Chapter 284: Running into a Massive Army of Bats

"Xiaoxian, what I'm about to tell you might be a bit long, so listen carefully."

Luo Shen took the lead and stepped forward to act as the narrator, explaining everything that had just happened to Xiaoxian in great detail, with a rather grim expression on her face.

Just hearing about it was enough to feel how heinous Lanbo's actions were; Lv Luo and Yi Zhuyue, listening to it again, showed unbearable pain and closed their eyes slightly.

Natasha couldn't help but shed tears, feeling as if a knife were slicing through her heart.

Su Chen clenched his fists tightly, swearing that he would definitely hack that old wretch Lanbo into ten thousand pieces.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late; he must make that old thing pay the price he deserves!

"That devil! He is truly too hateful! If I had been awake at the time, I would have breathed fire and burned all his hair off!"

The more Xiaoxian listened, the angrier she became, baring her teeth and snarling incessantly, wishing she could burn Lanbo to ashes on the spot.

"With your current cultivation, let alone burning his hair off, I'm afraid it would be difficult for you to even get close to him."

Luo Shen said quite objectively.

Although Xiaoxian is of the Dragon Race, in terms of age, she is still just a dragon baby; in front of that old wretch, she is simply not worth mentioning.

"Alright, then what should I do now?"

Xiaoxian felt a bit dejected, saddened that she could not help avenge those kind little dried fish.

Although she hadn't stayed with the Mermaid Race for long, she had genuinely felt the kindness of those people; for their sake, she had even restrained her urge to eat dried fish and had helped with many things.

But who could have foreseen that the world is unpredictable? She had only taken a nap, and those little dried fish were all gone.

Perhaps because she had not personally experienced such a cruel scene, she did not feel as heavy-hearted as some of the others.

"We need you to find a way to locate the place of the Dragon Race, preferably to seek the help of the Dragon Race, so that we can have a way to avenge all the dead merfolk."

Su Chen said slowly.

"Where are we now?"

Lv Luo couldn't help but ask; the surrounding scenery was changing unpredictably, and the temperature was visibly becoming very high.

If the territory of the Mermaid Race before was mild and humid, then this place was hot and dry; scorching heat waves struck in waves, and even though they were inside the water bubble, they still felt it was very hot.

"According to ancient books, the Western Wasteland is divided into two types of terrain. One is a place suitable for most aquatic tribes or non-lethal Spirit Beasts to live, called the Water Spirit Marsh, which should be where we stayed before."

Luo Shen had some knowledge of this, so she spoke slowly.

"And the other place is rumored to be where the Dragon Race and some extremely lethal tribes live. It is hot and dry all year round, the surface environment is very harsh, and there is almost no vegetation, but it is crisscrossed with gullies and has countless valleys, which is very suitable for group living."

Su Chen couldn't help but size up the surrounding terrain; he didn't expect that this water bubble would accidentally send them to the legendary territory of the Dragon Race.

Does that mean it would be easy to find the Dragon Race?

Thinking of this, Su Chen asked Xiaoxian with anticipation: "Do you feel anything different about your body now?"

Xiaoxian felt it carefully, and then answered very seriously: "Yes, I feel it."

"What is different?"

Lv Luo asked impatiently.

Everyone's eyes were focused on little Xiaoxian.

"My stomach is rumbling, I must be hungry."

Xiaoxian touched her flat belly, feeling a bit aggrieved. After she said this, everyone was embarrassed and instantly withdrew their gazes.

To think they were so expectant just now, thinking they had first found a way to the Dragon Race, but who knew it would be such an irrelevant matter.

"Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eating all day."

Su Chen couldn't help but say, his tone full of resentment.

Although he said that, he still resignedly took some Spirit Fruit and dried meat from his Storage Ring and handed them to Xiaoxian.

Xiaoxian instantly became happy and began to feast.

Sometimes they actually envied Xiaoxian quite a bit; after all, she hadn't been born long and didn't understand many complex emotions, having only very direct joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Even if her emotions fluctuated at times, she could quickly pull herself out of them and adjust her state.

"What should we do now? Since this is the territory where the Dragon Race lives, the forces that can get a share of the pie here certainly aren't weak. The few of us against an entire tribe certainly have no chance of winning."

Lv Luo couldn't help but rub her chin, her tone carrying a bit of distress.

"We can't get out of this water bubble for the time being. The current plan is to properly reorganize. Although we have arrived here, it is not 100% safe. If Lanbo is too insane, he will definitely find a way to send people to hunt us down."

Su Chen found a comfortable place to sit down and couldn't help but sigh.

Lanbo would definitely discover that the Universe Pearl was not among the Mermaid Race, and by then it would be easy to deduce that the Universe Pearl was in their hands.

For the sake of the Universe Pearl, he would definitely use any means necessary to try to lure them out.

The most urgent task is indeed to rest and recuperate.

Since they couldn't get out anyway, the few of them simply began to meditate and regulate their breathing inside the water bubble.

Su Chen had now reached the Great Saint Realm Peak, only a step away from the threshold of a Quasi-Emperor. For the past few days, he had felt the loosening of his realm on and off, but he could never grasp the key to it.

Cultivation is something that cannot be rushed, so he was quite open-minded about it.

The few of them adjusted like this for half a day, but they didn't expect that Su Chen's words would truly become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

As soon as the water bubble broke, they landed on the ground.

But they hadn't walked for long before they ran into a massive army of bats.

It was not a Blood Moon Night, so those bats were likely Lanbo's subordinates.

Most of Lanbo's subordinates were bats; these bats had had their vital essence sucked by him, but not completely drained, and were finally transformed by him into Blood Clan for his use.

Although they were all Blood Clan, there was a large gap in cultivation, and coupled with the limitations of the geographical location here, they were able to deal with them with ease.

"Tell your shitty master that I will definitely make him pay the price for what he has done."

Su Chen gritted his teeth, looking at the giant bat in front of him, wishing he could hack it into ten thousand pieces on the spot.

The other small bats had already been subdued by them, leaving only this giant bat still resisting stubbornly, but it was still subdued by the group.

"I advise you to be sensible; it's best not to struggle. The master's power is supreme, and there will definitely be no good end for those who go against him."

The giant bat could not help but let out a cold snort; the two sides remained at a stalemate, with neither willing to take a step back.

(End of chapter)