Chapter 636
Giant Squid, Mermaid Tribe
Chapter 636 Giant Squid, Mermaid Tribe
Vader swung his tail lightly, cutting through the dark waters like a streak of light.
He discovered that swimming in a narrow bathtub was a completely different experience from swimming in the vast black lake.
The cold water brushed against the gills on the side of his face, bringing a cool touch, and his body felt unusually light, as if he had escaped the influence of gravity.
As Weed gradually sank deeper, the color of the lake darkened and the scenery became darker. A forest of waterweed swayed slightly at the bottom of the lake, and tiny bubbles rose up like strings of pearls.
To the fish in the water, that dark green algae belt looks like a forest of tall buildings, right?
A group of small fish shining with silver light were startled by Wade's arrival, and they instantly scattered and gathered together like a flowing nebula.
They surrounded Wade and swam with him for a while, then Wade flicked his tail and threw all the little fish behind him.
Suddenly, Wade saw a huge shadow appear in front of him, like a giant standing in the water.
[The heart of steel sleeps in the dark...]
The lyrics flashed through Vader's mind.
He approached cautiously and found that it was just a strangely shaped stone with holes of different sizes in the middle. Some fluorescent shrimps and crabs were pecking at it.
Wade looked around but didn't find anything like the "Heart of Iron". He walked around the stone, but was caught off guard when a black shadow struck him like lightning!
It turned out to be a Kaba!
Vader leaned back quickly, the water surged violently, and the sharp claws passed in front of his eyes.
He spun around and hit Kaba hard with his strong and powerful tail. The ugly monster was immediately knocked away and hit a rock, and some green blood immediately came out.
Wade cast another stunning spell and frowned slightly as he watched Cabba unconsciously hit the rocks again and again as he drifted along the water.
A skinny arm quietly reached for the slightly fluttering clothes from behind.
Wade flipped his wrist, and the wand drew a beautiful trajectory in the water -
"boom!"
The water flow exploded, and the Grindylow that tried to launch a sneak attack was blown over several times in the water. Before it could stop, it suddenly dived into the water plants beside it and disappeared in a moment of carelessness.
Wade also breathed a sigh of relief.
The underwater environment is different from that on the ground. Dangers may emerge from all directions. He must increase his attention and be doubly vigilant. It is inevitable that he feels a little uncomfortable.
However, the mermaid's body allowed Wade to quickly adapt to the underwater environment. He restrained the water flow around him, recalled the place where the giant squid often emerged from the water, and swam slowly over.
Today, the giant squid did not float to the surface to bask in the sun. Instead, it lay in the dark crevices at the bottom of the lake, its tentacles covered with suction cups slightly curled up, its usually round eyes narrowed into a slit, and its soft body slowly rose and fell.
——Falling asleep?
Wade's heart moved and he slowed down his swimming speed.
He knew that the squid's sleep time was not long each time and that they were very alert and would wake up immediately at the slightest vibration.
Although the giant squid is usually very friendly to Hogwarts students and will pick up people who fall into the water, today, it is the "gatekeeper boss" of the competition, and Wade does not want to gamble on the giant squid's temper and sense of responsibility.
He subconsciously held his breath, and an extremely faint light appeared at the tip of the wand, illuminating the surrounding environment a little.
Vader circled the giant squid and found a red cylinder as thick as a finger attached to the suction cup of one of its tentacles.
——Is this the red of sunset?
Wade did not hesitate. He slowly swung his fish tail and approached slowly. When his fingers were about to touch the cylinder, one of the tentacles suddenly twitched.
Vader immediately stood still, holding his wand tightly, ready to cast a spell at any time.
The giant squid did not wake up, it just moved its body and soon its breathing became normal again.
With the slightest movement, Vader used his fingertips to poke it with a little force.
The cylinder fell off the suction cup and was quickly grabbed by Vader.
He glanced at the giant squid with squinting eyes, and slowly retreated. Only after he was far enough away did he look closely at the object in his hand.
