Chapter 26 - Suppressing the Merman Race

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

There was no time to grieve. The merman priest turned his head and heard a muffled sound. It was Gerton, whose brain had been invaded by the poisonous breath, who was now silently lying on the ground.

Of the three main pillars of the Merman Race, two had collapsed in the blink of an eye. It was impossible for the merman priest to hold on by himself. Moreover, there was this ferocious Poison Dragon in front of him. Could the race survive?

It was over. The Merman Race was going to be finished. Furthermore, it was up to the merman priest to decide the fate of the race.

Despair appeared on the merman priest’s face as he collapsed to the ground.

Three of them had attacked the Poison Dragon, but two out of the three of them had died in the blink of an eye, so what could he do?

Lei Luo stepped forward slowly and looked at the merman priest for a moment. He didn’t strike a killing blow. Instead, he delivered the merman priest an attack that would seriously injure him to prevent any accidents. Then, Lei Luo jumped into the ocean floor and was prepared to kill the Level-3 merman warriors who tried to resist.

The Merman Race had gone to look for him several times in a row. Thus, they were clearly full of malice.

It was useful to spare the life of the merman priest, but what would he do with the other merman warriors?

If they did not resist, he could leave them to Sharbao. He could use them as waste materials to gather information about the human world.

After entering the seabed, Lei Luo found that most of the mermen had left the base and did not dare to approach him. Meanwhile, the mermen warriors who had been poisoned were no longer breathing. The rest of the mermen were panicking in the periphery and had no intention of going ashore to help the tribe leader.

“They’re in a state of disunity, so only the information recorded by the race is valuable. Tomorrow, I’ll get Sharbao to handle them. I’ll first interrogate that merman priest and find the records of the Merman Race.”

Lei Luo looked around and did not deliberately seek trouble with the other mermen. Instead, he went ashore to find the severely injured merman priest.

“I won’t kill you. Tell me where the records of the Merman Race are. Also, tell me about the Poison Dragon Race and my parents. If you don’t tell me, wait for the Merman Race to be exterminated. If you do, I’ll let you off this time.”

“Don’t ask me any questions. Do you agree or not?”

The merman priest’s expression changed continuously. In the end, he lowered his head in silence. “I agree. The records of the Merman Race are kept separately in my room, as well as the tribe leader’s room.”

“I only have guesses about the Poison Dragon Race and your parents, but I think that they are correct.”

“It’s hard to explain in a short period of time. I’ll bring you to see the information first.”

After deciding to cooperate, the merman priest was quite open-minded. He dragged his heavily injured body into the sea.

As for the corpses of Gerton and the tribe leader, they would naturally be dealt with appropriately after surviving the current crisis. After all, if the priest didn’t survive the crisis, the Merman Race would be annihilated, and the corpses wouldn’t matter. So what if they were eaten by carrion birds?

When they went back into the water, Lei Luo controlled the poison in the seawater. He did not kill the merman warriors, but he did not keep the poison either. Instead, he could release it at any time.

The merman priest led Lei Luo to his room and the tribe leader’s room.

There were large numbers of scales with records in both rooms. The history of the Merman Race, as well as records of major events on the continent, were written on the scales. There were also some treasures that needed to be identified, things to take note of, and so on. The details of the transactions with humans were written clearly as well.

There were close to a thousand densely packed scales. It was impossible to finish reading through them in a short period of time.

Lei Luo gathered the scales and turned his head. “There’s no hurry. Tell me about my parents first. Why do you have such a guess?”

“Tell me some of the legends on the continent. It’s best if they’re related to the Dragon Race.”

In his inherited memories, there were very few records about the Dragon Race. In the future, he would definitely have interactions with other members of the Dragon Race. Thus, he would not be at a disadvantage if he understood the information first.

The merman priest sighed softly. “I’ve only heard legends about your parents. I’m not sure about the details. After all, it’s been almost a thousand years.”

