The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 87 Debate

"I was startled awake from my deep sleep. What happened this time?"

"I am so sorry to have disturbed your rest."

The patriarch and his heir Raphael raised their heads, but they did not dare to look into the bronze dragon's majestic vertical pupils.

The bronze dragon surveyed the tiny fish-men, and their obsequiousness pleased him.

"It's alright... Is there something you'd like to discuss with me?"

"That's how it is—"

"Please don't trouble Lord Marion any further!"

Before the heir could even speak, the clan chief sternly stopped him.

"Let him speak."

Unexpectedly, the bronze dragon Marion interrupted the murloc chieftain, looking with interest at Raphael, the radical yet brave murloc.

"And, just now I seemed to hear something in your words...humans."

When the word "human" came up, the bronze dragon Marion spoke in a very low voice, as if carrying a heavy hatred.

"yes!"

"Yes... sigh."

Raphael nodded excitedly, a stark contrast to the patriarch who bowed his head in resignation. He quickly gathered his thoughts and, with great excitement, explained to Marion.

"Lord Marion, humans have occupied the other side of the underwater passage, killing and imprisoning our people! I want to lead the other people to rescue that person and avenge our people! However, the chieftain does not agree with my idea, so I called on your name, hoping that you can help make a decision."

Upon hearing the word "human," the bronze dragon Mariens's expression darkened once more.

"Again...humans."

The patriarch looked deeply at Raphael—the child he had raised from childhood, almost like a grandson, who had become a radical completely different from himself.

Perhaps he was too young and impulsive...

However, the reason he would consult with Lord Marion is probably because he wants to exploit Lord Marion's hatred of humanity to force me to accept his ideas.

And he did achieve his goal. Although Marion fell silent, his angry eyes burned fiercely.

The clan chief quickly tried to explain, hoping to calm Marion down.

"But...we have already lost many of our people in the fight against the enemy! We are already wounded...we cannot afford any more losses for the tribe."

Upon hearing Marion's resentful words, the chieftain quickly intervened to dissuade him. Marion, the bronze dragon, was trapped at the bottom of the lake because of humans, and he harbored deep hatred for them.

But it was the protector of the merfolk tribe, and even the chieftain could not disobey it. He feared that Marion, in a fit of anger, might actually decide to attack humans, causing even more harm to the merfolk tribe.

"Chieftain! You are too weak! Humans have already killed one of our kin. If we don't find a new passage, are we just going to wait for the humans to come and kill us?!"

"But even if we take the initiative, we will not gain any advantage in human territory. We have already disturbed humans, and if we want to attack, they will definitely be prepared."

"this……"

Upon hearing the clan chief's words, Raphael was stunned and speechless for a moment.

"It's alright, I'm willing to help you."

"But, Lord Marion, your injury..."

The chieftain hesitated, wanting to tell the bronze dragon Marion not to worsen his injuries for the sake of humans, but then he immediately realized that Marion's injuries were caused by humans.

"Yes, my injuries are severe, and I can't even leave the small lake."

"So——"

"But humanity is evil, and if left unchecked, it will only lead to greater disaster!"

The dragon's language, imbued with intense anger and majesty, sent shivers down the spines of all the fishmen.

Neither the patriarch nor Raphael dared to speak again, bowing their heads and awaiting Marion's instructions. But Marion suddenly turned his head and looked into the depths of the lake.

The fish also looked at the lake in confusion, and after a while...

Splash...

A wounded merman swam up from the bottom of the lake; it was Clark, one of the two mermen sent to investigate the plantation.

"Clark?! You...you're back!"

"Weren't you imprisoned? How did you escape?!"

The fishmen watched him with excitement; no one could have imagined that he would escape death.

"Yes... I escaped back while the humans weren't looking."

"Clark... what exactly happened?"

The chieftain's voice trembled as he reached the lake and pulled Clark ashore. Seeing the many wounds on Clark's body, a look of self-reproach flashed across the chieftain's face.

"Patriarch, Lord Marion."

The bronze dragon Marion looked at Clark with curiosity and nodded slightly.

"Clark, how are humans doing?"

"Lord Marion, humans are extremely dangerous."

………………

Inside a cave above the lake, Yanami and Klein were secretly eavesdropping on the conversation below. Using the Thunder Crocodile's swimming ability, Klein brought Yanami to the top of the cave.

As for why he did this, it was obviously to eavesdrop on the conversations of the fishman tribe, so that Klein could control the fishman he was parasitizing and make him make the corresponding choices.

However, the problem is that Klein can neither understand dragon language nor fish-man language, so he can only bring along the all-around translator Yanami.

Moreover, it was thanks to the fact that the passage leading from the cave to the underwater world was large enough, and because it was a downward-flowing passage that wasn't completely filled with water, that Yanami was able to be brought up.

However, this is also very risky. If Klein is accidentally discovered by the Bronze Dragon, he will have no choice but to continue fighting its clone.

However, based on previous encounters with the Bronze Dragon, it is unlikely to be detected unless skills or magic are used rashly.

"Yanami, remember, do not use magic or mental attacks, in short, do not have any magical fluctuations."

"Yes, I know."

With Yanami's translation, Klein brought the merman to the Bronze Dragon at just the right moment.

Judging from their current pace, are they planning to attack the plantation? Luckily, the patriarch is a conservative.

At this moment, the fish-man tribe below was no longer so tense because of Clark's return, and began to ask Clark about the situation of the humans on the other side of the passage.

What they didn't know was that although this Clark was still the Clark they knew, his heart had been marked with a complete and utter loyalty to Klein.

Klein maintained telepathic communication with Yanami and observed the situation of the fish-man tribe.

"We went to the cave on the other side of the passage. There was only one human inside. She had taken over the cave and was controlling some powerful monsters."

"Hmm... the communication fish you sent back has already covered all of this. Please tell me the details. Thank you for your hard work..."

The chieftain sighed and patted Clark on the shoulder.

"Yes……"