Lords of Hegemony: Conquer from the Mermaids

Chapter 175 Abnormality
Meng Zheng felt a little relieved upon hearing this, but then frowned again: "Having said that, we still can't let our guard down. These indigenous people are not easy to deal with. We must be fully prepared."

Chi Yu nodded in agreement: "Yes, Chief. I have already ordered the warriors of the sub-tribe to strengthen their vigilance and be ready to respond to any emergency at any time."

After the brief exchange, Meng Zheng returned to his shack and continued practicing. It was pitch black everywhere, and Meng Zheng had no interest in wandering around.

The others are very busy, and Meng Zheng can't possibly disturb them. He should just practice well and wait for new news!
At the same time, on Lingpu's side.

In the dark and deep seabed, Lingpu led a team of Jingpu Soul Shooters to quietly shuttle between the intricate coral reefs.

The silver armor Ling Pu was wearing was now shrouded in a layer of dark mist, and it seemed like nothing in this dark underwater environment.

The Jingpu Soul Shooters team, wearing light water curtain armor, each holds a Jingpu crossbow, which is a huge crossbow. This crossbow is specially designed to shoot crossbow arrows as dense as a waterfall, drowning the enemy in an endless rain of arrows.

Ling Pu's eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and he was always alert to the movements around him.

Just as Ling Pu was about to order the next step of exploration, a subtle fluctuation in the water flow caught his attention.

He quickly signaled the team to stop, and he slowly moved forward, using the cover of the surrounding environment to gradually approach the source of the fluctuation.

Ying, the leader of the Shadow Fishmen tribe, came to Lingpu silently like a wisp of smoke in the water.

"Ying, are you sure those shadow mermaids are in this area?" Ling Pu asked in a low voice.

Ying nodded slightly, her eyes gleaming a faint blue light in the pitch-black waters. That was the unique gift of the Shadow Mermen, allowing them to see everything in the darkness. "Yes, Lord Lingpu. Using my shadow-based gift, I've tracked the presence of the Shadow Mermen. They are in a hidden cave deep within this coral reef."

Ling Pu frowned slightly upon hearing this. "A secret cave? That's not good. The Shadow Mermaids are cunning and adept at using terrain to ambush us. That's very disadvantageous to us."

Ling Pu was a little worried. The Jingpu Soul Shooter was just a long-range unit. Although the Shadow Fishmen had good reconnaissance capabilities, their strength was not good enough.

"It seems that it is not easy to deal with these guys." Ling Pu muttered to himself.

Ying nodded slightly in agreement. "Lord Lingpu is correct. However, I have arranged for my tribesmen to spread out around the cave to monitor any movements. If anything unusual occurs, they will report it to me immediately."

Ling Pu nodded, feeling a little relieved.

He turned to look at the Shocking Waterfall Soul Shooter team and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, stay alert. We are slowly approaching that secret cave. Remember, don't move around and don't alert the enemy!"

The members of the Shocking Waterfall Soul Shooter team responded in unison and gripped the giant crossbows tighter in their hands.

Ling Pu looked at Ying again and said in a deep voice, "Ying, lead your people to launch a surprise attack from the other side of the cave and drive them over. We will attack from the front. Remember, you must remain vigilant, as the Shadow Mermaids often attack unexpectedly."

Ying nodded slightly, then turned around and led her shadow fishmen to sneak silently to the other side of the cave.

Lingpu signaled the team to move forward again. They carefully shuttled between the coral reefs, trying not to make any noise.

As Lingpu and Jingpu Soul Shooter Team gradually advanced, the surrounding sea water seemed to become heavier, and even the outline of the coral reef became blurred in the darkness.

Ling Pu's silver armor was looming in the mist, and his eyes were like two lightning bolts, shuttling through the darkness, looking for possible hidden enemies.

The members of the Jingpu Soul Shooter team followed Lingpu closely, their breathing and heartbeats were almost synchronized, and every movement was full of tacit understanding and coordination.

In this dangerous underwater world, any negligence may lead to fatal consequences.

At this moment, a member of the Jingpu Soul Shooter team suddenly stopped, the Jingpu crossbow in his hand trembling slightly, obviously he had discovered something. Seeing this, Lingpu immediately signaled the team to stop and quietly approached the member.

"What's wrong?" Ling Pu asked in a low voice.

The team member pointed ahead and said uncertainly, "Commander-in-Chief, look over there..."

Ling Pu looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a dark cave suddenly appearing in their sight not far ahead.

The entrance of the cave is covered by dense coral reefs. If you don’t look carefully, it is difficult to find that there is a cave hidden here.

"It seems that we found it." Ling Pu said in a low voice, his eyes became sharper.

He signaled the team to move forward again, while reminding everyone to remain vigilant.

As they got closer, the smell in the cave became stronger and stronger, and a faint smell of blood wafted into their noses.

"What's going on?" Ling Pu felt a little strange as he watched the blood slowly floating out of the cave.

Since the Shadow Mermaid wants to hide here, he must use all means to hide here.

How could such obvious marks be left?

Ling Pu had an ominous premonition in his heart. He quickly waved his hand to signal the team to stop, and he quietly moved forward, carefully approaching the cave entrance.

As he approached, the scene inside the cave gradually became clearer. The cave was littered with the corpses of Shadow Mermaids, their blood staining the surrounding coral reefs and lake water red, leaving the place in a state of devastation.

Ling Pu frowned and thought to himself: "What is going on?"

Lingpu moved forward while carefully observing the traces around him.

Suddenly, he noticed something strange: in a corner of the cave, several bodies of Shadow Mermaids lay piled together, seemingly crushed to death by some powerful force.

From the appearance of these corpses, we can tell that the guy who crushed these shadow mermaids must have extremely terrifying strength, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can possess.

He continued to delve deeper into the cave, discovering more bodies of Shadow Mermaids, including some of the most powerful. However, it seemed none of them had escaped the catastrophe, having fallen here. A chill ran through Ling Pu's heart, realizing that this battle was far more complex than it appeared.

Just then, he heard a slight sound coming from the front.

Ling Pu immediately stopped and moved his ears slightly, trying to catch the sound coming from the front.

The sound was faint and fragmented, but it was particularly clear in the silent cave.

He quickly turned his head, searching the shadows around him, and finally found Ying's figure in a dark corner.

The shadow was approaching him silently, its eyes flashing with a faint blue light, as if it was seeing through everything in the cave.

"Ying, what's going on over there?" Ling Pu said in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)