The silvery moonlight that was like mist floated in the air hazily, softening everything in sight. The pitch-black ruins seemed to have come to life as they breathed softly in the silence. A long melody rang out from somewhere in the distance. It was as misty as a dream. It was both beautiful and a little scary.
Lin Sanjiu froze for a moment. Suddenly, a tear rolled down her cheek. She quickly reached out to wipe it away. When the back of her hand accidentally touched her own beard, she jolted back to her senses.
She looked around and saw Qing Jiuliu sitting beside her. She had no idea when they had sat down or how long they had been sitting there.
In the misty white mist, his calm face was like a lake under the moonlight. Anyone who looked at him would subconsciously hold their breath, afraid that they would disturb him. A teardrop gently slid down Qing Jiuliu's cheek, sparkling under the moonlight.
Lin Sanjiu's eyes were filled with confusion again. She turned her head and stared blankly at the darkness in the distance.
The low humming voice described a melody that Lin Sanjiu had never heard before. It seemed to follow the rhythm of one's mind. As long as one's life did not stop, it would continue to sing like this forever.
Time seemed to have lost all meaning in the haze.
"Hey, what the hell are you two doing?" Irezumi's face was flushed red with anger as he poked his head out of the window. He looked a little like a snake, "... I've been waiting for you for the whole night, and you didn't even give me a fart —"
Irezumi was startled. He raised his head and looked at the source of the humming. The redness on his face gradually faded.
"What, what is this …" He didn't even look at the two candidates sitting on the ground as he mumbled vaguely.
The melody was soft and seductive, as if it came from a foreign country. The darkness in the ruins seemed to have faded away because of the melodious singing. It was as if the thing hidden in the darkness was about to be revealed.
Irezumi snapped out of his stupor when he felt a broken steel bar under his feet. He looked at the two people who had their backs to him and hurried to Qing Jiuliu's side. "Hey, why are you —"
When his gaze fell on Qing Jiuliu's face, Irezumi suddenly held his breath. His voice became muffled and eventually dissipated into the air.
He stared at Qing Jiuliu for a few seconds. As if he was speechless because of the dazzling starlight, he slowly bent down and sat on a large rock with the other two candidates. They stared blankly at the darkness in the distance.
No one knew what was walking out of the darkness, but it was so beautiful that they couldn't help but cry.
It was the reflection of the sun in the sea, the light leap of the wild deer from the grassland, and the transparent hope that kept people alive in this world.
Lin Sanjiu's face was already wet with tears. She sobbed like a baby who had just returned to her mother's embrace. She stared unblinkingly at the shadow that walked out of the darkness. The shadow circled around them once and finally stopped in front of Qing Jiuliu, who was sitting in the middle. Slowly, it reached out its hand to him.
"The moment she touches me, it must be supreme."
"Wake up."
A voice suddenly rang out from the depths of her mind. It made Lin Sanjiu jolt. She stared at the shadow and felt a little lost for a moment. The voice spoke again coldly, "You won't be able to handle such a small thing. You still need to train your willpower."
Lin Sanjiu sniffled. Her rationality that had almost melted like a bubble in a sea of gentleness instantly came back to her. Just as she jumped up, before she could turn around to see what was going on, the voice in her mind stopped her again, "Don't turn around."
"Huh?" It was only at this moment that Lin Sanjiu realized who the voice belonged to, "Mrs. Manas! You're back. Are you alright? "
"Yeah, I'm fine," the voice chuckled.
Lin Sanjiu's heart raced. She forced herself to close her eyes. From the corner of her eyes, she saw that the shadow seemed to have paused because of her action. It moved back a little. She quickly asked in her mind, "What is that thing? Why can't I turn my head? "
"I said you can't turn your head, but I didn't say you can't raise your head." Mrs. Manas' voice rang out softly, as if she was smiling. "Just don't look at the person beside you."
"What does that mean? What's wrong with Qing Jiuliu? "
Lin Sanjiu was a little confused. She did as Mrs. Manas said and raised her head.
Moonlight shone through the cracks in the ruins. Even though it was as thin as a veil, it was enough for her to see the thing in front of her clearly.
