Translator: Wonton & Kii
Translation Checker: 7qqy
Editor: yuki_shuichi
The land was obscured by the massive creatures that rose from the sea, while the troops on the shore were forced to retreat by the fierce merfolks climbing up the cliffs in great numbers.
The merfolks leaped one after another onto the undead summons. Opening their blood-red mouths, they gnawed at the bodies of the undead summons with sharp shark teeth.
The merfolks’ formidable devouring was evident to all, and against their sheer number, the quantity of undead summons plummeted.
Below the cliffs, the sea roared, yet there were still merfolks who climbed upwards.
Firefly, out of fear, raised his rifle and aimed it at a merman who pounced in front of him. However, the gorgeously scaled alpha merfolk swiftly flicked their tail, easily dodging Firefly’s gun.
Firefly, in his panic, retreated. Just when he thought that the merman had left, he suddenly felt a chilling sensation behind him as a cold body wrapped around him. A pair of moist, pure white arms encircled his neck, adorned with iridescent, gradually shifting pink-blue scales, webbed fingers, and sharp nails.
A pair of enchanting eyes met Firefly’s bewildered gaze. The alpha merfolk sensually glided from Firefly’s nape to face him, their tongue licking his neck, and spoke in a seductive tone, “Obe?”
The merfolks were a matriarchal tribe, with alphas attaching themselves submissively to omegas. Most omega merfolks have dull-colored scales, robust and tall figures, bloodthirsty and combative tendencies—bearing the responsibility of protecting their clan. For nearly a century, Rimbaud, who possessed both power and beauty, had been a figure of admiration and worship among the countless alphas in the sea clan.
In the depths of the ocean, it was difficult to find beautiful and cute omegas, so when they saw the soft little omegas on land, they were naturally attracted to them.
Rimbaud’s drawn-out and majestic warning sound resonated from the shore.
The alpha merfolk was frightened by the king, so he just pecked Firefly on the cheek, and then quickly went over to the battlefield.
“Ah…” Firefly hugged his gun, his face burning red. Fortunately, the combat uniform was thick enough to cover his glowing butt.
The sea dragon in the sea heard Rimbaud’s plea, and the patterns on her scale lit up with a golden-red glow, resembling molten lava flowing between dark rocks.
One of the sea dragon’s colossal claws slowly rested on the cliff, which crumbled like soft mud under her touch, sinking into the sea. The mud and rocks melted and merged with the seawater.
With every step she took forward, a large chunk of rock was pressed into the water. The water level continued to rise, and the already limited land area was shrinking.
She was encroaching on the land.
He Suowei was watching this shocking scene on the helicopter and quickly reported it to his superior.
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His superior replied, “We’re requesting the IOA President to go and negotiate with their leader. During this time, our people must avoid conflict with the sea clan to prevent further angering their leader.”
“Ebufg.”
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Rimbaud came up from within the sea and his fishtail turned into a pair of slender legs. The seawater condensed into silk and wrapped around his body. He emerged as if stepping out of an ancient Greek mystical mural, with each step causing lightning to crackle and dance upon the ground beneath his feet.
Rimbaud approached the rescue plane and punched through its outer wall. He dragged out Zhen Li’s father, who was covered from head to toe in medical equipment, by the neck and held him up as one would carry livestock, with no regard for his well-being.
The nearby rescue doctors didn’t dare come close to stop him for fear that stepping any closer would turn them into ashes due to the high-voltage electricity.
Rimbaud dragged the man and approached Eternal Undead step by step. The man painfully tried to pry open the hand on his neck, but the seemingly slender fingers wouldn’t budge no matter how hard he struggled, leaving the man at Rimbaud’s mercy and leaving behind a trail of white marks on the gravel ground.
Rimbaud hefted the man who was still breathing in his grasp. He said to Eternal Undead, “Want him? Give me the thing I want in exchange.”
Eternal Undead’s laugh became even shriller when he saw that man’s face. He took out a big pinkish-white pearl from his pocket and threw it in the air; the pearl was suspended in front of him. “Are you talking about this? He’s of no use anyway, I’ll just give it to you.”
The pearl automatically drifted under Eternal Undead’s white cloth cloak, stretching into the shape of a pure-white, blue-eyed boy who stood on the ground with the Undead Cloak draped over his head.
