A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 968 Desperate Situation

Less than 150 kilometers from the coast of Japan, all the other cruises and cargo boats in the vicinity could see the lines of fire cutting across the sky. "Oh my goodness! What is that? A bird? What a large bird!"

"Bird, my foot! Which bird carries flames at the end? This is punishment from the heavens! It must be all because you always fool around with other women!" Many tourists on the nearby cruises were watching.

All their faces were filled with horror and confusion, as well as shock.

"No, they're missiles! These are missiles fired by the Japan Self-Defense Forces!" an old man with a pair of binoculars among the crowd suddenly shouted out.

The entire cruise was suddenly thrown into panic.

"WHAT?!"

"Missiles?"

"What the heck is going on?"

"Is someone attacking Japan?"

"Have we stumbled onto a military exercise at sea?"

The crowd was in chaos.

Even though that missile was clearly not headed for them, the close distance from the missile's target still made everyone feel fearful.

After all, if that missile suddenly ended up on them, then they would perish right here.

"Professor An, what's going on? Is it a military exercise?" Kong Hui asked her professor with a pale face as they stood on the deck.

They were now on the Princess, which wasn't too far off from the Emperor that Ye Fan was on.

So they could really feel the heat that came from the missile as it cut through the air.

The explosion that occurred not too far from them was extremely real as well.

"Don't worry, it's probably just a military exercise. But in theory, all military exercises would ensure that the sea is clear and sound the alarm as well, but there was no alarm given. Could this missile have been fired wrongly?" Professor An was rather calm and was merely puzzled.

Japan was an island country and was not allowed to have their own military for historical reasons. But there were many anti-ship cruise missiles placed along the coastline.

These were defense weapons that were activated only if and when enemy troops were about to invade their territory.

They were considered Japan's last line of defense.

If the enemy was able to reach this far, then the country was as good as taken over.

But the world was at peace now, and there was no declaration of war or any ongoing war.

So Professor An's first instinct was to classify it as a military exercise.

But while everyone else in the vicinity was puzzled, the Emperor was already riddled with holes.

The black smoke from the raging fire continued to fill the sky.

The second missile was coming their way and everyone on the cruise was screaming in despair. Ye Fan managed to steady himself in the midst of the fire.

Chen Nan was in his arms. Her beautiful face was covered with tears and filled with horror.

She was too afraid and couldn't get a single word out. She just continued to sob, and her sniffling sounded heartbreaking. Even Ye Fan found it hard to remain calm in such a desperate situation, what more a young and frail woman like Chen Nan.

But this was not the time to cry or remain in shock.

After Ye Fan steadied himself, he pulled out three bloodied boxes and put them in Chen Nan's hands.

"Nannan, take these. Once you get back to China, go to Mount Yunding Villa and give the two red ones to Mu-Cheng. Hand the third one to the head of the Xu family in Yanjing, Xu Lei. Tell them that Ye Fan was useless and couldn't guarantee them a life of peace and stability. They will have to take care of themselves from now on," a low but calm voice rang out in Chen Nan's ears.

Chen Nan immediately panicked.

Her face paled and her tears overflowed as she cried inconsolably.

"Fan! What are you going to do? No! Fan! You won't die! We will be saved! Fan...I don't want to leave your side..." Chen Nan bawled loudly. Her eyes were bloodshot.

She hugged the man holding her tightly as she cried and kept shaking her head.

He looked like a soldier who was bidding his family farewell before going to battle.

This farewell might very well be his last!

"Fan, no....no..." wailed Chen Nan. But her sorrowful sobs were drowned out by the loud crashing waves.

Ye Fan then carried her.

She could feel a strong but gentle force wrap around herself.

Ye Fan started to amass a huge amount of energy.

That feeling was like a bow being pulled back to the maximum, while Chen Nan was the arrow placed on that bow.

"Nannan, go!" Ye Fan gave a low shout and there was a huge blast as Chen Nan was sent flying out from the flames by Ye Fan.

Chen Nan's frail body shot out like an arrow and cut through the sky at nearly 100 meters per second.

She flew out into the distance with the energy of Ye Fan wrapped around herself.

There was a huge cruise slowly cruising through the waters not far from her.

"No...Fan, I don't want to leave you..." Chen Nan continued to struggle and her voice grew hoarse from crying.

She tried to reach out and grab the young man in front of her, but it was futile.

She could only watch helplessly as the young man slowly grew further and further away from her.

His image grew more and more blurry until the raging flames finally completely swallowed that young man's slim silhouette.

BOOOOOOM...

The missiles fell one after another, and the ear deafening blasts never stopped.

The impact of the explosions continued to cause gigantic waves to rise from the sea.

The fire burned furiously while the waves surged.

Ye Fan was already surrounded by nothing but fire and smoke.

"Fan..." Chen Nan's hysterical cries came from afar.

She never thought that this cruise would turn out to be her last moment with Ye Fan.

She watched as the young man's silhouette remained still among the raging flames. Nobody knew how grieved Chen Nan was.

She would rather die along with Ye Fan in the fire than to live on in misery.

Perhaps if she wasn't around to burden him, Ye Fan might have made it out alive.

Feelings of self-blame, guilt and sorrow overwhelmed Chen Nan's heart like the hand of a demon.

The raging fire, the furious waves and those ear deafening blasts.

Everything seemed to be part of a greedy demon's party.

Chen Nan wished all of this was just a dream.

And once she woke up from this dream, the sea was still vast, the sky was still blue, and she was still on that cruise with that young man, reading, having tea and chatting about everyday things.