"Better than presenting yourself as bait with no plan at all...!" he shot back. The maturity in this conversation was staggering...as was the speed at which the whale struck at L, and found itself bitten in turn.

The thrashing traveled up the chain and, in short order, Light's careful calculations and hasty timing were useless as he was yanked into the water with his weapon. The other two seemed immune to the leader's sudden pain and were still closing in - a fact Light noted with alarm as his head broke the surface and he drew a deep breath.

"That's not doing anything except pissing it off...!" he cried out, authority and terror beginning to mingle with one another as he gave a yank on L's chain, attempting to dislodge him. Sensitive points were useless if they couldn't be used to kill, and the blunt shape of L's beartrap made it unlikely he'd be able to drill himself through the creature's blowhole to inflict further damage than he currently was.