Chapter 103
Xingnuo looked at the dark and empty wooden barrel, put his little head in, and searched for a long time.
"Why not?"
Xingnuo wondered if there was something wrong with his eyes, as he clearly heard the sound of the mermaid.
He stretched out his short little hands, rubbed his eyes, and continued groping in the barrel.
The next second, Xingnuo's fingertips felt a warm and cool touch, slippery, very much like fish scales!
Although he still couldn't see anything, Xingnuo was sure that the mermaid was right under his nose!
He fumbled around for a while and touched some piece of paper. Then the mermaid in the barrel suddenly appeared in front of him.
The mermaid looked miserable, with a deep scar on her chest and tail. Through the wounds that were constantly bleeding, one could see the white bones inside.
Xingnuo had never seen such a tragic scene before. She was frightened and covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming.
Fortunately, although the mermaid's breath was weak, she was still alive.
Xingnuo gently touched the mermaid's tail where a large piece of scale had fallen off, raised his head and looked around, but found nothing useful.
In the lighted cabin, sounds of running and panicked shouting seemed to begin to be heard.
Xingnuo didn't know whether it was humans or monsters who hurt the mermaid, and he was anxious. He jumped off the wooden box, stretched out his short arms and pushed the wooden barrel over.
With a bang, the sound of the wooden barrel falling to the ground was particularly clear in the quiet night.
Xingnuo didn't dare to delay and ran over to pull out the wounded mermaid.
He wanted to take the mermaid to hide in another place, wait for the little octopus to get his treasure back, and then jump into the sea together to escape.
Moreover, Xingnuo looked at the brightly lit cabin, his anxiety not diminishing at all.
Although the little octopus always says how powerful it is, it is really too small.
Xingnuo felt that even the owner of a takoyaki shop would probably not buy it to make takoyaki.
It’s such a loss.
Just like my second brother, before every exam, he always said that there would be absolutely no problem this time.
But every time I came back with the last place in the exam, looking disgraced.
In some ways, the little octopus's confidence is exactly the same as his big brother's.
Xingnuo sighed and clumsily tugged at the merman's tail, dragging him to another secluded corner of the ship.
Using old wooden boxes and flags as cover, Xingnuo and the injured mermaid hid behind them, holding their breath and waiting quietly.
Inside the cabin.
The human players hid in the bedroom, and a player with more sensitive mental abilities always felt something was wrong.
"No, I want to take a look at the mermaid before the octopus comes looking for me."
The pale-faced player next to him collapsed on the floor. He had just escaped from the octopus monster and was now mentally broken.
"Don't go! You'll run into that monster as soon as you go out!"
It was obviously only as big as a palm, but several tentacles were floating in the air, and the terrifying pressure was like a mountain weighing thousands of pounds, which instantly made them unable to breathe.
When facing the octopus just now, the players couldn't even muster the strength to attack, and their minds were frantically screaming to run away.
The announcements from key systems were like death warrants, ringing in my ears:
[Please note!] This copy has been upgraded to SS+...upgraded to SSS+...Ding, upgraded to S+, players please try your best to survive! 】
The level of the copy is still changing. Players are looking at this octopus and can't tell what level of monster it is!
An A-level player thought for a while, analyzing the current situation.
"That octopus must be coming for the treasure. Its strength must have been restricted. I heard before that there was an SSS+ level underwater monster. It is very likely that it is this one."
The player was slumped on the floor, his legs too weak to stand up, and he looked desperate.
"What should we do? The monsters are so high level and they keep chasing us. There's no way we can survive!"
The A-level player took a deep breath, but still didn't give up the idea of going out to take a look at the mermaid.
"But its strength is limited now. It is only S-level. We may be able to defeat it together. Moreover, its goal is to get the treasure. Once it realizes that the treasure is not with us, it will definitely turn around and look for those monsters."
After saying this, one of the players' eyes flickered and he remained silent.
Just as he was thinking about how to get out, the next second, the tentacles of the little octopus directly pierced through the player's bedroom door.
With a scream, the little octopus crawled in from the wooden door and hovered in the air.
"Where are my things?"
The A-level leader was the calmest. Sweat continued to pour from his forehead. While dodging the monster's attacks, he spoke clearly:
"The treasure was stolen by the fish-headed monsters on the ship. It's useless to us! Besides, if it weren't for the help of the sea monsters, we wouldn't have been able to survive in the sea for so long!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Go find the fish-headed monster!" another player echoed.
The players have the scent of treasure left on them, but the smell is not strong.
