Mermaid Reef

"Snapped."

A drop of water fell into the sea along Jason's finger.

Frost is melting.

Jason woke up suddenly and found that he was actually confused.

This is a very dangerous thing. The ancient god has never been a kind person. He was careless. He should not relax his vigilance just because the sea god has been sleeping for a long time.

The water rose silently back to the roof of the church.

The crystal ball turned into a vast ocean again, and only a small slope with a steeple and a black cross remained in the church.

The mermaid with hair as red as red fire swims around the "isolated island", with a layer of graceful water waves on its tail, and its golden red scales are particularly conspicuous in the sea water.

Unfortunately, in Jason's eyes, this is a hunter approaching his prey.

——The prey has been trapped in this narrow range.

"Whoa."

The mermaid surfaced.

Water droplets scrambled down from the hair and face, with a layer of hazy water mist.

The blinking golden eyes are like a jar of the purest honey, with an attractive color, clear and bright.

The tail of the fish swayed slightly, and its body leaned against the edge of the slope of the roof, as if curious and observing Jason.

Even though such creatures have been mentioned countless times in human legends, no language or picture can completely restore this sea monster. Every line of the texture is perfect, and the expression is innocent and cruel. The prey that is eyeing will willingly offer flesh and soul.

This is the embodiment of being a predator hunter!

Jason was vigilant, and there were more sharp teeth on the black vine between his fingers.

The mermaid lightly rubbed her pale crimson lips with her fingers with thin fins, and there was some kind of deep longing in the expression of raising her head.

Jason: "..."

That's right, Gemil wanted to eat himself.

Although Jason felt that he didn't taste good at all, and his real body probably stings his throat, but in the eyes of the ancient gods, it might not be so.

Needless to say anything, run.

must run.

The temperature plummeted instantly, and everything around was crazily covered in frost.

A thin layer of ice soon formed on the surface of the sea, only the mermaid was not affected.

Gemil subconsciously grabbed the black vine that crawled to his side, the vine twitched as if frightened, and then simply "broken" off.

— fell into the hands of the enemy and was cut off by Jansen.

The space in the upper half of the crystal ball that is not flooded by sea water is now full of frost and thick fog.

Countless vine-like black tentacles swung and hit this closed field.

The mermaid discovered Jansen's intentions, and it immediately shattered the thin ice, and the waves were raging, stirring up huge waves tens of meters or even hundreds of meters high, which washed away the dense fog and hoarfrost.

The church was also submerged, crumbling in the violent storm.

The silver moon disappeared, and a beautiful singing sound came from the waves.

Human beings can't understand this chant, they can only feel their consciousness gradually floating up, as if passing through the clouds, the warm and comfortable wind blowing on their cheeks, or half submerged and half floating in sea water, without any restraint, the body Feeling weak and powerless, the soul gets supreme pleasure.

"Come on, come here...

"I give you everything."

These notes have mysterious power, like the filaments of puppets, stuck on every nerve that conveys pleasure.

An irresistible temptation.

Against the will, the body rushes towards the source of the singing.

Jason was struggling.

He is not as fragile as a human being, but this sea monster is too powerful, and the illusion created by the power is dragging his consciousness down.

——On the calm sea under the silver moon, the siren sitting on the reef is waiting for the lost ship.

With a dangerous and seductive smile on his lips, every song expresses deep love.

Even knowing that this is a trap, it is difficult to prevent the will from falling.

Because the love it tells is so pure, surpassing all reality in the world, and at the same time, its power is so terrifying that it can take away the soul and will. Jason has no doubts about the fate of the prey that fell into the hands of the siren.

At the moment when I might be torn apart, I was still intoxicated by the psychedelic singing.

Jason twitched in pain, he couldn't resist.

The singing that the people in Black Reef Town heard before was not even one-thousandth of the power of the illusion in front of them.

Sea God is too cunning!

Jensen is not afraid of fighting if he really wants to fight, he can run if he can't fight, but the opponent chooses the incarnation of the sea monster.

It makes people clearly feel the process of the heart, mind, soul, and body gradually sinking, and finally loses consciousness and floats in the sea, letting it be slaughtered.

Jensen felt that he was gradually becoming weaker. He was not as old and powerful as Seagod Gemir, and he was restricted by this field.

In the blur, he saw a fiery red approaching.

The mermaid swam to Jason's side, deftly avoiding the black vines that fell weakly, holding Jason's handsome pale face with both hands, and lowered his head slightly.

Below them is an underwater church surrounded by thorns and vines.

With a flick of the fish's tail, the black cross immediately tilted and sank slowly.

"boom!"

The shock came from the depths of the church, and the coffin of Pastor Conor suddenly burst and turned into powder.

A stored force rushed out, and the sea water stirred up a column of water.

Jason opened his eyes suddenly.

With a louder roar, the water column turned into terrifying ice spikes, and the crystal ball was destroyed by Jansen, who exploded with strength.

The mermaid's hands were empty, and she angrily waved away the broken rubble of the church building, her golden eyes were like flames.

Jason disappeared.

A pitch-black vortex, surrounded by countless intertwined strange shadows, is stirring the sea water, dragging at such a fast speed that it forms a long afterimage black line.

