Chapter 429: Underwater City
Chapter 429: Underwater City
Mirabella swam with measured, weightless grace through the crushing depths of the dark sea, her black God-class armor cutting through the water toward the ruined entrance of the primary structure ahead.She arrived at the shattered doorway, passing under a collapsing archway of ancient stone, and moved deeper into the grand, flooded hall:
’Luckily, I can now track the gemstone.’ She thought, her eyes scanning the precise holographic map hovering on her helmet’s heads-up display.
"Human!! Why are you here?!!"
Mirabella stopped instantly, her armored boots hovering above the algae-covered floor as she stared at the beings blocking the corridor. They possessed the upper body of a human—chiseled, aquatic warriors—and the sleek, shimmering lower body of a deep-sea fish.
"Mermaids?" Mirabella was stunned, as she stared at the two mermen before her.
’How did Mermaids get on Earth? Did the spatial gateway also send them here?’ She thought in genuine surprise, her mind processing the unexpected presence of an alien aquatic race inside a drowned terrestrial holy site.
The two mermen before her were clad in intricate silver armor that gleamed even in the dark water, and both were armed with long, glowing tridents. Those were true Legendary-class artifacts, infused with high-tier energy.
’Should I attack? No, they didn’t attack, I shouldn’t.’ She thought logically, floating calmly before them in her imposing black armor.
’They also speak English, so we can make peace or something.’ She thought, deciding that unnecessary bloodshed inside an unknown domain was inefficient. She answered clearly:
"I am here in search of a gem." She said.
"....?!"
The two mermen were completely stunned. They looked at one another in sheer disbelief, then turned their glowing eyes back to Mirabella’s armored figure.
"You can speak our language?" The one on the right asked in shock, his grip tightening slightly on his spear.
"...?!"
Now, Mirabella was thoroughly confused. ’Wait, does that mean I can understand them, and when I speak, my words get translated to their language? Is this a hidden skill I don’t know about?’ She thought to herself, suspecting her recent evolution or the system’s ambient translation matrix was automatically bridging the linguistic gap. She offered a calm nod:
"Yes, I can understand you... I come in peace, and only after my objective." She offered smoothly.