The return journey was compressed into a few hours because of Siren's joining. The two went upstream along the river that flowed into the sea. On the way, Siren insisted on going ashore to rest.
Xu Nuo was forcefully carried ashore by him, and they found a soft patch of grass to sit on. Siren, still holding him in her arms, kissed him again.
"Are you cold?" The animal skin on Xu Nuo's body was still wet because he had just come out of the water, and it felt a little cold when the wind blew.
Xu Nuo cautiously covered herself tightly with clothes and kept some distance from him, "It's not cold!"
The mermaid's pale fingertips paused, and several thin streams of water flowed out from the animal skin on Xu Nuo's body, and finally merged into the soil beneath him.
"You...you can also cast spells?" Xu Nuo stuttered, secretly asking himself whether there were any elements of fantasy cultivation in the orc world of 666.
666 immediately denied his guess. "Mermaids are inherently mythical, so is it unreasonable for them to control water? This makes perfect sense—"
The animal skin, which had lost all its water, became dry again and soon became warm under the sunlight. Xu Nuo touched his clothes with some surprise and gave Siren a thumbs up.
Siren didn't understand the meaning of this gesture and stared at him blankly. Then he probably realized that his lover was praising him, and the sharp tail fin at the end of the fish's tail swung happily.
The mermaid was very enthusiastic after being praised. "Are you hungry? I'll go hunting."
Xu Nuo was about to refuse when he saw him walking excitedly into the depths of the woods. The Siren's tail was covered with hard and sharp scales, so dragging it on the ground was a piece of cake for him.
The Siren's movement on land was somewhat similar to that of a snake, but it only used its tail to glide, while its upper body remained upright. Surprisingly, the Siren was able to move very quickly with this seemingly uncoordinated method, disappearing behind the bushes in a matter of moments.
Not long after, a rustling sound came from the jungle around Xu Nuo. Xu Nuo thought it was Siren coming back, so he stood up and called him.
"Siren? Are you back?"
There was no response from behind the bushes, and the surroundings were suddenly so quiet that it was a little scary. Xu Nuo looked around vigilantly, his heart beating fast.
Soon, a gleaming wild boar, seemingly running out of patience, darted out from behind the bushes beside Xu Nuo. A fully grown wild boar on the Orc Continent was far more dangerous than an ordinary boar in the real world. The animals here were more primitive, possessing an undeniable wildness.
At this moment, the wild boar with long and sharp tusks kept making protesting sounds from its throat as it continued to approach Xu Nuo. Xu Nuo barely managed to calm himself down and slowly moved back, trying not to anger the wild boar.
Behind them was the small river they had just swam across. Xu Nuo had the mermaid pearl in his body, so he might have an advantage over the clumsy wild boar in the water.
The wild boar seemed to have read his mind and actually lowered its head to charge forward. Xu Nuo was still some distance from the river, so he could only desperately dodge to the side. Unfortunately, female orcs were the most vulnerable on the Orc Continent, and his speed was no match for the charging wild boar.
"Siren!" Xu Nuo closed his eyes in despair and called out his lover's name in a trembling voice.
The expected pain didn't come, replaced by the unique ocean scent of Siren. Xu Nuo opened his eyes and found himself being held tightly in Siren's arms. The wild boar lay motionless on the ground not far away, with four deep wounds on its neck that could be seen to the bone, and it was now bleeding heavily.
The breathing above his head was rapid. Even though he had already killed the wild boar with his own hands, Siren still hugged Xu Nuo in shock, as if Xu Nuo would slip through his fingers.
Xu Nuo took a few deep breaths, reached out and gently patted the arm that was wrapped around him, "Siren, I'm fine."
The man let go of all his strength, buried his head in his arms and took a deep breath.
"sorry."
I'm sorry for leaving you here alone, I'm sorry for getting carried away and acting childishly, and I'm sorry for not protecting my female...
Xu Nuo probably understood what he felt guilty about. The orc continent was a place where the strong preyed on the weak, and female orcs were at the bottom of the food chain. If the orcs in the tribe had not tacitly protected the fragile and precious female orcs, there would probably be no trace of female orcs on the entire continent.
"Siren, this is not your fault..." Xu Nuo was clumsy and didn't know how to comfort him. He could only kiss his cheek with his soft and warm lips over and over again, proving with practical actions that he was fine.
This method of comfort was very effective. Siren's mood quickly improved. She slowly lowered her head and kissed him back.
"No...Mine."
"Yes, yours."
"Ding! Heart rate 80!"
After a short rest, the two of them set out on their journey home again. Xu Nuo couldn't let go of the fat wild boar. If he could bring it back to the Giant Tree Tribe, the tribesmen would have a full meal again. Siren obeyed him in every way, but in the end, she tied the wild boar's body to her tail with vines out of anger.
Siren swam quickly forward in the river holding Xu Nuo, and the wild boar behind her was thrown hard onto the rocks in the middle of the river from time to time.
The territory of the Giant Tree Tribe was faintly visible in front of him, and Xu Nuo couldn't help but smile in relief.
"Siren—will be home soon."
The Siren nodded, rubbed him again, and swam faster.
Xu Nuo was lifted ashore by him, and his animal skin clothes were dried by the sirens in the same way. It was not yet completely dark, and Xu Nuo looked around and felt a little unreal. It was still dawn when he set out, and now it was still dark and he swam back and forth from the beach.
Not far away, Qila was sorting out the dried animal skins with Lan. He was quite surprised to see him. Lan hurriedly nodded to Xu Nuo and quickly turned into a leopard and ran behind him, presumably to report to the leader.
Finn and a group of orcs quickly rushed over, most of them still in their beast form. It seemed that Xu Nuo's return so soon really scared them.
Siren probably still had some psychological trauma. When she saw this group of orcs rushing towards her from afar, she immediately jumped ashore and stood in front of Xu Nuo.
The orcs of the Giant Tree Tribe had heard of the legend of the Mermaid Lord, but few had seen him. At this moment, they all stood there in a daze, not daring to move forward.
"Chief, I brought back salt," Xu Nuo happily opened the leaves wrapped in the salt, revealing the snow-white salt grains inside and showing them to everyone. The young man holding the salt grains smiled cleanly and purely, and for a moment he was more eye-catching than the salt that everyone had been thinking about day and night.
Several single male orcs in the tribe blushed and moved closer shyly. Siren was particularly sensitive to this and immediately embraced Xu Nuo in her arms to declare her sovereignty.
Xu Nuo was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that he had not yet introduced Siren, "Chief, everyone... this is my partner, Siren."
Siren raised the corner of her mouth in satisfaction and moved closer to Xu Nuo, making the boy blush and leaving everyone stunned.
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