Chapter 102
The sky was bright and the golden sunlight floated on the sea, sparkling.
The player swam up from the bottom of the sea, stuck his head out, and took a few deep breaths.
Seeing this, the monster on the boat couldn't wait to lower the ladder and shouted:
"Did you steal the things back?"
The players didn't say a word, but pulled each other up the ladder, collapsed on the deck of the cruise ship, and breathed heavily.
The monster pulled off the advanced item, the water-repellent bead, hanging around the player's neck, and put it back into his pocket, then asked again with gritted teeth.
"I even gave you such a high-level energy bead, so don't say you didn't steal anything!"
Several players were half-forced to steal things at the bottom of the sea. They looked tired and had no intention of handing over the stolen things so quickly.
"Where are the two mermaids?"
The monster snorted coldly, looking suspicious.
"I've heard that humans are cunning, and they really are full of tricks! Can I deceive you? As long as you hand the things over to me, I promise to let you see the two mermaids!"
The human player's mission this time is to obtain the Mermaid's Tears and successfully survive for seven days.
They searched the ship for two or three days before they discovered that there were two wounded mermaids imprisoned on the ship.
After some careful planning, the players felt that the breakthrough point of this mission might very well lie in these two mermaids!
They must meet the mermaid, find a way to further gain her trust, and get the Mermaid's Tears to pass the level!
But before the player could take action, his purpose was exposed and he was forced to make a deal with the monsters.
The monsters want the treasure hidden by an octopus at the bottom of the sea, but they themselves don't know what it is.
"That treasure is the only one locked in a box, hidden among the treasures. You humans have magical means, and you can definitely steal the treasure out without a key!"
The players did have the relevant prop cards, their faces were gloomy, and they were still hesitant after thinking for a long time.
The monsters seemed eager to get the treasure, and even lent the high-level water-repellent beads to humans for use.
"As long as you can get the treasure intact, I can agree to any request you make! And that octopus hasn't been on the seabed for several years, so you won't run into it if you go there."
After discussing for a long time, the players finally decided to dive into the seabed to steal the treasures collected by the underwater octopus monster.
They entered the nest cave smoothly, and when they saw the treasures in the cave, their eyes were almost blinded.
But the monsters have warned that the octopus is violent and powerful, so it is best not to touch its things.
Once there are too few items and it notices it, the players will definitely not be able to come back alive.
Players keep this rule in mind. After finding the treasure chest, they take out the treasure from the air and quickly return to the sea.
After a whole night of fear, the players now have the confidence to trade with the monsters with the treasure in hand.
"We have to see the two mermaids first, otherwise we won't give it to you."
The monsters were furious and cursed the players, snorting. In the end, they had to take them to the room at the bottom floor where the mermaids were imprisoned.
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When the little octopus realized that the treasure was lost, it transformed into a top-level "hound", sniffed the scent left by humans, and stretched out its tentacles to point in a direction.
“There they are!”
Xingnuo patted the angry little octopus's head and said, "It's okay, don't be angry, we will go find them and ask for it back. If you steal something, you will be caught by the police!"
The little octopus hummed and nodded angrily.
"I've never stolen anything!"
It's all direct robbery!
After the discussion, the two fish picked some special fruits from the bottom of the sea to fill their stomachs. After a short rest, they began to swim towards the surface of the sea.
Xingnuo was afraid that the little octopus would be too sad if it couldn't find its things, so he picked up a few beautiful little stones on the way and gave them to it.
"It doesn't matter, there are many other beautiful babies!"
The little octopus took all the pebbles and hid them in a small hole at the bottom of the sea, but his anger had not yet subsided.
"This is different! That treasure is the most special!"
No other treasure in the entire cave can compare to it!
Xingnuo had no choice but to nod, touch the little octopus's head, and try to swim upstream quickly.
Xingnuo can now use his tail very skillfully and swim very fast. He swam to the surface of the sea before the sun rises in the sky at noon.
Xingnuo spat out a mouthful of sea water, and his little head poked out of the sea. Shining under the golden sunlight, his wet little head was covered with a layer of light.
His curls floated on the surface of the sea, dyed golden like the sunshine.
The small octopus next to it also floated up, stretched out its tentacles and climbed onto Xingnuo's head, sniffed around at the sea level, and finally pointed in a direction.
"There! On that cruise ship!"
The cruise ship was about as tall as a three-story building. There was a huge logo painted in red on the deck, and a white skull on the flagpole.
Xingnuo had seen this kind of cruise ship in cartoons and whispered:
"Did the bad pirates steal your stuff?"
The little octopus was not sure either. His pair of black eyes were extremely cold and indifferent. "I don't know, but humans are not good people."
Xingnuo, who is a human himself, spoke for humans:
“Although there are bad people, there are also many good people.”
Xingnuo is simple-minded and believes that the basic nature of human beings is pure and kind, and that only a few are extremely evil.
The little octopus didn't argue with Xingnuo about this issue. He swung his tentacles on the water, causing a splash.
Xingnuo hadn't seen the sun outside for a long time. He squinted his eyes and enjoyed the sea for a while. Then he jumped into the sea again and swam towards the cruise ship.
