Chapter 149 Mermaid Cruise

As the door opened, the two were surrounded by guests and walked onto the red carpet that had been prepared long ago.

Xu Zhiyan found that no matter what he said, the boy holding him still looked like he was about to cry. He could only lean his head on his shoulder with a look of despair and wait to sink to the bottom.

In the live broadcast room, the audience saw such a simple task for the first time and started discussing it.

[Awesome! I've been playing the game for so long, and this is the first time I've seen the main system press the line in the player's face.]

[I almost vomited from laughing. It was really heartbreaking to hear and see. I wonder if this instance would be doomed if Xiao Baiwan was sacrificed.]

[Ahhh, so that young master is actually the God of the Sea? ]

[Xiao Baiwan is still a good liar, but I didn't expect him to be able to sort out so many messy details. ]

[The guest turned out to be a mermaid... Shit. ]

[I was wondering why all the guests were so friendly to Xiao Baiwan after he turned into a mermaid. It's simply unscientific.]

[Wow, wow, wow, I also want eternal life and beauty, and some money. Damn, what kind of perfect life is this! Just thinking about it makes me completely understand mermaids! ]

Unlike the persecuted players.

Watching live broadcasts is a form of entertainment, and some viewers directly put themselves into the perspective of the mermaid guests.

[+1, I have money, good looks, and endless lives. Oh my god, it’s so cool! ]

[Hey, aren't you really tired of living for so long? You'll get bored, right?]

[If you don’t have money, you will feel tired. If you have money, you won’t feel tired. 】

[Damn it, what the above person said makes a lot of sense, I can't refute it at all! ]

[I suddenly understand mermaids. They all look very OJBK, and they are in the sea, so their beauty is useless! But when they get ashore, they can attract a large number of followers just by their faces. Tsk tsk tsk.]

[Substitute it in, it's really cool. 】

[Unfortunately, the Sea God will definitely not allow them to do this. There is no such a good thing in the world. ]

[Stop chatting, let’s start. I’m a little curious about what Xiao Baiwan is going to do now.]

[Difficult. If he had been hiding, the mermaids would have changed other sacrifices. But now that he is here, how could the mermaids change other sacrifices except for his death?]

In the live broadcast, after a brief chaos on the deck, someone in the crowd exclaimed.

"The ceremony has begun!"

"Mermaid! It's a mermaid! It turns out there really are mermaids!"

"Oh my god, it's so beautiful..."

"Wait, why is the mermaid wearing clothes on her upper body?"

"I really want to touch this tail..."

Listening to the discussions of the inferiors around him, Xavier's expression was full of disgust.

"Lowly human..."

But he hadn't finished his words. When his gaze shifted to the golden-tailed mermaid, he unconsciously swallowed the rest of his words.

The light from the sun and the moon fell on the boat.

The golden fishtail shines brightly, emitting dazzling light.

The guests around were also a little dazed.

Even though they were once mermaids, they had never seen such beautiful gold before.

Feeling the gazes from all around him, Xu Zhiyan, who was already thick-skinned, did not feel the slightest bit uncomfortable about being spied on. Instead, he shook his tail.

The mutation had happened a while ago, and he had basically gotten used to the feeling of wearing a layer of hard-shell pants.

However, apart from the astonished looks, Xu Zhiyan inevitably felt the murderous intent.

It's the players.

We are not fools. Combined with the previous task hint about the death of the mermaid, the fastest way to stop the ritual is to kill the mermaid.

Jiang Huaique leaned on the railing and did not approach the red carpet.

After the guests left the gate, some players finally couldn't wait any longer.

“Swoosh~~”

A shaky □□ shot up into the sky.

This is the signal.

He seemed to have joined forces with others. After the players hiding in the crowd saw the □□ signal, they all rushed forward!

At this time, Xu Zhiyan also discovered Jiang Huai Que leaning against the railing.

Seeing that the other party gave him an 'OK' gesture, he didn't even bother to look at the players around him.

The battle is about to begin!

However, the players who rushed up found that they could not move!

