They all bore scars, some even bleeding.

However, they showed no sign of backing down; their eyes were filled only with hatred and anger.

They hated the monsters that had invaded their home, and the bastards who had disrupted their peaceful lives.

They brandished their weapons, shouted, and charged towards the fishmen, fighting alongside their comrades.

"Kill them! Brothers on the other side, we're here to help you! Let's kill these damned guys together!" they shouted, their voices filled with determination and courage.

"Damn it, kill you bastards!" another soldier roared, swinging his axe and hacking at a charging merman.

Blue blood continued to splatter, and angry roars, the clashing of swords, and wails echoed under the sky.

With reinforcements, the heavily armored shieldbearers felt much less pressured and rallied to fight off the murlocs' attack alongside the reinforcements.

Seeing this scene, Link felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

He knew that although these soldiers of Hailin City were battered and bruised, their will was stronger than anyone else's. They had proven with their actions what true warriors and heroes were.

So now, all that's left is you, Naga!

Link thought coldly.

He turned around and once again turned his gaze to the Naga sea monster in front of him.

However, at that moment, Link suddenly felt his hair stand on end and instinctively dodged to the side.

Whoosh!

The next moment, an arrow flew past Link's cheek and pierced straight through the Naga siren in front of him.

The Naga sea monster let out a scream, and its body instantly turned into a ball of water before shattering.

Her eyes were filled with shock and resentment, as if she couldn't believe that she had been killed so easily.

"Ah! You bastard! Let me go!"

The other Naga cried out in surprise.

Link quickly looked over and saw that the Naga was caught in a large net that had been thrown from somewhere.

She struggled and roared, but could not break free from the net's hold.

“Belli, you’d better surrender. You should know that there’s no way you can escape now.”

A beautiful, ethereal voice came from behind me.

Link turned around and saw a woman in a gorgeous long dress walking slowly towards him.

Her eyes gleamed with wisdom and determination, as if everything was under her control.

143. Tsk tsk

The Naga struggled within a giant net, her body writhing as she tried to cut through the strange-looking, incredibly tough net with the sharp knife in her hand.

The netting shimmered in the sunlight, as if mocking her powerlessness.

"Belli, don't bother. You should know that you can't escape this net with your strength alone. You'd better come back with us obediently." A voice came, carrying an unquestionable authority.

Link looked toward the direction from which the sound came and saw a group of people standing behind Claudia and the others. Their shadows were elongated in the afterglow of the setting sun, making them appear both mysterious and majestic.

Meanwhile, the mermen who had been attacking frantically had stopped moving at some point, and the red special status on their bodies slowly dissipated, as if they had been driven away by an invisible force.

Then, as if they had received some kind of command, they obediently stood aside, heads bowed, not daring to make the slightest move.

The battlefield, which had been filled with the deafening shouts of battle, fell silent for a moment, with only the faint sound of the wind blowing across the sand and the distant roar of waves crashing against the rocks.

The sudden silence made Link feel uneasy. He looked around warily, trying to find the source of this change.

"You bastards, you still won't let us go, you've even chased us all the way here!"

The Naga named Belle, trapped in the net, had given up on futile resistance, but she continued to curse. Her voice was full of anger and resentment, but also mixed with a hint of helplessness.

Kuokas also sensed the strange atmosphere. She cautiously stepped aside and quietly observed the situation.

At this moment, Link's army split into two groups and retreated to the sides, making way for them. Link finally got a clear look at these people, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Tsk!" Link couldn't help but sigh softly.

The woman standing at the very front was a woman with a very alluring figure.

She was dressed similarly to the Naga named Belle, except that she wore an armor-style bodice that gleamed with a cold light, making her look both sexy and heroic.

A long fish tail glided across the ground, stirring up a fine dust with each movement.

A light veil covered her face, revealing only her deep and mysterious eyes.

Behind her followed several very tall fishmen, whose bodies were even more robust than those of the large fishmen, with bulging muscles, as if they contained boundless power.

They wore armor made of some unknown material, with intricate patterns carved on it, emitting a faint glow.

