Xiao Bai marked the pod's location on the Tide Chart. At first glance, Tang San spotted several young whales hidden in the deep-water inlet.
"Will the young whales charge out with the adults?"
"Not necessarily." Xiao Bai's finger paused at the perimeter. "The Evil Orca King uses adult ferocious beasts to guard the exits. There are newborns inside, along with other sea beasts he's imprisoned for food. When you kill the ones on the perimeter, don't seal off the entire bay."
Tang San opened a gap in the vine net that had originally encircled the inlet, then rearranged their attack routes with Dai Mubai. The Fourth Trial required him to help the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan wipe out the Evil Spirit Orca pod, and he had to face its leader himself. Even with a Soul Ring slot empty, he could not pass that obligation to his companions.
For more than a month afterward, they followed Xiao Bai as they scouted the sea section by section. Tang San first encircled the adult Evil Spirit Orcas hunting on the outskirts and mapped out the two routes out of the pod, then let Xiao Bai lead her clan in drawing the leader away. Xiao Wu had no sea trial mark, so she stayed behind to receive injured young sharks. Her work did not count toward anyone's task record.
At first light that day, Xiao Bai led her clan charging into the inlet.
The enormous gray-black whale in the center raised his tail and slapped the water, sending a wall of water rolling back toward the exit. Ma Hongjun dived from above, his Phoenix Flame first bearing down on an adult whale trying to bite a young shark. Ning Rongrong raised her Nine Treasures True Body, sending strength and speed to the