Chapter 56

When people encounter unavoidable danger, their first reaction is to close their eyes, as if bad things won’t happen if they can’t see them, and they use escape to create a temporary safe house for themselves.

Strictly speaking, the small jellyfish does not have organs called "eyes", but the instinct engraved in its DNA still makes Li Jue react like a human. At that moment, he raised the short tentacles in front of him and tried to cover the place where his eyes should be.

“Nonsense!”

A cold and clear voice suddenly appeared in front of him.

The expected pain of being flattened by the sugar cake did not come. The little jellyfish moved its tentacles away from the umbrella and looked over quietly.

The gorgeous, sparkling blue covers the sky, providing the safest fortress for the little one.

What lay before my eyes was the fish tail of the Siren King.

The size of the manta ray was about the same as Qian Xing's body. Even if it was blocked, it would still charge forward with all its might.

Li Jue screamed worriedly: "Brother...!"

The scales on the siren's tail instantly hardened to their maximum strength, causing the reckless guy to fall over and roll dozens of meters along the current. He was barely stopped by the seaweed waterfall and did not fall down the cliff of the trench.

Qian Xing immediately turned around to protect the little jellyfish: "How are you?"

Li Jue waved his tentacles: "It's okay, cub. Brother, does it hurt?"

Qian Xing is the lord of the ocean and this world. It is his mission to resist any potential danger, and it is his nature to be stronger than anyone else.

No one has ever cared whether he is in pain or not.

He is the monarch, the big boss, the obstacle and nightmare to others.

This little episode is nothing to worry about.

Even so, there was a little guy who showed neither fear nor awe towards him, but concern for him.

Qian Xing had never had such a wonderful experience before she met the baby.

The look of caution and blame he had originally given the sick ray softened, and his silky tail fin gently tickled the pear-petal-shaped body of the small jellyfish: "I'm fine."

Liuying and Feihua brought the "offending fish" over on the left and right to apologize.

The manta ray, which had briefly woken up from its daze, realized belatedly how terrible a thing it had done. Whether it was actually hitting the monarch himself or almost hurting the little baby that the monarch was now protecting in his arms, losing his head a hundred times would not be enough to atone for his sin.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...!!"

The manta ray was so panicked that he couldn't speak. Just as he was about to apologize sincerely, another brain-shattering pain came over him.

It was unable to resist the waves of torture, and could not even fulfill its etiquette towards the monarch. It tried to flex its soft pectoral fins and press down on its head to stop the pain from drilling into it.

But it's completely useless.

“It hurts so much, it hurts so much, it hurts so much… wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu…”

It cried and screamed, sounding very pitiful.

The little jellyfish was a little afraid of the shrill scream and hid timidly behind the siren's tail.

Qian Xing gently stroked the cub's transparent umbrella to comfort it, and her voice was completely different from the harshness of her subject's words: "What's going on?"

Feihua is holding a glowing conch in her hand and checking the condition of the ray.

Liuying directed a clump of green kelp to trap it so that it would not crash into anyone it shouldn't crash into again.

Feihua finished the examination and shook her head solemnly: "Your Majesty, no abnormalities were found, including no brain lesions."

Qian Xing looked at the stingray that was almost fainting from the pain, and vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

It is not surprising that people get sick, but it is very unusual for them to lose control and dare to hurt themselves.

If it wasn't premeditated, then the illness was so serious that it was beyond imagination.

Getting sick in the sea is no different from getting sick on land. Seawater is the best medium for transmission, and the speed and range of spread are terrifying.

If the stingrays were to contract some virulent infectious disease...

Liuying whispered, "Your Majesty, it keeps saying 'Shut up', 'Stop talking', 'Stop'."

Qian Xing raised her phoenix eyes.

Feihua also swam around the kelp-bound stingray and confirmed Liuying's statement: "It seems that some sound is constantly harassing it, and every sound causes it great pain."

The two sisters looked at each other and said in unison: "Your Majesty, this looks like a mental attack."

