I'm at the top of the food chain

When they came, there were only a few people, but when they returned, there were many more people than when they came, whether it was the mermaids who were brought out of the lava sea by Elandia, or Nelthario and the others , although no one had time to discuss the result, and they were not familiar with each other because of time constraints, but no one had any objection to this, because they all knew the mission of their trip.Stop Alsos, but more importantly, stop the orcs who responded to this war at the risk of destruction for some reason. Yes, it is not suppression, but prevention. They all need to know what happened to the orcs. what.

Although Lu Shaoyu couldn't see the clear appearance of the orcs through the swaying water mirror through the continuous rain and fog, it was enough for him to see the whole picture of the orc army.

In addition to the adult male orcs who are in their prime, there are also relatively weaker female orcs, and there are even old people who are crooked and emaciated, and there are those who can't be called men at all, but barely pass children. A half-grown boy.

This is not a normal population configuration that should exist in a war. Although Lu Shaoyu has never experienced a real war, he also knows that no matter what, at least there should be no women, old people and children in an army.

Although this may sound sexist or ageist, it has been the case throughout the ages. Women do not go to war not necessarily because they are inferior to men, but because they all bear the responsibility of raising their offspring. , the elderly and children in the family need them more.

Not to mention that there are old people and children here, no one will let their wives, children and parents go into battle to kill the enemy, even a beast that is cornered knows how to hand over its cubs to the female beast before fighting to the death with the enemy Let it hold it far away, not to mention the orcs with emotions and intelligence that are no different from humans, no man will do this.

At first, he felt that the reason why the orcs agreed to Alsos's conditions was because there were some ambitious people in the orcs who were as greedy as Alsos. In order to satisfy their ambitions, even the lives of their own people could be sacrificed.

But now Lu Shaoyu felt that his thinking was completely wrong. Even if there was such an ambitious man in the orc clan, even if the loyalty to the great wizard in their bones forced the orc clan to obey his words, they would never allow the beast clan to obey him. His wife, children and parents were involved in the war.

This is the inherent nature of all intelligent beings, independent of any other factors.

So something big must have happened to the orcs. This incident must be extremely serious, even more serious than the death of their wives and children on the battlefield.

The only thing Lu Shaoyu could think of was the long rainy season, which was enough to flood most of the orc habitats. The rainy season left them nowhere to live, so they dragged their families to Sky City to plunder the territory of the blue dragon clan. But Lu Shaoyu soon realized that this was not right, not to mention that among the three major races, the obvious disadvantage of the orcs has not been a day or two, and even lasted for thousands of years. If such a rainy season makes them unbearable, The war probably broke out a long time ago, and it is not possible to wait until now, saying that they are about to fight against the Dragon Clan. Even if the Orc Clan has a large population, they are not guaranteed in this battle. How can they drag their families together and even retreat I don't keep it for myself.

Can't explain it anyway.

In the process of crossing the barrier again, Lu Shaoyu remained silent. No matter what, he couldn't think of a reason for the behavior of the orcs, which was equivalent to killing a fish and breaking a net.

Heilong looked back at him several times but he didn't notice it at all, which made Heilong a little worried.

It wasn't until they crossed the barrier again and emerged from the small pond that Lu Shaoyu just felt his eyes come into contact with the bright light. With a sound of "boo", the blisters covering his body burst. Lu Shaoyu didn't feel it yet. By the time the cold rainwater was wrapped by the black dragon's tail, it was pulled out of the water with a swish.

Huge wings cover his head, keeping the rainwater out tightly.

Lu Shaoyu bent his mouth, temporarily put aside what he was thinking, and expressed his sincere appreciation for Neltharion's actions.

Immediately after that, more than 20 male mermaids similar in appearance to Elandia emerged from the water. Most of them had the same long silver hair as Elandia, and pupils so light gray that they could hardly be seen clearly. Mermaids are best at controlling water, that is, water magic that is widely rumored by others. They may not be as aggressive as dragons, and not as strong as orcs, but in such a climate with plenty of water, they are absolutely as good as one. Hundred, unrivaled.

If the orcs are soldiers who are good at close combat, then the dragons are archers who can also attack in close combat and from a distance, and the mermaids are mages with the safest output but not low at all.

It’s no wonder that the mermaid tribe has the smallest population, but they can stand firm in the competition of Dolan Continent. If they are not really interested in other parts of this continent, Lu Shaoyu believes that although they have fewer people, they must be harder than those beast tribes. deal with a lot.

These mermaids all looked at their commander Elandia, while Elandia stared at the black dragon motionlessly.

