Chapter 1757

Suddenly, the young boy Xiao Hong fish, the first to transform, swam to the shore looking slightly anxious, its tail fin slapping Lin Juan's arm, lotus-node-like fingers pointing toward the forest behind the shore.

Lin Juan frowned, looked over, and after just a few breaths heard the movement, surprised, he stood up.

Again, it was the headquarters' hunting team.

How did they pick today, of all times!

Not only the hunting team, but the footsteps of the headquarters' experimental warriors rose and fell, harmonizing with the blaring sirens of the heavy armored vehicles, deep and piercing.

"You also hide." Lin Juan quickly whispered, "Xiao Huang usually swims the fastest; go to the seabed and summon the white whale and shark pod, be sure to protect him."

The loli little yellow fish nodded heavily, then with a splish dove into the sea.

Xiao Hong fish seemed to sense something, clutching Lin Juan's hand; he hadn't learned human speech yet, could only gesture, afraid Lin Juan would leave.

Lin Juan brushed off his hand and quickly walked toward the position of the heavy armored vehicle.

"Report, captain! Detected a human lifeform…… it's Doctor Lin!"

The hunting team member in the first vehicle was somewhat excited: "Doctor Lin really isn't dead yet, amazing."

He had merely changed into strange clothes, resembling a fairy, and wasn't recognized at once.

You Zhuoran sat in the vehicle, hearing this he clicked his tongue, his mood complex.

No wonder Aidemeng said today's operation was out of the ordinary, even specially letting him bring along savage-like combat troops; now it makes sense.

If Jin Chen weren't in danger, he would absolutely not allow Lin Juan to leave.

In other words, their mission today would have to "succeed."

They quickly met, Lin Juan and You Zhuoran locked eyes, silence and coldness averting their gazes, glancing at the already battle-ready experimental combat troops.

"Doctor Lin, where is Number Seventeen the merperson?!": someone in the hunting team asked impatiently.

Lin Juan's face was cold; when mentioning Number Seventeen, a flash of undisguisable dislike crossed his brows and eyes, evident to everyone present.

"Bring weapons; I and Captain You will personally go capture."

"This……" "This isn't right, Doctor Lin; after all, you're not a professional hunter."

The hunting team members exchanged glances; the one who had just spoken stepped closer, thumb pointing backward, "We brought along this bunch of brothers who are only a few months from being scrapped, in order to recapture Number Seventeen."

"Number Seventeen trusts me." Lin Juan said, "Only when he's off guard can we act effectively."

That does indeed seem to be the case.

You Zhuoran said in time, "Then it's settled—you wait here to avoid any sudden shark or whale swarms."

Yes!

Lin Juan took hold of the gun, walking behind You Zhuoran.

As they were about to approach that reef, the totem suddenly flared with bright silver-blue light, and Jin Chen made a few unintelligible sounds from his throat.

He was about to complete the transformation!

It's too late.

Lin Juan suddenly raised his hand, gun muzzle pressing against You Zhuoran's occiput, "Captain You, don't move."

"Back in the main control room I didn't hold it against your people; now, please cooperate."

You Zhuoran shrugged, sighed, and said: "To be honest, I don't really want to capture Jin Chen, but how are you going to get away with it?"

Lin Juan watched him warily, slowly walking toward Jin Chen at the totem's center; the hand behind his back holstered the gun, yet held something else.

"Jin Chen." Lin Juan called softly.

Jin Chen slowly opened his eyes, still not fully recovered from the transformation, his dazed gaze fixed on Lin Juan, instinctively tilting his head to rub against his hand.

Lin Juan embraced his neck, leaning against his own shoulder, then suddenly closed his eyes and drove the dagger into Jin Chen's shoulder.

【!!!】What kind of development is this!

Hmm...

Jin Chen woke from his hazy consciousness, incredulously wanting to struggle, but found he could not resist Lin Juan's strength.

At this moment he was extremely weak; the mermaid during the transformation is exceedingly fragile, and pain sensation is amplified a hundredfold.

"Sorry," Lin Juan hoarsely said, "Sorry… live well, I can't stay with you."

After his words fell, Lin Juan withdrew the dagger, collecting much pale-gold blood into the medicine tube.

The totem suddenly vanished, the transformation fully completed!

In the instant before losing consciousness, Jin Chen lifted his hand to grab him, but Lin Juan wrenched free and shoved him into the sea.

Not far away, the white whale and tiger-head were battling the experimental-body soldiers; three little mermaids huddled together, trembling, watching this scene in terror.

"Take him home." Lin Juan said coldly, looking at them.

The little yellow fish and little white fish exchanged glances, fiercely stared at Lin Juan, then darted into the seabed to chase the vain, powerless Great King.

The little red fish tilted its head, thought for a moment, then suddenly rushed toward the hunting team members.

Lin Juan didn't notice his action, his eyes blood-red as he stared at the sea now invisible to anything, amid You Zhuoran's especially complex gaze, he slashed his own body several times with the dagger.

Lin Juan's face turned deathly pale, as if he could collapse at any moment; Shui Meizi's moon-white beautiful clothes were stained with blood, fluttering in the sea wind.

He turned his body, coldly gazing at You Zhuoran.

"... Do I have to do that too?"

Lin Juan raised his gun, "I don't mind helping you."

You Zhuoran: "..."

Really, he's displeasing both sides.

He also gave himself two cuts—another one was added by Lin Juan as a supplement.

When the hunting team members realized something was wrong and rushed over, only the two of them remained on the reef, with much bloodstains, shocking to behold.

"Doctor Lin!" "Captain!"

The members who had prepared for a big operation were stunned, the air seeming to freeze, "Ten... Seventeen?"

He's gotten stronger…… I can't catch him.

Lin Juan pressed on the worst wound; bright red blood kept flowing out from between his fingers, dripping onto the ground.

He bent his thin spine, weak to the point that a gust could blow him away.

You Zhuoran's face also looked grim: "Fall back and regroup! The situation has changed—Number Seventeen has evolved again!"

Lin Juan was helped onto the armored vehicle, then finally looked back.

The sea waves gradually grew desolate; the whale pod wandered a few circles and then vanished. The remaining experimental-body soldiers, though their eyes were red from killing, were controlled by the iron ring and followed the armored vehicle away.

Besides tonight's sea wind, nobody knows what happened.

"It's not completely without gain, though! Dr. Edmond shouldn't scold us."

The bearded driver said: "We caught a red little mermaid from somewhere unknown! That's enough for research, right?"

Lin Juan suddenly turned his head to look at him, "What did you say?"