There was a scar on the side of his leg that had yet to heal—it was the scar left behind by pulling out the siren scale.
Pearl was just a long-dead body, gaining consciousness only through the influence of the Undead Cloak. Because Bai Chunian had already put an end to his soul, his body could not linger long in the mortal realm.
“Go on, what are you dawdling for?” Eternal Undead pushed him from behind.
Pearl was a bit hesitant, carefully walking toward Rimbaud. When he was only two to three meters away from Rimbaud, he stopped in fear, like a child wandering outside the door holding a failed test paper.
Rimbaud tossed the man in his hand to Eternal Undead, crouched down on one knee, and extended his hand toward Pearl.
Pearl’s sea-blue eyes suddenly brightened up, he quickened his steps, trotted the rest of the way, and threw himself into Rimbaud’s arms.
“Siren.” Pearl hugged Rimbaud’s neck softly, calling the king’s name with reverence.
“Daima. (Father)” Rimbaud corrected him.
“Daima.” Pearl buried his cheek into the hollow of Rimbaud’s neck and kissed him affectionately. “Boliea youyi. (I’ve sinned.)”
Rimbaud lowered his head and kissed Pearl’s forehead. “Blasy kimo, slenmei kimo. (Bless you, rest in peace)”
After Eternal Undead got the man, he excitedly spread out Pandora’s Magic Mirror beneath his feet. Eternal Undead opened his arms, and in the mirror under his feet, a golden angel was reflected. The begging hands beneath the angel’s feet corresponded to the distorted ghost hands outside the mirror.
Eternal Undead slightly grinned. “J1 ability, Angel Under the Ship.”
“Help! Save me!” The man scrambled up in terror, desperately trying to escape, but his hands and feet were ensnared by the ghostly hands, and he was pulled inch by inch into the mirror.
“Experience eternal life inside, there you will see your beloved son. Every day from now on, both of you will experience death from falling off of buildings.” Eternal Undead showed a cruel smile, and the fluctuation in his body radiated outward. The team members and doctors who were caught in this wave were all affected, unexpectedly coughing out blood and collapsing on the ground.
Han Xingqian protected Dr. Zhong behind him, but the fluctuation caused by the experimental subject in the deterioration stage also had a big impact on him.
“Eternal Undead’s energy should be exhausted by now after so many days with no replenishment…” Although Han Xingqian could still barely stand, blood dripped out from the corner of his mouth.
Pearl hugged Rimbaud for a long time before reluctantly letting go. He pouted his lips and kissed Rimbaud on the cheek obediently, then pushed Rimbaud away and jumped off of him.
Pearl dashed in Eternal Undead’s direction, turning into a streak of purple lightning, and suddenly materializing behind Eternal Undead. He tightly hugged Eternal Undead, and together, they fell heavily into the mirror.
When Pearl sank into the mirror, he raised his head and mouthed at Rimbaud, “Daima, onoyi. (Father, goodbye forever)”
Eternal Undead was caught unprepared and was dragged into the water. Pearl put his legs together to regain his white fishtail, and he swam toward the depth of the mirror while holding Eternal Undead tightly.
As Eternal Undead fell into the mirror, it caused the golden angel in the mirror to replace him and emerge.
The angel spread out his six wings, his hands hugging himself, and the golden feathers fluttered and drifted down.
“It’s Jin Xi!” Han Xingqian recognized him. When he and Xiao Bai went to Red Fox No. 1 Middle School to investigate the situation, the photo of Jin Xi was pressed under a glass plate on his homeroom teacher’s desk.
Rimbaud stepped on the mirror, transformed into blue lightning, and appeared in front of the angel. He seized the angel’s neck, summoned a hydrated steel dagger, and plunged it into the angel’s heart with a swift and unhesitant motion.
The golden angel fell holding the dagger inserted in his heart. He laid on the mirror while gasping violently. The hydrated steel dagger dissipated, and the angel’s wound began to slowly heal.
On top of the mirror, all the severely injured and dying team members suddenly felt their pain alleviating, and their wounds began to heal in sync with the angel’s injury.
This was Jin Xi’s J1 ability, “Angel Above the Clouds”, which allowed him to lead the injured to recovery when his injuries coincided with those of the wounded.
The smoke from the battlefield gradually dissipated. The heavily injured fallen soldiers checked their wounds in surprise. They stood up in astonishment and examined their hands and legs.