“There are very few Poison Dragons on the continent. About eight hundred years ago, your parents suddenly appeared on the continent. They were at Level-9 and were only half a step away from the Legendary Realm. No one on the continent dared to provoke them.”

“However, after that, they suddenly went deep into the northernmost sea region and had an intense conflict with the Emperor Race of the Sea Beast Race. One of them was seriously injured, and the other was slightly injured. The peak battle power of the sea beast Emperor Clans all died, and poisonous gases wreaked havoc in the sea region within 50,000 kilometers. All living things died as a result. Furthermore, without the Emperor Race, the Sea Beast Race also declined.”

“The reason they fought was because of the Sea King’s Pearl. It’s a treasure that’s extremely beneficial to creatures that haven’t been born yet.”

“However, there are also legends that it was because of the corpse of a Poison Dragon in the Sea Beast Emperor Race that the great battle erupted.”

“I determined your existence based on the birth period of the Dragon Race, as well as the fact that one of our clansmen was injured by poison.”

“There hasn’t been any news for the next few hundred years after that incident. Perhaps there are records on the humans’ side. The Merman Race is at the bottom of the sea after all, so our information is rather limited.”

“The latest news is from the humans a year ago. They said that two Level-9 Poison Dragons tried to steal treasures from the humans, but they were pursued by the Mage Union. One died, and the other was injured. Among them, the injured female Poison Dragon fled deep into the northernmost sea region.”

“There has been no other news for the past three years. It’s said that the Mage Union is preparing to send people to investigate the situation.”

What the merman priest said was slightly different from the information that Lei Luo had obtained from Shardin and Sharbao. It was more abundant, but the gist was the same.

However, a Level-9 Poison Dragon was already considered an expert. Why did they need to steal treasures?

This news from the humans was too exaggerated and couldn’t be easily believed.

Lei Luo’s eyes narrowed slightly. “How did you know that the Mage Union sent people to investigate the sea?”

The merman priest shrank his neck and answered honestly, “The Merman Race is one of the intelligent creatures closest to the continent in the northernmost sea region. We can draw a map of the sea region to prevent the humans from being lost and provide supplies.”

“If it’s not confidential, they will inform us.”

Lei Luo nodded slightly and suddenly asked, “Is the abyss rift dangerous?”

“What level of existence can enter the abyss rift to investigate?”

The merman priest hurriedly said, “The abyssal rift is a passage that connects to the abyss. It’s filled with spatial cracks and violent devil aura. You can’t pass through it without reaching Level-9.”

“Generally speaking, those who are above the Legendary Realm will enter the abyss to travel around and travel through the Infinite Worlds.”

“When will humans come?”

“They changed the time at the last minute. Half a month later, a group of young people will come to train. After that, their elders will bring them to the abyss rift to experience it.”

Lei Luo’s heart skipped a beat. Didn’t this mean that a large number of human legends would come?

With his identity as a member of the Poison Dragon race, if he was discovered, his outcome would definitely not be good. He had to avoid it in advance.

At the same time, the Merman Race had to migrate. At the very least, those who knew his identity had to leave. Tomorrow, Lei Luo would ask Sharbao to come and contact the humans to see if the timing was accurate. After all, the merman priest might try to harm him.

Lei Luo’s mind was in a mess, and he immediately waved his hand. “You go back first. Tomorrow, I will appoint a merman as the tribe leader. Think of an excuse to save yourself and don’t let me take action.”

As expected, a clansman had betrayed the race. Fortunately, the priest had spoken the truth.

The merman priest lowered his head, his eyes flashing with relief.

He originally had the intention to scheme against Lei Luo and make use of the humans to kill the enemy. However, he thought that since Lei Luo could sneak into the territory of the Merman Race without a sound, there must be someone leading the way.

Someone inside the race had betrayed him. If he didn’t tell the truth, he might be the one to die tomorrow..