Jiang Huai Que leaned on the railing and snapped his fingers.

[Name: Roadblock-No Movement]

[Level: A]

[Type: Auxiliary]

[Introduction: A roadblock that prohibits passing through, dropped by road-related dungeons. Once you step into the roadblock range, all players will be unable to move actively for three minutes, and during this period, they will not be able to use items and skills.]

【Usage Notes: One-time prop. 】

[Spiritual Threshold Limit: 100]

Expensive disposable props need to be arranged in advance. Because of their spherical shape, Jiang Huai Que placed the roadblocks on the lower level of the deck, just covering the area of the current red carpet.

After the item is used, all players within the range will be unable to move and can only freeze in place.

He deliberately leaned against the railing to prevent himself from being accidentally injured.

This is also the reason why Xu Zhiyan asked Bai Jin to throw him into the sea - once the skill is activated, he as a player will not be able to move.

The players in the crowd, with their limbs stiff, could only watch as the guests moved around the mermaid.

Jiang Huai Que looked around and found a fish that had escaped the net and was rummaging for props at the edge. He frowned, picked up his sickle and chased after it.

"how!"

"what happens……"

"Fuck, it's a prop! It's over. I can't use props now!"

The players quickly realized that it was the props that were causing the trouble.

But at this moment there was great chaos on the deck, and their voices were drowned out by the shouts of the crew.

Enli and Shen Zhen were also unfortunately affected.

The young man with broken glass lenses pushed up his glasses, his eyes calm.

Seeing his teammates so calm, Chen Zhen couldn't help but urge them, "Lili, you should think of a way. What the hell is Xu Zhiyan doing? If he is sacrificed, all of us will be left in the dungeon!"

Everyone stood there unable to move or take out props, so she could only shake her tentacles anxiously.

"Don't worry."

Enli raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a few rows of teeth, making the smile look a little cruel.

As the center of the storm, Xu Zhiyan was still worried about how to appease his young master.

He heard what Poseidon said before.

'He was made for you'

Really good! He Xu Zhiyan thinks he is a local dog, without any spiritual pursuits, but he likes this kind of little ATM spirit who is wholeheartedly for him!

Although the Sea God did not explain it clearly, it did not prevent him from directly claiming the young master as his own property.

Touching Bai Jin's hair as if to comfort him, Xu Zhiyan whispered, "Don't worry, I won't die." He was always more patient with his things.

However, Bai Jin just shook his head.

Each of his steps was very slow, as if he wanted to stretch time infinitely.

“My memory is always wrong.” The boy rested his chin on the mermaid’s forehead and whispered about his own things.

"Before you came along, I didn't know what the meaning of my existence was."

He lived here in a daze, like a walking corpse. From the moment he opened his eyes on the boat, he was told that he didn't have to do anything but live.

"Everyone respects me, but I know that they don't respect me. They are afraid of the voice in my heart."

He was like a puppet, accepting the ideas instilled by Xavier and helping to complete the annual party sacrifice.

"I don't know why I'm here. My memory is confused."

He felt that he might have resisted before, but his flawed memory always reminded him to be honest, and even the rules of the world seemed to suppress him.

Day after day, year after year.

Countless days and months passed.

"Until you showed up."

Bai Jin lowered his head and gave the mermaid in his arms a light kiss on the forehead.

He found the meaning of existence.

"I think I should have done something, but I can't remember it at all." Confusion and pain disappeared from the boy's eyes, leaving only love.

Pure emotions are like a raging fire. The out-of-control bait briefly possesses an independent personality in the intense love.

Xu Zhiyan listened quietly with mixed feelings.

Currently, there are only three parties who can tamper with the slices of ghosts and gods.

The ghosts themselves, the main system, and other slices.

First, let's rule out Party A. The other party is now in the form of a vase. If he can stretch his hand so long, it would be better to just give him a cheat instead of slicing him.

The main system is also unlikely.

This guy can only squeeze some power from the bodies of ghosts and gods, and even use ghosts and gods as petri dishes to feed copies.

