"Never mind, let's fight him now and see what his combat power is like. If he indeed has the strength to defeat Jiang Fan, then everything will be explained. If he can't even beat me, then it's hard to say."
Yao floated in the water, then used his dual sabers to slash through the surface, the attack stirring the water into a powerful ripple.
Just as his attack was about to hit the merman before him, the merman suddenly vanished from Yao's sight.
"How is this possible? So fast?"
The movement speed truly stunned Yao. Although its physique wasn't exceptionally large, its speed was astonishingly quick, disappearing in an instant.
When the merman reappeared, it was already in front of Yao, who was caught off guard and immediately drew his dual sabers to defend.
Fortunately, there was water behind him, otherwise, that strike would have sent Yao flying over ten meters.
"Damn it, such power and speed. How can I defeat him?"
Yao continued to fight with his dual sabers, but the merman's speed was almost beyond his comprehension, making it difficult for Yao to react.
Soon, numerous wounds appeared on Yao's body.
If he didn't resist promptly, chunks of flesh would be torn from his body.
The reason the monster only scratched Yao was entirely because Yao blocked with his sabers.
However, its strength was too immense; even with a block, its claws could still sink several centimeters deep.
If this continued, Yao would die from excessive blood loss. It was clearly not the time to continue fighting, so Yao immediately fled towards the reef.
"Damn it, his combat power is too strong. If I fought him one-on-one, I would definitely not be his opponent. And even if Jiang Fan wasn't his opponent, he wouldn't be foolish enough to continue fighting."
"However, it's only possible that it inflicted damage on Jiang Fan, otherwise, it can't be explained."
He had expected the monster to stop and not pursue him, but to his surprise, after Yao climbed onto the reef, the monster followed.
"What's going on? It's not willing to let us go even after reaching the shore? Does it want to kill me to be satisfied?"
"But this is on land, I'm not afraid of you."
Yao slung his dual sabers behind his back, adopted a fighting stance, and prepared to draw his blades.
Clearly, Yao had been slowed down in the water by the resistance of the current, but on land, his combat effectiveness doubled.
His speed would not be affected by the water, and he had enough strength to fight the monster before him.
If he couldn't figure out why this creature was so fixated on him, even though he had reached the shore and posed no threat, did it still want to kill him?
Moreover, from its eyes, Yao could see endless rage, as if it truly regarded Yao as an enemy.
At the same time, he noticed two different straps tied to the monster's feet.
Although he couldn't understand what they were, he could guess they belonged to its mate.
However, it was likely dead, as clear bloodstains were still visible on the straps.
And this blood was green, not red, allowing him to deduce that it was likely left by someone very important to it, and it had only obtained the item because they were killed.
With this thought, Yao suddenly understood the meaning, and why this merman was so ferocious towards him.
"Could it be that Jiang Fan killed its mate, and that's why this creature is so furious?"
"Damn it, never mind. Even if you killed your mate, so what? If you hadn't initiated the attack, Jiang Fan would never have struck first."
Yao knew Jiang Fan very well. Although Jiang Fan's actions were swift and decisive, he would never provoke others for no reason when faced with something that posed no threat.
"If you want to fight, then come. I'm too lazy to explain anything to you here."
As soon as Yao finished speaking, he initiated the attack, and the monster immediately retaliated.
Although Yao couldn't harm it underwater, it was a different story on shore.
Yao swung his dual sabers, slashing ferociously at the monster. The monster initially thought its claws could block the attack again, but it didn't expect Yao's strike to be so decisive and powerful, breaking several of its claws.
Finally, the monster realized it couldn't defeat Yao on shore and chose to give up, sitting aside.
"I'll give you one last chance. If you tell me where my companion is, I'll let you go."
Upon hearing this, the monster bared its fangs and roared loudly at Yao.
"Damn it, this thing probably can't understand me, or it wouldn't be so arrogant."
He had assumed the monster couldn't understand him clearly, but to his surprise, after hearing Yao's words, the monster let out a cold laugh.
"Of course, I can understand you. But I will never tell you where that beast is. He killed my wife, how could I let him go so easily?"
Yao was utterly incredulous after hearing this.
"Absolutely impossible. My companion would never attack others first. Even if you were monsters, he wouldn't attack you."
"Tell me, what exactly did you do to him, or how did your wife provoke Jiang Fan? Otherwise, Jiang Fan would never have acted."
After hearing this, Yao quickly drew his saber.
"The beast only lost an arm. Why wouldn't he be willing to save my wife?"
"If he wasn't willing, I could only let my wife kill him directly. I didn't expect his combat power to be so strong, he killed my wife with an axe."
The cold words from the other side made everyone present's hearts turn cold.