Serpent to know the mixed feelings of fear and distorted perception that the public has towards this department.

The special investigator leading the team, Hideko Sanada, had a neat short haircut. Although she was also a woman, she wasn't wearing a tight leather outfit, indicating that she wasn't there to film a movie.

"Based on our intelligence, there is serious corruption here that violates the national interests of the Sea Serpent Kingdom. We have been ordered to investigate and take over the area!"

The men in black suits quickly dispersed and took control of the laboratory entrances and exits. Faced with the identification displayed by Special Investigator Sanada, the laboratory security personnel panicked. At the critical moment, the special guards dispatched by the army stepped in.

An officer with a scar on his forehead blocked the doorway: "Please stop. An important experiment is being conducted here, involving top imperial secrets. Unauthorized personnel are strictly prohibited from entering."

Hideko Sanada's lips curled into a condescending sneer. "Fool, take a good look at my badge. In Four Clawed Sea Serpent, the Special Investigation Department has never encountered a place we can't get into!"

"I'll repeat myself, please stop. I need to consult my superior!"

"I'm giving you five minutes. Either get out of the way, or tell me who's standing behind you, and I'll have someone take him away!"

Faced with such a blatant threat, what choice should these bigwigs of the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent make?
I'm sorry, but the temptation to prolong life is irresistible!
Facing the pale-faced bigwigs, Kenichiro Kishi, who had just performed a great feat, resolutely stepped forward.

"Gentlemen! Do you still remember the glory of the empire?"

His voice was not loud, but it carried a stirring power: "Do you still remember the years when our ancestors made the world tremble on the vast battlefield?"

"Back then, the empire was attacked simultaneously by the three major powers of the Earth. When it ran out of ammunition, food, oil, and money, it had no choice but to surrender. But that defeat also destroyed the empire's fighting spirit and backbone!"

"A mere politician from the Bald Eagle faction can ride roughshod over the Empire and vent his anger at will. A greenhorn prosecutor dares to speak so arrogantly to the Empire's Colonel!"

"Have all the men of the empire run out of eggs?"

Of course, these vague and unfounded remarks wouldn't be enough to embolden this group of old fogies; Kishimoto Kenichiro needed to make his point clearer.

"My lords, if we hand over the laboratory, is there even the slightest hope of getting it back?"

"Isn't what we're handing over the lifespans of you esteemed elders?"

It must be said that Kenichiro Kishi caught a lucky break. At this time, the ruling party was at its most right-leaning, and those in power were filled with resentment towards the situation.

The heads of the various clans were all old and frail; taking away their medicine was tantamount to taking away their lives. Therefore, Kenichiro Kishi's words successfully resonated with most of the Sea Serpent's high-ranking members present. The next step was for someone to step forward, take responsibility for everything, and ensure that if things failed in the future, the elders wouldn't be burdened.

Radicals and four-clawed sea serpents are never in short supply.

Outside the laboratory, the scarred officer, having received the order, nodded and directed his men to clear the way to the laboratory.

Hideko Sanada snorted coldly and took the lead, striding into the laboratory.

A muffled gunshot pierced the air, and the search officer's head exploded in a spray of blood before he fell to the ground without a sound.

Gunfire erupted immediately.

From the high ground surrounding the laboratory, several pre-positioned firing positions simultaneously unleashed a barrage of fire. A dense hail of automatic rifle bullets rained down on the special investigation team members. Even more shockingly, a rocket-propelled grenade streaked across the battlefield, striking a special investigation department vehicle left outside with pinpoint accuracy.

The car was blown into a twisted lump of metal, flames shot into the sky, and broken parts flew everywhere like raindrops.

Although the Special Investigations Unit is composed of elites, that refers to their sharp tongue and legal expertise. They are powerless against a premeditated ambush by the Army's elite guards, who have the advantage of favorable terrain.

The battle, or rather the massacre, ended in just a few minutes.

Smoke filled the air, and the bodies of Special Investigations Department members lay scattered on the ground. Black suits were soaked in blood and looked almost unwearable.

The scarred officer calmly arranged for the finishing blows, while he himself walked expressionlessly across the cratered and bloodstained ground to Sanada Hideko's body.

The special investigator, who was so dashing just a moment ago, now lay in a pool of blood with a large hole in his head and bullet holes all over his body, in an extremely undignified position, his large, unclosed eyes staring blankly at the gray sky.

The officer gently poked at Sanada Hideko's lifeless face with the tip of his military boot, muttering under his breath:
"Tsk tsk, what a pity!"

Trampling beautiful things into the mud can always give people a twisted psychological pleasure, especially for some perverts!

Soon, the heads of state of various countries received a shocking message.

During the capture of the "mysterious monster," the four-clawed sea serpent obtained a valuable piece of the monster's limb tissue. After sending it to the laboratory, the news was inadvertently leaked.

An unidentified but well-equipped and highly trained enemy spy organization launched a surprise attack on the laboratory, carrying heavy weapons.

This gang of thugs was ruthless, not only slaughtering all the researchers in the laboratory but also ruthlessly wiping out a special investigation team that had come to conduct a security survey. Finally, to destroy evidence, they set fire to the laboratory and then fled into the nearby mountainous terrain in the chaos, disappearing without a trace.