Perhaps it was due to his greedy nature that Xu Zhiyan was always able to get along with the system's thinking and substitute himself into the main system. He would never go through the extra trouble of making such a bait, which would be a waste of energy and not worth it.

Then the last possibility is other slices.

Looking at the boy's childish face, Xu Zhiyan was a little shocked by this conclusion.

...A guy with a high IQ like Vascular is already difficult to deal with, and this Poseidon's IQ is not low either. If he hadn't been suppressed by the bait, this guy would definitely be a big trouble!

What part is so powerful that it can interfere with other slices?

As Xu Zhiyan was thinking, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

What happened? He had been chatting with the young master for so long, why hadn't he reached the boat yet?

[Additional Task: Find a Safe House]

[Progress: 99%]

The progress of the safe house has been hovering at 99 for a long time, and since entering the Poseidon territory, the progress has stopped.

The time limit for Jiang Huai Que's item to trap the players is three minutes. Now more than half of the three minutes have passed. Why hasn't it expired yet? This shouldn't be...

Xu Zhiyan realized that other players who arrived early had also made some moves.

However, everyone, including the NPCs, seemed not to notice and continued to surround Bai Jin and move forward.

Looking around, Xu Zhiyan set his eyes on the calm face of the mathematician.

"Do you think you're the only one who can arrange it in advance?"

Enli stood in the crowd, in stark contrast to the anxiety of other players.

Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

Chen Zhen also discovered the problem. More than two minutes had passed, and the young man holding the mermaid was still beside the door, and he had walked less than one-fifth of the distance along the red carpet.

"Lili, when did you use that skill?" She looked at her teammates with surprise.

"When I saw Jiang Huai Que." Enli smiled, holding a steel ruler in his hand, and the numbers on the ruler were constantly changing.

"I measured the length of the red carpet from the door to the side of the boat."

Chen Zhen's eyes widened, and he immediately thought of his teammate's skills, and said in surprise: "Size change? My God, you are amazing!"

[Skill name: Size Change]

[Consumption: Mental Power (100 points)]

[Skill details: Precise data always requires measuring tools. When the player activates this skill, the length data of the currently known item can be changed. / Size changes will not affect the visual effect. ]

[Note: You must obtain the accurate data of the current item. / If the data is wrong, the activation will fail and double the mental power will be deducted. ]

Enli doesn't use this skill often.

His mental strength is less than 200, and if he fails, it will be tantamount to suicide.

Most of the things in the copy are weird. Those whose sizes can be measured are often useless, and those that are useful are difficult to measure with accuracy.

But there are no useless skills, only useless players.

Even he himself did not expect that this skill would be so effective in the current copy.

"There's something wrong with the red carpet range, so I activated my skill in advance." Enli felt that there was something wrong with Jiang Huaique when he saw him retreat to the edge.

Since he didn't expect other players to kill Xu Zhiyan anyway, he simply changed the length of the red carpet.

Although the visual effect will not change, NPCs will be judged and move very slowly.

"Xu Zhiyan, I now have enough time to kill you." As he said that, Enli made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Shen Zhen nodded after hearing this and added: "If you are willing to return the points you cheated to Lili, then he might give you a quick death!"

When Enli heard this, his ferocious smile just now faded a little, and he turned back and glared at Chen Zhen angrily.

“…Shen Tianzhen, shut up!”

Being cheated out of 50,000 points was a huge shame, but he admitted that he was not as skilled as others, so there was no reason for him to ask for it back now! Isn't this even more embarrassing?

"Ah? Am I wrong?"

Shen Zhen hadn't realized that it was a matter of a man's face, he just sighed as he looked at his teammate's face full of anger.

"That's 50,000 points. If you're embarrassed, Lili, I can help you get it back!" Perhaps because he found that Enli's arrangement was effective, Chen Zhen relaxed a lot and actively made suggestions.

"No need!" Enli retracted his gaze and no longer looked at his naive teammate.

Meeting Xu Zhiyan's teasing eyes, he felt angry and anxious. He didn't understand why he was in an advantageous position, but the mermaid Xu Zhiyan in front of him was not anxious at all?

