Bab 571: Miscalculation

Huffing and puffing, Hao Xuan and Ceni ran into the night hand in hand with Haeti alongside them, jumping from treetop to treetop.

Well, it was more along the lines of Hao Xuan running and Ceni being dragged behind him like a child, but she wasn't one to complain.

Instead, a somewhat goofy smile decorated the beauty's face.

Behind them, the enraged growls of the water dwellers could be heard getting closer by the second. Without any extra information, Hao Xuan had decided to call them the mermen. Whether or not that was true, that remained to be seen.

But for creatures that lived in the water, they were rather quick on their feet.

They passed by a small clearing and took cover in a nearby thicket laden with some kind of yellow flower. Less than 10 seconds later the mermen arrived.

They stopped just on the other side of the clearing, looking around with their black eyes.

Hao Xuan inspected them from afar. In total, there were about two dozen of them at first glance.