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Chapter 29
"There's a ship in the fog?"
"It's like a ghost ship."
"Fear."
The thick fog seems to cover up the sound of the wind and waves, making the sea covered in fog too quiet.
Merfolk's voices can be heard over greater distances.
"Is there anyone on board?"
"Should... not be a ghost ship?"
The figure hidden in the water sneaked into the water, and when the sea water covered the ears, the voices of the mermaids became indistinct.
It opened its eyes wide, and under the cover of the mist, it instinctively approached the place where the mermaids gathered.
Its sight can be swept away by a fatal blow on the mermaid.
It's waiting.
Waiting for an opportunity to kill instantly.
And this opportunity does not need to wait too long, because these mermaids have no sense of danger coming.
With the posture of a hunter, it approached the mermaids watching the ships in the fog...
near……
"Wow"
With the previous successful "surprise attack" by a wild mermaid, Bai Yu, who became more vigilant, suddenly stretched out his hand and dragged a mermaid beside him.
When Bai Yu didn't keep his hands deliberately, his strength was not small.
The mermaid, who was talking carefully just a moment ago, was instantly "thrown" aside by him.
Before the mermaids could react, Bai Yu's free hand plunged into the water in a fighting state.
The sea surface was shrouded in thick fog, the light was also affected, and the sea also turned "black", making it difficult to visually see what was under the water surface.
Bai Yu's one hand was not enough, the other hand also grabbed it.
The small portion of sea water in front of Bai Yu suddenly surged violently.
It was as if something was caught by Bai Yu, struggling violently.
In fact it is.
After a short while, Bai Yu threw the thing he grabbed onto the rock beside him.
The expression on Bai Yu's face did not change from the beginning to the end, but his eyes were very different from usual, appearing too sharp.
It's like changing a mermaid.
Xiaoji stared at Bai Yu like this for a moment, then turned around to find that most of the other mermaids had the same expression.
After getting along for so long, no one has ever seen Bai Yu showing such a... ferocious appearance, no matter when he was catching fish or escaping at sea.
But Subtotal quickly reacted.
Bai Yujie is a wild mermaid living in the deep sea.
It's normal to have such a side.
So after a short thought about the subtotal, the first reaction was to confirm whether Bai Yu was injured.
This water area has always been safe, and no one thought that there would be a sudden raider, and it was still in such an environment.
Fortunately, Bai Yu was not injured.
He also showed Xiaoji his bright smile when he was habitually fooling around.
Subtotal:"……"
Subtotal pretended he hadn't found anything.
After the other mermaids came to their senses, they also looked at Bai Yu with admiration. They stepped forward to surround Bai Yu, and then looked at the creature thrown by Bai Yu on the reef together.
It was an existence with amphibian-like smooth skin and... a fish-like head, but with limbs.
The first time Bai Yu saw it, the word "murloc" floated in his mind.
In the games played in previous life, this was a classic image that was different from mermaids.
If it is a murloc, it is not particularly similar, its head reminds Bai Yu of those genetically modified existences.
But compared to those sane genetically modified people...
The "murloc" in front of him was very different.
Bai Yu was sure that when the murloc attacked the mermaid earlier, his eyes were full of "appetite".
As far as he has seen genetically modified people, he has never seen an "appetite" for mermaids.
It's... strange.
"It's really strange." Xiaoji also said the same thing after inspecting the "murloc".
But why is it strange? Where is the strangeness? Xiaoji didn’t say a word. Instead, he focused his attention on the ship that suddenly appeared without any sound. At first glance, it looked like a “ghost ship” that only appeared in movies. on board.
Bai Yu looked at the boat, then at Xiaoji, then at the boat...
The ship had been there for a while, but there was not even a living person on board.
There was no moving figure in the window through which there was light.
The whole ship reveals a "quiet" and "weird".
But Xiaoji wanted to board the boat to have a look, so did Bai Yu.
Although the grilled fish made by Xiaoji is delicious, after finding seasonings from the small island and specially selecting sea fish for ingredients, the delicacy has been further improved, but...
Bai Yu wanted to change his taste.
If there is this opportunity.
Xiaoji and this group of mermaids can't always stay in the sea with him.
Especially subtotals.
So after a short thought, Bai Yu decided to go on board with Xiaoji.
Just like what they observed, everyone swam around the ship in front of them for several laps without seeing anyone.
On the other hand, there were several murloc-like creatures that looked like genetically modified humans, and met several of them around the ship.
As soon as they saw Bai Yu and the others, no matter what they were doing before, they all looked at them with eyes full of appetite, and immediately took action.
It's just that they look ferocious, and it's not difficult to solve them when everyone is on guard.
Because he was worried that the sea shrouded in dense fog would be unsafe, and there would be unpredictable results when he separated, Xiaoji finally managed to get everyone on board after touching the boat.
This is a passenger ship.
Before Bai Yu and the other mermaids were brought up, Xiaoji had already cleaned up the overtime work.
So the deck looks fairly clean.
