Chapter 785: The Whale’s Cry
Facing the fishing boat, the large fish did not rush forward. Instead, it slowly decelerated and stopped in place, as if waiting for orders. Without the younger three leading the way, the ice boat trembled slightly and then stopped.
They had orders from the Captain, and were not allowed to attack humans casually.
“An ice boat? To be able to shape it like this, that must be a strong individual…”
Near the abandoned fishing boat, Bai Lin stood with his arms behind his back, turning his head to look at the ice boat. He narrowed his eyes and cautiously explored it with his mental power first.
Discovering that there was only Gao Ya, a Battle King Level on the ship, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Could it be that the strong individual who created the ice boat was not inside? Then what was pulling the boat to move…
A Fin Whale?
His gaze shifted down again, and through the ocean, he indeed saw a dark, giant shadow. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to disturb it with his mental power, but he had confirmed his thoughts…
If it were a beast with a volatile temper, it would likely have turned hostile by now. Only a Fin Whale with a gentle disposition could endure this, and most of these whales were Peak Battle General strength, so there was no need to fear them.
“Lord Bai Lin, how about we…”
A middle-aged Scar-faced Man wearing a cleric’s uniform appeared beside him, cast a sideways glance, grinned, and made a throat-slitting gesture.
“Heh heh.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Lin no longer hesitated. He took out a dagger from his waist and rubbed it with his black sleeve cuff. With a “ding!” sound, he smiled and nodded:
“That’s fine, it’s just right to have a sacrificial ceremony for everyone and increase our strength.”
If these people were allowed to leave easily after being encountered, their presence here would inevitably be revealed. They absolutely could not let them go.
“What’s going on here?”
After stopping, Li and Gao on the ice boat were also stunned for a moment, somewhat at a loss. At this time, a fisherman watching from the side discovered the “key point.” He looked from a distance, exclaimed in surprise:
“This must be an abandoned ship at sea. Looking at the people on it, they are very likely pirates from the nearby area. We should quickly detour.”
“They are not pirates…”
Looking at the distant fishing boat, Li Qi Yi’s gaze met the pair of cold eyes on the ship. Her expression trembled. Gliding from the smile devoid of warmth, she noticed their clothing…
Very neat, pitch black, with golden or silver-white inverted crosses hanging on the side of their pockets.
“It’s the Black-clad Sect Leader of the Ancient God Sect!”
Before she could speak, Gao Ya’s voice preempted hers. Her expression was extremely grim. She placed one hand on the icy railing and then turned around, waving her hand and shouting:
“All of you retreat to the rear and protect yourselves!”
Encountering people from the Ancient God Sect in this wasteland sea would never end well. As an official Night Watcher, standing in front of ordinary people was required by the rules.
“The Sect Leader of the Ancient God Sect!?”
Upon hearing this, the fishermen’s faces showed intense fear. They didn’t know about red-clothed or black-clothed. To these honest and hardworking fishermen, becoming an evil cult leader meant being the strongest.
“All of you, don’t move. Jump over from that ice boat one by one. If you are slow, you will sink to the bottom of the sea with this ship.”
Bai Lin sneered, black and gray rule light entwined around the end of the dagger, and then he swung the dagger towards the sea nearby. A gray-black slash, tens of feet high, shot out from the blade.
The aura of a High-Rank Battle King was unequivocally leaked.
On the ice boat, Gao Ya placed her hand on her colleague Li Qi Yi, her dark eyes trembling slightly. She stared intently at the pale-faced young man in front of her and said in a low voice, “You guys quickly take these people and run. Don’t look back.”
“Xiao Ya, what about you?”
Li Qi Yi’s face under the black leather hat was filled with panic. She was just a graduate student, and through a twist of fate, she had joined the Night Watchers. She had never experienced such a life-or-death moment.
“I’ll stay and hold them off. Only then can we escape.”