In the Ocean World dungeon, for players, the Siren's song is actually a continuous and powerful mental attack; in other words, whether it is the Siren King himself, or Liuying, Feihua or other subordinates who are sent to take over, the most commonly used attack is mental control.

But the ones who should bear the consequences are all players, including the NPCs on fishing boats and pirate ships who have to be implicated. In short, they are all human beings.

If anyone wants to use mental power on the inhabitants of the ocean, they must first submit an application to the palace, stating the purpose and the measures to be taken to deal with the consequences, and obtain approval.

It was obvious that controlling this manta ray had long exceeded the normal range of mental power, and the two sisters Liuying and Feihua had already contacted the palace to confirm that there was no advance preparation.

——In other words, someone (fish) is using mental power illegally in the sea.

This is not only a threat to peaceful waters, but also a provocation to royal power.

Qian Xing narrowed her eyes and looked at the ray that was still tormented by the "sound".

He looked very calm, but the maids who had followed him for many years could tell from his furrowed brows, tense tail fin, and even slightly trembling ear fins that the king was in a very bad mood.

The less people show their emotions on a daily basis, the more earth-shattering they can be when they get angry.

Firefly and Feihua unconsciously lowered their heads and curled up their tails, ready to face the king's wrath at any time.

Qian Xing's mind raced through a list of anyone who might do such a thing, analyzing their motives and methods of targeting them one by one, so much so that she ignored the soft call.

"elder brother."

"Brother Yaoyao?"

"Brother Yaoyao!"

"……elder brother!"

Someone touched the end of his hair.

The force was so light that Qian Xing could hardly feel it.

The little jellyfish's tentacles were already straining, but the jellyfish itself was such a light and transparent little flower. No matter how hard it strained, when it landed on someone else it would just be like a fallen pear blossom, no different in weight from a raindrop.

Okay.

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Zizi inflated his parachute, opened and closed it, and swam in front of Qian Xing. This time, there was no way the other party would not see him.

Qian Xing didn't want to scare the baby, so her eyes changed from alert to gentle in an instant: "What's wrong?"

The little jellyfish pleaded softly: "Brother, I want to try."

“…Try what?”

The little jellyfish turned around and looked at the stingray with blood marks on its body from being strangled by the kelp. Its little voice was filled with worry: "I want to help Sugarcake."

Qian Xing took a few seconds to establish a connection between the sick manta ray and the name "Sugar Cake", then went back to think about the little guy. Her first reaction was to refuse; what if the cub was really hurt by that thing with small eyes?

However, he quickly realized that the little jellyfish was not an ordinary cub.

He had heard about the soothing power that Li Jue had displayed several times in the Dragon World and the Ocean World, and he had also experienced it himself.

In the chaotic and vicious cycle of infinite space, healing power is so precious, and the small system does not even need to learn or practice, it can be maximized by relying on innocent instinct.

This little guy's ability is definitely far beyond his and anyone else's imagination.

"Go ahead, but be careful about your own safety, okay?"

After he gave the instructions, he signaled Feihua with his eyes. The latter understood and swam over first to control Haikai.

Li felt allowed and set off happily.

The little jellyfish floated and floated until it arrived in front of the stingray.

His body was transparent, but the tentacles gathered into the shape of a pear blossom emitted a faint golden glow, and when the pair of largest bow-shaped tentacles fluttered, it looked like a small light bulb with wings.

Feihua opened her five fingers and turned her wrist, secretly grasping the kelp to further tighten the stingray to prevent it from getting into trouble.

After searching for a long time, Zizi finally found the stingray's tightly closed eyes and asked distressedly, "Bingbing, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

The most sensitive part of the manta ray that has been trained now is probably its hearing. Although it didn't know who Bingbing was, it was still attracted by the baby's voice so close to it and tried hard to open its little eyes.

It saw a golden cloud spinning in front of its eyes.

"Who are you?"

"I'm Cub." Li Jue waved his tentacles, "Bingbing, don't be afraid, I will help you."

"I'm not a pancake...but, but, you...how are you going to help me?" The manta ray was distraught. "No, no fish can help me. It's the devil calling me. I'm going to become a manta ray..."

Ling Xi who was standing next to him was stunned.

