The two Pufferfish came one before the other, carrying five-zhang spiral conch horns on their shoulders. Reaching the cliff's edge, they opened their mouths and inhaled, swelling explosively into huge balls. Their spines burst outward as they summoned every ounce of strength in their bodies.
"Wooooom~"
The conch horns gave a long cry. Transparent ripples pierced through the water waves and sped outward, stirring up vast curtains of silt. Layer upon layer, Gar Fish, Lantern Fish, Snake Monsters, Iron Head Fish, miners digging away... all raised their heads.
The canyon was on first-level alert!
If no fish were attacking, then it had to be...
Splash.
The fish looked at one another, hurriedly setting down their work.
White Ape!
An enemy of the Flood Dragons, an enemy of the Great Huai Army.
Return to Jianghuai!
Silt drifted everywhere as the great curtain rose.
The Great Huai Army thundered into motion. Demon Beasts poured forth, overturning silt as they raced about and sought the scattered Great Demons. Like a war machine beginning to turn, its gears meshed layer upon layer!
In less than half a shichen.
Its might terrified fish, its divine presence towering like a mountain!
Ten Great Demons gathered in the canyon and split into three teams. Lin Jie and Lin Li, the two snakes, formed one team. The remaining four Great Demons formed another—Gar Fish, giant snakes, Iron Head Fish, Lantern Fish.
Farther away, in the Northern Waters, Iron Cannon of the Iron Head Fish Clan stood guard, providing long-range support. Upon receiving the news, the Dragon Palace likewise dispatched Snake Clan Great Demons in an unending stream, rushing toward the canyon!
In such a short time, they had mobilized over twenty Great Demons and more than a hundred Demon Beasts!
Ever since the Flood Dragons had taken over