āSure enough, you still have yet to die, Desharow.āĀ
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Once Rhine took off his helmet, I noticed that his eyes were bloodshot, like he had gone through a mental breakdown. Unexpectedly, he directly caressed my cheek with his hand, as though it wasnāt the same hand that had pushed me down on the boat.Ā Ā
āDamn it, you hypocritical bastard!āĀ
In an instant, I felt a burning rage rising in my heart, and when I bursted, I disregarded that there was still a gun directed at me from behind. All at once, my clenched fist met Rhineās face, making him fall flat on the ground. I threw myself onto him, pinning him to the floor, punching and kicking him. However, he didnāt avoid my assaults. After sturdily enduring a few hard hits, he suddenly flipped around to restrain me.
Rhine then hastily hauled me up from the ground before pointing a gun to my forehead.Ā
āSorry, Desharow. But as long as you obediently follow us, I promise that I will not let any harm come to you again.ā Rhine said in a low, hoarse voice, with a tone that was trying to consult me.
I scoffed disdainfully and spat out the dust that was in my mouth, āI donāt blame you, you were just carrying out your mission. I was just beating up the mentor whose mouth was full of lies, not the you whoās standing here right now. However, we arenāt comrades anymore, Rhine. You guys wonāt get anything out of me just by seizing me. Look at the situation youāre in right now.āĀ
As I said this, I surveyed the situation: Lafarreās side and the armed men behind Rhine were all pointing their guns at each other. I subconsciously looked towards the dark shadow within the trees. Agares was residing there and was obviously waiting for an opportunity to strike, yet the true problem lied in whether or not they had noticed him. <b>Ā Ā Ā </b>
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Sakarol gave a cold sneer and said, āSorry, I donāt think so. Little bachelor, weāre not here to capture you, we just want youāsince you seem to have this certain kind of the effect on people. The men in our once commendable troop have quickly become like mad dogs from just being here,ā She then came even closer to my ear and whispered, āFurthermore, it appears that you are irreplaceable fish bait. Did you think I wasnāt aware of that male mermaid following our boat at that time? It seems like it hadnāt tasted enough of your ass back at the laboratory!āĀ
Sakarolās voice was like lightning striking into my ear, making me instantly flush with shame and anger. I replied to her, āYou foul b*tch, shut your mouth! UghāāĀ Ā Ā Ā
Before the rest of my words could fall out, my neck was choked by her slender, yet strong, fingers. Her sharp nails dug harshly into my skin, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw that Rhine had paled abruptly before shouting. āColonel Sakarol!āĀ
āQuick, move! Get rid of that male mermaid! Iāll settle matters over here!ā A commanding tone played in my ear like a radio.Ā
Rhine looked at me, hesitating a bit, before immediately pulling out two guns and firing them at Agaresās direction. Both of them turned out to be Thompson Submachine Guns ! With a loud bang, smoke pervaded the air. A few rounds of bullets then shot out from the muzzle, leaving an astonishing fire in its wake. I automatically whipped my head over to where a hissing sound was heard. āAgares!āĀ
However, my voice was immediately overshadowed by the sounds of fired bullets circling around me. No matter where I looked, everything was blocked by a cloudy, yellow smoke that contained a heavy smell of gunpowder that was slowly rising into the air. In an instant, more disorderly gunshots were heard, and when I discerned Lafarreās roaring mixed in with Evaās screams, I realized that we were being ambushed with guns from afar. It had been Sakarolās men!Ā
āNo! Lafarre, Eva!āĀ
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In fact, she was nearly choking me to death as well. However, this seemed to arouse oneās hidden capability once on the verge of death. I threw my weight around to resist being pinned down by her, after all, I had a height of 180 cm and the strength of a grown man. If I were to use all my strength, it would be difficult for a woman to simply bear it all. The instant that Sakarolās grip on me weakened, I had already snatched the gun from her other hand and had hastily got up from the ground. Then I ruthlessly rammed the butt of her gun against her body before breaking out into a run.Ā
I held onto the gun and looked around, however, I felt extremely confused and at a lossāthe darkness, the smoke and the sound of guns were all jumbled together like a pot of soup, completely blinding my sight and other senses. I couldnāt tell who were our men,Ā where they were, and even less about which direction led to Agares. I immediately crouched down to avoid getting shot, and I shouted so loud that my voice went hoarse. āLafarre, Eva, where are you guys?!ā .Ā Ā Ā Ā
However, only a hail of gunshots came back as a reply. Not one distinguishable voice could be heard.Ā Ā
My nerves were like a violently stretched rubber band, jumping about wildly and incessantly until my breath felt bundled into a single strand of air that was choked up in my throat. I didnāt believe that Lafarre and Eva were possibly dead, yet anxiety and worriedness was messing with me, making me lose my mind.Ā Ā
Feeling dizzy, I kept looking around until I caught a glimpse of a dark figure amidst the smoke. However, I didnāt have the time to figure out who it was, when all of a sudden, a pang of pain was felt in my stomach. It was like scorching hot lava was seeping through my sternum, which made my breathing halt. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
A faintly indescribable, disdainful cold laugh echoed as my body fell backwards without my control. My vision flipped towards heaven. At that moment, the rhythm of time seemed to have slowed down remarkably.
