The screams rang out only twice before cutting off abruptly, leaving only the monster's heavy breathing and the piercing scrape of claws against iron walls.
Yun Che gestured for the three women to stop, then slipped silently up to the door and peered through the gap.
The iron cages in the Water Prison had toppled all over the floor, and every iron chest submerged in the water had been torn open. The three guards from earlier lay in pools of blood, their bodies ripped in half.
A black shape two or three meters tall crouched by the water's edge, gnawing on a corpse. Dark green scales covered its body, and its head resembled a barracuda's enlarged more than tenfold. When its mouth opened, densely packed, barbed fangs filled its jaws. Its limbs bore sharp claws that gleamed coldly, and two pairs of underdeveloped fleshy fins grew from its back.
Hearing movement at the entrance, the black shape whipped its head around. Its scarlet eyes fixed on the gap in the door, and it gave a low growl before charging straight at the entrance. Its enormous body struck the cabin door with a rattling crash, instantly bending the iron bolt securing it.
Yun Che's gaze sharpened. He pushed the door open and walked straight inside, twirling the Immortal-Splitting Saber in his hand as crimson Immortal Power instantly gathered at its tip.
"So this is what they called a 'seed'? It certainly looks like a man-eater."
Catching the scent of a living person, the monster grew even more frenzied. It roared and pounced at Yun Che, whipping up a foul-smelling gust that lifted the standing water in the Water Prison.
Yun Che sidestepped and slashed at the monster's neck. Sparks flew, but the blade sank less than half an inch into it.