The beautiful mermaid transforms into a muscular merman (Part 1)
Night falls.
All the humans went to sleep, while the experimental subjects remained in their cages, following their "nature"—either drifting into dreams or remaining alert.
The lab monitor flickered. Behind it, the security guard, who hadn't slept for several nights, yawned widely and casually opened his phone to scroll through short videos; in the monitor, a golden mermaid slowly opened her eyes in the tank—
"F*ck!" she muttered under her breath, "Of all times like this!"
Before the words were even finished, her slender figure swayed slightly in the frame, like a frame drop due to poor signal. Unfortunately, the security guard, engrossed in his phone, didn't see this rather bizarre scene.
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Yunhe was woken up by his own snoring.
"Whoosh—whoosh?!"
Startled awake by the last snore, Yunhe nearly fell off the bed! Her first instinct was to reach for her phone to read a novel and try to fall back asleep, but after searching everywhere without success, she finally remembered:
Right. At this moment, I am spending a wonderful night "sharing a room" with the experimental subject as a "responsible researcher"; correspondingly, my mobile phone has long been "kept" by security personnel under the pretext of "safety first".
Aaaaaah!! I can't sleep without my phone!!!
The researcher, Yun, turned her head with a resentful look and then discovered that Shen Huai'an was also awake. She opened her mouth to question him, but then saw him yawn.
"...Finally woke up."
Shen Huai'an raised his hand, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and said in a voice full of exhaustion, "You're snoring—"
"Stop, stop, stop!" Yunhe's face flushed red instantly, and he quickly stopped him from continuing his inappropriate behavior of revealing his past. "Well, I promise I won't snore anymore, you should go to sleep."
As she spoke, her gaze fell on Shen Huai'an's face. However, Shen Huai'an's attention was not on her—
He turned his head to look out the window, seemingly lost in thought.
Yunhe wondered if he was homesick. But if he was homesick, why did he disguise himself as a human to infiltrate the research institute in the first place?
"There is a sound."
"What?"
Yunhe was startled by his sudden muttering to himself. Shen Huai'an immediately shook his head, remaining cryptic: "Perhaps I misheard."
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In the following days, S2 suddenly exhibited an almost abrupt "human-friendly" behavior.
As its caretaker and researcher, Yun Ping only showed it necessary "care" for work purposes; however, this golden mermaid of unknown origin, who was originally adorable, silent, and somewhat aloof, has recently been behaving like a cat waiting for its servant to serve it on time when facing her—
For example, splashing water all over her while she was recording her vital signs;
For example, when she cleans her scales, she rubs her face with her forehead like a kitten;
For example, when she was doing experiments on herself, he would wrap his arms around her neck.
For example...
Wow.
Ai Qiqi, the number one fan of the "Golden Scale Faction," said with a sour expression: "Did Sister Yun put catnip on herself? The 'goddess' actually kissed you like that, humph."
Of course, the last "humph" was barely audible.
"Be careful," Shen Huai'an, who was revising the lab report, warned without looking up, "S2 might be about to differentiate soon."
"?!"
Yun jumped, nearly dropping the S2 she was holding. She awkwardly pushed away the merman who was clinging to her like a leech, while frantically wiping the sticky, slippery secretions from the merman's body from her hands: "What do you mean by that?"
“What I mean is,” Shen Huai’an put down the report, shook his sore arm, and said nonchalantly, “you might stimulate its differentiation process, or even directly affect the outcome.”
"no!"
Several male researchers, led by Ai Qiqi, immediately became anxious: "We have Professor Shen, which is enough for the male mermaids. Can't you leave a female one for us male comrades?!"
"You bunch of little perverts!" Yunhe cursed, shoving the S2 towards the one who had been shouting the loudest. The guy was so frightened he backed away repeatedly, only to be crushed to the ground by the weight of the S2 (with its two-meter-long fishtail)!
Hahahaha!!!
The laboratory was instantly filled with a joyful atmosphere. S2 couldn't understand human language and never made a sound. It just scurried around on the ground like a worm with its tail. The elegant and mysterious "goddess" in the fish tank suddenly turned into a catfish that was jumping around, which made the "Silver Scale Faction" researchers burst into laughter again.
...
And so, another seven or eight days passed uneventfully.
That night.
Yunhe's sleep schedule has been completely disrupted these past few days—there's no way around it, being "dutiful" means not being able to sleep too soundly, especially with a "handsome man" (?) beside her, it's hard not to feel a flutter in her heart (?), making it impossible to fall asleep even if she wants to. But not sleeping also has its advantages, such as…
When the piercing alarm sounds throughout the building, it won't be so frightening that you have a heart attack and die.