In just a few minutes, Xingnuo approached the cruise ship.
The little octopus held his hand and wouldn't let him go, fearing that the air currents of the cruise ship would sweep him away.
"Let's wait a little longer. If the cruise ship doesn't stop, we'll find a way to get on."
Xingnuo nodded, and poked his little head out of the sea. His thick black eyelashes were shining with tiny rays of light in the sunlight. He blinked gently, and the sunlight also danced in the corners of his eyes.
I followed the boat for a while, neither too far nor too close, until it was almost dark and the cruise ship slowly stopped.
"Great! The cruise ship will stop at night, let's go on board!"
Xingnuo swam to the side of the cruise ship and searched for a long time, but couldn't find a place to climb.
The little octopus jumped into the sea, and its tentacles with tiny suction cups clung to the smooth hull of the cruise ship and climbed up little by little.
It was small in size, and the people and monsters on the ship didn't notice it at all, and they successfully found the ladder next to it.
After throwing down the ladder, the little octopus clung to the side of the ship and waved its tentacles to signal Xingnuo to come up.
Xingnuo swam around the soft ladder and tried several times, but unfortunately his tail was not as useful as his legs, and he was unable to climb up.
Seeing this, the little octopus simply threw out another rope and used a few tentacles to pull Xingnuo up.
Xingnuo climbed onto the deck, his little fishtail stood up, and he moved with great difficulty.
"If only I could turn into a pair of legs."
The little octopus turned around, thought for a while, and hid Xingnuo in a wooden barrel first.
"Wait here for a while. I will take the things back. If there is any danger, jump into the seabed and run to find the mermaids."
In the seabed, only the mermaids are relatively simple and trustworthy.
Xingnuo wanted to say something, but the little octopus had already crawled away.
Xingnuo had no choice but to stay in the small barrel, completely unaware of how panicked the monsters and humans on the cruise ship were at the moment.
"Not good! The scent of that octopus is very strong, it must have sensed that the treasure is missing!"
"What should we do?! Or give him the treasure?"
"No! We stole it with great difficulty after deceiving humans. Besides, the octopus must have only sensed the human scent. Let's put the blame on humans!"
The monsters discussed it together and finally agreed that they had never seen that treasure!
Humans also felt a strong pressure, and more intuitively, their A-level copies began to fluctuate between S+ and SSS+.
In the end, maybe there was some problem and the grade stopped at S+.
The players hid in the bedroom, gathered together, and cursed under their breath.
"It must be the octopus from the bottom of the sea that's chasing us! Those monsters didn't tell the truth, saying that the octopus monster had already left the bottom of the sea!"
"If they really left, why don't they steal it themselves?"
These monsters are all fish monsters, and they should have more advantages than humans in the sea!
"There's nothing we can do. Now that the monster is here, we should first find a way to hide this mermaid."
The mermaid's wounds were so deep that the bones were visible, and she was dying. This was what the player had just exchanged for treasures and monsters.
The mermaid has been in a coma, and the wound keeps bleeding and the bleeding cannot be stopped.
Players were reluctant to use the advanced healing spray on the merman, and just wanted to wait for it to recover a little so they could trade it with the other party for Mermaid's Tears.
Afraid that the mermaid they had worked so hard to obtain had been killed or stolen, the players hid themselves in various places on the cruise ship and searched for her, finally stopping in a corner of the deck.
"Here! Normally there are no monsters coming to this place, and if a monster comes to chase us, we can just jump into the sea and escape."
The players searched for a long time and found two old, empty barrels.
"Throw the mermaid in first, and come back after you've dealt with the monster."
To be on the safe side, the player also put an invisibility charm on the mermaid.
Unless you touch it intentionally, you won't be able to see the mermaid hiding in the barrel with your naked eyes.
Inside the wooden barrel.
Xingnuo laid his little ears on the barrel, listening to the conversations and voices of the players outside.
Mermaid?
Hearing the sound of players approaching, Xingnuo was afraid that they would discover him, so he moved to the farthest corner of the barrel he was in, praying that they would choose another barrel.
Fortunately, the Xingnuo barrel is small, so the players hid the mermaid in another big barrel.
The hurried and chaotic footsteps faded away, Xingnuo felt relieved, took a breath, and continued to put his ear against the wooden barrel.
After a long while, the surroundings were extremely quiet and no sound was heard.
Xingnuo pushed open the lid of the wooden barrel with his little head, looked left and right to make sure there were no people or monsters around, and climbed out quietly.
The fish tail was still unable to move on the ground, so Xingnuo jumped twice and moved to the side of the big wooden barrel.
Since Xingnuo was not tall enough to reach the lid of the barrel, he had to find a wooden box, put it under the fish's tail, climb up and open the lid of the barrel.
The night was pitch black, and the barrel was so dark that nothing could be seen.
Xingnuo blinked several times, but didn't find any mermaid in the barrel.
Just as he was wondering whether those men had taken the mermaid away again and had not hidden her here at all, he heard a humming sound.
It was a way of speaking that was unique to the mermaids. Xingnuo could still recognize it even if it was just one syllable.
The mermaid is still in the barrel!
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