Some of the corpses were relatively intact, while others were badly mutilated. All bore similar wounds, and the wounds had turned black.
Lin Taichu instantly became alert. He set down the sickle and gripped his Short Blade tightly in his right hand—he had tucked it into his belt earlier while clearing the seaweed. He knew this was definitely more than a simple case of seaweed blocking the passage.
If there was only too much seaweed, how could there be so many mermaid corpses? These corpses did not appear to have been dead for long, and their wounds were still plainly visible.
He slowly rose to his feet, held up the coral, and carefully examined his surroundings bit by bit. The ravine was silent, with only the sound of water flowing. There was not even a shadow of a fish in sight.
That silence made his skin crawl. He knew that the quieter it was, the greater the danger that might be lurking.
Just then, he heard a faint sound of water stirring behind him.
The sound was soft, but in the silent ravine, it was exceptionally clear. Lin Taichu spun around sharply. His Short Blade was already drawn, and he raised the Glowing Coral high, shining it toward the source of the sound.
Behind a patch of seaweed not far away, a massive dark shadow was slowly moving. It was about twenty feet long and shaped like a fish, but far larger than any ordinary fish. Lin Taichu's heart tightened. He clenched his Short Blade and stared fixedly at the shadow.
The shadow slowly swam out from behind the seaweed, and only then did Lin Taichu see it clearly—it was a shark!
But it was no ordinary shark. Its skin was black, its eyes were red, and its mouth was