This thought exploded in the mind of the Mouse, making all the hair on his body stand on end.
The arm holding his pistol trembled violently, as if it could no longer bear the weight of the cold metal.
Clang.
The pistol slipped from his weak fingers, hitting the deck with a sharp sound that was made all the more jarring by the deathly silence surrounding them.
The Mouse stumbled backward in a panic, only managing to steady himself when his back slammed heavily into the chest of a Marine.
The skin on his entire rat-like face twitched uncontrollably, and fear made it almost impossible for him to breathe.
He tried to bolster his courage with his status as a Navy Colonel, screaming with a fierce but cowardly intensity:
"I... I am a Colonel of the Navy's 16th Branch! If you dare to lay a hand on the Navy, you... you are making an enemy of the entire World Government! The Headquarters will not let you off!"
He hoped that this massive backing would provide him with a shred of security and scare off the monster before him.
Lorne stood at the bow of his small boat, looking at the pathetic figure on the Warship without even the slightest ripple of emotion in his heart.
He felt this guy's thought process was truly bizarre; even at this point, he still thought bringing up his backing would be useful?
Did he really think the World Government was run by his family, and that they would go to such great lengths for someone like him?
What a hopeless idiot.
Lorne couldn't be bothered to waste any more words on him; he simply raised his foot slowly and stepped out from the edge of his small boat.
He took his first step toward the Warship, stepping into the empty air.
Crack~ Crack~ Crack~!
As his foot landed, the moisture in the air condensed rapidly. Pieces of crystal-clear ice crystal appeared out of thin air, gathering beneath his feet to form a solid staircase that extended steadily upward, resting on the edge of the Navy Warship's deck.
Lorne walked up step by step, unhurriedly, treading on the staircase constructed entirely of ice crystal.
He walked with steady composure, each step producing a crisp sound that struck the hearts of every Marine.
The Marines on the deck instinctively raised their guns, the dark muzzles rising as the figure ascended, but not a single person dared to touch their trigger.
Open fire? Open fire on a monster capable of instantly freezing the sea? Who would dare? And who would want to?
They retreated involuntarily. Every time Lorne took a step up, they shuffled a step back, their boots dragging across the deck with chaotic friction, their formation long since shattered.
Colonel Mouse was even more terrified, his soul nearly leaving his body. He grabbed a Marine behind him, using the young soldier as a human shield in front of himself.
He hid behind the soldier in extreme terror, revealing only a pair of frantically darting rat eyes.
The moment Lorne's foot touched the deck of the Warship, a thin layer of frost spread silently outward from the point of impact.
Where the frost passed, the water stains on the deck froze instantly, and even the air became increasingly cold.
The Marines retreated again and again, terrified that their boots might come into contact with that eerie frost.
No one dared to gamble on what fate awaited their flesh and blood should they touch that strange frost.
Lorne steadied himself, scanned the terrified Marines, and finally fixed his gaze on the wretched figure hiding behind the human wall.
He smiled, his expression full of undisguised mockery.
"How very interesting, Mr. Colonel."
"Didn't you enthusiastically invite me to board your ship? Why are you hiding now?"
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