The Survival of the Wild Tribe

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Ah Chun spoke humbly. With only four of them, one being an ordinary person with no fighting skills, even though he was a wizard, could they rush into the large Kru Lion tribe and rescue the mermaid?

And even if they were former tribesmen, did Lu Zhan and the others need to risk themselves? Ah Chun wasn't sure, but apart from asking the few people in front of her, she had no other choice. Otherwise, she wouldn't have revealed about the mermaid.

Though she and the mermaid were forcibly put together by Luca, and she initially struggled painfully, the mermaid's suffering wasn't any less than hers. The torment of the past few years hadn't erased the last bit of goodness in Ah Chun's heart. Perhaps it was because of the pregnancy, but it made her a bit stronger. Seeing that the person was the father of her child, the shared suffering over the past few years made her unable to watch him slowly being tortured and drained of his vitality. As long as she had the chance, she hoped to be able to urge the rescuer to save him.

Lu Zhan pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time. Only Luo Zhen knew that Lu Zhan had the other half of the mermaid bloodline. They always thought that even after crossing the Black Forest to the beach, they might not encounter a mermaid. They didn't expect this news so soon after arriving here, with the mermaid being in the Kru Lion tribe near the Black Forest.

"But why would the people of the Kru Lion tribe capture mermaids? Is there a difference between mermaids and our orcs?" Ah Qing scratched the back of his head in confusion.

As long as people who can transform into human form are orcs, since mermaids also have the word "human" in their name, they shouldn't be much different from orcs. If they're enemies, like the returning orcs, who hunt orcs indiscriminately, then why not just kill them directly instead of trapping them? Moreover, it's not worth providing food to them every day.

Ah Chun shook her head. "I don't know. Luca has always wanted a mermaid child, and he's been planning this for several years."

In Luca's mind, she was at most just a machine that could give birth to a mermaid child, so naturally, he wouldn't tell her the reason.

Lu Zhan turned to look at Luo Zhen, as if he had guessed his concerns. Luo Zhen gently clasped Lu Zhan's extended hand with a confident and firm smile on his lips. "No matter what you decide, I'll be by your side, my leader."

Lu Zhan's eyes shifted, and he could feel the warmth of Luo Zhen's skin as they stood close. Although most people saw Luo Zhen as an ordinary person with little self-defense ability, Lu Zhan had always admired his hard work. Besides being much more agile than before, Luo Zhen was fully protected by the flame ants alone, not to mention the various herbal defenses he had. When Luo Zhen took them out, Lu Zhan found it amusing to test each item's effectiveness. He even had fun experimenting with Heiyuan, running off to the forest of antlered horses to hide.

Seeing Lu Zhan's gaze, Shan Qi shrugged. "You're the leader. Just tell me what to do. But as the warrior of the great witch, if there's any conflict with the great witch's safety, I'll naturally protect him first."

Ah Qing, who hadn't yet responded, looked at the two who had expressed their stances, asking a little anxiously, "Boss, should we not only save the mermaid but also teach Luca a lesson? He's despicable, leaving her without care, and even tricking away members of the Shanjia clan. There's definitely a conspiracy."

Ah Chun secretly observed the expressions of the group and quietly clenched her fists. If she had more strength, her long, unrepaired nails might have dug into her flesh. But she waited patiently, feeling that the young leader in front of her would agree to her request.

Waiting was tormenting. Ah Qing's patience was wearing thin, wanting to speak up, fueled by his anger towards Luca's treatment of Ah Chun. But before he could say anything, Shan Qi covered his mouth, silencing him.