Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

By the time they had finished repairing the wooden railings on the side of the boat, tying up swords, treating the wounded, cleaning up the bodies and other tasks, it was already midnight.

Everyone's nerves had been tense for the whole day and they were already exhausted. Some of them could not hold on any longer and fell asleep on the deck, not caring about the stench and blood on the ground.

Bai Yixing had no choice but to order each boat to arrange a few boatmen who were still in good spirits to keep watch, and the rest of the people should rest on the spot to recover their strength.

Bai Yixing was born in a wealthy family and usually lived a life of luxury. The hardest thing he had ever done in his life was eating and walking. Today, at the critical moment of life and death, although he was a little scared, he did not retreat at all. When fighting with the mermaids, he even seized the opportunity to kill several mermaids whose flippers were cut by stones. Thinking back, he couldn't help but feel his blood boiling.

The sudden encounter with the mermaid while sailing caused him to have strange thoughts. "If I die in the West Sea, what will these nearly one million fortunes, the restoration of the Bai family's glory in the Snow Country, my father's wishes before his death have to do with me?"

"These boatmen are just trying to earn some money to support their families, but they have to go through life and death on the sea for no reason, and many of them even lose their lives... They are the most pitiful. Compared with their lives, these properties are nothing..."

"But what about Sister Shuxue? What should I do about what I promised her? How can I let his father look down on me?"

He lay on his side on the deck, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Half asleep and half awake, I suddenly heard a faint "whoosh" sound mixed in with the sound of the waves, as if someone was rapidly drawing a wooden stick across the water.

But who in this world can use a wooden stick to paddle the water at such a fast speed in this vast ocean?

This sound is different from the sound of waves, or the sound of wind and rain. Although it is extremely subtle, it is very clear and sharp.

Bai Yixing quickly sat up and listened carefully for a while. He found that the sound was probably coming from the northeast, which was right behind the fleet, and was now approaching the fleet rapidly.

The mermaids had just left, which made Bai Yixing even more alert. He climbed up from the deck, ran to the stern, and looked carefully at the sea in the northeast direction, but the sea was pitch black and he could not see anything.

The "whoosh" sound became louder and louder and closer. The boatmen on guard heard it and woke up the sleeping people of Snow Country.

When everyone heard this sound, they just knew that something strange was about to happen again, but no one could guess what would happen.

Bai Yixing frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's the mermaids again. Everyone, cheer up and prepare to fight!"

The boatmen couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. After all, they had just fought a fierce battle with the mermaids two or three hours ago and defeated them so badly that they fled. How could they come back again after a few hours?

Moreover, everyone saw how the mermaids swam, and they would not make such a strange "whooshing" sound at all.

The sound finally approached the ship amid the fear and confusion of the crowd, and then with a "splash", a black shadow broke through the water and quickly jumped onto the stern of the No. 1 ship where Bai Yixing was. Then there was another loud bang, wood chips flew everywhere, and it seemed that he had smashed a big hole in the deck.

It can be seen that the black shadow is tall and looks like a mermaid. However, it is hard to tell how he can swim at such a terrifying speed in the water.

The merman didn't say anything. He just spat out a stream of water from his mouth, which extinguished the fire burning in the signal brazier at the stern two meters away. His whole body suddenly disappeared into the darkness.

Then there was a scream of "Ahhh", and several people around the mermaid were killed, and the rest fled to the bow. The people of the Snow Country on other boats hurriedly picked up their weapons and prepared to fight.

Bai Yixing tightly grasped the sword in his hand, so frightened that he didn't even dare to breathe.

In the firelight, a tall merman figure slowly walked out.

Its body shape was the same as the previous mermaid, but it was dark without any spots, and was nearly seven feet long, taller than the average mermaid. In each hand he held a seven or eight foot long triangular fork, with a bloody human head stuck on each fork, both of which were the boatmen he had just killed.

Blood dripped from the severed neck bit by bit, which was both terrifying and weird.

The mermaid just stood there, and everyone in the Snow Country felt a chill blowing towards them. This feeling was different from the icy weather in the Snow Country which only froze people's skin, but it went straight into people's hearts, making people feel an inexplicable fear.

The mermaid stretched out his nose and sniffed the air around him, and said, "Yes, it's the people of Snow White. I haven't smelled this smell for many years. It's so stinky!" His voice was very smooth, unlike the other mermaids who spoke incoherently and chattering.

When the people of the Snow Country saw that although he was alone, his aura was so strong that they had never seen anything like it before, they were all stunned and dared not act rashly.

The mermaid swept the people on the boat with cold eyes and said, "Who is your leader? Tell him to talk to me."

Bai Yixing thought that although he was not the one who had the final say, he was still the owner of the fleet after all, so he decided to step out. However, Hu Yong grabbed him and shook his head at him.

The crowd was silent for a while, and an old boatman finally stepped forward and asked, "Who are you and what do you want to talk to us?" He didn't know how to address this mermaid, so he just called her "you".

Bai Yixing knew this old boatman, but he only knew that his surname was Qi, but he didn't know his specific name.

Seeing the man with gray hair and wrinkles coming out of the crowd, the mermaid chuckled and said, "How many years have passed? Has the Snow Country become so weak? How can a person like you be the leader?!" With a shake of his hands, the head on the harpoon flew towards the crowd of Snow Country, and with two bangs, the two people were hit to death, spitting blood. And he almost didn't have to do anything.

The old boatman surnamed Qi knew that the mermaid was here to kill and avenge him. Begging for mercy or showing off his skills would be useless. Knowing that he would surely die, he became unusually calm. He took a few more steps and said loudly, "We were originally a merchant ship. Unfortunately, we encountered a tsunami last night and were blown here by the wind and waves. You mermaids killed my compatriots indiscriminately first, so we had to fight back. Now that you have killed us, even if we, the people of the Snow Country, cannot defeat you, we will just die. What's the big deal?"

The people of the Snow Country followed suit and shouted, "It's just a death, it's no big deal!"

The mermaid ignored everyone and said, "So you accidentally entered my territory. I can't blame you all." After a pause, he continued, "But this ancient rule cannot be broken - people from the Cangmu, Baixue, and Chisha countries who enter my mermaid territory must die! From the Lord Baixue down in your Baixue country, everyone is pretentious and looks down on us water people. They deserve to be killed!"