He held a huge trident-shaped weapon in his hand, the tip of which gleamed with a cold light, making him clearly not someone to be trifled with.

Are they also Naga? Could they be reinforcements for these murlocs?

Link was filled with doubt.

He carefully observed the new Naga members, trying to find some clues from their attire and demeanor.

Huh?

Link sniffed hard and suddenly smelled a strange odor in the air.

This flavor is neither like the salty smell of seawater nor the smoke of war, but rather a fragrance with a faint floral scent mixed with a strange aroma.

This smell not only masked the gunpowder smoke from the explosion, but also the bloody smell of the battlefield.

"Not good!" Link's heart skipped a beat; he immediately realized the abnormality of the taste.

This flavor has a deceptive effect, causing people to lose their fighting spirit and fall into a strange daze.

Link immediately sensed something was wrong, and his expression turned serious.

Following the direction of the smell, Link's gaze quickly spotted something eye-catching.

In the hands of that Naga girl was a round, bead-like object.

The bead's surface was as smooth as a mirror, emitting a faint glow, and the fragrance seemed to emanate from within.

Link's heart tightened; he knew that this bead was definitely not simple.

The Naga girl also noticed Link. She was first surprised that this human was not swayed by the fragrance emanating from her special equipment. Then she suddenly bowed politely to Link and her light voice came over: "Sir, we mean no harm. We are just here to settle some family matters. I will discuss the details with you later. Please wait a moment."

After the Naga girl finished speaking, she didn't look at Link again, as if he didn't exist at all.

Link narrowed his eyes; he understood that these guys didn't take him seriously. Their strength was formidable and mysterious, and they clearly weren't afraid of the army Link had brought.

"Are you alright, my friend?" Kuokas, who was standing next to Link, spoke up. Her voice carried a hint of concern and wariness.

"It's nothing. Who are you?" Link turned around and looked at the unfamiliar knight.

“I am a soldier from Seafall City. I studied at the Knight Academy in King's Landing. My name is Kuokas. Friend, you are our reinforcements, right? Thank you so much!” Kuokas whispered in Link’s ear while keeping a watchful eye on the Naga girl’s situation.

Link glanced at the knight, secretly surprised.

He was initially puzzled as to how this person had learned fighting spirit, but it turned out that he had studied at the kingdom's knight academy.

Indeed, the training of martial arts and magic is systematically taught there, so it's not surprising that they can cultivate such an excellent knight as Kuokas.

“I am the Lord of the North and the Lord of Winterfell. My name is Link. I came here to help you after receiving a request for help from a soldier named Master, who was sent by your city of Searim.” Link briefly introduced himself and his purpose.

Kuokas looked at the young man in front of him with some surprise. At such a young age, he was already the king of the entire Northern Territory.

Moreover, judging from the opponent's skills, they are no weaker than me. Even without my help, defeating that Naga is probably only a matter of time.

She couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for Link.

“So, it was Master who brought them. Thank you so much for your help, Lord Link. What’s the deal with these newcomers? They don’t seem to be with that Naga siren.” Kuokas said in a low voice, his eyes filled with doubt and curiosity.

Link nodded and said softly, "Let's just wait and see for now. They don't seem to have any ill intentions towards us. By the way, are you sure you're alright? You weren't bewitched by that fragrance?"

Link looked at Kuokas with a bit of a puzzlement. He understood the power of this fragrance. If he hadn't been in his Demonic Transformation and hadn't received various buffs, he wouldn't have been affected.

Kuokas, however, seemed perfectly normal, which surprised him.

“Ah… I stabbed myself in the leg, using the pain to force myself to stay awake,” Kuokas said, pointing to her leg. A hint of determination and resolve flashed in her eyes.

Link glanced at his leg and saw that Kuokas was pressing a shallow wound on his leg, with blood flowing out from between his fingers and staining his trouser leg red.

Link couldn't help but feel a sense of respect; the knight's perseverance and courage were truly admirable.

At that moment, something happened to the Naga girl.

The Naga girl waved to the murlocs behind her, and soon, another Naga, also bound by ropes, was thrown out and slammed to the ground.

