Chapter 1732: Merfolk Care Guide 04

The result of using his talent while still wounded was that Jin Chen began to feel dizzy again.

He suddenly let his hand drop, his expression dazed, and his gaze when meeting Lin Juan's was empty, like a beautiful sapphire without a soul.

"Tired."

Jin Chen, speaking briefly, fell into Lin Juan's arms, utterly exhausted; if Lin Juan hadn't been quick-eyed and quick-handed to support him, he would have slipped straight out of the embrace.

"Go rest inside." Lin Juan said.

Having returned to the Breeding Chamber, Jin Chen was unaccustomed to sleeping while floating in water, so he slipped into a large seashell.

While sleeping, Jin Chen used his divine power to probe his internal injuries, recalling why he had been captured.

A merfolk's life includes three transformation stages: from juvenile, to adult, to fully mature.

The trigger for juvenile-to-adult transformation is the full-tide period, when they are at their weakest; if the transformation fails, it directly affects the merfolk's lifespan.

Those damned hunters captured him during his transformation, which only succeeded halfway; he still retains some juvenile traits, such as heightened pain sensitivity and the inability to use his gift without limits or leave the water.

An unhealthy adult may never be able to transform into a fully mature form for his entire life.

"Tragic."

Jin Chen casually plucked a strand of seaweed and stuffed it into his mouth to chew.

"【Who is the caretaker of the protagonist's uke?】"

"【What a coincidence, right next door, it's the caretaker of Number Ten seal.】"

Jin Chen looked out through a crack in the seashell; from the Breeding Chamber to the office, there were layers of checks, so getting out wasn't hard, but figuring out a plausible excuse was troublesome.

"However."

"What does a merfolk like me need a plausible excuse for?"

Jin Chen sneaked over again to see what Lin Juan was doing.

On the desk, Lin Juan was writing the care log for Number Seventeen.

When he reached the last line, Lin Juan paused his pen, thinking that Number Seventeen's current condition could not be fully repaired within a month.

Thus it became: the estimated care period is three months, after which a gene‑fusion alteration experiment will be conducted.

——

Lin Juan really brought Jin Chen clothes that matched merfolk aesthetics—splendid and sparkling, and they wouldn't feel uncomfortable like wearing a seashell.

To express his fondness for the new clothes, Jin Chen deliberately clung to Lin Juan and hugged him for a while.

There is only one goal: to become desensitized as soon as possible.

Thus, when the staff in charge of regular blood draws entered, what they saw was this scene that was very hard for them to accept.

The beautiful, fragile Number Seventeen embraced Doctor Lin, and even hinted at an extreme dependence.

You should know that many high‑intelligence animals, even if kept for a year due to experiments, do not necessarily develop affection for their caretakers, let alone the currently highest‑IQ merfolk.

It's simply unbelievable.

No wonder he's a senior doctor transferred from headquarters!

"Number Seventeen, let go." Lin Juan no longer allowed Jin Chen to cling to him and gave him a firm push.

"... Hmph."

Jin Chen glanced at the few experimenters standing at the doorway, feeling inexplicably irritable.

It was an instinctive rejection due to his severe injuries.

Jin Chen turned and swam toward the Breeding Chamber, but Lin Juan grabbed his hand, saying, "No."

"Submit to examination, Number Seventeen."

"Not accepting."

Jin Chen bared his teeth fiercely, shook off Lin Juan's hand, darted at high speed into the Breeding Chamber, but the moment he touched the water surface he felt a sudden sharp pain.

He looked down in surprise, unaware when a thumb‑sized shock device had appeared on his shoulder.

The experimenter stood outside the Breeding Chamber, pressing the remote, his voice devoid of fluctuation: "Number Seventeen, come out."

Lin Juan watched from the side; although silent, his eyes were full of indifference.

It was obvious that only Lin Juan could have placed the shock device while Jin Chen wasn't paying attention.

"【Oh my, he's totally black‑ened.】" Ling Gun Gun exclaimed again.

"So ruthless!"

The burning pain from the shock spread from his shoulder, and even visible to the naked eye was a crackling current crawling across his skin.

The entire water area surged; Jin Chen thrashed his tail frenziedly, his agitation turning into killing intent.

"Kill them."

His claws extended, and the deep blue in his pupils suddenly became even more empty.

Lin Juan's expression changed: "Not good."

"Stop the shock!" Lin Juan coldly halted the experimenter.

"Doctor Lin, don't interfere with our work."

The experimenter did not release the button.

"【Eh? Eh? Host!】" Ling Gun Gun shouted.

With a final slap of his tail, the Breeding Chamber shattered amid the experimenters' cries, as if the sky had been torn open, and icy seawater poured in!

"Boom!"

"Oh my god! How could Number Seventeen…?"

"How could he smash the Breeding Chamber! Even a deep‑sea overlord, the savage shark, couldn't do that!"

"Hurry! Run! Number Seventeen has gone out of control!"

"The base has never seen such a situation!"

Their cries hadn't even been uttered, they didn't even have time to retreat, before being submerged by the sea water that came like a sky‑engulfing, earth‑covering sweep.

The entire office was submerged.

The electric shock button had already been washed away; several experimenters turned back in horror, a tall, slender mermaid chased after them at extreme speed, its pupils revealing a deep killing intent, strange and demonic.

They wanted to scream, to call for help, but underwater they could make no sound, their wide eyes bloodshot.

In the chaos, it wasn't known which experimenter had drawn a waterproof gun; as long as they fired, this mermaid would surely die!

But just then, Jin Chen sensed danger instinctively; the water that had just calmed became turbulent again, as if an underwater whirlwind had been stirred up.

No! Don't!

The experimenter tried to flee backward in horror, but was held down by a claw on the shoulder.

A large amount of fresh blood gushed out like a fountain.

Blood mist permeated.

Jin Chen killed the experimenter who had just been controlling the remote, his claw piercing the heart.

In this endless chaos, only one person remained calm.

Lin Juan held his breath, clearly saw the mermaid swimming toward him, after turning his wristwatch to confirm all data had been backed up, he calmly gave up all struggle.

In this water‑filled area, the mermaid was an absolute slaughterer.

Since death was inevitable, resistance was foolish.

【Host Host!! Don't ah that's the Main God! Hurting you a little lesson is fine, can't kill ah! After you wake up you'll be in great pain!】

Ling Gun Gun called out urgently, already prepared to jump out of the space, but discovered that Jin Chen seemed to have no intention of harming Lin Juan.

It let out a dazed sound, then continued to curl up.

Jin Chen completely embraced Lin Juan in his arms, bringing him toward the water surface.

The embrace felt a slight chill, yet was extraordinarily strong and safe, lifting the tightly held human in his arms.