How to become a mermaid

Chapter 288 The fog is heavy
"The humans living on Grinke Island are not as honest as they appear."

"They have been secretly planning a plan, a plan that will allow them to return home and regain their territory."

"What plan?" Samantel asked curiously.

Zorro didn't answer the question right away, but instead asked Shamanlaer: "I heard from Planck that you saw Brutal when you came, right?"

Brutal's name, Samantel, reminded him of the octopus-faced giant that suddenly appeared in front of his group of fish that day.

According to Planck, it is also the patron saint of the Arctic.

Thinking of this, Samantel nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes! We saw Brutal!"

"Then do you think there is anything strange about Brutal?" Zoro asked again.

"Strange?"

Hearing this question, Samantel thought for a while.

It was also the first time he had seen such a huge and strange creature as Brutal, and because he was not familiar with it, he couldn't think about this question from a deeper perspective, so he could only answer Zorro:
"I feel...it doesn't look like an arctic creature?"

Not only was he not like an arctic creature, Brutal was like nothing else, he was a monster like no other.

Shamanleir just said something casually. Unexpectedly, after he finished speaking, Zorro patted him on the shoulder and said affirmatively, "That's right! That's it!"

"Unlike us arctic creatures, Pluto has a very unique look."

"There's a reason for that! It didn't look like this before!"

"Bluto originally lived in the depths of the Arctic Circle [snow monsters]. Unlike the snow monsters in human legends, they are not fierce and violent, but very friendly. They are very friendly to other creatures around them."

"And Brutal was once the leader of the snow monster clan."

"When it was still a snow monster, many weak tribes took the initiative to seek refuge with them and seek their help, and Brutal accepted it readily and was willing to support them."

"After going back and forth, Brutal's name spread, and some weak creatures dubbed him the title of Protector God."

"So that's how it got its name as the patron saint of the Arctic?" Shamanlael couldn't help asking.

"Yes, and no." Hearing this question, Zorro showed a complicated expression on his face.

It continued: "At that time, my father and Pluto had a good relationship, so he often came to our tribe."

"After a long time, it also became acquainted with Planck's parents who lived in us, and also learned the stories of the two of them."

"Bluto was very angry. He felt that what humans did was too much, and wanted to help them find justice."

"However, the Planck parents refused."

"Irene felt that she was at fault for things like this. Now that she and Plank are living together, she doesn't want to stir up trouble again."

"Although they thought so, Brutal still felt uncomfortable and went to investigate quietly."

"Then, I discovered the secrets of those people!"

Hearing this sentence, both Shamanlaer and Alicia pricked up their ears, listening to Zoro's words with rapt attention.

"The reason why those people started the war on the island where they lived before is because they discovered a mysterious ruin on the bottom of the sea!"

"There is a long story recorded in the ruins. It is said that before the civilization appeared on Auer star, there were some powerful creatures in this world. They dominated and ruled this world for many years, and had countless families."

"Although these powerful creatures also fight with each other, a certain balance has always been maintained."

"However, on a certain day, or at a certain moment, all these powerful existences disappeared from Aur Star."

"Nobody knows why, or where they went, or even left visible traces."

"The only evidence that can prove their existence is the murals in the ruins."

"The humans on Grinke Island didn't believe in such a bizarre thing. They thought it was just a fictional story made up by ancient creatures."

"However, just as they were about to leave, they discovered a strange thing from the ruins."

"What?" Shamanlael and Alicia asked in unison.

Seeing how interested they were, Zorro raised his left fin and said, "A tentacle, a black, hard, dried tentacle."

"The moment they saw that tentacle, there were ravings and whispers in everyone's ears, and some even said convincingly that he saw the scene in the mural with his own eyes!"

"Some people are crazy, and some people have some knowledge that they have never touched before."

"Such a bizarre thing happened. Someone proposed to throw away the tentacle, but this proposal was opposed by most people. They finally took the tentacle back. It was kept a secret at that time."

"However, this secret didn't last long. In the process of continuous contact with the tentacles, they gained more knowledge and also developed ambition."

"So, the war broke out!"

"The people who discovered the ruins unite and want to drive away the original island owner and occupy the island by themselves."

"However, they underestimated the strength of the island owner. After a hard struggle, they were defeated by the island owner's army. They died, scattered, and became a mess."

"Irene's parents were lucky. They escaped with the others and took away the tentacle that caused all the troubles."

"You also know what happened later. This group of people temporarily settled down on Greene Island and recuperated for a long time."

Having said that, Zorro paused, waiting for the reactions of Shaman Lear and Alicia.

"Yeah! We know!" Shamanlaer and Alicia nodded together, indicating that they still remembered what Zorro said just now.

After receiving their feedback, Zorro continued to tell the story just now.

"During the time this group of people were on the island, in addition to trying to adapt to the environment and survive here, they were also trying to communicate with the tentacles in various ways, hoping to get more knowledge from it and help them return to the island. native land."

"Finally, they got the revelation from the tentacles—they needed to hold a mysterious sacrificial ceremony."

"Because I'm not the person involved, I don't know what the content of this sacrificial ceremony is. I only know that they have been enlightened and have been planning this matter."

"During this period, what happened to Planck's parents happened."

"Although the fact that Toth snatched Irene caused a lot of commotion among the group of people, they didn't want to make more trouble because they had to prepare for the sacrifice, so they didn't make it big and just suppressed it. "

"Three years passed in such a peaceful way."

"During this period, the Arctic creatures and the group of humans will not interfere with each other."

"The sacrificial ceremony they have prepared for a long time is about to begin."

