Mermaid Island?

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Inside the cabin, Linsey and Wala Wala stared at each other, wide-eyed.

The first condition for activating the [Stealth] skill is that you cannot be within the enemy's field of vision.

The mermaid was fooled, but Wala Wala was clearly not included.

The girl looked closely at Linsey in front of her, and soon realized that the other person's presence was gradually diminishing.

However, neither of them spoke.

The water receded from the cabins once the Red Sea Mermaid had finished searching the entire vessel.

Once she was sure the danger had passed, Wala Wala asked Linsey, "Linsey, how can you expect the merman to ignore you with that pose?"

Linsey answered frankly:

"This is a manifestation of my skill and ability."

Wala Wala was naturally a little curious:

"Come to think of it, I haven't asked you yet, what is your skill?"

"Game Player," Linsey replied. "If we follow the Seven Seas Alliance's logic, wouldn't you consider him a kind of art connoisseur?"

"Game Player..."

Wala Wala's expression was strange.

She knew that playing games could also cultivate skills.

But it's absolutely impossible for him to possess the same powerful reconnaissance and combat capabilities as Linsey did last night, while also maintaining the stealth effect of minimizing his presence today.

But Linsey is a brave one!

How could someone who can experience such a thrilling adventure and succeed not have something special about them?

Linsey didn't need to say anything.

Wala Wala convinced herself.

Knowing that Linsey had some secrets to hide, she stopped insisting on it:

"So, Linsey, what are you planning to do next?"

"These Red Sea Mermaid have no designs on me, but a handsome young man like you is undoubtedly their primary target. Or you could stay on the ship, and I'll bring you food. You can leave when the messenger from the City of a Thousand Sails arrives?"

Linsey shook her head and refused:

"Hiding and doing nothing is not my style."

"As for now—I plan to investigate the situation first, and once I confirm that these Red Sea Mermaid won't harm anyone, I'll find a way to leave."

Linsey still had one concern in her mind.

—The Red Marker shown on the map.

These Red Sea Mermaid were identified as hostile targets by the skill.

He wasn't sure whether this forced courtship behavior was being interpreted as hostility, or if there was something else going on. Only a detailed investigation could provide an accurate answer.

Wala Wala was somewhat worried:

"Linsey, I can tell that your technique is designed to minimize your presence, and it's really effective."

"But this tendency is completely different from the complete disappearance of the Formless Ones. What if you are discovered?"

Linsey calmly replied, "Don't worry, I have plenty of ways!"

Wala Wala was very puzzled:

"What method can be used to deal with so many mermaids?"

"Hey! Animals in heat don't listen to reason!"

"You're not one of those Life Scholar in Volcano City who follow the path of ' Individual Supremacy,' whose skills reach such a high level that they can control their own bodies at will, and even change their gender."

"..."

"Linsey, why aren't you saying anything?"

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"What exactly is your solution?"

Linsey remained silent.

Wala Wala can sense emotions; she's practically a natural lie detector.

Now, if he opens his mouth, the other party will immediately see through his ability to change his gender using game skills.

This kind of thing...

Linsey was too embarrassed to admit it to a new friend she had only known for two or three days.

Linsey and Wala Wala left the cabin one after the other.

On the nearby sea, several Red Sea Mermaid were still wandering around the ship, but most of them were no longer paying attention.

Linsey and Wala Wala worked together, and with their Stealth skill, they easily slipped away.

The two of them set foot on the island.

The first thing that caught the eye was not the large island in front of them, but the storm outside! The storm that had attacked the Fishing Boat last night had not dissipated; it still shrouded the nearby sea, with lightning flashing intermittently in the clouds.

Only near the island, a safe zone was cleared out, like the eye of a tornado.

"This storm..." Linsey's gaze sharpened.

[Sea Storm – The power of storms that can distinguish friend from foe.]

"To distinguish friend from foe, could this storm have been summoned by the mermaids?"

Linsey frowned as she looked at the information she had gathered.

Wala Wala immediately refuted this, saying, "Impossible! Red Sea Mermaid do have some special abilities, but they mainly lie in their enchanting songs and their ability to control the sea. I've never heard of any mermaid being able to create storms, which involve weather conditions!"

After explaining the abilities of the Red Sea Mermaid.

Wala Wala also looked out at the distant storm.

If it's about appreciating works of art or musicals and plays, then the girl naturally has no problem.

But before us lies a magnificent Sea Storm ...

Aside from the grandeur of the scene, there's not much Wala Wala to see.

"Linsey, are you sure this storm didn't form naturally?"

Linsey replied without hesitation, "I'm quite certain that this is the result of the skills assessment."

To receive such a positive answer.

Wala Wala also realized the delicate nature of the situation, and her tone was extremely complicated:

"Whether it's using music to evoke a storm or drawing something like this, you need to be an artist at least at the Seventh Stage."

"Who would do something like this just to observe mermaid reproduction?"

Linsey calmly opened the map.

This time, he expanded his skill range, and his reconnaissance target was no longer the Red Sea Mermaid, but the islands ahead.

As expected.

The Fishing Boat they were on was not the only target of the Red Sea Mermaid.

Near the grid-like shallows, there were red, green, and yellow markings everywhere, indicating that many male humans had already met their demise.

But further into the island's mainland, Linsey also saw many different colored markers.

He pointed to the mountains and forests in the center of the island and asked, "Wala Wala, Red Sea Mermaid shouldn't be able to move around so deep on land, right?"

Wala Wala replied with absolute certainty, "Absolutely not!"

"Unless they are moving along the river, once they are more than 100 meters from the shore, they are no different from stranded fish."

Linsey nodded slightly.

He casually pulled out a bottle of Hawk Eye Potion, drank it, and then held up his binoculars to peer into it.

"Forests, rivers... Sure enough, there were wooden buildings constructed by humans, and thick smoke rising from a campfire."

"Wala Wala, there's a lot of human activity in the center of the island!"

Upon hearing that something was amiss, the girl showed no fear whatsoever.

She realized she had stumbled upon a far more complex situation than Red Sea Mermaid courtship ceremony! "Interesting, very interesting!"

"Linsey, there must be some unconventional artists here, doing something special, I..."

Linsey interrupted Wala Wala's excitement, "Listen, I think there are two things to do right now."

"First, we need to go out to sea to check the specifics of the storm, as this will determine whether we can leave safely; second, we need to ascertain the true situation of the island and confirm whether there are any other dangers for everyone."

"Let's divide the work and work together to achieve our goal as quickly as possible, okay?"