Chapter 414 - Underwater World (2) (2/2)

There was definitely a problem.

“Anything else the matter? If not, I’ll get going.” King shook his fishtail and left after he finished speaking.

Bluepool watched as King swam far away before diving towards the bottom of the ocean.

He had to check out the nest, to see if it was still around.

Ever since he leveled up to a two-striped fish, Bluepool had been removed from his duty of guarding the nest. These days, he attended to the matters on land. King said he was assigned more important tasks as he was young. From the looks of it now, King probably saw the potential of a powerful beastman in him, so he especially assigned him away from the female.

There were plenty of reefs scattered across the floor of the ocean, like a giant maze. The nest in which the female lived was situated in the innermost corner of that maze.

There were many merfolks standing guard above the reefs, and one could only enter the nest by weaving through those reefs.

Having stood there for several years, Bluepool knew approximately which areas were guarded. After squirming into the maze, he managed to find the nest with no hiccups.

This was where he was born. Bluepool could sense it even with his eyes closed.

It was here, alright.

The reefs in the other areas were narrow and difficult to navigate. However, this cave—where the nest was—was clean and vast, and its entrance was even decorated with pretty seaweeds and corals, breeding healthy and clean fishes here.

Bluepool’s heart rate escalated as he shook his fishtail and swam towards the nest.

With every inch he moved closer, his heart rate would increase by several beats per minute. By the time he reached the entrance, Bluepool could nearly hear the sound of his heart beating.

“Gurgle o—O—o—”

Bluepool spat out a string of bubbles but didn’t receive any response. He nervously squirmed into the air bubbles in the cave.

Without the support of the seawater, Bluepool’s body pressed upon the ground. Very quickly, his light blue tail transformed into a pair of slim and long legs.

His slender muscles gave this pair of legs the illusion of tenderness.