Chapter 1056

"Don't be in such a hurry to make a decision. I think there must be other ways. How long have you been here? What have you been eating to survive during this time? Do you want me to get you something to eat?"

Chen Ang showed a friendly attitude, but she didn't seem to appreciate it.

Fortunately, she didn't seem to have any intention of attacking him, which wasn't surprising.

Although there were many legends about the Mermaid Race, they were actually a relatively friendly race and usually wouldn't attack people at will. So, Chen Ang didn't approach her again but continued to search the surroundings for information about the barrier.

Soon, he made a new discovery.

Next to this stone room was another stone room, and this room contained many objects that gathered magic Qi. At the same time, Chen Ang could also feel the aura of a barrier in this room.

However, this aura was faint and intermittent; it could only be said that the stone room was related to the barrier, not that the barrier was inside the stone room.

"Could it be that this place has more to it than meets the eye?" Chen Ang reasonably suspected.

After all, if it were just this, it shouldn't be possible to trap that woman to death in this place, and she had clearly struggled, which was why she had that look of despair just now.

To understand her feelings, one had to truly experience what was trapping her here.

Perhaps he could even find a way to save her through this.

Thinking this, Chen Ang simply began to attack randomly in this room. Sure enough, the moment he acted, the entire room underwent a huge change.

He saw blood and magic Qi slowly seeping out from the original stone walls, and then the entire stone room began to sink slowly, soon sending him into a sea of blood.

This sea of blood contained many skeletons and corpses. Judging from the remaining bones and flesh, these corpses should all have come from the Mermaid Race, and there were also many corpses of large fish in this sea of blood; he guessed this must be the food that the woman had been eating these days.

Having stayed in such a place for so long, she probably already had psychological issues; it was only a matter of time before she went on a killing spree.

Thinking of the events of these days, Chen Ang began to suspect that this woman was left behind by that organization specifically to deal with him, with the goal of keeping him here forever.

If this were true, he certainly couldn't let them have their way.

Moreover, he also felt that those people had clearly underestimated his abilities.

"Don't worry, I will absolutely not be stumped by such a small matter. I want to see what kind of problems you have designed for me."

Chen Ang said, exploring around the sea of blood. Upon checking, he indeed discovered the location of the barrier.

He saw chains leading straight under the sea of blood; the place where the chains gathered must be the location of the barrier. In other words, if he wanted to break the barrier, he had to dive into this sea of blood first.

"It seems the problem lies in this sea of blood." Chen Ang said, putting his hand into the sea of blood. He felt a burning sensation fill his entire palm, as if this sea of blood were sulfuric acid or some other corrosive substance, intending to corrode all his flesh and blood.

"This is something else. It seems this place cannot be entered directly; I have to think of another way."

If it were anyone else, they would probably be at their wit's end by this point, but he was not anyone else; he was Chen Ang.

He had a habit of collecting strange things in his daily life, and he also had a piece of clothing on him that could insulate against this blood; it should be able to last for a while.

However, this incident had already cost him quite a few items, and he didn't know when he would be able to collect them again, so he naturally had to count this against that organization.

"Once I find the headquarters of you people, I will definitely strip you down to your very underwear; you had better just wait for it," Chen Ang said, gritting his teeth.

Saying this, he put on the special material clothing and dived into the sea of blood.

The visibility in this sea of blood was not good, but fortunately, those chains were conspicuous enough. Following the chains, Chen Ang saw many corpses trapped on them.

He didn't know if these corpses still had the ability to move; if they entangled with him in this sea of blood, he would truly be in mortal danger.

So, he deliberately avoided these corpses, and soon, he arrived at the center of the chains.

Just as he was preparing to find a way to break the barrier, the chains shook violently, and the corpses attached to them also rushed toward him rapidly, their faces ferocious, as if they wanted to tear him apart and devour him.

Facing this, Chen Ang didn't dare to remain indifferent and quickly moved his body to avoid the corpses' attacks.

Corpses were corpses after all, and their movements were ultimately stiff. Coupled with the entanglement of the chains, Chen Ang got an idea, and soon, he was weaving between the chains.

According to Chen Ang's deduction, these corpses should also have come from the Mermaid Race; after all, although most of the flesh on their bodies had rotted, their tailbones wouldn't lie. It was precisely because they came from the Mermaid Race that they could swim so rapidly in the water even after becoming corpses.

He guessed that the mermaid woman had also been here, and it was precisely because of this that there was such deep despair in her eyes.

It was a pity that all he could do was lift the seal here; he couldn't do anything for her people, as he didn't know what was controlling these things or how to make them normal corpses.

For example, destroying them all; perhaps letting them remain here as corpses was a kind of alternative mercy.

