The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 96 Blocking the Door

It took ten minutes for the fish-like group to finally reach the lakeside, a distance of just over ten meters. Thanks to the intimidation of the bronze dragon, there were no longer any living pterosaurs in the lake.

Meanwhile, the winged serpent dragons parasitized by Klein had already quietly moved to the shore to play dead in order to avoid being affected by Marion's attack. Some of them went through the underwater passage to the cave to protect Yanami.

Although they are flying creatures, these pterosaurs are surprisingly good swimmers and can stay underwater for a long time, which explains why they were able to fight bronze dragons in the water.

With the protection of the bronze dragon Marion, the fishmen can safely dive into the water and escape through underwater passages.

"Fishmen, my magic is running low, leave now."

"Lord Marion...we merfolk will never forget your kindness!"

After the chieftain solemnly finished speaking to the bronze dragon Mariens, he led the group into the lake.

"Fishmen who wish to stay and fight! Follow Lord Marion!"

But before the fishmen even entered the lake, Raphael shouted loudly.

"Raphael! Stop fooling around!"

All the fishmen looked at Raphael in shock, and the chieftain turned around and glared at him, but Raphael simply shook his head firmly.

"Chieftain, didn't you tell me to fight to the bitter end?"

"you--"

"I understand your thoughts! But I also have things I have to do. Lord Marion has done so much for us, and I only have this one life to repay him."

As he spoke, Raphael looked around at the other fishmen.

"Do you intend to leave in such a humiliating way? No! I don't want my homeland to be slaughtered by these beasts! I don't want Lord Marion, who has always protected us, to sacrifice himself alone! If you want to leave, follow the chieftain! Even if I'm the only one left, I will die with Lord Marion!"

Raphael began his impassioned speech, and the fish-men, filled with anger and resentment at the invasion of their homeland by the winged serpent dragons, seemed to join in the excitement, their eyes blazing with fire.

"Raphael, these are the last of our people, we cannot—"

"Raphael, I am willing to follow you!"

The chieftain seemed to want to say something more, but Clark seized the opportunity to interrupt him. This was, of course, Klein's instruction; he wanted the fishmen to minimize the chances of them perishing together with the winged serpent dragons.

"Clark?! What are you doing?!"

"I'm sorry, Chieftain, but I'm willing to die for everyone. I'm willing to cover your retreat."

"Clark..."

Raphael had initially thought Clark was on the patriarch's side, but now his gaze toward Clark was filled with approval.

"Me!" "Me too!" "I want to follow Raphael too!"

With Clark taking the lead in expressing his opinion, the fishmen, who were already filled with resentment and fighting spirit, followed suit one after another, choosing to stay and fight alongside Raphael.

Wow, that's really exciting! I used to think Raphael was a nuisance, but now it seems I should thank him.

Klein watched the show with some emotion, taking the opportunity to parasitize a few more winged serpent dinosaurs in preparation for his next move.

Klein did these things that led to the destruction of the fish-man tribe not because he was cruel and bloodthirsty, but simply because the fish-men attacked Yanami indiscriminately.

If they had sent a few more murlocs to the plantation back then, Yanami might have met with misfortune.

Although they seem humane now, Klein will not let them off the hook for it; this is the price they pay for attacking Yanami.

"I won't allow it! These are the last of our people; we can't afford any more losses!"

The chieftain angrily denied Raphael's idea, but Raphael did not refute it. Instead, he looked at the bronze dragon Mariens, who had been fighting the winged serpent dragon.

"Lord Marion, what is your opinion?"

"Those who are willing to die with me, stay and fight."

"Lord Marion!"

Unlike the patriarch's disbelief, Raphael smiled and raised his arms in a shout.

"I will follow Lord Marion forever!"

"oh!!!!"

Things had developed in such a way that they were completely out of the chieftain's control. Even his frantic attempts to dissuade them were futile, and the fishmen eventually split into two factions.

While following their chieftain, they planned to escape the attack of the winged serpent dragon horde through an underwater passage. There were only a dozen or so fishmen, most of whom were seriously injured.

On the other side, following Raphael, more than twenty fishmen, all skilled young men, were willing to stay and fight alongside Marion against the winged serpent horde, ready to die bravely.

"Are you really going to stay?"

"Chieftain, we are sorry, we are willing to die."

The chieftain looked at Raphael and the merfolk following him with a complicated expression, and sighed deeply.

"Then... kill more of these beasts, using the skills I taught you."

"I understand, clan leader... no, grandfather."

The chieftain gave Raphael one last look before leading his people into the lake. Raphael watched his people disappear into the distance and took a deep breath.

"My people! Let's continue the fight!"

"yes!"

While the other fishmen weren't paying attention, Clark quietly followed the chieftain underwater and hid behind the other fishmen. They were all nervously swimming towards the bottom of the lake, and no one noticed that Clark, who had just been pledging his loyalty to Raphael, would run away with them.

The lake water now has a light red hue and a faint smell of blood. There are mutilated bodies of pterosaurs everywhere, and a dozen fishmen are rapidly diving down.

But when they found the entrance to the underwater passage, they discovered a surprise left by Klein.

The cave entrance was blocked by the corpse of a pterosaur... This was done by Klein to buy some time.

"Damn it...it's blocked! Quick, clear the way!"

The chieftain cursed, then led the other merfolk to use water magic to clear the winged serpent dragon corpses blocking the cave entrance. However, because there were so many corpses, Klein blocked a large portion of the entrance.

On the lake, the fishmen who remained to fight went all out and began a desperate battle with the winged serpent dragons.

After ten minutes, the passage was finally cleared. It was fortunate that the fish could breathe underwater, otherwise they might have suffocated first.

Thanks to the fishmen fighting on the surface, they safely entered the underwater passage and began to move forward. After a while, they arrived at the crossroads.

"Chief, which way should we go?"

"Um……"

The clan leader pondered, observing the three paths, and then suddenly noticed something.

Sizzle...

In one of the passages, arcs of electricity flickered, and a pair of eyes were already secretly watching the fish-men.