That was why such an enormous black whirlpool had appeared on the sea's surface.
Judging by the corpses strewn across the ground, they had probably been fighting for quite some time.
Combined with the villagers' accounts of people going out to sea and failing to return for several months now, it was easy to guess that most had been swept into this whirlpool.
By an unfortunate coincidence, the barrier had failed at precisely this time, leading to all these tragedies.
Su Jiu noticed that although most of these aquatic demon beasts used Water-Type Arts, a few used Wind-Type Arts instead.
They drove the currents with wind, striking when their opponents were unprepared.
One merfolk took a sneak attack from Wind-Type Arts head-on.
Su Jiu could not help marveling that these aquatic demon beasts were probably every bit as formidable as the high-level demon beasts on land.
"Most are at the Golden Core Stage. Let's act." Su Jiu was just about to move when someone caught her wrist.
She looked back and discovered that it was Senior Brother Xia Jue.
Xia Jue shook his head at her. "They haven't reached their limit yet. Going out now would probably mean twice the effort for half the result."
Su Jiu roughly understood his intentions. Her senior brother wanted them to emerge at the moment of greatest peril.
After all, only in despair could people truly feel the light of hope.
That applied not only to humans, but to demons as well.
Ordinarily, Xia Jue might not have done this. Dealing with these demons would have required no more than lifting a hand.
But things were different now. Although he knew this could invite criticism of his character, he still had to consider his junior sister.
If you wanted someone to do something