Chapter 3 Take the risk to investigate

I approached the top of the pillar shaped water tank step by step. I walked very lightly on purpose. It didn't seem to have any reaction even when I walked to the side of the Merman. It still leaned quietly against the pillar wall, seeming to be asleep without any vigilance.Although we are only one step away from the glass.

I carefully maintained my steps and movements, because such a state is very convenient for me to record and observe.I put the fluorescent stick aside and turned on the night vision mode of the DV. I leaned against the outer wall of the water tank and began to take photos of it from the tail to the head from different angles.In the dim light of the water, the Merman's streamlined long tail was like a python that coiled around a bunch of water weeds. The three wings of the tail fin overlapped like black smoke, and the tail was like a mass of thick fog spurted by a squid.

I can't help but imagine that when it appears in the deep sea, it must be as terrifying as a shadow from hell. If it meets in diving, it must be very frightening, as if it has seen the God of death.

I can't accurately measure the length of its lower body, so I can only judge it by visual measurement about 2 meters. In addition, its upper body is as tall as an adult tiger shark. I didn't know if it had the same attacking power.

Thinking of this, I adjusted the angle of the camera and looked up along its tail, showing the back of a Merman.When I was on the deck, I just took a quick glance at it and felt that its upper body was the same as that of human being. At this time, when I carefully observed it, I found that there was a layer of glowing material outside the skin, just like the skin of a white whale I had seen before. A faint halo appeared in the water. For a moment, I felt very illusory.

Not only do I feel that the existence of the Merman is illusory, but I also have doubts about this scene. I have an illusion that I am in a dream.

Was Merman a creature of this world?Is there another planet under the sea that we don't know?

I shook my head and forced myself to return to reason from sensibility.Damn it! How could I think of this?If Ryan heard what I was thinking now, he might laugh at me for making ridiculous excuses to badger him again.

Isn't Merman really in front of me? What am I thinking about!

I laughed at myself in my heart and focused my eyes on his skin again.It must be a protective mucus. Because of this, Merman wouldn't wrinkle and become extremely fragile after being soaked in water for a long time like a human.Their skin looked smooth, maybe as tough as shark's.

While thinking, I couldn't help but have an impulse to touch Merman's skin with my own hands.Just then, I suddenly found a strange detail in the DV.

There was a big wound on the Merman's powerful and slender arm. It was not bleeding. The outer layer of the skin turned open, revealing the white muscles inside. There were some ferocious teeth scars on it, which seemed to be caused by a shark.

My nerves immediately tensed. Damn it! Why didn't I notice it earlier? It might be very weak, and it was given an anesthetic. No wonder it was so quiet all the time!

At this time, I couldn't help but feel lucky that I had brought the medicine box with me. I quickly put away the DV and climbed towards the top cover of the water column.Maybe it's because I made too much noise, at the same time, I caught a glimpse of the below. It twisted and quietly floated up with me.

The Merman is under my feet.This fact made me take a deep breath subconsciously and look down.

I'm standing on a semicircle metal platform for the Merman to feed. Through the tiny holes, I can see the change of wave light, but I can't see where it is.

Plop! Plop

The sound of undercurrents came from below. The light in the hole suddenly sank, and a dark color that was completely different from the water light swept over.The Merman swam to the other side of the platform.

It was a transparent glass door outside the guardrail, separating the water from the outside.

I don't want to open the door that may bring danger, but now there seems to be no better way to deal with the wound for Merman.I don't want it to die of infection.

I touched the tranquilizer gun at the back of my waist. My palms were sweating, but my nerves were trembling because of a little restless excitement.

This is the first time that I have direct contact with a live Merman. Don't make a mistake, Raymond.Calm down, calm down.

I warned myself to walk out of the edge of the guardrail step by step, staring at the nightmare like under the water, and reaching out to grab the handle outside the glass door. Slowly, I opened a gap that could only accommodate one person.

In this way, even if the Merman really attacks me, I will be limited by the narrow space, which is also good for me to dodge and counterattack.

I squatted down on one knee.The shadow of the Merman was gradually taken out of the deep water, and it was as difficult as drowning.I'm still rational, but my brain is a little chaotic because of nervousness and excitement.

When the Merman's head emerged from the water, my consciousness went blank for a moment. It was not until half of his body popped out of the door, and the water drops splashed on my face that I realized what he was doing, but my mind was still dull, as if I couldn't remember what I was doing. It seemed that I was only bewitched, and my eyes were gripped by the dark pupils hidden between his hair.

