Fortunately, we didn't go head-to-head with them. I didn't expect that even at the Purple Qi expert level, they would still use modern weapons. How shameless.
However, a whale's blubber is very thick. Rifle bullets have little lethality even for ordinary large whales, let alone a hundred-meter-long Black Qi Whale God. The effect would be similar to hitting a submarine's hull.
But the Whale God, carrying a large group of us, didn't fight back. It retreated into the deep water. With an acceleration (I felt a push), it swam an unknown distance. When its speed slowed down, I saw she still had no intention of opening her mouth. I found her nostrils and climbed from her mouth onto her back. In the dark night, the giant whale was cutting through the waves. I looked back and could still vaguely see the city lights. We were more than five kilometers from the coast, completely safe.
Yaoyao crawled out of the other nostril and looked back.
"Are they still in the same place?" I asked.
"Yes, they seem to be waiting for something, preparing to pursue."
"In the air or at sea?"
Yaoyao shook her head. "Can't tell for sure yet, why?"
I narrowed my eyes. To make up for the loss caused by my previous "womanly benevolence," I now had a new plan, though it wasn't fully formed yet. It depended on whether the opponents would cooperate.
After waiting for about two minutes, I didn't expect the enemies to actually cooperate. Yaoyao said she observed their auras entering the sea and heading this way, likely arriving by boat.
"Yaoyao, look around, are there any fishing boats or similar vessels we can transfer to?" I asked.
"Guarding such a big 'fishing boat,' and you still want to find another? Wanting to ride two boats at once?" Yaoyao asked jokingly, referring to the Whale God, our submarine.
"I'm not willing to give up. I want to make a surprise attack and snatch the remaining treasures."
"...Is that possible?"
"Of course. Think about it, the reason the Cang Jing Group dispatched so many Purple Qi experts was to capture us all, seize the reincarnation of Bai Ze, and obtain the demon cores of the Eight Sisters and even the Whale God. Our value is far greater than the treasures in their cargo hold. They will absolutely not let go of this prize so easily. I suspect they will soon deploy all their forces to the sea, and the underground treasure vault will also be lightly guarded. They think we'll just focus on escaping. Who would have thought we'd still be after those treasures?"
After hearing my analysis, Yaoyao nodded. "Makes sense, it's worth a try. I'll help you find a boat."
Soon, Yaoyao spotted a fishing boat about five kilometers to the south, out for a night's catch. The boat wasn't very large, and there were only two people on board.
"Dianna, head south, full speed!" I stamped my foot.
With another burst of acceleration, I almost fell into the sea. Fortunately, Yaoyao hooked me back with her foot.
In just about five minutes, I saw a fishing lamp swaying on the dark sea.
"Slow down, slow down, don't overturn the small boat!" I quickly shouted.
The Whale God braked in time, but the waves created by the acceleration still quickly reached the small boat. The boat rocked violently. The two men inside the cabin came out to investigate. The moon was shining brightly over the sea, and they also spotted the partially submerged Whale God not far away.
One of the fishermen asked suspiciously, "I don't remember there being an island here!"
"Dad, look, there are two people on the island!"
Their eyesight is indeed good!
I seized the opportunity and shouted, "Hey! Comrades, could you come and help us? Our boat capsized and we ran aground!"
"See, I told you it wasn't an island, the boat is upside down." The old fisherman was pleased with his judgment and steered the fishing boat towards us, starting the diesel engine.
"To go back and steal things, we shouldn't have too many people. I'll take one person. You stay at sea and deal with the enemies."
"Can it work?" Yaoyao expressed concern.
"No problem. I'm not good at fighting, but I'm decent at sneak-thievery," I said with a smile.
"Take the fox spirit. She's the most clever one," Yaoyao suggested.
"Alright."