Traveling through the world of beasts, making a living

Chapter 138: Sea Tribe's Battle for Supremacy

The group quickly took away the orcs they could through the wall of fire, and everyone hurried out of the cave.

"Na, you can't go back to the Sea King's Palace!" Bai Chen reminded.

"Yes, let's make arrangements nearby and go to the sealed area first. These tribesmen need to heal their wounds, and Chief Mu and the Sea King also need to recover!" Mona nodded in agreement.

"Then go, hurry up! Bixi and I will cover your retreat, Qingli, you and Na and the others will go first!"

Mona arranged for everyone to rest in a cave within the sealed area. The injured orcs received prompt medical attention, and Chief Mu and the Sea King began to recover. However, Mona was restless, worried about the safety of the sea tribe and curious about the identity of the so-called princess.

While everyone was resting, Na found the Sea King and Chief Mu and asked them about the Sea King's Palace and the mysterious princess.

"Sea King, Chief Mu, you've almost recovered!"

"Thank you, Lady Miko, for saving us! Our entire sea tribe is deeply grateful!"

Aquaman expressed his sincere gratitude to Mona and bowed for a long time!

"Alright! We're all family, so we should help each other. Neptune, tell me first, who is that guy who looks exactly like you? How did he know about us and our affairs? If Qingli hadn't tricked him, we wouldn't have found out!"

The Sea King lowered his head in shame and thought for a while before saying:

"Miko-sama, I'm ashamed to say this. He's my half-brother, Haisa. Born later than me, he's not very healthy, so my parents always asked me to take care of him. When I became the Sea King, I gave him the power of second-in-command, which led to him developing thoughts he shouldn't have! It's my fault. The consequence of spoiling him is that he teamed up with outsiders to replace me!"

After Aquaman finished speaking, he burst into tears! Only those who have experienced it can understand how painful it is to be betrayed by your loved ones!

Chief Mu couldn't utter any words of comfort, so he just patted Aquaman's back heavily.

"Now that it's happened, there's no need to blame yourself. You should find a way to resolve it. By the way, who is that person your brother calls Princess?"

When Mona asked this question, several beast husbands and their cubs came back. They just nodded and greeted each other without saying anything. They were all waiting for Aquaman's answer.

After a moment of silence, Aquaman decided to tell Nan some truths.

"She is the little princess of the mermaid tribe and my brother's fiancé."

The Sea King took a deep breath and continued, "Many years ago, the two tribes formed an alliance, and it was agreed that the princess would marry my brother when she came of age. But not long ago, unrest broke out within the mermaid tribe, and the eldest princess disappeared. My brother thought the eldest princess was dead, so he colluded with the younger princess and tried to use her to seize control of the Sea King's Palace. And thus unify the sea tribe!"

After hearing this, Na and the others finally understood what had happened. "I see, but now that the princess is safe, why did your brother want to kill us?"

Chief Mu looked up at the sky and said word by word:

"Wealth is attractive, power is captivating. He felt the wealth and resources that power brings, and the incident with the little mermaid princess only heightened his desire for power. So he decided to unify the sea tribe, even if it meant fratricide!"

"So what should we do now?" Na asked.

The Sea King looked at Na, a glint of determination flashing in his eyes. "We must find the Great Mermaid Princess. She is the legitimate merman. This little princess is as ambitious as my brother. If we find the Great Mermaid Princess and expose my brother's conspiracy, we can restore peace to the sea tribe."

"But there are so many people in this vast sea. How can we find the mermaid princess?" Chief Mu asked worriedly.

"I have a clue." The Sea King said, taking out a crystal clear scale from his arms, "This is the scale of the mermaid princess. As long as we follow its guidance, we can find her."

"Then let's set off without further delay," Mona suggested.

"Mistress, we can't act hastily. The little princess and Haisa have used the venom of the octopus monster to control the entire sea tribe. Those who refuse to submit to them have been imprisoned in the cave we just found. Chief Mu and I are still quite capable, but we are both dying from the poison. The mermaids have been involved in a civil war, and the seawater has been polluted. All kinds of sea creatures are on the verge of death. We must first find these abominable octopus monsters and completely eliminate them before we can save the sea tribe!"

"That's right!" Mona suddenly realized, "We can't let their plot succeed. But how do we find the octopus monster?"

The Sea King said solemnly, "Octopus monsters like to hide in the dark and are difficult to find. However, they must be inseparable from water. We can look for their traces along the coastline."

"Mother, there's no need to bother. Bai Ze and I already know where the Octopus Monster's lair is! We have to thank those two idiots!"

"Zhuzhu, you and Bai Ze followed them. Were you discovered? Were you injured?"

Mona nervously pulled the two of them, looked them up and down, and found that only their hair was a little messy, then she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't be impulsive next time, you two are still young!"

"Don't worry, mother, we will be careful!"

The fathers and a few children also came over and surrounded Zhuzhu and Bai Ze, chattering with concern.

"Now that we know the lair of the octopus monster, let's go there quickly." Chief Mu said.

The group headed towards the lair of the octopus monster. Along the way, they carefully observed the surrounding environment, fearing that they would disturb the octopus monster.

Finally, they arrived at the lair of the octopus monsters. The scene before them shocked them: countless octopus monsters gathered together, emitting a foul odor.

"How disgusting..." Zhuzhu couldn't help but say.

"Everyone be careful, don't get sprayed by their venom." Aquaman warned.

At this moment, the octopus monsters discovered them and pounced on them...

"Retreat and guard the cave entrance. Chiyan, Yanzi, seal the cave entrance with fire!"

Mona shouted to everyone anxiously, narrowly avoiding a claw. Chi Yan soared into the air, and a whirring fireball hit the entrance of the cave, instantly igniting the eight-clawed monster that was about to leave the cave.

Waves of foul odor, accompanied by a burning smell, made one dizzy and unsteady. The octopus monster inside the cave was trapped, hissing non-stop. However, the fire grew stronger and stronger, and the smoke billowed, making it impossible to breathe.

"We must leave here as soon as possible!" Chief Mu shouted.

Everyone started to retreat, but the octopus monsters did not give up their attack. They stretched out long tentacles from the cave entrance, trying to catch the fleeing people.

"Protect the children!" Mona blocked Zhuzhu and Bai Ze behind her and fought against the octopus monster with weapons.

During the fierce battle, Zhuzhu suddenly discovered a strange phenomenon: some octopus monsters seemed to be protecting something, surrounding a huge egg and preventing the flames from approaching.

"What is that?" Zhuzhu asked, pointing at the egg.

"They look like the eggs of an octopus monster," Aquaman replied. "Perhaps we can use this opportunity to destroy their eggs and completely eliminate them."

So, everyone decided to change their strategy and concentrate their firepower on attacking the egg.

"Make a ball out of catkins, dip it in oil, throw it in, and then plug the hole with a quilt made of catkins. I don't believe they won't die!"

Mona took out the Xuxu flower from the system and exchanged it for two barrels of gasoline. After some hard work, the egg was finally broken and a sticky liquid flowed out.

Seeing this, the octopus monsters let out cries of despair. Their morale was severely shaken, and they began to flee in all directions. When they reached the cave entrance, the cotton quilt was also ablaze, blocking their escape route.

"We succeeded!" several little ones shouted excitedly.