His previously somewhat confused eyes completely cleared up, and his breathing became much stronger than before.
Seeing this, even Xin Ke, who had originally planned to personally capture her to mine, couldn't bear it and turned her head away. Shou Yan was pulled aside by her mother and waited patiently.
Hai Ling just looked at her like that, the anger and sadness she felt when she left were still stuck in her heart, but she didn't know when they had long since dissipated.
"How did you end up like this?"
"Hehehe, there's always something to pay on the road to gaining power. You did the same back then, risking your life to lead the rest of your people to that legendary frozen sea in order to defeat me."
Fire Scale appeared quite composed, but a hint of disappointment still lingered in his eyes.
"I once wanted to completely unify the entire Dream Coral Sea. The underwater world is rich in food, but they fight endlessly over the smallest interests."
“You are not the first I have defeated, nor will you be the last. Just as I was about to subdue those sea monsters as well, the Illusion Flower Trench suddenly trembled violently.”
Then a huge crack appeared.
The story seemed increasingly absurd as Su Yuan frowned and looked at her. Huo Lin continued her tale as if giving her last words.
"Some people believe that if they can greatly improve their abilities in the Illusionary Flower Trench, they might become even stronger if they go into the rift. So many people rushed in."
“At that time, the tribes I was in charge of had all been captured not long ago, so many of them escaped with me.”
"But those who went in disappeared without a trace until a few days later when they came out like wild beasts, hunting down those who had not gone there."
"......"
What happened next was simple. Huo Lin initially intended to resist the people who rushed out, but the kindness in her heart made her only knock them unconscious.
She believed that those people were simply bewitched by something and had lost their minds, and that they could be saved once a way was found.
Because of this belief, she has gone through a series of struggles, from resistance and evasion to her current predicament.
"What...what exactly are you trying to say?"
Huo Lin stopped talking and looked at Hai Ling with a relieved smile.
“I can see that you’ve become stronger. I was also attacked when I went out to investigate the trench, and now I’m almost turning into one of those mindless monsters.”
"I hope you can take the rest of these people away, away from the Dream Coral Sea, or even back to the frozen sea you went to before."
"......"
Hai Ling didn't speak, but instead looked at Su Yuan. In the current situation, she no longer had any thoughts of revenge.
"Su Yuan... what should we do?"
Fire Scale's gaze also turned to Su Yuan beside her, and only then did she realize that he and the beast girls nearby had completely different appearances from their marine race.
Those legs, and that thick, furry tail—it doesn't look like it's suited for survival in the ocean.
"A divinely gifted race on land?"
"Do you still want revenge? If you do, kill her, and then I'll lead these people away from here and settle them in Xinghai Town."
These words made Hong Lin clench her fists, but she didn't say anything. Instead, Huo Lin smiled faintly, her face showing a hint of admiration for Su Yuan's decisiveness.
"I......"
Hai Ling clenched her fists, hesitant, but looking into Su Yuan's eyes, tears welled up in her own as she spoke.
"I...I also want to try to rescue everyone who is lost."
"......"
"Okay, then leave the rest to me."
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