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Some of it is unclear.

As an unconventional player who parachuted into the game "Ocean Era," he was unaware of this "symptom" that suddenly appeared on Earth when the game began.

Just now, Klaus gave him a brief explanation and shared his guess.

"evolution?"

The high priest overheard this and immediately jumped up, shouting, "You call this self-destruction evolution? This is a curse—"

"Shut up, you old Nemo."

The engineer angrily raised "Bob's Baby" as if to shock him.

He spun his wheelchair around and moved back to Klaus's side, but found he couldn't reach his shoulder, so he patted his arm.

"Very likely."

They gained some kind of ability that transcends limits.

However, ordinary humans cannot bear it, so they use hibernation, like Arthur, to delay the collapse and protect themselves.

"Incomplete evolution".

Klaus suddenly longed to return to Earth.

He wanted to cry, he wanted to laugh, he wanted to shout at the top of his lungs, and he even wanted to spin around in circles...

No, I have too many legs now, so I'm not very flexible.

At last,

He could only stare through the thick glass at the face inside the life support pod that was nothing like Lina's, and ask hopefully:

"Is there any way?"

The high priest felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively wanted to retreat further away.

"How...how would I know? I'm just a priest, not a god!"

He shouted in a blustering but cowardly manner.

"These devices are hundreds or even thousands of years old... it's a miracle they're still functional!"

god?

What was said without malice may have been quite enlightening to anyone who heard it.

Vanessa —

99% of the gods were no different from them before; they were also level-5 beings.

Has she successfully evolved?

They spun their wheelchairs around the glass pillar, having already learned of the origins of these merfolk—

It was hastily and violently modified in order to survive in the deep sea.

The humans on Earth may still have a chance to evolve, but these genetically modified mermaids may not, so it has nothing to do with them.

However, Klaus looked very curious.

The responsible captain finally spoke up:

"To prevent the collapse of complex genetic chains, all that's needed is to remove one... for example, put the marine mammal genes within him to dormancy?"

The high priest's droopy triple eyelids are almost turning into single eyelids.

Remove a gene chain...

That's easy to say—

It's the same sentiment as "Your wisdom tooth is growing crooked, so get it pulled!"

"Sleeping? Why don't you just say cremation is enough?!"

Besides, this thing is like two twisted ropes stuck together, how could you possibly pull one off intact?

The old man waved his arms:

"Besides, Arthur's siren genes make up 70% of his body, which is also the source of his power. If you put that part into 'sleep,' what can the rest do? Just lie there and drool?"

"...Didn't you say that having a brain can make up for everything?"

Humans on Earth, who have no power, have only taken a little over two hundred years to go from the steam age to the intelligent age, which is less than half the lifespan of a mermaid!

"If you lose your strength, you can find other ways, but if you lose your life... then you really lose everything."

He gazed idly at the dying king before him.

At least the people of this world have given them a lesson from the past, saving them the trouble of even conducting human clinical trials.

His gaze shifted to the complex operating table in the laboratory, which resembled an altar.

The numerous buttons and various crystals were embedded in an unknown metal panel, only a few of which were lit up, the rest were all dim and covered in a layer of dust.

"Are you familiar with all of these devices?"

The high priest, who thought he had nothing more to do, was startled by this sudden question:

"Of course...no!"

He blurted out,

Seemingly feeling that this made her appear incompetent, and lacking confidence, she added:

"These are all ancient divine relics, sacred and inviolable! As the High Priest of the Deep Blue Kingdom, my duty is to protect them!"

Laugh to death.

Their priests passed down their teachings entirely through chanting scriptures... in other words, entirely through their own enlightenment.

It's already a miracle that Arthur is still alive!

Ren Yi wore an awkward yet polite smile.

After the old man finished his sophistry, he slowly spoke up: "So... you've been guarding this legacy for hundreds of years, and you don't even know where the power button is?"

"Nonsense! Of course I know!"

"Then, where is the emergency drain valve?"

"It's... below the third console on the left!"

Klaus took a half step and glanced at the button he mentioned. He saw a simple drawing of a megaphone clearly drawn on the yellowish-brown button.

"Call for repair personnel."

Although the engineer was a layman, he had handled many precision instruments and was familiar with the markings on the panel.

He looked at the high priest with disdain, his words dripping with contempt.

"Should we press the button and see if we can call someone?"

The high priest blushed.

He just randomly pointed someone to get by, who knew one of them would actually know what he was talking about?!

"Okay...I understand."

It seems this high priest intends to play dumb to the end.

After a moment of silence,

He turned the wheel around freely, facing the two fish—the High Priest and the Engineer—and said softly:

"So, the volcano should be erupting soon or is already erupting, and all the fish on it, except for us, are doomed?"

He sighed softly, gradually losing his composure.

"Sigh... It's all for nothing. In that case, Klaus, our previous plan was meaningless."

"The Third Princess and the Eldest Princess are all going to end up as boiled fish, and Ivan and Aurora probably won't escape either... As for our temporary team, in my opinion..."

With a sense of regret yet also a feeling of relief, he announced:

Let's just call it a day!

what?

Oh! My turn!

The bewildered Klaus was secretly slapped on the tail by the captain, and he instinctively reached out to stop the passing wheelchair.

And then I got slapped again—

Let go! Let me through!

"Boss, what are you talking about?"

Klaus quickly withdrew his small hand, his expression pained, his eyes filled with struggle, and his words were impassioned:

"We...we can't abandon Ivan, and Carlos and the others..."

He interrupted him at will, saying, "It's not our fault."

"Anyway, we've made some progress on your sister's illness, so you might as well stay put. As for me, I'll stay here and do some research on genetic collapse using King Arthur as an example; I can even make a contribution to Earth..."

He pushed his wheelchair past the high priest and glided back towards the entrance he had come from.

"Wait, boss~"

"We've been through thick and thin together for so long, we can't just break up like that~"

The two fish, one in front and one behind, one pushing the wheelchair away decisively, the other chasing after it with a heart-wrenching intensity.

The high priest, left behind, darted around with his eyes darting about.

Just as they were about to reach the door, the high priest slammed his hand on the control panel with lightning speed—

"Snapped!"

The hidden door closed silently under the 'astonished' gaze of the two fish, blocking the old man's terrified yet smug expression behind it.