He promised that Meritia would help Nelthario to calm down this chaotic war and situation, then he would definitely do it, and at the same time, he was willing to hand over control to the black dragon without reservation.

The black dragon also looked back at Elandia, and after a while, he made a decision.

"Ilandia, I want to divide your team into two teams. One pair will go to Sky City with me, and the other pair will go to the imperial capital with Corian and Ildan to support them. Are you willing?"

Ilantia opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Irdan exclaimed, "Nesario!"

Compared with the imperial capital where there was still no movement, the destination of the orc army at full speed would obviously be more chaotic, and at this time, Neltharion actually let her and Corian return to the imperial capital, how could they do it.

"Danzerian's will is to go to the rest of the dragon territory, and finally enter the lava sea. Although we have already passed the lava sea by chance, Danzerian's will has not been fulfilled, so we will not leave. "

Irdan flicked his tail very anxiously, his crimson pupils looked more like a burning flame at this time, raging fire.

"Danzerian's will is the lava sea, and we will go to other territories on the way, so you have completed the mission, remember what Meritia wanted to bring to Danzerian, now you should go back and return."

The black dragon snorted, turned his head to look at Irdan, there was no wave in his amber vertical pupils, as if he had recited these words countless times in his heart.

How could Irdan not know that Nelthario and his business were taking risks in the past. Neltharion is the heir to the throne of Danzerian, and he can't have an accident anywhere, so Irdan can't convince himself Afterwards, Neltharion turned to Nesriel for help.

She knew that although Nasriel and Neltharion always behaved differently, in fact, the two brothers who were born to the same mother had a very good relationship. Gentle and pampering, but never leaked, but showed it to Neltharion in an unobvious but more natural way of getting along.

She felt that Nesriel would definitely be on her side.

"Ildan, what Neltharion said is right, you should go back to the imperial capital and return to Danzelion, and your grandfather Scarlett is still waiting for you to go back."

"Nesriel!"

Ildan's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Klein, together with Irdan, you must ensure the safety of the mermaid tribe."

The black dragon obviously made up his mind. After saying this, he turned his head away from looking at Ildan and Corian, but looked at Elandia again.

"Have you figured it out? Who will go to Sky City with us?"

Elandia looked around from among the mermaids, and finally settled on a tall man, "Elandry, lead them to the imperial capital."

And the person who followed them to Sky City was also self-evident, because he finally pointed at himself under the sight of the black dragon.

There are still many people he wants to protect, especially the person who has been repeatedly said by Meritia to be of vital importance to the future of the mainland. Elandia's eyes swept across Lu Shaoyu's face, and finally said nothing.

Ildan obviously didn't want to listen to Nelthario and leave their side, but Kelian resolutely carried out Nelthario's words this time, because he knew that Neltharion was really determined, and he I believe that every decision of Neltharion must have his own reasons.

Although the dragon shapes of Irdan and Kelian are not as good as the black dragon, they are still very big compared to the mermaids, which are much smaller in human form. They are so big that it is not a problem for several mermaids to sit on them.

The team suddenly grew larger and then shrunk sharply. At the time of parting, Corian did not express any objection to Neltharion's decision. Only a second before take-off, he bowed his tall neck and bent his sharp neck. With his claws, he made an unprecedented gift to Neltharion, who was both his friend and his future king.

"Please protect yourself."

After Kelian finished speaking in a deep voice, he looked at Lu Shaoyu again, and repeated, "Please protect yourself too."

Lu Shaoyu stood next to Heilong, standing upright, he nodded, with a small smile from the bottom of his mouth, and replied, "You too."

Kelian spread his wings and flew away with some mermaids, while Irdan looked back several times, until the black dragon and the others turned into a blurred black spot in her eyes. Completely turned around and flew into the distance.

"Let's go, we should go too."

Nasriel watched the other group of people fly away in silence, and then broke the silence and spoke first.

Elandia responded, and together with the other two remaining mermaids, rolled over and climbed onto Nesriel's broad back.

Lu Shaoyu let out a long breath of stale air from his lungs, turned his head towards the black dragon pretending to be relaxed and said, "Let's go, Brother Long."

The black dragon took a step forward, but stopped again, and suddenly said, "I must keep you by my side."

"Huh?" Lu Shaoyu tilted his head incomprehension.

"Even if it's more dangerous around me."

Lu Shaoyu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, his eyes narrowed, and the smile penetrated his eyes to the bottom of his heart, warming his heart, "Well, that's right, if you let me stay away from you at this time , I will definitely be more angry."

He's a man, a man who doesn't need to hide behind anyone and wants to protect the one he loves.

Only by becoming stronger can he protect this man who is already strong enough and... the child that even he doesn't know when it will come.