Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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In his drowsiness, Gu Wuji saw an endless seabed with small fish swimming around him, and his body was moving along the ocean current uncontrollably.
His mind went blank. He looked at the small fish around him and subconsciously stretched out his hand to touch them. However, the other small fish suddenly seemed to feel something and swam away one after another.
The next moment, a shadow passed over his head. Gu Wuji turned his head and immediately saw a mermaid swimming above him under the sunlight cast by the water. However, due to the angle and light problem, he could not see it clearly. Only his long silver hair and the beautiful golden scales on his tail shone translucent in the light.
While it was beautiful, the mermaid’s body also showed the dangerous power it possessed, making it intimidating.
Gu Wuji was momentarily shocked by the inhuman beauty in front of him.
In comparison, the mermaids he saw in the room before could really be said to be small fishes that had not yet grown up.
The opponent’s body suddenly plunged down and swam past Gu Wuji. He subconsciously followed behind him, feeling that the surroundings were getting darker and darker, and the terrain had become very dangerous. There were huge rocks everywhere, and there were countless skeletons in the water. There were also dilapidated ships sinking here, and not far away, there was a building that was half submerged in the water.
The shadow of the mermaid had disappeared without a trace among the rocks. Gu Wuji was left alone in the dark water, and he couldn’t even see the other person’s face at this time.
The strange thing was that he was clearly in the outside world, but he could clearly see the situation inside as if he was playing a game. He could even clearly see everyone inside and what they were doing at this time.
It only took a moment for Gu Wuji to realize it.
What he saw was exactly that research institute.
He even saw the situation of Lu Yuanzhou and others who didn’t look to be in danger at this time.
But in the deepest part it was pitch black, and nothing there could be seen clearly.
At this moment, a hand suddenly touched his shoulder.
Gu Wuji suddenly turned his head, but before he could fully see the existence behind him, his consciousness seemed to be suddenly withdrawn from a strange state, and he suddenly felt a sense of suffocation.
….
Gu Wuji suddenly opened his eyes, sat up immediately, kept breathing air, and it took him a long time to recover.
The male player stood a few meters away from him, looking like he wanted to get closer but didn’t dare to get close, with a worried look on his face. When he saw this scene, he immediately said excitedly, “Brother Sun, it’s great that you’re okay.
“Why are you so far away…” Gu Wuji then noticed that he was lying by the pool, and there were five mermaid heads bobbing in the water next to him, staring at him nervously.
Seeing that Gu Wuji was awake, these mermaids immediately came over happily and let Gu Wuji touch their heads.
Even the most ferocious mermaid before, despite having a little reluctance on his face, still came over obediently, and carefully pulled Gu Wuji’s clothes with his claws, not knowing whether he was expressing his concern.
“After all, those mermaids are really scary.” The male player also had a look of embarrassment on his face. He also wanted to get closer to see Gu Wuji’s situation, but as soon as he went to go closer, the mermaids looked wary and seemed to want to pounce and come and bite him directly. How could he then have the courage to go there in such a situation?
Although, after Gu Wuji woke up, these mermaids all turned very well-behaved, which made him feel that his words were full of untruth.
“I see.” Gu Wuji understood the male player very well. While feeding the last meat in the bucket to the mermaid in front of him, he asked him, “How did I get to the water just now.”
“It’s those mermaids. They dragged you up, Brother Sun.” The male player said, “Then you coughed up a lot of water and passed out. I was worried about you for a long time, but luckily you woke up soon.”
“I see.” Gu Wuji nodded, then looked at the mermaids in front of him with a smile, “Thank you so much.”
A faint crimson color appeared on the faces of the mermaids, and some even dived directly into the water, as if feeling shy.
Gu Wuji thought of the figure that appeared in front of him when he was about to fall into coma. It obviously had nothing to do with these mermaids… If he had to say it, it should be the mermaid that appeared in the scene he saw when he was unconscious later.
But why did the other party want to save him? Was it because of those golden scales?
Moreover, the scene he saw when he was unconscious was also very strange. What was it that he wanted to convey to him?
As for the ghosts under the water, Gu Wuji could only sigh because he didn’t have enough time. Otherwise, he could look at the memories of these ghosts and maybe learn more about this copy.
Gu Wuji was a little confused, but the task was completed at this time. He immediately picked up the bucket, turned around and said goodbye to the mermaids in the water, and walked to the door with the male player.
The male player knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no movement at all outside.
