Dying

"It's Fairy Fish."

A clear, weak voice drifted over, and everyone who had just been immersed in the joy of being saved turned their heads at the sound, their eyes fixed on the Fairy Fish that had fallen onto the Blue Stone platform in the center of the pool.

Upon seeing this, the entire room fell into a deathly silence, everyone's face filled with disbelief.

The soft, gasping sounds of people gasping for air mingled together.

Aside from her half-human, half-fish face, the previous Fairy Fish was otherwise perfect; otherwise, she wouldn't have attracted countless players with just her back view.

At this moment, the Fairy Fish had lost its previous pure and holy appearance, and looked so miserable that it was hard to believe.

Her body is now almost transparent, and her entire form has changed.

The once lustrous, translucent fish tail, shimmering with a soft light, now has large patches of silver-blue scales rolled off and peeled away, losing its former radiant appearance. It hangs limply on the water's surface, each slight movement causing tremors.

The fish's pupils were shrouded in a hazy, bloodshot gray, with fine red veins covering the bottom of its eyes. Its eyelids drooped heavily, and it took Dali to even maintain its buoyancy. Its entire body was slightly tilted, and it would occasionally sway gently with the ripples, as if it would sink to the bottom of the lake at any moment.

Sensing the gazes of the crowd, the Fairy Fish struggled to lift her eyelids and looked directly at the Seven-Colored Deer, her emotions unreadable.

Only now did the Fairy Fish realize why human players kept bothering her.

Behind all this was actually a conspiracy by her former best friend, the Seven-Colored Deer.

A hint of hurt flashed in the Fairy Fish's eyes.

Although over the years, on the surface her relationship with the Seven-Colored Deer has been like fire and water, in reality she has never regarded the Seven-Colored Deer as her enemy.

She even wanted to use the Monster Treaty to get a reward to help the Seven-Colored Deer transform into human form, so that the two could reconcile.

She also assumed that the Seven-Colored Deer shared the same thoughts as her.

But at that moment, the Fairy Fish realized she was wrong, terribly wrong.

The Seven-Colored Deer hated herself so much that it even went so far as to attract a warlike Magic Beast like the Bao Bao to try and eliminate her.

The Fairy Fish looked at the Seven-Colored Deer, a hint of hurt flashing in her eyes.

It turns out she's been deluding herself all these years.

The Seven-Colored Deer had long forgotten their feelings for each other; all he wanted was to die.

"Now... you've finally got what you wanted."

The fairy managed a weak smile, feeling her life force rapidly fading away.

Having lost her Life Crystal, she won't live much longer.

Unfortunately... in the end, she was unable to help the Seven-Colored Deer regain its strength.

Thinking of this, something suddenly flashed through the Fairy Fish's mind. Her hazy eyes brightened, and she seemed to have made up her mind about something.

She's about to die, so let her help the Seven-Colored Deer one last time.

The Seven-Colored Deer felt a pang of pity as he looked at the Fairy Fish, but he quickly suppressed it.

If it weren't for the Fairy Fish tricking him back then, he would have successfully transformed into human form long ago, and who knows how he would have ended up in this ugly state, neither deer nor cow.

The Fairy Fish's current predicament is entirely of its own making; she has no reason to sympathize with him.

Thinking of this, the Seven-Colored Deer withdrew its gaze and turned to look at the Zijin.

"Your Highness, the ice has been thawed. May I leave now?"

Upon hearing this, Zijin did not answer immediately, but instead looked at Xiao Fan.

"Jiu Chen, what do you think?"

Xiao Fan looked at the Seven-Colored Deer, then at the Fairy Fish, and finally at the Bao Bao gazing up at the sky.

Finally, as he pointed to the Fairy Fish and was about to ask if there was any hope for Fairy Fish, the Fairy Fish suddenly closed her eyes, and her body slowly turned into water.