Upon on-site investigation, a recording on the mobile phone of a security personnel who had luckily escaped the fire was found to contain the enemy's non-standard sea serpent language, which clearly featured a trilled tongue.

The primary suspect was the powerful northern neighbor with whom they had a long-standing feud—the Twin-Headed Iron Eagle.

Well, although some people within the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent organization really want to pin the blame on Dongxia, with so many people dead and the crime scene so "roughly" done, it's really inconvenient to involve Dongxia, which is known for its meticulousness and "non-stick" approach.

Dongxia's reputation in this regard is so impeccable that even the Bald Eagle, who hates Dongxia the most, cannot believe it at all.

Let's just blame it on the two-headed eagle. That huge northern country, known for its rough and even barbaric ways, seems much more "reasonable" to do something like this after years of propaganda.

Do bald eagles believe it or not? It doesn't matter whether they believe it or not, let's surround them first.

The tracks began to roar, the rotors began to spin, and the Bald Eagles began to mobilize at various military bases of the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent, setting up layers of blockades around the laboratory while putting pressure on the Two-Headed Eagles in a grand manner.

Of course, they also didn't forget to investigate the suspected traitor, the four-clawed sea snake, in a whirlwind.

The two-headed eagle was furious, denouncing it as a "shameless, despicable, and utterly shameless frame-up," while simultaneously adopting a stance as if it had a sword at the ready.

First of all, I didn't take this.

Secondly, now I want it!
Dongxia, realizing the script had gone seriously off track, quickly raised his hand – that's right, things on the moon are a matter of individual skill, but things from the high seas are a matter of everyone who finds them!
I must also get a share!
As for other countries, whether powerful or not, they're all shouting at the top of their lungs. They're throwing out a string of grand slogans like "open and transparent research," "joint development of results," "following human consensus," and "achieving resource sharing," creating a huge uproar, all trying to find their own fish in this turbulent water.

The mastermind behind the whole affair, Kenichiro Kishi, a leading figure in the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent military, finally glimpsed the long-awaited, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity amidst the complex chaos he had ignited and stirred up.

To achieve self-reliance, a strong military is essential.

To have a powerful army, the bald eagle must remove the shackles from the neck of the sea serpent.

While the sea serpents are expanding their military, the bald eagles cannot hastily withdraw. They still need to maintain a sufficiently strong presence in the area to escort the sea serpents when they cross the red line.

The opportunity for all of this is now within reach.

On the last day of the year, as most people were preparing to welcome the New Year, a shocking maritime standoff erupted in the turbulent, tranquil northwest seas.

A warship belonging to the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent forcibly intercepted the research vessel "Lomonsov Scholar" belonging to the Two-Headed Iron Eagle at sea, and boarded the ship to search it despite the repeated protests of the Two-Headed Iron Eagle.

Then, with the "perfectly timed" recording by the war correspondent, the soldiers "searched" out a section of an unidentified creature's limb, hidden in a concealed location, from a secluded cabin on the Double-Headed Eagle research vessel.

The items were "found," but the boat couldn't leave.

Upon hearing the news, the Twin-Headed Iron Eagles, a destroyer and a frigate, arrived at the scene immediately and locked onto the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent's warship with their naval guns and missile launchers, demanding that they hand over the looted items.

Immediately afterwards, the bald eagles and the fleet of Dongxia arrived one after another, making the outer perimeter completely blocked.

Then, like sharks that have smelled blood, ships from more countries—patrol vessels, observation vessels, and even media ships just there for the spectacle—began to converge on this location.

As more and more ships from various countries arrived, the sea suddenly became like a swimming pool in the middle of summer; if you were a little further away, you could hardly see the surface of the sea.

Diplomatic ambassadors from all sides have been making countless phone calls, but in this situation, no one is willing to back down.

As time went on, the bald eagles became increasingly impatient, and more and more warships and fighter jets taking off from nearby bases arrived at the scene, beginning to forcibly drive away other vessels that were not involved.

Only the fleets of the relevant parties remain, and then small-scale coordination is carried out.

Then, at some point, a gunshot rang out.

While still locked in a stalemate beside the double-headed eagle research vessel, a four-clawed sea serpent sailor plunged headfirst into the sea.

"We are under attack! Retaliate! Retaliate immediately!"

Gunfire erupted in unison, and at the same time, the Sea Serpent warship, its gun covers removed, struck the bridge of the Double-Headed Eagle research vessel at close range.

This shot completely shattered any room for maneuver.

Attacking one's own civilian ships in front of one's own army, even if those ships are carrying valuable items.

The Twin-Headed Eagle's warships immediately and without hesitation began to retaliate.

The warships of Dongxia and Bald Eagle simultaneously retreated desperately, their whistles blaring, while cannon fire roared across the battlefield.

It's unclear who fired the first torpedo, but the situation has escalated beyond mere friction!

At the same time, Kenichiro Kishi, far away in the capital city of the Four-Clawed Sea Serpent, received a mysterious message—"Cherry blossoms are blooming in the fjord!"

"Everyone!"

He took a deep breath and, in a tone that blended fervor, resolve, and a sense of historical mission, clearly declared:

"The shackles that have bound us for decades are shattered!"

(End of this chapter)