Operation Red Book

In the Explanation of Names and Explanation of Soldiers, it says: "甲, the same as armor. It means strong and heavy, or the armor of Wei."

Armor may weigh a hundred pounds or be made up of a hundred pieces.

The one Mr. Zhu wore only protected his chest and abdomen, but it was enough.

The Siren's voice controlled everyone present. The inhumans instantly mutated and went crazy, while the humans fainted immediately and were at the mercy of others.

The armor could only protect Zhao Minghua's madly stabbing sword, but it could not protect the two men's gradually fading consciousness and mind.

So, Mr. Zhu used up his last bit of strength, supported Zhao Minghua's restless shoulders, and fainted in his arms.

He didn't remember what happened afterwards. He only vaguely remembered that Zhao Minghua aimed his sword at the terrifying monster that was rushing up.

When I woke up again, Mr. Zhu was no longer at the door of Shisanfang.

There was the sound of flowing water and an unbearable fishy smell in my ears.

He moved his nose and sneezed unbearably. After a long struggle between his brain and limbs, he finally struggled to sit up.

"Zhao Minghua?"

The first words Mr. Zhu said before he regained consciousness were the man's name.

"Zhao Kai?"

"Xiaohua?"

"Minghua?"

"Stupid dog?"

No one answered.

Mr. Zhu simply stood up. He was still a little weak and even after standing up he couldn't help but stagger from side to side.

It was already dark, and in the distance there was continuous artillery fire, mixed with the unspeakable howling of wild beasts.

All these are far away. The vortex on the horizon is like a toilet hole, and the deafening artillery fire only shakes the sky.

Everything was far away, and seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore, just like when the Qing army's artillery fire just started on the sea.

Mr. Zhu was stunned and dazed for a moment.

"Gulu——"

Suddenly, a bubbling sound attracted Mr. Zhu's attention.

The rapidly flowing Thames River was right beside him. Mr. Zhu took a big step and walked quickly towards the bubbling black water.

"Zhao Minghua!"

The bubble was still some distance away from Mr. Zhu. He crawled on the stone floor and tried his best to reach the bubble in the distance.

Zhao Minghua could only stay in the water, a fact that Mr. Zhu had determined at some point in time.

He is a good fish, not one of those perverted bad fish in the West.

He did not betray himself, Zhao Minghua, and always remained loyal to himself.

That’s right, the Zhao Minghua in the water, the Zhao Minghua who turned into a mermaid…

"Zhao Minghua!"

As Mr. Zhu cried out heart-wrenchingly, the bubbles on the water surface became more and more numerous and larger, as if something was about to burst out.

A hint of hope and anxiety ignited in Mr. Zhu's heart.

"Zhao Kai!"

He shouted Zhao Minghua's name even louder until the bubbles on the water surface were completely burst by the scales.

“Zhao…ah!”

The face under the scales was obviously not the familiar Zhao Minghua.

In fact, it is not a mermaid, but a Western mermaid.

"Come here!"

The mermaid screamed, and before Mr. Zhu could react, it swung its tail and lunged forward.

I saw the long blue nails firmly grasped Mr. Zhu's arm and pulled him into the water.

"Gulu gulu gulu——"

Mr. Zhu struggled hard, but the water was the mermaids' territory and no human could compare to a fish that was so adept at handling things.

After a few hits, Mr. Zhu was completely out of strength. He could only rely on the swimming skills he had learned since childhood to stay awake and allowed the mermaid to drag him into deeper water.

Ivy, what did they say?

Mermaids will use their singing to confuse passing ships until a storm destroys the wooden ship, and the bewitched crew members will then become the mermaids' most delicious dishes.

So, am I going to be eaten by a fish?

Mr. Zhu looked at the mermaid with her greedy fangs flashing, and a strong chill rose in his heart.

No!

"Zhao Minghua! Where are you? Why don't you come and save me?"

"Didn't you say you would protect me forever?"

Mr. Zhu roared in his heart.

The surrounding environment gradually dimmed, the pressure squeezed Mr. Zhu's body, and the air in his lungs quickly became scarce.

Trying hard to maintain his last bit of consciousness, Mr. Zhu was overwhelmed with grief. Extremely vicious words surged up into his throat, turned into bubbles and flowed out of his lips along with the last breath of air.

"Zhao Minghua...you treacherous bastard..."

"Cha-"

Before all the vicious curses could be uttered, a strange voice suddenly sounded in his ears, dispersing all of Mr. Zhu's strength.

The mermaid's claws loosened, and she turned in the water along the undercurrent, then sank to the bottom of the water mixed with a lot of turbid liquid.

Zhao Minghua held the silver harpoon in one hand and used his powerful tail and thin, smooth webs to drag Mr. Zhu towards the surface of the water.

"Ugh!"

The moment the air entered his mouth, Mr. Zhu lay on the ground and coughed violently for a long time.

Only Zhao Minghua's head was exposed. His pupils had turned into a beautiful light yellow, and a light layer of fish scales covered his bronze skin.

"You...cough cough cough..."

Mr. Zhu pointed at Zhao Minghua angrily.

"Are you the fish monster in the Thames?"

"what?"

"Ah, what? I'm asking you, two months ago, when I escaped from the bottom of the cabin, were you the one who saved me from underwater?"

Zhao Minghua tilted his head and thought about it, then nodded obediently.

"Then why did you lock me up? I have to suffer so much for nothing! Are you sick?"

"I'm asking you, are you mad? Are you? You big stupid dog!"

Mr. Zhu angrily grabbed Zhao Minghua's wet hair and dragged him ashore.

“You! You…you…”

Mr. Zhu looked at Zhao Minghua's light yellow eyes and immediately felt relieved.

His upper body was naked and covered with transparent scales. Below the waist it became a colorful fish tail, and the fan-like tail was as big as a speedboat.

Zhao Minghua blinked, slapped the water with his tail fin, and slid down again.

"That shipwreck claimed the lives of all of us, Mr. Zhu..."

He stayed quietly in the water, leaving only a black head.

"The storm came too suddenly, with huge waves that swallowed up all the passing ships."

"I held on to the flagpole on the deck tightly and fell into the sea with the ship."

“When I woke up, I found myself floating in the sea. There were a lot of mermaids around me. They surrounded me, sang and danced, touched my body, and took me out of the water.”

"I asked them, where are my brothers? They said they were captured by some very bad mermen."

"They asked me if I had any other wishes that they could help me realize."

"But the price is that I have to offer my soul to the Sea God, become one of them, and fight with them in the sea."

Zhao Minghua's eyes are bright. With such beautiful eyes, the pearls that fall from them are also incredibly beautiful.