Eternal Undead’s Magic Mirror disappeared. Only Pearl’s empty shell was left, which fell to the ground, with cracks and holes on its once-pristine surface.
A breeze blew over, and the big and damaged pale pink pearl rolled toward the sea. Among the sand and aquatic plants, it found the strawberry-milk marble that Bai Chunian brought out. It stored the marble in the empty shell and disappeared into the boundless sea.
Rimbaud stood in deep thought for a while.
After a long time, he turned around and walked to the shore. He jumped back and sat on the sea dragon’s head, his sapphire blue eyes scanning the humans below with disdain. “Just run away. I’ll allow you guys the chance to live for Xiao Bai’s sake.”
The sea dragon raised her claws, crawling toward the land farther ahead. With every step she took, a piece of the ground under her talons would fall into the sea, melt into water, and become one with the ocean.
“Please stop! Our president has something to say! Please stop!” An IOA agent held a laptop in front of the sea dragon, and Yan Yi’s real-time video call was displayed on the screen.
Yan Yi was wearing a military uniform on the screen, the hat in his hand, and he said seriously but respectfully, “Siren, apologies. I am currently working on capturing Aileen and am unable to come to talk with you face-to-face. Please calm down and don’t act rashly.”
Rimbaud raised a brow. “Yan Yi, are you going against me?”
Yan Yi answered, “I’m not. I know you’re in pain from losing Xiao Bai. We are also upset, but the land is innocent. Letting everyone be buried together won’t bring Xiao Bai back.”
Rimbaud suddenly widened his eyes, and his fingers gripped hard on the sea dragon’s scale, causing blue veins to surface on his skin. “Is it really innocent? His entire lifespan is only 100 years. I just want to accompany him to the end of his life, so why take him away from me… Killing my beloved, destroying my ocean. I can’t distinguish any differences between you people, you all deserve to die.”
“Xiao Bai wouldn’t want to see the land getting destroyed, right?”
Rimbaud’s pupils trembled, and he remained silent for a long time.
“Just leave,” Yan Yi sincerely advised him.
“Fine, I won’t do anything. However, I need to tell you one thing.” Rimbaud raised the marble Bai Chunian was turned into. A beautiful blue scale was sealed inside the pure white marble.
“The siren scale has been sealed inside, meaning my purification ability has also been sealed along with him.” Rimbaud chuckled. “The sea clan has provided for mankind for thousands of years, granting them everything they desired. Now, I’m withdrawing all of my blessings. You guys…fend for yourselves.”
“When you catch Aileen and bring her to the Caribbean, then I’ll give you another chance to discuss.” Rimbaud patted the sea dragon’s scale. “Let’s go.”
His legs combined into a fishtail and he leaped into the ocean. The sea dragon dragged her heavy and massive body in the direction she came from and submerged herself beneath the waters. The merfolks on the cliff followed suit one after the other and returned to the water.
In the hot summer, the sea began to freeze. A layer of ice stretched from the bottom of the cliff toward the center of the sea, covering and sealing the entire sea surface.
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After he left, Rimbaud sank to the depths of the ocean. He hid in the crevice of a giant clam and slept dispiritedly for half a month.
A small fish in the coral politely came over and kissed Rimbaud, giving him a massage and cleaning up his body.
Rimbaud rolled over, impatiently shooing away the clumsy fish. “Get out.”
He exhaustedly turned over a few times, then laid in the soft giant clam, lost in thought.
There was a scallop beside him. The shell slowly opened, and inside contained Xiao Bai’s marble.
Rimbaud looked carefully at Xiao Bai’s marble, shook it lightly, and the marble let out a “meow” sound.
He kissed Xiao Bai’s marble, and it turned from pure white to a pink color at once, even emitting a slight warmth.
This allowed Rimbaud to feel a huge sense of comfort. He blew a big bubble, placed the marble inside, and took Xiao Bai for a walk in the ocean.
The Gulf of Mexico started in the Florida Strait, carrying warmth that swept across the Atlantic Ocean. In the vast ocean, Rimbaud could only find such minuscule traces left by the land. Fearing Xiao Bai would miss his hometown, he held the marble in his hands and placed it in the warm water, letting him feel the shape of the wind and introducing himself to the drifting wind.
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