The deaths of her companions did not make the merfolk retreat; on the contrary, it only stoked their ferocity. After all, these creatures had simple minds and knew nothing of fear. The more intelligent a creature, the more it understood the principle of avoiding harm.
A dozen merfolk charged forward, brandishing their steel forks. Their momentum truly had the spirit of medieval European cavalry charges. However, for A'Li, this was nothing. A'Li raised her hand, energy surged into the talisman she held, and it shot out.
The talisman flew over ten meters, landing amidst the merfolk. "Pfft!" The talisman activated, instantly exploding and releasing a blinding white light. Indeed, it was another flash talisman! A'Li had discovered that using such items at night was highly effective for slaughter. Although she had dozens of magic core bombs in her spatial storage, Ling Tian had forbidden her from using such powerful weapons yet. After all, if the merfolk knew Ling Tian and the others possessed dangerous items like magic core bombs, they might devise corresponding countermeasures. Therefore, Ling Tian had instructed A'Li to play the role of a weakling to deceive the merfolk, causing them to misjudge their true strength. They would unleash their full power only at a critical moment.
A'Li had always obeyed Ling Tian's words. Thus, she used a flash talisman again, and its effect was as remarkable as the last time. In the pitch-black night, the dozen merfolk had been staring intently at A'Li, intending to tear her apart. Suddenly, they saw the sun. Then, their eyes were blinded! In the darkness of the night, their eyes could not withstand such intense light. Their lenses flowed out, rendering the merfolk completely blind, without exception!
A'Li's figure flickered, and she charged into the midst of the merfolk. She picked up a spear and plunged into the crowd, piercing and bleeding those merfolk who were rolling on the ground, clutching their eyes. In less than three minutes, the suffering of these merfolk with injured eyes was ended. In fact, these merfolk should be grateful to A'Li, because if A'Li hadn't "physically transcended" them, they would likely have been thrown into the sea to feed the sharks after the battle ended. The unfortunate companions from last night, those whose eyes were blinded, were ultimately thrown alive into the sea to become food for sharks!
The dazzling white light produced by the explosion of the flash talisman moments ago had alerted everyone on the island, both humans and merfolk. Consequently, a large number of merfolk abandoned their tasks and rushed towards A'Li's location, including the guards watching Xuanyuan Changfeng and the others.
At this moment, Ling Tian, riding his flying sword and carrying Xuanyuan Luanfeng, arrived at the shore. He applied an invisibility talisman to Xuanyuan Luanfeng, who quietly crossed the beach and reached the resting place of the Xuanyuan family members. Two consecutive days of high-intensity labor had left the Xuanyuan family members extremely weary. Many slept like logs, their snores echoing one after another.
Xuanyuan Changfeng was also exhausted, but as the leader of these people, he couldn't sleep soundly. He was terrified that another accident like the one involving Xiao Xu might occur. Therefore, every hour or two, he forced himself to wake up and check on everyone's condition. Just moments ago, Xuanyuan Changfeng opened his eyes and was so startled by the scene before him that he nearly jumped up. He rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was hallucinating because he seemed to see Xuanyuan Luanfeng appear before him. Xuanyuan Luanfeng had already been rescued yesterday!
Seeing this, Xuanyuan Luanfeng smiled. "Brother, you're not mistaken. I am Luanfeng, and I've returned!"
"Nonsense! Why did you come back? Ling Tian has already rescued you, so you should just wait patiently!" Xuanyuan Changfeng whispered, complaining with a hint of displeasure. He did not want his sister to be imprisoned with him.
"Eldest Brother, you are a member of the Xuanyuan family, and you can make sacrifices for everyone. Why can't I?"
"This..." Xuanyuan Changfeng was speechless. Xuanyuan Luanfeng had used his own words to silence him.
"Eldest Brother, don't dwell on that for now. I've returned because I have something important to convey! Mr. Ling Tian has already deciphered the collars around our necks and created hundreds of keys. I've brought all the keys. However, having the keys alone is not enough to remove these collars, so I've come back to teach you how to open them. This task must be done by me! Without further ado, you should quietly contact people. I will distribute the keys to you and then teach everyone how to pass on the method of opening the locks!"
"Alright, Sister, I entrust this to you!"
The reason Ling Tian sent Xuanyuan Luanfeng back was twofold: firstly, someone needed to teach them how to unlock the collars, and secondly, these merfolk seemed unable to count. They didn't care if there were more or fewer captives; in their eyes, these captives were expendable. If they died from hard labor, they would simply be thrown into the sea to feed the sharks, without any waste. In fact, the merfolk treated these captives the same way they treated their own kind. Even if merfolk were severely injured, they would rarely receive treatment and would be directly thrown into the sea to feed the sharks. This was perhaps the fate of all marine creatures.
A'Li fought with increasing ferocity on the beach. By now, she had killed over thirty merfolk. In this short time, the beach was littered with corpses. However, at this moment, the seawater suddenly churned, and over twenty figures emerged from the sea. A'Li was momentarily stunned by the appearance of these creatures, as they were incredibly terrifying.
The beings emerging from the sea were about two meters tall. Their lower bodies resembled a combination of fish and snakes, with a large tail, two to three meters long, dragging beneath them. This tail was adorned with fins and scales, a structure perfectly suited for swimming. When these creatures came ashore, their lower bodies moved like snakes, and their walking speed was no slower than that of humans. The upper bodies of these monsters were very similar to humans, except their bodies were covered in blue scales, and these monsters also had fins on their hands and heads. What was even more terrifying was that some of the monsters had six arms, and each hand held a weapon!