If he remembered correctly, this stingray was the kind that humans called a devil fish. Was it a coincidence or fate?

However, Li Jue was thinking about another problem.

Manta said it was the devil who was calling. The only devil he knew was Mephistopheles. Could it be that the little devil brother was calling for Sugar biscuit?

But didn’t Brother Meimei take Uncle Wannian away?

Does Brother Meimei need Tangbing to join their new team now?

The little jellyfish turned around in confusion, but the empty sea did not capture the figures of Mephistopheles and Wannian.

Ling Xi used some of his privileges to locate the two people. They seemed to be still in this sub-world, but did not enter the water. Instead, they returned to the pirate ship. He had no way of finding out what they were doing, but in any case, they should not have time to summon an ordinary manta ray.

He had limited knowledge of the Hell Demon, but he could see that beneath his innocent appearance, he was actually quite shrewd. He must have his own purpose in actively helping Wannian "get promoted" and would not waste time on useless people and things.

Sugar biscuit... doesn't really look very smart.

Ayaka tells Li Jue her denial of Mephistopheles' guess through the link, and the latter has to change his plan with doubts.

The small jellyfish swam right above the stingray and jumped on it, its umbrella spinning brightly and emitting golden fragments of light.

Feihua nervously controlled the kelp, but found that as the golden light spread, the manta ray's strength in trying to break free from the restraints became weaker and weaker, and it actually calmed down.

Not only the onlookers, but the manta ray itself was also shocked.

It shook its head, its voice and the piercing pain gone. It was shocked: "What the hell, what happened? Has the devil been exorcised? I don't have to turn into a manta ray anymore?"

Ling Xi thought to herself, how could such a stupid fish know such a high-level word as "purification".

Li Jue jumped off its head and swam in front of it.

He had just simply built a barrier in Sugar Cake's brain to isolate it from pain; this could only calm the ray temporarily, but it would soon become ineffective. He had to find out the source of its pain in the limited time it had left to be awake.

The manta ray realized that it was this little thing, not much bigger than its own head fin, that helped it. It patted its pectoral fins as if it had found a life-saving straw and said, "Little brother, you must save me!"

Li Jue was very serious: "I will chirp you! Are you going to tell me what's wrong?"

Feihua saw that Tangbing had calmed down and loosened the seaweed, but did not remove it completely, weaving it loosely into a fence in case of emergency.

Tang Bing certainly didn't dare to blame anyone. He stretched his body, turned around on the spot, and said to his influential little brother with a sad face: "Someone is talking in my head... It hurts when he talks."

The little seal swam over to the little jellyfish, its chubby body protecting Li Jue from the water. "What did you say?"

Ray: "That person's voice is so muffled, and very... well, it's just weird, like being trapped in a box, very muffled."

It seems that people who use mental power to control other fish are also restricted in their personal freedom.

The little jellyfish and the little seal looked at each other, and the latter asked, "Didn't you hear any key words at all?"

"Uh... there's a little bit." Ray tried to recall, "Salt? It seems to be 'salt'. After he mumbles a few words, the word 'salt' will come out."

Salt? Want something salty?

Being able to find understandable words from gibberish is very useful for solving puzzles, but "salt" makes the kids even more confused.

Why salt?

Is salt just salt? Or is it a synonym for something else?

"Maybe it's something very precious to that person. Although some fish will melt when exposed to salt... Ugh, it's scary." Sugar Pancake moved his tail fin like an antenna. "But I don't understand why I and everyone else can hear him. It's very strange."

Tangbing is obviously the most basic NPC in the sub-world. He knows nothing about any higher-level activities. Apart from eating, drinking, defecating and urinating every day, his brain capacity is not enough to think about anything else. He can never understand the mysterious power that can control others with mental force.

But compared to this, Li Jue and Ling Xi cared more about its last sentence.

--"Everyone"?

The little jellyfish asked, "Can more than just Biscuit hear it?"

"Yes, the other fish heard that sound too. They all heard it. But each fish's condition was different. For example, I got a terrible headache. An electric eel I know fainted, and another sea angel got nausea—you know, those little creatures can't eat much in a day, and they vomited everything out. It was really pitiful."