The Naga's body rolled several times on the ground before finally stopping.

"What is this? Ah! This is the sea monster we injured before, which escaped back into the sea!"

"Kuokas said softly from the side. She clearly remembered this siren; they had fought it before in the naval battle."

"Sister! Are you alright?" The Naga siren named Belle cried out in worry as soon as she saw her sister being thrown to the ground. Her voice was full of anxiety and concern.

"Sister, I'm sorry. They came too suddenly. I was no match for them. I'm sorry..." the younger sister said guiltily on the ground, her voice tinged with tears and helplessness.

"You two Naga traitors have been on our radar for ages! We never expected you to come all this way, and even lead the murlocs you've charmed to attack human cities. You're incredibly audacious!"

The Naga girl's cold gaze swept over Belle, her tone icy and stern.

Her voice was filled with anger and disappointment toward the two traitors.

"Pah! I was just unlucky to be caught by you!" Belle shouted disdainfully, a hint of stubbornness and resentment flashing in her eyes.

She was clearly not happy about being caught, nor did she think she had done anything wrong.

"I'm sorry, sister, I've made you suffer because of me," Belle said, turning to her sister lying on the ground, her voice filled with guilt and love.

"Sister!" the younger sister called out weakly, her eyes filled with dependence and longing for her older sister.

"You, take these two traitors away." The Naga girl put away the bead in her hand and said to the murlocs behind her. Her voice was calm and firm, as if everything was under her control.

"Take those mermen back with you as well."

She added that her gaze swept over the bewitched merfolk, a hint of pity and helplessness flashing in her eyes.

She knew that these merfolk had also been bewitched by Beli and the others, but as guardians of the Naga, they had to be held accountable for their actions.

"Yes!" the two merman guards, each wielding a trident, replied in unison, their voices loud and powerful.

Link was somewhat surprised that these two merman guards wielding tridents could speak human language.

He had initially thought these murlocs were merely bewitched beasts, but they were surprised to find that they could speak, clearly indicating that these Naga members possessed extraordinary abilities and intelligence.

"What's going on?" At this moment, the old city lord, escorted by several warriors, walked out of the inner city.

His eyes were filled with doubt and wariness, clearly puzzled by the situation before him.

"Lord, those guys suddenly appeared and subdued the murlocs and naga sea monsters."

Kuokas walked up to the old city lord and spoke in a clear and powerful voice, trying to make the old city lord understand the situation.

Upon hearing this, the old city lord frowned. He carefully observed the newly arrived Naga members, trying to find a clue from their expressions and movements. However, these people were too mysterious, and he couldn't discern anything from them.

"Lord, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Link, the lord of Winterfell who has brought reinforcements to help us, and also the current Lord of the North. Lord Link, this is our Lord of Seashore City," Kuokas introduced.

144. The event ends.

The old city lord's eyes revealed a hint of surprise as he looked Link up and down.

Finally, he spoke and asked, "Are you the current Lord of the North, Link, the lord of Winterfell?"

Link nodded, performed a gesture of courtesy common among nobles, and then calmly replied, "It is indeed I, appointed by Her Highness Safina, the true King of the North."

Upon hearing this, the old city lord frowned slightly, seemingly not entirely satisfied with the answer. He changed the subject, his tone tinged with disbelief: "Those soldiers, are they all from your Winterfell City?"

Link smiled confidently and replied, "Yes, these are all warriors I personally trained. They are loyal and brave, and are the pride of the North."

Just as the old city lord was sizing up the soldiers who stood ramrod straight and exuded an imposing aura, his gaze was suddenly drawn to a group of creatures to his side.

They were a group of Naga girls dressed in strange clothes and with agile figures. Their tails moved gently on the ground. Although such movements seemed strange to humans, for some reason, the old city lord sensed an indescribable elegance in these movements.

His expression froze instantly, and his voice trembled slightly: "Those...those are all Naga...royal guards!"

Link also noticed the old city lord's unusual behavior and asked curiously, "Old city lord, do you know who those guys are? They don't seem to be simple."

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