The Rise of the Black Plain



The mermaid, who looked at Minos with interest, was silent for a moment. But when she saw a merman next to this guy and his group, she didn't suspect this was some kind of false advertising.

If he went back on his words, he would definitely incur the wrath of the entire tribe and be punished!

Even if he was with members of the Sea Folk, could Minos and his group withstand the pressure of the entire tribe?

Confident in her people, she smiled and approached where Minos was standing.

"What do you have to say to me? I'm interested in testing your strength, human." The mermaid with red hair and cherry lips said with a charming smile.

Minos smiled back at her and showed her what was inside the military tent, which had its sides open so everyone could see what was there: a table.

Minos quickly sat down on one of those chairs and said to the beautiful mermaid, who had already changed the shape of her body a little to contest the arm-wrestling with this human. "Beautiful mermaid, my group and I are about to embark on a journey full of adventure and danger.

We're looking for brave, high-level beings willing to travel to the Continent of Beasts, then to the Divine Continent, and make a brief stop in the Central Continent before heading to the North Sea.

We'll challenge that sea and discover what's hidden in that area."

The moment Minos said this, this level 88 mermaid looked at him with a strange expression, wondering if this person was crazy.

'Going to the North Sea? That dangerous place?' She thought.

But Minos had said it to her loud enough for dozens of mermen and mermaids in the area to hear his words.

Immediately after he said it, the various creatures of different levels and sizes in the town square took an even greater interest in Minos' group.

Watching a show was always interesting. But seeing crazy people was different—crazier people willing to travel to the North Sea.

"Are you serious?" The merman next to Minos' group asked the Sea Folk members there.

"This young human is telling the truth. We are forming a group to go to the North Sea. It will take a few years to reach the crucial moment of our journey, but we will eventually enter that chaotic place." One of the two level 90 Sea Folk men said, confirming Minos' words.

It was one thing for Minos to say he was going to that place. Humans found it very easy to lie. It was quite another for this member of the Sea Folk to confirm his words.

And so, not only the mermaid in front of Minos but also several people around the square put their hands over their mouths, thinking about the dangers this group would face.

Meanwhile, a level 90 person there looked at Minos' group with narrowed eyes, imagining the journey this group was about to take.

'The Continent of Beasts, the Divine Continent, the Central Continent, and then the North Sea? That sounds like quite a journey. One who travels with them could learn a lot about the Spiritual World and have a few years of adventures.' This level 90 guy thought to himself, curious to see and hear more of these people.

The mermaid in front of Minos then asked. "My name is Rillie, what's yours?"

"Minos Stuart." He said before putting his arm in the right position, indicating to Rillie that that was all he had to say.

Rillie followed Minos' lead and positioned her right arm, quickly intertwining her hand with his. "Then I wish you good luck with your plans, Minos Stuart. But today, I'm going to take this Saint Medicine!"

The level 91 member of the Sea Folk stood on one side of the high-level steel table and signaled for the match to begin after speaking to both of them.

"Begin!"

The moment the woman said that Rillie didn't hesitate to use all her strength to force Minos' right hand against the table.

But as soon as she did so, she felt a tremendous force emanating from Minos' right arm as she tilted his arm just 30 degrees to the opposite side.

Minos felt this mermaid's strength and smiled, realizing the benefit of receiving the level 100 dragon's legacy.

'Ah, it's really good to have a powerful body...' He imagined as he closed his eyes for a moment and then looked directly into the reddish eyes of the beauty in front of him.

Rillie changed her confident expression from a moment ago and looked into Minos' brown eyes, seeing that he wasn't playing to lose. Despite his low level, he had a lot of strength.

The people in the surrounding area crowded around Minos' military tent, interested in this fight.

A level 91 mermaid stopped by to watch this show and realized that Rillie would have to use her charm, or she wouldn't be able to beat this human.

At first, Rillie didn't try to use her mental abilities. She felt it would be cheating, even though Minos had told her it was okay to use all of her abilities.

She tried to use as much strength as she had without using her mental abilities, quickly making the veins in her arm and face start to quiver. 

The energy around her and Minos' bodies grew stronger. It began to affect the surroundings, causing everyone there to take steps backward. In contrast, the water there began to move away from that point of contact, forming a vacuum between their hands.

"Aaagh!" She shouted, feeling pain in her right hand and all of her arm while using the other to keep her balance.

Minos also felt a lot of pain, but he didn't utter a single sound of pain, standing still as he watched his opponent.

"Use your mental abilities, or I will defeat you."

As he said these words, Minos tilted her arm 60 degrees to the other side of the table, gaining the upper hand.

Rillie looked into Minos' eyes and made an angry expression, showing many there something that mermaids rarely showed.

'Damn it!' She cursed her weakness in front of this strange human and finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Her eyes shone brightly, and the contours of her face became more beautiful to those around her while a strange melody rose in the air.

'The song of the siren...' Minos closed his eyes as he noticed his opponent's special ability, feeling the melodious song she would soon sing to him, trying to dominate his mind and make him obey her orders.

'Surrender! Give me victory, and I'll give you all my love, noble human!' A voice rose in Minos' heart, showing him the maximum of this ability.

But as the mermaid devilishly watched him, feeling less and less strength in Minos' arm, he suddenly opened his eyes.

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