The sounds of intense gunfire and the occasional clatter of something being knocked over came from above, making one anxious.

Gu Yunyun struggled to climb over the wall of the wooden tub, but ended up tipping the entire tub over with her. With a "thud," the tub fell to the ground, splashing water everywhere, but the noise was drowned out by the sounds of the battle above.

Gu Yunyun was thrown and rolled several times, seemingly breaking her elbow, but she didn't care about that now. Dragging her fish tail, which looked very clumsy on land, she struggled to climb the stairs.

The fish's tail, which was flexible and powerful in the water, could only thrash helplessly on land. Frustrated, Gu Yunyun swung her tail hard, slapping it against the ground.

"Will Vincent and the others still be alive to wait for me to climb up..." Gu Yunyun struggled and made a comical effort to move forward like a seal, complaining to the system all the while.

"Keep going! You can do it!"

"...What use are you to me?" As a cheerleader?

Gu Yunyun grew increasingly anxious, her already bruised elbow throbbing painfully against the ground. Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck her. She turned sideways and, disregarding her appearance, rolled erratically towards the bottom of the stairs, her tail fin slapping against the ground with a crackling sound. She rolled until she was dizzy and disoriented, finally crashing into the bottom step with a thud.

Gu Yunyun shook her head, grabbed the stair railing with her hands, and used her upper body strength to pull herself up.

However, the basement stairs were narrow, steep, and had many turns, making it very difficult for Gu Yunyun to climb them with her large tail. At this critical juncture, every moment of delay could lead to an unexpected incident affecting the mission objective.

As Gu Yunyun grew increasingly anxious and experienced a lot of pain, she didn't notice that her fishtail was slightly warm, just like when she was shy in front of Vincent. The tip of her tail fin gradually became congested with blood and turned a light pink.

Suddenly, Gu Yunyun felt a tearing pain in her tail fin, which caught her off guard. She screamed and let go of the handrail, sliding down the stairs and falling to the ground again.

A notification sounded in the system.

"Wow! It's a hidden skill! Host, you're awesome!"

Gu Yunyun got up from the ground, and the fishtail under her long dress had transformed into a pair of pure white legs. She tried to stand up and felt slightly uncomfortable. Although she was described as weak, the muscle strength of her transformed legs was equivalent to that of an average human girl, but compared to the fishtail that could stun a shark, she was indeed extremely weak.

"Okay! I'm coming!"

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Vincent and his group used the house as their base to confront the people outside.

Wallis stood guard by the door, carrying a modified gun; Combe fiddled with a game console, the screen scattered with many small red dots. As he manipulated it, explosions and screams of enemies echoed outside, but the number of controllable red dots dwindled with each explosion.

Vincent and Eileen guarded the other two windows, taking down any enemies who tried to sneak in.

"Miss Blaise, you didn't tell us these guys had such advanced weaponry before you came!" The middle-aged man, dressed in a well-tailored suit but still unable to conceal his ferocity, pointed at several of his men who had been inexplicably killed in yet another explosion. "What the hell was that thing?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wallis switched his gun to a portable small-caliber cannon-like weapon and opened fire on a small group of people who were trying to flank him. The weapon, which had been modified in some way, blasted the small group of men carrying thick alloy shields, sending them sprawling and groaning on the ground.

The middle-aged man was practically going crazy. He rubbed his head hard and yelled through gritted teeth, "What is that?!"

Duchess Blaise, dressed in elaborate embroidery and adorned with a small, delicate feather-decorated hat, looked no different from someone who had just been to a fierce battle; she seemed to be strolling leisurely in the garden.

“They have the ability to abduct the siren from the stage in a heavily guarded underground auction house in full view of everyone, and make it impossible for you to find them. Isn’t that enough to prove their strength?” She lightly fanned herself with a feather fan, slightly covering her lips. “If I hadn’t known that he definitely needed the siren venom, I’m afraid you would never have known who stole the goods in your entire lives.”

The middle-aged man was speechless. He could only glare at her, then turn his head and stare hatefully into the house. "How dare they provoke us like this! I'll hang their corpses in the city center square as a warning!"

The duchess glanced at him sideways, a disdainful smile curving her lips beneath her feather fan. "You can do whatever you want with the others, but Vincent… is mine!"

The red dot on the Com's game console screen was depleted, and Wallis's ammo was also running low. Eileen, being a woman, was already slightly weaker physically, and Vincent, still recovering, was finding it increasingly difficult.

"Damn it, am I really going to fail here today?"

Vincent coughed weakly. "You all said I'd fall for a woman sooner or later, and you were right." He gave a bitter smile. "Sorry to have dragged you into this."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, you saved our lives. You've already made enough for us after living so carefree for so long." Eileen loaded the last bullet, looking very nonchalant.