When Tangbing thought of the reactions of his companions, he was frightened and his little eyes showed fear.

"Is it really the devil that can speak to so many of us fish at the same time?"

Ling Xi took a breath and said, "It's definitely not a demon, don't worry about that. But..."

However, it might be an existence many times more terrifying than the devil.

Manipulating a small number of individuals can also be considered as a high-level psychic breaking the law and acting secretly;

In the sub-world ruled by the Kraken King, he can directly control the collective beyond his authority. Not only is his power equal to that of the monarch, it is even possible for him to surpass him.

In other words, this sub-world now simultaneously houses the Kraken King, the Hell Demon, and another powerful being comparable to a dungeon boss—perhaps another big boss.

This has never happened in the infinite space before. Every big boss is the "core" of the sub-world. If they leave for too long, it will cause instability in the sub-world and all kinds of unimaginable problems. Therefore, no matter the boss's own wishes or the regulations of the center, they will not be allowed to "visit" at will.

The delicate relationship between Finks and Qianxing is an exception.

Mephistopheles' lawless character is also unconventional.

But the third person who appeared here now was completely unexpected.

Ling Xi suddenly had a thought that made her feel a little scared.

Could it be... that they are coming for the baby?

Not to mention the Siren King, the Hell Demon is quite interested in the small system. If it weren't for the episode of Ten Thousand Years, Mephisto probably wouldn't leave so easily.

Could the third person also be the same pretender?

Li Jue is so precious.

Whether it is as an unusual and soothing system, or as the identity of the Son of God that is currently unknown to anyone.

In the future, there will be more monsters and demons rushing towards him.

I have to fight for him.

Protecting Li Jue is Ling Xi's life mission.

When the little seal thought of this, he immediately wanted to hold his cub's hand as usual.

It’s a pity that he and his son have no hands now.

Not only does she have no flexible parts that can be used as hands, but Ayaka's fins are too short compared to her round body, making it difficult for her to paddle in the water, let alone hold the tiny tentacles of a jellyfish.

The little seal lowered its head in disappointment. It seemed that it was more convenient to be in human form.

The little jellyfish didn't notice his abnormality and was focused on rescuing the manta ray.

The cub swam to the top of the sugar cake, and its small tentacles rolled up the umbrella, lifting the edge of the umbrella like the edge of a small skirt, covering the head of the manta ray.

He tried to make his as flat and soft as possible so that it could cover more of the body.

It looks like it is trying hard to eat a large manta ray with its palm-sized miniature body.

The pear blossom tentacles in the transparent body gradually glowed with bright light, swaying in gold, gradually spreading and wrapping the whole body of the sugar cake, then slowly swirling and falling, like a beautiful rain in the sea.

The manta ray wore a small jellyfish hat and watched all this in amazement with its little eyes.

It is a very ordinary ray, with intelligence only enough to eat and survive, and the principles of mental attack and soothing are far beyond its understanding.

Rather than watching the little jellyfish treating itself, it would be more accurate to say that it was enjoying the wonderful magic show performed by its cubs.

After a while, Li Jue tentatively withdrew from the barrier and observed that Tang Bing did not show any discomfort.

Zizi breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems the treatment is working.

The little seal swam over, splashing water, its brown eyes revealing joy: "Juejue, you've become so powerful!"

The little jellyfish didn't understand why.

Ling Xi explained: "When you treated Mr. Finks and Mr. Wannian before, they both had very advanced mental powers; Tangbing didn't actually have that, but you were still able to comfort him - this shows that the scope of your abilities has expanded!"

He had healed big bosses like Finks, appeased small bosses like Wannian, rescued players like Yuan Yingying, and now he had rescued junior NPCs like Tangbing.

The personnel composition of the copy can be roughly divided into these categories. From a certain perspective, Li Jue can already control them all.

But it’s not just as simple as Li Jue becoming a more powerful spiritual healer.

This means that the little cub, as the future master of infinite space, is deeply integrated with this magnificent world.

