Chapter 10 Neutral Creatures Mermaids Are Fish Too
The tail fin floats in the water like a light gauze, reflecting the elegant bright blue. As the fish swims, the tail sways skillfully, and the graceful curve cuts through the water, keeping the body steadily in the water.
"There's no such clean water in the Lost Land. Where does the water here come from?"
A clear voice rang in her ears, and Chen Shuang subconsciously looked up and met those sapphire-like eyes.
The mermaid clenched the dagger tightly, as if enduring something. Her body trembled slightly, and her voice became more urgent: "Who is the master of this place?"
The owner here has a knife at his neck.
Chen Shuang was pressed against the edge of the pond. The wall was slippery and there was no foothold. Even though she was held tightly by the mermaid, she still had a tendency to slide down. This forced her to try her best to maintain an awkward posture to avoid the sharp dagger.
The moss on the shore was slippery. Before she could say anything, a rock at her lower back suddenly loosened, and her whole body lost balance in an instant, with her raised neck leaning straight towards the blade.
Countless plans flashed through Chen Shuang's mind in an instant.
Call out to the demon ants in the mental network, yell for the angels, or directly activate [Divine Power Shock] to stun the mermaid.
But the situation didn't seem as bad as she thought.
The mermaid frowned, moved the blade slightly, pulled Chen Shuang's arm and lifted her up, and only relaxed her brow when she saw that she could breathe normally.
After a brief pause, the mermaid seemed to remember that they were in a hostage relationship. She pointed the blade at Chen Shuang again and continued to threaten: "Answer my question just now, or I will use it to drain your blood."
He pressed the dagger forward slightly, the cold touch close to the beating warm pulse. Although it was a matter of life and death, the previous episode inadvertently interrupted the tense atmosphere.
Chen Shuang couldn't really feel any urgency in responding to this gentle face. She leaned back and asked, "What are you looking for the owner of this place for?"
The mermaid brought the dagger closer. Seeing that Chen Shuang didn't react, her mind went blank for a moment. She lowered her head and thought for a moment. When she looked up again, her expression changed, and finally stopped at a fierce expression that she thought was scary. She said loudly: "I have my reasons. If you don't want to die, answer the question quickly."
Chen Shuang watched the mermaid open her mouth, revealing her little fangs and start to demonstrate. Her eyes drifted, and she hesitated whether she should pretend to be scared to avoid discouraging the child's enthusiasm.
"Human, don't play dumb," the beautiful mermaid with algae-blue hair shouted. "You surely know why the water here is so clean, and why there are such beautiful houses."
A glint of light suddenly shone in his eyes, but he became determined the next second: "What kind of creature is the master of this place? Is he good or evil? Why did he choose to come to the Forgotten Land? What does he want to do?"
The mermaid asked so many questions that Chen Shuang was about to answer the first few when she found that the dagger on the side of her face was shaking.
No, it was the mermaid that was trembling.
The young mermaid in front of him had enviable fair skin, long algae-blue hair spread in the water, and a beautiful and delicate face that looked like an elf born from the water.
But at this moment, he was abnormally pale, the last trace of blood on his lips disappeared, and the whole person looked pale and fragile. Even the hand holding the dagger was light at this moment. Chen Shuang pushed lightly, and the mermaid's dagger slipped out of his hand and fell into the water with a "splash".
"Hurry up... answer my question..."
He shook his head, trying to shake off the dizziness, but his eyelids became heavier and heavier. As the owner became weaker, his algae-blue hair lost its luster and soaked in the water, like a ball of blue seaweed that was about to wither.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Chen Shuang, in turn, supported the mermaid, without any sense of being a hostage.
The other fish leaned weakly on the shore, and in the end it didn't even have the strength to hold on to the shore. The whole fish gradually slid down until its eyes lost focus and it completely lost consciousness and fell into the water.
Chen Shuang: Fraud?
Her mind wandered for a moment, but when she came to her senses, she took a deep breath and dived into the water to catch the fish. She quickly grabbed the mermaid's arm and struggled to pull him up by the shore.
Can mermaids drown?
Chen Shuang took a few breaths and decided it would be wise to fish it out. If she let the mermaid sink to the bottom, it would be terrible if it floated up the next day instead of swimming.
Sitting on the shore and wringing the water out of her clothes, after taking care of herself briefly, she squatted aside and patted the mermaid's face.
"Hey, wake up. Are you okay?"
No response.
The unconscious mermaid had her brows furrowed, her palms clenched tightly, and even bleeding. Her pale face made her look pitiful to the extreme.
Shen Shuang's eyes fell on the mermaid's hand.
It's blue blood.
She hurriedly checked the mermaid's body and found multiple wounds on her lower back and tail, especially the tail. The tear marks were very large, but because the color of the scales was very similar to that of the blood, it was easy to mistakenly think that there was nothing serious.
She rubbed her brows.
The amount of bleeding was very heavy, no wonder the mermaid's face was as white as paper. It was unknown how long he had been soaking in the water, and the wound was soaked with him, so the blood must have flowed more freely.
Three minutes ago, this guy was pointing a knife at her. It was hard to tell that his body was at the end of its rope. Chen Shuang didn't know whether to praise him for being brave or scold him for being stupid.
She sighed and called out to the system: "Xiao 1, treat it."
The system made a "ding dong" sound.
[The current creature is a neutral creature. The [Dark Priest] and [Dark Temple] stun modules are ineffective. Please consider carefully and make prudent judgments.]
The system is right.
You must be on guard against fish.
She thought for a moment, then took out a piece of hemp rope and tied the mermaid tightly from head to tail, tying a knot that left no chance for him to escape.
