"Um... how about we pretend we never met? You can take this mermaid back, and we'll go our separate ways in peace?"
Chris still refused to believe that BIG was real, but he had no better option. He had no evidence to prove that BIG was fake, either.
Besides, Lyliana's displayed strength was too bizarre. Chris really did not want to throw his life away here.
Even if he could win, he would still have to consider whether he would face pursuit from the BIG Pirates afterward. He had once been a pirate himself and knew that some New World pirates cared greatly about saving face.
If someone failed to follow the rules they had set, they might be hunted without end.
"No. Dad said all human traffickers should be hanged from streetlights."
"Bastard, you forced me to—ugh!"
A silver tentacle suddenly rose behind him and wrapped around his neck. Countless streams of mercury surged up from the cracks beneath his feet and enveloped him. Mercury's distinctive metallic sheen concealed what was happening inside, but before long, Chris lost the ability to resist.
"Laili, there's no need to say anything more to people like this. No matter why he chose this path, it isn't a reason to forgive him."
"Got it, Dad. Then what should we do with the remaining one? He's part of the traffickers too, right?"
That group of humans had already been dealt with. All that remained was Nuno, the fish-man who had participated in the incident.
"He shouldn't be dealt with by us. Let Merfolk Island's laws judge him."
This was a matter between races. As a human, it would be inappropriate for Oran to execute a fish-man on Merfolk Island, even if he was a human trafficker.
Those who had witnessed the entire incident might