Thinking this, Chen Ang tried his best to avoid attacking the corpses. As the chains of the corpses twisted together, Chen Ang was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. However, he hadn't breathed for long before the barrier began to stir.

He saw the chains pulling the barrier, and the blood beneath the barrier surged out wildly, soon making this sea of blood go berserk.

Facing this wild blood, Chen Ang was startled. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with it, he saw the chains break apart. Without the restraint, the corpses became even more ferocious and rushed toward Chen Ang without exception.

Facing this, all Chen Ang could do was flee outward. However, due to the surging of the blood, a huge suction force was generated at the bottom of the pool, making it impossible for him to accelerate his movements.

Just as he was about to be grabbed by those mermaids, a hand suddenly pulled him backward. He saw the mermaid woman appear behind him, her entire body stained red with blood.

Looking at her like this, a look of shock appeared on Chen Ang's face. Before he could react, the mermaid woman had already taken him away from this sea area, and soon the two returned to the water's surface.

At this moment, the sea of blood had surged back to its previous position. Without waiting for him to react, the mermaid woman had already pulled him back into the previous room.

Under his shocked expression, she had already closed the door of the stone room.

"Thank you for just now, but why did you close the door? Have you not given up on fighting me to the death?" Chen Ang's inquiry was sincere, which made a look of mockery appear on her face.

She didn't seem in a hurry to act, but instead found a place to sit down and began to chat with Chen Ang.

"I didn't expect that you wouldn't choose to attack those corpses. But you should be glad for your choice. If you had truly destroyed those corpses, the barrier would never be broken, and you would also become the next corpse tied up there."

Chen Ang gasped.

He hadn't expected those people to think of such cruel methods.

Following her conjecture, Chen Ang continued to guess: "So, if you hadn't rescued me just now, I would have died in that sea of blood, right? Since that's the case, why did you save me? Didn't you say something about replacing you? Since I could replace you, why didn't you take the opportunity to leave?"

To Chen Ang's question, the mermaid woman remained silent.

Chapter 1473: Gaining Trust

Facing her reaction, Chen Ang didn't urge her. Fortunately, she finally opened her mouth.

"Because I don't trust them. I feel that even if I leave here, they will have a way to catch me again. It's better to trust you, who are working against them. And didn't you say you would find a way for us to leave together?"

As she spoke, her eyes looked sincerely into his: "I should be able to trust you, right?"

"Yes, don't worry. Since I promised, I will definitely take you out. But before that, regarding the method of leaving, I still want to ask, and I hope you can tell me the truth."

Chen Ang also sat down in front of her.

Seeing her unconcerned look, Chen Ang was already certain that they wouldn't face any other dangers in this place for the time being. Since that was the case, it was better to relax and review the situation; perhaps they could really come up with a way to leave.

Regarding Chen Ang's request, the mermaid woman patiently explained the whole story.

"You've seen my tail. They captured our entire race and used my people for experimental research. Among my entire race, only I successfully merged with that monster and developed consciousness. After having this tail, my strength and recovery ability have been greatly improved."

"It is precisely because of this that they seem to have become wary of me. Just a few days ago, they suddenly locked me in this place and told me the way to leave."

The mermaid woman told the whole story.

Chen Ang was half-believing regarding the method that could let her leave.

"According to what they said, there should also be a teleportation channel in this place. Do you know the location of this channel? Since it's teleportation, we should be able to find loopholes and leave this place safely."

"However, the premise is that this teleportation channel is safe and has no other traps."

He was naturally suspicious of that organization, so he had to check it carefully first.

"I don't understand teleportation. If you can check it, that would certainly be best. As for how to leave this place, I can listen to you. But if we have to act separately, I must go first."

On the matter of life, she was still very cautious.

To this, Chen Ang naturally wouldn't refuse.

"No matter what, let's wait until after the inspection. Before finding out the situation of the teleportation array, no one knows what the situation is."

She nodded and led Chen Ang to the corner of the room.

After his inspection, this teleportation array could indeed lead to other places, but some restrictions had been set on it. As long as the restrictions were lifted, it should be able to allow one person to pass safely.

And these restrictions were clearly set specifically for the woman beside him.

In other words, whether he lived or died, she could not leave safely.

But these people seemed to have overlooked a very important problem.

Chen Ang's mouth curled up, and he pointed it out to her.

"I have a way, but I don't know if you are willing."

"What?" Her face was full of confusion and expectation.

To this, Chen Ang confessed directly.

"Have you heard of a Spirit Servant? As long as you are willing to become my Spirit Servant, then when you are with me, you can be treated directly as a person, and you can completely pass through this teleportation array."

And a Spirit Servant, once signed, could never be released for life, so after hearing this term, she was immediately shaken. ===== CHAPTER 1057 =====