The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

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In the light screen.

Gu Ran showed no fear or worry as he faced the towering curtain of water surrounding him. He simply watched the little conch that had now become "Ariel".

"Do you really want to kill me that badly?" Gu Ran finally spoke, his voice still hoarse.

“You are the greatest enemy of the sea creatures and the merfolk, so naturally I want to kill you as soon as possible,” Ariel said coldly.

"And what about you? Do you want to kill me? Why don't you think about yourself?"

"Enough with the nonsense. You are an enemy of the merfolk and the sea people, so naturally you are the person I want to kill."

Gu Ran smiled; he understood the meaning behind it.

She herself did not want to kill him; she was just following her mother's instructions.

He looked at her and said, "Okay, I understand, but I can't agree to this because I have many things I need to do while I'm still alive."

What he didn't say was that one of the things he was doing was continuing to search for a way to "restore her memory."

Ariel sensed something was off about Gu Ran's tone, and a strange feeling crept into her own heart as well.

She frowned, suppressing the strange feeling in her heart, and snorted, "Who needs your permission?! I'll come and take your life myself!"

The blue curtain of water hanging in the sky suddenly covered the sea.

Enveloped, Gu Ran looked like a drifting ant, fragile and vulnerable, as if she could be swallowed up by this vast blue ocean at any moment.

The heavy curtain of water, cascading down from the sky, has an impact force no less than that of a massive hammer blow capable of shattering mountains.

Moreover, the water in this water curtain is different from ordinary seawater. After it spreads down, it immediately condenses and gathers around Gu Ran.

Such a powerful blow would severely injure even the most powerful sea monsters in the ocean.

However, Ariel did not underestimate Gu Ran as an enemy; she could sense that Gu Ran was still alive.

Seeing Gu Ran submerged in the thick curtain of water, she did not relax. Instead, she continued to control the seawater, trying to condense it into a "water prison" to trap Gu Ran.

Then, in one fell swoop, Gu Ran was imprisoned and killed!

"A good idea, but such an attack technique is very effective against large sea monsters or ferocious beasts. However, against strong human opponents, it would be better to shrink your water screens and concentrate your power."

Commentary came from within the water curtain.

Ariel was furious when she heard this.

The tone was like a teacher instructing a student, which made her feel slighted.

"Mind your own business first! If you keep getting distracted like this, I'll kill you!"

"Oh? Are you concerned about me?"

The thick water curtain, which even powerful sea beasts could hardly escape, suddenly cracked open, and Gu Ran walked out slowly as if strolling in a garden.

"How is this possible?! How could you break free from that water curtain so easily?!" Ariel exclaimed in shock.

This wasn't the first time she had used this move; she had used it before when facing those powerful sea monsters.

At that time, no matter how powerful or strong the sea beast was, it would eventually be firmly trapped in this water curtain.

"Do we really need to further condense the water curtain and concentrate our power...?"

Ariel couldn't help but think along the lines of the "suggestion" Gu Ran had just made.

Then, as she thought about it, she used it subconsciously.

The originally enormous and boundless water curtain suddenly shrank several times, and then continued to shrink, as if the cotton cloth had been dehydrated.

Then this "dehydrated" "curtain" continued to envelop Gu Ran.

Gu Ran did not dodge, but let the "curtain" cover her again.

Feeling the "water curtain" whose intensity had increased several levels, Ariel was surprised.

This method seems to be more effective against humans?

But why did he teach me to do this?

Did he want to commit suicide?

Ariel couldn't help but have this absurd thought pop into her head.

But before she could even form this thought, that annoying voice came from within the water curtain again.

"Not bad, look, isn't the power really much stronger? We should learn to use power appropriately according to the specific enemy."

"Humans are about the same size as merfolk, so you shouldn't use the same tactics you use on those 'big guys' on humans. You should make appropriate modifications like this."

Gu Ran tore open the water curtain, stepped out, and spoke.

Ariel stared blankly at Gu Ran as he walked out: "Why are you out again?"

Gu Ran smiled gently: "It's simple. Because I'm stronger than you, your moves are useless against me."

Ariel was immediately furious at Gu Ran's "frivolous" manner.

Before she had grown stronger, there were indeed many enemies she couldn't defeat.

But once she grew stronger, she completely defeated those enemies she couldn't beat before, and from then on, she never encountered an opponent again.

But unexpectedly, he was now being looked down upon by Gu Ran, the "great enemy" of the mermaid race!

Driven by a fierce determination, she was eager to get her revenge immediately. The "Heart of the Ocean" necklace on her chest floated up, emitting a dazzling light.

"Have I adapted to this level already?" Gu Ran wondered, feeling the power emanating from the "Heart of the Ocean".

With such strength, while she might not be completely invincible in the ocean, there shouldn't be many enemies who could pose a life-threatening threat to her.

Hmm... as long as I'm not as careless as I was this time.

Relieved, Gu Ran suddenly remembered a question.

Because he had been too concerned about the little seashell that had become Ariel, he hadn't thought about it too much, but now the question couldn't help but resurface in his mind.

“I have a question: why haven’t I seen Alice in the merfolk’s territory, nor among your… ‘soldiers’?”

Yes, he didn't see Alice when he passed by the merfolk's territory.

He didn't see Alice there either.

The mermaids should be scattered in these two places, right? Would Alice go to other places?

"Alice..." Ariel murmured the name, her eyebrows slightly raised.

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"Oh, it's that traitorous mermaid." Ariel looked at Gu Ran. "Is she important to you?"

A sense of unease suddenly arose in Gu Ran's mind, and her unease grew stronger.

Knowing his bad reputation among the merfolk and worried about causing trouble for Alice, Gu Ran didn't answer the question directly, but instead avoided the question by saying:

"I have a deep impression of her; she caused me a lot of trouble back then."

That's the truth.

Ariel looked at Gu Ran suspiciously, trying to glean something from his expression.

However, Gu Ran was also quite shrewd, so Ariel observed carefully for a while but didn't see much.

Gu Ran's tone and words suggested that Alice, his "enemy," had caused him a lot of trouble when the two sides were enemies.

There was no sign of any "friendly" concern from him towards Alice; it seemed as if he was simply satisfying his own curiosity.

Ariel's mind raced as she recalled Gu Ran's hateful face that had just made her angry.

She said calmly, "Back then, she betrayed the mermaid clan and tipped you off, almost causing the mermaid clan's revival to be cut short. Her crime was unforgivable, and I have already executed her."

What? Dead?

Gu Ran was startled, feeling as if his head had been hit hard, and he felt dizzy.

Although he had already guessed something, he still held onto the possibility that something might be wrong.

Although she helped him, didn't the merfolk ultimately suffer no losses?

Moreover, the merfolk are a race that values ​​unity, and she is a member of the merfolk.

He was executed just like that?

"Is she really dead?" Gu Ran's expression remained calm, but his voice trembled slightly.

Ariel was puzzled by Gu Ran's state. Was he sad?

Thinking of this, she felt a sense of triumph.

But then, she thought of Alice's death, and her initial joy slowly faded, replaced by a wave of sadness.

The sadness in her heart left Ariel somewhat bewildered.

She was actually grieving for that traitor from the mermaid clan?

How can it be? !

Ariel hardened her heart, forcibly suppressing her sorrow, and continued with an icy expression, speaking in a detached tone: