Chapter 330: Planting Flesh
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“Stop that fish, don’t let it escape!”
The Giant Tooth Shark was abnormally brave. After swallowing two mermen, it opened its mouth at the other armored mermen, shooting out a large number of huge teeth.
Sharks’ teeth were easily shed and could be grown again. Shooting out teeth like this was a long-range attack method. It could be used to hunt food or to block enemies.
Although the armored merman looked strong, they were actually like orthodox mermen, they were not good at close combat.
After being obstructed by a large number of shark teeth for a moment, the Giant Tooth Shark turned around and instantly entered the surrounding shark fish, blending in.
As it was the same skin color and the same size, it was impossible to tell with the naked eye.
The armored merman was anxious.
The royal family of mermen was different from ordinary mermen.
If this one escaped, it would be like a flood dragon entering the sea or a ferocious tiger returning to the mountain. There would be no end of trouble.
With such a huge mistake, the Armored Viscount would definitely dig out their brains as dessert.
One of the armored mermen immediately took out a bell and shook it urgently.
The bell did not make any sound in the sea, but circles of ripples spread out.
All the orthodox mermen in this sea immediately twisted violently. They could not even swim instinctively and sank into the water.
The collar on their necks could restrict the abilities of mermen and cause them great harm.
The crowned merman, Namur, who was swallowed by the shark, was also controlled by the collar and lost all ability to resist.
Mermen were too dangerous in the sea, so how could the Armored Troll not do anything?
Then, all the armored mermen released special fluctuations, controlling all the sharks in that area to stop swimming.
The Giant Tooth Shark that did not manage to escape stopped moving.
“Come out quickly, then! Otherwise, your child and all your clansmen will be buried with you!”
The leading armored merman violently pulled a young female merman over and slashed her neck.
The merman’s blood quickly surged out and spread in the sea.
Under the soaking of the sea water, it was even harder to stop the bleeding of the wound, let alone directly cutting open the carotid artery.
In just a few dozen breaths, this little merman’s life would be lost along with the blood.
“Still not coming out? What about this?”
He took out the egg again.
Some cracks had already appeared on the eggshell. He used his sharp claws to stab at the crack.
Pew!
A transparent egg white seeped out of the small hole. He had really pierced the egg.
At this moment, the abdomen of one of the sharks suddenly moved.
This commotion was immediately noticed by the other armored merman.
A few tridents that had been prepared long ago were thrown over, directly piercing through the head of the Giant Tooth Shark that could not move after receiving the order. No matter what creature it was, its brain was always a fatal point.
The trident with the rope dragged the shark’s corpse back.
However, before they could continue, another sea trident stabbed out from the shark’s stomach. It slid horizontally and cut a large hole in the fish’s stomach.
The armored merman that was swallowed earlier dragged the crowned merman out.
“I was too careless. Are you alright?”
The other armored mermen immediately went forward and dealt with Namur who was trying to escape. They added several safety measures and locks on him before barely letting it go.
“It’s fine. It’s not good to kill him.”
“Does this guy still think he’s a prince? The chains on his neck are still in my hands. He can’t do anything.”
The harmless incident ended with a round of beating.
After they escorted the 20 orthodox Armored Trolls away, the corpse of the Giant Tooth Shark that was left on the spot was snatched by all the surrounding sharks. Before long, it had disappeared completely.
However, Jiang Li was not among them.
At this moment, Jiang Li was hiding in the coffin which was attached to the armored merman.
As for the merman, his brain had already been sucked dry. A special creature from the Asura World, the Spirit Absorbing Monster, was entrenched in his head and controlling everything in his body.
The thing that controlled the shark and swallowed the two mermen was naturally not that, but Jiang Li’s actions.
After swallowing them both, Jiang Li immediately controlled the armored merman.
“Who… who are you?”
The other merman royalty wearing a crown looked at Jiang Li who had appeared in the shark’s stomach with surprise.
Was this a human? Since when could humans control sea beasts?
“Don’t speak. We have a common enemy.”
“Cooperate with me. I might be able to help you escape.”
Merman tears were a rare material, the flesh and blood of mermen had a certain lifespan extension effect.
