"Boom!"
It all happened too suddenly.
The enormous clay puppet dropped toward Ilica's warship and exploded in midair.
An airburst maximized the explosion's power.
Although the warship automatically activated its defensive barrier at once, blocking the most direct damage,
the tremendous pressure from the explosion sent the ship rocking violently, pressing it hard against the sea. Quite a few people aboard were knocked off their feet.
And that was only the first Clay Bomb.
More Clay Spiders rained down from the sky in dense swarms.
Rumble!
The relentless explosions sent the warship rocking wildly.
They also whipped up towering waves that slammed into the hull.
Everyone looked up at the sky in unison.
An enormous Clay Bird circled overhead.
Three figures stood on its back, all wearing Red Cloud Black Robes-[Dawn]!
Those three were, of course, Jiaoxin, Duan Fei, and Deidara!
"What the fuck? Why are they here?" Zhao Qiu was dumbfounded at the sight of them.
Weren't Deidara and the others supposed to be at the base? Why had they shown up here?
This mission had nothing to do with them.
He immediately turned to Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan said nothing. He merely stood up and patted Zhao Qiu on the shoulder, and Zhao Qiu understood at once.
Of course, Zhou Fan had called them over.
"Tch, why is this barrier as tough as a turtle shell?"
Deidara was displeased that his Clay Bombs had failed to blast through the barrier.
He had thought those bombs would blow the entire ship away!
"Who are you? By attacking a warship of Meixing Country, you have given me grounds to consider your actions a declaration of war against us. Can Xinghai University bear that responsibility?" Ilica looked up at the three of them.
"What are you babbling about? We're from