"Ah—Ah?!"
The figure in the sea opened its mouth wide, only to let out a piercing shriek from its throat. However, before it could finish its scream, a large black hammer came flying towards its face.
With a "bang!" it was successfully smashed into the sea.
"Such an unpleasant scream."
Ming Li calmly recalled the great black hammer, frowning.
"Gurgle—gurgle—"
Not long after, a bubbling sound suddenly echoed from the shore. The next second, the same figure emerged from the sea. However, this time, its eyes were no longer greedy, but fierce, as if it wanted to devour Ming Li and her group alive.
It raised a dark, clawed hand, touching the wound on its forehead that the great black hammer had inflicted, and opened its gaping maw once more.
"Ah—"
A sharp sound instantly resonated throughout the forest, but after only two seconds, the sound stopped.
Another great black hammer was smashed towards it, forcefully driving it back into the deep sea.
"Noisy."
Ming Li looked at the sea with a blank expression. This time, she did not recall the great black hammer.
Then, a dramatic scene unfolded.
Every time the figure emerged from the sea, it was met by a large black hammer, much like playing whack-a-mole.
After being smashed dozens of times, the figure in the sea finally couldn't take it anymore. It flicked its fish tail, swam away at high speed, and then let out a ferocious roar in Ming Li's direction.
"Roar!"
Ming Li said, "Still roaring? Keep hammering."
Receiving the command, the great black hammer wagged its "butt" and excitedly flew towards the figure in the sea.
"???"
Watching the great black hammer and the figure chasing each other, everyone gradually noticed something was amiss.
Were they seeing things wrong? Why did the person in the sea have a fish tail for a lower body?!
Everyone exchanged glances. After a long while, someone swallowed hard and said with a look of disbelief, "That... could that be the legendary... mermaid?!"
Before everyone could respond, a voice devoid of emotion came, "No."
In an instant, everyone's gaze shifted collectively towards Ming Li, all filled with curiosity.
Meeting their gazes, Ming Li paused and said, "He is human. Or rather, he used to be human."
Everyone, "......?"
Seeing their bewildered expressions, Ming Li calmly explained, "He was intentionally turned into this. The same goes for the two snakes earlier."
Everyone, "?!!"
Thinking of something, the confusion on everyone's faces gradually turned into anger. Experimenting on living people was simply inhumane animalism!
"Roar!"
Just then, another roar came from the sea.
Kang Yue looked at the figure being repeatedly beaten in the sea and felt a pang of sympathy. She turned her head, looking at Ming Li with hesitation, and said, "Sister Li, since he is human, then..."
Upon hearing this, Ming Li glanced indifferently at Kang Yue beside her and said, "He is no longer human. He has already become a monster that only knows how to eat people."
"Eat... eat people..." Hearing this, Kang Yue swallowed hard and immediately shut her mouth, saying no more.
Meanwhile, seeing the figure in the sea constantly trying to escape, the great black hammer grew impatient. It enlarged itself several times and then smashed down fiercely into the sea. Instantly, water splashed everywhere. The figure was firmly hammered into the depths of the sea by the great black hammer, and then burned to ashes by a wisp of black fire that appeared from nowhere.
The great black hammer returned to Ming Li's hand.
Seeing this, Ming Li said faintly, "Let's go back first."
With that, she threw the great black hammer in her hand. The next second, everyone saw the great black hammer enlarge again.
Seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they quickly climbed aboard.
As they departed, Ming Li looked back, her gaze deeply fixed on the primitive forest below.
*Is she looking at me?*
In the forest, Liu Ting watched the gradually departing great black hammer, his eyes narrowing. The next second, his eyes filled with endless madness. Humans who could fly... how he longed to dissect one and see what they were made of...