Su Mingan felt that it was not unexpected. The red-level necklace delivery mission named "Immortality" had not been completed yet, and the sister must still be alive.
"Where is she?" Xie Lude asked immediately.
"..." Rarely, there was a slight hesitation in Naraku's voice.
"Bright Knight," she said, "Be prepared."
She pulled out a jar of sea blue.
In the jar, a curled-up siren can be vaguely seen.
…
South District Pier.
The central government’s celebration seems to have nothing to do with this place.
Joy belongs to those who are joyful, and sorrow is left to the friends and families of the victims.
Since it was the closest to the battlefield, this place became a mortuary for corpses. The Siren had already retreated beyond the outermost barrier that had just been established, and the white bridge was now safe.
People stepped onto the city wall and the white bridge and began to collect the bodies of the dead. Some had been bitten beyond recognition, some were missing arms and legs, and some were left with only a pool of flesh, and it was impossible to identify them.
Blood covered the white bridge, and the cries of the wounded echoed throughout the area. Medical personnel were providing emergency treatment.
Old man Clifford, with his arm wrapped in gauze, seemed to have aged a few years in this battle. His face was more wrinkled, spots were scattered on his stiff face like chess pieces, and even his eyes were numb.
"Minister." A soul hunter reported the casualties to him: "There are a total of 1,065 people in the team, 769 of them died, and 238 were injured. Among them, more than half were seriously injured, and almost all of them will be disabled in the future."
Clifford listened to the numbers somewhat numbly.
Of the thousand-strong team, more than two-thirds were dead, and almost everyone who survived was injured.
"Moreover, Minister." The Soul Hunter said softly, "Since most of the dead were Soul Hunters and combat-capable reserve Soul Hunters, our number of personnel... is already extremely short. If the Soul Clan..."
"The Soul Clan won't take action at this time. Lord Su Lin can take care of them." Clifford said.
"Yes. However, the biggest crisis now is the sea monsters in the outer layer. If they don't leave, our residents who go out to sea may be in danger of being killed at any time... and our route will also..."
"……knew."
"Minister, if this continues, the island's resources will soon be ..."
"knew!"
Clifford blew his beard and glared, his old face flushed red: "Young man! Do you think I don't want to drive away those sea monsters? Do you know what the price of driving away the sea monsters is? It is to awaken the sea monster king in Su Lin! - If she is awakened, do you know what the price of awakening her is? "
The young soul hunter immediately lowered his head, not daring to say a word.
Clifford closed his eyes slightly.
Amid the wailing of the wounded, his voice was almost inaudible: "... Let's do this for now and see. If the resources are really insufficient, we can open up a new route. The north is a little further, but it's not impossible..."
"Minister. But the Sirens have already surrounded us to the north..." Soul Hunter held back and repeated the terrible situation: "Just now, without the Sirens King's control, Praya has been completely surrounded by them. No matter which direction we go from, we can't get out."
Clifford took a deep breath.
He knew that if this continued, he would have to awaken the Siren King in Su Lin and let the blue Siren King help them drive away the group of sirens that surrounded them.
However, even a little kid like Praia knew what it cost to awaken a siren.
The Kraken King fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion of energy.
The only way to wake her up is to feed her the energy she needs.
And the energy that the Siren needs...
It's a human.
It is the body and the soul.
Because she is the king of sirens, the life she needs is far more than that of normal sirens.
...They will need to use the lives of countless Praia residents to fill this hole.
Clifford clenched his fist.
His whole body was shaking with anger.
He felt his body like a stake driven into the ground, the heavy burden of guilt and responsibility making it hard for him to breathe.
There was a taste of blood in his throat, as if he had a cerebral hemorrhage from being so angry.
He suddenly collapsed and punched the wall next to him, creating a spider-web-like crack.
“Bang!”
The loud noise echoed throughout the area.
"--God! You treat me, Praia, unfairly!" Clifford howled miserably, tears streaming down his weathered old face, his eyes almost turbid and invisible.
"Why - why the hell do you want to let the people of this land go through this kind of pain again - isn't it enough that we've suffered so much? Do you want so many innocent lives to be sacrificed for you!?"
He threw a punch, then suddenly collapsed and squatted down, covering his face with his hands, his voice breaking.
"So many - so many bodies of young children who once stood there alive..."
His tears fell to the ground and mixed with the pale snow.
At this time,
A dark shadow, with the light of the setting sun behind it, appeared in front of him.
In that person's hand, was a bottle of azure blue.
"Minister." The man said softly, his voice remained steady:
“There’s no need to sacrifice so many lives.”
"I am coming."
…
[NPC (Xie Lude) Happy Ending Progress: 85%]
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