"Trapped merfolk? Are you sure?" John asked after hearing Life Runner's report.
"Yeah. I got the Ancient Eagle Spirit bloodline as well. I used the Eagle Eye skill to zoom in on them," Life Runner answered. "Well, I kind of regretted it after, because I saw something disturbing."
"What thing?"
"The dragon turtle plucked a merfolk from one of those gel orbs and then feed it to its kid."
"Feed…?"
"Not the chomping kind of feeding, mind you. I was thankful for that. It seemed more like the small dragon turtle was absorbing the merfolk. The merfolk was enveloped by a shroud of light before he turned into a particle of light and went into the dragon turtle's mouth. Probably the game mechanic to make it less gory. But still disturbing, nevertheless, because the merfolk was just a kid."
"A kid?"
"Yeah. Actually, all those merfolk trapped inside those orbs are kids except for one who is a male adult and dressed like a warrior."
"Hm…"