At the moment, the cub couldn't comprehend that far point, so he simply shook his little tentacles and said, "Baby, awesome!"

The ray suddenly dived down a few meters, then glided at a steady speed, finally landing smoothly in front of the little jellyfish. Tears welled up in its little eyes: "Oh my God, it doesn't hurt anymore. It really doesn't hurt anymore! That sound is gone too! Thank you, little brother, you are such a good fish!"

Li Jue's voice was very happy: "You're welcome~!"

"Little brother, where are you going? Let me give you a ride," Tang Bing said enthusiastically. "You're so small, it must be very tiring for you to swim—I'm very fast! And I'm also very stable. All the fish that have ridden me say it's good."

The little jellyfish jumped and said, "I want to go to the palace with Brother Yaoyao!"

The ray was startled. "The... the palace?"

Oh no, it almost forgot that His Majesty was still here!

The ray quickly stepped back, moved its head fins in salute, and its voice trembled: "Your Majesty..."

Even though I've apologized many times, that's the ruthless and heartless Sea King... I still feel like I'm going to die miserably QAQ

The Siren King, who had been left out for a long time, slowly stepped forward. The gorgeous colors reflected by its tail fin seemed to the manta ray like a dazzling display before death.

Unexpectedly, the king did not punish it. Instead, he patiently asked the little jellyfish, "Are you tired, little one?"

His tone was so strange that Tangbing, who had lowered his head, looked up in surprise, afraid that he had heard it wrong.

...Hey, it really is the king speaking!

How could a monarch who always kept people at a distance and treated everyone equally have such a gentle moment?

What is the origin of that little thing that is shining with golden light, has magic and status?

The little jellyfish stretched out its tentacles to feel the fatigue, then puffed up its parachute and replied, "A little bit at a time."

Qian Xing smiled slightly and touched his bow tie: "Then save some energy."

His expression returned to its calm state as he turned to the ray: "I'll leave the young master in your care. Be careful."

Young, young master?

Sugarcake was still in a daze, but fortunately, the little seal next to him patted him with its tail, and he came back to his senses. He lowered his head deeply and said, "Yes... Yes! My king."

Sugar Cake held its head high and patted its pectoral fins, a sense of pride rising spontaneously; it will definitely

Suddenly, he transformed from an unemployed vagrant into an imperial prince!

The little jellyfish used its tentacles to wrap around the ray's raised dorsal fin to prevent it from falling, and found a comfortable position to lie on it.

Tangbing enthusiastically invited the little seal to come up together. After all, the two cubs were so small that the boat would not feel tired even if it carried ten or eight more, let alone two of them.

When the manta ray was ready, the cub fanned its bow-tie tentacles and happily ordered: "Let's go~~"

Fireflies and flying flowers held swords and led the way. The seaweeds that had been peeking out to watch retreated and respectfully made way for the monarch.

Sugar Cake followed a little behind the Siren King, staring blankly at the monarch's beautiful big tail, his very limited brain still pondering the latter's name for the little jellyfish.

"Young Master".

It probably knew that when the monarch went on a private visit in disguise, the attendants around him called him "Master".

So what is the relationship between "young master" and "master"?

Eh?

Could it be that the little jellyfish is your Majesty’s child?

His Majesty has not had a queen for so many years, has never been in love, and has not even been close to any female fish except for the two diligent sisters Liuying and Feihua. The people of the ocean are very worried (eight) about his marriage and offspring.

It turns out that without me even realizing it, the cub had already grown this big.

Great, it’s the inherited fish.

It seems that their ocean is really saved.

——Wait, can sirens give birth to jellyfish?

Tangbing thought again, since His Majesty is the boss who rules the ocean, what's wrong with giving birth to a different species?

That makes sense.

If this is true, then who is the young master's other parent?

Speaking of which, I once heard a fish working in the palace mention that the monarch once had a secret meeting with an alien creature with hard horns in a side courtyard... and then there were all kinds of earth-shattering, overwhelming, and endless noises.

I don't know if they were fighting or doing something else.

It seems like I have discovered some incredible secret!