Shen Shuang clapped her hands: "It's okay now."
A system prompt pops up.
You encountered an unconscious mermaid.
[The adventurous pioneers, unwilling to do nothing and wait for the fire to die out, were expelled by their companions when they were looking for a new home.]
[The current creature's life is in danger. Whether to use the priest's power to heal. This skill is an inherent skill and is limited to the interior of the temple.]
[You are using [Dark Priest Healing]]
The obscure black magic circle slowly unfolded, layer upon layer, and the exquisite array patterns swam as if they had life. Until the last ray of light faded, the mermaid's breathing finally stabilized.
The commotion here attracted two curious people.
The livestock skeleton and the farmer skeleton stuck their heads out from the front and back. To be more precise, the livestock skeleton, who was very enthusiastic about everything, forcibly dragged the reluctant farmer skeleton to the vicinity of the fish pond.
After seeing the unconscious mermaid, the livestock skeleton "Kabakaba" ran over and seemed very interested in him.
Maybe in addition to herding sheep, it also wants to develop some new hobbies, such as raising fish.
The farmer skeleton tried to run away several times, but was stopped by the powerful livestock skeleton every time. They stood arm in arm and watched the fish like brothers.
Farmer Skeleton: (▼Benefit▼)
Chen Shuang pretended not to see the farmer's skeleton's flaming gaze and silently moved to the side, away from the war zone.
No matter how many ups and downs they experienced in the middle, the final result was that three heads gathered above the mermaid, watching the unconscious mermaid.
Like being immersed in darkness.
The light in front of him was completely blocked, giving him the illusion of sinking into an abyss, but without the suffocating and oppressive feeling that the mermaid was familiar with.
The mermaid first felt his own presence, and the pain from his tail gradually faded away. He moved his tail in confusion, wondering if this was what happened when one was about to die, when even the pain slowly left him.
"Kabakaba!"
"...Kaba."
The chaotic "kaba" sound rang in the ears, making the merman frown.
How can I hear such a loud noise even though I’m dead?
The noise became louder and louder, finally reaching a point where it was no longer bearable. The mermaid opened her eyes irritably, and saw two white skulls. Cold soul fire was dancing in their eye sockets, as if it wanted to devour the soul.
A mindless skeleton who only knows how to kill.
Chen Shuang stood beside him and said, "You're awake."
The mermaid's eyes rolled stiffly.
The fragile human was standing nearby with her arms folded, looking at this side with a dim gaze. She was not afraid of the two skeletons. Perhaps she was the core driving these two killing machines.
Necromancer or alchemist?
Either way, it means the danger of death.
Want to escape.
The desire for life drove the mermaid into action immediately.
The fish are scared.
The fish backed away.
The fish jumped directly into the pond with the hemp rope. The splashing water soaked Chen Shuang's trouser legs that had been dried with great difficulty. After a dead silence, only ripples and a few bubbles remained on the water surface.
Before she could say another word, Chen Shuang saw the mermaid flick her tail and run away with the hemp rope, looking alert. Her destination was her family's fish pond.
Chen Shuang resisted the urge to take the fish out and wipe her trouser legs, and tried her best to convince herself: "Maybe the excessive blood loss affected the brain function."
Anyway, the mermaid's injury was no longer serious, and there was no need to worry about any strange things floating in the water tomorrow, so Chen Shuang just let there be one more injured fish in the fish pond to recover.
As the sky gradually darkened, the skeletons returned to their positions, and Chen Shuang waited at the entrance of the temple for the triumphant demon ants.
Xiaohong, who was leading the group, saw Chenshuang at the door and ran back happily, with happy shouts coming from the mental network.
[Love adults, like adults, forever and ever]
She touched Xiaohong's shell, which had become harder than metal, and responded to its enthusiasm with a smile: "Xiaohong is the best. Xiaohong is the most sensible little bug in the entire continent."
After receiving their rewards as usual, the first seven members of the Rainbow Legion stayed inside the temple to rest, while the remaining magic ants settled outside the temple, acting as sentries.
Today was a small harvest. Xiaohong discovered a new mineral vein and led a mining expedition to eat up the earth mound, bringing back 200 magic crystals, which is 20 draws.
This time she didn't save up, but directly opened the system card pool and clicked to draw.
A pale hand appeared on the page, reached into the dark pool of water, and skillfully fished out nine blue objects. He weighed them in his hand, but did not throw them out.
Chen Shuang immediately lowered her head: "I was wrong. I shouldn't have skipped the extraction process last time. I promise to watch your heroic figure carefully next time."
The pale hand continued to weigh it.
Chen Shuang probed: "Watch your heroic figure repeatedly?"
The pale hand stretched out its fingers, handed over the item with a refreshed and graceful manner, then reached into the pool to continue drawing cards.
The card pool seems to be able to sense certain needs.
What happened today was related to the fish pond, and Chen Shuang got a bunch of blue items, fish fry.
She fixed her eyes on the two purple items she drew out later and narrowed them slightly.
Quite interesting.
Congratulations on winning "Forgotten Bun" x1
Congratulations on obtaining "Jiang Taigong's Magic Fishing Rod" x1
【Forgotten little buns】
[Anytime, anywhere, Forgotten Bun will give you a clean brain]
[Effect: After use, it lowers IQ and can make the user forget what happened within two minutes]
【Jiang Taigong's Magical Fishing Rod】
[Just cast, it's up to the fish whether it takes the bait or not]
[The legendary Jiang Taigong's magical fishing rod has the special effect of "hitting the target every time" and can also catch fish and bring a bright blue sky]
Isn't this a clear indication?
Chen Shuang looked towards the direction of the fish pond.
Mermaids are fish too.
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