It was much smaller than she had imagined. It was only the length of an adult's arm. It had a large and shriveled head, and its withered brown skin clung tightly to a rib cage that was shaped like a human's chest and a spine. Something that looked like a fishtail gradually extended out from the part connected to the vertebrae.
"Is this a mermaid?"
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat. Then, she heard Qing Jiuliu let out a low groan. As if he had been interrupted by her action, the singing had stopped for a while. The other two people had also regained their consciousness.
The ugly little mermaid that looked like a dried specimen also realized that it was in trouble. It turned around and tried to dash back into the darkness. However, since Lin Sanjiu had already seen it, she couldn't let it go. Lin Sanjiu stomped on the ground and blocked the mermaid's path of retreat.
"This should be a Special Item. Try turning it into a card," Mrs. Manas reminded her coldly.
"A Special Item?"
While Lin Sanjiu was still in shock, she had already activated her [Planar World] and struck the back of the mermaid with a heavy blow.
With a "pa" sound, the mermaid disappeared from her palm.
"Did you catch it?" Qing Jiuliu ran over, "What the hell is that thing?"
Lin Sanjiu lowered her head and glanced at the card in her hand. She laughed bitterly in her heart. Since Irezumi was also there, she couldn't speak. Therefore, she passed the card to Qing Jiuliu from under the black cloth and gestured for them to take a look.
Irezumi's long face peeked out from Qing Jiuliu's shoulder. After looking at the card for a while, his mouth gradually widened.
[Fantasy Creature Exhibition Exhibit # 12]
The world-renowned fantasy author was going to hold a book signing event here! To create an environment that could meet the author's expectations, the department had specially produced many fantasy creature models and specimens to decorate the venue. Even though the end of the world had come on the day of the book signing event, the department had not wasted their efforts. Exhibit # 12, the Siren, had turned into a self-propelled Special Item. It was truly unexpected.
This was a down-to-earth Special Item. Just like the legend, Exhibit # 12 would bewitch people with its singing. However, unlike the legend, the power of Exhibit No. 12 was greatly reduced because the exhibition had made it particularly ugly. It did not have the seductive beauty of the siren. Even the slightest disturbance could wake people up from its bewitchment.
Since it was a self-propelled Special Item, Exhibit # 12 was driven by its nature (?). It wanted to bewitch a stunning beauty (?). It wanted to bewitch a stunning beauty (?), making use of the beauty's beauty to enhance its power. She used the beauty of the other party to increase her power. Just like the legend said, the human who was bewitched by her would eventually disappear into the body of the siren. Therefore, this beauty would eventually become a part of Exhibit No. 12. With the beauty, the power of Exhibit # 12 would be greatly enhanced!
PS: If you want to use this Special Item, you need to hold it tightly in your hand. The effectiveness and duration of the Special Item depended on the user's beauty and how good it was.
"So, it's all your fault, you pretty boy!" Irezumi swung the card in his hand as he spat at Qing Jiuliu, "That's weird. I remember clearly waking up once. I was about to come over and wake you up, but when I saw your face, I didn't know why I was muddle-headed again …"
Lin Sanjiu agreed with him in her heart. After she woke up, she was immediately attracted by Qing Jiuliu's face. Then, she lost herself in it again. She couldn't resist it at all.
"I'm the victim here," Qing Jiuliu grumbled. Qing Jiuliu muttered to himself, his eyebrows knitted together tightly, "I have a question. Why does this card have a question mark when it comes to 'beauty'? What does it mean? "
If it wasn't for the fact that she couldn't speak, Lin Sanjiu would have scolded him, "Stop fooling around."
Irezumi seemed to be unable to stand him. He threw the card back to Lin Sanjiu and said in a gruff voice, "I thought you two had some great plan, but you two are just fools! I don't want to waste my time with you anymore. Hurry up and find me a trial target. Let's move now! "
Both of them found it hard to accept being called fools by Irezumi. However, before Qing Jiuliu could say anything, Irezumi suddenly strode forward and yelled at him, "Give me your hand!"
