113 Standing Guard (1/2)

The first born's condition was a freakish show. Not to mention its dry and powerless body.

”Shut up and share with me your food! I should be able to recover in no time!” The firstborn replied weakly via telepathic communication.

”You wan't my food? Why don't you die instead?” The second-born shouted while holding some soldier corpse in his hand. They all talked as if they were not in the middle of a fight. Knowing their capacity, their pride also made them confident that they can squash anyone who dares to disturb them.

”I will share to you some of my catch later.” The firstborn helplessly replied telepathically.

”How many?” The second-born asked.

”Five.”

”No.”

”Five and a leg?”

”Six and two legs! That's a deal. And you also that redtail you were hunting should also be mine.”

”You can have the salty soldiers but that red-tailed is mine. And that turtle's head, I will make sure to turn its skull as a trophy back on the human realm.”

The firstborn quickly negotiated with his brothers. despite losing its water essence, as long as he gets to eat some water elemental natives, he should be able to recover some of his strength and probably live to give his revenge against that cocky turtle.

The secondborn thought for a while before he decided to lend some soldier corpse to their weakened brother.

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SWOOOSH~

Arriving at the entrance of the Golden Cave, Dash quickly gave the unconscious Danna to the assisting healing merfolks.

He scanned the surrounding area only to see more wounded or even dead soldiers being carried towards the safe rooms of the Golden Cave. He watched as the weary soldiers brought in their comrades and other innocent victims of the Chagas.

In their eyes, reflected are tge the sadness and hopelessness of the current plight of the water realm. It was not long ago since the battle of Elric and the late Lord Aghus has ended, which took countless lives and even paralyzing their army forces.

The sound of the merfolks, crying over their dead loved ones echoed across the area. The painful grunting of the wounded and the spilling blood of the innocents painted the whole atmosphere of the entrance.

Now another disaster has struck them hard and it broke Dash's heart, even more, to see his people dying before him.

”This is all my fault...” he muttered to himself. He could not help but blame himself for being an inexperienced Lord. If only he had more time to figure out more of his powers as the Lord of the water realm, perhaps he might stand a chance to irradicate the Thagdas in one go.

But he had just awakened up recently and it was not even a whole day since he got the power of the Lord.

The once beautiful and lively land of the water realm is now a messy kingdom with collapsed houses, dead bodies of native water elementals and even the majestic Golden Palace is being tainted with the innocent blood of its people.

Everything seems too dark in Dash's eyes as he felt the hopelessness and discouragement creep in his heart.