Chapter 105: Abandoned

In anticipation, I held my breath, and my body froze. I opened my eyes as wide as possible as I observed the unnatural ripples on the water.

Then, I heard a splash, and a pale but unfamiliar face appeared above the water, followed by another, and another. Eventually, countless faces I didn’t recognize appeared in the waters around us.

They were merpeople! They had already been hiding here before we arrived. Now, other than their faces, they had also extended their claws out of the water and positioned them toward us. An eerie light reflected in their eyes against the darkness of the cave, making them look like demons that had just climbed out of hell.

But I had to admit, they all looked beautiful and handsome, and young too. But being surrounded by them like this only brought me fear.

As they slowly closed in on our lifeboats, something caught my eye. It was the red-haired merman who had tried to snatch me away from Dicken. He sensed my presence and rose from the water, staring