The three-minute limit on no movement has expired.

However, due to the change in the size of the red carpet, no one can get close to Xu Zhiyan now, which actually protects him in disguise.

"Xu Zhiyan, if you have any last words, you can say them now." Enli took out a hot weapon from his waist and loaded the magazine skillfully.

He felt vaguely uneasy.

It should have been an extremely tense scene, but the golden-tailed mermaid who was held in the NPC's arms was not nervous at all.

Could it be that the other party has a backup plan?

No...that's not right. If it was Xu Zhiyan, he might have reached the end of his rope and was thinking of a solution. He was just pretending to be calm.

But, but before that...

Enli shook his head. After being tricked by Xu Zhiyan once, he once again fell into the infinite logical vicious circle of 'I predicted your prediction'.

The hand holding the gun was a little nervous, and he planned to shoot the moment the skill was revoked.

Glancing at Jiang Huaique, Enli was sure that the other party had also been hit by the skill after stepping onto the red carpet, and gradually felt relieved.

"Xu Zhiyan, I won't believe your lies."

He was holding an S-class thermal weapon with built-in tracking function. Even if he did not cancel the skill, he could guarantee to hit Xu Zhiyan 100%.

Even with life-saving skills, it is difficult to resist his continuous shooting while restricting movement.

Xu Zhiyan still looked unhurried.

As he was being held by Bai Jin, he was afraid that speaking would attract other people's attention, so he could only mouth the words word by word in the direction of Enli.

'What are you waiting for? Why don't you shoot?'

“…”

After seeing this, Enli put the gun down again.

No, Xu Zhiyan is so calm, there must be something fishy going on, he can't be fooled again.

In the live broadcast room, the audience was extremely anxious.

[Go ahead!! If you go ahead now, you’ll win! ]

[I am speechless. Why don't you shoot? You are so slow and indecisive! I am so anxious! ]

[Xiao Baiwan is extremely nervous now, but Enli can't see it.]

[It’s so funny, it’s always like this. The more nervous Xiao Baiwan is, the calmer he acts. His acting skills are doubled! ]

[When Enli watched the live broadcast, he must have been furious. The little millionaire’s hands were grabbing the young master’s clothes, and they were almost torn hahaha.]

[Ah ...

[Upstairs... I'm going to make a bold guess. He's already close to the Sea God, so the Sea God must have given him the coordinates of the seabed! ]

[Fuck! That makes sense! ]

[It's amazing. What on earth could make Xiao Baiwan willing to sacrifice himself?]

On the deck, the standoff continued.

Enli raised his hand and put it down again and again.

After being cheated once, he always felt that the other party was so at ease, as if if he fired a shot, not only would he fail to kill the other party, but he would also make things worse.

Due to miscalculation of distance, other players were unable to fire either long-range or short-range weapons at the desired locations. Some players even injured onlookers and themselves during their attacks.

The deck became more chaotic. The NPCs felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't figure out what was wrong because of the system's judgment.

Just when Shen Zhen couldn't bear it anymore and was about to rush over to grab the gun, the ship began to shake violently.

“Boom—boom—”

It was the sound of an explosion.

It seemed as if an explosion was occurring somewhere on the ship.

A series of loud noises came from under everyone's feet. The violent shaking made the people on the deck sway from side to side and scream in surprise.

In an instant, the entire ship began to sink and the deck was in chaos.

The carpet folded due to the shaking, breaking Enli's skills. The NPCs came to their senses and realized the problem.

"What's going on..."

"The ship! The ship blew up?"

"Hurry up and send someone to the logistics department. No, send someone to the steam turbine..."

The young boy Bai Jin held the mermaid in his arms and looked at the chaotic scene around him, unable to recover for a moment.

Xu Zhiyan's tense heart finally relaxed.

He glanced at Enli who was knocked away by the crowd and breathed a sigh of relief.

