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

She finally understood where the rift between Gu Ran and her began, and why Gu Ran later changed his mind and agreed to the engagement with Xue Xiling.

This may not be the whole reason, but it's definitely related to it to some extent.

......

In the light screen.

Gu Ran looked up at Ariel, his voice much hoarse: "Ariel, the Queen of the Merfolk."

This was the first time Gu Ran had formally used this title.

Ariel on the screen was confused, while Eudora outside the screen knew that Gu Ran called her that because their relationship could never go back to the way it was.

In his eyes, the mermaid before him was the hope for the future revival of the mermaid race, the queen of the mermaid race, but not his "little conch shell".

An invisible rift has formed between the two of them!

After a moment of silence, Gu Ran said, "I hope you can achieve what you expect and successfully lead the merfolk to revival."

After speaking, Gu Ran turned around, and his originally straight back inexplicably hunched over a bit.

Looking at him from behind, he seemed to have aged considerably all of a sudden.

Looking at Gu Ran like this, Ariel felt inexplicably empty inside.

But then, she shook off that strange feeling.

"Trying to escape? I didn't agree to that!"

Ariel snorted and attacked Gu Ran from behind.

The water spear pierced Gu Ran's body.

The next moment, Gu Ran's body vanished from Ariel's sight as if it were a dream.

"How is this going?"

Ariel was startled and looked ahead.

Gu Ran, who had supposedly died, suddenly reappeared in front of her.

However, the figure didn't even glance at her again, and walked out of the water curtain alone, heading towards the horizon.

Ariel tried to continue intercepting him, but no matter how she tried, he seemed to know it beforehand, and no weapon could work on him.

216. Gu Ran, you really were after my mother! 4k

He could easily dodge it unless it was a wide-range attack.

If it's a wide-range attack that's hard to dodge and has almost no effect on him, he can simply throw a punch to neutralize it.

Even if he does nothing, most attacks won't do him any harm.

After escaping Ariel's attack, Gu Ran sensed the location of the "core of the Evil God's Ark".

He noticed that the other person was still moving, so he chased after them at top speed.

According to his telepathic senses, Ariel did not chase after him, but instead turned around and headed back towards the direction where the merfolk were located.

Clearly, she was worried about his arrival and wanted to go back to check on the situation of the merfolk.

No further ripples arose in Gu Ran's heart; he simply continued silently toward the "core of the Evil God's Ark."

He didn't actually blame Ariel.

He had already learned most of the true cause and outcome of the matter from other mermaids through telekinesis, and then, through his own reasoning, he had also deduced about 80-90% of it.

Although Ariel imprisoned Alice, Alice at that time was clearly already determined to die.

Alice actually died because of him.

He thought the mermaids would continue to accept Alice, but Alice had already become confused about the righteousness of what the mermaids were doing, and she herself "abandoned" the mermaids.

Moreover, he thought Ariel's mother would direct her hatred at him, but he didn't expect that she still hated Alice so deeply for tipping him off.

Although Ariel did not execute Alice, Alice should have already known that she was no longer accepted by the Mermaids.

Moreover, he wasn't oblivious to the faint affection Alice held for him.

This lingering feeling may have been amplified by the guilt she later felt when she misunderstood him.

The merfolk are his adversaries, and ultimately, he is human, belonging to the land, not the sea.

All these factors exacerbated her mental illness, eventually overwhelming her spirit and body.

Gu Ran felt very uncomfortable.

Even now, he still struggles to understand what his feelings for Alice truly are.

Pity? Definitely.

So you like it?

It seems so, but it appears he sees her more as a friend than a girl he could like.

However, when someone of the opposite sex who likes you dies because of you, it's hard not to be moved and hard not to keep them in your heart.

Gu Ran was filled with self-blame and guilt.

If he had discovered Alice's inner thoughts sooner, perhaps he could have averted this tragedy.

......

Outside the light screen.

In the "Ark Core".

As the memories unfolded little by little, Gu Ran finally "remembered" everything from the past.

"Alice..."

The image of that blonde mermaid from the past, which had gradually faded in my mind, reappeared so clearly at this moment.

Gu Ran glanced around at Gu Qingqing, Yudora, Cheng Youmeng, Xue Xiling, and the others outside the "Ark Core," as well as the girl hidden in the crowd who exuded a faint demonic aura.

He was finally beginning to understand why he had done what he did.

Why is he in this situation?

......

In the light screen.

"The target really is the sea eye ruins. It seems this thing is indeed related to the sea eye."

Sensing that the "core of the Evil God's Ark" was getting closer and closer to the Sea Eye Ruins, and that it was pointing directly at the Sea Eye Ruins, Gu Ran was basically certain that the two were indeed related.

"The ocean eye contains 'deep water,' and this 'deep water' was the main cause of the cataclysmic flood that destroyed the previous civilization. In the great flood..."

Gu Ran suddenly remembered the strange, black geometric creatures that the "Prophet" encountered on the Ark, which jumped out of the great flood.

"It seems that 'Deep Water' is hiding many secrets."

Gu Ran felt increasingly curious about the "core of the Evil God's Ark".

"We've arrived..."

Because of the long delay, Gu Ran hadn't even caught up with the "Evil God Ark Core" before it arrived at the Sea Eye Ruins.

"This ruin is..."

This is the remains of the sea eye where Ariel's mother was suppressed.

Gu Ran frowned slightly; he remembered.

"Is this a coincidence?"

This question suddenly popped into Gu Ran's mind.

Although he really wanted to get to the Sea Eye Ruins immediately, he didn't have any spatial abilities right now, so even if he was fast, it would still take him some time to get there.

Because of the distance, the telekinetic power could not reach it. Only through that faint connection with the "core of the ark" was the approximate location sensed.

Otherwise, he should have been able to recall sooner that it was the remnant of the sea eye where Ariel's mother was suppressed.

......

At this moment, the sea appeared calm and the sky was high and the clouds were light.

Suddenly, a figure appeared on the sea.

After using his telekinesis to pinpoint the location of the sea eye ruins, Gu Ran plunged into the sea without the slightest hesitation.

The "Core of the Evil God's Ark" has been lingering at the Sea Eye Ruins for a while now, and it's unclear what it's doing.

Gu Ran felt that this thing already possessed a certain level of intelligence, just like the consciousness he encountered in the "Tower of Thought" in Far East City.

At first, he thought that the consciousness might have disappeared or been suppressed.

However, it seems that this consciousness still exists, and even if it was originally damaged and suppressed, it may have recovered to a certain extent.

The closer Gu Ran got to the "core of the Evil God's Ark," the more he could sense the mysterious connection between him and it.

"A powerful yearning..." Gu Ran sensed the inner will emanating from the "Core of the Evil God's Ark," a yearning to return to the underground...

"The longing to return to the multitude..."