Chapter 176: Chapter 176: The First Battle! Mo Yinhe Dominates Qu Gaoyang! 2
Qu Gaoyang rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt, revealing his muscular arms. He felt great!
"Mo Yinhe, isn’t this evidence enough? If you don’t give me an explanation today, I swear I will lead the full might of my nation’s army against you in war!"
Feng Chonghua, ever one to stir up a lively scene, chimed in, "Prince Gaoyang, even I can’t bear to watch such a despicable act. If Mo Yinhe doesn’t provide a satisfactory explanation today, I am willing to deploy troops to aid you. Crown Prince Lisao, wouldn’t you agree?"
With a smile, Si Lisao responded, "Naturally."
Qu Gaoyang’s confidence swelled. "Mo Yinhe, did you hear that? I advise you to recognize reality. It’s time to tuck your tail between your legs and behave. Otherwise, don’t blame our three nations for joining forces to teach you a harsh lesson from society!"
But Mo Yinhe remained silent.
On each conference table rested a cup of exquisite tea. It would be a waste not to drink it, as it was all paid for by the taxpayers.
Mo Yinhe picked up his cup and leisurely took a couple of sips.
His voice was nonchalant, yet carried a lilting cadence, "Hah, an explanation?"
"Qu Gaoyang, I’d rather ask you: you murdered your own sister and framed my younger brother. What kind of explanation do you intend to give me for that?"
His voice wasn’t loud, but it resonated with the authority of a superior. "Do you really think I, Mo Yinhe, am such a pushover that I’d let you bully my brother like this?"
Qu Gaoyang laughed internally. That’s right, this is the truth. So what? You have no evidence. You can only be framed by me, tricked by me.
Qu Gaoyang put on an exaggerated display of outrage, "Mo Yinhe, I never expected you to be so shameless as to still try and turn the tables! The grand army of Gendaya is already at the border, poised to trample your Atlantis’s Nuyan City!"
Hearing this, Mo Yinhe gave a cold laugh, his imposing aura pressing down.
Nuyan City was at the very edge of the Atlantis Empire’s territory, effectively its border.
With Qu Gaoyang making such arrogant threats to his face, if Mo Yinhe didn’t teach him a lesson, he wouldn’t be Mo Yinhe.
"Oh, is that so? Then you’d better open your eyes wide and see just whose troops get trampled!"
Mo Yinhe snapped his fingers.
Instantly, the large screen that had been displaying evidence of Yang Wanling’s death was replaced by scenes of raging battle.
Atlantis’s undersea warships and submarines had silently, and without anyone noticing, completely outflanked Gendaya’s Ghost Submarines, which were ambushing them along the border.
Just then, a series of five deafening blasts—BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!—erupted. Torpedoes struck the Ghost Submarines, and the rapid, fierce explosions made everyone present sit bolt upright!
There were fifty of Gendaya’s Ghost Submarines, all units personally selected by Qu Gaoyang!
They were also Gendaya’s most combat-capable forces!
Qu Gaoyang’s thinking had been that if he were to attack Atlantis, his forces needed to be truly intimidating!
They had to make a stunning impact!
They had to shock the entire Undersea World!
They had to leave Mo Yinhe utterly dumbfounded!
Therefore, these fifty submarines dispatched were equipped with extreme stealth capabilities, so much so that they could supposedly reach the enemy’s capital without being detected by radar.
Otherwise, how could they be worthy of the name Ghost Submarine?
Yet, Qu Gaoyang’s celebrated combat units, his pride and joy, were annihilated in an instant!
The targeting was precise, the firing exact.
Then, they were utterly demolished!
Furthermore, the video footage clearly showed that Gendaya’s Ghost Submarines hadn’t launched any counterattack whatsoever.
Not a single torpedo was fired before they were wiped out!
What did this mean?
It meant that the submarines dispatched by Mo Yinhe were the *true* Ghost Submarines!
Gendaya’s Ghost Submarines hadn’t even detected the location of Mo Yinhe’s Ghost Submarines before they were completely eradicated!
This was a technological knockout!
Mo Yinhe’s submarines had advanced to this extent! This... How was this possible? How could Qu Gaoyang possibly continue his arrogant display now?
Qu Gaoyang’s body swayed violently twice, a rush of hot anger surging to his head. "You! You! You! Mo Yinhe, you’re going too far!"
"I’m going too far?"
Mo Yinhe abruptly rose to his feet, his words crashing down with innate grandeur and dominance, "You dare to step foot within the borders of the Atlantis Empire, and I don’t send you packing back to where you came from? Should I have offered you tea instead?!"
Behind Mo Yinhe, members of his delegation also stood, their voices brimming with confidence.
"That’s right! The territory of the Atlantis Empire is sacred and inviolable. If you dare to trespass, we’ll ensure you don’t make it back!"
"Just because the tiger isn’t roaring, you mistake the Atlantis Empire for a helpless kitten? You think your submarines can come and go as they please?"
"Any warship that violates international conventions and enters our territory, our submarines have every right to reduce you to ashes!"
"Prince Gaoyang, weren’t you just making ruthless threats that your Gendaya army would flatten our Atlantis’s Nuyan City? Turns out your mighty army is so easily crushed! Instead of complaining here, you should go back and improve your warships!"
"Atlantis’s Ghost Submarines have left Gendaya’s Ghost Submarines miles behind in the dust!"
The members of the delegation Mo Yinhe had brought were all articulate and sharp-tongued!
Mo Yinhe wouldn’t bring anyone who was tongue-tied or thin-skinned to such an occasion!
In situations like this, losing an argument was absolutely not an option!
Naturally, the Gendaya delegation was not to be outdone.
Anger fueled their eloquence.
Babbling furiously, they wished their mouths were machine guns that could annihilate the Atlantis Empire’s delegation in a hail of spit!
For a time, the two sides quarreled heatedly, reaching an impasse!
Although the conference hall was a grand and formal venue, the argument between the two sides made it no different from a rowdy marketplace!
Qu Gaoyang slammed his palm on the table. "Mo Yinhe, your brother defiled my sister, and now you’ve destroyed my Ghost Fleet! Our enmity is irreconcilable! I will definitely unite with the other two nations and make you pay a terrible price for your reckless actions! When that time comes, I will have you kneeling at my feet, begging for mercy!"
The Secretary-General, who was presiding over the four-nation summit and whose role was similar to that of the United Nations Secretary-General, watched the incessantly arguing factions with a splitting headache.
"Silence! Silence!"
Only after the host struck the gavel more than a dozen times did the clamorous conference hall gradually quiet down.
Seeing Qu Gaoyang on the verge of completely losing control, the host grew nervous, afraid they might start brawling right there in the conference hall, which would make the situation unmanageable.
He began, "Your Highness Crown Prince Yinhe, the current issue is that your nation’s Third Prince has defiled the princess of Gendaya Country..."
"My brother did not defile Yang Wanling!" Mo Yinhe cut off the Secretary-General before he could continue.
"As for the truth of the matter, arguing here won’t lead us to any conclusion. Why not let Yang Wanling tell everyone herself?"
At these words, the Secretary-General was stunned, as was everyone else. What did Mo Yinhe mean by this?
Even Si Lisao, who had kept his eyes closed as if resting, merely watching the drama unfold, now opened his eyes and cast a profound, inscrutable glance at Mo Yinhe.