The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

After coaxing the little mermaid, You Mu did not return to the palace immediately.

I left the city to watch the patrol team at work, then followed the current and swam into the cliff-like ravine abyss on the seabed.

The deep sea is pitch black, where no light can penetrate. There are huge, odd-shaped stone pillars coiled around, and on the stone pillars are stuck the petrified skeletal shells of the king worm and the bacterial flora composed of deep-sea microorganisms.

The outer shells shed by these king insects are semicircular and stacked layer by layer from head to tail. They look like crustaceans like watermelon worms, but their body sizes are very different.

This deep area of ​​the trench is called the Abyss by the mermaids.

Mermaids who have grown to a certain age can only be considered true adults if they can go deep into the abyss and escape safely under the care of royal mermaids.

There are many strange species in the Abyss, which also have magical colors. Most of the materials for the fall are collected from the Abyss.

In fact, the mermaids don’t know what these huge insects living in the deepest part of the sea are called or where they come from. They are named "king insects" because of their huge size.

Mermaids have known about the existence of the king worm since their birth and passed it down from generation to generation.

They seem to have some kind of symbiotic relationship with the king insect.

The white-tailed mermaid swayed her huge, translucent tail and dived deeper and deeper with her head downward.

Large predators that look like a combination of centipedes and eels are shuttling between the stone pillars, predators accidentally straying into the "lambs". Their flat heads with mouthparts and tentacles are constantly searching for different smells.

But this time it was different. The one who mistakenly entered the abyss was not a lost bighead carp, but the lord of the sea whom they could not afford to offend.

You Mu walked downstream quickly, and when he passed by the "centipede swarm", these savage creatures suddenly tilted their heads to make room for the other side to pass, and restrained their murderous intent to avoid bringing trouble upon themselves.

The little black fish hidden in the hair used the hair to wrap around it to stabilize its body, but unfortunately the mermaid swam too fast and the strength of the fish's tail fin was relatively weak, so it accidentally escaped from the protection of the hair.

It was exposed to the predator's mouthparts. Although it was a very small fish, these giants cherished their food and would not despise this fresh dish.

"Click, click, click"

When the predator opened its mouth and was about to rush towards the fish, its crustacean head was pierced by a sharp webbed claw, and its brain and limbs scattered in the water. The fresh smell instantly attracted its kind to rush to share the food.

Water acts as a medium to slow down the explosive killing scene and soften the brutal movements of the mermaids. However, only the predators' own kind are aware of the threat posed by the mermaids, and they move their bodies and drag the corpses of their own kind away from this dangerous place.

"Be careful"

With his webbed claws, he pinched the fish's belly and back and brought it to his arms. He continued to dive with the lone fish in his arms until the fish's tail touched the bottom of the abyss, on the backs of large and sleeping kingworms.

The backs of these queen insects were covered with dust. Judging from their appearance, they seemed to have become a group of dead shells. Their huge compound eyes were dim and covered with dust, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside.

In fact, they are just sleeping, and the king insect will only wake up when the sea is turbulent.

And when they wake up, it is the beginning of disaster.

These king insects seem to be a group of forgotten ocean guards left over from ancient times. They are loyal to the instructions of the sea god and always take the safety of the ocean as their survival creed.

If mermaids are the followers of the sea god, then the king insects are the only support that the sea god leaves for the mermaids at the moment of their death.

In the plot, after Argonas committed suicide, the ending that was not mentioned was probably...

Even though Eniya had suffered punishment from Tislanton, the pollution was irreversible, and the coastal waters eventually became a pool of rotten water and corpses. The increasing number of smelly corpses pushed the level of pollution to a climax.

The mermaids who depend on water for survival are all facing extinction in this man-made disaster.

When the mermaid's cries penetrated the ocean and reached the abyss, the guards in the abyss were awakened. The furious insect king opened his eyes and rushed out of the abyss, carrying a wave of hatred towards the human land and drowning all sins.

Death and disaster were too heavy. The world seemed to be much more lenient to Argonas. He did not suffer too much physical pain and was even a prince of noble status.

But as a prince, Argonas was taught to take responsibility for his country since he was young. He witnessed the country's rise and fall, and tried his best to save it but in the end it was of no avail. The pressure and suffering he endured in his heart were greater than the simple resentment he had ever felt before.

Argonas was very conflicted. Undoubtedly, he loved his country, but he also hated the selfishness of Bird and his ministers, and hated these people who indirectly caused his mother's death.

His determination to commit suicide, to die with the broken Ainija, tied himself to the interests of the country.

I came here not only to save Argonas, but also the people of Ania.

The water waves vibrated, and the king insects seemed to sense You Mu's arrival, and the surrounding stone pillars emitted extremely tiny resonant vibrations.

Reaching out to touch the King Insect's compound eyes, You Mu placed his forehead against it, closed his eyes, and talked to the sleeping King Insect:

"I will protect Tislanton, sleep well."

It will also save Aenea, whom Argonath was expecting.

The king insect was silent, and the one being stroked by You Mu had a flash of light in its compound eyes.

The body of the king insect that was tightly attached to the stone pillar loosened and fell, and along with it, the spore balls emitting halos floated lightly like falling snow, piling up beside You Mu. In an instant, a halo gathered and illuminated the dark seabed.

You Mu raised his head, and the glowing spores quietly brought the body of the king insect to his side. This was a gift from the king insects to him.

"I understand. I will be careful. That's enough. Thank you."

Gently stroking the king insect's eyes, You Mu reached out and touched a glowing spore.

The moment the knuckles touched, these little things that were flashing with halos suddenly gathered together and fell into You Mu's palm, or surrounded his body, and then dispersed and returned to the bottom of the old shell of the king insect, flashing with light and gathering strength to lift the shell.

There was still a circle of spores around the wrist of the white-tailed mermaid. He swam upwards and left the abyss.

These spores stick together to form a glowing chain, following the mermaid's tail, acting as coolies to carry the heavy body and send the mermaid out of the abyss.

As we reached one side of the trench, the light on the seabed rose and the halo of the spores became dimmer.

You Mu rolled up his insect shell, which was many times larger than himself, and reached out to touch the spores that had gathered together again, and said thank you:

"Thank you for your hard work, go back"

"Gulu! Guru!"

Spores have no sound and cannot speak. They stir the air in the water, creating a large number of bubbles, and jumping up and down to express their active emotions.

"Go back, the king insects should be worried." You Mu raised his hand and sent the spores back to the Abyss.

Strictly speaking, these little things are not real spores, they just look similar.

They are actually the offspring of the Overlord.

The growth period of the queen insect is very long, and these spores will eventually grow into huge monsters like their parents.

You Mu felt something rubbing against his cheek. He turned his head and found that the lone fish was still there, rubbing the fine scales on his cheek with its side fins.

Attracted by his gaze, it immediately fell into his palm with its tail wagging, sucking on its fingertips with its mouth, and its fan-like tail kept rubbing against his palm.

This seems to be the courtship method of this type of black-fin fish?

"…It's not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth."

Obviously, the small size was not enough for You Mu. He pushed the small black fish away, rolled up the king insect shell and walked back.

Before leaving, he had to make adequate defensive preparations for Tislanton. These king insect shells were very useful and could be used to make a large number of sharp weapons.

Compared to the development of firearms by humans, the attack mode of mermaids is relatively backward and primitive, but primitive does not mean low power. In the ocean, mermaids have the advantage.