The group with Shen Feng were all wrapped in tarpaulins, but even so, the wind and rain were too fierce. The typhoon had already formed, and no matter what they wore, they would be soaked in an instant. The tarpaulin had been tied to the coral high up, but in a flash, a huge piece of it was blown away. With no other options, they cut up the remaining tarpaulins and wrapped themselves in them, which offered some measure of waterproofing.
The glider was trapped by ropes, securely fastened to the coral reef. Fortunately, the quality of the parachute was very sturdy, and it did not fall apart even when buffeted by the strong winds.
Li Keyi and Shen Feng hid among a patch of coral. Li Keyi shouted, "Shen Feng, how strong is the wind right now?"
The typhoon had formed, and within it, there was only the howling of the wind. Even when standing close, it was difficult to hear each other speak, and conveying their intentions required shouting. Yet, even then, the wind would drown out their voices.
At this moment, Shen Feng had no choice but to activate the "Wind King's Barrier." Once the barrier appeared, all external sounds vanished. Shen Feng leaned against the coral and said, "Mistake, a mistake! So damn unlucky. I encountered a giant typhoon in the Philippines before, and now this again. What bad luck."
Li Keyi continued to ask, "Shen Feng, I'm asking you! What's the wind force now?"
Hearing this question, Shen Feng said helplessly, "Level nineteen, even twenty. Are you satisfied? Fortunately, the coral here is quite tall. Otherwise, if such strong winds occurred on flat ground, we would have been blown away by now."
The maximum level of typhoon detected by humans so far is eighteen, which is already capable of causing severe disaster. If it occurs by the sea, it can also cause a tsunami. Yet, at this moment, Shen Feng felt the wind force at level nineteen and didn't know what to say. He, who was called the God of Wind, was helpless in typhoon weather, and a slight misstep could blow him away. It was truly laughable.
After the typhoon appeared, the ability users retreated to shelter. Everyone was now thankful that there were coral islands at sea, giving them at least a place to hide. At worst, they could cling to the coral branches, and they didn't believe they could be blown away under these circumstances.
Unfortunately, while they could escape the strong winds, they could not escape the seawater. Waves tens of meters high continuously crashed onto the coral island, and everyone was drenched.
"Truly ill-fated, a life full of hardships. I was about to complete the great mission of killing the blue whale, but now a typhoon has appeared, scattering the poison gas completely. Perhaps this is heaven's way of not wanting me to achieve fame and fortune," Gong Changfa sighed helplessly as he looked at the sky. His sigh was quickly torn apart by the wind, unable to even reach others' ears.
The typhoon lasted for a day and a night. The once arrogant ability users could only cling to the thick coral to sleep, waiting for the typhoon to subside.
They waited until the second day. When the sunlight shone on everyone's faces, almost everyone was庆幸 (qing xing - thankful/fortunate) that they had survived the fierce typhoon of the previous day. It was truly a blessing from heaven. Looking up, the sky was a captivating azure blue.
A gentle breeze still blew in the air, and the typhoon had vanished. The torrential rain had also completely disappeared. Feeling as though they had narrowly escaped death, everyone took off their clothes and pants and hung them on the coral branches to dry.
"Shen Feng, the typhoon has stopped. Should we discuss our next course of action?" Wang Aoye asked Shen Feng.
However, Shen Feng refuted Wang Aoye's statement, "No, the typhoon hasn't stopped yet. We are currently in the eye of the storm. If you don't believe me, look at the horizon; there are dark clouds everywhere. The typhoon is still ongoing, just continuing in a more distant location."
"What? The typhoon isn't over yet?" Everyone was shocked to hear Shen Feng say this. They had just experienced the baptism of wind and rain yesterday and had to spend the night clinging to coral in the storm. Now to say the typhoon wasn't over was too much to believe.
"Lord God of Wind, are you sure you're not joking?" Everyone looked at Shen Feng, fear appearing in their eyes. The fact that ability users could feel fear at this moment showed how terrifying the typhoon they encountered last night was.
Shen Feng explained, "I have no reason to lie to you. What I'm saying now is the truth. There's blue sky and sun above because the wind force within the eye of the typhoon is relatively small, which is why we felt the typhoon had stopped. But that's an illusion. If the typhoon passes, we will have to endure another typhoon like last night."
Typhoons are terrifying phenomena that threaten the lives of coastal residents every year. The method of judging the size of a typhoon is actually by looking at the eye of the storm. Without an eye, the typhoon's intensity is not very strong. But once there is an eye, it almost signifies that the typhoon is a major one.
Shen Feng looked up at the sky. If his estimate was correct, the eye of this typhoon had a diameter of at least thirty kilometers. Within this range, it was relatively safe, but it was impossible to leave because the group currently had no means to pass through the typhoon-affected area at sea.
