Chapter 196: Volume 1 Chapter 196: Mermaid? Shark Person? (13)

There aren't many left in the human camp.

Due to Xu Chao and Xiao Chang's disappearance, the cave's atmosphere became exceptionally cold and stagnant.

Zhao Anya, who hadn't slept for several days, went mad, rushed to Chen Qi Bai's face, nervously asking: 'Will they be dead?? Hahaha! They're all dead! We'll all die! We'll all die here!'

After saying that, she ran off without a care, and soon disappeared.

He Jing Rou worried about her and wanted to follow, but Chen Qi Bai called out to her: 'It's dangerous outside; I'll go look for them. You stay in the cave today and watch over him.'

He Jing Rou stopped, her pale face lifted, she nodded and said: 'Okay, then senior, be careful going out.'

Chen Qi Bai turned to the standing Jiang Zhi and said: 'Shall we go out together?'

Jiang Zhi didn't want the villain to stay with the male lead, because she couldn't guarantee that the villain wouldn't suddenly go mad and tear the male lead to pieces.

"No thanks, I want to go with Xiao Yan to check out the beach."

Chen Qi Bai took a deep look at the girl standing beside her with her head down, not speaking; after a moment, he withdrew his gaze and left the cave together with Chi You.

The mermaid stood on tiptoe, pressing close to her ear, its deep, soft voice carrying an ethereal, enticing meaning:

"Do you like him, Zhizhi?"

Jiang Zhi lowered her head to look at its hand wrapped around her waist, as if, as soon as she dared say she liked it, that hand would pierce her skin and break her spine.

She calmly said: 'I don't like it.'

It paused briefly for a few seconds, seemingly not expecting that the mermaid's voice, which could sway hearts, would have no effect on her; rumor had it that only humans with extremely firm wills remain unaffected.

The mermaid's pupils darkened; if it were in the sea right now, it could hear her heart's voice.

A human's heart's voice cannot deceive it.

"Xiao Yan, let's go too." Jiang Zhi picked up her protective suit and said to it.

She today wanted to thoroughly infiltrate the organization hidden somewhere on the island, find out what secrets they had, and finally eliminate the mermaid villain's corruption value.

He Jing Rou walked over and grabbed her wrist, 'Zhizhi.'

The girl's expression showed a hint of tension; the fingers gripping her wrist trembled slightly.

Jiang Zhi was just about to ask what was wrong.

He Jing Rou suddenly let go, her legs unsteady as she leaned backward, almost falling to the ground, but she managed to steady herself in time.

She turned pale with shock, unable to understand why she had just lost her balance.

Jiang Zhi understood; it was the mermaid beside her that had done this, so she could only pretend not to see, anxiously asking: 'Are you okay?'

He Jing Rou rubbed her brow, shook her head, thinking she must have been too tired these past two days.

"Zhizhi, I..." she started to say, but stopped, hesitant; after a moment she shook her head and said: 'It's fine, you go, be careful on the way.'

Last night she must have been overthinking; not long after Chen Qi Bai returned, she smelled a bloody odor drifting from his protective suit, as well as the lingering hostility in the young man's eyes that hadn't yet faded.

That was something she had never seen on Senior Shen's face before; although she didn't know what Xu Chao and Xiao Chang had gone out to do, their disappearance last night had been too strange.

Jiang Zhi feared that if she kept talking to her, she might end up bleeding on the spot, so she hurriedly said: 'Okay, sis, then we'll leave first.'

After saying that, she grabbed the mermaid's hand and left.

Leaving the cave, the outside sky was dim, layers of dark clouds blocking the sunlight, leaving only an obscure gloom.

The whole forest grew more damp, as beads of water condensed from the green branches and leaves slid down; a thick mist spread to the tree trunks, seeping into the blood-colored soil, giving off a fishy cold smell.

She felt a sudden bad premonition, always thinking something unpleasant would happen today.

"Zhizhi, put on the protective suit." The mermaid also held a protective suit, the third one Xu Chao had possessed, but Xu Chao is now dead, so Jiang Zhi gave this suit to it.

It whispered, eyes showing fear, gazing at the mist winding through the forest ahead.

Jiang Zhi pretended not to understand and asked: 'What's wrong?'

The villain won't let her die; she still has use value to it, so apparently this mist is problematic.

The mermaid nuzzled into her embrace, taking the opportunity to feel her soft waist, its fingers even trying to slip under her clothes, but Jiang Zhi pressed them down, so it could only settle for rubbing her waist, saying: 'I once read a book on geology; the soil beneath the island's forest is toxic, sunlight creates mist, and overcast rain brings tides.'

Jiang Zhi listened to its fabrication; if it didn't take advantage of her while speaking, she would really believe it.

"Like that, Xiao Yan, you're really impressive." She agreed, dodging its mischievous fingers, picked up the protective suit and put it on.

Over there, the mermaid tried to put it on for several minutes, but the back zipper wouldn't close; feeling dejected, it called out pitifully: 'Zhizhi~'

Its voice was soft and sweet.

Jiang Zhi sometimes thought this villain must have been a cute, dainty girl in a past life; otherwise, how could it act so much like one?

If you ignore its identity, Jiang Zhi finds it adorable.

"Okay." She replied, walking over to help it pull up the zipper.

After she finished pulling it up, the mermaid turned and embraced her waist, wanting to lick her sweet skin, desperately restraining itself; the corners of its eyes gained a hint of wickedness, and a faint blood mole could be seen, barely visible in the dim light.

Jiang Zhi had her back to it, didn't see that blood mole, and helplessly said: 'We should go.'

She couldn't stand how clingy it was.

The mermaid changed to hugging her arm, its whole body encased in the protective suit; its pure black eyes, visible through the transparent visor, stared boldly at the girl's face, its breath hot and heavy, suppressing a dark, ink-like desire.

When the girl looked over, it reverted to an innocent appearance.

Jiang Zhi ignored its gaze, following yesterday's memory to the shrub thicket to lie in ambush.

Sure enough, not long after, a squad in protective suits came over, carefully examining the ravaged scene, trying to find the monster's trail.

"It probably ran toward the beach; once the monster is in the sea, it's hard to catch again."

"The 638 corpse has been found."

One person used a machine to collect the A-638 corpse; it was the cyan protective suit man who led the team yesterday.

"Useless trash, can't even handle a monster injected with a softening agent! It died too easily!" The speaker was the dark cyan protective suit man, whose code behind him was A-326.

"Captain, orders have come down from above; we must definitely capture Experiment Specimen 6."

Experiment Specimen 6 was the monster that violently broke out of its cage yesterday.

"I know, you don't need to say it." 326 was already in a bad mood, and now he had to clean up this mess; thinking of the monster that had already escaped, he could hardly hide his anger.

Experimental Subject 6 was originally a tool to lure the Shark Person King, but now it has escaped; wanting to catch it in the sea is as difficult as climbing to heaven.

We can only wait for the No. 6 supplies to arrive, then consider catching it.

"Go back first, bring the 638 corpse aboard."

"Okay, Captain."