Chapter 13

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

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A dull sound came from the bottom of the sea. The merman on the left had been directly killed. The faint smell of blood flowed along the bottom of the sea, but with the previous poisonous breath, no creatures would disturb them for a while.

Lei Luo looked at the remaining merman. “Any idea why I killed him?”

“No… I don’t know.”

“It’s because he lied. He called the spell a biological response. Would I be so easy to fool? If you don’t want to end up like him, then talk nicely. Don’t hide anything.”

“I understand.” The merman took two steps back and replied fearfully.

Lei Luo nodded and asked, “When you entered the island behind us, did you encounter any human fleets?”

“No, the surrounding sea is lacking in value. When the human merchants arrive, they will directly look for our Merman Race. Furthermore, they will inform us in advance. There’s still half a year before the trade starts, and there won’t be any human fleets in the short term.”

Perhaps it was because of the deterrent effect caused by Lei Luo killing the other merman, but the remaining merman was much more proactive in answering questions.

There were no human fleets. Furthermore, the scouting spell had been cast by these two merman as well. Had he made a mistake?

Upon understanding this, Lei Luo let out a sigh of relief.

He had thought that it was a human expert who had come to kill him and was quite frightened. It turned out that it was just a misunderstanding.

Lei Luo thought for a moment and came back to his senses. Then, he asked, “That’s not right. Since the surrounding seas lack value, why did you go to the islands to investigate? The surrounding islands are all deserted islands, right?”

“Besides, resources are even more abundant underwater, why go ashore to search?”

Looking at Lei Luo’s huge body, the remaining merman shrunk his neck and hesitated for a while before gritting his teeth and telling him the mission issued by the race.

He did not even understand the reason for that mission. Presumably, this member of the foreign Dragon Race did not understand either.

Lei Luo’s brows rose, and a strange feeling rose in his heart, but he wasn’t sure where this feeling came from. He pressed on. “Where is the center of the area within 100,000 nautical miles that you mentioned? What happened there?”

“It’s at the area where sea beasts from Level-1 to Level-3 live. One of our clansmen was heavily injured there, so our race probably wants revenge. However, the strange thing is, Gehr is a Level-3 warrior. Thus, there shouldn’t be any threat to him there.”

The area where sea beasts from Level-1 to Level-3 lived? Wasn’t that where he previously went to hunt?

That place had been washed by his poisonous breath, so how could there be any high-level lifeforms living there? If that merman was truly a Level-3 warrior, how could they be seriously injured?

This was unless the injury was not caused by sea beasts, but by other factors.

What could it be?

Lei Luo frowned. He could feel that this was rather important. If he understood the situation, he would be able to know what the Merman Race wanted to do and whether they were hostile towards him.

If he befriended the Merman Race, it would be of great use to him when he went out to sea and entered the territory of the humans.

It would be beneficial in helping him search for his parents and news regarding the Poison Dragon race.

The merman was relieved to see that Lei Luo was silent and seemed to be deep in thought. However, he didn’t dare run away. He sat on the ground and rested, praying that he would be released later.

“That clansman of yours named Gehr returned with heavy injuries. What did he look like? Did he appear and say that some sea beast attacked him? How did he determine the area of the attack?”

Upon hearing these questions, the merman subconsciously wanted to get up and reply, but he still couldn’t move its body and sat down halfway.

“Just speak. There’s no need to get up.”

“Back then, Gehr sacrificed his magical artifact to rush back. I took a close look at him, and his aura had already dropped to Level-1. He was indeed seriously injured, and his appearance had also changed greatly. His skin was wrinkled and shriveled, as if he had encountered a demonic fish.”

“After returning to the race, he was taken away by the priest for treatment. However, he didn’t say that the sea beasts attacked him. That was what the priest said. Furthermore, the search area was determined by the priest.”

Upon hearing this, Lei Luo understood many things.

That merman named Gehr was definitely not injured in the sea, nor were his injuries caused by any demon fish. Instead, he had been affected by Lei Luo’s remnant poison. That appearance was clearly caused by poison!

Sea beasts also had their own poison, but it wasn’t as ferocious as the poison of the Poison Dragon Clan.

The merman priest said that Gehr’s injuries were not caused by sea beasts. Furthermore, the priest issued a quest to search for an island. The priest must have been looking for Lei Luo, which was quite a secret.

The merman priest must know a part of Lei Luo’s story. The priest also judged his age through his hunting area. Otherwise, the priest wouldn’t have had any intention of touching him.

If there was a young dragon, there would definitely be adult dragons.

Based on the judgment of the members of the Merman Race, the highest combat power of the Merman Race would not exceed Level-6. If the Merman Priest dared to come up with any ideas, he would definitely understand that Lei Luo’s elders were not by his side and would not appear in the short term.

As long as Lei Luo’s parents were here, even the strength of the Merman Race increased tenfold, they wouldn’t dare to have any thoughts of hunting him.

“I have an unexpected gain. I can start from the Merman Race to find my parents and contact the human merchants.”

While Lei Luo was thinking, he asked, “Who is the highest-leveled member of your Merman Race? How many clansmen are there in total?”

“The highest-leveled member is the tribe leader, who is at peak Level-4. Furthermore, there are about 500 mermen warriors.”

The merman tried its best to control his facial expression, but he started to panic. What was this dragon trying to do? Was he going to attack them?

He didn’t want to divulge information about his race, but his desire to live was stronger.

“Alright, you can leave. According to our agreement, I won’t kill you.”

After asking for what he wanted, Lei Luo waved his claws and let the merman in front of him leave.

According to the detailed information from the merman, he had to break into the Merman Race and ask their priest. Thus, there was no use in keeping this merman around.

However, there were many sea beasts in the surroundings. How far could a merman, who couldn’t even compare to a Level-1 creature, go?

Lei Luo watched coldly as the merman swam away. Then, he returned to his island.

He knew that it was a misunderstanding, so he did not need to stay in the sea. The shore was more suitable for him. However, compared to the enemies in the sky, he had another enemy to face — the Merman Race!

“F*ck, I can’t even touch those bastards in the sky. How dare the mere Merman Race think of something like that?”

“Just you wait! So what if you have 500 warriors? I’ll kill them all with a single breath!”

“However, that peak Level-4 tribe leader is hard to deal with.”

Lei Luo’s eyes flashed with an ominous glint as he thought about how to deal with the Merman Race.

It was not possible to directly charge over. After all, he would be surrounded by 500 merman warriors, with the peak Level-4 tribe leader at the periphery. When they combined forces, they could rival a Level-5 warrior. However, Lei Luo had just advanced to Level-2.

Lei Luo’s poisonous breath was his advantage, but it was not easy to use this advantage to achieve victory.

The merman named Gehr had been poisoned, but he should have been treated by the merman priest. This meant that they had the means to detoxify the poison, so Lei Luo couldn’t rely on it.

“If I can advance to Level-3, I won’t be afraid. Perhaps I can come here more often to lure and kill the members of the Merman Race to slowly weaken them.”

“They’re looking for me within an area of 100,000 nautical miles. They’re quite persistent.”

Lei Luo spread his wings and flew out of the sea toward the island..