458: Surface alliance

By the time Gu Qinghan flew to the battlefield, the seawater there was already covered in layers of white foam.

Clearly, a battle was raging underwater, and it seemed extremely fierce.

“Just take it easy for now; those Dragonmen still have backup plans.”

Gu Qinghan told Jiang Xiaoyu, and the latter nodded, plunging into the water with a dive.

The churning of the water surface suddenly intensified. It seemed that due to Jiang Xiaoyu's participation, the situation underwater had shifted slightly.

Gu Qinghan and the others remained hovering in mid-air, waiting. The commotion of the battle here had scared away all the surrounding marine life, so there were no fish that shot water jets to cause trouble.

Before long, the Majestic Dragon-person arrived here riding a swordfish, bringing a large number of elite Dragonmen behind him.

Seeing Gu Qinghan and the two others spectating from the sky, his expression immediately darkened slightly as he asked:

“Is this how you intend to cooperate?”

Gu Qinghan looked at the opposing formation, merely shrugging his shoulders and saying:

“We are not like you; we don't possess the ability to fight underwater.

Our only companion capable of fighting underwater has already joined the fray. What more do you want from us?”

The Majestic Dragon-person was momentarily choked, but having no grounds for rebuttal, he could only instruct the elite Dragonmen behind him:

“All units heed my command: Force that Giant Whale out!”

As his voice fell, the surrounding Dragonmen immediately shouted their assent, then all plunged into the sea below.

A weapon resembling a harpoon also appeared in the Majestic Dragon-person's hand, which he raised high toward the sky.

Subsequently, the surrounding water surface suddenly calmed down.

Immediately afterward, the water surface began vibrating at an extremely fast speed, even faster than when the Giant Whale had attacked previously.

Within seconds, a figure burst out of the sea.

But that was neither the Giant Whale, nor the Dragon General and the Oceanic Sub-Dragon; instead, it was Jiang Xiaoyu.

Jiang Xiaoyu looked distressed as he explained to Gu Qinghan:

“Those Dragonmen used some method to make the seawater vibrate frantically.

I couldn't bear staying in the water, so I had to come out first.”

Gu Qinghan nodded and asked, “Are you injured?”

“No, but if I stayed any longer, I might have been injured.

This uncomfortable feeling only eased when I got close to the surface. They must be trying to force that large whale up.”

“Fine. Since they decided to play dirty first, don't blame me.”

Gu Qinghan sneered as he looked at the figure of the Majestic Dragon-person not far away. That fellow was definitely doing this on purpose.

Since the Dragon General and the Oceanic Sub-Dragon hadn't surfaced, it was unlikely that they were simply enduring it; they must be able to ignore the vibrations entirely.

Gu Qinghan estimated that their immunity to this interference was likely related to the scales on their bodies.

But precisely because of this, it was impossible for them not to know that it would affect Jiang Xiaoyu, yet they failed to inform him beforehand.

The water surface was still vibrating violently. The Majestic Dragon-person seemed to sense Gu Qinghan's gaze, turning his head to smile and say:

“I forgot your friend was still underwater. Seeing how strong he was just now, I assumed he wouldn't be affected.”

“It's fine. Once the Giant Whale gets close to the surface, we can act then, and it will still be timely.”

Both men harbored their own sinister intentions but refrained from exposing the other.

Gu Qinghan wanted to use the strength of these Dragonmen to deplete the Giant Whale's energy, and these Dragonmen likely had similar intentions.

Therefore, neither side completely broke off relations, maintaining their superficial alliance.

A moment later, a dark shadow rapidly enlarged, then suddenly burst out of the water.

Gu Qinghan and the others immediately dodged, only to find that it was the Oceanic Sub-Dragon and the Dragon General.

And in the Dragon General's hand at that moment, he held a glittering golden trident.

However, the Oceanic Sub-Dragon's condition was not very optimistic. Many of the fine scales on its originally streamlined body had been knocked off.

At the same time, a liquid that appeared to be blood flowed from its mouth and nose.

It was injured, but it didn't look too severe.

As soon as the Oceanic Sub-Dragon appeared, it rushed to the side, its massive body gliding across the water surface at extreme speed.

But immediately afterward, a colossal shadow underwater expanded once more, followed by a gigantic whale tail emerging from beneath the surface.

The whale tail struck toward the Oceanic Sub-Dragon like a city wall. The immense force even whipped up a gust of wind, creating ripples across the water surface.

Jiang Xiaoyu had originally intended to intervene, but seeing this sight, he immediately dodged to the side.

The Oceanic Sub-Dragon also swept out its massive tail, raising a huge wave to crash into the whale tail.

Yet, the Oceanic Sub-Dragon, despite its original enormous size, was not even as large as the whale tail that had breached the surface.

Its counterattack merely caused the whale tail to tilt slightly before it continued smashing downward.

And just at this moment, the trident in the Dragon General's hand was fiercely hurled, piercing the descending whale tail like a bolt of lightning.

The instant contact was made, the whale tail actually stopped, followed by a pained whale cry.

Ooooh... The trident flew backward, returning to the Dragon General's hand, and the Oceanic Sub-Dragon beneath him used this opportunity to escape the whale tail's range.

Subsequently, a colossal figure, resembling a small island, abruptly appeared before everyone.

“That must be over three hundred meters long...”

Gu Qinghan gasped. The last time he had seen the opponent on the night sea, the fellow was at most a little over a hundred meters long.

After such a long time, it was incredible that the creature had grown this large.

Gu Qinghan felt a wave of fear. If they had delayed any longer, he feared he wouldn't have been able to pose any threat to this creature at all.

Utilizing the daylight, Gu Qinghan finally got a clear look at the appearance of the Giant Whale he had encountered before.

Its body surface was not smooth; instead, it was covered in scars of various sizes.

It was obvious that these scars were badges of honor left behind from its many battles.

However, on the head of this Giant Whale, there was an extremely hideous and terrifying scar that stretched from its eyes almost to its back.

Gu Qinghan knew this was the mark Deaths Touch had left on it before its death that night.

However, for some unknown reason, its eyes had already recovered, leaving behind only the residual scar.

After the Giant Whale surfaced, its two underwater eyes constantly surveyed the surroundings, seemingly checking where the enemies it had just fought had gone.

It did not continue attacking, acting as if the previous fight was just a minor skirmish that hadn't angered it.

Yet, its swaying tail indicated that it was not as calm as it appeared.

“Friends, it's your turn...”

Just as the Majestic Dragon-person was about to speak, he saw a column of water suddenly erupt from the Giant Whale's back.

The water column scattered in the air, turning into countless droplets that rained down around them.

But when the first droplet hit, everyone realized something was wrong.

These seemingly harmless droplets struck people painfully, as if they were stones.

Several Dragonmen who failed to defend themselves in time were immediately struck until their heads bled, and they hurriedly hid underwater.

Beside Gu Qinghan, a group of Death Knights had raised their shields, blocking all the incoming droplets.

However, he still did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he lowered his flying altitude and asked Jiang Xiaoyu, who was on the water surface:

“What do you think of that weapon? The one in the Dragon General's hand.”

Jiang Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand Gu Qinghan's meaning and nodded sharply.

Gu Qinghan also smiled. It seemed he would be able to gain some extra spoils from this battle.