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I saw withered leaves gently falling down in mid-air at an exceptionally slow rate, and the fuming smoke was like a tangible cloud, gradually spreading, tainted by the scarlet liquid that splattered in the airāI guess it was the shape of my lifeform fading away, along with my blood.Ā Ā
However, I didnāt feel any pain. I could only see the pitch-black sky as it collapsed down onto me.Ā
ā¦ā¦
In the midst of endless darkness, my body felt like it was suspended in mid-air, but it also felt like it was drifting along with the seaās waves. I was unable to lift my heavy eyelids, but like before, I saw a bright light. Thus, I struggled to throw myself in the direction of where it was coming from, like a moth to a flame, disregarding the daunting danger of what laid ahead.Ā Ā Ā Ā
As I fell down, gradually, my surroundings were no longer shrouded in darkness. Instead, it slowly changed into a white-coloured room. I saw doctors in white coats all around me and also saw a bunch of young and fresh faces. Suddenly, I caught sight of a young Davis, Lafarre and little princess-like Eva. The contour of their faces held no trace of aging that could only have been worn by time, but I still recognized it was them.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
I opened my mouth, wishing to let out a sound, but my arm was seized by a cold hand. wearing rubber surgery gloves. A blinding light shone onto my face, making me instinctively want to close my eyes, however, my eyelids were being forcefully pried open. The shadow of a stranger bent down, drawing closer towards my face. Their eyes stared carefully at my pupils and said, āPretty little guy, it seems that your composition and physique is the most suitable of all. Indeedā¦ What remarkable fish bait.āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
What did that mean?
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In the pit of my heart, a sudden, huge wave of panic swept over me. Unable to refrain myself from recoiling, I reeled back and fell into a moist, sticky substance. I looked down. It was, shockingly, a pool of blood. When I turned my head, I unexpectedly saw a few badly mangled bodies with torn flesh overlapping each other. Their familiar faces looked over at me, and their dead eyes, filled with remaining grievances, would not close.Ā
āAhāāah!āĀ
I clutched my head and let out a startling, inhumane hiss, breaking the nightmare all at once. Again, everything turned into almost darkness, the only source of light was faintly seeping through the cracks between my eyelids. I heaved for more air, but my chest felt extremely tight. I pried open my eyelid with great difficulty, but then something not-so-soft immediately covered them again, giving me another scare.Ā Ā Ā Ā
I automatically lifted up my hand, feeling the object on my face. It was a hand; actually, to be more precise, it was a webbed hand.Ā
Itās Agares!Ā
I immediately propped up my body but felt an acute pain in my chest. After my back was firmly supported, the hand on my face then slowly withdrew away. I blinked my eyes a couple times, gradually adapting to the not-so-dazzling rays of light.Ā
I could clearly see Agaresās outline, and I could smell that peculiar scent that slowly warmed my heart, which somehow eased away the remaining anxiety from my previous nightmare a little bit. Yet instantly, I recalled what had occurred before I fainted.Ā
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My hands trembled as I grabbed Agaresās shoulders. In a hoarse voice, I asked, āDid you see Lafarre and Eva? The two people that were with me, the one male and the other female?!āĀ Ā Ā Ā
Agares was silent for a few seconds before shaking his head. āNoā¦āĀ
The ache in my chest was getting more and more painful. I coughed violently as my recollection of the nightmare began to fade quickly. I no longer had a clear image of what the dream consisted of. The only thing that was impossible to erase was the lingering bloodied faces of Lafarre and Eva.Ā
I didnāt want to believe in this awful premonition, but the scene in the dream world was awfully realistic. It was like the past and the future had been seamlessly joint together. And the unanswered scene within the smoke was still vivid in my mind, as though hinting about things that had already been settled. Yet imagining that my dear friends, whom I have had a deep relationship with, were probably dead, left my heart hurting, so much that it was tormenting me to death.Ā
āCanāt be deadā¦ They canāt be dead. It hasnāt been that long since weāve made that vow ever since the bonfireā¦āĀ
I pressed my fist against my eyes, trying to suppress the seeping moist tears and pain, as I persuaded myself out loud. At the same time, Agares pressed his webbed hands against the back of my head, coercing me to lean my powerless body against his chest and caressing my hair as though comforting a child. His steady and powerful heartbeat resonated within my eardrums. It was like it had a hypnotic effect on me, because it unexpectedly relieved me from my intense, depressing anxiety.
I embraced his wide, robust back and gritted my teeth, desperately resisting the urge to let my stifled emotions come out, as the tears silently dripped down onto his chest, drop by drop.Ā
The hand that was at my back tightened, and, although his expression seemed gloomy, his eyes were gentle and soft. All of the sudden, he lowered his head and used his tongue to lick away the tears falling from my eyes. I subconsciously wanted to back away, but my head was gently held by his webbed hand.
