Chapter 21: The Slaughter of Humans, and There's Something Good On Them.

[fzy: Send me the information about the siren in your diary]

[fzy: Urgent!]

[Chu Zhao: Sirens live in groups and obey their leader's commands. They are greedy, vengeful, treacherous, and use their songs to lure ships to their deaths. They also enjoy eating the hearts of young men.]

[Chu Zhao: You encountered a siren? I'm coming right away.]

Fang Zhiyi closed the private chat. He had never had the habit of placing his hopes on others, and at this point, he had to rely on himself even more.

He took a prop out of his backpack.

Jewelry

Sparkling jewelry is a favorite of deep-sea sirens; perhaps you could use it to please them.

The moment the jeweled gold jewelry appeared in Fang Zhiyi's hands, it immediately attracted the attention of the sea monsters. They stared intently, emitting sharp cries.

The sound was piercing, as if a small knife was churning inside my head, causing my temples to throb.

Fang Zhiyi smiled and asked, "Want some?" She raised her hand, and the jewelry swayed in the air, reflecting a mesmerizing luster.

One by one, the sirens emerged, their tails thrashing restlessly against the water. Had it not been for the threat of the ship's cannons, they would likely have swarmed forward to fight over it.

Fang Zhiyi looked at the sea monsters, his gaze sweeping over them, each one craning its neck in anticipation. Suddenly, he forcefully swung his arm, sending it arcing through the air before it fell into the sea with a "thud."

The sirens rushed forward like madmen. The fastest one raised its jewels, but before it could even show them off, its tail suddenly twitched violently. Then, a splash of blood appeared on the surface of the sea, like a fish whose throat had been slit, and it quickly lost its breath.

Another sea monster emerged from the seabed, snatched the jewelry from the corpse, grinned, revealing blood-stained teeth, and put the jewelry on its body.

It seemed to have undergone some changes; the colors on its tail were more vibrant, and its body was larger.

[Siren Leader]

The sirens stood hesitantly at the edge, wanting the jewels but also fearing their leader.

The siren leader let out a short, sharp shriek.

Humans still possess valuable things.

The sirens all turned their heads, but the raft was nowhere to be seen.

【Chase after them】

Humans cannot escape.

Taking advantage of the sirens' commotion, Fang Zhiyi escaped from this dangerous sea area amidst the chaos.

We're safe now, but if we continue forward, we'll inevitably have to pass through the siren's territory.

Just then, a parrot's cry came from the sky.

Chu Zhao's raft has also arrived.

Chu Zhao keenly noticed: "You're injured."

Fang Zhiyi licked his lips and tasted a metallic sweetness; it was from being pierced by shards of glass.

"It's nothing."

Compared to the serious fracture I suffered before, this minor injury is much better. It's just that the wound hasn't healed, and I'm constantly losing energy, which is a bit annoying.

The parrot brought over a low-grade healing potion.

Fang Zhiyi didn't refuse and drank it. A cool sensation came from the wound, and it healed quickly.

Where is the siren?

Fang Zhiyi pointed to the sea not far away: "I shook them off."

As evening approached, the light grew dimmer and dimmer, making it impossible to see anything beyond 5 meters.

Chu Zhao stared at him for a moment: "Not necessarily."

As soon as the words were spoken, one figure after another emerged from the waves—the lingering sea monsters.

The siren was greedy.

How could they be satisfied with just a little jewelry? Once they have one, they'll only want more.

They set their sights on Fang Zhiyi and reached out to pull at the raft, but were bounced back as if by a barrier, their fingernails scraping against the raft with a sharp, unpleasant sound.

The raft is damaged and requires 8 pieces of wood to repair.

The sirens communicated with each other through cries, and more and more figures emerged from the sea, surrounding Fang Zhiyi's raft.

"Get out of the way!"

Fang Zhiyi and Chu Zhao exchanged a glance. Without saying a word, the raft suddenly made a sharp turn to the side, creating a splash.

Before the water could even fall, what awaited the siren was a barrage of gunfire.

Bang!

The cannonball landed on the sea and missed its target.

Sirens are not like sea monsters. Sea monsters are enormous; such a large target would be hard to miss. Sirens, on the other hand, are no more than 2 meters tall, agile, and can leap several meters with a flick of their tails, making them difficult for cannons to hit.

The siren was forced back for a moment, but quickly surrounded them again.

This time, not only Fang Zhiyi, but also Chu Zhao became their target.

The sirens were too close to the raft to fire properly, rendering the powerful cannons useless and hindering their use.

Fang Zhiyi looked at the sea monsters surrounding the raft, his gaze suddenly falling on a point in the distance.

There stood a siren who seemed out of place, her head adorned with jewels, a blood-red gem embellishing her brow, dazzling and captivating. She floated lazily on the surface of the sea, her fingernails flicking as she picked up the tenderest piece of meat from a fish's belly and slowly chewed it.

"Attack there!" Fang Zhiyi made a decisive decision, pointing to the sea monsters watching the show in the distance.

Chu Zhao didn't ask why. Despite the sea monsters' onslaught, he fired a cannon into the distance.

A loud bang.

Caught off guard, the siren leader was splashed in the face with seawater carrying gunpowder smoke, her beautiful face contorted, and she let out a sharp, explosive sound.

