Remembering the three players who were almost dead, everyone got up listlessly and left the castle with little interest.

Walking through the corridor connecting the restaurant to the gate leading to the outer castle, Cheng Shuang, who was in the middle, suddenly turned around and looked at the tallest spire. She felt a chill run down her spine, as if someone was watching her in the dark with hostility.

Sure enough, a shadow flashed past the small window of the spire, its golden luster extremely conspicuous.

Mermaid Bora?

Did it heal so quickly?

The only creature in the castle with such beautiful blonde hair is the mermaid. Given her physique, a mermaid can indeed recover most of her strength in half a day.

The little girl felt that she wasn't ruthless enough. After calming down, she made up her mind that if the white lotus fish continued to be stubborn and seek death, she would definitely bring back a mermaid specimen as a souvenir for Sister Liu Juan this time.

Pora, hiding in the spire, shivered. Touching the wrinkles on her face that were not yet completely smooth, she felt both angry and fearful. In the end, she stopped observing the cunning, insidious, cold-blooded, and cruel tyrant human cub and, with a wilted look on her face, commanded the knights to carry her away.

It couldn't understand why its pride in its beauty and abilities failed it time and again in front of human children, to the point that it even lost the courage to try to take revenge. Of course, the main reason was that without its beauty, it didn't want to appear in front of people at all, so it could only secretly hide in the spire and bare its teeth at the human children without any scruples.

Cheng Shuang probably never imagined that Bai Lianyu was essentially a bully who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. Otherwise, she wouldn't have willingly been kept by the Countess for the sake of the comforts in the castle.

After looking away from the wine glass, the countess gradually regained the demeanor and presence befitting a half-master. With great interest, she led them to see the three corpses on the gallows before walking to a lush, grassy hill opposite the castle.

The mountain and the castle are about the same height, and it doesn't take long to climb to the top. From the top, you can see the sea below.

The sea stretched as far as the eye could see, but the small hill blocked all the sea breeze and the shimmering beauty of the water.

The silver-haired butler loudly praised the Countess and the King for their excellent governance, how happy and healthy the people were under their rule, and how vast and prosperous the land was.

Despite the clichés and repetitive phrases, the countess still smiled with delight, her eyes crinkling.

At this moment, Cheng Shuang did not approach them. She was afraid that her expression would betray her. Just now, on the street, she saw several children who were starving and thin as sticks. They trembled when they saw them. This was not the attitude one should have when seeing a benevolent ruler.

Sun Han, a seasoned veteran in the workplace, and Zhou Yi, a middle-aged player, flanked the Countess, showering her with compliments in various ways. Taking advantage of her good mood, they tentatively inquired about the situation in other countries.

This instance world is truly a world of magic, with wizards, dragons, elves, and mermaids.

Although Algarde is a country, its territory is not large, and the king is more like a small landowner with a long-standing family tradition. Algarde went to war with its neighboring country mainly because Pora was coveted by the prince of the neighboring country. The little mermaid tearfully complained to the king, which enraged him, and he personally led his troops to attack the neighboring country.

The reason is absurd, but it's true.

They had witnessed firsthand the rage of men who would risk everything for a woman, and the cold indifference of the Middle Ages.

However, Cheng Shuang believes that given the nature of the white lotus fish, it's hard to say whether the prince from the neighboring country was wronged.

Sun Han also discovered some of the Countess's ulterior motives: she hoped that the girls would have good abilities so that they could support the king and defeat the neighboring country.

This was the first time the young girl had encountered someone who would set a trap for her when she needed something from them.

She was utterly shocked by the Countess's shameless behavior.

Testing a hero's abilities is fine as a precaution, but trying to kill them right off the bat is going too far.

Furthermore, they have never revealed their formidable abilities or willingness to entrust them with important tasks in helping Algard fight against its neighboring countries.

Once the matter was brought to light, the countess's thoughts became crystal clear.

Those who are incompetent deserve to die, while those who are capable of serving the king are honored.

Cheng Shuang stood on the hilltop with her little face puffed out. If she didn't know the way, she would have really thought she might as well just seek refuge with the neighboring country. Why would such a king be worth helping?

The girl was just being childish and sulking for a while. Her real purpose in entering the dungeon was to earn points so she could qualify for the Mysterious Dungeon and find clues to finally leave the Land of Death. So she wouldn't let her emotions interfere with her important business.

Take a deep breath; the pure air from the ocean effectively sweeps away negative feelings.

She turned around, about to catch up with the main group returning to the castle, when she suddenly stopped, catching a glimpse of gold and silver echoing each other in the middle of the sea out of the corner of her eye.

Cheng Shuang immediately waved to Du Jun, who was waiting for her, and went down the mountain first, rushing towards the sea.

Du Jun frowned slightly, whispered a few words to Sun Han, and saw several players surrounding the countess to pledge their loyalty, so he understood that they had decided to go to the front line to attack the neighboring country.

He always felt that things wouldn't be that simple; horror games weren't war games, and the fighting was completely off-topic.

Sun Han nodded to him, and the three of them split into two groups again. Sun Han worked with the players, making sure to gather information from both sides.

Du Jun returned and found the little girl placing the amphibious solar-powered vehicle on the beach, waiting for him to get in.

"What did you find?" Du Jun asked slowly after getting into the driver's seat and starting the car without hesitation.

A solar-powered toy car is, after all, a toy. It's not very spacious; at most, two people can squeeze in.

“There shouldn’t be only one mermaid, Bora.” Cheng Shuang pointed in the direction of the two intersecting golden and silver figures on the sea. “I’ve read some dark fairy tales, and most of the mermaids in them are very unfriendly to humans and feed on them. They belong to the top of the food chain in the sea, how could they possibly be used to life on land?”

Not only was Pola able to abandon the ocean, which was not far from her, but she also showed great obedience to the Countess.

This is not the arrogance a true ocean darling should have.

"Be careful. Regardless of whether Bora is right or wrong, mermaids probably aren't very friendly to humans!" Du Jun warned seriously.

Forget about any blessings from the ocean's darlings; the nobles' boastful words can only fool their own people. If the merfolk were to show goodwill towards Algard, the Countess would certainly be willing to form a team of merfolk warriors to serve as the vanguard.

Their innate talents are something that ordinary humans can't compete with.

Cheng Shuang nodded. Since she had chosen to go into the sea, she was at least 70-80% confident that she could get away. Besides, there was a 50% chance that the two bright spots were deliberately trying to attract attention as they lingered not far from the sea.

Of course, the other half is for extra meals.