As Shen Feng and Wang Aoye were discussing, Gong Changfa ran over at this moment. He came around from the other side of the ring-shaped island and shouted from afar, "Di Zhen Gao Gang, Yi Pai Xi Shan Qian Gu Xiu."
"Men Chao Da Hai, San Jiang He Shui Wan Nian Liu," Wang Aoye replied without thinking.
Li Keyi was a bit confused and couldn't help but ask Shen Feng, "What are these two doing? It's not the Spring Festival, why are they exchanging Spring Couplets?"
To those who didn't understand, Gong Changfa and Wang Aoye were currently engaging in a couplet competition, and their words were incomprehensible.
Shen Feng explained, "Don't talk nonsense. They are exchanging greetings, which is a way for people in the martial world to greet each other. Usually, when these two phrases are spoken, it means they are one of us and not to be misunderstood. That's roughly the meaning. I'm not really from the martial world, so I'm not entirely sure."
Li Keyi nodded, understanding but not fully grasping it. She figured this was what was called slang.
Gong Changfa walked over and smiled, "As expected of the leader of the Qinghong Gang, to respond to me so quickly. Brother, I came over this time to mend relations. I admit my voice was a bit loud yesterday."
Wang Aoye shook his head helplessly. He hadn't expected Gong Changfa, a scion of a prominent family, to be so adaptable. He had acted very angry yesterday, but now he was apologizing to him. He was truly a remarkable person to be able to put aside his pride at a critical moment.
Gong Changfa said earnestly, "Xiao Sheng and I have discussed it. In fact, there shouldn't be any conflict between us because we are all compatriots. Why should we benefit those foreign ability users? Therefore, everyone should unite now. After killing the whale, we will cooperate to kill those white and black skins first, and then we will divide the meteorite equally. What do you say?"
Shen Feng remained silent, gazing thoughtfully at the center of the lake on the ring-shaped island, as if contemplating.
Wang Aoye found it difficult to commit, as he was allied with Shen Feng, and it wouldn't be appropriate to agree to Gong Changfa's terms alone at this moment.
Gong Changfa waved his hand in front of Shen Feng's eyes and asked, "Mr. Shen? Lord God of Wind? Are you lost in thought?"
Shen Feng suddenly came to and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I was lost in thought just now."
"Lord God of Wind can be so lost in thought, it must be something significant. Why not share it, so we can offer some advice?" Gong Changfa said with a smile. At this moment, he needed to unite Shen Feng and Wang Aoye to act together, so he couldn't help but make a joke.
Shen Feng actually nodded seriously and said, "Don't call me God of Wind anymore, because I might have discovered the true God of Wind, which is the blue whale in the sea! I thought about it all night yesterday and couldn't figure out why the typhoon appeared. Why did the typhoon appear precisely when you were attacking the blue whale? Now I finally have an answer, which is that this typhoon was created by the blue whale in the water."
"This..." Gong Changfa was at a loss for words upon hearing Shen Feng's speculation. He clearly hadn't expected Shen Feng's associative ability to be so rich. He replied earnestly, "Shen Feng, you must be overly stressed. How could such a thing be possible? Our current enemy is just a dying blue whale. Moreover, the blue whale's abilities are all recognized as controlling other sea beasts using sound waves. If you say this now, doesn't it mean the blue whale's ability is to use wind? It's never been heard of for a sea beast to possess two abilities."
"No, no, no, my guess must be correct. Listen to me. Whales can naturally vocalize, meaning they can emit sound waves. And why do whales emit sound waves? For communication! So we can guess that the whale can control sea beasts because it can communicate with other sea beasts through sound waves! And its ability is actually wind! The typhoon we encountered yesterday was created by the whale!" Shen Feng also stated his reasoning.
"This, seems to have some logic, but Shen Feng, you are a wind-element ability user yourself. Can you create a typhoon?" Gong Changfa asked the crucial question.
Shen Feng shrugged and said, "No! Even if I unleash 'Vast East Wind,' the coverage area isn't enough to fill this typhoon eye! But I'm only a sixth-tier ability user, and this blue whale is a ninth-tier mutated beast. You have to admit that."
Gong Changfa, who was originally optimistic, became hesitant after hearing Shen Feng's speculation. He sighed and said, "If this is really the case, it's really difficult. I had planned to find an opportunity to release the poison gas, but now it seems releasing poison gas is completely useless. How can such a massive blue whale be killed?"
Wang Aoye quickly interrupted their conversation, "Let's talk about the alliance. Facing a ninth-tier blue whale, only by banding together can we kill it."
Shen Feng and Li Keyi both nodded, agreeing with Wang Aoye's current view. They had originally thought killing a dying blue whale would be a simple matter, but now it seemed that even a dying blue whale could not be killed casually.