Holy crap? Is this guy really going to dye the girl's hair to look like him, like a monster?
My heart tightened, but unexpectedly, after Lei Jijian transmitted a message, I discovered an unexpected scene.
This strange man, soaking wet and in a terrible state, actually backed down before even touching Yiyi!
I don't quite understand.
Logically speaking, whether it's zombies in movies and TV shows or real-life viral infections...
For any living organism, the primary goal should be to spread its own population.
Just like the earliest monkeys, they had no special abilities, but they occupied territory and reproduced their species.
Even if this monster in front of you, which doesn't look human, may not have any humanity, it should still know how to get infected, right?
He'd never eaten pork before, but he even had caviar rice with it today!
It was something I painstakingly made.
Damn it!
Not only did it fail to shake off the pursuit, it actually enhanced the creature's physical abilities!
If I had known better, letting him have a bite at the beginning would probably have been fine, right?
Anyway, he's already far away from Yiyi.
As someone who is also in the same boat, I should be the same!
Thinking of this, I tentatively turned my back to the monster.
However, to my surprise, this monster showed no mercy whatsoever!
If I hadn't been careful, I probably would have been finished!
Because of the fusion with my arm, I use the scales on my hand to sense the changes in the water flow around me as much as possible.
To my surprise, this freakish monster showed no intention of holding back against me!
If I hadn't pulled back quickly, he might have already sucked all over me by now.
That's disgusting; it's not even human.
Just as I was still wondering, a familiar, ethereal voice rang out.
"Hehehe, I didn't expect that while the strongman has fallen, your worthless medicinal herbs would still be left here!"
"Hahaha……"
With each lingering echo, I almost completely understood.
Yes, I should have realized it sooner.
The guy in front of us isn't alive, but someone definitely brought us in here in the first place!
That person is the key to breaking the deadlock!
If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have gotten to this point!
merchant!
"Master, this is the voice of the merchant from the very beginning!"
I've felt a certain familiarity with this voice ever since it first came from above my head.
But as they appeared one after another, I just couldn't remember them.
Those consecutive bursts of laughter finally made me understand.
This bastard is the weirdo who brought us in at the beginning and said he wanted a peaceful deal!
Even the strange man who was lying on the ground eating seaweed and then went berserk, whose body was covered in seaweed and coral elements, were also present on the merchant at the very beginning!
Now everything matches up.
My brows gradually relaxed.
Even more absurdly, my eyebrows furrowed up very quickly.
Looking up, at the corner of the dilapidated wall, which was more than five meters high, the original traveling merchant appeared like a ghost.
Along with him appeared a bell in his hand that jingled as he shook it.
Hearing this made me even angrier.
Good heavens, that was the sound from the very beginning! Something about it sounded off back then!
Hearing it again now, I'm perfectly clear-headed!
This is probably a soul-summoning melody that can disturb people's minds.
I learned about similar things during the years I spent struggling with my grandfather.
This piece of music may not kill, but it can definitely soften people, make them compassionate, and even cowardly.
It is generally used during funerals to create atmosphere or to weaken the power of the group.
This kind of music is now extremely rare.
After all, it's not a piece of music that brings a bountiful harvest or a piece that brings joy.
On the contrary, it is this kind of mind-numbing dross.
Very few of them have survived to this day.
This businessman has it too!
The bell beside him was neither too big nor too small, and it didn't attract much attention.
It kept swaying back and forth unintentionally, and I didn't even pay much attention to it the whole time.
While this thing may not be as moving as those soul-stirring melodies, its power is precisely what is most easily unleashed.
As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge a spear but hard to guard against a hidden arrow.
That's exactly the point.
Regardless, this merchant must possess a considerable amount of evil magic.
My eyes were fixed on the businessman; I didn't want to say anything more.
I'll get rid of you!
This can be considered as ridding the people of a scourge!
The seawater here gradually changed from a lifeless gray-blue to the tranquil blue of the deep sea.
Along with the merchant's message, there seemed to be a glimmer of light from the outside world!
Were we just hallucinating?
"Master, be careful! This might be a trick by this person!"
We suddenly realized that the Thunderstrike Sword was a sword spirit.
His reaction time is definitely much faster than mine.
Moreover, they are definitely more difficult to be swayed.
I finally understand why I've been hesitant to make up my mind about being in the sea.
This is the side effect of the plague-ridden bell!
I have a profound feeling that not only the space above my head, but even the cracks in the high walls are beginning to open.
And even from the tiny cracks, tiny specks of light seeped out.
Only then could I clearly see the businessman's outline.
His hands and feet weren't just pale, nor was his skin color!
This is clearly bleached coral!
Even the wrist with the bell is the only one that hasn't been swollen from being soaked in seawater, still retaining its original orange-red coral color!
Its entire body is covered with a thin layer of white juice extracted from seaweed or algae.
Mixed with seawater, it eventually formed a layer of sticky, semi-transparent liquid.
It was completely wrapped around the merchant's skin.
The tattered cloths on this person's body didn't seem out of place at all compared to what we'd seen in the other rooms.
I'd even dare to say that this guy is the landlord of these rooms!
My brows were furrowed, and my fists were already clenched, ready for anything.
The lightning sword, positioned a short distance above my head, immediately assumed its stance.
The girl on top of him seemed to start writhing again at this moment!
I was a little confused, but my eyes were fixed on the man.
Aside from that initial strange laugh, the merchant didn't say another word.
However, the eerie sound of that laughter still lingered in my ears amidst the vibrations of the seawater.
The merchant suddenly shook the bell in his hand.
The sound of the bell traveled unusually slowly through the water, which was quite eerie.
Watching the ripples on the water, I could already imagine when the aftershocks would reach me and my ears.
"I was originally planning to pick out two good items, but I ended up getting this one as a gift, so I've got them all in one go!"
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