Along with the Old Director's voice, a faint fishy stench and the smell of blood shattered the Basement's stillness.
Yu Ruoli's hands and feet were not bound, but her legs were too weak for her to stand. She could only huddle motionlessly in the corner, her limbs frozen with fear. In a place like this, even calling for help was meaningless.
"Mermaids... eating their flesh can let you live for a very, very long time. Do you know how mermaids are made?"
The Old Director smiled eerily. With swaying steps, he approached Yu Ruoli, one step at a time, his shadow shifting on the wall like a deformed scythe.
With his head drooping and a broad smile on his face, the Old Director walked up to the wooden platform and stopped. The way he stared at the half-corpse seemed full of hope, yet also resentment!
"Mermaids... all you have to do is turn a human into a fish. Very simple, right...?"
As he murmured, a fishy stench suddenly filled the air, almost making Yu Ruoli vomit.
Bloodstains covered the Basement. Horrifying scenes she could scarcely imagine appeared in her mind, and even breathing had become difficult.
She seemed to faintly hear agonized wails, making her tremble uncontrollably.
That corpse... the old woman's corpse on the wooden platform looked as though he had tortured her to death!
The Old Director lowered his head, his gaze fathomless. A cruel smile twisted his lips. "...There's one crucial step in turning a human into a fish. Before you become a mermaid... I won't eat you."
He turned his head, his terrifying, aged face seeming to writhe!
Yu Ruoli's skin crawled. She was utterly terrified, but now she had nowhere left to retreat. She struggled to stand, to fight back, yet there was no strength