"Yunyun, she..." Kom started to say, but then pursed his lips and swallowed his words. After all, there was no point in thinking about it now.

Vincent sighed softly, "It's truly a pity that I couldn't fulfill my promise to Miss Siren..."

Seeing that the firepower inside had weakened, the people outside knew they were at their last gasp. The middle-aged man grinned maliciously, "Charge in! Just leave one alive to interrogate the siren's whereabouts!"

Just as the people inside were about to fight to the death, a distant and strange singing voice suddenly rang out behind them. They turned around in surprise and saw Gu Yunyun walking slowly towards them barefoot on the street, singing a song they couldn't understand.

Strangely, even though she only slightly moved her lips, her voice carried clearly and ethereally, audible even in the not-so-quiet courtyard. The song was dreamlike and beautiful, like a lover's whisper, or a pure and ancient hymn from a legendary sacred realm; its meaning was difficult to discern, yet it captivated all who heard it.

In such a tense atmosphere, everyone listened with complete absorption. Those outside were so engrossed that they unconsciously loosened their grip on their weapons, the clattering sound of them falling to the ground failing to rouse them, as if they had entered a deep, mesmerizing dream.

Inside the room, Vincent and the other three were also shocked and captivated by the song, but because Gu Yunyun deliberately kept her hallucinogenic abilities away from them, they did not lose their minds like the people outside.

Vincent was the first to react, rushing forward to pick up Gu Yunyun and saying to his companions, "Let's go!"

The other three also realized what was happening and followed Vincent, taking advantage of the fact that the enemies outside were still unaware, to quickly leave the area.

The group hurriedly got into the car. Eileen sat in the driver's seat and drove, while Com continued fiddling with his game console, making a slight "click" sound. As if by magic, the license plates on the front and back of the car changed to a different number in the blink of an eye while the car was speeding along.

"Was that the legendary siren's song? That's so cool!" Wallis exclaimed excitedly.

"And it's not an exaggeration, there really is such a beautiful singing voice!" Com's eyes lit up.

"Shouldn't we be more concerned about the fact that Miss Siren has suddenly grown legs?" Eileen complained as she drove.

"Could it be because you've fallen in love with a human?" Vincent chuckled. "I wonder which gentleman has such an honor?"

“Wow…” Wallis exclaimed, then suddenly remembered something and asked nervously, “If the man you love doesn’t love you back, will you turn into bubbles?”

Gu Yunyun couldn't help but laugh. She hadn't expected that the rough-around-the-edges Wallis would also read fairy tales with a girlish heart. "No. I don't know... how... legs..." Let's not talk about the things about going ashore to hunt.

After a few more jokes, Vincent stopped joking and said to Gu Yunyun with a hint of guilt, "I promised to take you to the nearest beach, but it seems the itinerary has to change, so I can't take you back for the time being."

"We need to avoid the Duchess and the underworld's influence behind the auction house first." He finished with that standard gentlemanly smile and seemingly affectionate gaze. "But rest assured, as long as I live, I will not break my promise to this beautiful lady."

The other people in the car immediately gave each other a "here we go again" look.

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During their escape, the group disguised themselves to avoid being recognized.

Vincent put on a light brown wig, and Eileen applied something to her face, turning her fair skin into a wheat color. She also added many freckles to the sides of her nose and dyed her hair dark brown, making her look much more ordinary.

Kom usually stayed behind the scenes and rarely showed his face, so not many people had seen him, and he didn't need to change much. What shocked Gu Yunyun the most was Wallis—he had neatly combed his messy, wild, naturally curly hair and shaved off his beard, revealing himself to be a handsome young man!

Contrary to his muscular physique and gruff voice, his face was surprisingly handsome and delicate, even with a touch of boyish charm. He had sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, a high nose, and thin lips, but his philtrum was surprisingly full, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, giving him a cute appearance.

Wallis, who had just shaved, rubbed his neck awkwardly and mumbled, "It's fucking strange."

Eileen circled him, looking him up and down, and said, "I didn't expect you to look so handsome after shaving, Wallis. You're actually quite my type. If it weren't for the fact that you don't mess with people near you, I would have made my move on you."

Wallis's face, no longer concealed by his full beard, was visibly red. "Hey, don't joke with me."

Gu Yunyun gave him a thumbs up: "Handsome!"

Wallis coughed lightly, a little embarrassed but also a little smug.

Vincent said to everyone, "We are going to Abba next. Abba is controlled by the Warren family. There is good news - Lord Warren is about to celebrate the eighteenth birthday of his twin sons and needs to select several excellent performing groups to perform at the banquet. Recently, many artists have come to Abba, so we can sneak in with them."

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