Lords of Hegemony: Conquer from the Mermaids

Chapter 134 Captive
The battle lasted less than a quarter of an hour, and all three hundred Piranha warriors were killed or wounded, leaving only him.

The Piranha leader stood there blankly, surrounded by a dead silence. The bodies of his tribe's warriors were scattered around him, and a faint smell of blood was gradually spreading in the surrounding sea water.

His eyes were empty, as if he had lost all his soul and strength. He just turned his head mechanically and looked towards the distant place - that was the direction of their tribal base camp, and it was also the hell he wanted to escape from at this moment.

As early as the beginning of the battle, Jiang Tao had already set his sights on him.

Each of the piranha men is about five meters tall, and this guy is ten meters tall. He looks no ordinary person.

In order to prevent his team from suffering any damage, Jiang Tao personally went into battle and suppressed this guy.

He had no chance to help other Piranha warriors and could only watch helplessly as the Canghai tribe's butcher knife fell.

After the battle, Ling Pu, Chi Yan and others slowly approached and followed Jiang Tao to surround the leader of the Piranha people to see if they could get any information.

They all had traces of battle on their bodies, and it was obvious that they had killed many Piranha warriors.

Otherwise, this battle might not have ended so quickly. You know, these Piranha people already have the strength of the middle Yellow Rank. After going berserk, they directly broke into the late Yellow Rank. Their strength is comparable to that of the Raging Waves War Guards.

Once the opportunity is seized, it is hard to say how many casualties will occur. Therefore, Li Gen, Ling Pu and others often acted as firefighters and rescued many soldiers in distress.

"You lost." Jiang Tao said calmly. His voice was particularly clear underwater, as if every word carried irresistible power.

The piranha leader did not answer, but just lowered his head silently.

He knew that he had indeed lost, and lost miserably.

"Who are you? Why are you so powerful?" asked the leader of the piranha people in confusion.

There was a hint of reluctance and confusion in the voice of the Piranha leader, as if he was trying to find the answer to his failure from the identities of Jiang Tao and others.

Jiang Tao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked the fishman in front of him up and down: "Where is the chief of your tribe?"

As for the other party's questions, Jiang Tao had no interest in answering them at all.

Upon hearing this, the Piranha leader's body trembled slightly, feeling both unwilling and helpless.

"Chief... he... he is in the base camp." The voice of the Piranha leader was trembling. He was well aware of his current situation and there was no room for resistance.

Jiang Tao nodded, his eyes as sharp as a torch, as if he had seen through the Piranha leader's thoughts: "Tell me about the situation of your tribe. If you satisfy me, I can spare your life."

Upon hearing this, the Piranha leader's eyes flashed with a desire to survive. He knew this was his only chance of survival.

Without hesitation, he described the situation of his tribe in detail.

"Our Piranha Tribe currently has three thousand members, along with three vassal tribes: the Silver Scale Frogmen, the Blue Flag Dolphinmen, and the Shadow Merfolk. Of these three tribes, the Blue Flag Dolphinmen have the largest number, numbering only two thousand. They are relatively weak and were easily conquered by our tribe.

There are about 1,500 Silver-Scaled Frogmen. They are very fast and quite powerful. In my tribe, we have a combat formation of 300 people.

"The last shadow fishmen are our scouts. They have the innate ability to transform into shadows. I believe our clan leader has already heard of our defeat. I urge you to be sensible and surrender to our clan as soon as possible, otherwise, when the clan leader arrives, you will all become food." Jiang Tao listened to the piranha leader's confession, and a cold smile curled his lips.

"Submit? Humph, you'd better think about how to save your own life! As for your clan leader, if he dares to come, I, Jiang Tao, will make sure he never returns!"

Upon hearing this, the Piranha leader's face suddenly changed, and a trace of fear and despair flashed in his eyes.

"No, no, you can't do this! Our tribe is also powerful. If you kill me, the chief will lead the army to retaliate, and then you will suffer too!"

Jiang Tao smiled contemptuously, his gaze piercing the Piranha leader's heart like ice. He turned to look at Ling Pu and Chi Yan, who understood and nodded.

"Take him back and lock him up. After we finish dealing with things here, we will interrogate him thoroughly." Jiang Tao gave the order, his tone leaving no room for questioning.

The two patrolling sea yakshas immediately grabbed the piranha leader from the left and right, ready to take him away.

The Piranha leader still wanted to struggle, but his strength had long been sealed by Jiang Tao. Now with this little strength, his resistance seemed so powerless in the face of the patrolling Sea Yaksha.

By this time, the battlefield had been completely controlled by the Canghai Tribe. The bodies of the Piranha warriors were scattered across the ground, the sea was dyed red with blood, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

But the warriors of the Canghai tribe did not stop. They quickly cleaned up the battlefield, collected spoils, and prepared for the next possible battle.

The equipment on these piranhas are all made of iron, and they are obviously good stuff at first glance. Although they are not very suitable and cannot be worn, it would be great to take them back and study them.

In the future, whether it is melted and refined or distributed to other races, it will be a good choice.

This wave of Piranha people is just the vanguard, with only more than 300 of them. There are still several thousand people left in the Piranha tribe. If they are not handled properly, there will definitely be big trouble.

"Pass the order down, reorganize the troops, and prepare to march towards the Piranha Tribe's base camp!" Jiang Tao's voice echoed in the soldiers' ears.

The soldiers responded in unison, the sound was deafening. They quickly took action, sorting their equipment, checking their injuries, and preparing for the next battle.

The Canghai tribe has now seized the initiative. Although Shadow Fish tipped off the tribe in advance, the leader of the Piranha tribe probably could not have expected that the Canghai tribe would be so well prepared and its combat effectiveness would be beyond imagination.

Under Jiang Tao's command, the warriors of the Canghai tribe completed the battlefield cleanup as quickly as possible and collected the captured weapons and equipment.

At the same time, Li Gen was responsible for interrogating the captured Piranha leader, trying to obtain more information about the Piranha tribe and its allies from him.

Although the Piranha leader tried to conceal or exaggerate at first, under Li Gen's clever psychological tactics, he finally revealed a lot of important information, including the Piranha tribe's defense layout, troop distribution, and the tribe leader's personality and combat habits.

"It seems our opponents this time aren't stupid," Ling Pu said to Jiang Tao after the interrogation. "But they've clearly underestimated our strength. According to this guy, the Piranha leader is arrogant and conceited. He probably won't retreat immediately, but will instead gather his forces and continue the attack."

Jiang Tao nodded, a cold look flashing in his eyes. "Then let him come. We can use this opportunity to wipe out the Piranha Tribe in one fell swoop and give the tribe leader a great gift."

Chiyan asked curiously: "What should we do next?"

(End of this chapter)