The world is broken, the cubs mend it

"Dad, who is that person speaking in the sky?"

Yuanyuan leaned against his father, looking up at the sky curiously. Every time it spoke, someone would come and go.

"It's the system. The same system as mine."

007 answered in her head. This system was nothing special, just an announcer.

"..."

Yuanyuan frowned in disdain. She felt that the system that could speak in the sky was more powerful than the rabbit in her head.

Because everyone can hear the sound from the sky, but only the rabbit can hear its own voice.

"I'm not sure either. The intruders call it the system, so maybe we can trust what it says."

Vitalia was somewhat repulsed by the system's voice. What it said was always true, and its warnings to intruders were never false.

These scales that grow through magical techniques also prove that its words are worth practicing.

But Vitalia only remembered that humans had taken away her spine, but she didn't know where the spine was stored.

Would his spine exist in these waters?

"It says we can return to the sea."

Yuanyuan also heard this key information. The mermaid tribe’s ocean must be even bigger than here.

"Not until my tail is fully healed."

Hope ignited in Vitalia's deep blue eyes. As it stood, it wouldn't be that difficult to grow scales on her tail.

"Daddy's tail will definitely get better."

Yuanyuan patted her chest. Humans had already taught her what to do, and she had memorized it all.

There is a three-day dormant period after the copy ends. Everything in the castle is reset to its original state, and the player's body disappears.

Vitalia's skinny body gradually became firmer, the ribs on her chest were no longer clearly visible, and her complexion became rosy.

The data on the player area rankings are being refreshed every day, and the copy ranking page "Endangered Mermaid" has squeezed into the top five.

The high-level copies ranked on the homepage are all bosses that have not been killed by players.

The players entered the dungeon with a feeling of fear and challenge, but ended up being severely blackmailed.

Monsters appeared in the dungeon every night. They found clues to survive the night in a gray notebook.

When they were exhausted from the torture and wanted to spend the rest of their days in peace, a child would lie on the shore and ask them for gold, silver and jewelry.

"I want glittering things, jewels, gold and silver. Please give me all you have."

The blond-haired, blue-eyed child stretched out his hand towards them in the water. Under his cute appearance was a bandit's heart.

After being baptized by three or four waves of players, Yuanyuan can already roughly distinguish the authenticity of the property.

Before, a player had fooled her by using a piece of tin painted with gold paint, and her father taught her to teach that person a lesson.

The "Endangered Mermaid" dungeon is also called the robber dungeon by players. Having said that, everyone will bring some valuable things before entering the dungeon.

Those who are sensible will take the initiative to hand over their things on the first day and win seven days of peaceful life.

Some people have also tried to kill the dungeon BOSS and ignored the system's prompts, causing the BOSS to have an emotional breakdown.

Some people died in the disaster caused by Yuanyuan's crying, and others died on the sixth night without the protection of the BOSS.

It is said that the difficulty of each night in the dungeon increases, and no one knows what will happen on the seventh night.

When Yuanyuan has time, she will help her father look for the lost spine, which is a long piece of bone that her father had drawn for her.

But she searched for a long time and couldn't find it. She looked everywhere in the castle, on the islands, and on the seabed, but she couldn't find it either.

As time passed, Yuanyuan had been in the dungeon for more than three months.

She gradually adapted to the dull life here, but occasionally she would sit alone on the beach and daydream, as she always wanted to see the outside world.

Vitalia's tail is covered with scales to the extent of 95 percent, with only a small patch remaining at the tail end.

He just needs to wait for the next refresh of the copy and he will have a complete colorful fish tail.

"Yuanyuan, we will get out."

He stroked the child's head gently. His body had almost recovered now, with obvious muscle contours in his arms, waist and abdomen.

In the company of his children, his decaying life regained its brilliance.

"But I can't find the bones Daddy talked about."

Yuanyuan kicked the sea water with her feet, wondering if she was not searching seriously enough.

"It's okay. This should be my own business. It's not your responsibility if I can't find it."

Vitalia comforted her softly, saying that she was a loser for forcing her child to work so hard, and that she should be more lively and happy.

"We will definitely find it. It must be hidden away."

Yuanyuan was melancholy for a while and then began to encourage herself, like a little lion with high morale.

"..."

It is said that parents are the best teachers for their children, but Vitalia does not think so. Many times, it is the children's optimism that infects him.

For a long time, he couldn't feel optimistic.

The daily life of the father and daughter is not completely boring. Vitalia teaches the child the language and songs of the mermaids.

It’s just that his child seems to have some defects, and his singing is not that beautiful. He is a very special mermaid baby.

But children’s singing also has the ability to confuse people’s minds, and being able to stimulate someone to the point of having a headache is a powerful talent.

"Dad, why are you covering your ears?"

After singing the lullaby, Yuanyuan looked up at him, her deep blue eyes full of dissatisfaction.

"I...my ears feel a little uncomfortable."

Vitalia was not good at lying, and her ears turned red with nervousness.

"Dad, is my singing nice?"

There was some anticipation in Yuanyuan's bright eyes; she thought her singing was pretty good.

"Your singing voice is the most unique I have ever heard."

Vitalia looked at her seriously. She was not lying. Unique could refer to many aspects.

"Really? Then I'll sing it again for Dad."

Yuanyuan put her hands together at her mouth, closed her eyes and began to sing again in ecstasy.

"..."

Vitalia looked at the child helplessly and silently covered her ears.

The three-day dormancy period ended and a system notification sounded over the sea.

[Welcome to the advanced dungeon "Endangered Mermaid". This expedition will take seven days in total. Please do your best to stay alive during this time.]

[The instance will automatically end after seven days, and everyone can return to the player area safely. ]

[Note: Killing the dungeon BOSS will earn you double points and allow you to finish the dungeon mission early.]

[Tip: Please keep the dungeon boss emotionally stable.]

"Dad, there are new people here. Your tail will be healed soon."

Yuanyuan stopped singing and looked happily towards the castle.