After I was forced to be a survival game NPC

Chapter 39 Mysterious Island (Follow-up) + Reality
"Really? With human hands and head, isn't that the legendary mermaid?"

"Really, I saw it just now!" A small figure squeezed into the crowd, dancing and gesticulating.

Many people put down their work and went to the pier to watch the excitement.

The fishing boat returned with a full load, and they had never seen a fishing boat that could bring back so many things in one trip.

"We may not have so much harvest for most of the year." The young people in the town gathered around the captain, making no secret of their envy.

When fishing boats go to sea with bad luck, they can’t even come back. If they are lucky, they don’t have to worry about their livelihood once they go to sea for a long time.

Envious, people's eyes fell on the strange fish in the fishing net. A crew member took out his camera and took pictures excitedly.

It was bound by a fishing net, covered in mud and blood, and the scales on its body had lost its luster. Even if someone poked it with a harpoon, it didn't respond at all.

The captain talked with the people next to him with a smile on his face. When talking about how to deal with it, someone suggested selling it for a good price, and someone suggested letting it go.

Only the captain and the crew know the reason for returning with a full load this time.

They caught that strange creature, it didn't speak, but the people watching it understood its inner voice, and if they released it, the fishing boat would return with a full load.

If this is the case, the people on board were very excited, but they broke their promise.

What a wealth it is!

But a few days later, I saw that it was about to die. At this time, someone suddenly said that eating it can strengthen the body and prolong life.

Naturally, some people do not believe such an absurd statement, but many people believe it. The owner of the only inn in the town is convinced of it.

His daughter was sick, and the doctor said that the disease could not be cured, and now he sees hope.

The strange creature was getting worse and worse, and seemed to be half-breathing, until at last the captain spoke in the midst of the argument.

Since it can't survive, just make the best use of it.

The doctor in the town wanted to release it secretly, but unfortunately the action failed and was tied up by a group of people instead. The last thing the doctor saw was a smile on its scaly face.

There was something weird about that smile that couldn't be described, and it made people's hearts jump.

Most people in the town were given a small piece of meat, and they became energetic at first, and their minor ailments and pains were indeed cured. Everyone believed it, and those who were hesitant did not hesitate anymore.

But starting from the second night, people began to die in the town. Only then did they remember the doctor who was tied up and locked in the room.

Everything is too late.

In the next few days, the town became extremely quiet. Even in the daytime, no one could be seen on the street. When the doctor knocked on the door, the person who opened the door was covered tightly, and the dark green scales could not be hidden by the cuffs.

Seeing the familiar neighbor getting less and less human day by day, he thought of the creature's last smile, and his face turned pale instantly.

The people in the town have become monsters, they can no longer leave this sea area, and when the sun comes out, they have to go back to the sea.

This remote island gradually faded out of the sight of the outside world, and all the people who came here were lost due to the sinking of the ship without exception.

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A ray of sunlight outside the window falls on the treetops, and there are a few crisp birdsong from time to time. The ward is very quiet, only the sound of the instrument.

The person on the hospital bed had her eyes closed tightly, and there was no trace of blood on her face. She seemed to be in a deep sleep, but she was too quiet.

(End of this chapter)