Chapter 344: Carboniferous Period 16
Led by Sage Bishop, Perry Yates soon found where the two cards were located.
One of the cards was in a massive lake.
Perry Yates gazed at the placid lake, then scanned her surroundings, but found nothing.
If she hadn’t already confirmed there was no one lying in ambush, she would have suspected Sage Bishop of leading her into a trap.
“There’s nothing here,” Perry Yates said.
Sage Bishop pointed at the lake. “I’m not lying to you. The first time I found it, the whole lake was radiating an iridescent light, and there was something swimming in the water. I didn’t get a clear look, but I saw a fish’s tail.”
Perry Yates turned to look at Sage Bishop. Her gaze was steady, and she didn’t seem to be lying.
‘The lake radiated an iridescent light?’
She looked at the still lake. With a slight twitch of her fingers, countless blue Water Lotuses bloomed across its surface in an instant.
The number of Water Lotuses multiplied, gradually spreading toward the center of the lake.
Perry Yates focused, sensing what was in the water.
Before long, Perry Yates noticed something was wrong. There wasn’t a single living creature in the water.
Furthermore, the water below was extremely murky, as if something had intentionally churned up the sediment.
Just then, a dark shadow shot past in the depths.
“Aah!”
On the lakeshore, Sage Bishop, who had been watching everything, suddenly cried out in alarm.
Perry Yates looked up toward the far side of the lake. The previously still surface had suddenly turned iridescent, and a rainbow even arched over it.
But that wasn’t why Sage Bishop had screamed. She’d cried out because, in that same moment, two-thirds of the Water Lotuses Perry Yates had released were instantly destroyed. Only those near the shore were unaffected.
The surface of the water was now littered with the shattered petals of the Water Lotuses.
“Maybe we should just give up. This card is even stronger than I thought,” Sage Bishop said worriedly.
Although she didn’t know the star rating of the Skill Perry Yates had just used, the fact that the creature in the water could destroy it so easily was proof enough of its terrifying power.
With no cards of her own, Sage Bishop felt completely defenseless. She couldn’t afford to lose the bodyguard she had worked so hard to find.
Perry Yates paid Sage Bishop no mind. As a violent struggle began deep within the lake, the once-calm surface of the water began to tremble.
The next second, the shattered Water Lotus petals miraculously revived. Each petal and every fragment transformed into a Water Lotus seed, which rapidly took root, sprouted, and bloomed.
Furthermore, as the number of Water Lotuses continued to increase, the volume of water in the lake rapidly decreased.
Meanwhile, the iridescent glow on the surface didn’t vanish. Instead, it grew even more intense as the water level fell.
“Hey, do you hear that? It sounds like someone’s singing,” Sage Bishop said suddenly. She closed her eyes, an expression of bliss spreading across her face. The next second, she felt a sharp pain on the back of her neck and fainted.
A pale blue protective shield appeared around Perry Yates, enclosing both her and Sage Bishop within it.
The outside of the shield rippled faintly in time with a beautiful, enchanting song.
The Water Lotuses in the lake continued to bloom, and by the time the water level had dropped to half its original depth, the creature within could no longer stay hidden.
The entire lake suddenly erupted in a brilliant glow. Then, from amidst the iridescent light, a figure with a fish’s tail leaped out.
“A merman!”
Perry Yates couldn’t help but cry out in surprise when she got a clear look at what had leaped from the water.
There, amidst the iridescent glow of the lake, a waterspout shot skyward. Hovering twenty meters in the air upon it was a merman. He had a long fish tail, a human torso, a handsome face, and long, sea-blue hair. In his hand, he held a trident, and his wide, furious eyes were fixed on her.
Perry Yates froze for a moment upon seeing the merman.
According to her senses, it was indeed a five-star card, yet it felt different from a true one. Its aura was chaotic and impure.
With that thought, Perry Yates pulled out an identification item that looked like a camera and took a picture of the creature.
As the photo printed out, a resonant voice echoed.
[Card Name: The Merman King
Card Level: Pseudo-Five Stars
Card Description:
This is a Pseudo-Five Stars card created by forcibly fusing multiple cards under the influence of Dark Energy. It has the ability to control the Water Element. Its temperament is violent and cruel, and it harbors an intense loathing for players, especially those who possess five-star cards.]
As if to prove the identification item’s description correct, the mid-air Merman King’s gaze was indeed filled with loathing and killing intent. He looked as if he wanted nothing more than to rush over and tear her to shreds.
But Perry Yates wasn’t one to be captured without a fight.
‘Since this card’s ability is to control the Water Element, then…’
She activated the Flame Barrier.
The scorching temperature instantly evaporated all moisture within the barrier.
The water in the lake continued to recede as the Water Lotuses absorbed it, while the Flame Barrier’s presence instantly vaporized any moisture in the air.
As a result, the card’s power was drastically weakened.
Then, Perry Yates took out her Spiritual Ability Gun and fired several shots at the Merman King in mid-air.
The Merman King seemed to realize how disadvantageous the situation had become. The lack of moisture in the air was clearly distressing him, and a pained expression appeared on his face.
From the moment of his creation, he had always existed in a high-humidity environment. He had never experienced such arid conditions before, and the Merman King grew frantic as he felt the power inside him steadily weakening.
After all, his main ability was control over the Water Element. In this world, water was omnipresent—it was even in the air, especially in this era.
So when he was created, the one who made him had told him that in this world, he was invincible. And he had always believed it.
Unfortunately, that illusion of invincibility had lasted only a few days before being shattered by the sudden appearance of Perry Yates.
Perry Yates had used the principle of attribute counters to strip the Merman King of his advantage.
The main issue was that the Merman King wasn’t a true five-star card. Faced with an ambush by two—no, three—five-star cards, he was completely powerless to fight back.
After all, the human body is seventy percent water. If the Merman King had been a true five-star card, with his ability to control the Water Element, he could have sucked dry anyone who dared to attack him.