Everyone thought Three-Tails had been knocked unconscious. It had barely moved, which was why the Ruan family had seized the opportunity to try to snatch it away.
What they hadn't expected was that Three-Tails hadn't really been knocked out. It had only pretended to be defeated while waiting for its chance.
Three-Tails had originally planned to ambush Zhou Fan and the others, but the Ruan family had suddenly appeared, so it decided to keep lying low.
Then Dawn and the Ruan family began fighting, and Zhou Fan finally stepped in.
Only when their battle was about to be decided did Three-Tails choose to act.
After a brief assessment, it decided to ambush Zhou Fan.
It favored neither side. It wanted them to cripple each other so it could reap the rewards.
But Zhou Fan currently held an advantage. If it didn't act now, it would lose its chance once he defeated the Ruan family.
The best outcome was to keep these people holding one another in check until both sides were badly injured. Only then would it have an opening.
Unless it dealt with these people, sneaking back to the bottom of the lake would be pointless. They would just blast it out again.
It was trapped in this Secret Realm. It would never have peace unless it killed every last intruder.
"So this thing was pretending to sleep the whole time."
Even Zhou Fan was caught somewhat off guard by the attack.
Three-Tails had fooled even him.
Tailed Beasts were intelligent creatures. Though they might not be as smart as humans, they weren't far behind.
Three-Tails merely disliked fighting. That didn't mean it was stupid.
"Roar!!"
Three-Tails spat out more than a dozen enormous, high-pressure water spheres in succession, slamming them into Susanoo.
The terrain favored it, making its