He was tenderly licking my cheek, wiping away the falling tears without leaving a drop behind. It was like he was using this special, unique gesture to silently comfort me, like oneās parents would. Instantly, this made me feel disgraceful, as I felt my own fragility being exposed in front of other people. My self-esteem was wreaking havoc in my heart, fighting against each other, making me feel uncomfortable all overā
Because of my fatherās reprimandations, I grew up to be extremely unwilling to cry in front of others, especially while being comforted. Particularly, at this moment, I felt the same way facing this evil merman, who had infringed upon me countless times.Ā Ā Ā
āStop, stay a little bit further away from me!ā I didnāt know where the strength had suddenly come from, but I ended up pushing Agares away. He lifted his head, seeming slightly confused at my sudden change of attitude. He furrowed his eyebrows, his sharp, deep eyes watched me attentively, similar to examining me. The way he looked at me made me feel like I was an ungrateful child, and he was the helpless senior who didnāt know what to do with me.
I had little to no confidence, because of the fact that it was Agares who had saved my life. Furthermore, I was already cluelessly depending on him, but that was an emotion I donāt want to admit nor follow.Ā Ā
I swallowed hard and stared at him weakly. In a rough voice, I warned, āDonāt think that you can take advantage of my emptiness. Let me go, I have to find Lafarre and the others!āĀ Ā Ā
After saying this, I used both my arms to support myself and turn around, but once I got up, my chest began to hurt again, like it was being hammered down. āDamn itā¦āĀ
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I cried out in pain, but then a pair of webbed hands tightened around my own hands.Ā
I lifted my eyelids, and saw that a pair of thin lips were pursed up, revealing a bit of anger. In the next moment, my lips felt something soft, yet heavy, as his lips firmly sealed over them.Ā
This couldnāt be called a kiss, because he was kissing me too deeply and too ruthlessly. It was akin to the kind of violence where he wanted to suck my lips down into his stomach. His fangs gave me an obvious punishment, as they scraped against my gums. His tongue explored my mouth and chased my own and once again. He wrapped around my tongue, rolling and sucking, making me unable to close my mouth, causing saliva to trickle down the corners of it.Ā Ā Ā
The webbed hand that supported my back started to trail down my spine, and then it began to tear my trousers. All the while, his fishtail moved roughly and barbarically in an attempt to spread my legs. His bulge pressing against my crotch.Ā Ā
In anger and shame, I groaned out and used my knees to push against Agares offensive thing, regretting the fact that I probably angered him just now. However, I absolutely didnāt have the strength to struggle against him. In a moment of desperation, I bit onto his lips with exceptional strength, and, within a short moment, I could taste blood. Nonetheless, I didnāt relax my mouth and continued to firmly bite down on his tongue, conveying that I was defying him.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
The hand that was tearing my trousers halted its action. I couldnāt help but stiffened up, allowing him the chance to linger between my lips a bit more before propping himself up. He then narrowed his eyes and tentatively sized up my expression, as if his action just now was just to give me a little scare, thatās all.Ā
I have to say that he had succeeded. Like a lamb whose neck was firmly gripped, I curled up in his embrace, not daring to be too rash. I was still trembling somewhat, definitely weakened by the chest pain.
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Agares lowered his eyes down, his webbed claw gently pressed near the opening of the wound, hinting me to look at it.Ā Ā
I looked down at my chest. It must have definitely been from a gunshot. Plus, it must have been Sakarol who shot me, that damned woman.Ā Ā Ā Ā
Curse it. Should I still be glad that she didnāt injure my heart?!Ā
With this thought, I couldnāt stop myself from touching where my heart laid. A scab had already formed over the bullet hole, and furthermore it was covered by a layer of translucent membrane, evidently from where Agares had licked at it. However, this gunshot wound, unlike the others, was incapable of healing faster. My guess was that some of my bones had gotten injured, with at least one broken, otherwise, how else could simply moving my arm cause me to feel so much pain?Ā
Hateful! I hope that it heals faster, otherwise, I wonāt have the strength to leave Agaresās den. I looked all around, the cave weāre in seemed to be suspended on top of a precipice, though it wasnāt really that high. From the right hand side, I could see the sea just outside the vicinity of the caveās mouth. Moonlight seeped through the treesā shadow, spilling onto the rock in mottled shapes.Ā Ā Ā
In my heart, I thought that the ventilation and the illumination here was quite good. Although, it couldnāt be compared to that of a house, but still, it could be considered as a good residence to stay in. Itās better to first heal this injury, and then take advantage of when Agares was away to go find Lafarre and the others.Ā
My chest ached dully, and I tried to not think about how they were back in my dream. I believed wholeheartedly that they werenāt dead. I clenched my fist, butā¦Ā
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Does that mean, during this time, I will have to be here alone with Agares?
Feeling somewhat complicated, I looked at Agares, and he, too, was staring at me thoughtfully, as if he saw through my careful thoughts.Ā