Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

It seems that their previous attack was merely to take advantage of her illness and kill her, but now that she has regained her mobility, the monsters have fled.

These are all Xu Jiawei's guesses, but mutated creatures shouldn't have such intelligent brains. Could they be controlled by the Dark God?

Demonic creatures act on instinct and wouldn't have the time or inclination to do such things.

The further she walked, the stronger the attraction became, to the point that Xu Jiawei could no longer control her steps, as if her body was no longer under her control.

She was horrified. The blue energy had saved her, so she trusted it and followed it here. But things were beyond her imagination; this energy could even control her body.

Is this blue energy trying to harm itself?

Xu Jiawei tried to control her body and fight against the blue energy. The blue energy seemed to know Xu Jiawei's inner unease and emitted a reassuring aura, as if comforting her and telling her not to be afraid.

Xu Jiawei stopped resisting, not because she believed in the blue energy, but because she couldn't resist it. She figured she might as well go and see what it wanted to do, and save her strength to deal with what would happen next.

Following the directions, she arrived at the very center of the city, a dilapidated temple. Only the remaining walls and broken stone pillars told of its former glory, while the statue that should have been in the center of the temple was now just a pile of stones.

The temple was so badly damaged that Xu Jiawei couldn't find any information to prove the identity of the temple's owner. There should have been murals on the walls, but they had been eroded by seawater and were now completely obscured.

Only this dilapidated temple lies silently asleep in the dark depths of the sea, forgotten by the world.

A feeling of loneliness and sadness suddenly spread through her heart. She was somewhat surprised as to why she was sad, since this temple had nothing to do with her.

Could it be because of that blue energy? It affected her. Xu Jiawei adjusted her emotions. Ever since she came to this temple, she had always felt that her emotions were not quite right.

The good news is that we are now able to move around freely.

After regaining her mobility, she did not leave. Instead, she walked deeper into the hall and came to the very center of the hall, in front of a pile of stones. For some reason, she wanted to piece the pile of rubble back together. For some inexplicable reason, she felt that it shouldn't be like this.

She is not a believer, and is even an atheist on Earth. But here, Xu Jiawei has to admit that there really are gods and ghosts in this world. She still does not have faith in any deity, but she feels more like a devout believer in the presence of God.

Xu Jiawei didn't want to think about this strange feeling now. Since she had already thought this way, she would do it this way. Although she didn't believe in anything, she still respected the gods very much and always felt that their ending shouldn't be like this.

No matter what, they were just slightly stronger humans, and it's truly heartbreaking that they ended up like this.

Xu Jiawei sorted the stones one by one and pieced the stone statue together from head to toe.

Fortunately, the statue wasn't very big, and the pieces were broken quite neatly, so Xu Jiawei knew how to put them back together after just a quick look. It's a pity that there's no equipment available for repair.

However, there was an attraction between the stone and the blue energy. Once they were put together, Xu Jiawei's body automatically drew energy to stick the stone statue together. Soon, a gentle female statue appeared in front of Xu Jiawei.

Is this the deity who helped me? What does she want from me? Why did she summon me here but not show herself?

Xu Jiawei seemed to sense something and shed a tear. The tear condensed into a crystal—a pearl?

She laughed at herself. Only mermaids could weep tears that turned into pearls. What kind of mermaid was she? At most, she was a half-human, half-fish fish-woman.

But why did she suddenly feel a sense of sadness, as if she had lost something, and tears streamed down her face?

Xu Jiawei sensed everything around her. Apart from the sound of flowing water and the stone statue in front of her, there was nothing in the entire temple. There were no remnant souls or consciousness; it seemed that everything had disappeared.

Was she late? Xu Jiawei felt a little heavy-hearted.

She shouldn't have doubted this deity; if she had arrived earlier, she might have been able to see him one last time.

The water flowed gently over Xu Jiawei's head, as if to say, "It's okay."

At this moment, the fragile barrier that had been shrouding the island began to collapse, and the black pollution surged forth, attempting to engulf the ruined city.

This was the first time Xu Jiawei had ever seen an island polluted like this, and she was deeply shocked. It was like the end of the world, with black mist engulfing the broken city walls and dilapidated houses, and finally rushing towards the temple.

The temple statue emitted its last burst of light, enveloping the temple, and cracks reappeared on the statue that had been restored.

She couldn't help but channel her magic into the statue, and with Xu Jiawei's help, the previously shaky light barrier once again blocked the black mist's attack.

After an unknown amount of time, the black mist returned again and again, until it finally gave up and retreated reluctantly. At this moment, the light barrier also disappeared, and the stone statue collapsed once more.

Xu Jiawei tried to piece the statue back together, but this time it was even more badly broken. It took Xu Jiawei more time and more magic to piece it back together. However, there was an indelible crack on the statue that Xu Jiawei could not repair no matter how much magic she poured into it.

Xu Jiawei also guessed why He had sent her to the temple. It was because He was about to collapse. The energy in Xu Jiawei's body was probably His last bit of divine power. He had been struggling to protect Xu Jiawei from the Dark God and had been holding on until now, when His divine power had completely disappeared.

The reason she was brought to the temple was to use her power to defend against this fierce attack.

Even if she had arrived earlier, she would not have seen God one last time, because He could no longer maintain His form when He was giving her His divine power.

Xu Jiawei continued to output magic power, but the cracks in the statue grew larger and larger until the statue completely turned into stone dust, which drifted into the sea and could no longer be found.

Xu Jiawei pursed her lips, but felt empty inside. Because of the blue energy, Xu Jiawei had formed a connection with this deity, as if her closest person had left.

The current situation is beyond her control.

Beneath the pile of ashes lay a blue pearl, buried within. Xu Jiawei, drawn by the pearl's brilliance, picked it up.

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have obtained the Tear of the Water God. The Tear of the Water God is the last tear shed by the Water God before his death, and it will grant different abilities depending on the holder's needs.]