The world is broken, the cubs mend it

At this moment, it seemed as if all the mermaids were frozen in place, standing in strange postures.

But without exception, their eyes were all looking in Vitalia's direction.

Although they all had cold and rigid expressions, everyone could see some hope in them.

"Everyone, don't just stand there, go and look for a way to open the cage."

Chi Xia supported his injured leg with one hand, simply dealt with the blood that kept oozing out, and searched around the iron cage for a prop similar to a door lock.

It was unknown how long these monsters would remain docile, and the other players did not dare to slack off, dragging their wounded bodies to move forward.

Faced with this terrible ending, no one complained to each other, and seemed to have accepted the fact long ago.

If they had the chance to do it all over again, knowing this would be the outcome, they might never get involved.

But life is often not so predictable, and everyone has to pay the price for their own choices.

When Yuanyuan heard her father singing, she turned around and swam towards the cage.

Seeing everyone dying, she felt very uncomfortable, but she couldn't cry, because her crying would kill everyone.

"here!"

Lin Che raised his hand and shouted excitedly to everyone. He found a dusty combination lock on the top of the cage.

This lock is old, its surface is black, and covered with deep and shallow marks, as if it was scratched by some animal.

As my fingers gently stroked the indentation of the combination lock, memories that did not belong to me couldn't help but surge into my head.

Pairs of bloody hands tried to open the lock with their own strength.

"The code is four digits. Could it be the cards we found?"

Bai Qi possesses BOSS skills and has a strong dodging ability. He has the least injuries in the whole field and still has some strength left.

"Seven, zero, nine, two, everyone, sort them out and try to enter."

Chi Xia no longer had the strength to climb that high, and he leaned sickly in the corner, writing something on the ground with his fingers, trying to list all possible arrangements.

Lin Che, who was at the top, was the first to input a sequence. With a click, the numbers on the combination lock were reset to four zeros.

[If the password is entered incorrectly for three times, the destruction procedure will be automatically started. Please use the remaining times with caution. ]

The system's voice rang out in the air, and everyone shivered involuntarily.

"what?"

Lin Che felt a chill down his spine, and he almost lost his balance and fell from the air.

With such a ridiculous setting, it’s no wonder that the mermaid can’t escape from it.

"Yuanyuan, ask your father again if he has any impression of these numbers. This is very important."

Chi Xia was also trying hard to search for possible related information in his mind, and he tried hard to give instructions to the children outside through the cage.

His consciousness gradually became blurred, and the torn wound on his leg was tormenting his mind all the time.

Yuanyuan became the messenger between the two. His two short legs moved quickly and he swam towards his father.

"Try nine-seven-two."

Chi Xia remembered that he had seen a similar number arrangement on a page of a notebook, and with no clues at all, he could only gamble.

"Can it be done?"

Lin Che's fingers were trembling as he slid the gears of the combination lock. His heart was beating wildly and the final click made him feel terribly disappointed.

"There is only one last chance..."

The monsters on the ground were twisting their heads slightly, and as the number of trial and error attempts decreased, they were slowly waking up.

"Everyone, be careful!"

Wang Yu screamed, and all the monsters suddenly started moving again, rushing towards all the players fiercely.

"..."

Chi Xia's legs dragged on the ground. She had no strength to stand up and closed her eyes resignedly.

A voice came from a distance, and before the mermaid's sharp teeth bit his throat, the combination lock above his head was successfully opened.

A hole was torn in the dark sky, and colorful auspicious light poured down through the gap. The mermaid in the cage disappeared along with the light.

[Congratulations to everyone for successfully clearing the derivative dungeon "Mermaid Carnival". The dungeon rewards are being calculated. ]

[The copy rewards have been distributed, please check it yourself. 】

[The dungeon boss Vitalia successfully completes the side quest, obtains the lost spine, and after reshaping the body, will be teleported back to the original world. ]

The golden light on the sea became more and more dazzling. Vitalia's body floated towards the center of the sea, and all the golden light rushed towards his tail.

His damaged interior was repaired bit by bit, and his broken tail fin regained its beautiful curve.

At the last second, he remembered the meaning of those four numbers.

On July 29th, the mermaids were arrested in large numbers by humans who invaded their territory. It was the day of suffering for all mermaids.

Everyone checked the rewards they had received, and the players who were unable to leave the dungeon gained BOSS skills and possessed powerful healing abilities.

And quietly lying in Bai Qi's hand was a bottle of special medicine that could cure his sister's illness.

Chi Xia and Lin Che also got what they wanted and could leave the game with it.

"dad…"

Yuanyuan looked at her father floating in the air and waved at him happily.

The golden light dissipated and Vitalia's fish tail fell to the ground and turned into strong legs. He was wearing the clothes of the mermaid leader and a blue crystal crown.

He gently caught the child who was running towards him, and carried her towards the players.

"Thank you for your help. Please let me do one last thing for you."

Vitalia cut her wrist and blue blood flowed out of the wound.

His blood can heal the players' wounds. In his eyes at this moment, these people are no longer invaders but friends who share life and death with him.

The golden light faded away, the sky returned to normal, and the sun rose as usual over the sea level.

The gray sky gradually turned white, this was everyone's final farewell.

As the system countdown ended, the players were successfully teleported out of the copy.

The big screen in the player area once again brought big news: the entrance to the copy "Endangered Mermaid" was permanently closed.

[Congratulations again, Vitalia, on rebuilding your body. You will be teleported back to your original world in three seconds. I wish you can fulfill your wish and return to the sea. ]

【three】

【two】

【One】

Vitalia hugged the child tightly in her arms, and her eyes went dark and she completely lost consciousness.

When he woke up again, he heard the ticking sound of instruments and found himself locked in a huge transparent glass chamber in the laboratory.

A man in uniform stood outside the glass warehouse, his light-colored pupils showing surprise, and he spoke fluent English.

"Oh my God! When did Vitalia's tail grow scales? There's also a little mermaid next to him."

When everyone carried him out of the underwater cage in the morning, he had been tortured beyond recognition.

Seeing his renewed radiance, the researchers' eyes showed surprise and greed.

This powerful reshaping ability is very attractive and will be another major breakthrough in experimental data.