Lords of Hegemony: Conquer from the Mermaids

Chapter 143 Refugees

Jiang Tao pondered for a moment, his eyes piercing as he scanned the surrounding captives once more. A plan had already been formulated. He turned to Ling Pu and said, "Ling Pu, first, take care of these captives. Ensure their safety, and also extract more useful intelligence from them."

Ling Pu nodded in response and then directed his soldiers to take the prisoners away.

Jiang Tao stood there alone, looking in the direction of the Piranha Tribe, thinking about his next plan of action.

He summoned a patrolling Yaksha and said, "Go inform your commander-in-chief to infiltrate the Piranha tribe and rescue the Silver-scale Frogmen, Blue-flag Dolphinmen, and Shadow Fishmen, especially their leader!"

Under Jiang Tao's careful deployment, a rescue operation against the Piranha tribe quietly began.

The patrolling Yaksha quickly conveyed Jiang Tao's order, while Li Gen and Chi Yan led their respective teams, and under the cover of night and aquatic plants, quietly approached the outskirts of the Piranha tribe.

At a depth of one hundred meters underwater, once night falls, everything becomes extremely dark.

Without glowing objects or special abilities, it is almost impossible to see the surrounding environment.

At this time, it was not long since the battle between Canhu and the Great Elder of the Silver-Scaled Frogmen ended. The entire Piranha Tribe was filled with scenes of mad Piranhamen devouring everything.

Although there were many casualties during this turmoil, no bodies were left behind as they were all eaten by the piranhas.

The team led by Li Gen and Chi Yan, under the cover of night, shuttled through the dense aquatic plants like ghosts, slowly approaching the core area of ​​the Piranha Tribe.

Their goal is not only to rescue the trapped Silver Scale Frogmen, Blue Flag Dolphin Fishmen and Shadow Fishmen's leaders, but also to take the opportunity to disrupt the deployment of the Piranha Tribe and create favorable conditions for the final decisive battle.

The night is as dark as ink, and only the occasional flash of lightning in the distance can outline some contours in this deep underwater world.

Li Gen held a large axe with a cold glow, his eyes cold. Although the journey was dangerous, he was not afraid at all.

As the most powerful being in the tribe, Li Gen is the greatest guarantee for this infiltration operation. As a disaster star, his strength is unquestionable.

As a dragon descendant, Chiyan is born with night vision and an extremely strong body. He follows Li Gen without leaving any trace.

The two exchanged glances, their understanding clear without further ado. They each led a small team, infiltrating from the east and north sides of the Piranha Tribe, respectively, preparing to disrupt the enemy's position by combining internal and external forces.

Those rebels basically fled in the southwest direction, while there were fewer Piranhas on the northeast side, with only a few patrols patrolling back and forth.

The rest of the people went to hunt down the rebels.

Because the battle was fierce, even though the piranhas kept devouring the enemies, a thin blood mist still filled the water.

Under the stimulation of blood, the eyes of every Piranha man were extremely red and they looked extremely irritated.

But whenever a Piranha man attempts to leave the patrol team, the team leader will take out a glowing object and shine it on him, which will make him regain his sanity and continue his patrol mission.

The glowing object seemed to possess some mysterious power, capable of calming the rage and bloodlust within the Piranhas. Li Gen and Chi Yan, lurking in the shadows, observed the entire scene, their interest growing intense.

"It seems that the glowing object is the key to controlling the Piranha people's violent state," Chiyan whispered to Li Gen, his eyes flickering with thought. Li Gen nodded and replied in a low voice, "Indeed, if we can seize this object, we may be able to significantly weaken the Piranha tribe's fighting power."

Just as Li Gen and Chi Yan were exchanging speculations about the mysterious glowing object, a sudden surge of water shattered the surrounding tranquility. A group of disheveled, panicked Silverscale Frogmen, Blue Flag Dolphins, and Shadow Fishmen, led by a Silverscale Frogman who appeared to be their leader, hurried in from the southwest. These were the fleeing soldiers from the Piranha Tribe who had previously escaped.

"Hurry! Come this way, we have found a safe passage!" The silver-scaled frogman leader shouted anxiously, with a hint of fatigue in his voice. Upon closer inspection, the frogman had lost a leg, and the wound looked like it had been bitten off alive.

"Hurry! Go this way, you will be safe once you get out of here!" The anxious shout of the Silver Scale Frogman leader broke the silence around him and also attracted the attention of Li Gen and Chi Yan.

Li Gen and Chi Yan exchanged a quick glance and decided to temporarily change their plan and first help the fleeing group of Silver Scale Frogmen, Blue Flag Dolphin Fishmen, and Shadow Fishmen escape danger. They knew that these refugees might contain people with important intelligence, which would be crucial for the next operation.

"Follow them, but don't expose yourself." Li Gen whispered to Chiyan, and at the same time signaled his team to stay hidden and follow closely behind the refugees.

The refugees were obviously exhausted. Their pace was getting slower and slower, and from time to time some of them fell behind due to exhaustion.

Li Gen and Chi Yan's team carefully kept their distance, ensuring that they could provide necessary protection without attracting the attention of the Piranha people.

At this moment, a blue-flag merman suddenly stopped and pointed ahead in horror: "Look! It's a patrol of piranhas!"

Everyone's heart tightened, and they stopped and prepared to fight.

A patrol of Piranhas came from the side and obviously spotted the escaping group of fishmen.

But Li Gen quickly made a judgment and thought that a head-on confrontation was not a wise move.

He whispered to Chiyan, "Split the troops into two groups. You go around from the side and destroy them. I will take them to find Jiang Tao."

Upon hearing this, Chi Yan immediately understood Li Gen's intention. He nodded, and with a flash of his body, he quietly moved out from the side like a nimble fish.

He was extremely fast and quickly approached the patrol team almost under the cover of the water.

"Roar!" Chiyan suddenly let out a low dragon roar, the sound echoed in the water, attracting the attention of the patrol team.

The patrol team was attracted by Chiyan's dragon roar and changed direction, chasing towards Chiyan's location.

They were extremely fast, like a group of enraged sharks, determined to tear the enemy who dared to provoke them into pieces.

Chiyan's body was as fast as lightning, moving freely in the water. Every time he swung his claws, it was accompanied by a surge of water. In an instant, several piranhas from the patrol team fell under his attack.

The Piranhas in the patrol team were obviously thrown off balance by the sudden attack. They all changed direction and chased after Chiyan's location.

However, Chiyan did not get entangled with them. Instead, he used his strong body and agility to swim flexibly in the water, sometimes diving into the water, sometimes jumping out of the water, always keeping a distance from the patrol team and guiding them away from the route of the refugees.

(End of this chapter)