Chapter 261 (Catching Bugs)
There are also many hidden unknown dangers in the deep sea.
Even as powerful as the mermaids are, they are not without natural enemies in the deep sea.
Ubiquitous seaweed, poisonous marine creatures, turbulent undercurrents, ferocious predators... Just as humans on land fear the jungle and wild beasts, mermaids also have forbidden areas in the deep sea that are difficult to set foot in.
The sea area where the sea witch is located is such a forbidden area in the sea full of dangers.
Swimming all the way to the sea area where the sea witch was, the soft sand and gravel on the seabed were originally covered with beautiful coral grass, but later they were scattered with more and more sharp white fish bone spikes.
Yun Mian pulled Princess Yuyu's long red hair and looked curiously at every inch of the sea that she could see.
The mermaid princesses who used to swing their beautiful tails leisurely in the sand and gravel have become much more cautious after arriving in this sea area and no longer try to bring their tails close to the fine sand on the seabed.
Because no one knows whether there is an unpredictable crisis hidden in it.
It could be sharp bone spurs or poisonous sea creatures, they always silently cause difficult-to-solve damage to the mermaids.
And the deeper you swim, the more hidden dangers there are, and the quieter the entire sea becomes.
As a result, this dark sea area became even more terrifying, making the mermaid princesses who went deep into it increasingly uneasy.
"Anriel..." The sister who was only a few years older than Anriel called her hesitantly.
Anriel saw a hint of uneasiness and timidity in her sister's eyes.
She stopped, glanced at each of her sisters, swam in front of them, and said, "That's it."
Her deep eyes swayed in the water, and her voice was as light and pleasant as ever: "Fate has carried us to different endings. No one will walk side by side forever. From now on, I have to choose my own path forward, and I will have to face it myself."
Her sisters frowned in disapproval and wanted to continue walking with her.
Anriel shook her head, reached out to pick up the elf that had been lying obediently on her shoulder and handed it to her sisters. Then, after kissing each of her sisters one by one, she turned around and swam towards the deeper and more dangerous sea without hesitation.
In the end, she chose to go alone. Perhaps fate had already foreseen this and given her a hint when she was born with the prophecy.
Yun Mian watched Princess Yu Yu's nimble figure disappear in the increasingly turbulent and irresistible undercurrent.
"Uncle, will the Mermaid Princess lose her voice and fish tail?" Yun Mian thought of the plot in the fairy tale.
Since she asked about the specific plot, the system's answer would not be considered a spoiler, so after a brief silence, it told the host: "Yes, her tongue will be cut off by the sea witch to make a potion that can turn the fish tail into human legs."
"I can use a transformation spell for Princess Yu Yu." Yun Mian didn't want Princess Yu Yu to lose these precious and amazing things.
"Mianmian, your spell will not have any effect on the mermaids." This is the plot that forms the core of the world's consciousness. Even if Yunmian has the power of the Elf Queen, it is difficult to change the sacrifice that the mermaid princess is about to face.
"...but if your tongue is cut off it will bleed and it must be very painful." Yun Mian couldn't help feeling uneasy when she thought of that scene.
She finally broke free from the blue-haired mermaid princess, and then chased in the direction Anriel left without looking back.
The elf didn't know that there were dangers everywhere in the sea, but the mermaid princess could move forward bravely, so she thought maybe she could too.
What the elf Yunmian lacks the least is the courage to take risks.
It’s just that the road ahead is always getting harder and harder.
After she carefully dodged a big fish that opened its mouth wide as if trying to swallow her, she gritted her teeth and continued to dive into the undercurrent that had already swept away many small fish.
Relying on the strong physique of his immortal species, the elf held a ball of light that was almost as big as himself and swam forward desperately with all his might.
The system did not care about much else and used all its strength to lead the elf on its body to cross this dangerous undercurrent.
Yun Mian slowly stopped until the water flow beside him gradually stabilized, and looked around blankly in the quiet sea.
Where is Princess Pisces?
“Mianmian, go forward. This is the place where the sea witch is. You will meet her.” After the system said this, it let its body emit a faint light and flew in front to lead the way for the host.
In the sea water, the tender green companion leaves on the elf's head do not seem to be affected, and they are always swaying gently, as if they are extremely adapted to this vast and mysterious deep sea.
"Little princess, what's the point of becoming a human? They don't have a long life, a strong body, or a beautiful and powerful fish tail. They are extremely weak and cunning. Do you actually want to become such a useless creature?"
From afar, Yun Mian seemed to hear a hoarse and unpleasant voice, with a chant-like sigh and a slightly exaggerated questioning.
Yunmian pinched the little pearl on her neck and swam hard in that direction.
When she saw Princess Yu Yu from afar, whose body was intact and without any injuries or pain, the whole cub breathed a sigh of relief and continued to rush towards Princess Yu Yu.
Swimming in the water is extremely tiring. Relying on the little pearl, Yun Mian could ignore the buoyancy of the sea water and simply ran forward on the sand. With a foothold under her feet, even though her speed was erratic, she soon arrived in front of Princess Yu Yu.
