Fatty was the one who finally broke up the farce.
"Damn it, this won't do!" He couldn't dodge in time and was scalded several times by the invisible beings. He was already furious, and what's more, these invisible beings, whether they had a screw loose or not, were specifically targeting his backside. In just a short while, he could smell the aroma of roasted meat wafting from his own rear!
Just then, Zhang Qiling kicked another invisible being towards them.
Fatty instinctively stared at the shadow in front of him, but was shocked to discover that the invisible being's shadow had vanished the moment it collided with the side wall!!
What did this mean?!
It meant these trash creatures could actually phase through walls and hide inside bricks!!!
What the hell was this?! My fatty's backside had already become the griddle plate for a teppanyaki, and you guys could just tunnel through like that, what gives?!
Fatty felt a surge of anger rush from his backside all the way to his skull. He couldn't stand it for a moment!
He turned his head, his gaze meeting Zhang Qiling's eyes.
Zhang Qiling had also seen that scene, and his vigilance towards these invisible beings had increased another notch. He was contemplating how to escape this perilous situation when he suddenly met Fatty's gaze.
Zhang Qiling: ...?
Fatty said nothing, grinning menacingly as he pulled out a large bundle of explosives from his backpack and waved it around.
Zhang Qiling: ...!
"Damn it, I, Fatty, won't stand for your sneaky habits of squeezing through cracks anymore!"
Fatty waved his hand abruptly, with the swagger of a bandit leader blowing up a bunker, and said fiercely, "Brothers, retreat! Let Fatty blow up their whole nest!"
Zhang Qiling, slightly bewildered but still efficiently blasting the heads off the invisible beings, paused and turned directly out of the palace gate.
Black Glasses followed closely, still carrying Wu Tianzhen, who looked like he was ready to die with them. As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he unceremoniously tossed the frenzied Wu Tianzhen in front of Zhang Qiling, as if utterly disgusted.
But Zhang Qiling, glancing at Black Glasses' expression, understood that this scoundrel had found amusement in tormenting Wu Tianzhen. His current display of disgust likely hid thoughts of dozens of torture methods.
Zhang Qiling: ...
So, as Wu Tianzhen complained, he watched in horror as the Little Brother in front of him slightly lowered his head, and when he raised it again, his eyes held a pity that was hard to describe.
Gently patting Wu Tianzhen's shoulder, Zhang Qiling slowly moved away, heading towards Fatty to sort the explosives.
Wu Tianzhen: ...Little Brother, what do you mean by that?
...Why do I feel so uneasy, is it just my imagination?!
None of them responded to Little Wu's terror. In fact, at this point, among the four people in this group, it was likely only Wu Tianzhen himself who was unaware that he had suddenly acquired a teacher. Even Fatty had figured it out. While he was pretending to count explosives with his back turned, his face was contorted with suppressed laughter.
As Zhang Qiling approached, he saw Fatty look up, revealing a bright red, flushed face. For a moment, he even thought Fatty had been directly blasted by the invisible beings at close range inside the room.
Seeing Zhang Qiling, Fatty, for some reason, felt even more like laughing. His whole body was trembling, until his sorrowful backside "bang"ed into the corner of a nearby stone step.
Fatty's sorrowful backside met a heavy blow, directly causing him to let out a mournful roar.
Zhang Qiling felt a pang of concern and wanted to comfort Fatty, but he genuinely didn't know how.
...Should he rub Fatty's backside for him!?
Zhang Qiling: ...
So, Little Zhang immediately abandoned the idea, pretending to be a cold, unfeeling work machine as he squatted down and finished sorting the explosives for Fatty.
Fatty was an explosives enthusiast. The amount of explosives he brought was basically all they had collected on their ship. Arranged like this, they looked like some kind of terrorist group.
Each person was assigned a stack of explosives, and under Fatty's arrogant command, they spread out to place them in various parts of the palace.
Although Wu Tianzhen was diligently working with his hands, his mind had already raced eight hundred circles into outer space.
...Black Glasses tormented me just now, and Little Brother and Fatty didn't stop me?!
...Is it because I'm too weak, and I no longer have any standing in this family?!
...Is that nameless Little Black about to usurp my position at the top of the 'Little Zhang's Good Friends Ranking' and the 'Little Fatty's Good Friends Ranking'?!
Feeling indignant, Little Wu was almost moved to tears, but at that moment—
A wave of heat washed over him. Wu Tianzhen, who had been thoroughly drilled by Black Glasses, instinctively dodged to the side using muscle memory, evading an invisible being that suddenly lunged out of the palace!
...Hmph, you thought I was still that weakling? I've evolved now, I—
Wait, did that invisible being just smash into the pile of explosives?
Wu Tianzhen watched, dumbfounded, as the invisible being, failing to hit him, plunged headfirst into the pile of explosives he had placed on the ground.
Those explosives couldn't withstand the heat; they were already turning red and charging up!
Wu Tianzhen: Holy crap, is this reasonable? The other three gods, where else could you go, why did you have to charge straight towards me ahhhhh!
Wu Tianzhen, collapsing in despair, fled. The heatwave of the explosion quickly followed from behind. Although he had run a considerable distance, he was still sent tumbling across the ground by the blast.
Screams erupted from the center of the explosion. It seemed that unfortunate invisible being had met its demise.
This single explosion was earth-shattering, completely different from the detonation time they had agreed upon.
Zhang Qiling, who had just finished placing the explosives, merely froze for a moment. He instantly realized where the problem lay and, without time to relight the explosives, surged towards the direction of the explosion.
But at that moment, the island beneath their feet began to shake violently!!
A deafening roar, like a tsunami, swept over them. In a flash, Zhang Qiling realized something was wrong—
This giant whale had been awakened by the recent explosion and was now sinking at an unimaginable speed!!