Chapter 91 - Extra – Bloody Fairy Tale (1) (2/2)

He’s a prince? Then did he also become a monster?

Cheng Zhi Chu had some difficulty accepting this. He quickly looked down at his body and touched his face and head. Fortunately, he didn’t find any abnormalities. He was still in his original appearance. Then again, this is quite normal. After all, some of the aristocrats here also had a normal human form.

According to the story’s development, soon there will be a storm that will capsize this ship. He would fall into the sea and be saved by the mermaid princess……..But if the mermaid is a projection of Bai Yi’s soul, it should probably be the merman prince.

Thinking this, Cheng Zhi Chu quickly drank a bottle of medicine that allowed him to breath underwater in preparation for the unexpected.

He looked at the sparking sea surface and noticed that it appeared to be very calm. He then subconsciously looked up at the night sky but was again shocked.

He had noticed before that the moonlight was blood coloured and knew that the sky was definitely not normal but, at most, he thought it was because of the blood moon.

But now, in the night sky about him, dozens of horrible blood-red eyes appeared. Like a moon hanging from the sky, it emitted blood-red light. The eyes rolled around a few times as if they were watching the scene below.

Moreover, Cheng Zhi Chu also saw something large standing on the ground in the distance that reached up into the sky. At first, he thought it was a mountain but after looking at it for a few more seconds, he suddenly noticed that it appeared to be moving. It was alive.

The terrible scene before him made his scalp numb but the monster aristocrats behind him appeared to be used to it. They clinked their glasses and lifted it up while saying loudly: “Praise the god, praise the king, praise the prince!”

【The monster you’re seeing in the night sky is an embodiment of Mr. Mu.]

The system’s explanation was extremely horrifying: 【And this is only a small part of him……..The entire sky is his body. Those things connecting the ground to the sky is his oesophagus. Using that, he would constantly absorb the life energy from the ground and contaminate the world resulting in the strange appearances of the residents.]

But Mr. Mu is still referred to as their god……

Cheng Zhi Chu looked up at the blood red eyeballs in the sky. When the eyeball’s line of sight swept past him, he felt a chill run through him. It was like he was dumped in a tub of ice water. He quickly lowered his head and didn’t dare look at the eyes again.

No wonder the system wanted him to toss the coin and cause the instance to collapse directly. How can he kill Mr. Mu like this…..Fortunately, this world is not real and the monsters here are only projections…….

Just when there were still some lingering fear inside him, the entire ship violently rocked causing him to almost fall.

The other people on the ship appeared to be long used to the rocking of the boat and continued to chat and laugh as if nothing had happened. The food that was placed on the small table also didn’t fall to the ground because of this. Cheng Zhi Chu saw very clearly with his eyes the table legs moving and taking a few steps to stabilise itself. That was not a table. That was also a monster.

However, the rocking didn’t stop there. It became more and more fierce.

At this moment, the people on board finally realised that the situation didn’t seem quite right. They swayed about with the ship and some collapsed to the ground. Some even began to scream. The food on the tables crashed onto the ground causing a mess. The lights inside the cabins were also affected and would intermittently flicker on and off as the deck swayed violently. Everything was chaotic.

Was the ship about to capsize? But the storm hasn’t arrived yet……..

Cheng Zhi Chu had also fallen onto the ground. He gripped tightly onto the handrail. At this moment, the calm sea suddenly began to bubble. With a loud swoosh, large amounts of sea water crashed onto the surface of the ship. From below it, large smooth black tentacles stretched out and grabbed onto the ship.

“A sea monster! A sea monster is attacking the ship!”

The people on the boat were terrified. They cried and screamed as they scattered and fled. They wanted to hide inside the cabins but the sea monster didn’t give them a chance to escape. Several black tentacles slammed down onto the ground, smashing the cabins into smithereens.

Because of this attack, the ship shook violently. Some were immediately thrown into the sea and immersed in the turbulent waves brought along by the sea monster.

“Slam!”

“Slam!”

The tentacles continued to slam wildly, and a large crack formed on the ship’s body. The tentacles that were wrapped around the ship continued to tighten causing the ship to let out loud creaks. When the power reached its peak, the entire ship split apart. Everyone, including Cheng Zhi Chu, fell into the sea.