Then, in Princess Yu's surprised and astonished eyes, he hugged the other's beautiful and cold fish tail scales.
"Little Cotton?"
"Forest elves??"
Two completely different voices sounded at the same time.
Yun Mian first smiled widely at Princess Yuyu, then looked at the mysterious sea witch. When she saw her face clearly, she was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and greeted her obediently: "Sister Sea Witch, good evening~"
In fact, she couldn't tell the difference between day and night. There was no sunrise or moonset in the deep sea. Everything she saw was pitch black. So for Yunmian, it was always night in the sea water.
The little kid, maintaining basic politeness, greeted the sea witch and continued to curiously observe her appearance.
Not ugly, not fierce, but... strange.
There were many long and thin sea snakes hidden and entangled in her seaweed-like long hair. These small snakes were entangled with each other or floating around her, spitting out scarlet tongues. Anyone who saw it would find this scene too terrifying and even weird.
The sea witch does not look as old as the legend says. Instead, she has a pretty and gentle face, which is totally inconsistent with her old and hoarse voice.
Like the dangerous Medusa in the legend, whoever she looks at can be frozen into stone.
But Yunmian had never heard the story of Medusa, so she couldn't identify with the character setting. She was just curious and eager to reach out and touch the little snakes swimming around on the sea witch's head.
Anriel reluctantly pressed down the child's tentatively extended hand and apologized to the expressionless sea witch: "I'm sorry for offending you. Little Cotton meant no harm. She is just a cub that is not even a month old. I hope you can forgive her rash behavior."
To simplify this sentence a little bit: She is just a child, forgive her.
Yunmian obediently held the hand of sister Yuyu, and faced the scrutinizing gaze of sister Sea Witch, smiling innocently and well-behavedly.
Not like a naughty kid at all.
"How could Xitanya have a forest elf cub?" The sea witch obviously discovered Yunmian's racial identity at first sight.
Anriel subconsciously hid the elf behind her and explained, "She fell into the sea accidentally. I will send her away after I get ashore. She will not stay in the deep sea for long."
She was afraid that the sea witch would mind Yunmian's existence.
After all, sea witches are always mysterious and dangerous, with even more bizarre personalities. No one knows if they will accidentally touch the other party's sensitive reverse scale.
Upon hearing this, the sea witch simply withdrew her gaze, as if she had no intention of exploring Yunmian's existence, and continued the previous topic.
"I once predicted that the young princess would forever turn into sea foam at the age of fifteen. There is no doubt that you are heading towards your own destiny. Even so, are you unwilling to give up the idea of becoming a human being?"
In the eyes of the sea witch, the stubborn Anriel was like a shrimp stuck in a sea spider's web. Even though she knew that struggling to survive would only lead to death faster, she still struggled desperately on the thin and tough web of fate.
Very stupid.
Facing the sea witch's gaze, Anriel nodded calmly: "Perhaps as you predicted, I will soon become the broken bubbles on the sea of Hetanya, but there is no doubt that I would rather try all the methods I can than do nothing."
The prophecy said that she would become foam, so she tried her best to try to make her soul immortal.
Fate drove her towards death, but she insisted on demanding an unattainable chance of life.
Even though the process was painful and dangerous, even though she knew that she was treading on the edge of the abyss with every step, Anriel would never allow herself to bow her head and beg for mercy from the terrible fate with her bare hands.
"Please make that potion for me. I will gladly accept it no matter what the price is." Anriel bowed slightly towards the sea witch. Even when she was begging, she still maintained her elegance and calmness.
She never bows her head in embarrassment before fate.
The sea witch stared at Anriel for a long time, then sneered, "Since you have made up your mind, I can only pray to the respected sea god on your behalf, praying that the poor little princess will not turn into a handful of water waves in the sea of Hetanya too quickly."
She gave up trying to persuade him, and then showed Anriel a cold and cruel smile: "You said you are willing to pay any price for this, so are you willing to use this dagger to cut off your fragile tongue, lose your beautiful and powerful fish tail that stirs up the wind and waves for a pair of weak legs, and also lose your proud singing voice, and become a mute who can't speak from now on, and endure the pain of bleeding and piercing your bones as if you were stepping on a knife blade with every step you take?"
She asked softly, and every word she spoke sounded like the cruel and vicious whisper of a devil, making the listeners tremble with fear unconsciously.
As she approached, the sea snakes hiding in her hair also gathered around Anriel, spitting out their cold scarlet tongues and gently licking her delicate and tender skin, thus triggering many spasmodic and delicate skin reactions.
Anriel held her breath unconsciously. Perhaps she had not expected that she would lose so much and pay such a heavy price just for her legs.
The suffocating silence spread during the confrontation. The elf hidden in the hair on her shoulders seemed unable to feel the heavy choice of fate. Instead, it was secretly stretching out its sinful little hands, trying to touch the slippery little snakes that came to its door.
Mianmian: I want to touch everything!
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution:
Fangfei and Yangyang are both good, ISO 10 bottles;
ffffeline 5 bottles;
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Xiaohao is working on 2 bottles;
Girl Picking Stars, Jiuyan, Meng 1 bottle;
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