A trace of helplessness appeared on Gao Ya’s pale cheeks, but she quickly looked up, her clear and cold voice echoing across the sea with a hint of chill:
“The Ancient God Sect’s words are like farts. I’m afraid you won’t let any of us go, right? After all, ordinary people are no different from pigs in your eyes.”
As she spoke, her face suddenly turned water-blue, looking like she had used an avatar. A long sword appeared in her hand at some unknown time, emitting a faint mist. It was clear she was prepared for a fight to the death.
Looking at the back of the person she usually called her little sister, Li Qi Yi felt an inexplicable sadness surge within her, but the most important thing to do now was to take these ordinary fishermen away.
“Since you are unwilling to perform the sacrificial ceremony obediently, I will come and help you myself…”
Upon hearing this, a cold glint shot out from Bai Lin’s eyes, and his smile became even more sinister. His mouth stretched into an impossible arc for a human.
It seemed that everyone in this lineage had such wide mouths.
As the last word fell, the members of the Ancient God Sect gathered. Then, with a flurry of black shadows, more than a dozen figures directly surrounded the entire ice boat.
“Capture them all, regardless of whether they live or die.”
Bai Lin extended his hand forward and waved it casually. As the voice fell, with a “swish, swish!” sound, more than twenty figures, transformed into cultists, surged forward like a tide, encircling the ship and closing in, engulfing the entire vessel.
“It’s going to be difficult to break through now.”
Looking at the black shadows tearing through the air, Gao Ya’s face became even more solemn. Gritting her silver teeth, she sensed two Battle King Level figures among these shadows, seemingly the sect leaders of this Ancient God Sect.
She was just an ordinary Night Watcher and had not mastered any combat skills like Ren or Su Jiu, let alone blood-burning skills that allowed for fighting above one’s level like Wan Ge…
“This luck is really bad.”
The fishermen huddled together. The strongest among them was only a half-step Battle General, who could be the captain of the boat. However, facing a situation where Battle Generals were flying everywhere, it was better to stay put.
They initially thought there would be a glimmer of hope, but now it had become even more desperate.
A dense amount of water element continuously surged from Gao Ya’s body, covering the entire hull of the ship. The external qi released by the twenty-odd cultists was quickly neutralized, as if sinking into a mirror, causing faint ripples…
Ten seconds, fifteen seconds, thirty seconds passed…
Under the continuous barrage from the cultists, the energy shield formed by the water-attribute external qi rapidly weakened. Soon, the sound of “crackling” could be heard, and fine cracks appeared on the energy shield.
Bai Lin glanced at the two of them, sensing auras that he found irritating from them. He narrowed his eyes slightly:
“Are these two really from the officials? We’ll just have to capture them first.”
He was not sure if the two were on a mission.
He shook his head, and a smile reappeared on his lips. What did it matter? The most important thing now was to capture everyone.
The surrounding cultists also showed excitement. As long as this Battle King Level woman couldn’t hold on, they could swarm her.
In this extremely urgent moment, Li Qi Yi suddenly remembered Su Jiu’s instructions. They could directly command the Fin Whale pulling the boat. She couldn’t care about anything else now; everything was happening too quickly.
If the Fin Whale could crush through with its physical advantage, they would still have a sliver of hope for survival.
She took a deep breath and, as if gathering all her strength, shouted with her external qi amplified towards the sea:
“Great whale, are you still here?”
“The Fin Whale doesn’t have much fighting strength. Is it a cornered beast?”
Her figure naturally attracted the attention of Bai Lin not far away. He frowned, looked into the sea again, but found it still silent. Thus, he could not help but mock: “This Fin Whale has a gentle nature and is as dumb as a three-year-old child, only useful for pulling sunken ships…”
Before he could finish speaking, Li Qi Yi seemed to remember something and amplified her voice again, shouting: “This is an order from Lord Su Jiu!”
Bai Lin was about to mock further when three water pillars suddenly erupted from the sea, followed by a piercing sound that deafened the ears.
“Roar—”