“Swoosh———-”

Cheng Zhi Chu’s body sank into the cold, dark waters. Fortunately, he had just drank the medicine and he didn’t feel suffocated or uncomfortable.

However, he was very scared. After the tentacles destroyed the ship, they had shrunk significantly and become thin and long. It continued to flexibly move about in the water searching for the people who had fallen into the sea to hold them down, drown them and then drag them into the darkness of the sea.

Cheng Zhi Chu desperately avoided those tentacles. Perhaps it was because of his boosted luck, the tentacles slipped past him and didn’t manage to find him. Despite this, he felt like he couldn’t hold on any longer. If the merman doesn’t come and save him now, he would surely be killed by those tentacles!

However, there was not a shadow of a merman in the sea. Cheng Zhi Chu desperately wanted to swim away from the sea monsters’ attack range, but the range of those tentacles were too wide. He simply couldn’t escape. In the end, his ankle was caught, and a strong force violently dragged him back.

He was so frightened his heart was about to stop. The system also let out a cry. It then quickly stabilised itself and appeased him: 【It’s okay. Don’t be scared. I have released your limiters so if anything is wrong you can escape at any time. I definitely won’t let you get hurt!]

Stop raising my death flags! Cheng Zhi Chu’s was so scared his expression was pale. How many times have you said that something “will definitely not happen”? Can’t I just escape now by teleporting?!

【No, just wait a bit longer. Look carefully. That sea monster doesn’t seem too have any intention to kill you.]

Hearing this, Cheng Zhi Chu recovered slightly from his panicked state. He confirmed that the sea monster really didn’t appear to want to kill him and didn’t drag him down into the depths of the sea. Instead, it had pulled him out of the water and seemed to be wanting to help him breathe.

No, wait. Don’t tell me these tentacles have something to do with mermaids……….

Cheng Zhi Chu suddenly had a bad feeling. He was pulled along by the tentacles in the water for a long time. Under the red light, he could vaguely see a dark reef in the distance. There also appeared to be a human figure sitting on it.

The sea monsters speed gradually slowed down and it stopped at the edge of the reef. It stretched its tentacles out and gently placed Cheng Zhi Chu onto the reef, allowing him to see this figure more closely.

Under the moonlight, the man sitting on the reef had his back facing him. His long silver hair fell past his shoulders and his shoulders were still glistening with water. The muscles on his upper body were gorgeous and defined. At one glance, you could tell that this is the back of a adult man.

When he heard Cheng Zhi Chu’s arrival, the ears hidden under the silver hair twitched before revealing its fin-like shape. He slowly turned around to reveal most of his face. His features were gorgeous and devilish, especially with the lips that were stained with bright red blood. Those silver eyes of his with vertically oval pupils reflected light from the moon as it moved to look at Cheng Zhi Chu behind him.

Seeing his arrival, the handsome man revealed a faint smile. He reached out one of his hands which had webbing between his fingers. He smiled and said: “Here, come over.”

This is a merman?

Seeing his obviously non-human characteristics, Cheng Zhi Chu was stunned but he wasn’t afraid. He slowly walked over and subconsciously glanced at the man’s lower half. He looked for the fishtail of a merman but his pupils instantly constricted. His footsteps also stopped.

This man didn’t have a fish tail. His lower body were just a long tentacles that hung down into the sea.

The sea water around them emitted loud splashing sounds and a head suddenly appeared from under it. It was a handsome golden-haired young man. The young man swam to the reef and supported his arms against the rocks. With his upper body leaning against the rocks, he shook off the water from his wet short hair. His golden eyes with vertically oval pupils curved and he revealed his sharp canines.

“Brother, how is it? I have successfully managed to bring Zhi Chu back.”

Having said that, several tentacles stretched out from within the waters. They swayed about smugly as if they were responding to the young man’s words. They then quietly reached over and poked Cheng Zhi Chu.

“Good job.”

The handsome man smiled slightly and then looked over at Cheng Zhi Chu who was still stunned in place. He asked gently: “Why aren’t you coming over?”

【………….Clearly.]

After a brief silence, the system spoke stiffly.

【This story should be renamed to “The Tentacle Mermaid”……..]