White Mountain Peninsula. Warm Lake Cave, occupied by the Merfolk, was now packed with Merfolk warriors and mages.
Amid the many steaming pools, a male Merfolk standing no less than four meters tall was interrogating a female.
"Tao Xiya, explain to me—where have your brother Tao'ola and your teacher Yalanzhuo gone? How is it that they haven't been found for an entire day?"
Behind Tao Xiya stood a group of Wave Apprentices. They had followed Tao Xiya and Yalanzhuo into the cave, intending to turn it into a hatching pool for the Merfolk.
"General Fuershi, Teacher Yalanzhuo took the elite forces to the peninsula border to investigate. She heard that..." Tao Xiya glanced at the massive octopus behind the burly male Merfolk named Fuershi, surrounded by mantis shrimp and hermit crabs, and her voice involuntarily dropped even lower.
"She heard that descendants of the Sea God would be arriving here. Fearing that those pointy-eared elves might raid this place, she took the initiative to strike first..."
"What an idiot!" Fuershi flung out his hand and slapped Tao Xiya across the face.
"Ah!" Tao Xiya, who was only at the intermediate level, was instantly sent flying to the ground.
"She's merely a High-Rank mage. What need was there for her to personally go to the front lines?" Fuershi roared. "And now, among you and me, who can assist the Sea God's descendants in laying eggs and multiplying here?"
"Yes, yes... General, your lesson is correct!" Tao Xiya nodded repeatedly, forcing herself to endure the pain.
"You useless Mage Apprentices, hurry up and assist the divine descendants," Fuershi said arrogantly, pointing at the apprentices throughout the cave. "If you dare slack off again, offer yourselves up to replenish the divine descendants' nutrition!"
"Yes!" Tearful replies echoed through the cave.
The giant octopus