Captain Qian looked a little glum. Acting as bait was dangerous, but it would earn him over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones. As the captain, though, he didn't feel right snatching that desperate-money job from his team, so he could only let Qing Niangzi go. She raised a Red Cloud and drifted down above the sea, then put up a shield to fend off the enormous waves that surged up from time to time.
She formed a complicated hand seal. Several breaths later, a sphere of condensed lightning appeared and shot into the sea. Sizzle! Three or four breaths later, the ball of lightning exploded with a boom. Sizzling arcs of electricity danced through the water like silver snakes, whipping up columns of spray. Fish floated to the surface, bellies flashing white. The bigger ones managed to thrash about and flee, but in the end, they too were stunned by the lightning.
Lei Dong looked surprised. As expected, Qing Niangzi was quite formidable. That move just now had clearly been a powerful spell. It had taken a little too long to prepare, though; she still needed more practice. No wonder Qing Niangzi ranked just below Captain Qian in the team. There had to be a reason. In this world, people didn't fear a woman just because she was fiery-tempered. Only strength could earn their respect—or their fear.
That thunderclap Qing Niangzi had unleashed had struck deep. Sure enough, the sea began to churn as a swell surged up from below. The moment they saw it, everyone tensed, knowing Qing Niangzi had roused the Golden Core Demon Beast beneath them. The surging grew more and more violent, churning the water for several miles around. Whatever lay below had to be enormous. That wasn't to say Golden Core Monster Beasts were always