Chapter 343: Thorns: An Encounter with the Thorn Witch
“Kesuye, what happened to you?!”
Everly stared at the merman before her in shock.
Just one day ago, he had been an exceptionally beautiful merman, with fair skin, delicate features, and an innocent, guileless air that came from never having seen much of the world. If someone had taken him to a film set, he might even have landed a role as a beautiful “vase”.
But after just one day apart, the merman had been reduced to a battle-damaged version that was only about 70% intact.
A large purple-blue bump had swollen up on his forehead, the corner of his mouth was split and crusted with dried blood, and his body was covered in injuries of all sizes. Even his smooth, supple tail had not escaped unscathed, with numerous deep scratches gaping across its surface.
This was extremely unusual, because Kesuye had an extraordinarily strong regenerative ability. Ordinary injuries usually healed in no time at all.
“The witch… beat me up.” Kesuye lowered his head, looking utterly dejected. “I found Grant… out at sea. I wanted to help Everly… eat him, but the witch was too strong…”
“You ran into Grant? You attacked him? So it really was you—the killer whale the fishermen saw during the day, right?”
Everly had already suspected that the killer whale reported by the fishermen was Kesuye. For one thing, both the killer whale and Kesuye had the appearance of an orca, and even their sizes were about the same. For another, like many wild animals, Kesuye was territorial.