Chapter 1232: So That's How It Works?
In the sea, Tuna in his water form was extremely excited!
If only he could see the expression on Jiangnan's face on the shore right now!
It must be as ugly as if he'd swallowed a fly, right?
⁽⁽꜀(:꜂꜆)꜄⁾⁾ Hehehe~
Looking at the mermaid in the fish tank, Tuna's smile gradually twisted!
(΄◞ิ.̫.̫◟ิ‵) "Don't worry! Once you're with me, big brother will take good care of you, hahaha!"
Alice in the bathtub was scared to tears, strings of pearls falling from her cheeks!
˚‧º·(☍﹏⁰。)‧º·˚
But just then, the fish tank in Tuna's arms vanished in an instant!
It turned into Jiangnan, his eyes full of laughter!
The two were now embracing fiercely, and Tuna's smile froze stiff!
(ꐦ͡°͜ʖ͡°) (･᷄ㅂ･᷅٥)
What's going on? Where's my fish?
How did Jiangnan—
Before Tuna could speak, Jiangnan suddenly opened his mouth!
(ꐦ˃᷄3˂᷅) "Achoo ×☄6!"
Six nuclear sneezes, like a burst of buckshot, mercilessly sprayed onto Tuna's face!
Blasting Tuna's face dark black!
[From Tuna: Resentment Value +1000!]
(✹ʘ̆益ʘ̥̆) "Aaaaah—Jiangnan! I'll—"
Before he could finish, Jiangnan directly threw out ten Diamond Giant Durians!
Grinning widely: (乛◡乛) "Brother's hug is always super hot!"
The next moment, Jiangnan vanished!
In his place appeared Haber, radiating unparalleled photosynthetic heat!
The human-shaped nuclear bomb from Starlight One!
-`(╯00Д00)´- (ʘ̆﹏ʘ̥̆‖)
Tuna: ???
"Boom!"
With a blast, the durians and the human-shaped nuclear bomb exploded together!
In an instant, the seawater was sublimated and vaporized, crimson energy suddenly engulfing Tuna!
The terrifying shockwave pushed back the seawater for tens of thousands of meters, then surged back violently!
"Boom!"
In the deep sea over sixty thousand meters from the coastline, water erupted skyward, crimson energy bursting forth, like a small sun rising!
[From Haber: Resentment Value +1000!]
[From Tuna: Resentment Value +1001!]
[From Tuna...]
On the shore, Jiangnan carried the fish tank on his shoulder, looking out to the sea!
(๑ớ.̫ờ) "This kid, why can't he think straight? Trying to snatch my pearl milk tea? No way!"
Seeing that they'd been busy for nothing and the mermaid was still on Jiangnan's shoulder, and their boss was missing, the masked men who had been turned into minions retreated while wiping their tears!
ﾚ(ﾟ益ﾟ;)ﾍ=З=З=З
Vomiting as they went, their eyes full of terror!
The Earth system Starlight also made a strategic retreat!
Not just them, but some forces that had been lying in ambush, waiting for an opportunity, also withdrew!
That Jiang Devil probably brought a nuclear bomb with him, didn't he? Using one at the slightest disagreement?
Who could withstand that?
Snatching the mermaid was probably hopeless; they could only let him have the meat while they skimmed the soup, right?
Jiangnan laughed: "Guess no one's thinking stupidly anymore, huh?"
Hattie and Damon also let out a long sigh of relief!
Knowing others wanted to snatch, he deliberately provoked the enemy to strike, killed the chicken to scare the monkeys, drove them all back, and collected some heads?
Truly tough enough; was there anyone more devilish than him?
After cleaning up the scene, Jiangnan and the others returned to the Golden Orange Mansion!
Meanwhile, on the sea surface, countless dead fish floated!
Tuna floated on the sea, his whole body blackened, with extensive burns and carbonization, he was retching continuously, tears and snot flowing!
(#)´༎ຶཀ༎ຶ(#)…
Aaaaah—damn it! Did he get hit with devil bombs?
It was said that once this stuff touched you, you'd stink for life!
Even elementalization was useless!
Jiangnan... just you wait! This isn't over!
Back in the room, everyone gathered together!
Jiangnan filled the bathtub with water, opened the fish tank, unlocked the Spirit-Binding Steel handcuffs, and dumped Alice into the tub!
Alice's eyes widened!
Σ_(꒪ཀ꒪」#)))))彡 "Gurgle... ptui! Ptooey!"
With a slap of her huge fish tail, she flipped out of the bathtub, squirming on the floor!
Like a salted fish struggling on the shore!
"I'm a saltwater fish! A salted fish!"
[From Alice Atlas: Resentment Value +1!]
Alice said this in ancient language!
Jiangnan's eye twitched—he'd forgotten about that!
But then he saw Alice's pupils emit a blue glow, and the rune on her forehead shine unusually bright!
The scales below her navel began to recede!
Everyone's eyes widened!
Especially Damon, whose eyes were huge!
(꜂꜆⊙꒨☉꜆꜄)
But before he could see anything, Robert slapped Damon on the back of the head with her sword!
Knocking him flat to the ground!
Damon's last thought before losing consciousness was!
(꜂꜆꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ꜆꜄) "Why did you hit me?"
