Deep in Dark Moon Lake.
A colossal mermaid plunged to the bottom of the lake, arriving above a vast underground river.
Wuuu! Wuuu!
It opened its mouth and let out a piercing cry. A wave of grief spread through the water.
It seemed that the little mermaids Zhou Yunsong had just killed had been very close to it.
Wuuu!
The mermaid cried out a few more times, its voice growing low. It seemed to be grieving, yet also calling for something.
But though it called for a long, long time, the surroundings remained silent. Only the underground river's current gurgled past.
Several breaths later, the enormous mermaid finally stopped calling.
It stared at the pitch-black underground river below. A flicker of fear—an emotion its cruel, bloodthirsty eyes had never shown before—passed through them.
After circling above the river a few times, it shot into the water like an arrow loosed from a bowstring.
Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!
The next moment, the mermaid let out a bloodcurdling scream.
Countless streams of black water flowed through the underground river, seeming to possess an unimaginable power of corrosion.
The mermaid had been in the river only a moment when its scales began to dissolve, and one enormous bloody hole after another opened across its body.
Screaming, the great fish opened its mouth and frantically gulped down the water.
Strands of black killing intent swirled into its mouth like tornadoes. The great fish endured the river for a full twenty breaths before it finally could not hold out any longer and swam back to Dark Moon Lake.
Crack! Crack!
Crack! Crack!
In an instant, its horrifying injuries began to heal. Layer upon layer of hard, white scales rapidly grew back.
After devouring the killing intent in the underground river, the great fish had