Mermaids (9)
Amid the sound of the shallow tide, schools of fish swam past the two of them.
They swayed their bodies, and the scales on their bodies reflected various colors of shimmering light in the strange scene of the starry sky under the sea.
Shi Jianxia met the young mermaid's star-like eyes, and gently moved her lips, not knowing how to respond to his straightforward and passionate confession.
Without waiting for her to speak, Gongye Jiwang raised his hand and gently smoothed the hair that had drifted across her forehead. He whispered, "You don't have to rush to give me an answer. I know you still have a lot of things to do. I can wait."
"Wait until you've dealt with all the mess, then tell me what you think."
"Please don't reject my desire to help you. I can't wait to tell you this just to let you know that you're not walking this single-plank bridge alone. I'll be there with you."
His words were gentle and pious, with a soothing power, and Shi Jianxia's tension and embarrassment were suddenly relieved.
She felt that she was really lucky to have met someone like Gongye Jiwang. His feelings for her were not as passionate as a moth to a flame, which was difficult to resist. Instead, they were like an undercurrent quietly flowing under the deep sea, which was silent and full of power.
Xia Wei looked up, no longer avoiding his gaze like last time. Instead, she looked him in the eye seriously. "After I take care of the doctor and rescue dad, how about we come back here to see the underwater starry sky?"
Gongye Jiwang's eyes lit up at these few words. Like a human child whose wish for candy had been satisfied, he nodded eagerly, "Okay."
Shi Jianxia saw his brows light up, and she bent her fingers unconsciously, and asked hesitantly: "Why do you like me?"
She wanted to ask this question last time, but she felt that since she had already clearly rejected the person, asking again would seem inappropriate and could easily cause misunderstanding.
Before Xiao Hanxing, she didn't have much interaction with Gongye Jiwang.
The two first met on Shuiyuan Star. At that time, she was just an ordinary person with the ability of just awakening mimicry. Apart from a few of her cubs that won the favor of him, a furry lover, there was really nothing attractive about her.
The subsequent encounters were no different from those of a passing visitor.
However, during the period when Xuan Pagoda was trying to improve its strength, Gongye Jiwang accepted her challenge several times and took the initiative to point out her shortcomings, which made her very grateful.
But it only stopped at the right point and did not go beyond the boundaries of the opponent.
Although she was a little puzzled at the time, the two of them had no friendship, and Gongye Jiwang was the well-known "Sleep God", so why would he be willing to spend time helping her improve her fighting skills?
After all, this young prodigy, who is as unattainable as the crescent moon in the sky, does not seem to have the character of being helpful.
Xiao Hanxing's experience quickly brought the two closer together. Gongye Jiwang's gentle and appropriate manners easily made people feel good about him, and he also had a handsome appearance that could make people bow down to him.
Shi Jianxia is a vulgar person who naturally likes beautiful people and things.
Gongye Jiwang pinched the button of his shirt uncomfortably. "Isn't this very strange? I suddenly sent you a message saying that I don't have a mimic to take to class."
He was so clumsy that he didn't know how to approach her, so he could only come up with such a clumsy and obvious way of chatting her up.
It wasn't that strange. They were already friends at the time, friends who had a life-long friendship and could share secrets. Besides, he liked the kids and they liked him too.
Seeing Shi Jianxia shaking his head, Gongye Ji sighed and replied, "Actually, I can't really say when it was, maybe the first time I saw you."
"When I saw you running towards me on the rooftop, I felt... I felt like you were leaping through time and running towards me without hesitation. I felt so happy."
"I don't know why I have such emotions, so every time I see you, I can't help but look at you."
"My father said he fell in love with my mother at first sight. I don't quite understand why two complete strangers could fall in love with each other after just one meeting. I also think that the throbbing sensation I felt at that moment might have been love at first sight."
"And every time I see you, the star power flowing in my blood cheers and leaps with joy. I am irresistibly attracted to you, as if liking you is my destiny."
Xiao Hanxing's accident was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He carefully considered every word he said at the time, wanting to be understood by her in the most perfect way.
"I want to get closer to you, but I'm afraid of offending you."
Polite, gentle, calm, appropriate... all of this was planned long ago.
He is never as calm as he appears.
The young mermaid's ear fins slowly turned red again. Even he had never realized that one day he would say such beautiful words of love.
He tilted his head slightly and asked in a low voice: "Tell me, is there really a past life and a present life?"
Shi Jianxia didn't expect to hear such an answer. Rumo's eyes widened slightly, and his beating heart actually skipped a beat uncontrollably.
There is indeed a past life and a present life.
But in her previous life, she was so focused on working and making money that she had no idea about such a handsome young man.
If she had, she wouldn't forget it.
When she first saw Gongye Jiwang, she thought of him as just a very young and capable Zerg investigator. Apart from admiring his appearance and powerful strength, she had no other emotions.
"I……"
As soon as the words began to be spoken, a shallow ripple of energy spread out in front of the two without warning.