Their fish oil could also be an everlasting lamp that emitted a calming fragrance when lit.
This caused the relationship between mermen and humans to be unfriendly.
However, the two sides were mortal enemies with the Armored Trolls. Under such circumstances, they could barely reach a consensus.
Jiang Li controlled the sharks to swim into the fish to stall for time, then quickly stuffed the spirit suction monster into the armored merman’s mouth.
Using the spiritual root seed required some conversion time. Moreover, after being parasitized, the host would lose a lot of memories.
Now was clearly not the best choice.
Fortunately, the Spirit Absorbing Monster could do this very well.
After absorbing the brain matter in a short period of time and controlling this armored merman, even the people closest to him would find it difficult to notice.
The crowned merman did not expose Jiang Li.
Instead, he acted as if he had accepted his fate and became very cooperative. He wore a collar around his neck and was escorted to the shore with his other companions.
When the mermen left the water, the fish tail could split into two and walk on the shore like humans.
This was the same for the armored merman. The ability of the Spirit Absorbing Monster to control the body was much greater than the original owner of the body.
Even if it was the first time, it still completed the segmentation smoothly and was not discovered by others.
With the help of the armored merman’s eyes, Jiang Li, who was hiding in the coffin, saw the appearance of this island clearly.
In the dense sea fog, a large number of strange totem stone pillars stood. Behind them was a large stone nest. There was not much beauty, but one could see the traces of civilization.
It was unknown if this island was natural or was affected by some force. It was enveloped by sea fog all year round. If one looked down from the sky, they would probably not be able to see anything.
It was no wonder that this place was actually not very far from the shore, but it had never been discovered by human forces.
As he followed the escort team forward, Jiang Li discovered in surprise that the island was actually filled with all kinds of Armored Trolls.
It was not easy to find a few Trolls during attacks. Now, with a casual glance, the number had exceeded tens of thousands.
Jiang Li was a little eager to give it a try. If he could start a massacre here, he would definitely be able to obtain a large amount of bone armor plates.
This should be one of the outposts of the Armored Trolls.
Ordinary Trolls were not of the Sea Race and could not survive in the sea for a long time. Therefore, they had to use these islands as a springboard to attack the Azure Cloud Continent.
Moreover, the Armored Trolls were also a high-level intelligent race. If they wanted to maintain their combat strength, they needed stable and powerful logistics support.
On these islands, besides the Trolls who attacked the coast from time to time, there were also a large number of weak logistics personnel.
Usually, it was because they were hiding on the island that cultivators could only passively defend and keep fighting. Now that he knew the location, he could blow the horn of a counterattack.
The Ink Sect’s 600,000 merit points were also accumulated after they found several island strongholds and successfully captured them.
The current merit points of the Great Mountain Alliance were 730,000. They were still short of 270,000.
As long as he could find two or three more such island strongholds, he would probably be able to gather them.
However, Jiang Li did not attack immediately, nor was he in a hurry to notify the Great Mountain Alliance.
Through the Nine Nether clone, Jiang Li learned that his spiritual root puppets had indeed been sent to this island.
He wanted to secretly observe the habits of these monsters.
Why did they do everything they could to obtain so many human heads and children with spiritual root aptitude?
How did they obtain the power of the merman race?
Only by knowing oneself and the enemy could one win a hundred battles.
The Armored Demon escorted the 20 mermen to a place that was similar to an execution ground and locked them in the cages of the standing people.
The space inside these cages was very small, only able to accommodate a humanoid creature who could barely stand.
Standing inside, he could not move his feet or even bend his knees.
The prisoners inside could not rest against the cage because there were sharp spikes everywhere in the cage. If their bodies swayed slightly, they would be pierced all over.
This was especially difficult for mermen who rarely used their legs to walk.
They used this method to slowly weaken the mermen.
After a while, two figures walked out of the thick fog. They were two Armored Troll Priests in white robes.
The identities of the two priests were obviously much higher than ordinary Trolls.
The armored merman bowed in a strange posture, and the Spirit Absorbing Monster naturally followed.
The two priests walked closer and ignored the escort team as they checked the situation of the twenty orthodox mermen.
