Xia Nan had no idea what the Shahua Mermen were plotting.
But he knew that these inferior creatures, who resembled Goblins in the water, were frantically gathering human corpses to perform the Sacrifice Ritual and summon Shark Beast monsters.
Clearly, the reason the corpses of the Black Tide Hunter Fleet's crew members had vanished was that the Murlocs had taken them away as sacrifices for a ritual.
When Xia Nan told Lorraine, who was beside him, his guess about where the corpses had gone, he saw the Captain who had roamed the Southern Islands for many years grow increasingly solemn.
"Perhaps we should leave this sea area as soon as possible."
She pinched out the cigarette butt with her index finger and thumb, speaking in a deep voice.
The Shahua Mermen were, to a certain extent, a type of intelligent creature. They had their own culture and language, and their numbers were far from small. They also appeared frequently in the Southern Islands.
During Lorraine's many years as an adventurer, she had dealt with these Murlocs more than once.
She knew the nature of these Water Rats fairly well.
But because of the Oath of Vengeance Blades adventurer squad's formidable strength, even if they encountered some Shahua Merman groups during a mission, the Murlocs' combat ability made it difficult for them to have much impact on the Oath of Vengeance Blades.
Therefore, Lorraine had never paid them much attention.
It was only after the battle at Twin Canyon, when the Deformed Shark Beast summoned by the Shahua Mermen had nearly wiped them out, that she began to take them seriously again.
During a period of rest in the middle of their mission, Lorraine used her own channels in Barracuda Bay to gather a great deal of information about the Murlocs.