The Demon Whale was greatly alarmed and turned to dive into the sea, with the Flying Sword relentlessly pursuing from behind.
Hou Niao had compelling reasons to slay it!
His concern was, what if the Demon Whales sensed something amiss and stopped fighting him on the surface, all diving underwater instead? What would they do then?
The current situation was that of the eight shape-shifting Demon Whales, three that were chasing him had one cut down, Lu Shilun and Zeng Ji were facing another four on the surface, and one last one was underwater directing the whale pod.
In other words, if all the Demon Whales were to retreat underwater, they would be faced with the prospect of being besieged by six; even a single Demon Whale might prove too much for him underwater, let alone handling two at once?
The assumption being, the other two would still have the courage to join him in the water.