Chapter 17

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Shardin and Sharbao were prepared to run away. Perhaps they had discovered something or sensed that something was wrong, but it was too late.

Lei Luo controlled his poisonous breath to condense in front of them and started to attack them from all directions, leaving only an opening facing him.

Lei Luo was the clearest about the power of the poisonous breath, followed by those who had been poisoned.

Coincidentally, one of the mermen had been cured of his poison injuries.

Before setting off, Shardin and Sharbao had not only listened to the instructions of the merman priest, but also listened to the Gehr’s experience of getting injured and saw the scars left behind by the poison.

Thus, at that moment, when they saw the dark red streaks in the green poisonous breath, they instantly panicked.

“This isn’t good. It’s just an ordinary sea region nearby, so there’s no such poison. This means that we’ve found the right place. That Poison Dragon is attacking us. What should we do now?”

“What else can we do? Hurry up and run. Return to the race and inform them that the mission has been completed.”

“There’s poison on all three sides. That Poison Dragon should be in front, so we can’t go over.”

“Even if we don’t go forward, we’ll still die. Didn’t you hear the analysis from the Lord Priest? Gehr’s poison was diluted three times, but he was still in such a miserable state. If we were to be directly poisoned, how could we possibly survive?”

“Then propose a feasible plan.”

When faced with a life and death crisis that they couldn’t escape from, the two directly began to argue with ugly expressions.

The situation fell into a deadlock, and the poisonous breath was still spreading from the three sides.

Sharbao hesitated, his eyes moving left and right. He seemed to be uncertain, but he seemed to have thought of a solution?

Upon seeing this, Shardin quickly asked, “What are you thinking? We are of the same race. If you have a safe way, bring me along.”

“If you’re not confident, you can leave by yourself too.”

“The method will cause a certain degree of damage to the race, but it won’t harm the foundations of race. What will you choose?” Sharbao suddenly asked.

Should Shardin protect the interests of the race or himself?

This was a difficult decision. However, the poisonous breath was approaching them soon. He had to make a decision.

If they wanted to protect the interests of their race, then they would charge forward and see if their luck was good and if they could escape back to their race before they died to receive treatment.

However, both of them knew very well that they would definitely not survive if they moved forward, even if the Lord Priest had given them a stronger staff.

Moreover, not many people would remember them if they died for the race. The race would forget them unless their identities were comparable to the tribe leader.

Shardin lowered his head slightly. “I’ll listen to you, Sharbao. I want to live.”

“Throw away your staff and follow me.” Sharbao instructed Shardin. Then, he threw the staff given to him by the merman priest into the poisonous breath.

A puff of bluish-white smoke rose, and the staff lost its magical waves, turning into a lump of scrap metal.

Upon seeing this, all of Shardin’s thoughts were gone. He also threw away his staff.

The two of them swam towards the opening that Lei Luo had provided. Sharbao was in front and said, “Great Poison Dragon, I am Sharbao from the Merman Race. Beside me is my clansman, Sharbao. Please give us a chance to speak. We will give up resisting and surrender.”

As if he felt that this did not provide enough assurance, Sharbao continued, “We have some secret information to report to you. It’s about your parents. Please give us a chance.”

“We came here under the orders of our race. We have no ill intentions towards you.”

Shardin’s expression changed. He wanted to say something, but when he recalled the dangerous situation he was in, he lowered his head helplessly.

Lei Luo was lying in ambush at the back. He wanted to ambush and kill these two mermen to attract more mermen to investigate or search for them.

He wanted to kill them as if he was fishing. However, he did not expect to be able to hear information about his parents.

He lowered his raised claws and the poisonous breath in his mouth stopped.

In the end, he simply walked out from the shadows.

Lei Luo saw the two mermen throw away their staves and lose their additional method of defense. Their speed was useless to Lei Luo. Thus, he could easily end their lives.

“You’d better make sure you’re not lying to me, or I’ll make you regret your actions at this moment.”

“Tell me the purpose of coming to this place first. Does the Merman Race want to deal with me? How did you guys find out about my parents?”

Upon hearing these questions, Sharbao’s expression didn’t change. He explained, “We came here this time because a clansman was patrolling this area and was poisoned. The Lord Priest judged that you were here and asked the Merman Race to search for you within 100,000 nautical miles. We have recently confirmed that this was the area.”

“The Lord Priest wants to lead the Merman Race to complete the dragon-slaying feat. At the same time, he wants to trade you with the humans and obtain more benefits.”

“We were able to obtain information about your parents because they were recorded within the race. The Lord Priest also told us a bit about them, and we only need to combine the information from the legends to know about your parents.”

Lei Luo’s gaze moved slightly. “Follow me to the shore. Without my permission, you are not allowed to use any magical waves.”

“I have something to ask you.”

At this moment, Lei Luo had completely forgotten about going out to hunt. Compared to eating, he wanted to know more about his parents in this life.

No matter, he had been able to survive until this moment as he had borrowed the body of their child. Thus, he had to be grateful.

In addition, through his parents’ experiences, he had a clear impression of the Poison Dragon race’s status on the continent.

Many things were mentioned in his inherited memories, but it was impossible to sense them directly.

However, based on what the mermen said, he could ask them about some things.

The Merman Race was very weak, but in comparison, they were more knowledgeable than him.

Shardin’s expression was ugly, but Sharbao acted normal.

Seeing that the two did not raise any objections, and considering the fact that it was difficult for the Merman Race to get ashore, the killing intent in Lei Luo’s heart decreased slightly.

However, if he provided them with a path of survival, only for them to turn around and fool him, he would have to kill them to establish his might.

The reason he had allowed them to stay was so that he could obtain the news faster, not to say that they were the only ones who could do it.

After returning to the island and going ashore, Shardin and Sharbao instantly equipped a shield on themselves and floated in midair to travel on land.

“Great Poison Dragon, the Merman Race is still biased towards aquatic environments. We need to rely on this to maintain our lives on shore.”

Lei Luo nodded and asked casually, “Without this, how long can you live on the shore?”

“It depends on the level of the merman. It’s not a problem for a Level-3 warrior like me to survive on land for five hours. If I don’t have a shield, my combat power will decrease by half. If I have a shield, it will also decrease by 30%. If it’s not necessary, the Merman Race usually won’t go ashore, even on such an island.”

“Meanwhile, Level-1 and Level-2 mermen have to rely on shields to get ashore, or they’ll suffocate to death.”

If Lei Luo had any questions, Sha Bao would answer and elaborate further.

On the other hand, Shardin remained silent throughout the entire process. He was afraid that if he opened his mouth to stop Sharbao, it would infuriate the Poison Dragon in front of him and lead to their deaths.

Seeing that the two of them had such good attitudes, Lei Luo’s mood slightly relaxed. He waved his claws and said, “Wait for a while. I need to think of something..”