The underground water prison was dark and eerie, but it was one of the environments mermaids loved.
A mermaid who had only just come of age approached Xu Ye with a solemn expression. She had golden hair and eyes as blue as seawater, and as she looked at him, a hidden sparkle glimmered in them.
This was a mermaid who had not yet chosen her sex.
Xu Ye forced down his discomfort and put a wary smile on "Lillian's" face, instinctively taking a step back.
"My name is Ruth." Noticing her own lapse in composure, the mermaid hurried to explain why she had come. "I know you, Lillian. You're a warrior of our tribe, but you've had terrible luck. I... feel for you."
Xu Ye discreetly glanced at her tail. Only a tiny portion of its scales were black. According to Lillian, the less black there was, the more stable the second personality was.
The mermaids were among the Child of Calamity's most devout followers, yet their second personalities were so unstable. Did that mean something had gone wrong with the Child of Calamity's ritual to become a true god?
Was a deity about to undergo aberration?
It was genuinely frightening to think about.
But Ruth, could you stop blushing with that solemn expression on your face...? I don't want to hurt you... Whatever you do, don't throw yourself at me. I'm not interested in mermaids.
Since these thoughts contained no malice that posed a danger to Ruth, there was no chance she would hear Xu Ye's inner voice.
"Thank you."
"I don't need sympathy. I only need to save my younger sister, Lilith. If I can't save her, I'd rather be buried at sea with her."
Xu Ye considered himself human, and he had no plans for an interspecies