The male player immediately fell silent. If Gu Wuji wasn’t so good at catching fish, and if they were being chased by those mermaids and came to seek help, they would probably also be treated like this.
Gu Wuji said loudly: “We have completed the task, let us go out.”
This time, after a while, the door made a sound, and the staff outside looked at them with disbelief. They simply couldn’t believe this. These two people could still make it out alive.
“You actually did it.” The staff muttered to themselves.
You must know that the experimental subjects in this room were not only powerful but also had violent personalities. The people who went in to feed them in the past were not just seriously injured. They were usually eaten directly by the subjects in the room…
But these two, not only did they come out, they actually came out intact. Except for one person who had a slight injury on his hand, nothing seemed to have happened to them!
Gu Wuji asked: “Is this a difficult job? Hasn’t even one person done it before?”
The staff member shook his head repeatedly, told the two of them to come out quickly, and then closed the door directly.
He looked at the two large buckets Gu Wuji was carrying again and had a vague idea in his mind. He probably brought enough food in and was relatively strong, so he was lucky enough to come out smoothly.
“You did a good job, I will tell the superiors.” The staff member said, of course he would report such an abnormal situation to the superiors. These two people might be lucky enough to stay.
“I didn’t expect that these test subjects were actually mermaids.” Gu Wuji said, “They are indeed creatures that only exist in legends outside. It’s such an honor to work here.”
The staff members’ faces changed after hearing this. He immediately said with bitterness, “It’s good for you to think so…” He realized that his attitude seemed to reveal something, so he changed again, and said quickly: “You can leave now, and you don’t need to spend the rest of your time just wandering around, go directly to a resting place.”
Judging from the staff’s reactions, the two people immediately guessed that the situation in this institute was not very good, and it had reached the point where even every staff member knew about it.
Gu Wuji and the male player left here, and the male player felt relieved. When he was about to separate from Gu Wuji, he whispered to him: “This opportunity to enter that organization, our boss is bound to get it… Brother Sun, you’d better give up and just leave this dungeon.”
“Let’s talk about it then.” Gu Wuji didn’t particularly want to join this organization, but he couldn’t avoid helping his friend Lu Yuanzhou.
The male player also knew that someone as powerful as Gu Wuji wouldn’t give up. He immediately shook his head and said that he would not tell what happened to Gu Wuji to anyone just in case and turned around and left.
Gu Wuji came to the rest area. There was no one here except the brown-haired woman he met yesterday.
The other party was sitting in front of the bar drinking wine at this time. When she saw Gu Wuji, her eyes widened in surprise, “You are still alive.”
Gu Wuji sat next to the brown-haired woman, looked at the other party and said, “Thank you for yesterday’s reminder.”
No matter how you look at it, this brown-haired woman was an important NPC. She kindly reminded him yesterday, and the other party’s attitude seemed to be a little loose today. So, Gu Wuji immediately started to ask what happened.
The brown-haired woman shook her head, “My reminder is of no use. No one left here can get out, but you are still alive. Maybe he is quite interested in you…”
“Actually, I paid attention too. There is something strange in this research institute.” Gu Wuji said, “Can I know what?”
The brown-haired woman looked at Gu Wuji deeply, as if she noticed something, then she changed her mind. The look in her eyes became complicated, and she whispered: “You will all understand sooner or later…it doesn’t matter what I say now.”
Gu Wuji also took a drink and listened carefully.
“You should have heard the story of the daughter who crossed the sea.” The brown-haired woman said: “The mermaids in the story can be said to be kind and beautiful. But the real mermaids are not like that… They are very ferocious and have terrible power. With such strength, they can easily tear people into pieces.”
“At the beginning, mermaids were just legendary existences, and no one thought they really existed.” The brown-haired woman said, “But the people at the institute discovered mermaids. They were ecstatic about finding the traces of the mermaids. After the financial backers spent immense money, manpower and material resources, they finally captured a mermaid and tried to study him and get benefits from him.”
Gu Wuji nodded. What happened was pretty much what he thought. But what happened next probably won’t be that simple, otherwise players like them wouldn’t be here.
“The people at the institute thought they could become famous because of this. They even took blood from the mermaids and created many experimental products based on it… Everything was going on in an orderly manner, but what happened next… it was beyond everyone’s imagination…”
Cold sweat dripped down the brown-haired woman’s face, as if she remembered something that made her extremely afraid, and her hands couldn’t help but tremble.
“That mermaid, he… had gotten caught on purpose.”
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