Free Web NovelChapter 444: Chapter 444: Strange Creatures
What surprised Leng Pan and the others was that no matter how much the creatures were attacked, they didn’t retreat.
They just surfaced again as if trying to gauge the strength of their opponents.
Leng Pan seemed to realize this and mentioned it to the others.
"They’re probing us," Leng Pan said, her voice calm but cold. "Testing our reactions and probably strength."
"That means someone is controlling them. No matter how intelligent they are, they wouldn’t know how to probe the enemy first." Lu Zhen said solemnly.
"That’s true. So, we shouldn’t hold back. Let’s finish them all so that whoever sent them doesn’t have any data to collect." Silk on the other boat suggested.
"That’s for the best." Juan Ke agreed as well and the others nodded their heads in agreement.
Lu Zhen turned to his assistant and instructed.
"Yao, keep the boat steady. No matter what."
Assistant Yao nodded firmly.
Assistant Yao was a speed-type superpower user and in combat he could be of help, but not in water. free𝑤ebnovel.com
So, he could keep the boat balanced by running to whatever spot needed stabilizing.
Just as they prepared for the second wave of attack, the boat jolted upward and almost overturned.
The creatures had attacked from below.
This had happened the previous night as well. It seemed that they knew how to attack in the dark.
Lu Tao lost his balance and would have fallen over if Lu Hao hadn’t grabbed him in time.
"Stay flat on the boat." Lu Hao warned with concern.
Without another word, the younger brother lay flat next to the injured member.
This way, he wouldn’t get in the way of the others fighting.
Leng Pan raised both hands and energy shot out of her hands.
The water beneath them responded immediately as it rose upward, forming a temporary platform that stabilized the boat as if parked on flat ground.
They want us to fall into the water. It seems that their strength is in the water. So, we must not let them succeed.
"Everyone hold on," Leng Pan suddenly said.
The next moment, the water beneath the boat rose suddenly.
In a matter of seconds, both boats were lifted several meters above the flood surface, suspended on a massive pillar of water.
It was stable and also now they had the advantage of height.
The creatures seemed to understand that they had lost their advantage and began attacking the water pillar aggressively.
"It seems that they don’t like your plan very much." Lu Zhen commented with a smile at his wife’s clever plan.
"Well, I am not here to please them." Leng Pan replied proudly.
The others shook their heads at the two lovers who still had the time to flirt with each other in their current situation.
In fact, if Lu Zhen and Leng Pan used all their strength, these creatures wouldn’t even last a few seconds.
However, they still wanted to understand them so that they would know how to deal with them in the future.
In that case, they could only suppress their strength and fight slowly.
It also gave the weaker members an opportunity to practice their combat skills and improve their strength.
Due to agitation, one of the creatures jumped out of the water and tried to attack the people in the boats.
Its jump this time was higher and faster than before, almost making it to the boat.
However, Lu Zhen blasted it back into the water with a huge ball of flame that scorched a large part of its skin.
However, it twisted like a fish in water mid air then dove back into the water.
"Are they adapting to our attacks or what exactly is going on?" Assistant Yao asked in confusion as he observed the place where the creature had dived and disappeared under the murky water.
"Maybe. This probably explains why they are trying to study our attacks." Leng Pan replied thoughtfully.
Lu Tao blinked.
"...That’s not good, right?"
"No," Lu Zhen said flatly. "That’s very bad. So, when fighting with them, we have to make the battle short." He added seriously.
"Finish them off before they adapt." Leng Pan added. freёwebnoѵel.com
The next moment proved that what Assistant Yao had guessed was right.
The creatures changed their approach in their attacks and instead of attacking individually, they moved together once again.
The water began to spiral upward forming a whirlpool beneath the pillar holding their boats steady.
The creatures were still planning to force them into the water.
"They’re... controlling the water flow?" Assistant Yao asked in disbelief.
"Not truly controlling the water flow, more like manipulating its movement." Leng Pan, who was a water ability user and could feel the changes in the water explained.
As the whirlpool became bigger, the water pillar they stood on began to destabilize.
"Baby, don’t let them bring us down." Lu Zhen said to his wife.
"Don’t worry, I won’t let it happen." Leng Pan replied as she spread her hands again and the water pillar solidified again. This time it was even more stable than before, but it also took more effort and energy.
"It seems that they can interfere with the water movement even when I am controlling it." Leng Pan said.
"Then let’s break their coordination." Lu Hao said bringing down lightning to strike at the center of the whirlpool.
After a few strikes, the whirlpool broke and the water settled again.
The group kept observing the creatures and the way they moved, trying to understand their abilities.
Soon, Lu Tao noticed something peculiar. All the creatures seem to follow the movements of one of them.
After observing for a while more, he realized that this might be the leader.
It was bigger than the rest and also seemed to have more strength.
"How about targeting the leader first. That should break their coordination." He said after confirming his guess.
"In that case, let’s attack the leader." Silk agreed.
And the others also felt that it made sense, so they all nodded.
