The car then drove to the docks, where the ferry also offered vehicle transport. The deck was spacious enough to fit five or six cars.
So Cui Man requisitioned the ferry in the name of the military, dismissed the other passengers, and ordered the captain to cruise around on the river so Xiao He could act as radar and locate the Mutant.
Xiao He closed his eyes, shutting out the interference of sight, hearing, and smell, relying solely on his intuition to sense it.
"Over there. It's heading farther away." Xiao He pointed downstream.
Cui Man immediately tapped her earpiece and ordered, "Gluttonous Beast, did you hear that? Get in the water and search downstream."
"Yes, Officer Cui." Xia Yu's voice came through the earpiece. Then a figure leaped down from the helicopter above and plunged into the water with a splash, barely sending up any spray.
"Is she... going to be okay?" Xiao He asked hesitantly. "That looked like a hundred-meter drop."
"Not that high, maybe forty or fifty meters." Cui Man replied. "She'll be fine. Her enhancement is shark form."
No fin broke the surface, but a trail of disturbed water could still be seen racing forward at an astonishing speed.
Cui Man smiled smugly. "Did you know that shark skin is actually covered in countless tiny scales? They're called dermal denticles. Not only do they provide excellent protection, they also reduce water resistance, allowing sharks to swim faster."
As she spoke, Cui Man stared at the rippling trail moving farther away across the water. "We'll try to capture it alive. If we can't, then we'll have no choice but to kill it."
"But how will Xia Yu know which fish is the Mutant? There are so many fish down there." Ye Wanqing pressed.
"Fish are pretty timid.