As soon as the overly powerful aura appeared, it scared the surrounding fish and made them flee in all directions. The beautiful starry sky under the sea became messy in an instant like an overturned paint palette.
The white conch that Shi Jianxia had seen in the private interstellar port of Nan Teng Star appeared again.
Both of them felt a sudden shock in their hearts and no longer cared about talking about personal matters. Gongye Jiwang immediately put the conch to his ear.
They were close enough, and because of his good hearing, Shi Jianxia could faintly hear the chanting of a deep-sea demon coming from the conch.
Elegant, calm and mysterious.
She guessed that this should be a special message from the mermaids, which only mermaids could understand.
Gongye Jiwang's expression gradually grew serious. After hearing the message conveyed by the conch, his lips became straight and his expression quickly turned cold. "A large number of insect vortexes have appeared in Xinghai City. We must return quickly!"
Insect vortex!
Shi Jianxia reflexively thought of the doctor who was taken to Xinghai City.
Was it him who did it?
It should be him.
He was so impatient to take action right after arriving in the deep sea?
The mermaids have connections with the Zerg Investigation Department and should have been prepared in advance. How could he succeed so easily?
She nodded immediately and said, "Okay, I'll let Gonggong and the others go together."
Gonggong and other divine puppets have rarely appeared in public. Shi Jianxia was not sure whether the doctor could recognize them, nor was she sure how much the doctor knew about her cooperation with Zhuang Mingyue.
However, she was determined to kill the Doctor here, so whether or not her betrayal was exposed was no longer important.
The only factor that made her hesitate was her father.
Did the doctor bring dad here?
Gongye Jiwang took her and swam quickly towards Xinghai City.
Shi Jianxia asked, "What are your plans with the Zerg Investigation Bureau?"
Gongye Jiwang has a close relationship with Zhuang Mingyue. With him around, communication between the mermaids and the Zerg Investigation Office will be much easier, and this plan will definitely not be as crude as she knew.
"Director Zhuang told Grandmother that their insider has reliable information that the core figure of the Higanbana will come in person. His goal is to find the star core stored within the mermaid tribe."
"Just at this time, a large number of insect vortexes appeared. Grandmother deliberately sent all the tribesmen to search for the insect vortexes, making Xinghai City look like an empty city, preparing to catch the turtle in the jar."
Hearing this, Shi Jianxia breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that it was not the mermaids who were taken advantage of by the doctor, but the doctor who fell into the trap.
But he was obviously not that stupid. He deliberately created a large number of insect vortexes in Xinghai City. Even if the mermaids were prepared, they would be exposed to the Zerg invasion.
After all, the star core is not as important as the survival of the entire mermaid race.
"Where are the people sent by Zhuang Mingyue?" Shi Jianxia asked again.
Judging from the time, Marshal Su should have arrived at Tianchen Star.
Shi Jianxia felt that it was not safe enough if he was the only one. It would be better for him to work together with Zhuang Mingyue and cooperate with the mermaids to block the doctor's way.
"We have entered the deep sea." Gongye Jiwang replied.
As soon as the words fell, the huge Xinghai City appeared in their sight.
The originally magnificent palace complex was now shrouded in dense black whirlpools, and countless Zergs scrambled out of it. They were like sharks smelling blood, rushing towards the mermaids who were still in the city.
Mermaids are naturally powerful, but they cannot defeat a hundred people alone. Countless Zergs opened their bloody mouths and bit at them, almost forcing the few remaining mermaids in the city into despair.
At the critical moment, a surge of powerful force burst out from the palace in the center of Xinghai City, pushing the sea water outward and forming a huge tsunami, as if it would swallow up the people who came.
The 'water-repellent beads' on Shi Jianxia's body seemed to sense something, and the faint aperture suddenly expanded, forming an indestructible barrier that firmly blocked the roaring waves outside.
The 'water-repellent beads' on other mermaids also have the same effect.
At the same time, a colorful transparent shield covered the entire Xinghai City, and the imprisoned mermaid was bathed in the halo and was sent out.
Immediately afterwards, the sea water rushed back and hit the transparent shield hard, but it went straight through and hit the Zerg, which was more terrifying than locusts.
The weak Zerg could not withstand such a huge impact and were crushed by the waves in an instant, but most of the Zerg were just tossed in the waves and did not die.
Shi Jianxia was shocked by the terrifying power in front of her. She felt a pain in her wrist and looked down to find that it was Gongye Jiwang who suddenly grabbed her.
His face showed no sign of relief that the swarm of insects had been brought under control in time and was spreading across the deep sea, but rather was filled with worry.
Shi Jianxia suddenly realized that releasing this colorful barrier would probably be a considerable burden for the leader of the mermaid tribe.
She was about to speak when another terrifying energy storm swept out from Xinghai City without warning. The colorful barrier that tightly trapped the Zerg actually shook under its impact, and some parts became briefly transparent, but were soon covered by the colorful energy halo again.