The shaking boat made it difficult to stand steadily. Bai Jin, who was holding Xu Zhiyan, was knocked to the railing by the crowd. Fortunately, the guests still remembered their sacrifices and made way so as not to squeeze the mermaid.

Listening to the bursts of laughter coming from his arms, Bai Jin lowered his head and looked at Xu Zhiyan.

"What happened...it looks like the boat is going to sink."

The ship was still shaking, explosions continued, and the sinking feeling was too strong. The boy thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Does this mean there is no need for sacrifice?"

Xu Zhiyan was a little surprised.

He could even hear the boy's heart beating wildly.

"Are you so happy that we don't have to sacrifice the mermaid?" he asked with a hint of amusement.

The boy's emotions were extremely passionate.

Bai Jin nodded, his eyes gradually brightened and regained their luster.

Xu Zhiyan grabbed the man's collar, forced Bai Jin to lower his head and get closer to him, and said in a bewitching voice: "You can swim, right?"

Bai Jin nodded blankly.

He didn't know why the other party asked this, but he answered honestly.

"meeting."

"Then it doesn't matter." After saying that, Xu Zhiyan let go of his hand, hugged the other person's neck directly, leaned back, and used inertia to carry Bai Jin and flip over the crooked railing.

“Plop——”

Water splashed everywhere.

All players received new mission prompts.

[Mermaid falling into water detected]

[The main quest fails, and all players in the current instance will be left in the instance. ]

[The copy is closing...]

【3, 2, 1……】

When Enli crawled out of the crowd, the mixed screams in his ears almost shattered him.

He pulled up Shen Zhen beside him, panic flashing in his eyes.

When he saw Jiang Huai Que clinging to the railing and not falling into the crowd, he was furious.

"Are you fucking sick? Is Xu Zhiyan crazy? What's the point of leaving all of us here?" He pointed at Jiang Huaique, wishing he could rush up and tear him to pieces.

"...He might be sick, but what can I do?" Jiang Huaique rolled his eyes after hearing this.

Enli did not take action. He knew that the copy had been closed and there was no point in fighting any further. He wanted to leave next, and maybe he would have to cooperate with this group of people to find an opportunity.

The dusty Chen Zhen also heard the copy broadcast, his expression a little dull: "No, it's impossible! How could the ship explode?"

She remembered that after Xu Zhiyan blew up a copy, those powerful explosives were either taken off the shelves or subject to additional restrictions.

"A ship wouldn't explode for no reason!" she said firmly.

Jiang Huaique waved his hands and explained, "You don't have to use explosives to cause an explosion. Lack of water in a steam boiler can also cause an explosion. There's a lot of that stuff down there."

Jiang Huaique sneered as he spoke: "Why the hell do you think I spend every day in the steam turbine?"

"Xu Zhiyan has been planning to blow up the ship for a long time. No one can escape."

"Are you sick? You lunatics! If the boat sinks, we will all be drowned!" Chen Zhen was stunned. She didn't expect that someone would be so stubborn as to cause trouble in the dungeon and cause such a big trouble.

"Won't."

Jiang Huai Que shook his head.

He pointed around and saw two vague shadows coming towards him in the black fog.

"There are two boats at the fishing area and one boat at the logistics department. We now have three boats in total. It takes 10,000 points to board a boat. Should I pay directly or in installments?"

Jiang Huai Que smacked his lips after he finished speaking.

Mom always felt that after spending so much time with Xu Zhiyan, she began to become obsessed with money.

This thing is actually contagious?

After explaining, he ignored Shen Zhen, who seemed about to faint from anger, and turned to look at the not-so-calm sea.

Under the sea, Xu Zhiyan, who was sinking rapidly, encountered new problems even though he grabbed a helper who could swim.

The sacrifice began.

His almost non-existent luck was being drained away...

A huge pain enveloped him, and before Xu Zhiyan could find a way to deal with it, the feel of the boy in his hand changed.

"You have really bad luck."

The sea god Bai Jin took over the body again.

"roll!"

Xu Zhiyan gritted his teeth and replied with one word, feeling himself being embraced.

The seal of the sea god has been broken.