Qing Jiuliu smacked his lips and stretched out his hand lazily. Irezumi grabbed his hand. Smack! Qing Jiuliu cried out in pain. Quickly, Qing Jiuliu shook his hand a few times. When he looked at the tip of his finger, he saw a bloody spot on it.
"This is to prevent you from running around. Normally, this is only done after a Level 1 candidate has completed the first action to complete the trial target," Irezumi said as he gestured for Lin Sanjiu to extend her hand. As Irezumi spoke, he gestured for Lin Sanjiu to extend her hand as well, "But I have never seen a candidate as slow as you. I don't want to wait any longer. Hurry up!"
"I have no choice but to show my hand now."
Gritting her teeth, Lin Sanjiu stretched out half of her index finger from under the black cloth. She only showed the tip of her finger. "Irezumi shouldn't be able to tell the difference between me and a man, right?"
Irezumi looked at her finger and furrowed his brows.
However, he didn't say anything. He pressed on Lin Sanjiu's finger. Lin Sanjiu didn't know what he was holding in his hand, but she gasped in pain. She raised her hand and saw a red spot slowly seeping out from the tip of her finger.
It was as if something had quickly seeped into the deeper layer of her skin.
Irezumi seemed to have had enough of the two candidates. He turned around and leaped out of the gap after he had finished giving them an unknown item. Judging from his tone before he left, it seemed like he would not be coming back anytime soon.
"What did he give me?" Lin Sanjiu asked nervously in her mind the moment Irezumi left.
"Don't worry, it's just a tracking device. I can expel that little thing from its original path at any time. However, I can't do it now. If I expel it, the other party will find out," Mrs. Manas said lazily.
Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief. After Mrs. Manas returned, she seemed to be a little stronger than before. Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling more confident. She could finally ask all her questions, "Mrs. Manas, how was your battle with Nüwa's higher consciousness? Didn't you say that the combination of genes and higher consciousness is very powerful? "
"It's all thanks to you," Mrs. Manas said with a smile. "Probably because you're a Growth-type, your higher consciousness is much stronger than I expected. For now, you've temporarily suppressed Nuwa's higher consciousness. However, we don't know when it will come back, so we can't let our guard down yet."
"Is that so …" Lin Sanjiu bit her lip.
Just when she was about to ask more questions, Qing Jiuliu suddenly poked her shoulder, "Hey!"
Lin Sanjiu was stunned, "Huh?"
"What? Get me a bottle of wine." Qing Jiuliu scratched his face, leaving a few red marks on his face that could make people stare at him in a daze for ten minutes without a care in the world. "Hmm, I don't want Chivas, only f * cking fake wine …"
Lin Sanjiu took out a few bottles for Qing Jiuliu to choose from and kept the rest. After a moment of contemplation, she suddenly summoned the [Fantasy Creatures Exhibition Exhibit # 12]. She deactivated the card and tossed it into Qing Jiuliu's arms.
"What are you doing?" Qing Jiuliu asked awkwardly as he held a bottle of wine in one hand and a mermaid in the other.
"A person like you who indulges in smoking and drinking all day long might just die one day," Lin Sanjiu said as she climbed up the boulder, "It's rare to find something that can help you survive just by relying on your face. You can have it. I'm not a beautiful woman anyway." "That's right," Lin Sanjiu said.
"Actually, your looks are not bad," Qing Jiuliu tried his best to comfort her, but it made Lin Sanjiu a little angry. When he climbed out of the rubble, he didn't forget to take a sip of wine, "But, I have to shave every day. Sigh …"
"Even if you want to drink until you pass out, you have to hold it properly. Don't hold it now! That guy has already started singing! "Lin Sanjiu shouted at Qing Jiuliu when she felt her brain turning blurry. The latter quickly let go of the mermaid. After some thought, he took a shoelace from his leg and tied the mermaid, who had just shut its mouth, to the waist of his trousers. Then, he put the mermaid into his pocket.
When he was done, Qing Jiuliu looked up and saw that Lin Sanjiu was still standing there in a daze.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Sanjiu turned her head, but she couldn't see her expression because of the black cloth.
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