Robert: (￢д￢。) "You're a man! Not allowed to look!"
Damon was frantic: (꜂꜆ŏ益ŏ꜆꜄) "Nan Shen is too! Why didn't you hit him?"
Robert was expressionless!
(≖‸≖) "I can't beat him!"
Damon: ???
His eyes rolled back, and he instantly passed out!
Alice's fish tail scales all shed, turning into two legs!
She collapsed weakly on the floor, looking at everyone with fearful eyes!
(๐ᵒ̴̶̷﹏ᵒ̴̶̷̣)
Jiangnan's eyes bugged out, full of realization!
So mermaids could grow legs on land?
In this form, they were no different from humans!
Jiangnan handed her a set of clothes!
"Here—put these on first!"
Alice took the shorts, staring at the three holes in confusion!
(๑•̌ࡇ•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "W-What are these for?"
Then she tried to put the shorts on with her arms through the two holes!
Jiangnan: ???
This fish didn't even know how to wear shorts?
Well, mermaids probably didn't need shorts in the sea, right?
Emma couldn't stand it, quickly stopped her, and helped Alice put on the clothes one by one!
Alice's legs were weak. Though she had legs, she staggered as if about to fall at any moment!
Even so, Alice walked up to Jiangnan!
Eyes full of gratitude: (ʃƪ⁰̷̴﹏⁰̷̴) "Thank you for saving me, letting me escape those devils' claws!"
"Can you take me home? I want to go home, please!"
The two spoke in ancient Lantis language, completely unintelligible to the others!
Jiangnan smiled brightly: "Sure! But first, I need to ask you a few questions. Drink this to quench your thirst!"
With that, he handed Alice a bottle of Deadly Green Club!
Alice hesitated, took a small sip, and her eyes lit up!
She tilted her head and gulped it all down!
Jiangnan was relieved. With the truth serum effect, Alice could not lie!
But first, he should ask the most important question!
Jiangnan's expression turned serious!
(･᷅ὢ･᷄) "[Ancient Lantis: How do you mermaids reproduce? Describe specifically!]"
Alice was startled. Under the truth serum, she couldn't control her urge to blurt out!
(๐･᷄～･᷅) "[Ancient Lantis: (Explanation of reproduction)]"
After speaking, Alice's eyes widened, her face turning red like a big apple, steaming and smoking!
She quickly covered her face!
(づ˃᷄﹏˂᷅ど)
Aaaaah—why did I have to answer such a shameful question?
What kind of weird question did my benefactor ask?
Jiangnan's face showed utter amazement and sudden understanding. He sucked in a cold breath!
(*ﾟﾛﾟ) Oh wow!
So that's how it works?
Learned something new!
Everyone looked bewildered. What terrible question did Jiangnan ask to make the mermaid blush?
Must be one of those questions that need bleeping out, right?
After that, Jiangnan continued questioning!
"Where is your home? Are you sure you're a descendant of the ancient Lantis kingdom? Do you have other clan members? What are their strengths?"
Alice nodded repeatedly: "If you put me in the sea, I can find my way home!"
"I have many clan members; they're waiting for me to come back. I can't remember the specifics!"
Jiangnan frowned. Can't remember? How could she forget?
"How did the Haitang catch you? What did they do to you?"
Alice's eyes reddened: "I left home and was attacked by sea beasts, then seriously injured and passed out!"
"When I woke up, I was already locked up in the cabin. Later, I was sent to those devils."
"They... they asked me questions, whipped me, electrocuted me, didn't give me food... wu—"
As she spoke, she started crying, pearls falling in streams. Jiangnan quickly moved close to her!
(∗❛ัꇴ❛ั)っ₍⌣₎˚‧º·(˚˃̣̣̥᷄﹏˂̣̣̥᷅)‧º·˚
He took out two cups to catch the pearls, looking sympathetic!
Everyone's eyes twitched!
Shouldn't he be comforting her softly? Why is he catching pearls?
But Jiangnan frowned deeply. Something was off!
"Why did you leave home? What is the ancient Lantis kingdom actually like?"
Alice paused, trying hard to recall. Suddenly, her pretty face twisted!
Full of pain, she fell onto the bed, clutching her head and wailing!
"I... I can't remember! I've forgotten so many things! I... I'm in pain! It hurts! Save me!"
"My head is breaking!"
Jiangnan was startled. Under the effect of the Deadly Green Club, there should be zero pain!
But Alice had a headache? A headache even the Green Club couldn't suppress?
Was it mental agony?
Her memory was incomplete? Had the Haitang tampered with it?
Putting the mermaid up for auction while sealing key information?
Jiangnan squinted: "Yao Hong! Go find an electric wave system ability user to check if Alice's memory has been tampered with!"
Yao Hong nodded and quickly brought someone over for examination!
After a thorough check, Alice's condition eased a bit!
The electric wave girl shook her head: "Can't tell if anything was done. My level is only Platinum!"
"It could be amnesia caused by concussion trauma, or it could be memories sealed by a top-level mental system ability user. Can't be sure!"
"But the first possibility is more likely, since top-level mental system ability users are extremely rare!"
Jiangnan frowned, lost in thought. Was it caused by injuries from sea beast attacks?
Or was there another reason?