Maggie rushed forward so fast that Xiu and the twins didn't even have time to react. After seeing her actions, their expressions changed.

Ghost's strength and aura are top-notch. No matter how powerful Maggie is, she can't possibly fight him head-on. Doing so would be too rash.

Trying to bring her back now is clearly unrealistic, so everyone can only hold back for now and choose to trust Maggie, since she always does a good job.

On the other side, after hearing Maggie's shout, Ghost Shadow twisted even more violently, convulsing and congealing wildly, looking like a mad ghost. It took a long time for him to calm down, accompanied by his sinister voice.

"Human girl, do you know who I am?"

His words echoed throughout the room, but all the mermaids present looked bewildered, clearly no one knew who he was.

The air was eerily quiet. After a while, the ghostly figure began to twist again, like a spoiled child who hadn't gotten the snack he wanted and started throwing a tantrum. But his behavior wasn't just comical; it was accompanied by gusts of chilling wind.

The mermaids around him retreated frequently due to his imposing presence, not daring to approach him at all. Only Maggie remained in front of him, her expression calm and composed.

In reality, she was pondering what the ghost had said.

"You! You ignorant descendants! You should blame your former chieftain. If it weren't for him, the merfolk would be the race that rules the entire continent of Coral!"

"I will restore the glory of the Merfolk."

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and the ghostly figure began to spread rapidly because of his emotional fluctuations, as if it were enveloping everyone.

The mermaids, including the Geminis, shrouded in shadow, went on high alert, their faces serious.

No one knows whether the ghostly figure is in this state in preparation for an attack. It's best to take precautions to prevent this seemingly abnormal ghostly figure from suddenly starting to kill, as the merfolk would suffer heavy losses if it did.

However, the ghost merely expanded the range of his shadow without actually launching an attack. He calmed down again, transforming back into the original mermaid shadow, turning his head left and right as if trying to take in all the mermaids present.

A shadowy figure doesn't reveal much on the face, but Maggie could vaguely sense his scrutinizing gaze.

After a while, Ghost Shadow suddenly burst into laughter, his voice arrogant like that of a tyrant about to dominate the world, but soon his tone turned cold again, filled with intense hatred.

"And you, now, have ruined all of this."

The ghostly figure points from left to right, clearly indicating that all the mermaids are stumbling blocks on his path to dominance.

Maggie, listening to Shadow's obviously abnormal mental state, began to suspect that Shadow might have been a mermaid before, otherwise he wouldn't have said such things.

She wanted to hear more, but by then the ghostly figure had already unleashed a strong desire to attack.

Maggie could only retreat quickly to temporarily avoid being attacked by him.

Although she was only a high-level mage, she still had ways to protect herself. Water magic worked perfectly in the water, and her water shield was just enough to defend against his less serious attacks.

Even though he missed Maggie, Shadow wasn't angry. Instead, he started attacking the other mermaids, which was no different from venting his anger.

Maggie watched the ghostly figure rush away, silently counting 1, 2, 3 in her mind.

The moment the three recitations were finished, the old patriarch, who should have been hiding, suddenly swam over from nowhere and appeared in front of the fish. Maggie also breathed a sigh of relief on the spot.

Among them, only the clan leader can match Ghost Shadow in strength.

Although it is very immoral to make an old person do the work, it is not impossible for her to defeat the ghost on her own, but Maggie felt that it was not necessary to pay such a high price.

Since it's a discussion about cooperation, Maggie must make full use of all available resources to secure favorable conditions for her.

She and the old clan chief had considered various possibilities, one of which was that if the source of the problem was within the mermaid clan, the old clan chief would personally intervene to help stop it.

This is outside of Maggie's area of ​​expertise.

She, as an outsider, shouldn't interfere in family matters, and that's indeed the case.

Judging from Ghost Shadow's words, he must have been a genius among the merfolk who wanted to do some crazy things, but was punished and ended up in this state.

However, for some reason, it turned into this horrible state.

The outcome was good, so everything is good.

“Prius, even now that you’ve become like this, you’re still dreaming of returning to the Merfolk and leading them back to their racial peak.”

The old patriarch's voice was aged yet steady and powerful, sounding both interrogative and harsh.

"Heh, when you became famous, I remember you were just a nobody. Now that you're the clan leader, you dare to question me?"

Ghost Shadow looked down on the old patriarch. Among the geniuses of the same generation, only the former patriarch was a worthy opponent of Ghost Shadow. As for the current patriarch, he was just a little kid to him back then, with no competitive edge.

Now he is trying every means to prolong his life and make a comeback, all in order to regain the merfolk.

Unfortunately, his goal was completely thwarted by Maggie, his silent conspiracy was exposed, and his ice mermaid puppets did not grow to the point where they could overthrow the current mermaid race.

Just as the ghost and the village chief were locked in a standoff, Maggie, of course, didn't sit idly by and rushed into the cave.

His arrogance stemmed from his belief that no one could touch the ice crystal, but Maggie insisted on doing the opposite. By the time the ghost realized what was happening, it would be a pipe dream for Maggie to have such a good opportunity to get close to the ice crystal.

Maggie used almost every amplification and acceleration spell to push herself to her maximum speed. Fortunately, she had already familiarized herself with the terrain beforehand, and in the blink of an eye, Maggie rushed to the vicinity of the ice crystal.

As she stepped into the room where the ice crystal was, Maggie suddenly felt as if her limbs and mind had lost control, her movements were frozen, and she walked toward the ice crystal with a dazed look in her eyes.

However, Maggie is not entirely controlled; she is like a third-person perspective soul, able to clearly see what she is doing.

She seemed to be bewitched by a demon, watching as the exposed ice spikes around the ice crystals threatened to pierce her body, yet she showed no sign of stopping.

"!!! Stop right now, that's enough, don't go anymore!!!"

Maggie's soul was frantically pacing around, but she couldn't control her body and could only watch helplessly as one, two, three, countless needles from the ice crystals pierced her body.

She kept walking forward until she was completely pierced through, and blood was dripping from the ice crystal.