But when Bai Yu looked carefully, he found that there was a lot of dust on the whole ship, and he didn't know how long it had been since no one took care of it.
After Xiaoji fished the mermaid onto the boat, he was busy on the whole boat like a little spinning top.
Although Bai Yu wanted to help, the mermaids without legs were all temporarily placed on the deck by Xiaotou.
In order to keep the fish from feeling too bored, Xiaoji also took a lot of "little toys" out of the boat.
Other mermaids don't object to being "arranged".
Especially on a ship that doesn't look quite right.
Even though they were full of curiosity, they still obeyed Xiaoji's arrangement quietly and obediently.
Don't look at Xiaoji who is only seven or eight years old, but Xiaoji who can cook and take care of fish is very reliable in everyone's hearts.
Bai Yu looked at Xiaoji, who was busy going around and didn't know what he was busy with, and then at the mermaids surrounding him, muttering the story of "Ghost Ship": "..."
In the end, Bai Yu didn't run around and stayed with everyone.
If Xiaoji was really a child of seven or eight years old, of course he would not let Xiaoji make such an arrangement.
But the current Xiaoji obviously has Ji Peilin's memory, but his personality is slightly different, and he is closer to an over-mature "child".
There was indeed no sign of anyone on board.
Bai Yu would occasionally see something that looked like blood stains in some details that had been cleaned by the subtotal, and he didn't know what happened on this ship.
The thick fog outside has never dissipated, and the bored mermaids gathered together to watch the projection video again.
The small plan appeared regularly to feed everyone, and even brought out a few people's personal terminals.
I don't know whose personal terminal it is, but Xiaoji easily opened it, and found a few videos from it.
The other mermaids were watching cartoons together, and Bai Yu took the initiative to go to Xiaoji to watch them together.
Xiaoji saw that it was Bai Yu coming over, so he moved closer to Bai Yu, one person and one fish looked down at the projected video together.
These videos seem to be something that the owner of this personal terminal recorded casually.
There are many videos in the front, most of which are daily life at sea.
Everyone on this small passenger ship seems to want to go to another place, or simply enjoy the time on the sea.
But it didn't take long for a problem aboard the passenger ship.
Some people started to feel unwell.
At first one or two, everyone didn't think there was anything.
But in a few days, more and more people feel unwell.
No one knew why, and fewer and fewer people came out to sunbathe on the deck.
after that……
Then there appeared those monsters that looked like murlocs.
They burst out of the passenger's room and attacked the rest of the boat.
Almost all "creatures" were attacked.
In the face of such monsters, it is not particularly difficult for humans to kill them. Logically speaking, this ship should not become like this.
But the end result is that there is not even a single person on the boat today.
In this personal terminal found by Subtotal, the video only captured the death of the owner.
He was attacked and eaten by an increasing number of murloc-like monsters.
The sound of murlocs eating can also be heard in the video.
Seeing the subtotal here, turned off the video, and deliberately turned to stare at Bai Yu for a long time.
Bai Yu: "..."
Bai Yu hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand and hugged Subji's arm tightly, expressing his...fear intentionally.
Xiaoji pursed his lips, raised his hand and hugged Bai Yu.
He whispered in his mouth: "Don't be afraid, Yuyu, I will protect Yuyu."
Bai Yu: "..."
Bai Yu curled the corners of his lips and smiled.
This terrifying-looking "ghost ship" didn't see anything strange happening when night fell.
The mermaids gradually relaxed, lying on their backs one by one on the deck, staring at the stars in the sky.
The surrounding fog was clearly shrouded, and it didn't mean to dissipate at all, but the stars in the sky could be seen.
Subto, who was lying beside Bai Yu, had been busy all day, and he was a little confused.
He put his forehead on Bai Yu's arm, and the higher-than-usual temperature attracted Bai Yu to look at him.
Subtou's cheeks are a little red, he should be uncomfortable, but he doesn't look much different from usual, but his reflection is a little slow.
Seeing Bai Yu staring at him, he just whispered: "Don't worry, Yuyu, I'm just a little uncomfortable... If Yuyu is worried about me, can you sing to me? If Yuyu sings to me, tomorrow I'll be fine in the morning."
This was the third time Xiaoji mentioned the word "singing" to Bai Yu.
The first two times, Bai Yu pretended not to understand and passed the test. This time, Bai Yu raised his hand and touched Xiaoji's forehead.
For a moment, Bai Yu was worried.
He thought of the pictures he saw on the video.
The video did not capture where the murlocs came from, but the increasing number of murlocs did illustrate some problems.
"Yuyu." Xiaoji moved his head closer, and the warmth of Bai Yu's palm made him feel very comfortable, "I want to hear Yuyu sing... Can Yuyu understand..."
Bai Yu: "..."
Bai Yu pursed his lips slightly.
He still hasn't practiced the song well.
Especially during the time spent with the mermaids every day.
But there was one song that he felt he sang pretty well...
Although it is a very simple melody.
So Bai Yu hummed softly, a soothing and gentle lullaby.