On the quiet streets at night, the noise of dragging and rubbing began to rise from a low pitch and gradually grew into a considerable scale.

Hiding in the shadows of the storage room, Cheng Shuang put on her pedometer to conceal her presence. Then she watched as the guesthouse owners, a couple carrying heavy fish tails, arched open the door and crawled out of the shop, gradually transforming into a human-headed, fish-tailed monster and merging into the line of human-headed fish on the street.

If there's any difference between them and the human-headed fish in the riverside village, it's probably that their transformation didn't involve much pain; at least Cheng Shuang never heard any agonizing screams.

If there is anything they have in common, it is that they gathered on the nearest riverbank, gazing at the moon in worship, their lips moving silently up and down, as if in prayer, or perhaps in an instinctive wriggling motion.

In the end, these human-headed fish did not go into the water. Instead, they wandered around the streets and alleys as if on patrol, eventually forming a large group and arriving at a lake far from the town center.

Then they jumped into the water one by one.

At this moment, a faint rumble emanated from the small, tree-lined island in the center of the lake, and the human-headed fish surged towards it as they entered the water.

Looking up, Cheng Shuang saw heads floating on the water, their eyes gray and empty, like a swarm of water ghosts searching for food.

The little girl sitting on the back of the dragon's flames, gazing into the distance, suddenly shuddered.

She flew neither too high nor too low, with only the moon as her companion in the sky. Perhaps it was just her imagination, but the moon here seemed much larger than the one in the real world, a bright, round, and golden-orange color.

Cheng Shuang chose to follow the large group of human-headed fish simply to see if the two teachers from the riverside village were among them. If not, would that mean the human-headed fish didn't need to patrol the water every night?

In retrospect, although there are quite a few human-headed fish thronging the lake, they are not a large number for the population of a small town, suggesting that there should be more human-headed fish inside the house that have not yet appeared.

As the central island flipped over, several boxes of frozen meat chunks, whose original form was not quite discernible, emerged. The human-headed fish, somewhat agitated, raised its head even higher.

Cheng Shuang had heard Luo An recount how the Sihai group escaped danger, so she naturally knew that if the blast freezer had appeared during the day, a small truck would have come to unload the goods. Now, the unloading vehicle had simply been replaced by a monster.

Not seeing any familiar faces in the lake, she originally intended to leave, since Liu Juan and her group were missing and she should go find them as soon as possible.

But then she thought about it again and wasn't in a hurry anymore.

They are mature companions after all. If they really encounter a life-or-death crisis, who knows if they will be able to have their memories brought back like Du Jun's?

Okay, then let's wait a bit longer!

The little girl made up her mind and continued to observe the movements of the human-headed fish from the air.

The human-headed fish worked together, using their bodies to push the boxes of frozen meat to the shore, and then painstakingly carried them back to town, heading straight for the government building.

After the man-headed fish finished transporting the goods and left the government building in twos and threes, Long Zhiyan had already circled once on the roof of the government building.

The distant green mountains disappeared into the night, and only their steep and precipitous peaks could be vaguely discerned.

As far as Cheng Shuang could see, there were dark mountain shadows surrounding her, which looked like dark clouds covering the sky because they were so far away.

At this moment, apart from the faint light emitted by the streetlights and the light boxes on the shop signs, all other buildings and residences were shrouded in darkness, resembling a dead city.

After thinking for a moment, she went back to the guesthouse and, while the husband and wife owners were slowly making their way back, searched through the two suites that Liu Juan and Si Hai each owned.

Because their companions were suffering from amnesia, Liu Juan and Si Hai didn't dare let them stay in a room alone. So, the women stayed with Liu Juan, and the men stayed with Si Hai.

Sihai's room was tidy, showing no signs of damage after the fight.

The smell of blood was coming from the room Liu Juan had booked. Cheng Shuang found scattered bloodstains and a piece of golden scale on the door.

If the mermaid boy Liu Liu is truly interested in the mermaid princess's blessing, then wouldn't Liu Juan, a living, rational mermaid who hasn't completely transformed into a human-headed fish, also attract the attention of the couple who own the guesthouse?

Aside from the bloodstains, the only other thing left in the bathroom was a disposable toothbrush that smelled of toothpaste, lying on the sink counter.

Next to it was a white mark left by dried toothpaste foam.

This toothbrush is a model unique to convenience stores.

Whether it's the veterans like Sun Han or the new companions like Si Hai Si Yue, everyone silently adheres to the same rule: to recycle as much as possible the items from the convenience store, including garbage.

Apart from that, the room was very clean and still had the faint scent of the girl's skincare products after she checked in.

Cheng Shuang was certain that Liu Juan and the others were taken away hastily, and the time was not too long.

She strongly suspected that a large team and the husband-and-wife boss had coordinated to launch a surprise attack on several people the moment they entered the room.

Even though they have lost their memories, their fighting instincts should still remain.

Ordinary human-headed fish do not have the ability to carry everyone away without alerting them.

Cheng Shuang rode the Dragon Flame, bringing it close to the roof of the government building.

Everything was pointing towards the government building.

The male teacher from the riverside village ran to the place where he had been informed on.

The country of origin of frozen foods.

And the tallest building in the town center.

The rooftop platform of the government building was completely enclosed, with no small terrace for going down. It was extremely ordinary. After searching around to no avail, she was finally carried back to the ground by the freakish creature.

The night was pitch black, and the electronic doors of the government building were probably not locked yet because frozen meat had just been delivered.

The lobby was dimly lit, not bright, but enough to make one see the steps clearly. Cheng Shuang put on the cloak of sullenness and changed into a pair of black sneakers, using the all-black color to conceal her presence. With the help of the pedometer, unless face to face, it was unlikely that anyone would notice her.

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