The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Gu Ran's fists were quite small compared to Xiong Zong's massive size.

Moreover, Gu Ran's attack was weak and feeble, appearing quite powerless.

But the next moment, the brown bear flew out like a giant cannonball, even crashing into a tree as thick as a neck.

Roar......

This time, however, it wasn't a thunderous roar, but rather a pitiful whimper.

"Oh no, did I accidentally kill someone by using too much force?"

Gu Ran quickly ran over to check on the brown bear.

Gu Ran had no intention of killing the brown bear that was, in a way, the "matchmaker" between him and Little Conch.

I came here to practice with it, not only to assess my own strength, but also to say goodbye to it and to this valley.

Fortunately, the brown bear had thick skin and flesh, so it only suffered some superficial pain after being punched by Gu Ran.

The brown bear looked pitifully at the upright ape, tears welling up in its eyes.

terrible!

Looking at the brown bear's appearance, Gu Ran almost burst out laughing.

Finally, he personally caught a few fish to apologize to the brown bear, and then patted its head.

The brown bear, like a giant hamster, dared not resist at all. After Gu Ran patted its head, it even tilted its head and began to lick his palm.

What puzzled Gu Ran was that when he touched the brown bear, he had a sense of déjà vu, as if he had touched it before.

Gu Ran was certain that she had never been here before.

Suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, and confirming that his strength was at least above the level of a twenty-bear, Gu Ran led the little conch out of the valley along the river and began his journey to the sea.

Because the little conch is a mermaid, Gu Ran must plan her journey to the sea by following the course of the river.

Because humans have long adhered to the strategy of concentrating in the main city to resist the beast tides, there are no towns or villages in the wild. As a result, Gu Ran and Xiao Hailuo traveled along the river for several days without encountering any human habitation.

Gu Ran only encountered two or three bounty hunter teams hunting ferocious beasts, and noticed that when the little conch saw these bounty hunters, intense fear would appear in its eyes.

However, after asking around, Gu Ran learned that Xiao Hailuo didn't recognize these bounty hunter teams. She just felt that their attire resembled that of the bad guys who wanted to catch her with nets.

This confirmed Gu Ran's suspicions: the "bad guys" who wanted to capture the little sea snails were indeed bounty hunters.

Because of the beauty of mermaids, the long-standing legends about them, and the fact that the mermaid race is actually quite weak, some bounty hunter groups have emerged that try their luck at capturing mermaids in the ocean.

The reason the little conch appeared in that valley was because she encountered a group of bounty hunters near the sea. When faced with the danger of being captured, she activated a water-based teleportation skill.

This spell is not an ability inherent to the mermaid race, but a skill granted by the conch necklace around her neck, which requires a long "charging" period after use.

After activating the teleportation spell, she will be randomly teleported along the water flow to other places with water within a thousand kilometers.

As for why she wasn't teleported to some other place in the ocean, but instead to a river on land, the little conch herself was confused, because this was the first time she had used this teleportation skill.

Through several bounty hunters, Gu Ran learned that he was near New Testament City.

This made Gu Ran realize that she and the little conch were not far from the sea. They only needed to enter the main channel of a large river below and go downstream for more than 100 kilometers to reach the estuary.

And at the confluence of many streams and great rivers lies the city of the New Testament.

The city of New Testament is famous for one particular trade in history—the slave trade.

However, with the advancement of human civilization, the slave trade was gradually banned in major cities.

However, New Testament City was very stubborn because the city was built on the blood and bones of slaves, and the slave trade had seeped into the city's very DNA.

Even now, although New Testament City has officially abolished the slave trade, a large amount of slave trading still exists in secret.

This includes mermaids from human stories—that is, mermaid girls.

As they approached New Testament City, Gu Ran had the little conch hide in the river, trying to keep it out of sight.

"Hey, have you heard? There's a mermaid among the items being auctioned at Nago Auction House today!"

"Oh? Is it a mermaid? I've heard that mermaids are extremely beautiful, with skin so tender it looks like you could suck water out of it."

Two bounty hunters were talking to each other, one of them revealing a lewd smile.

"No, it's a few male mermaids, but the female mermaids are probably coming soon too. It seems something has happened in the sea. There have been quite a few traces of mermaids in the coastal waters recently. Several well-known bounty hunter teams from New Testament City have already set sail. With them involved, they certainly won't return empty-handed!"

"It wasn't a mermaid? That's a real shame. We missed out on seeing her. I heard that a few months ago, the Giant Shark Squad encountered a pink-haired mermaid. She was absolutely gorgeous. They almost caught her, but she suddenly disappeared right in front of them. If it weren't for the video evidence, people would have thought they were just bragging."

