�However, now I am thinking that it is probably the dead mana in the swamp and not the poison increasing their power. Either that, or it is from both the poison and the dead mana.�

Cale looked at the siblings.

�If it is poison, they would just need to take a sample to find an antidote. However, this is a whole different ball game if it is from the dragon�s dead mana.�

Cale could see Witira frowning while Paseton was looking at the black swamp and the nearby area. A depressed comment came out of his mouth.

��It�s too wide.�

Witira spoke up as well.

�I am not sure about what we should do.�

They were able to narrow down the cause of the mermaids� source of strength, but they could not figure out a way to deal with it. It would be one thing if it was poison, but the other issue was too complicated to solve quickly.

�It�s not like we could prevent anyone from coming into the Forest of Darkness or stay here protecting this black swamp at all times.�

Witira looked out toward the swamp once more. A dragon�s corpse? That was an unexpected problem. The fact that this swamp was large enough to completely submerge an adult dragon made things even more difficult.

A normal dragon grows in size a total of three times. An adult dragon that completed all three stages of growth was humongous. They were at least 5 meters larger than a Humpback Whale like herself.

At that moment, he could hear Cale�s voice once again.

�It�s simple.�

His voice was peaceful. Witira turned her head. Cale had walked up to the edge of the swamp while smiling.

�First, take as much of the swamp water as you need.�

Cale turned away from the swamp and looked toward Witira.

�And then we make another deal.�

��Deal?�

Cale�s smile became bigger after watching the confusion spread on Witira�s face.

�I didn�t plan on doing this, but��

Originally, he was just going to figure out what caused the mermaids to get stronger before getting out of here. However, the situation was different now.

�A pool of dead mana is dangerous.�

The mermaids were probably able to absorb the dead mana because they were dark creatures. However, it was just a dangerous poison to natural creatures like the Whales or humans.

There was no reason to keep something around that was helpful to the enemy while dangerous to himself. JrNovels.com