This thing looked like a ruby column, slightly thinner at both ends. It felt cool and smooth in the hand, and there were fine magic runes engraved on the surface. Wade knew he was looking for something this time, and after the transformation, a brown bag was hung around his waist. He put the cylinder in and continued to swim towards the depths of the Black Lake.
The water temperature around him gradually dropped, and the light became dimmer and dimmer. After an unknown amount of time, Wade suddenly heard a melodious song.
He perked up and quickened his pace. Soon he saw many rough hemispherical stone houses with dark windows in the direction where the singing came from.
A group of mermaids were swimming in the lake, their silver tails slapping the water, but they looked very different from Wade.
The mermaid is neither slender nor beautiful. She has tiny scales on her iron-gray skin, dark green hair like rotten water plants, bulging eyeballs, sharp fangs, and a face that looks both human and fish-like. Her body is dry and thin, and her ribs can be clearly seen.
Wade glanced at the little blue fish in the deep water out of the corner of his eye. He wondered whether the audience who saw this scene would give up their fantasy about mermaids from then on.
In fact, he learned from the book that beautiful mermaids do exist, but they are not the same species as those in the Black Lake. The difference is as big as that between centaurs and zebras.
Mermaids are not only more beautiful, but also more proud and dangerous. They live in the deep sea and will not easily communicate with wizards, let alone participate in wizard games as NPCs.
As soon as Vader approached, the mermaids noticed his presence. Instead of rushing up to attack him, they quickly went into the stone house.
When a few little mermaids saw that Wade looked different from them, they swam over curiously, but were immediately pulled back by their parents.
Through the window, pairs of yellow eyes stared at him vigilantly and alertly, following Vader wherever he swam.
It was obvious that the creature his current image represented did not have a good relationship with the merman tribe. Although Vader did not receive help, he was glad that he was not expelled.
He swam above the stone house, and after circling for a while, his eyes focused slightly -
Some of the stone houses had old bronze discs hung on their outer walls. Because they looked so much like round windows, Wade did not realize at first glance that they were what he was looking for.
He swam over quickly and took down a bronze plate from a stone house. There was a circle of delicate zodiac signs carved on it. There were some rust marks on the surface and a round hole in the middle.
Wade's heart moved slightly, and he understood what the song was asking them to look for.
He put the disc into the bag as well and looked around.
The mermaids hid in the house, watching Wade's actions, but still did not stop him or drive him away.
He changed direction and swam to another house, wanting to take down the disc there to see if the pattern was the same as the one in his hand.
At this moment, several mermaids suddenly moved. They stretched out their spears and held them in front of Wade.
"Each person can only take one."
One of the mermen, a particularly ugly one, said in a deep voice, “Don’t be greedy, warrior.”
This time, Wade did not intend to eliminate all the other opponents. He stepped back a little as the other party wished. Seeing that several mermaids breathed a sigh of relief, they lowered their spears.
Vader smiled at them, waved his hand, turned around and swam in another direction with his catch.
Now, only [Heart of Steel] is left.
If he guessed correctly, it should be a pointer.
There are often dangers in the deep waters of the lake, such as tangled water plants, poisonous jellyfish, sneak-attack grindylls, electric eels, water snakes and catfish.
All in all, they were creatures that could cause some trouble to the students, but they could be dealt with. As for the truly dangerous giant squids and mermaids, they were very restrained.
Wade patiently searched for a place called the "Dark Place". He often saw a huge black shadow, but after swimming over, he found that it was a bunch of water plants or a rotten wood.
Suddenly, something strange happened in the water ahead.
An underwater vortex was slowly spinning, like a transparent waterspout, with one end extending to the lake surface and the other end extending to the darker, deeper canyon at the bottom of the lake.
——Is there any place darker than this in the Black Lake?
Wade paused for a moment, tightly grasped the bag around his waist with one hand, swung his fish tail violently, and rushed straight into the whirlpool!
(End of this chapter)