Payu was genuinely terrified of this monster he had only ever seen in books, he said.
"I know you can manipulate seawater and sense the presence of abyssal beasts, and I will accompany you to provide protection. As for the others... let them be."
The stubborn wizard who had been fighting with him so fiercely just moments before has finally softened his stance and become sincere in the face of this life-or-death matter. He doesn't even care about the king and his entourage who he served not long ago, and he might even have already decided where to switch allegiances.
Yu Ling thought to herself, "This kid is finally starting to get the hang of things. Maintaining this persona is exhausting," so she quickly accepted the offer. She pretended to think for a moment and said:
"The abyssal behemoth is indeed a threat. If you choose to let all the humans who harmed the merfolk perish at the bottom of the sea, I might be willing to help you this once..."
But you need to give me a reason to trust you, wizard.
Now everything should be fine, right? I can make up whatever I want and get it approved!
Afterwards, based on their shared battle bond, the wizard would surely allow him to return to the ocean. He figured there would always be some merfolk who escaped the net. He could first transform into human form, then hide in the human world for a year to complete his mission, and then figure out a way to rebuild the merfolk kingdom.
Although the original owner looked down on humans, there is a saying that goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy and you will win every battle." This is also to infiltrate the enemy's ranks and gather intelligence, isn't it?
The pressure is on Pa Yiliu's side.
The approach of the abyssal behemoth stirred up storms, and the warriors could no longer care about fighting the merfolk. They frantically tried to protect everything around them to ensure they wouldn't be overturned, and finding a way to save themselves was of paramount importance.
"I can pledge my own enhancement treasures to you... Please use them as you see fit, Your Majesty the Merman."
As Pa Yiliu spoke, she reached into a large pouch at her waist and pulled out a dazzling and ornate necklace, which was not inlaid with any ornaments, but was engraved with intricate and dense magic arrays.
It looks like this is the same item the protagonist used to resist the mermaid's sonic confusion ability.
Yu Ling didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it directly. She wrapped it around her wrist a few times, and to show her sincerity, she also condensed a water snake in her hand and made it circle around Pa Yiliu, absorbing all the water droplets from her wet body.
Pa Yiliu, who refused to take off her hood even when it was soaked, suddenly felt refreshed. She could summon elemental power, but she didn't have Yu Ling's ability to control it.
Now, his affection for Yu Ling has skyrocketed. Even though the water he was in was brought by Yu Ling, he couldn't help but feel grateful to this beautiful mermaid.
With a formidable enemy at hand, it's only natural to set aside past grudges in order to survive; it's not against common sense. Yu Ling swung her tail and caught Pa Yi Liu to her side, her water tentacles rising into the air once more.
They weren't trying to defeat the abyssal behemoth; they just hoped to withstand the natural phenomena caused by its passage, such as raging floods, hurricanes, and towering, collapsing walls of water crashing down.
These are merely the most insignificant effects it brings as it passes by.
The two exhausted individuals forced themselves to exert their energy to reinforce their defenses. Yu Ling, in particular, who had only recently been possessed, had only been practicing demonic arts for a few hours and was able to achieve this level of strength entirely due to her rich experience.
The abyssal behemoth has arrived.
"Host, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?" The system fish also spoke up weakly at this critical moment, as if something unexpected had happened at the bottom of the sea.
"Is there any worse news? What happened to you, system?!" Yu Ling's wrist, which was supporting her with the magic, was trembling. But she couldn't blame anyone else for the monster that came from her own butterfly. Now the consumption was beyond the budget, and the whole shark was almost exhausted.
[The bad news is that, as the host just mentioned, when the abyssal behemoth swung its tail, it slammed into the seabed, and the original owner hadn't finished collecting all their treasures! They hadn't even plucked all the breathing seaweed!!!]
The system fish shed a tear of bitterness; accustomed to poverty, it couldn't bear to see money wasted.
The good news is that when they were swept down, they happened to run into the main characters that the host had dropped down... and a strange merman?
Now that the human has eaten the breathing seaweed, the main character won't drown anytime soon—though the three of them seem a bit unwell, like they're carsick.
That's right! Yuling brand flushing pumps and washing machines—you'll know how good they are once you use them! After going down to the seabed like that, only the creatures of this world that survive are truly resilient.
"As long as the treasures don't go to humans, that's fine. If we don't collect them all, that's fine too! Let them stay at the bottom of the sea. It would be best to lock them (the king and Samish) in an underwater cave."
You and that merman stay put and settle down here. Also, keep an eye on those two prisoners—don't let them out to cause me any trouble!
Yu Ling was multitasking, concentrating on discussing things with the system while simultaneously casting spells to withstand the hurricane-like waves unleashed by the abyssal behemoth. Her mental energy was almost depleted.
"The side quests include rebuilding the Mermaid Kingdom, and you can also pick up any lone Mermaids you encounter along the way and raise them. I'll leave all of these to you. Once I finish the main quest, I'll definitely come back to pick you up."
Wait for me... I'll definitely... It sounds so familiar.
The system fish thinks that this kind of sentence structure is as difficult to achieve as setting a flag, for example, "I will definitely marry you when I come back from the war," etc.
[Host, this year is such a long time, I'll be very lonely...] The system fish was very sad, it had to work a long job again.
Yu Ling: Is a year really that long? Besides, it's not like I'm abandoning the system to enjoy myself. After the abyss behemoth leaves, my body will probably be so exhausted that it won't even be able to wag its tail.
"Stop complaining. I don't have as much patience for the protagonist as you do. System, the more you do, the easier it will be for your host to complete the mission!" Since she didn't have to worry about character settings when communicating with the system, Yu Ling said firmly, "If you keep talking nonsense to me, you can stay underwater until this mission is over!"
"Go, System! I'm rooting for you!" Yu Ling added, afraid that the system he had scolded would cry out loudly, which he found annoying.
【...Okay, host, remember to come pick me up!】 What else could I do? Using tasks to manipulate the system was a sure thing! I had no choice but to obediently do as Yu Ling instructed.
After severing his connection with the system, Yu Ling continued to unleash his full power. The merman body he possessed had become completely demonized, and thunderclouds, drawn by the birth of his demonic form, began to gather above his head.
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