【Behind a massive deep-sea boulder,】
【a crab demon clad in red armor stood behind a hunched old man.】
【The two demons watched Ye Yu and the others leave with their own eyes.】
【The crab demon, Fang Xingming, showed a look of reluctance and softly said, “Master Qu Wenmiao, although our plan is very perfect, aren’t the costs a bit too high?】
【They are all water demons like us—brothers and sisters.”】
【The hunched old man named Qu Wenmiao suddenly became furious, striking his wooden staff heavily on the ground.】
【An invisible force suddenly grabbed Fang Xingming’s neck, lifting him high into the air.】
【“Since ancient times, sacrifices have been necessary for anything.】
【Everything our Divine Sea Society does is for the better future of water demons.】
【Great achievements require overlooking trivial matters — this you must understand!】
【Moreover, these dying demons are not from our Divine Sea Society; they are outsiders and deserve to die. Understand?”】
【After speaking, Qu Wenmiao snorted coldly, and the invisible force dissipated.】
【Fang Xingming fell to the ground, coughing continuously.】
【He pressed his hands lightly to his neck to ease the lingering tightness.】
【Now, only fear remained in his eyes.】
【Qu Wenmiao paid no attention, not even glancing at him, but stared silently toward the direction where Ye Yu and the others had disappeared, murmuring softly:】
【“The Divine Sea Society has been planning for nearly a hundred years to give water demons a truly safe sea area. Now that success is near, no demon can block this plan.】
【Otherwise, all our hard work will be wasted.”】
【Fang Xingming cupped his fists and said apologetically: “Forgive me, Master. It was my weakness for compassion.”】
【Qu Wenmiao gave no response and stood quietly as if waiting for something.】
【After a moment, a short-statured woman appeared.】
【She cupped her fists toward Qu Wenmiao and said: “Master, I have completed my mission. The land demons led by Dongfang Kuo have successfully broken through the Li Water Clam tribe. Within half an hour, they will be forced into the seahorse clan’s territory.】
【When the two Sea Capture teams meet, a battle is inevitable. Everything will proceed smoothly.”】
【A smile appeared on Qu Wenmiao’s face as he softly said: “Well done, Lanying.”】
【The woman called Lanying replied devoutly: “Master, your praise is too generous. We all serve the Divine Sea Society — no talk of hardship.”】
【Yes, this was the Divine Sea Society’s plan.】
【Figures like Lanying were the waterborne undercover agents the Sea Capture teams spoke of.】
【They had arranged for many water demons a hundred years ago, feigning interest in demon stones and cultivation resources, pretending to provide underwater intelligence while covertly infiltrating the Sea Capture teams.】
【At first, the Sea Capture demons naturally did not trust them, some even killing them outright.】
【But over time, once the first cooperation attempts began,】
【they quickly tasted the benefits and started continually collaborating with these waterborne spies.】
【Gradually, all Sea Capture ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) demons knew about these traitorous underwater informants.】
【They began contacting the waterborne spies who had approached them before.】
【Today, every Sea Capture team had two or three trusted undercover agents.】
【They trusted the information provided completely.】
【What they didn’t know was all these water demons came from the Divine Sea Society.】
【Today, a hundred years later, was the moment they truly revealed their fangs.】
【They intended to create conflicts to make the Sea Capture teams kill each other.】
【Some might ask why go to such trouble, given centuries of cooperation that cost many water demons their lives.】
【Was it worth trading countless deaths for the Sea Capture teams’ internal strife?】
【Actually, yes — for the Divine Sea Society, those deaths were well worth it.】
【Because those they betrayed were water demons refusing to join the Divine Sea Society.】
【In their eyes, those demons were expendable.】
【Using the Sea Capture teams as a blade to eliminate rivals was the perfect business deal.】
【Now that everything was ready, they just needed to sit back and watch the show.】
【Meanwhile, on the other side,】
【Yan Gu’s Sea Capture team had successfully infiltrated the seahorse clan.】
【All information matched exactly what the undercover agents had provided.】
【Inside the seaweed patch, the seahorse clan leader was severely wounded.】
【Yan Gu’s subordinate demons easily crushed him.】
【What remained were just cleanup tasks.】
【As their leader, Yan Gu no longer needed to fight.】
【He quickly approached Ye Yu with an ingratiating smile and said: “Lord, please remain calm. After clearing the battlefield, I will definitely pick out two satisfactory gifts for you. As Manager Zhu said, this is merely a token of friendship.”】
【Hearing this, Ye Yu only chuckled lightly without replying.】
【To him, the seahorse clan’s strength was simply too weak.】
【Normally, no great treasures should drop here.】
【This wasn’t some baseless game theory — it was the reality.】
【After all, “an innocent man has no cause to fear; a jewel invites envy.”】
【If anything truly valuable existed, the water demons would have wiped out the seahorse clan long ago. How could they have waited until now?】
【Of course, exceptions exist.】
【Perhaps the seahorse clan could still provide some surprises.】
【So Ye Yu clasped his hands behind his back and decided to wait quietly.】
【At that moment,】
【a demon nearby suddenly shouted loudly: “Big brother, we struck gold! We caught a clam demon!”】
【Hearing this, Yan Gu was stunned, then roared angrily: “Are you crazy? How could there be clam demons among the seahorse clan? Don’t bullshit here!”】
【The demon shouted again excitedly: “Big brother, I’m not lying! There really are clam demons. There’s more coming our way.”】
【Others nearby also confirmed: “It’s true, big brother, there really are clam demons.”】
【Yan Gu shuddered and stepped forward seriously to look.】
【He found that indeed, several clam demons had come.】
【Seeing this, Yan Gu laughed loudly: “Jackpot! Damn, I’m rich now! Lord Ye, your gifts have arrived. Let me pick out two clam demons for you to feast on.”】
【Ye Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.】
【He sensed a surge of demon power rapidly converging nearby.】