If you overlook the sea, you can still see a very fast golden-red water line chasing after it.

The violent wind and waves seemed to shift to the sea following the movement of escaping and chasing.

A gap in the dark clouds was split, and the long-lost sunshine appeared above the town of Black Reef.

The boundaries of towns that had been shrouded in heavy rain and shadow for days became clear.

A public carriage stopped not far from the deep ditch outside Black Reef Town. The driver watched in disbelief as the monstrous flood covering Black Reef Town receded, revealing the dilapidated town.

"What's the matter, the rain has stopped? Have you found the way to Black Lagoon Town?" Other people in the car asked.

"Black Reef Town...was Black Reef Town hit by a tsunami just now?" the coachman stammered, "Then the tsunami left again."

"what?"

People get out of the car in shock, and then stare blankly at the huge waves that drop a little after retreating one meter.

What kind of Genesis flood scene is this? Is this a miracle of the Holy Spirit?

***

John was pulled out of the mud by rescuers from the town next door.

Before being swept away by the tsunami, everyone obviously hid in different places, but after the flood receded, they were all lying on the beach in front of the pier, like stranded fish, with half or more of their bodies stuck in the sand and unable to move .

But the people on the beach are still alive.

The mayor disappeared, some fishermen disappeared, and the bodies were never found.

The coffin that originally contained Father Conor disappeared, and it is suspected that it was taken away by the waves.

The church was completely damaged. One end of the cross was sunk deep in the mud, and the other end was pierced into the second-floor window of the clinic.

There is no longer a complete house in Black Reef Town, either collapsed or dilapidated.

The inside of the house was also terrible. Many things were washed away by the flood. Except for some furniture fixed on the floor, there was almost nothing left.

The people of Black Lagoon look like monkeys fresh from a mud bath, standing blankly on the ruined streets.

"What happened here?"

"Rainstorm and flood, escape..."

Officer Arson was raving like sleepwalking.

"Strange Reef!"

Some townsman shouted in horror, as if waking up from a nightmare.

Some fell to the ground in pain holding their heads, and some were calling for help.

John and the tavern owner supported each other and found Dr. Abel who hit the wall with his head.

Fortunately, there was also a thick layer of mud on the wall, so the doctor didn't kill himself, but passed out.

"doctor!"

Dr. Abel opened his eyes drowsily, saw John's face, and asked strangely, "Who are you?"

Then he looked at the crazy crowd on the street, and his expression became even more confused.

"Where am I?"

John let go of his hand, unable to tell whether he was disappointed or grateful.

Not remembering is a good thing, which means getting rid of the mysterious influence.

Seeing the painful expressions of the townspeople replaced by confusion, John knew that the incident of Sea God's resuscitation fell silent again and became another mystery.

"Wait, I remember that you are a survivor of the West Wind shipwreck, have you recovered yet?"

Dr. Abel said suddenly, then looked at the surrounding mess, as if thinking of something, said excitedly, "This storm is terrible! How did we survive? I seem to have made a hot air balloon, yes, I took the Flying a hot air balloon and tying everyone up in a string so we didn't get swept away by the waves! Awesome, I did a tsunami surviving miracle and I'm going to put it in a scientific journal! It's going to be a world hit!"

"Nonsense!" the nun blushed and said hoarsely, "God has protected us!"

John: "..."

Science and theology are pretty good, let’s forget about the occult.

John subconsciously touched his arms, which were empty.

Pastor Conor's notes are gone, the stack of letters is gone, and the pastor's seal and photo!

John froze for a moment.

The commission cannot be completed.

However, the town suffered a tsunami, which can indeed be the reason for the failure of the commission, and it will not affect the credibility of the detective, but it cannot solve the rent.

As for the inheritance dispute of the client, Mr. Brandon, we can only hope that the lawyer will work hard. Anyway, John is helpless.

"are you OK?"

The tavern owner saw the detective sitting on the ground suddenly, with an expression of losing the meaning of life.

"It's nothing, it just feels like everything is so illusory." John's eyes were blank, and then he seemed to remember something, staring at old Jack and asking, "Do you remember how Pastor Conor passed away?"

"He fell ill on the first day of the storm." The tavern owner thought for a while and said without hesitation, "He was too old and died after three days of serious illness. We held a memorial ceremony for him in the church. The terrain there was relatively high, and then the tsunami came...the doctor rescued us with a hot air balloon."

Very well, hiding in the church to sleep in rotation has also turned into fear of the flood, and the whole town gathers in the church to pray for the pastor who died.

Very logical and impeccable.

John couldn't help thinking, is this the concealment and power of mysticism, or is it that human beings are good at self-deception?

Anyway, he will never come to this ghost place again.

John sat in the mud and looked at the sun in the sky.

Beside him, a confused crowd walked around, looking for their relatives.

Doctor Abel is arguing with the nun, and the tavernkeeper digs a cabbage out of the muck.

Rescuers in the distance shouted loudly: "I haven't found it in the sea, and there is no reef that smells like sulfur and looks like a monster as the townspeople said!"

Volume Two Gray Butterfly