Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When the male player heard Gu Wuji’s words, his expression changed and he quickly said: “Brother Sun, don’t get excited. If you go down, you will definitely encounter danger. These monsters are not so easy to deal with!”
Even though the mermaids were so enthusiastic about being petted on the shore but the variables in the water were too great. Just thinking about entering the pool where nothing could be seen clearly made the male player tremble with fear.
“It doesn’t matter, I’m ready, and the situation shouldn’t be that bad… If it doesn’t work out, I have props on me that I can use.” Gu Wuji said.
Gu Wuji could sense the resistance of the mermaid in the water, but he didn’t feel too much murderous intent from the other person’s voice. What’s more, he also had the ability to heal and some other means, so he should be able to escape if he encountered danger.
And because of his improved physical fitness, he was no longer like an ordinary person and could hold his breath longer in the water.
This approach was very dangerous, but doing anything in the dungeon was accompanied by danger, and this matter was nothing in comparison.
The male player failed to persuade him and could only watch Gu Wuji walk to the edge of the pool with fear. Perhaps because of his unbearable conscience, he finally said: “Actually, before I entered the dungeon, the clue I got was…it’s best not to go near the water, you must be careful…”
Gu Wuji was moved when he heard the male player’s words. He already knew this, but he didn’t expect that the other party would actually remind him. Sure enough, there were still many good people in the world.
However, so many clues pointed to water, which made people have to pay attention.
He walked to the edge of the pool and jumped into the water under the curious gazes of several mermaids around him.
The pool was very cold, and the chill seemed to penetrate into the bone marrow. It was not only the original temperature of the liquid, but also seemed to be mixed with resentment… Considering that many people may have died here, Gu Wuji guessed that there should be quite a few ghosts here.
If it were an ordinary person who came, he would probably be frozen and stiff on the spot, but this was nothing to Gu Wuji. He just held his breath and looked around.
The pool was dark, and it was far deeper than what he felt on the shore. You couldn’t see the bottom at a glance, giving people an extremely uneasy feeling.
The surrounding mermaids also dived down and came to Gu Wuji’s side curiously. Then they seemed to think that Gu Wuji wanted to play with them, and they all happily circled around him.
This scene could be said to be very romantic and beautiful. If these mermaids were not such terrifying killers, you would probably suffer internal injuries if you photographed this scene in the water.
If it weren’t for these mermaids being careless towards him because of their favorable impressions, if other people came down, let alone diving into the water, they would probably be bitten to pieces before they could even enter the water fully.
Gu Wuji looked at the mermaid where his destination was and reached out to hold the shoulder of the mermaid next to him. The other party immediately nodded and led Gu Wuji towards the position of the difficult mermaid, but when they were almost close, these mermaids backed away one after another. It was obvious that they were still very afraid of this companion.
Things were going very smoothly so far. Gu Wuji looked at the mermaid not far away and thought about his previous plan.
As long as he could get close to the mermaid, he could use magic to bind it, and then use a rope to pull it back to the surface. Of course, the plan seemed very simple, but when he actually did it, he found that being in the water was not as convenient as he thought. Getting here had already consumed most of his energy. If he couldn’t solve it quickly, he would have to return to the surface for air soon.
Because Gu Wuji was approaching, the mermaid’s face had become increasingly wary, and he was now making intimidating gestures towards him. But thinking that his companions seemed to change their appearance as soon as they got close to this human being, he didn’t dare to get close to Gu Wuji at all, for fear of what this human being would do to him.
The mermaid didn’t even notice that a wisp of black mist had floated from the side, and suddenly turned into countless bloodshot threads which tightly wrapped around his body.
The other mermaids behind Gu Wuji immediately became restless, but they seemed to be afraid of something and did not dare to approach.
“What is that?” Gu Wuji’s heart was ringing with alarm. He looked intently and saw several hideous-looking ghosts suddenly appear in this dark, bottomless pool. Their translucent bodies seemed to be imprisoned at the bottom of the water, but their eyes looking upward were full of resentment, and the desire to escape from this place.
Those diffuse bloodshot eyes were accompanied by the black mist. Even if the mermaid struggled fiercely, he could not break away. Instead, he was getting closer and closer to the ghosts, who were about to bite his body.
And the black mist was still spreading, while the other mermaids had already backed away in fear. Obviously they were well aware of the danger of what was in front of them.