All the low-level Zergs that were impacted were turned into powder and dissolved in the sea water.
Shi Jianxia suddenly realized that someone was fighting with the leader of the mermaid tribe in Xinghai City!
Doctor?
The energy storm just now was far more terrifying than the attack of the butterfly-faced man.
Extraordinary level three!
The doctor actually possesses the strength of the third level of extraordinary power!
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Shi Jianxia saw the doctor, still wearing that ordinary mask, flying out from the palace that was crushed by the energy storm, slamming heavily into the colorful energy shield and coughing up blood.
"Youngster! You're so bold! How dare you come to my Xinghai City and act so presumptuously!"
The majestic female voice carried a strong sense of oppression, and the extremely gorgeous colorful fish tail rolled over an S-level Zerg, easily crushing it into deep-sea dust.
A female mermaid with long, golden curly hair stood in the Star Sea City, which was filled with insect vortices and Zerg. The sacred aura emanated from her, isolating a clear and peaceful holy land.
She wore a jewel-studded crown of Poseidon, and her face looked similar to that of a human girl of twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but between her brows was the peace and wisdom that only time could bring.
Her eyes were as deep and cold as the ocean, and she looked at the doctor as if she was looking at an ignorant ant.
This is the leader of the mermaid tribe, the current Sea God—
rainbow.
The doctor let the sea water wash away the blood from his lips. Facing the powerful sea god, he was not at all panicked, and even had the mind to tidy up his clothes that were messed up in the battle.
His action was undoubtedly contemptuous, but Poseidon was not angry.
After straightening the last piece of clothing, the doctor tilted his head towards Poseidon. There was a crisp sound of cracking in his bones, and a frivolous smile appeared on his lips.
"As a powerful Sea God from the Holy Land? Is this all you have? That just now was barely more than a tickle."
At that moment, Shi Jianxia wondered if the doctor was possessed by Number Nine.
Given his personality, he should have grasped what the Sea Goddess cared about most and threatened her lightly, but why did he try to provoke her with provocative words instead?
He didn't finish his words, and even said in a serious tone, "Oh, so you are dying~"
Gongye Jiwang's eyes suddenly darkened, and he almost rushed forward with anger that he could no longer control.
Shi Jianxia grabbed his wrist with his backhand, slightly increasing the strength, and brought him back to his senses a little.
They couldn't intervene in the battle between the top powers at all. If they were to be restrained by the doctor at this time, it would bring trouble to Poseidon.
The only thing we can do now is to wait.
Once Zhuang Mingyue's support arrives, the doctor will be unable to escape even if he has wings.
Poseidon was not moved by the doctor's words. Her eyes remained calm. "Don't say such useless words. I am indeed dying, but killing you is no problem."
"Will you kill yourself, or should I do it myself?"
There was a faint breath of waves in the majestic words, as if the surging waves would hit the doctor in the next second, leaving him dead without a burial place.
The doctor scoffed, "Then why don't you try it!"
The Sea God who was about to fall could only display the strength of the third level of transcendence at most. How could he still be the overlord of the deep sea that no one dared to provoke?
A translucent black vortex appeared in his palm, and a terrifying energy storm quickly gathered and accumulated. If it weren't for a layer of colorful shield, Shi Jianxia suspected that he would be sucked into the vortex in his hand.
What kind of mimicry is this?
So weird! So dangerous!
It seems that even the sight can be swallowed!
Shi Jianxia only glanced at it for two seconds before his vision gradually became blurred.
The sea god snorted coldly, and the colorful rainbow light burst into a dazzling light. The light accumulated to form a majestic and huge mermaid shadow. The shadow swung its long tail and instantly set off a huge wave, slamming towards the doctor!
The two forces collided in the sea, forming an energy storm that could almost strangle everything!
The Zerg trapped in the colorful energy shield or just emerging from the vortex were like being thrown into a meat grinder. They twisted their bodies in pain and were eventually crushed into a pile of rotten meat. Even the Zerg crystals were shattered into powder and disappeared without a trace.
The 'Water-Repellent Beads' shone brightly, and the barrier it formed seemed unable to withstand the impact of the energy storm and became shaky.
Sheng decisively controlled the ocean current to retreat with Shi Jianxia and the mermaids.
Gongye Jiwang could no longer maintain his sanity. He let go of Shi Jianxia's hand and rushed forward suddenly, but a soft and loving colorful light bloomed from between his eyebrows, pushing him towards Shi Jianxia irresistibly.
A shallow sigh echoed in the deep sea.
Shi Jianxia widened her eyes slightly, anticipating what the sigh meant. She caught Gongye Jiwang, whose eyes were red, and summoned the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" without saying a word.
Immortal country!
She can use the Immortal Kingdom’s mimicry talent!
The sound of pages flipping was heard, and the short one or two seconds seemed to be stretched to infinity.
The moment the sound stopped.
The black and gold light illuminates the entire deep sea!
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