Chapter 371: Hunting the Great Cetae
When Kai struck the monster his Tyrant's Claw tore deep, unleashing streams of blood into the water, but he immediately realized that it wasn't enough. The Great Cetae wasn't armored, it was just massive, covered in so much blubber that his strike was only a minor wound, not crippling. He could see the beast's body was covered in countless scars as if from massive jaws.
Before he could strike again, the Cetae rolled in the water. As its wings turned, they seemed to generate great currents of water that hit like a wall, knocking Kai out of the ocean. He broke into the air in time to see that the roll had tugged some of the cultivators with qi chains down, slamming them into the water.
The Cetae was already turning toward them, opening its maw...
Most of the cultivators were standing on flying swords, or some were even hovering, but they weren't acting. In fact, many of them seemed to be staring at him, surprised at his arrival.
"Who are you?"
"Savage cultivator..."
"This is our hunt!"
There was no time to negotiate with them, not when the Cetae was about to swallow some of the chain-bearers and completely destroy their formation. As Kai reached the apex of his arc, he activated Thunderbird's Wings and streaked down, wings emerging for a split second as his right hand transformed into a claw. He brought a Tyrant's Claw down on the Cetae's back as he landed.
This time, propelled by all his momentum, the power of his claw bit deep. Not deep enough to kill the beast, but it let out another echoing roar and thrashed underneath him. Kai raised his left hand with another Tyrant's Claw prepared, but the monster rolled again and he had to dodge vast wheels of water that it turned using its power.