Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 859 A Race More Adapted to the Black Tide

Faced with the flames, Hailan instinctively dodged, but all the attacks were blocked by Blackfish alone.

When Hailan came to her senses again, the black fish's outer robe had disappeared, revealing his face.

The black fish, whose face was now revealed, no longer had a black scaled fish tail, but instead had a pair of normal legs.

But what surprised Hailan was not the other person's missing fishtail, but their appearance.

He looks exactly like the wizard who experimented on mermaids.

No, Hailan shook her head, a bitter smile playing on her lips.

It's not exactly the same; the other person is clearly Alfonso!

The unconscious mermaid that Alfonso was holding was none other than Pearl, the mermaid princess with the highest concentration of ancestral mermaid blood among them!

The other mermaids behind him couldn't see Alfonso's face due to the distance and angle, but they all recognized Pearl.

If it weren't for the apparent presence of enemies, they probably would have pounced on them.

Hailan's already not very bright mind was in a state of confusion. He couldn't understand how Mr. Blackfish, who had been secretly helping them recover their spiritual bodies and devising their escape plan, had become Alfonso, a third-tier wizard of the Tribunal.

However, the current situation did not allow Hailan much time to think.

He gritted his teeth and decided to continue to believe in Mr. Blackfish.

In any case, Mr. Blackfish had been helping them all along, and they had nothing to be taken advantage of.

Although Alfonso revealed his face, he was not panicked. He even tightened his embrace around the mermaid to make Pearl more comfortable.

"You've come." His voice remained deep and firm, as if he hadn't just been attacked.

Suddenly, the footprints opposite them gradually emerged from low to high, like a transparent person revealing their true form.

The person who arrived was none other than Royer, who had just bid farewell to Saul and said he was going to inspect other areas.

Compared to Alfonso's calmness, Royer had a cold face and a gaze that seemed capable of killing.

"You still took this step." Royer's voice suppressed anger. "I don't understand why you insisted on letting this bunch of trash go? Judging from your expression, you already guessed I would follow you, so why did you still run away with the atavistic mermaid?"

Unlike the agitated Royer, Alfonso remained calm, even appearing somewhat innocent.

"Then why are you fixated on these dozens of atavistic mermaids?"

"Hmph! No matter what kind of mermaid they are, they are all assets of the Tribunal. Besides, they must stay and clean up the pollution of the Red Sea Tree."

"The Tribunal already has enough mermaids; a few dozen more won't make a difference."

"Whether it's good or bad is up to me. I'm the one in charge of the Red Sea Tree!" Royer's voice was a bit loud. Then, seemingly realizing he was being too emotional, he calmed down for a moment before saying, "I don't care why you knowingly let the mermaid go, but since I'm here, you'll come back with me. It's not a big deal; the Court Master will at most punish you..."

Suddenly, Royer paused, reaching for the mermaid pearl in Alfonso's arms.

Because he realized that Alfonso was standing there and saying so much to him just to buy time.

However, perhaps because Alfonso usually behaved too honestly, Royer was still a step too late.

Before his fingers could even touch Pearl's hair, a burst of spatial power suddenly erupted from the person opposite him.

"A portable teleportation array?"

Luo Ye quickly withdrew his hand and stepped back to avoid having any part of his body taken away by the spatial teleportation array.

As Alfonso and the mermaids behind him disappeared at the same time, leaving only a few mermaids at the very back of the group standing there blankly, Royer snorted coldly.

"If you were hiding this move to counter me, you might win, but..."

A warm yellow light suddenly shone from Royer's body, coalescing into a beam that shot towards the spot where Alfonso and the dozen or so mermaids had just disappeared.

The light distorted abruptly upon entering that area, as if affected by the power of spatial teleportation.

However, although the warm yellow light was distorted, it did not disappear under the influence of the teleportation power; in fact, it even damaged some of the power.

Then, a figure that had previously disappeared staggered and fell to the ground.

It turned out to be Alfonso, who had just been teleported away.

However, the mermaid behind him and the pearl in his arms did not return together.

Alfonso, who was lying on the ground, raised his head, and for the first time, his composure was gone.

"Master, what are you doing here?!"

Alfonso's lips trembled.

According to the original plan, Frim should now be making a clandestine journey to the Wailing Wall to prepare to kill Gorza.

But how did they end up here?

Is stopping a few mermaids from escaping more important than killing Gorsa?

The warm yellow beams of light merged into a single ball of light.

Flim's voice came from inside.

"I haven't completely left Neflet yet."

After Frim finished speaking, Royer raised his chin and said loudly, "Afonso, the Lord of the Court has postponed his departure because of your matter."

Alfonso said with a wry smile, "A few mermaids, are they really that important? Worthy of you, Your Honor, leaving a wisp of your consciousness in Royer, worth Royer pretending not to know and cooperating with my performance?"

Flim didn't answer immediately, but instead sent a message to Royer: "Those mermaids are... Go and bring back the pearl, kill the rest."

Alfonso was startled and was about to say something when he saw Royer smile at him, turn around, and fly away.

Alfonso wanted to chase after it, but as soon as he took a step, he saw the ball of light in front of him, and his rationality returned.

Then Time Group spoke up.

"You ask me why I can't let the atavistic mermaid go? I should be asking you, what else are you hiding about the atavistic mermaid? If Roye hadn't told me that your attitude towards mermaids was wrong, you probably would have really been able to escape through the gap in the Black Tide today."

Flim lowered his head, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally spoke: "Your Excellency, I have been studying mermaids for almost a hundred years and have discovered a fact that I do not want to admit, but have to admit."

The ball of light listened quietly to Frim speak.

"I discovered that mermaids... the mermaid race is actually more adapted to this world than wizards, a world threatened by the Black Tide and on the verge of complete annihilation."

"They possess an extremely strong natural resistance to the Black Tide. If it weren't for our deliberate sabotage during their reproduction process, given their numbers and capabilities, they could certainly have formed an independent nation. They could have developed into a force capable of countering the Black Tide's power. Why do we treat them merely as garbage and expendable resources?"

"To be honest, the more I research, the more certain I become of one thing: if this world was almost completely wiped out because of the Black Tide, leaving only one race, it would be the normal merfolk!"

Flim listened quietly without interrupting Alfonso until the latter finished speaking and was panting heavily before he spoke.

"Whether other races and other forces can adapt to the Black Tide is irrelevant. As long as they become materials for the Tribunal and allow Neflet to become a surviving continent, that's enough."

"You've been captivated by the mermaid princess's pearl. I never imagined that even after I destroyed her spiritual body, she could still instinctively charm you."

Alfonso suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with surprise. "It's you!"

(End of this chapter)