Lin Mo grinned, showing a mouthful of gleaming white teeth.
"I suppose it had something to do with me."
"I took a stroll along the seabed just now and removed the rudders and propellers from their Queen Elizabeth and de Gaulle."
The command center fell silent.
Everyone seemed to have been put on pause, staring blankly at the young face on the screen.
Removed... them?
He had removed the rudders and propellers from two hundred-thousand-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carriers?
One second.
Two seconds.
"Ha... hahahahaha!"
General Liu burst into hearty laughter.
"Good! Good lad! Beautiful work!"
"Holy crap!"
"Badass!"
After that brief silence, cheers engulfed the entire command center!
The staff officers flushed with excitement. All their earlier tension and gloom vanished, leaving only wild joy!
No wonder!
No wonder those two carriers had stopped dead!
No wonder the Eagle Country fleet had been bombarding the sea like rabid dogs!
Someone had sneaked into their home and even broken their legs!
"Should we finish them off while they're down?" Lin Mo's eyes shone with excitement on the screen.
"Their formation is in chaos, and their morale is gone. This is the perfect chance for us to strike back!"
Those words instantly brought General Liu down from his elation.
He was tempted.
As a soldier, beating an enemy when they were down was instinct-and a chance to earn military merit!
But he knew even better that starting this battle would have enormous repercussions.
He drew a deep breath.
"Wait. This has too many implications. I need to consult Elder Zhao."
Soon, Elder Zhao's composed face appeared in a split-screen window.
After listening to General Liu and Lin Mo's detailed reports, Elder Zhao also smiled with delight, but he soon shook his head.
"We can't fight yet."
His voice quieted both Lin Mo