Free Web NovelChapter 445: Chapter 445: Synchronized
They looked around to find the leader and every time another predator jumped to attack, they were ruthlessly slammed back into the water.
After looking around for a couple of minutes, Lu Hao finally spotted the leader, who was hiding deeper in the murky water.
"There." He pointed out where the leader was and at the same time, the predators launched another attack.
Luckily, Leng Pan’s team was prepared and counterattacked immediately. This time injuring a couple of the predators.
"Let’s take it out first then see how the others react." Leng Pan ordered and the people on the two boats got ready for battle.
She pulled her arms wide apart and as her arms moved, so did the water below them. free𝑤ebnovel.com
The water parted creating a dry valley next to the boats, and at the bottom, the leader of the predators was exposed.
It was much bigger than the others with a thicker body and darker scales.
"Woah! What made it mutate or evolve to this state?" Lu Tao asked with his eyes wide open in shock.
This was bigger than the one they had killed the night before.
Moreover, the energy channels on its body were brighter as well, which meant that it was stronger too.
The creature didn’t attack them immediately but watched with intelligent eyes.
Its gaze was mostly concentrated on Leng Pan. It might have been because it could feel the water energy flowing from her but the next second, it moved.
Its attack was so fast that only an afterimage was left.
Lu Zhen had been watching it vigilantly and as soon as it moved, he also responded in kind.
Flames shot down from his palms created a net that stopped the creatures movement a few inches from their boat.
Once it was stopped, only then did the others realize that it had been aiming straight at Leng Pan.
If it had succeeded, she could have been hurt.
Leng Pan didn’t have the ability to hold the water from merging back together and fighting at the same time.
So, she had to rely on those around her to protect her.
She didn’t like this feeling, but they were a team and trust was the most basic trait in a team, especially in an environment like the apocalypse.
As soon as the creature slammed into the fire net Lu Zhen had set, it screeched in pain as its scales began to burn.
Without waiting for it to go back, Blaze, Silk, Assistant Yao, Ouyang Jin, Lu Hao, and the others attacked it together.
Wind blades flew, cutting off one of its fins, while a metal spike pierced its side.
Other weapons either made using superpower or physical weapons attacked it simultaneously, causing it to twist in pain mid air while also trying to dodge.
As it kept roaring in pain, the sound vibrated through the air and water causing the other creatures to react as if given an order.
The remaining predators attacked the group together.
"Ouyang Jin, Second brother, hold them off." Lu Zhen suddenly ordered as blades of flame shot towards the larger creature again.
Lu Hao and Ouyang Jin responded instantly and focused their attacks on the smaller creatures.
Forcing them to retreat and not approach their leader.
Lu Tao was busy observing the battle and analyzing the behavior of the enemy.
Of course, no one would take him seriously, however, this time he indeed came through.
He had discovered a trait with the creatures as they engaged in battle.
"Sister-in-law, they aren’t following the leader blindly. They seem to somehow sync with it." He reported what he had discovered.
When the others heard this, they were shocked.
How could different creatures sync like a system even if they were the same species?
However, Leng Pan didn’t dismiss Lu Tao’s claims and observed carefully while still supporting the two walls of water so that they don’t merge again.
Indeed, she noticed something they had ignored before.
The energy lines on the leader seemed to pulse in rhythm and the ones on the smaller ones pulsed in response.
"They are indeed synched." Leng Pan said.
Lu Zhen also observed and found that his brother and wife were right
"It seems that they are connected like in a home network."
"Yes. They are connected." Lu Hao, who had also discovered this trait, added.
"Let me try something." Leng Pan said and her hands moved to form images that others didn’t understand.
A moment later, the water that had been divided into two came back together but the area around where the leader was began to rise.
The next moment, large water walls rose around it, isolating it from the rest.
Lu Zhen followed with a wall of fire rising outside the one Leng Pan made.
As a result, a vacuum seemed to have been created in the middle where the two superpowers met.
This also helped to weaken the connection between the leader and the other predators that were still bent on attacking.
Seeing this, Lu Hao turned back to the creature that was now isolated inside the massive walls of water and fire and brought down a huge bolt of lightning.
Lightning and water don’t usually go well together.
So, when the bolt hit the wet creature, it convulsed and thrashed around in the small space.
One could tell that it was in a lot of pain.
Without giving it time to recover, Lu Zhen followed with another attack with a highly compressed ball of flames that slammed into the creature like a hammer.
"Rooooaarrr!!!!" The creature roared again in pain and thrashed even more violently.
The energy lines on its body began to flicker intermittently before exploding.
The other creatures paused for a moment after the connection was severed then tried to retreat into the depths of the waters.
However, Leng Pan had no intention of letting them go as she brought down the wall made with water and focused all her energy on the retreating creatures.
She squeezed her hand as if controlling the water molecules and as expected, the water began to compress around the creatures and when it reached its limit, the creatures exploded into thousands of tiny pieces.
