Chapter 228 - A Bit Magical.
To be honest, Ye Sheng was completely baffled the entire way, unable to understand what was happening.
Initially, she thought the blue tentacle monster was brought by Fu Ruo to distract Gu Luoyu, thus taking her away from the shore... However, a red tentacle monster suddenly appeared, its movements fierce and ruthless.
It didn't seem to be on Fu Ruo's side at all.
While Ye Sheng was still speculating whether these two differently colored tentacle monsters were a pair, Fu Ruo, who had narrowly avoided the attack, quickly revealed an angry expression. Her golden eyes stared directly at the red tentacle that was attacking again.
In the next second, the originally calm and harmless lake suddenly seemed to boil, making a 'gurgling' sound.
Immediately after, numerous finger-thick streams of water shot out from the surface, quickly entangling the red tentacle and binding it tightly. When the water streams touched the surface again, it was as if gravity had suddenly accelerated, flipping the tentacle monster over.
Sure enough, the exposed body was still a patchwork of bizarre styles.
After seeing it, Ye Sheng felt it was an eyesore.
One look was enough to give her nightmares.
After being forced to reveal its true form, the tentacle monster immediately let out a sharp sound, no longer playing around. It extended all its tentacles, determined to crush the two tiny humans in front of it into pulp.
Facing the attack, Fu Ruo remained very calm. She flicked her fish tail and then covered Ye Sheng's ears with her hand. When she looked back at the tentacle monster, she opened her mouth and emitted a series of strange sounds.
If Gu Luoyu were here, she would definitely recognize this as the buzzing sound that had been heard twice before.
The sound Fu Ruo made wasn't sharp or loud, but after she made it, the water surface rippled violently, and even the tentacle monster's attack came to a halt.
Its grotesque body stiffly remained in place, and in the next moment, its body cracked open. Under the red moonlight, dark liquid flowed from the wounds, slowly dripping into the water.
This sudden change made Ye Sheng's eyes widen in shock. She hadn't expected the tentacle monster to be instantly killed... After all, even Gu Luoyu couldn't quickly kill a tentacle monster, as these creatures could easily penetrate mental barriers, rendering psychic abilities useless!
Gu Luoyu could only rely on her own strength to deal with the trouble.
Yet, Fu Ruo just opened her mouth, and the tentacle monster died...
It was a bit magical.
After realizing this, Ye Sheng curiously looked up at Fu Ruo beside her. Fu Ruo's appearance hadn't changed much; in fact, if not for the fish tail, she looked almost exactly the same as Ye Sheng remembered.
Only her high ponytail was now let down, covering some of her heroic aura and adding a bit of feminine charm.
Sigh!
If it wasn't for the earlier incident at the pond, Fu Ruo wouldn't have turned into this ghostly appearance.
Sensing that Ye Sheng was looking at her, Fu Ruo was very pleased, though she didn't know why she had gone to such lengths to kidnap a human woman. But her subconscious told her she had to do it.
Otherwise, she would regret it!
With this in mind, after quickly escaping yesterday, Fu Ruo, faced with an enemy she couldn't defeat for the time being, should have fled and quietly improved her strength before returning, as per her usual style.
But she didn't do that. Instead, she proactively provoked the blue/red monster fish, making them chase her through the underwater passage to this area, intending to give that annoying pink-haired human a gift.
This was an opponent specifically chosen based on the annoying person's abilities; the monster fish wouldn't be controlled by that mysterious power.
Although Fu Ruo knew she possessed the same energy, she was reluctant to use it. Every time she uses this power, it makes her body sick, leaving her in a weakened state.
In the perilous underwater world, this was no small matter. A single misstep could turn her into food for underwater creatures.
Anyway, she had a specially modified body, with enough self-defense capabilities, and now even the ability to protect another person.
Thinking of this, Fu Ruo's gaze towards Ye Sheng became intense. Ye Sheng noticed this and awkwardly lowered the corners of her mouth, wanting to say she already had a partner and even a child. But then she thought that the current Fu Ruo probably couldn't understand human speech.
It would be pointless to say anything.
She can only express herself through body language.
Therefore, when Fu Ruo quickly approached, wanting to hold Ye Sheng, Ye Sheng quickly dodged and slowly swam backward, raising her hands to form a big X in front of her chest, signaling not to touch.
Her jealous partner was very possessive!
Fortunately, the passive dodge skill granted by the lottery system last time worked wonders, making Ye Sheng as slippery as an eel, so Fu Ruo couldn't catch her on the second attempt.
For a specially modified person, this was very unusual.
Thus, Fu Ruo tilted her head, looking at Ye Sheng, not understanding why a seemingly weak and harmless woman had suddenly become so capable?
Even so, Fu Ruo didn't want to harm the human in front of her, just staring at her intently.
This made Ye Sheng feel a lot of pressure. She wasn't sure if she was talking to a wall, so she loudly said, “Fu Ruo, I'm already engaged with Gu Luoyu, and I'm even carrying her child. Whether you can understand me or not, I hope you won't come after me again.”
The reason Ye Sheng could remain calm was simple.
First, the person who kidnapped her was Fu Ruo. Even though she had transformed into another species, she hadn't harmed Ye Sheng, so knowing her life wasn't in danger, she naturally had the luxury to think about other things.
Second, Ye Sheng's lottery system gave her enough courage!
If things got bad, she could just keep drawing, and she would certainly escape safely.
“Ssss.”
Fu Ruo finally stopped staring intently at Ye Sheng, instead making a displeased sound. Her gaze then shifted to Ye Sheng's abdomen, her golden eyes filled with fierce determination.
Ye Sheng instinctively hugged her still flat belly and took several steps back, looking at Fu Ruo with suspicion and fear. This made Fu Ruo realize she had made a mistake.
She quickly averted her gaze from Ye Sheng's abdomen. No matter what she was thinking, she returned to her previous demeanor.
Fu Ruo made a few more “ssss” sounds, but Ye Sheng couldn't understand. She only noticed a strange 'metal object' sewn into the flesh and nerves near Fu Ruo's jaw, impossible to remove.