"Splash!"
After a crisp cracking sound, a figure appeared outside the window—to be precise, a man with his upper body naked.
To be more precise—he was an extremely handsome man with blond hair and blue eyes. How handsome? Probably one in ten thousand Westerners, the kind of super handsome guy who could capture the hearts of women from eighteen to eighty years old.
Amidst the increasingly loud alarm blares, the handsome man grinned at Yunhe. Only then did Yunhe realize a rather serious problem:
So, where's the security? Why haven't they shown up yet, given such a big commotion?
Also, if she remembered correctly, this was the tenth floor. How did this man end up "standing" outside the window...?
A ghost!
...Yeah, right. There are no ghosts in science fiction novels.
The answer is obvious.
"You..." Yunhe had just uttered a word when she saw the handsome man outside maintaining a bright smile, gripping the window railing with both hands and then applying slight pressure.
—He bent the super alloy railing so easily?!
Holy crap, what kind of monster is that?!
With a loud "thud," the handsome guy makes his grand entrance (?).
He'd somehow acquired a pair of oversized shorts that barely covered [unmentionable/undesirable], revealing a muscular physique that was enough to make one blush. Unfortunately, at this moment, his handsome, godlike face bore only a bizarre, almost clown-like, exaggerated expression:
"My dear Miss Yunhe, have you missed me?"
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Let's go back eight days.
"F*ck!" she muttered under her breath, "Of all times like this!"
—It is precisely at this moment that I am about to differentiate!
That's right. This "female mermaid" who looks like the goddess Aphrodite, gentle, weak, and silly, is none other than the Golden Scale Special Assassin, Nixos. And naturally, the reason it was able to be "captured" by humans is simply because it was part of its plan, nothing more.
Nixos had no interest in pledging allegiance to the Goldenscale Clan. However, the elder's "reverse psychology" during that call clearly worked: at least between preserving its life and remaining loyal to its clan, it chose a silent, desperate act, risking its life and the possible permanent loss of its freedom.
Since we can't directly contact Celestis from the outside, let's change our strategy and personally implant a "Trojan horse" into human research institutions!
But now, I'm actually showing signs of "differentiation"?
Differentiation is the most vulnerable and dangerous moment for all mermaids. Nixos originally planned to complete its differentiation directly in a human research institute—humans could even provide it with the necessary conditions for temporary rest and recuperation, so why not? Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned:
Because soon, Nixos discovered that he had "instinctively" formed a "spiritual link" with the female human who had only taken care of him for a few days—a researcher named Yunhe!
In other words, unless it is a "homosexual", it will definitely differentiate into a male!
What does it mean to differentiate into a male? Nixos doesn't actually care about differentiating into a male, but the problem is that differentiating into a male at the Human Research Institute means that everything he originally wanted to do will be impossible.
—The Golden-Scaled Mermaid possesses unparalleled male strength and supernatural abilities among all mermaids. Even a weakling like Celestis was treated so harshly by the Silver-Scaled Mermaid, let alone this one!
Strike first, strike hard; strike later, suffer the consequences. Since the seriousness of the consequences is known, it's best to nip them in the bud. Nixos always acts this way, but this time, he has another mission:
“Celesis.” He chuckled nonchalantly amidst the blaring sirens, pulling the shards of glass from his toe. “Come back with me.”
Opposite her, the silver-scaled mermaid remained seated on the bed, not moving an inch from beginning to end. However, upon hearing this, Shen Huai'an did make a slight movement, raising her hand to tidy a stray strand of hair that had fallen by her temple—a very gentle and feminine gesture.
"On what grounds?" he asked with a smile, "On Jin Lin's brute strength?"
Instead of asking why, they ask "on what grounds." Interesting.
Nixos smiled slightly, but his eyes revealed undisguised disdain. Instead of answering, he asked, "What, Celestis, in all these years on land, besides becoming more and more like a useless female, haven't you made any progress at all?"
As he said this, to Yunhe's utter astonishment, he walked forward and ripped off all the chains on Shen Huai'an's body!
"Alright." After finishing all that, Nixos casually clapped his hands and raised an eyebrow: "Can we go now?"
Yunhe stared blankly at them. She desperately wanted to know who this strangely strong man in front of her was, but something else made her even more nervous:
Shen Huai'an...do you really want to leave with your clan?
If that's the case, should I... be happy for you?
But why, at this moment, do I feel as if something has pierced my heart, leaving me both empty and aching?
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