Dozens of Red Merfolk were pinned fast to stone pillars by longswords imbued with Cursed Spells.
Unable to move, they lay at death's door.
Their long scarlet tails were mangled, with scarcely any red scales left.
Blood flowed in rivers.
The stench of blood filled the air.
The man leading the attackers held a longsword, madness burning in his eyes.
Standing before a Red Merfolk child, he thrust his sword.
"Aaah!"
A piercing scream rent the skies.
A palm-sized chunk was sliced clean off the child's shimmering red tail.
The red scales, still attached to dripping flesh, fell into the swordsman's hand.
"Truly an alchemy holy medicine! It certainly lives up to its reputation!"
He threw back his head and laughed, his expression crazed.
That familiar voice made Yan Yunhe's expression change sharply as he arrived.
"Long Aotian! How could it be him?!"
Meanwhile, Luo Li was beset on both sides. Seeing yet another of his people harmed, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he instantly revealed his true form.
"Shameless humans! You slaughter my people-I will never coexist with you!"
A powerful red tail swept through the air.
Rumble!
The lake water behind him surged like a dragon soaring into the heavens, roaring toward them with overwhelming force.
In an instant, the villains stripping away red scales were blasted far into the sky.
But he was already gravely wounded and at the end of his strength. Suppressed by the formation, he had forced himself to summon his magic power, draining himself beyond what his organs could bear.
He dropped to one knee, blood streaming from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
"Luo Li!"
Bai Yulou was also badly wounded. Barely supporting himself with his sword against the ground, he tried to reach Luo Li.
"Your body can't take it! Stop