Chapter 566: Has he always been this brave?

At this moment, a blonde girl in a bikini coquettishly said to Chen Haoran, "Flame Warrior, you'll protect us, won't you?"

Seeing that the speaker was a stunning beauty, Chen Haoran immediately smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I'll protect you all. But you need to listen and evacuate to higher ground. It's not safe here."

The bikini girl, understanding the situation, did not linger. She slipped a note into Chen Haoran's pocket, made a gesture indicating a phone call, and quickly led her friends away.

Unnoticed by Chen Haoran, several men in black suits appeared around the bikini girl.

One of them spoke, "Miss, we've prepared a helicopter on the rooftop. It's not safe here anymore."

The bikini girl put on a piece of clothing, looked towards the shore, and asked, "Can't Chen and S.H.I.E.L.D. handle this?"

"It's unlikely, so we need to evacuate."

"Alright, I understand."

Receiving a note from a beauty seemed to energize Chen Haoran even more as he continued his evacuation efforts.

…

In the Atlantic Ocean-

Deidara was looking a bit worn out by now. Glancing at the ring symbolizing the Azure Dragon and then at his shattered clay bird, he once again formed a new clay bird and jumped onto it.

"Since you still insist on chasing me, let me show you what true art is!" Deidara shouted as he flew towards Mei Terumi and her team, dropping numerous clay spiders along the way.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As Deidara flew, he bombarded the area, forcing Mei Terumi and the others to dodge continuously.

Standing on his clay owl, Deidara quickly molded clay with both hands, infusing it with his highest-level chakra. Soon, he completed his C3 explosion, a powerful bomb he called the "18th."

Deidara's lips curled into a smirk as he thought, "If you die from this, you can only blame yourselves."

Flying above the trio, Deidara dropped the C3 "18th" bomb. The initially small clay figure quickly expanded and accelerated its descent after being released.

"Art is an explosion—huh!"

With Deidara's shout, a massive white light appeared on the ocean surface, followed by a huge mushroom cloud rising into the sky.

The C3 "18th" had previously destroyed a village covering ten thousand square meters. Used over the ocean, its effect was even more terrifying.

"Boom!"

The colossal explosion created a deep crater in the sea, revealing the seabed, and the resulting waves, over thirty meters high, rushed outwards at incredible speed.

Deidara, panting on his clay owl, looked at the sea below and said, "Those guys should be dealt with now."

However, the next moment, a water whip appeared and wrapped around Deidara and his clay owl, pulling them down.

Deidara was dragged down to his clay owl. Mei Terumi, looking disheveled and soaked, stood atop the waves, wielding a water whip that connected to Deidara.

…

In Long Island, New York-

A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent approached Chen Haoran, pointing to the Atlantic Ocean.

"Chen, the first wave of the tsunami is coming."

Chen Haoran observed the approaching three-meter-high wave and breathed a sigh of relief. "No big deal, I can handle this."

He ran to the shoreline and slammed his fists into the sand.

"Wrath of the Fire god!"

Immediately, a ten-meter-high wall of fire erupted from the ocean floor, creating a massive barrier of flames to block the tsunami. Flames sprouted from his back, forming large fiery wings, indicating he was using his full power.

"Zzzz!"

As water met fire, steam billowed into the sky. The wall of fire and Chen Haoran's flame wings held back the tsunami, turning it into thick steam.

Some onlookers who hadn't evacuated far enough watched from rooftops and hillsides, their faces filled with amazement.

"Oh my God!"

"Flame Warrior!"

"Flame Warrior!"

While the crowd was excited, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were grim-faced. Their instruments indicated a second wave, six meters high, was on its way.

At this moment, Charles Doyle, Tsunade, and others arrived at Long Island by helicopter.

Charles looked at Chen Haoran, who was preparing to face the second wave, and asked, "Is this guy always this brave?"

As the six-meter-high wave approached, it carried an immense amount of water, crashing down on Chen Haoran. His flames were extinguished, and he was knocked unconscious by the force of the water.

Against the might of nature, even a superhuman with control over fire seemed insignificant.

S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and police on the shore turned and ran inland, abandoning Chen Haoran. They had no means to help him and were more concerned with their own safety.

From the helicopter, Charles observed the disaster below and instructed his team, "The mission has begun. Let's go stop that tsunami."

Charles jumped from the helicopter, followed quickly by Yamato.

Yamato landed on the beach, facing the incoming wave. He formed hand seals and shouted, "Wood Style: Wood Locking Wall!"

A ten-meter-high wooden wall rose from the sand, meeting the wave head-on.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The wave crashed against the wooden wall with a thunderous roar, but the barrier held. Yamato's face turned pale as the effort drained his chakra.

However, another wave caused by Deidara's C3 explosion, now ten meters high, was rushing towards them.

Yamato looked at Charles with a pale face. "Lord Charles, I can't hold back this one."

Charles smiled at the wave. "Release your defense."

"Let me show you what true Wood Style is."

Charles clapped his hands and shouted, "Wood Style: Multi-Layered Wood Locking Wall!"

The entire coastline shook as a thirty-meter-high, three-meter-thick wooden wall rose. The wall absorbed the impact of the wave, sprouting numerous trees that trapped the water as it hit.