A quarter of an hour later, the three Merfolk finally ran out of endurance and began to slow down. Fang Yun slowed with them.
The underwater mountain ranges stretched on without end, their terrain complex. All along the way, the four kept swimming around the peaks.
Before long, the four entered a densely overgrown stretch of aquatic plants and swam above them.
They swam on in silence without a word. Suddenly, Fang Yun transmitted his voice: "Stop!"
The three Merfolk hurriedly stopped and looked at Fang Yun questioningly.
Just then, bursts of laughter suddenly came from the dense aquatic plants below.
Then a vast mass of dark shapes rose swiftly out of the vegetation.
The three Merfolk looked down, their faces filling with terror, and instinctively fled upward.
Jiao Yue cursed, "I knew you were a fake! You actually set an ambush for us here!"
Fang Yun sneered. "Are you three worth a dignified Great Scholar setting an ambush for? Besides, if I were a fake, why wouldn't I wait until you met your chief before striking? Fools, they're coming for me! You Merfolk live underwater all year round. It seems the water has seeped into your brains!"
The three Merfolk slowed slightly. After a moment's thought, they realized that the Merfolk Tribe most likely had a traitor, rather than there being anything wrong with this human.
Shame showed on their faces. Jiao Yue said, "Run! What are you standing there for?"
"Why should I run?"
Jiao Yue said urgently, "You may be a Great Scholar, but there are two Great Demon Kings of the Water Race coming. You can't beat them."
"We scholars have always won people over with reason. We don't care for fighting and killing. Since they're Great Demon Kings of the Water Race, they'll certainly follow