The Mermaid Princess Should Have Been Like This

Floco rubbed his chin, its blue surface smooth as glass. "More or less. But all I can do is get you out of here and make sure the Judgment Court Wizards can't track you for a while. After that, you'll have to make your own way. Mermaids who can't even live on their own are an embarrassment. They might as well die."

The mermaids shrank back, their necks and tails drawing in.

The small Water Elf before them had a fish tail too, so they'd assumed he was one of their own.

But he wasn't nearly as easygoing as they'd hoped.

Seeing Hailan had nothing to say, Coral stepped forward herself. "Sir, the teleportation array is just ahead."

She pointed in a direction.

Floco didn't waste any time. He'd easily dealt with a veteran Tier 3 Wizard, but that didn't mean he could take on a veteran Tier 4 Wizard now.

The Water God still hadn't fully recovered.

The mermaids set off again. With Floco's help, they moved across the land as if they were swimming through water.

Moisture in the air condensed into tiny droplets, soothing their skin and scales.

In less than two minutes, they reached the designated spot.

Beside a withered old tree, Hailan stopped and took out the Guide Mr. Blackfish had given him before the operation.

The Guide looked like a shuttle from a loom. A Micro Witchcraft Array was engraved around its thickest part, and a Magic Crystal was sealed inside.

Hailan activated the Guide, and the withered tree immediately split apart and fell outward. After a flash of light, a Circular Witchcraft Array appeared in its place.

Hailan carried Pearl inside, then inserted the Guide into the center of the Circular Array. "Five at a time."

Without a Wizard to operate it, the