Chapter 2447: Treasure Gift

“They… escaped?” the Peacock Princess looked at the Mermaid Queen in confusion as she asked in bewilderment.

The Mermaid Queen looked stunned too. “That seems to be the case.”

She thought about how those giants had arrived majestically, acting as if they would decimate the world, and she suddenly felt an urge to laugh. She looked at the figure in the sky, and a red tinge spread across her beautiful face.

It’s all thanks to that man. He is truly strong and dashing.

As the four giants escaped, the normal-sized Ox Heads, Horse Faces, Golden Cangues, and Silver Chains were stunned. We’re fighting to our deaths here, yet our bosses escaped?

They quickly reacted though. It was unknown who first did it, but it didn’t take long before all of them turned tail and fled.

The Ocean races’ experts made use of this opportunity to advance and drive the monsters back into the Eye of the Ocean.

Most fighting had died down by this point, except for the friends and comrades who had turned against them after being inflicted with death energy. Those were much trickier to deal with, and the Ocean races’ experts hesitated to dish out fatal blows on them.

Faced with this situation, the Four Dragon Kings had no choice but to make the difficult choice, “To avoid further contagion, we have no choice but to execute them and burn their corpses.”

The crowd looked pained, but they knew this was the rational thing to do.

It was then Zu An spoke up, “Let me give it a try.”

“Be careful, benefactor!” many from the Ocean races’ anxiously reminded when they saw him making his way toward the monster horde.

Zu An chuckled at the way they addressed him. “Don’t worry.”

He flitted into the center of the monster horde.

The monsters, upon sensing the presence of a living being, lurched at him with their claws and fangs to rip off his flesh and blood.

Zu An calmly opened his hands as if an invisible book sat on his palms. “Dust to dust, earth to earth. What should not remain should cease to exist…”

A white light reminiscent of the warm rays of a rising sun radiated from his body; it was a stark contrast to the grayish-white death energy. A light breeze blew wherever the white light touched, whisking away death energy with it.

Those previously afflicted with death energy fell to the ground as they slowly recovered.

Those who were more severely injured or had been afflicted with more death energy failed to snap out of it right away, resulting in their dazed expressions. “What happened?”

Their friends and family cried tears of joy. They rushed forward to hug them.

The Mermaid Queen marched in with the Ocean races’ healers to treat their injuries. Soon, those who had fainted regained consciousness. Most people were saved, except for those who were too severely injured.

Resounding cheers broke out from the Ocean races. All of them earnestly thanked Zu An.

Had it not been for him, this could have been the end of their Ocean races. They wouldn’t have been able to save these people or even drive off those terrifying giant monsters.

The Four Dragon Kings bowed to Zu An. “You are our Ocean races’ precious friend. Ask anything of us, be it to climb a mountain of knives or dive into a sea of flames, and we will not hesitate to carry it out!”

Given that he had saved the Ocean races, there was no gratitude too excessive for him.

Zu An chuckled. “There’s no need to climb a mountain of knives or dive into a sea of flames for me. Instead, you can consider the proposal I have previously raised.”

The Four Dragon Kings looked conflicted, but they quickly replied, “We’ll listen to your suggestion and ally with the Fiend races against the monsters!”

“I will help you too. Trust me, we will be the ultimate victors.” Zu An had thought things through and figured that his intervention was necessary to pull history back on track.

The Four Dragon Kings were delighted to hear that. “We have nothing to fear with your help!”

They were previously hesitant because they thought they wouldn’t be a match against the monsters even after allying with the Fiend races. But with this powerhouse on their side, the odds now looked much better.

It was just a second ago that they were lamenting about having to stake the future of their Ocean races to repay this debt, but things weren’t that pessimistic, after all. The other party wasn’t going to leave them to the lurch.

What a noble person he is! Helping us and yet not asking for anything in return.

Zu An gestured to the Peacock Princess and said, “You may discuss the details of the alliance with the princess. I’ll be making a trip down there.”

The Peacock Princess was moved to hear that. Is he doing all this for me?

She had been here for some time now, and she had tried everything she could think of, but the Ocean races displayed a greater inclination to become subservient to the monsters than to ally with the Fiend races.

This ‘Big Brother Eddie Peng’ had also been working with the same objective in mind, and now that he had succeeded, he suddenly passed the credit to her.

Why is he treating me so well? Is it because of my descendant? Aiyo, my distant descendant, I think your ancestor has also fallen in love with this man. What should we do about this?

Her face began to burn. It was also at this point she suddenly recalled his subsequent sentence and exclaimed, “You’re heading into the Eye of the Ocean?”

Zu An nodded. He looked at the deep ditch that resembled a massive cut on the ocean floor. Grayish-white death energy continued to puff out of it. “Those fellows merely made a temporary retreat. They will return the moment another opportunity arises. I have to deal with the seal.”

If he couldn’t settle the situation here, the Ocean races would be tied down by the monsters emerging from the Eye of the Ocean. They wouldn’t have the manpower to aid the Fiend races in fending against the monsters.

He was also curious to uncover why his connection with the underworld was severed, as well as what was the situation with the Shaman races, Ox Head, and Horse Face. There were too many questions he needed answers to.

The Four Dragon Kings proposed, “We’ll send some formation masters down with you. This is our Ocean races’ affair, so we can’t let you risk your life alone.”

Zu An chuckled. “I’ll investigate the situation down there first before requesting further help. Death energy is swirling down there. I won’t have the strength to protect everyone.”

While the Four Dragon Kings were hesitating on this issue, the Mermaid Queen interjected, “The Dragon Kings are right. This is our Ocean races’ business. I’ll go down with you. I’ll at least be of help to you if those Ox Heads and Horse Faces have laid an ambush for you down there.”

Zu An was moved. Her blessings were indeed formidable, raising his fighting prowess by at least 30%.

The Four Dragon Kings voiced their agreement too. At least the Mermaid Queen was also part of the Ocean races, so it wouldn’t look bad on them if she tagged along with Zu An.

“All right, let’s head down together.” Zu An figured it shouldn’t be too hard for him to protect one person from the death energy.

The Peacock Princess rushed over and handed him a five-colored fan. “Big brother, it could be dangerous down there. Take this Peacock Plume with you.”

She was blushing furiously. Peacock Plume was her race’s invaluable treasure. It had never fallen into an outsider’s hand before. But she couldn’t care less right now.