When fighting with any beast, they should avoid their eyes, or they would consider them as provocation and be attacked.This point is very clear in my mind at the moment. I tried to avoid my eyes, but my eyes could not move away from the face that was faintly visible in the water.

It was a face that I couldn't describe.

It's not as beautiful as the rumor says, but I have to admit that it is more stunning than any human I have ever seen.Its outline perfectly mixed the sharpness with the classical style.If such a face is born on a human, I will definitely think that he is a Russian soldier with noble bloodline.

But I couldn't think of any beautiful word to praise. The word Mr. Zhenyi whispered with fear appeared in my mind.

Evil.

Its eyes, were as deep as the sea. However, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he was mocking something, and its smile was full of indescribable coquetry and evil.

It's the first time that I have tasted what Mr. Zhenyi said, "the deepest fear in my heart.".

It was a feeling that even one's soul trembled.

When I was in a daze, the upper part of its body had completely floated up, and its wet body stood up with one hand on the edge of the platform. The part of the water above it formed a shadow that was taller than me, completely enveloping me.My eyes widened in surprise.Because I can't think of how its tail can support its center of gravity in the water. For its body structure, this is simply an impossible task.

I stepped back vigilantly and raised the anesthetic gun at the same time. Suddenly, it curled up its tail and ran towards me, ignoring me with only one arm. Then it bent down and faced me, like a python testing its prey.

'oh my God! It's so horrible!'.

I was taken aback. I habitually protected my head with the other hand, but the fluorescent rod rolled into the water.The sudden change of light made me panic for a moment. I was supposed to kneel on one knee on the ground, but before I stood up, I lost my balance and took two steps back. Then I staggered and fell to the ground.

This time, I completely lost my geographical advantage. My body became incomparably slow for no reason. I could only curl up and dodge like a dying snail.I couldn't even see where the Merman was and how close it was to me. I could only smell a strange and moist fragrance in the darkness, and even the air froze.The cold water dripped on my shins, and my ankles suddenly cooled, and were firmly gripped by something wet and sticky.

It was Merman's hand.

When I realized this, the sweat quickly oozed from my palms made me unable to hold the anesthetic gun steadily.My lower body can't move at all. I can only let Merman climb up from my legs. My heart is beating violently. I'm going to inject the anesthetic into its neck artery when his head gets close to me. This is the fastest and most effective way to cut off the attack.

Soon, Merman's wet long and thick hair fell on my skin, streaks of which swept past my legs and thighs, and then stopped in my lower abdomen.

At that moment, the nerves in my legs began to twitch because of nervousness.

I'm not sure what it wants to do. It's very likely that it wants to open its abdomen and eat my internal organs.

If I shoot now, I'm very likely to hurt its head.I have to make a choice between Merman and my own life.

However, just as I was hesitating, a low and strange voice suddenly rang out.

"De-ra-cu-la..."

It was a low sound that seemed to be made through the throat, a little similar to the sound of a little Russian tongue.My family is from Russian. This kind of familiar voice made my consciousness immediately escape from the dying chaos.

Although it was hard to tell what it wanted to say, at least it proved that the Merman was not purely driven by instinct. It doesn't want to attack and eat me at the moment.

Otherwise, it would be strange to communicate with his prey before eating!

Maybe this Merman could understand human language.This was a bold assumption, because there was no record of human successfully communicating with Merman in history, but through various media.I might be the first man in the world to talk to a Merman face to face.

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down. Then I lowered my head and looked at the Merman who was pressing my body below my abdomen.

Its eyes were hidden behind its hair, emitting a faint blue light, like the eyes of a wild wolf in the night vision camera.

I swallowed, trying to swallow the fear back, and said clearly and in a low voice, "Hey, listen, I don't mean to harm you.You were bitten by a shark. I want to disinfect your wound. "

I pointed at the wound on its shoulder, but the Merman didn't make any reaction. It still lay on my legs, firmly holding my legs with its hands and didn't relax at all.

I felt a little disappointed, but with the help of the fireflies under the water, I saw the corners of the Merman's mouth seem to move. The corners of its mouth slightly opened, and the faint smile on its face deepened, as if it was joking, or as if it was sinister.

The chill came up from its back again, replaced by depression.I once thought that the intelligence of Merman was between dolphin and human, and I had published many thesis on this topic under the guidance of Ryan.But now, I have great doubts about my past judgment.

Because of the expression on Merman's face, I have an extremely terrible perception that I don't know if it is an illusion--

It is a high-level creature that can play with me in the clap room with his special intelligence.A complete hunter.