After performing the chest-beating salute, Earl Burney and his men instantly came to their senses. They all stared at the youth on the deck of the sailing battleship in stunned disbelief, motionless as statues.
They had personally witnessed the Savior's death in that holographic footage, yet the person standing before them was unmistakably the Savior!
"How is this possible... This is... You are..." Earl Burney's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. His whole body trembled as he muttered, countless emotions flashing through his gaze.
Wu Ta stepped forward and shouted:
"The Savior has returned! The glory of human civilization will shine once more! Lost rebels, are you willing to cleanse yourselves of your sins!?"
As she spoke, Wu Ta gestured to Old Bill and the others, ordering them to prepare for battle as quickly as possible.
These people who had abandoned the Salvation Army's ideals and defected to the Whisperer had no faith to speak of. Even after seeing that the Savior was still alive, they might instead become even more frenzied.
Wu Ta, Chris, and the other five bards quietly stepped forward, vaguely shielding Shen Feng. If anything changed, they would be able to block any bullets fired at him immediately.
What they did not know was that Shen Feng had also raised Iron Glory's energy transmission output, ready at any moment to smash the aircraft carrier before them to pieces with Iron Glory's arms.
Battle was about to erupt!
Yet to their surprise, Earl Burney first studied Shen Feng's appearance carefully, then looked at the Hope sailing battleship and muttered:
"...Arriving aboard an iron ship... Arriving aboard an iron ship..."
Then he impatiently asked Shen Feng:
"You... You really are the Commander? You really are the Commander... the Savior..."
By the end, his face had flushed crimson.