"Everything is ready, and the humans on the island are very happy, singing and dancing to celebrate the arrival of this day."

"However, what they never expected is that there is an enthusiastic yeti who has discovered their secret and is ready to disrupt the situation at any time."

"The sacrificial ceremony failed!" Zorro paused here, and then added: "But it didn't fail completely!"

"The group of people did communicate with some kind of mysterious existence through the sacrificial ceremony, but they were disturbed by Brutal before they got a response from him."

Zorro glanced at Samantel and Alicia, suddenly lowered his voice, and said something in a mysterious tone that made them feel unclear.

“[I feel an ancient, magnificent breath rushing towards my face. Before this force, I have never been so clearly aware of my own smallness.]”

“[My soul seems to be trembling, but this is definitely not the trembling of fear, but the extreme comfort of the spirit.]”

“[I heard it!]”

"【No! I can't! I want to stop this!】"

"【I ate it! I...I don't know! What the hell did I do?!】"

Just listening to Zorro's description, there was a nameless fear creeping up in Shaman Lear's heart, causing the fish scales on his body to explode.

Alicia on the side also reacted in the same way, even a little too aggressively.

She couldn't help covering her ears, feeling like she didn't want to listen anymore.

Fortunately, Zorro did not continue to speak, but resumed his previous tone.

It flicked the feathers on its head, and said to Shaman Lair and the others: "What I said just now are the exact words that Brutal told me at that time!"

"Brutal seems to have eaten that tentacle, and it's been acting weird since that day."

"It started out as a small change, and later on, it changed more and more, and somehow it became what it is now!"

"I really want to help it, but unfortunately my ability is limited, and I can't restore it to its original state. I can only slow down the speed of its mutation as much as possible."

"Then... what about those people on the island?" Samantel asked again.

Hearing this question, Zorro was silent for a long time.

After a long time, I managed to hold back a sentence: "I...don't know."

"According to Bruto, it lost consciousness after eating the tentacles, and when it woke up again, all the people on the island disappeared."

"There was no blood left, and there were no traces of fighting. It just disappeared completely."

Hearing Zoro's answer, Shamanlael blinked twice, and had a bad guess in his heart.

Could it be...Bluto ate those people?

The reason why Zorro hesitated just now was because he also had this doubt?
Everyone disappeared, and the only survivor left was Brutal, which seemed suspicious no matter how you thought about it.

However, there was no blood, no signs of fighting, and Brutal himself did not admit it, and there was no conclusive evidence even if he suspected it.

"Ahem..." Zorro coughed twice, interrupting Shamanlael's scattered thoughts.

It continued: "In short, those people just disappeared!"

"After the incident, many arctic creatures went to the island to check the situation, including me. We searched the entire island, and indeed found no trace of those humans."

"What if they escape by boat?" Alicia asked back.

She felt that these people might be worried about being troubled by arctic creatures after the incident was exposed, so they slipped away in advance.

"Probably not." Zorro shook his head and explained: "There are hundreds of people on the island. To take so many people away together, you must have a big boat comparable to yours. When a ship sails, it will leave traces whether it is on the sea or on the island.”

Zoro spread his fins and said helplessly, "We didn't find any relevant traces."

"Although there is indeed a boat on the island, that boat has not been built yet, it is only half completed."

"There is a lack of wood on Grinke Island. Most of the plants growing on it are low shrubs. There is only a small piece of [Arctic Wood] forest. The unfinished ship is already the limit they can build, so they escaped by boat The statement should not hold true."

"That's really a strange disappearance..." Alicia said with emotion.

"Yeah, it's weird." Zoro nodded in agreement.

Then it changed the subject and continued: "However, more bizarre things are yet to come."

"The island sank, just after the [Moon of the Tide] of that year."

"Just as we don't know how those humans disappeared, we also don't know why the island sank."

"According to the patrol team that was patrolling around Grinke Island at that time, they saw the island standing there during the day, and went back to rest for a night because of the tidal moon at night, and found the island when they went to see it the next day. Gone."

"It's such a big island, if it doesn't exist, it won't exist."

"When the wreckage of Grinke Island was discovered, it had completely sunk to the bottom of the sea. Most of the buildings built by humans on it collapsed, including the sacrificial altar, which has also turned into ruins."

"The only thing we found that was intact was a group of small call beasts that sank with the island. We saw that a few of them still had signs of life, so we brought them back."

"These little guys are native creatures of Grinke Island. After humans came to the island, they became their pets and food."

"They are also closely related to humans. We originally wanted to learn about the reasons for the sinking of the island from them, but we did not expect that their IQ was not enough at all, and they could not communicate at all. They only ate and slept every day, whining and chirping all day long. non-stop."

Speaking of this, Zorro sighed, and said helplessly: "In short, what happened on that island has become an unsolved case, and there is still no result yet."

"Since the island sank, Brutal has often shuttled back and forth in that sea area, as if he wanted to find a way to transform himself back, but he never found a way, and his body is getting bigger and bigger day by day. It's getting weirder."

"Later, it began to hate humans and refused all humans to enter the North Pole. The places it inspected every day spread from the vicinity of Grinke Island to the entire Arctic Circle."

"That's how it is. It gradually changed from a snow monster to the strange appearance you saw."

"I don't know if the mutation of its body will continue, and I don't know how to stop it."

"The only thing I can be thankful for is that it still retains its own sanity and can communicate with us."

When he said this, Zorro's expression was heavy for a moment, and there was still half a sentence left behind.

He was worried that, sooner or later, Brutal would lose his mind.

At that time, it will no longer be the patron saint of the arctic, but an unprecedented disaster.

(End of this chapter)