The octopus's black eyes turned blood red, and its tentacles lengthened little by little, tightly locking onto the player's neck, and snorted coldly:
"Well, if you dare to lie to me, I will kill you!"
The octopus also tends to think that humans stole his treasure, but it must be a monster behind it!
Only monsters that have lived in the deep sea know the location of its nest and the cave with the energy crystal that makes the monsters covetous.
The little octopus threw the player to the ground, but did not intend to kill him because his brother was also a human.
"Where are those monsters? I'll go find them first."
The tentacles around the player's neck loosened, and he coughed wildly a few times, immediately betraying the monsters.
"They are hiding on the basement level below!"
The octopus's red eyes were cold and ferocious. It swung its tentacles and moved quickly outside.
The players escaped, and as soon as the terrifying pressure disappeared, they hurriedly breathed hard and climbed up from the ground.
"Quick! Go outside and find that mermaid!"
This is the key to their success, the mermaid must survive!
***
Xingnuo clung to the wooden box and stared quietly at the direction of the cabin door in the dark.
He prayed that the little octopus would find his treasure quickly and return to him safely with the treasure.
Before I finished praying, several people ran out of the cabin.
They looked hurried and ran straight towards the two wooden barrels.
Seeing the big wooden barrel fall to the ground, the players had a bad feeling in their hearts and shouted:
"The mermaid is gone!"
Another player had a sinister look on his face and hammered hard on the edge of the barrel.
"You shouldn't have hidden the mermaid in the first place! Now it's lost!"
"If we don't hide it, what if a fight breaks out between the octopus and the mermaid dies? The mermaid is already dying!"
"You are so kind, why don't you use advanced healing items to heal the mermaid?"
The player who was stabbed was furious and his face turned red:
"My level is so low, where can I get high-level items?"
Moreover, it is a healing item. How could such a life-saving item be casually given to a mermaid? !
"You are at a high level, why don't you take it out?"
Seeing that the players were about to continue arguing, the other players became annoyed and turned around to start searching on the deck.
"Stop arguing. The monsters are hiding on the underground floor. There are no other monsters on the deck. It must be that the mermaid woke up and ran away on her own."
"He's injured and can't run far. He must still be on the deck!"
The players took out lighting and searching props and quickly locked onto a direction.
"There!"
Xingnuo looked at the direction the human was pointing at, and became extremely anxious. He kept turning his head to look at the injured mermaid and the cabin where the little octopus had disappeared.
Just as the human was about to come over, Xingnuo hadn't figured out what to do yet, the injured mermaid woke up first.
Although he was injured, he looked tense and highly alert.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he immediately took Xingnuo who was next to him hostage.
"Do not move!"
Xingnuo didn't understand, and he blinked his watery eyes and turned to look at the mermaid.
"Are you awake?"
The mermaid hadn't figured out her situation yet and was about to threaten Xingnuo, but when she lowered her eyes, she saw Xingnuo's light golden fish tail.
"You're a mermaid!"
Still so young!
The mermaid couldn't help but feel sad, thinking that it must be the work of the bandit fish-headed monsters in the sea!
They even dared to catch such a tiny mermaid baby!
Although the mermaid had just reached adulthood, when she looked at the little mermaid, she immediately turned her hands around and protected him behind her.
"Don't worry, I will protect you. You must escape and return to the tribe!"
Although Xingnuo couldn't speak the same language as the mermaids, he could tell from their actions that they were protecting him.
Shaking his head, Xingnuo put himself in front.
"You're injured, and someone's coming to catch you!"
The mermaid listened to the little mermaid's chirping in confusion, not understanding a word she said.
Just as she was about to open her mouth to ask something, the mermaid sensed the human approaching and her expression suddenly froze.
"Oh no, there's a strange smell!"
The last time the mermaid woke up was when the monsters exchanged it with humans.
He thought about it and felt that the little mermaid must have used some unknown method to rescue him and was hiding here temporarily.
But now humans have found us!
The mermaid doesn't trust any strange monsters or humans. He has been deceived too many times and has become deeply wary of the outside world.
The player approached, coaxing softly:
"Come out, mermaid. I've seen you. We are different from monsters and we won't hurt you!"
The player held his breath as he approached the pile of old wooden boxes step by step.
As they took the last step, a wooden box suddenly flew towards them, followed by a tattered flag, which hit them in the face.
"Oh no! He's trying to escape!"
The player quickly pulled the torn flag on his face, and his vision became clear again, only to see two mermaids, one big and one small, jumping from the deck into the sea.
What’s going on…there are actually two mermaids? !
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