Chapter 561 - Underwater Trip [Two in One] (1/2)
Edited by Aelryinth
The exotic beasts within a few dozen kilometers had all been attracted over by the demon’s aura.
Although He Luotu had been killed by Zhang Che and his spirit exorcised, those exotic beasts didn’t care about that. When they saw Zhang Che remaining in place, naturally they took him as the source of the aura just now. Their eyes were blood red, and they were desperately rushing at him.
The face of Zhang Che, who was still treating those exotic beasts as domestic creatures just moments before, immediately changed.
“What the, this is simply unreasonable! I’m not the one who provoked you; someone else is responsible! Go find He Luotu! Why are you pushing it onto me?”
Of course, those creatures wouldn’t reason with him…
Looking around, he was tightly surrounded by all kinds of exotic beasts. Even though the weakest exotic beasts around him were only at one-star and two-stars, they weren’t afraid of the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon’s aura at this moment. Every one of them was closing in on Zhang Che fiercely.
Zhang Che finally realized the severity of the matter.
It turned out that this was the fearsome part of He Luotu’s method, drawing so many exotic beasts to him in one go. This would be a neverending situation. Unless he could conceal himself, along with every trace of his aura, those exotic beasts wouldn’t let up and would work to tear him to pieces.
“This isn’t fun! Hanming, quickly run!”
Under normal circumstances facing normal exotic beasts, Zhang Che really wasn’t afraid. After all, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon wasn’t weak. His aura alone could intimidate most exotic beasts. It was no big deal even if the remaining ones were a little stronger, as it wouldn’t be a problem for him to escape.
It was different now, however. Those exotic beasts were treating him as their arch-enemy, looking like they wanted to eat him alive. How could Zhang Che still have the guts to fight here?
After receiving Zhang Che’s order, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon quickly brought out his fastest speed, wanting to charge his way out of the exotic beasts’ encirclement.
However, Zhang Che had already missed the best opportunity earlier when he was trying to kill He Luotu. It seemed impossible for him to escape now. That was, unless he directly slaughtered a path out of the exotic beasts’ encirclement.
However, facing such a situation, how could Zhang Che dare to gamble with his life?
“Damn it, we’ll dive into the waters if worse comes to worst. I don’t believe those creatures can chase me in the water!” Zhang Che grit his teeth and ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to dive into the water below.
At the same time, he communicated with the dragon through their spiritual link, asking whether he could ensure he could breathe normally underwater. Even though he was already a Tier Seven beastmaster, and his physique far better than commoners, he could only hold his breath for ten minutes tops before suffocating.
After all, beastmasters weren’t immortal cultivators from the legends, not having to breathe after achieving a certain realm. When all was said and done, Zhang Che was still a mortal. At the most he was a slightly stronger human.
Hanming quickly reassured Zhang Che that his ability could guarantee Zhang Che would be able to breathe freely even underwater.
“Hmm, I can? I’ve never heard of you mentioning this ability before, or I would have wanted to give it a try long ago!” Zhang Che was surprised. He only learned the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon had that ability only now.
From the looks of it, this fellow was indeed the best among his pets. The dragon was very capable, be it in the sky or in the sea!
Despite the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon diving towards the sea below them, the surrounding exotic beasts wouldn’t give up on chasing after Zhang Che just like that.
All of a sudden, many powerful exotic beasts directly activated their offensive skills. Ray after ray of light streaked toward Zhang Che from all directions, like countless rifles firing at him at the same time. Blinding rays of light bloomed, forming endless fireworks.
The first to suffer wasn’t Zhang Che, however.
There were many weak but extremely fast flying exotic beasts at the front. In the end, they became the first victims when all those skills were unleashed.
Various miserable cries rang out continuously in the skies. Countless weak exotic beasts were struck, and their bodies exploded one after another. Mixtures of flesh and blood sprayed everywhere and fell like rain.
Zhang Che only felt countless debris falling around himself and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon.
Fortunately, those bits and pieces of flesh and blood were nothing for the dragon. His natural ability could ward them off. Otherwise, Zhang Che would have been covered in gore from head to toe, looking incredibly pathetic.
More and more exotic beasts were about to catch up to them, but the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was already extremely close to the water surface. He plunged right into the sea without hesitation.
Fortunately the seawater acted as a barrier, in addition to Zhang Che and He Luotu being high up in the sky. The aura seemed to not have affected the exotic beasts in the sea. After Zhang Che and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon dove into the sea, they weren’t attacked by the exotic beasts below, allowing them to quickly dive deeper.
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Shortly after entering the waters, Zhang Che heard waves of banging noises from above. Those noises were produced by the powerful exotic beasts’ attack skills. At the same time, many exotic beasts who were seeing red had also plunged into the water, wanting to continue chasing after them.
The exotic beasts that entered the water were in for some tragic times.
Those creatures weren’t truly water-based exotic beasts. If this was shallow waters, they could rely on their strength and take a swim occasionally here.
But this was the deep sea!
As such, with the exception of a small fraction of those exotic beasts, they were like dumplings dropped into water, regaining their senses and struggling to rise back into the skies. Most of them were swallowed by the currents and drowned after some struggles.
With that, the sea became very lively indeed.
With so much delicious food in the sea, including the flesh and blood that fell earlier, the nearby water-based exotic beasts were all drawn here.
Countless currents were stirred up underwater. Heavens knew how many powerful exotic beasts came swimming in from all directions, fighting for the food that had dropped into the sea on their own.
As for the flying exotic beasts in the sky, they were furious after losing their target. Now that new enemies had shown up at their doors, they wouldn’t let this matter go easily, and they launched a fierce assault on the exotic beasts in the sea below with their skills.
All of a sudden, this area of the sea was engulfed in chaos.
It was fortunate that the clouds were thick in the skies above this area. Otherwise, the military would have seen a bizarre sight if they had witnessed the situation.
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After the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon dove into the sea, his innate ability immediately came into effect. That intangible shield that seemed capable of warding off all matter formed an invisible barrier several meters wide around the dragon, keeping even the seawater outside.
Not only that, the invisible barrier was able to draw air from the seawater, ensuring the passenger on his back had fresh air to ensure his survival.
“Amazing! This is truly amazing! I didn’t expect you’d have such an ability. I have really underestimated you in the past!” It was like Zhang Che had discovered an interesting new toy. He looked left and right from the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon’s back, his eyes filled with curiosity. His face was full of smiles.
Although master and pet had already dove deep into the sea, and there was no external light source, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon’s body emitted a deep blue light, faintly illuminating the surrounding hundred meters.