Chapter 337 - Attack on the Ferry (1/2)
The perceptions of the five other Origin Core realm martial artists sank into the water simultaneously as the group sought to find the culprit that was attacking the ferry.
But after they did, their expressions instantly turned dark.
They initially thought that it was just a stray underwater beast that had targeted them without knowing better, but the situation was far worse than they had imagined.
More than a dozen underwater beasts circled around, repeatedly slamming their huge bodies against the ferry as they tried to slowly grind down its defensive formations.
Each of these whale-like beasts was as large as two elephants combined, and had rows of razor-sharp teeth within its huge maw. Its thick skin appeared to be extremely tough, leaving it completely fine even after continuously ramming its huge body against the ferry.
Just their physical prowess alone was enough to make them beasts at the Origin Core realm level.
”It's a pod of Blue-finned Razor Whales!” the topknot young man exclaimed in alarm. ”They are generally peaceful beasts, so why would they suddenly attack us? Did we infringe on their territory?”
”There's someone behind them,” Lu Tianzi answered, drawing the attention of everyone on deck.
Lu Tianzi's perception had always been stronger than his peers, not to mention that everything was now happening in his element.
The other party thought that he could stay hidden by remaining in the deep waters, even further down than the pod of Blue-finned Razor Whales. However, he never thought that there would be someone like Lu Tianzi on board the ferry.
But why would he be doing this?
Was he trying to rob them?
”There's someone behind them?” the topknot young man asked. ”Does this young brother know something?”
Even though he was speaking to someone younger and with a lower cultivation level, the topknot young man's tone was respectful and without any trace of arrogance.
”You will see soon enough,” Lu Tianzi led Nanlan Qianxue by the hand and took a few steps back from the edge of the ferry.
Right as he said that, there was a huge splash on the surface of the water, and a man emerged on the back of a Blue-finned Razor Whale.
It was a man at the Sixth Cycle Origin Core realm, just like the topknot young man.
Despite having just emerged from the water depths, neither his shoulder-length black hair nor his long heavy cloak did not seem like it had touched a single drop of water.
There was a deep frown on the cloaked man's face as he quickly scanned over the passengers on the open deck.
While hiding underwater earlier, he had suddenly sensed a powerful perception coming from the ferry and sweeping over him.
It was only because he realised that his cover had been blown that he eventually decided to give up on hiding and show himself in front of his target.
However, the scene before him now simply did not match with what he had expected to see.
The strongest person on board the ferry was just a Sixth Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist, which was the same cultivation level as himself.
His perception should not have been enough to penetrate that deep into the water!
Then again, that no longer mattered.
”It is time for all of you to die,” the cloaked man said coldly before whistling loudly.
The Blue-finned Razor Whales seemed to be triggered by his whistle, suddenly increasing the rate at which they attacked the ferry.
”Damn it! Who's that guy?”
”I am going to stop the beasts!”
”I will go with you!”
Three of the group of five dove into the water without hesitation.
As for the top-knot young man, he walked to the edge of the ferry and stared at the cloaked man. ”Who are you, and why are you doing this?”
”Young Master Xuan Hao, you are still as naive as ever,” the cloaked man grinned. ”Leaving the safety of your sect to go adventuring is a good thing, but not bringing an elder along for protection is your greatest mistake.”
The top-knot young man frowned.
As the other party had said, his real name was Xuan Hao.
He had never used his true identity after leaving the sect, yet the other party was able to name him perfectly.
There was no doubt that the other party was here for him.
In that case, he had the responsibility to personally resolve this issue!
”Perhaps it is not a mistake after all,” Young Master Xuan Hao harrumphed. ”At least now I can make an example of you, sending a clear warning to anyone else who dares to have such insolent thoughts!”
Young Master Xuan Hao punched out towards the cloaked man, summoning a blazing fireball that was especially eye-catching in the night. The fireball emanated a fiery heat as it thundered across the water surface, heading straight towards its target.
But facing such an attack, the cloaked man was completely unfazed.
In fact, he did not even have to make a move.
On the contrary, the Blue-finned Razor Whale that he was riding on moved quickly, bringing him along as they easily escaped the trajectory of the fireball.
”Everything you do is useless,” the cloaked man mocked. ”At this distance, there is no way any of your techniques can hit me.”
”Tch!” Young Master Xuan Hao clicked his tongue in frustration.
Indeed, he was not especially adept at long-ranged combat.
However, the opponent was being extremely cautious, staying at a safe distance away from the ferry.
Without the ability to fly, there was no easy way to reach his opponent from where he was at.
As for swimming over to reach the other party, that would be a severe handicap for a fire-based combat technique user like himself. If at all possible, he would like to avoid such a situation.
It was frustrating, but Young Master Xuan Hao felt truly helpless in this situation.
How exactly could he approach this?
The cloaked man obviously knew these problems that Young Master Xuan Hao was facing. That was also the reason why he dared to attack alone, and even show himself despite being just a single person against so many opponents.
Then again, he was not exactly alone.
Underwater, three of Young Master Xuan Hao's companions were channelling their Origin Force as they faced a pod of almost twenty Blue-finned Razor Whales.