"Yes, pink-haired mermaids are indeed rare. Although the video is blurry, it is definitely real. If the Giant Shark Squad captures one, they will definitely be rich, and they might even be recruited by some of the top families in New Testament City."

One of the bounty hunters looked on with longing.

......

Outside the light screen.

After overhearing the conversation between the two bounty hunters, Ariel's eyes flashed with anger.

If this weren't Gu Ran's memory, she would definitely have made those two bounty hunters wish they were dead.

"Hmph, humans!" Ariel coldly swept her gaze across the powerful humans present.

The powerful humans present were also somewhat embarrassed.

If it weren't for the presence of the sea queen, who herself was a merman, they wouldn't have paid much attention, as the slave trade was far too common in human history.

They also knew that it was popular in some of the top families in the past to capture and keep mermaids as their playthings. If everyone present was a strong human, then there would naturally be no problem.

But there's a powerful sea queen here, which raises a problem.

After all, the Sea Queen was stronger than many of them and was fully qualified to have an equal dialogue with them, and could even be more equal than most of them.

Therefore, the powerful humans present all felt that they were indeed in the wrong and that it was not easy to deal with them.

"Ahem, that's a historical issue from New Testament City, it has little to do with our Vermilion Bird City. We abolished the slave trade long ago."

"Yes, yes, that's a problem for New Testament City, and it has nothing to do with our Azure Dragon City."

"It has nothing to do with our Delin City."

The powerful figures immediately distanced themselves from New Testament City, expressing their shame at associating with it. Moreover, since there were no powerful figures from New Testament City present, they were not afraid of offending anyone, making it even easier to sever ties.

“New Testament City…” Ariel’s eyes turned cold.

Like Saint Yor City, New Testament City is currently ranked last in strength among the nineteen main cities of the Human Alliance, and it cannot even gather enough powerful individuals to defeat the tyrant Gu Ran.

......

In the light screen.

Gu Ran listened quietly the whole time.

Giant Shark Squad?

Gu Ran wrote down the name.

However, he didn't immediately seek revenge for the little conch; sending her back to the sea was the most important thing right now.

Gu Ran noticed that the two bounty hunters didn't seem to be heading back to the city immediately, as they appeared to be looking for more ferocious beasts to hunt outside the city. So he secretly followed behind them.

After observing them for a while and confirming their strength, Gu Ran went into hiding and then ambushed them on their way back to the city, stunning them completely.

"Brother, have mercy! We'll give you whatever you want!" The remaining bounty hunter, thinking Gu Ran was a fellow robber, quickly begged for mercy.

Gu Ran ignored him, killed him with a single punch, and then looted their supplies.

Gu Ran felt no psychological burden when killing these greedy bounty hunters.

74. Ariel in shock

Although they were already close to New Testament City, Gu Ran did not intend to enter.

Although entering the inner city is much easier than entering Saint Yor City due to the strong bounty hunter culture in New Testament City, there are still considerable obstacles.

Even the slums outside the inner city were not worth visiting. He just wanted to get the little conch back to the sea as soon as possible and didn't want to waste a single moment.

His current strength is far inferior to that of when he possessed spatial abilities. Staying in a chaotic place like New Testament City for even a little longer increases the risk of an accident.

Therefore, Gu Ran set his sights on the bounty hunters leaving the city, and he only chose those who were few in number and weak in strength to hunt down and replenish his supplies.

After taking one last look at the majestic New Testament City, which resembled a giant, Gu Ran and Little Conch continued their journey towards the sea along the river.

Gu Ran didn't tell Little Conch about the auction of merfolk slaves in New Testament City. Little Conch's health was already very bad, and he didn't want to make her sad anymore.

He was powerless to save the mermaid who was about to be auctioned off, and could only apologize to the little conch's kind in his heart.

As we entered the main channel of the river and got closer to the estuary, the number of ships on the river increased.

There are not only small fishing boats, but also large cruise ships. In order to ensure the smooth flow of the waterway, there is also an army that patrols and hunts ferocious beasts.

The pink bubble that the little conch saved him last time only allowed him to move freely in the water temporarily, because it used the air that was originally stored inside the bubble, and it was gone once he ran out of air.

To avoid exposing the little conch, Gu Ran had to travel separately from her.

He was on the shore, and the little sea snail was hidden in the water, following his direction.

When they couldn't see at night, the two would find a secluded spot to snuggle together. Gu Ran cheered Xiao Hailuo on, encouraging her not to give up, as victory was just around the corner.

However, as they got closer to the estuary, Gu Ran's expression changed.

He saw that several ships returning home had actually made a harvest, capturing some merfolk.