453: Strike first!

The place where the land and water meet, was it bitten?

Everyone's expression changed slightly, and they looked in the direction Gu Qinghan was pointing.

They saw that the edge of the land there did indeed look like something had taken a bite out of it, leaving an extremely neat gap.

Besides the Giant Whale that Gu Qinghan had mentioned, what else could cause such a massive gap?

Luo Mu looked at the gap and asked Gu Qinghan:

"Brother, what kind of existence were you facing at that time..."

Gu Qinghan smiled and shook his head, not answering the question directly.

Just then, someone seemed to be approaching from the Island Nation's side, and within a few minutes, they arrived in front of Gu Qinghan and the others.

Unsurprisingly, it was a team composed of Dragon People.

"Who are you, and why have you come to our Island Nation?"

The leading Dragon Person rode a mount covered in dark blue scales, pointing a long saber directly at Gu Qinghan and the others.

Jiang Xiaoyu grinned, looked at Gu Qinghan, and asked:

"Should I go kill these little devils?"

Gu Qinghan thought for a moment and gave him a look of denial.

Then, he spoke toward them:

"We are from Hua Nation. We recently suffered an attack by a massive whale, so we wanted to investigate the cause."

A young Dragon Person immediately cried out in surprise, subconsciously asking:

"Hua Nation was also attacked?"

The leader of the Dragon People interrupted him as soon as the words left his mouth.

The leader glared sternly at the subordinate, then turned to Gu Qinghan and said:

"You have no proof. I cannot trust you."

"Tell me, approximately when were you attacked?"

It must be said that this leading Dragon Person was highly vigilant, maintaining a very safe distance from Gu Qinghan at all times.

Gu Qinghan thought for a moment, and based on the intelligence previously obtained from the Dragon People and the recent information gathered by Jiang Xiaoyu, he fabricated two plausible times.

The Dragon Person Captain seemed somewhat convinced after hearing this, but he still said:

"Since you have seen that massive whale, why do you dare to come with only four people?"

"Do you think the four of you can fight the Giant Whale?"

Gu Qinghan showed no impatience, merely continuing to smile as he replied:

"Of course we dare to come because we have a certain level of confidence, but our goal is certainly not that massive whale; rather, it is to seek cooperation with you."

"Cooperation?"

"Yes, because we met other Dragon People previously, and a battle broke out."

"They told me that everyone on your Island Nation has turned into Dragon People, and that you have also been threatened by the Giant Whale, which is why I came here to seek cooperation."

The Dragon Person Captain suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked with a cold tone:

"You fought with our companions? What happened to them?"

"We killed them. There was no choice; they were the first to show killing intent toward us."

"But don't worry, the Dragon Person who provided the information didn't die; he is just being held captive now."

"In the current situation, the side that initiates the attack deserves no sympathy if they are killed, right?"

Gu Qinghan sneered, stating these words while looking directly at the Dragon Person Captain.

The Dragon Person Captain's expression fluctuated between dark and light. Finally, he told Gu Qinghan and the others to stay put while he took his men back to report.

After they left, Chen Yuting was about to speak when she saw Gu Qinghan give her a silencing gesture.

Gu Qinghan shifted his gaze to Jiang Xiaoyu, pointing toward the sea beneath their feet.

Jiang Xiaoyu understood immediately and plunged directly into the water. He reappeared a moment later, smiling at Gu Qinghan and saying:

"There really was a backup plan. Boss, you're truly amazing."

In his hand, he held a Dragon Person soldier who had already been knocked unconscious.

"Kill him directly."

Gu Qinghan's voice was calm and devoid of emotion as he directly announced the man's death.

Only after the Dragon Person died did Chen Yuting stick out her tongue and say:

"It's a good thing you stopped me, or we would have exposed ourselves."

"I merely guessed that these Dragon People would have a contingency, as they certainly wouldn't trust us completely. I just didn't expect them to leave a person behind directly," Gu Qinghan said.

"So are we really going to cooperate with them? Those little devils definitely aren't planning anything good," Jiang Xiaoyu asked.

Gu Qinghan nodded, thought for a moment, and spoke:

"Cooperation is necessary because we have too little specific information about that massive whale."

"These Dragon People are different; they have fought that massive whale several times and can definitely save us a lot of time."

"At this stage, what I lack most is actually time."

"Of course, we shouldn't fully believe what they say, and you shouldn't communicate with them; just let me handle everything."

Saying this, Gu Qinghan turned to Jiang Xiaoyu in the water and asked:

"Why didn't these Dragon People recognize you? Didn't you fight them many times before?"

Jiang Xiaoyu said "Oh," and then chuckled:

"We fought, yes, but none of them have seen what I look like."

"Wait, actually, a few of the more powerful Dragon People have seen what I look like, but they are all dead now."

Gu Qinghan's mouth twitched. That guy had said the cruelest words in the most casual tone.

However, he didn't dwell on it, because he had sensed the barely concealed killing intent in the eyes of those Dragon People just now.

Both sides were operating with hidden motives; they just hadn't broken out into a fight yet due to their respective reasons.

In the distance, a large number of Dragon People were approaching. Gu Qinghan then spoke to the others beside him:

"If I'm not mistaken, they might ask us to demonstrate our strength shortly."

"Jiang Xiaoyu, you go straight ahead in a moment. You can use anything except a Holy Skill, give these little devils a hard time."

"As for the two of you, you don't need to make a move. They will then think we are peerless masters. While being wary of us, they will likely try to use us to fight that massive whale."

"In this way, our goal will be achieved."

Luo Mu and the other person didn't react much to Gu Qinghan's words, but Chen Yuting suddenly burst out laughing.

It seemed that on a certain night, in front of a giant gate of calamity, Gu Qinghan had said something similar.

The distance of the Dragon People had already shrunk considerably. Chen Yuting quickly suppressed her smile, waiting for them to get a little closer.

When the Dragon People began to slow down, Gu Qinghan suddenly snorted coldly, summoned a Death Knight, and had it impale the thoroughly dead Dragon Person soldier onto the tip of its spear.

The Death Knight slowly rose into the air and flung the Dragon Person soldier away. The corpse landed on the water's surface, miraculously refusing to sink.

"We just discovered this person. It seems you are not sincere about cooperating with us, are you?"

Gu Qinghan took the initiative, stood up from the wooden boat, and loudly questioned the distant Dragon Person team.