At this moment, Gu Wuji suddenly stretched out his hand in the direction of the mermaid.
The latter obviously didn’t want to have any contact with Gu Wuji, but when faced with such danger at this time, no matter how he thought, Gu Wuji was much better than the ghosts in the water. The mermaid still hesitated but then struggled in Gu Wuji’s direction.
Gu Wuji suddenly grabbed the opponent’s wrist and used the force to pull himself deeper into the water. He was already very close to the ghosts, and he could almost see the terrifying faces of the ghosts close at hand.
When these ghosts saw Gu Wuji coming closer, they became even more excited, as if they had finally found a way to escape from the water, and all the bloodshot streaks came towards Gu Wuji’s direction.
On the contrary, because of Gu Wuji, most of the black mist and bloodshot eyes on the mermaid’s body had dissipated. He looked at Gu Wuji in the water with some surprise, and vaguely realized in his mind that this human had just saved him.
Seeing that Gu Wuji was in danger, the other mermaids no longer stood idly by and swam over here one after another.
Gu Wuji could hardly hold his breath at this time. The feeling of lack of oxygen made him feel that his body was becoming more and more difficult to control. He subconsciously wanted to return to the surface to breathe fresh air, but the ghosts around him would not let him go easily. Now layers of bloodshot eyes had bound his legs, and there was a faint burning sensation coming from those bound places.
He frowned and used purification techniques on all the ghosts around him. With bursts of light, these evil ghosts bound in the water were purified into light spots and floated above the water.
The light spots illuminated the water, and the mermaids looked at the beauty they had never seen before in astonishment.
Gu Wuji’s side was already filled with white light, making him completely unable to see what was around him.
Gu Wuji suddenly felt something strange. There were too many ghosts here. Logically speaking, even if every keeper who came would have died here, there still wouldn’t be so many ghosts… Could it be that the ghosts in the water were deliberately trapped here?
The feeling of suffocation in the next moment made it difficult for Gu Wuji to think. If he didn’t return to the surface, his life might just end here.
But when the other ghosts in the water saw that their companions had broken free from the constraints here, they were even more unwilling to leave without hesitation, and they all came to his side… These ghosts did not do it intentionally, they were basically just acting instinctively, but their behavior left Gu Wuji no time to breathe.
By the time he finished purifying the last ghost almost relying on obsession, most of Gu Wuji’s consciousness had disappeared and his vision had become blurred.
Was it possible that he would actually die in this dungeon for such a reason?
This idea emerged in Gu Wuji’s mind. Suddenly, the anxious voices of the mermaids in his ears slowly faded away, replaced by soft singing, as if ringing from an extremely distant place, but like the sound of nature, it could make people addicted.
Then, he vaguely saw a shadow suddenly appear in front of him, and then something cold and soft touched his lips, followed by fresh air.
Gu Wuji opened his eyes in astonishment, but still couldn’t see anything clearly. He could only feel that the scales on his body seemed to be faintly warm.
What exactly was this…
Before he could think more, his consciousness completely fell into darkness.
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At the same time, something strange happened in the research institute. The researchers covered their foreheads one after another. They could hear the sound clearly.
But unlike the heavenly sound that Gu Wuji heard, to these people, this song was more like torture, causing their spirits to be extremely painful. Their consciousness seemed to be delayed, and they wished they could faint.
Some people would even have hallucinations because of the singing. At first, they thought it was just a disease caused by some kind of psychological problem… But in the end, people at the institute felt that it was more appropriate to call it a curse.
“What’s going on? ‘He’ was alarmed by something…”
“Switch the screen back quickly.” Director Fiona immediately gritted his teeth and said, “For ‘him’ to become like this must be related to someone, that person we must find him!”
Even though the others were in great pain, they still managed to turn back the surveillance screen.
At this time, most of the people in the picture looked to not be in good condition. Their faces were pale and they were sweating profusely. There were very few people who could barely sit down and continue working.
The players who heard the singing during those nights were of course the ones they focused on, and their every move was watched by the researchers.
As for the few players who were sent to do hard work, no one cared about them at all. They had long been regarded as useless cannon fodder.
Even after a brief glance, when other researchers saw that the male player in Gu Wuji’s room was still cleaning, they didn’t have any other thoughts in mind, and just ignored it indifferently.
Even if they could vaguely feel that something was wrong, because of the torture of the song in their minds at this time, they didn’t have that much thought to spend their energy on such insignificant people.
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