A moment later, they nodded, looking satisfied.
“Leave one behind. The rest can leave.”
The other armored merman did not want to stay on the shore.
The Armored Troll controlled by Jiang Li took the initiative to stay behind as a guard and obtained the bell and key that controlled the collar.
The two priests did not need Jiang Li’s help. They held sharp small knives in their hands and passed through the gaps in the cage to cut open the wounds on the mermen. Then, they cut off pieces of flesh from their bodies and stuffed them into the wounds to stitch them up.
In the small cage, the merman could not resist or move, they could only endure this passively.
Jiang Li, who was watching from the side, seemed to be in deep thought.
Could this be the way the Armored Trolls corroded other races?
Just by putting a piece of flesh in, they could assimilate the other races into becoming Armored Trolls and maintain the innate ability characteristics of the original race. Wasn’t this a little too convenient?
Could it be that all the strange Armored Trolls came from this?
What kind of monster had the human cultivators been fighting with all these years?
“Watch them. No matter what, don’t open the cage and let them out.”
The two priests seemed to be very busy. After exhorting them, they left together.
Only the Armored Troll controlled by Jiang Li stayed here.
He looked at the bell and then at the string of keys. Could he do whatever he wanted now?
“Then, Namur, if I can remove your collar, can you summon sea beasts to attack this island?”
Seeing that no one was around, Jiang Li revealed his true body and spoke again.
After being implanted with the flesh and blood of a Troll, Namur’s expression was ugly.
“That’s impossible.”
“It’s easy to summon sea beasts, but my father has also been corrupted and had grown a mask, becoming a monster like them.
“His ability is above mine. As long as he’s here, the sea beasts can’t be used by us.”
Jiang Li nodded. He did not expect to destroy this base so easily.
He also took out a small knife and started to clean the merman’s wounds as he asked.
“Then do you have a way to stop the beast tide’s attack?”
Jiang Li asked again, but the other party hesitated for a moment and did not answer directly.
“You should be one of those human cultivators from the salty water wetlands.”
“I have a way to prevent you from being harassed by the sea beasts, but I can’t tell you now.”
“You don’t have much time left. The blood of those monsters has already flowed through our bodies.”
“Removing the meat can only slow down the process of corruption. In a few hours, when the sun comes out, we will be weak. Slowly, we will become like that.”
“They have the antidote. It’s a dried flower. You have to find it before dawn!”
The merman Namur’s words were not polite.
The Armored Mermen who were mistaken for their own kind were tricked out of the palace in the deep sea, and then all their clansmen lost their freedom.
This was not the most terrifying thing. It was that his clansmen and parents had also become unrecognizable one after another. Sooner or later, it would be Namur’s turn.
This made him wary of everything.
Moreover, he was polluted by that blood and was about to lose himself. How could he still have the mood to be polite?
Of course, Jiang Li understood this.
“Don’t worry. Since we’re here, I’ll definitely save you.”
“I can’t open this collar now. Once I do, I’ll be discovered by the Armored Trolls.”
“However, as my sincerity, these spiritual fruits can help you quickly recover your injuries and strength.”
“These flesh and blood need you to be weak in order to quickly corrode you.”
“If your condition is better, you can last a little longer no matter what.”
“Hang in there. When the time comes, I still need all of your strength to escape together.”
Jiang Li generously took out 20 fragrant Nine Nether Earth Fruits.
These mermen who were trapped in the cage only smelled it and felt much better.
They opened their eyes wide and looked at the fruit in Jiang Li’s hand.
Jiang Li pretended to be unwilling and sighed before distributing the fruits.
Mermen lived at the bottom of the sea in small numbers.
There were not so many plots and schemes like in the human world. If they were so easily tricked by the Armored Trolls, it was enough to prove that their wariness was not strong.
If it was a human cultivator’s pill, they might hesitate.
However, in their common sense, it was impossible to tamper with the spiritual fruit that had just been plucked from the tree.
Moreover, they were already in a life and death situation. How could they allow themselves to be so careful?
They ate without much worry.
Only Namur hesitated for a moment, but after waiting for a while and seeing that there was nothing wrong with the other members of his race, he could not help but eat it too.
