Chapter 871: I Am the Investigation Team Captain of Jiangnan Region

After boarding the ship, Zhang Yi underwent another thorough inspection before being taken into the cabin. The shackles on his wrists were specially made - crafted from pitch-black metal with flickering red lights. They contained miniature explosives that would detonate immediately if he attempted to escape or resist.

Captain Klean Connor couldn't wait to have Zhang Yi brought before him. Looking at the seemingly ordinary Asian man before him, he smiled and asked, "Tell me, what's your name and what position do you hold in Huaxu Kingdom?"

Zhang Yi raised his head and replied calmly, "My name is [Chaos]. I'm the captain of Jiangnan Region's Investigation Team."

For a moment, Connor's mind went blank. The Columbian Navy rarely interacted with Jiangnan Region, so he wasn't familiar with what an Investigation Team Captain represented. However, the name "Chaos" rang faintly familiar.

"Hun Dun... I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before..."

Then he saw the young Asian man curl his lips into a cruel smile.

Suddenly, Connor's mental processing sped up. He remembered recent internationally reported events - Ronin from Neon Nation landing in Jiangnan Region, a captain-level figure rebelling, and the one who turned the tide to resolve the crisis was called Chaos!

"F**K!"

Connor's pupils contracted as he swore loudly. But black flame-like energy had already manifested around Zhang Yi's hands, completely melting the supposedly unbreakable shackles.

Having crossed the Rubicon, Zhang Yi decided to go all the way. To protect the secret of the Divine Source, he had to break all pretense with the Columbian Navy. There was no need to hold back now - everyone on this ship had to die today!

Terrifying void energy erupted violently within the Copernicus' cabin. No one aboard could have imagined that in the middle of this vast icy sea, on what appeared to be an unremarkable civilian vessel, they would encounter the highest-level combatant from Jiangnan Region.

With less than three meters separating them, Connor immediately activated his superhuman ability in that life-or-death moment: [Dragon Beast Transformation]. Cyan scales covered his entire body as he grew to over three meters tall, his hands transforming into massive, terrifying claws over a meter long with razor-sharp edges.

Lieutenant Colonel Klean Connor, captain of the Copernicus, possessed a superhuman ability index of 6500 points - placing him among the upper echelons of the entire Colombian Ocean Fleet. But Zhang Yi was fighting against time and wouldn't hold back in the slightest.

Void flames wrapped around Zhang Yi's body, burning fiercely before madly spreading in all directions! Zhang Yi himself charged straight at Connor wielding Holy Judgment. Those supposedly indestructible dragon claws were sliced through like tofu the moment they touched the void-black-flame-engulfed Holy Judgment.

The sacred blade severed both massive dragon claws before cleaving vertically through Connor's head and body, splitting him cleanly in half from top to bottom!

"RAAAAH!"

With a furious roar, Zhang Yi immediately began wildly swinging his horizontal blade to destroy the entire ship. His priority was disabling the Copernicus' communication systems to prevent contact with the Ocean Fleet headquarters at Ropefly Island. While this would undoubtedly alert them immediately, it would at least prevent them from accurately assessing his true strength.

As long as they didn't realize the representative of Jiangnan Region's peak combat power had come to the ocean, their response couldn't be timely or precise. This window of confusion was Zhang Yi's chance to escape!

BOOM!!!

Zhang Yi unleashed his full combat potential like a man dismantling a mecha with bare hands - he would tear apart the entire ship and kill every last soldier! Against such an overwhelmingly powerful superhuman, the ordinary soldiers aboard the Copernicus stood no chance.

Even the heavily armed, world-class Colombian Navy soldiers who took pride in being the strongest naval force were like paper before Zhang Yi. The void flames burned fiercely, but their method of killing wasn't combustion - it was complete erasure from existence. In this sense, Zhang Yi's method was quite humane - they didn't even have time to feel pain before being consumed by the void.

Meanwhile aboard the Golden Edge, Che Haicheng and his group were loudly mocking Zhang Yi and Old Tian's crew. Having witnessed Zhang Yi being handcuffed and Old Tian's group surrendering their weapons without protest, they were venting their pent-up frustrations.

"Hey, you bastards who acted so high and mighty before! Can't be so arrogant now, can you? I'm a Colombian citizen now, and from today onward you'll only be fit to serve as our slaves!"

Old Tian and the others just watched them coldly without responding. Their absolute trust in Zhang Yi made them ignore these petty clowns. This silence only made Che Haicheng's group think they were afraid.

Then an earth-shaking explosion suddenly came from the distant Copernicus. Everyone's attention was drawn to the plumes of black smoke rising from the warship five nautical miles away - something was clearly wrong. But at that distance, no one could make out what was happening.

Several Colombian soldiers froze in confusion, unable to comprehend why their advanced warship would malfunction. One quickly grabbed his radio to contact the ship.

But in the next instant, a figure appeared out of thin air on their deck. Zhang Yi's eyes were terrifyingly cold - the murderous intent of someone who had killed many.

Swish! Swish!

Holy Judgment casually traced two elegant arcs through the air. Before the six Colombian Navy personnel could react, their bodies were sliced into seven or eight pieces each - heads split in half, arms and legs severed. They died instantly without even time for fear to register in their eyes.

A suffocating silence fell.

Everyone in the Rockflow Group was stunned speechless by Zhang Yi's sudden reappearance and immediate slaughter of all the soldiers.

With a stylish flourish of his blade, Zhang Yi flicked off a large splatter of blood onto the deck. Without even glancing at Che Haicheng's group, he ordered Old Tian: "Full speed away from here immediately! Shut down all radar and communication systems!"

Even with the Colombian Navy's superior detection capabilities, they couldn't be found if all communication devices were disabled. But this came at a heavy price - they would lose all navigation in the vast ocean. It was like traveling at night and extinguishing your lantern - while harder for others to spot you, you'd also be plunged into darkness.

But Zhang Yi had no choice now. If the Colombian Navy's main forces and top superhumans arrived, even he couldn't guarantee safety.

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