[Mental instability]

The continuous sound wave interference had a negative effect, making people unable to concentrate and prone to making wrong decisions.

Fang Zhiyi gritted his teeth and continued to press the firepower towards the sea surface.

Bang bang bang—

One shell after another rained down.

Faced with a hail of bullets, the siren leader could only flee in panic. She let out a scream, urging the other siren to continue attacking the raft.

But the sirens were all cunning and treacherous. With their leader gone, how could they possibly obey orders without complaint? They all fled as well.

The siren has temporarily retreated.

Even across the sea, the figures of the sea monsters could still be seen appearing and disappearing. Clearly, they had not given up and were still watching the raft. As soon as they found an opening, they would swarm up and bite off a piece of flesh.

Chu Zhao asked, "Do you have something the siren wants on you?"

Fang Zhiyi had already thrown away all the jewelry and ornaments, and couldn't think of anything else that could attract the siren.

Chu Zhao reminded him, "Sea monsters and siren are natural enemies. Do you have anything from a sea monster?"

Fang Zhiyi's eyes flashed: "Could it be this?"

Unhatched sea monster eggs

An egg the size of a soccer ball appeared in my hand. The egg was wrapped in a translucent membrane, from which a slow, heavy heartbeat could be heard, and a figure with tentacles could be vaguely seen wriggling.

This was dropped when the sea monster was killed.

Chu Zhao: "Immature sea monsters are food for sea sirens."

Fang Zhiyi suddenly felt that the sea monster egg in his hand had become a hot potato. He had kept the sea monster egg with the idea that "it's good to have a little bit of everything in case it comes in handy", but he didn't expect it to cause trouble instead.

If he had known sooner, he would have thrown away the sea monster's egg. Now that he has provoked the sea monster, it's a fight to the death.

"There's no other way." Fang Zhiyi made a decisive decision, "We have no choice but to kill them all."

There is no other way.

The siren's territory is a crucial route for pirate ships; the surrounding area is shrouded in mist and undercurrents, making it impossible to pass through. One of the materials needed to upgrade a level 5 raft, the "Siren's Tears," must also be obtained from siren.

Whether it's tears of sadness or joy, any tears that fall count.

Fang Zhiyi decided to fight until the sirens cried.

Chu Zhao warned, "The siren swims too fast; it's very difficult for cannons to hit it."

Fang Zhiyi: "Let me think..."

Night fell.

The night of the fourth day of their survival attempt arrived as expected. The raft floated outside the Siren's territory, its lights illuminated.

The moonlight is hazy tonight, casting its glow on the sea and outlining the graceful figures of the sea monsters.

They combed their hair and sang to the moon's reflection, their voices so poignant that they inspired a desire to rush towards them.

Sirens use their songs to lure passing ships, and once the ships sink, the people on board become their prey.

Getting hit by this tactic once is one thing, but Fang Zhiyi already had a way to deal with it. He took out the musical bonsai: "Play some music."

The musical bonsai plant shrank back, too afraid to come out.

Fang Zhiyi raised his hand, smiling kindly: "Either play the song, or I'll smash you."

Musical Bonsai: ...

The musical bonsai reluctantly began to play the erhu. Its mournful strains drowned out the siren's song.

Fang Zhiyi sat by the campfire, the firelight dispelling the chill and making him feel no sleepiness whatsoever.

How could anyone possibly sleep with so many sea monsters watching them so intently?

On the deck not far away, Chu Zhao used the firelight to peruse the pirate captain's diary, trying to find a way to deal with the sea monster.

[...The siren tastes really good.]

Upon seeing this line, Chu Zhao's brow twitched.

This captain really doesn't discriminate between meat and vegetables.

[But this thing is too ferocious. If I hadn't been quick-witted, I would have been killed.]

[The siren... looks like a human, but is actually a wild beast, brainless, and afraid of fire. She's easy to deal with.]

Fang Zhiyi asked, "Did you find it?"

Chu Zhao nodded, skipping over the first part of his statement, and said, "Sea monsters are afraid of fire."

Fang Zhiyi pondered: "Use fire to force them into a corner, and then use cannons."

Chu Zhao disagreed with this method: "The fire was extinguished as soon as it entered the water."

Fang asked, "What if there's oil?"

Oil is less dense than water, insoluble in water, and can burn on the surface of the sea.

Chu Zhao thought for a moment: "Oil is indeed useful, but where does it come from?"

Fang Zhiyi stood up: "Don't worry about it, I have a way. Give me your cloth and rope."

Chu Zhao, without suspicion, handed over all the materials he had on him.

Fang Zhiyi currently has 54 pieces of cloth and 39 ropes.

"Keep an eye on the siren."

After saying that, he turned around and went into the control room, where he took out two cans of cooking oil and a large bag of flour from the supermarket.

The rope and cloth were soaked in cooking oil and then tied into knots, each as big as a football. The remaining scraps of cloth were then used to make cloth bags at the workbench, which were then filled with flour.

The materials had been processed and could no longer be put into the backpack, so Fang Zhiyi had no choice but to carry them all out.

[Flammable Shells x26]

【Flour Cannonballs x8】

Fang Zhiyi patted the powder off his hands: "Is this enough? If not, I'll make some more."

A note from the author:

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