A shadow approached, and Dick looked up with a flicker of joy.
"Miaomiao?"
But the ones he saw were Melinda and Pandora.
"Dick, once your transformation is complete, you'll understand me."
A trace of reluctance flashed in Melinda's eyes, but she had no intention of regretting her decision. She personally handed Dick over to Pandora.
Dick suddenly felt wetness on his cheeks-
Was he crying?
He knew this was a dream. Why was he still shedding tears?
Pandora gripped Dick by the throat and slowly leaned down. Dick could even feel the chill of her fangs.
It's all right... Miaomiao will save me...
It's all right... This is only a dream...
Wake up... Everything will be fine once I wake up...
Her sharp fangs sank savagely into the artery in Dick's neck. Blood drained rapidly from his body, and the sensation of approaching death filled his vision with patches of black.
There was no Miaomiao, no Little Merfolk arriving just in time. There was only the damp, earthy smell mingled with blood beneath Blüdhaven, and a deathly silence.
He could clearly feel his heart slowing until it stopped completely.
At the very instant his heartbeat ceased, the venom was injected.
The bone-chilling cold of the venom spread through the blood Pandora fed back into him, instantly soaking through every limb and bone. A moment later, it became searing agony, gnawing at every inch of his flesh.
The black spots in his vision kept spreading, blending into grotesque, dazzling patches of color that twisted and churned wildly, like a palette Satan had accidentally overturned.
No! This feeling...
How could this possibly be just a dream?!
Dick suddenly felt dazed...
*Was he in a dream right now... or was that Little Merfolk who smiled so sweetly and wheedled for affection... that girl