Irina was stunned. The children in her arms gave her the courage to use the self-defense moves Damien had taught her. She rotated her wrist to grab the man’s wrist and flip him over.

She had to protect the children no matter what.

The merfolk were agile beastmen, and Bluepool and Damien both had three animal stripes. Not only that, but Irina was also much weaker than Damien.

When she retaliated, Bluepool immediately reacted and pressed down on her hand.

“Jean?” Bluepool looked at the female in confusion.

Sh*t, Irina thought.

Her body then went limp, and she fell back into a pair of cold arms.

“What’s wrong?” Bluepool was...