Chapter 107: Coercion

‘Dicken! It’s Dicken! It has to be him!’

Although the call sounded like it came from far away and was only faintly discernable, it seemed to have reawakened my will to live. I kicked at the claws that were grabbing my legs and quickly made my way up to the surface.

The moment I broke through the surface, I opened my mouth wide to take in a large gulp of air, then started coughing violently. When I pushed away my wet hair that had been blocking my vision, I saw numerous glowing orbs in the water. They were the eyes of the merpeople staring at me hungrily.

I frantically waved my arms to feel around for a section of the cave wall that I could lean onto. When I finally found one, I leaned against it and held my breath in wait for their attack.

But the merpeople didn’t attack me immediately. They looked like they were hesitating, like they were worried about something. They didn’t even surround me. They gulped restlessly then swam toward the hole I was almost dragged into. They look