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Ivan's eyes were completely filled with his pupils, and he grinned to reveal three rows of jagged, serrated fangs.

A wild bark rolled out of his throat.

With a powerful slap of its thick shark tail against the mud and sand, its entire body, like a harpoon, opened its gaping maw full of sharp serrations and charged straight at the bleeding one-eyed mermaid.

"Stop him!"

He managed to break free from Carlos's bear hug.

Nathan's long black tail spun in the water, whipped out like a whip, and tightly wrapped around Ivan's tail, pulling it violently in the opposite direction.

—But you can't stop it at all!

He was dragged forward, and he plowed a furrow in the muddy seabed.

"Oh my god..." Nathan covered his face in despair.

"Klaus!"

He arbitrarily dodged the churning water and, from above, executed a naked chokehold on Ivan's neck...

But now that they are breathing in the sea without lungs, the effectiveness of naked chokeholds is indeed limited.

Klaus didn't even bother taming the tentacles:

"All troops, attack! Lock down that idiot!"

The eight disobedient tentacles, having received their command, swarmed towards the fleeing Ivan like a pack of snakes emerging from their hole—

Two legs grabbed his arms, four grabbed his tail, and the remaining two, one on each side, strangled Ivan's thick neck.

"Hmm!"

This time, Ivan was so choked that his eyes rolled back, and his body was covered in five fingers.

But that's why they say human will is infinite.

The crazed Ivan was seen dragging three bundles along, slowly crawling forward on the seabed.

The scene was... hilariously absurd.

Even though Aurora reacted quickly and released her healing power, the one-eyed mermaid's wounds disappeared, but Ivan was still going berserk.

The muscles in either arm were stretched to their limit.

"Carlos!"

He clenched his teeth tightly, afraid that even the slightest loud noise would break his spirit.

"Get rid of the irritant... that bleeding guy! Quickly!"

Carlos snapped out of his shock at having "any one of his tails pierce through a passerby" and hurriedly swam toward the one-eyed fat mermaid. As a result, he lifted the mermaid's upper body, and an unexpected incident occurred.

With a loud "clang".

The dilapidated wooden door next to it was kicked open from the inside.

A dozen or so strangely shaped fishmen rushed out, carrying coral sticks and large knives.

The scarred man at the front looked around, his gaze immediately settling on the one-eyed fat man in Carlos's arms.

"Big brother!"

"Big brother, wake up, big brother!"

A dozen or so henchmen swarmed up, also encircling the four people in the process.

Carlos, dragging his tail and covered in blood, was still unconscious.

"We...we were just passing by!"

"Bullshit! You still have blood on your hands!"

The underlings were furious.

As Renyi was dragged forward by Ivan, he felt a throbbing pain in his temples.

"Now that my older brother is gone... I'm the boss from now on!"

Scarface raised his machete with a sorrowful expression.

"Men, chop them up to avenge our boss!"

The henchmen were shouting loudly, and with so much seafood gathered here, Ivan went even crazier.

"Hungry--"

Klaus was thrown a meter away, his tentacles almost dislocated, while Nathan decisively released his tail and ran away!

Freed from his grip, Ivan opened his gaping maw and lunged at the nearest scarred man.

Scarface was spouting threats when he was suddenly confronted by a row of jagged, serrated teeth, only five centimeters from his face.

"ah!!!"

The encirclement was in complete chaos.

Carlos dragged the unconscious fat man, dodging left and right, while Ivan rampaged through the middle, and Renyi was still trying to pull the runaway bear back.

Klaus's eight tentacles wrapped around him again: "Sir, the hydraulic system is overloaded! We can't control him!"

[This is hilarious! What an amazing scene of an underwater husky pulling a sled!]

[Expert: I can't carry him, I simply can't carry him...]

[That Russian guy's really something, walking three people all by himself!]

[This scene is so beautiful, I've already taken a screenshot and set it as my wallpaper, hahaha!]

The chaos at the scene skyrocketed, with the water becoming murky and churning with mud and sand.

Right at this noisy moment—

"Ugh...it's so noisy."

Aurora, who had been standing on the outer edge, rubbed her forehead and muttered softly.

Shouts... the smell of blood... filthy water...

I'm so annoyed, so incredibly annoyed.

The merfolk were still pushing and shoving, and one of them even held a machete right under Aurora's nose—

Her long hair flew wildly in the seawater, and the poisonous barbs on her back doubled in size.

"Shut up, all of you!"

shhhhhh!

"!" Nathan's intuition screamed, and he pressed himself to the ground, grabbing Renyi, who was still struggling with Ivan.

Klaus also wanted to hide.

But then the eight legs wouldn't listen, and in desperation, he pulled over the fleshiest object next to him.

What a torrential downpour! = =

Screams echoed through the streets. The dozen or so mermaids who had been so arrogant just moments before were all lying stiffly in the mud, foaming at the mouth, in less than three seconds.

It works immediately.

Even Carlos wasn't spared; he was struck on the tail and fell to the ground along with the one-eyed fat man.

The water has become calm.

Ivan's broad back was covered with a dozen or so brightly colored poison needles, yet he was still able to stand stubbornly upright...

"Bang."

Unharmed, Renyi, Nathan, and Klaus simultaneously released their grip and let out a long sigh of relief.

Thanks to the excellent tank, Ivan!

Aurora took several deep breaths, and her vibrant tail fin slowly retracted.

"Feel sorry."

She guiltily tidied her disheveled hair.

...But I have to say, after stabbing that person, I feel much better now.

He glanced at the pile of mermaids lying haphazardly on the ground and suddenly had a premonition that taking Ivan into the Deep Blue Kingdom would be even more troublesome than facing a prison of thugs.

"Everyone did a great job."

He offered insincere praise, saying, "Their reactions were all very timely."

He then walked over to Carlos, squatted down, pinched the poison needle stuck in Carlos's tail, and pulled it out forcefully.

The pain brought tears to his eyes, but the poison prevented him from making a sound.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Gently pat his cheek.

"Let's go, continue leading the way."

Aurora's poison is a neurotoxin. The mermaids were poisoned with small doses and would wake up on their own after a few hours of unconsciousness.

As for Ivan's...

She stepped forward, and a dozen seconds later, the toxin was withdrawn.

Ivan jolted awake, sitting bolt upright and rubbing his aching back, asking blankly:

"Why...does it feel like I was pricked by a sea urchin?"

"Indeed."

Nathan, without batting an eye, lied, "You just went berserk and accidentally bumped into the sea urchin thicket. Thankfully, the engineer pulled you out."

Klaus nodded politely, keeping his accomplishments hidden.

Ivan scratched his cheek, his eyes full of sincerity:

"Thanks, bro!"

......

Half an hour later.

The dense shantytowns around it have disappeared, leaving behind a large open area covered with black reefs.

Before them stood a massive building that was visually devastating.

Carlos scratched the slightly itchy needle mark:

"We've arrived at the 'Stinky Fish and Shrimp' bar."

"The largest smuggling point in the Silent Channel... the secret entrance we're looking for is also here."