Chapter 718 The Greatest Miracle

Chapter 718 The Greatest Miracle

"Huh?"

The rebellious girl blinked. "All of it was fake?"

The old fisherman said without a doubt, "Yeah, fake! How else could someone like that exist — taming monsters like they're training a dog? I'd never believe it in a million years!"

The girl's face fell. "I don't really care about the sky city or the monsters, but what a waste of a perfect-looking guy. Turns out it was all just an illusion. Life really isn't worth living — I suddenly feel like dying..."

Snap, snap...

Right at that moment, the sound of a rope snapping taut came from the back of the boat.

The old fisherman's eyes lit up. "The net we're dragging — something's caught in it, and it's not small!"

With that, he rushed to the back in a few quick strides to haul in the net.

But the next second, the whole boat started shaking violently, and the sound of the rope pulling tight grew faster and faster.

Chug, chug, chug...

The ancient diesel engine on board was straining harder and harder, belching thick black smoke.

The old fisherman gripped the net with everything he had, his whole body leaning back. "This thing is even bigger than I thought!"

The rebellious girl rushed over to help, but aside from being well-developed up front, she was skinny and weak everywhere else and couldn't do a thing.

Splash, splash!

The water on both sides of the boat reversed direction, and the little fishing boat was actually being dragged backward by whatever was in the net.

Whoosh, whoosh!

The boat was being pulled faster and faster, cutting through the waves like it meant business.

The old fisherman's expression changed. "What the hell did we catch — a bull shark, a blue shark, or a whale?"

The boat was getting dragged faster by the second, crashing up onto wave crests and slamming back down.

The rebellious girl looked thrilled. "I had no idea going out to sea could be this exciting!"

"Exciting my ass!"

"We might get dragged to the bottom of the ocean — or it'll tear the boat apart!"

Drawing on decades of experience out at sea, the old fisherman stayed as calm as he could and pulled a knife from his belt. "We have to cut the net loose now!"

He swung the blade at the rope.

But at that exact moment, the boat lurched sharply downward, shaking violently, and the knife flew right out of his hand into the sea.

The creature underwater sped up again. The old fishing boat looked like it was about to take flight — launched high by the waves, then crashing down hard on the water's surface.

The old fisherman clung to the rope for dear life. If he let go, he'd be flung overboard. He shouted in terror, "It's over, it's over — we're both going to die out here!"

Then a huge wave came straight at them from the front.

The whole boat was thrown at least thirty feet into the air.

As the water rushed up to meet them, the old fisherman screamed, "Hang on, girl — the boat's going to break apart!"

The rebellious girl had already gone dead pale and couldn't make a sound.

Just then, a figure in a white shirt moved like a flash of light across hundreds of yards of open water.

And appeared directly beneath the falling boat.

The man in white looked up calmly at the grandfather and granddaughter on board.

The rebellious girl's mind went blank for a moment. "Is this a dying hallucination? Because I'm falling in love."

The man in white stood on a beam of dark light and raised his right hand casually, catching the entire boat as if it weighed no more than a feather.

Then he flicked his left hand, and a streak of dark energy appeared from nowhere, silently slicing through the thick rope.

Splash.

The boat settled gently onto the water, and the large fish in the net swam free.

Everything went calm.

The old fisherman and the rebellious girl sat soaking wet on the deck, staring blankly at the man in white as he stepped onto the rail and walked slowly toward them like someone who'd just saved the world.

"Are you two okay?" he asked.

The old fisherman's hands were trembling. All his composure was gone. "You... you're not a hallucination?"

The man shook his head slightly. "My name is Elbert."

The old fisherman's eyes went wide. "You're one of those super-humans they talk about in the news!"

Elbert tilted his head. "More or less. You're about half right."

The old fisherman, still shaken by what had just happened, said, "Thank you for saving us!"

At that moment, the rebellious girl came bounding over, looking stunned and excited at the same time. "Babe, you're real! Can we be friends?"

Click.

She grabbed Elbert's arm and snapped a selfie of the two of them.

Elbert gave a stiff smile. "That won't be necessary."

At the same time, he quietly wiped every photo and piece of data from her phone.

Just like that, any chance of uncovering the truth about the Wavehaven mirage slipped right by.

Meanwhile, the old fisherman stood holding the cut rope, looking pained. "What a shame... a big fish like that, gone. My boat's just too small — I got greedy. No business coming out to deep water like this if I can't handle it."

Elbert went quiet.

He glanced down at the tiny leaf still in his hand.

And couldn't help drawing the comparison.

Wasn't he doing the same thing — reaching for something he wasn't ready for, trying to use his psychic abilities by force?

That stung. It felt like a real setback.

But then the old fisherman straightened up with renewed energy. "That's alright! If the boat's not big enough, I'll work harder, catch more fish, save up, and get a bigger one. I'll catch that fish one day!"

Elbert's eyes brightened.

It hit him like a flash of clarity — even this old man had that kind of spirit.

What reason did he have to feel sorry for himself?

So what if he couldn't sense his psychic energy yet? He'd study it. He'd figure it out.

If he put in the work, he'd flip that leaf over one day.

Elbert stood at the bow of the rocking boat, looking out at the horizon with steady eyes and a sudden surge of resolve.

"Babe, I'd die without you."

Beside him, the rebellious girl stared at the ridiculously handsome man with wide, dewy eyes full of feeling.

Elbert felt the whole mood he'd just built collapse on the spot.

He looked at the girl — tattoos, pink hair, a lip ring. One look and you could tell she was the kind of kid who didn't take well to being told what to do.

"Have you started college yet?" he asked.

The girl looked up at him dreamily. "What's the point of that? Love is the greatest lesson in life, and you're the problem I want to spend my whole life solving."

Elbert was at a loss for words.

Then he let out a quiet sigh. "Get into the best university in the country, and you might get to see me again."

With that, the magnificent Celestial Pioneer descended from the sky.

The grandfather and granddaughter stood there with their mouths open again.

Elbert stepped onto the Celestial Pioneer and looked back. "Hey, what's your name?"

The rebellious girl said, "I'm Calliope."

Elbert nodded. "Calliope. Until next time."

The Celestial Pioneer vanished into the sky.

The old fisherman dropped to his knees and started bowing repeatedly.

Calliope said, "Grandpa, what happened to staying calm?"

"That was a god coming down from the heavens!" the old fisherman cried out.

Calliope's eyes shone. "You're right. I've made up my mind — I'm going to win him over. Grandpa, take me home. I need to study!"

You want to study?

The old fisherman wept with joy.

This was the greatest miracle he had ever witnessed in his life.