Chapter813:MermaidGame(2)
TheAssyriacapitalatnightwaslessnoisyandmoremysteriousthanduringtheday.
Underthesilvermoon,thesmallfountainslocatedaroundthesquarebegantorhythmicallyspurtouttransparentwater,turningintoamagnificentwater-screen.
Thetwelvelargestfountains,ontheotherhand,begantofillwithahazymistofwater,seeminglypreparingforsomething.
Itwasclearlyontheground,butitgavethedelusionofapalaceinwater,whichwasproofoftheAssyriakingdom’spursuitanddedicationtoart,aswellasitshighartisticstandards.
"Thewaterelementintheairisstartingtoreorganize."IceDragonZakatouchedherfingertipstothewateryairandcametotheconclusionthatsomethingwashappening.
YunXi,ontheotherhand,raisedhisheadandlookedatthesilvermooninthesky.
Itwasgreatthatitwasn’tthebloodmoon.
Assyriainthistimeandspacedidnotseemtobetaintedbythepoweroftheancientgods,andhedidn’thearthewhisperingoftheancientgodsthatmadepeoplelosetheirminds.
Ofcourse,evenifthereisawhisper,itwon’tworkfortheZakasandhim.
Withthepassageoftime,thelightsofthecitywentoutonebyone,leavingonlythosemagicstreetlampsstillfaithfullyilluminatingthecircularpathsunderthedarknessofthenight.
Onthehugesquare,therewereonlyYunXiandthethreeZakas,andthewatercurtainlandscapethatkeptchangingitsposture.
Oneafteranotherbubblesbegantoappearinthemiddleofthesquarewatercurtain,andeventurnedintoafish-likesilhouette,andfaintlycouldhearthesoundofsinging.
Thatisthesongthatthehumanthroatcannotmake,eventhethreeZakashavenotheardthebeautifulsingingvoice.
Rather,YunXi,oncebesidehimself,hisearshaveheardsuchabeautifulvoicemanytimes.
ItwasthesongsungbythemermaidqueenintheworldoftheWaterGod.
ThesongwassungbymermaidbridesforYunXi.
Legendhasitthatthemermaid’ssonghasthemagicpowertomakehumansailorsjumpofftheshipandturnintopartofthesea.
YunXiisevenmoreawareofthelovelyappearanceofthepetiteandlovelymermaidbridesastheysingtheirsongsoflove.
"Isittrue…mermaid?"YunXilookedatthebubbles’changingcolorsasifhehadcometoafairytaleworld.
"Heehee!"
"Nahnah!"
"Ah…mmm…"
Thevoicesoftheyounggirls,whichbegantoquietlyechointhewatercurtain,seemedtobeobservingtheplacefromadistantworld.
"Isitgoingtobeafight?Isitgoingtobeafight!"DesertDragonZakasummonedherindestructibleSandEyes,andwasreadytotakeashotofQuicksandVortextokillallofthatso-and-somermaids!
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😒)
"Burn,sky!"RedDragonZakafollowedhersister,proudlyextendingherindexandmiddlefingers,preparingtounleashaseven-starMeteorFireRain.
However,bothDesertDragonZaka’sSandEyesStormandRedDragonZaka’sMeteorFireRaincametoascreechinghalthalfwaythrough,leavingthetwosurprised.
"There’snofireelementatmydisposal?"RedDragonZakacouldn’tbelievethatthefireelement,oneoftheworld’sfourbasicelements,didn’tseemtoexistinthisstrangeworld.
Itwasimpossible!Thefireelementwasoneofthefourbasicelementsthatbuilttheworld,andeveninhersisterIceDragonZaka’sIceLand,shecouldunleashashowerofmeteoricfirewithoutrestriction.
However,inthisAssyriakingdom,thefireelementjustcouldn’tbeatherdisposal,asifitwasforciblysuppressedbysomekindofpower.
"Theearthisnotobedienteither!"DesertDragonZakasteppedonthegroundunderherfeet,allofitwasastructureshewasunfamiliarwith,asifithadbeencompletelyrestructured.
"Nowonder…Ifeltwrongfromjustnow…"IceDragonZakashookherhead.Shealsocouldn’tusehericemagic.
Thissquare,aswellastheentireAssyriaroyalcity,seemedtobecoveredbysomekindofpowerfuldomain,andtheownerofthisdomainforciblyforbadealldestructivemagicuse.
Intermsofthedomainofmagic,theownerofthiscityreleasedaforbiddenmagicthatsurpassedthesumofthethreeZakas’,soallmagiccouldn’tcauseeffectsunderthisforbiddenmagic.
Evenphysicalattacksarethesame,soifyoucan’tbreaktheupperlimitofthisdomain,youprobablycan’tdodamagetothecityatall.
"TheFirstPrincessandtheSecondPrincesshavejoinedforces."IceDragonZakadeducedthetruenatureofthecity,whetheritwasthecityitselforthehumansthatseemedtobealive,itwasacertainmagicalaspect.
Thetwohandsofthegiantclockacrossthesquarefinallycametogether.
Twelveo’clock,itwas.
Asifannouncingthearrivalofsomething,thetwelvelargefountainsaroundtheQueenofAssyriasquare,suddenlyallspurtedoutahugecolumnofwater.
Oneafteranotherplayfulandlovelyfigureshappilyjumpedoutfromthewatercolumn,ridingthewindandwaves,swimminginthesky.
Mermaids,wearingallkindsofswimsuit,waggingtheirtailsandcuriouslylookingatYunXi.
YunXiwasfamiliarwiththeirfaces.
TheywerethegirlsoftheStarwingsKnights.
Thecount,themarquis,andthenoblegirlswhohadoccasionallybeenseenintheroyalpalaceandhadappearedatthefestivalwerealsoamongstthem.
ItseemsthattherearealsomanymembersoftheWhiteLotusSwordPalace.
Atthismoment,allofthemhavegrownsoftfishtails,wearingeitherconservativeorboldswimsuits,comfortablyswimmingintheconstantlyintersectingcurrents.
"Yo…seventh,eighth,ninth…tothirteenthprincessesareallhere."IceDragonZakalookedatYunXiwithcontempt.
"You…you…you…you…you…"RedDragonZaka’sfingersweretrembling,pointingatYunXibesideher,"Howmanygirlshaveyouhadarelationshipwith?".
"Tsk…nowtherearefullofpeople…mysisterreallydoeswhatevershewants!"DesertDragonZakasmelled.
Eveniftheybecomemermaids,theylookatYunXiaffectionately,andafewevenwantedtoswimtoYunXi.
Withtheappearanceofthemermaids,theQueenofAssyriastatuespokeagain.
"TherulesoftheMermaidGamearethree."
"Mermaidswilldotheirbesttoevadeyourpursuit,butwillnotrunoutofthecityofAssyria."
"Themorebeautifulamermaidis,theharderitistobecaptured."
"Onlytheonewhocapturesthemostbeautifulmermaidwillbeabletofulfillthewishofhisheart."
Themermaidswithsnow-whiteskinandboldbodiessmiledatthesomewhatoverwhelmedYunXi,andmanyofthemeventooktheinitiativetostartteasingYunXi.
Only,theydonotmakeahumanvoice,butwithawonderfulsingingvoice,showingtheircharm.