Chapter 364 The Bride of the Sea God (23)
Chapter 364 The Bride of the Sea God (23)
Yan Zhen's eyes lit up, and he readily agreed.
Nolan, an S-rank, successfully disguised herself as a B-rank and was sent to her as a pet, proving that she had hidden strength and a way to evade the research institute's testing mechanism.
Getting away with it again wouldn't be a problem for him.
The two sisters discussed the matter in the ward. Outside the ward, Asaya leaned against the wall of the corridor with her arms crossed, looking at Nolan who was squatting at the door.
Asaya was originally asked by Si Lan to accompany him to a business meeting tonight. He was wearing a custom-made suit, which made him look tall and handsome with delicate features. At first glance, he looked like a rising star in the workplace.
However, the electronic collar around his neck, and the faint traces of electric shocks visible beneath it, ruined his aloof demeanor.
The two mermaids stood on the left and right, one standing and one crouching, creating a somewhat subtle atmosphere.
After a long while, Asaya spoke first, communicating with Nolan using low-frequency sound waves that were inaudible to humans.
"Nolan, what happened? Something's wrong with you."
Nolan looked up at him, still crouching on the ground, with a puzzled expression.
"Why did you differentiate prematurely?" Asaya asked. "And the scent on you is a sign of being in heat."
Nolan was taken aback. He turned his head and smelled his shoulder, then his hand, his expression changing from confusion to bewilderment.
He had never experienced estrus before; the smell and signs were completely foreign to him.
Asaya asked, "Did that woman give you an aphrodisiac?"
Before Nolan could reply, Asaya immediately denied it again: "No, these don't seem like symptoms induced by drugs, they seem more like..."
He didn't continue speaking, but as if he realized something, his pupils contracted and quickly turned into vertical pupils.
Then, as if greatly provoked, he angrily rushed towards Nolan, grabbed him by the collar, lifted him off the ground and slammed him against the wall behind him, gritting his teeth and saying, "You've fallen in love with that human?"
Mermaids experience estrus in two ways: passive estrus and active estrus after reaching sexual maturity.
Passive estrus is caused by the artificial injection of aphrodisiacs, while active estrus is a natural physiological phenomenon that occurs when a mermaid finds a mate she desires, resulting in both psychological and physical maturation.
Mermaids are very loyal and devoted creatures, and they only have one partner throughout their lives.
If one partner dies unexpectedly, the other will not live long either.
Nolan was less than a year old when he came ashore. He was given to Si Xia as a gift and then kept in a villa on Changming Road. He had no opportunity to come into contact with female mermaids.
In this situation, the fact that he experienced precocious puberty and showed signs of estrus can only mean that he fell in love with Si Xia during their time together.
This conjecture infuriated Assaya.
The marine environment is becoming increasingly harsh, and the severely polluted waters make it difficult for mermaids to produce S-class mermaids.
Nolan, the "God of the Sea" who is born only once every hundred years, comes ashore to seek revenge on the hopes of the entire mermaid race, but unfortunately falls in love with the daughter of his enemy.
What an utter joke!!!
Nolan stared blankly at Asya, who was so close to him. His own image was reflected in Asya's purple eyes, so much so that Nolan could clearly see the changes in his own expression.
First came confusion, then shock, and finally, utter bewilderment.
"I..." Nolan opened his mouth, wanting to deny it, but the guilt that welled up from the bottom of his heart prevented him from speaking.
"How could you fall in love with a human!" Asaya trembled with rage. "She, Si Lan, the New World Research Institute, and the entire Si family must die! If you fall in love with her, how will you avenge the merfolk!"
Nolan instinctively defended himself: "Si Xia is different from others, she has never hurt any mermaids..."
"But everything she eats, uses, and enjoys now comes from the Si family's killing of our clansmen. As a member of the Si family, she is guilty!!!"
Asaya was almost driven mad with rage, her hand trembling as she gripped Nolan's collar. "Are you going to betray the Merfolk for her, betray the chieftain who raised you? Do you deserve the title of 'Sea God' bestowed upon you by the Merfolk?"
Nolan's face turned deathly pale, inch by inch.
He stared at Asya for a long time, then turned his face away in embarrassment.
Asaya immediately grabbed his chin, forcing him to look into her eyes: "Tell me, are you going to betray the merfolk?"
Nolan shook his head: "No..."
"Fine, then kill Si Xia."
Nolan was stunned: "Why?"
“To stop you from making further mistakes,” Asya released him, her voice icy cold, “kill her before she arouses you, and you will still be the most beloved sea god of the merfolk. I will keep this secret for you forever.”
“But this doesn’t fit our plan!” Nolan said quickly. “Without Sisha, how can our plan continue?”
“The plan is off. I will have Wei Shucheng inform the clan elders to reconsider,” Asaya said. “After killing Si Xia, Wei Shucheng will arrange another place for you.”
Nolan remained silent for a long while before saying, "No."
"You can't bear to kill her?" Asya stared intently at Nolan, not missing a single change in his expression.
Nolan explained, "The plan remains the same. I haven't forgotten my mission to get ashore, and I will continue to carry it out as before, but I have one request."
Asaya narrowed his eyes: "Speak."
"Don't hurt Si Xia. After the human race is destroyed, I want her."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Asaya raised his fist and slammed it into his face.
Nolan neither dodged nor avoided the blow; with a muffled thud, he was knocked to the ground.
The commotion caught the attention of Si Xia and Si Lan in the ward.
Si Lan opened the door in her high heels and saw Asaya brutally beating Nolan.
Si Lan frowned, feeling as if she were watching her own big dog bullying her sister's little dog. Instead of stepping in to break up the fight, she frowned and scolded, "Asaya, stop!"
Asya remained unmoved, punching Nolan repeatedly in the face with such force that it seemed he was going to kill him.
Nolan silently took the beating, neither dodging nor retaliating.
Yan Zhen came out a step later than Si Lan. When she saw the situation, her expression changed immediately. She rushed over and grabbed Asaya's arm, trying to pull him away: "What are you doing! Don't hit Nolan!"
Asaya was furious and, without thinking, flung Yan Zhen aside.
He was strong, and Yan Zhen was thrown to the ground, which aggravated the bandaged wound on her shoulder, causing her to gasp in pain.
Nolan panicked when he saw this: "Xiaxia!"
He tried to get up to help Sisha, but as soon as he made a move, Asaya stepped on his back and pinned him to the spot, unable to move.
A chaotic fight broke out in the corridor.
This scene, witnessed by Si Lan, filled her with both headache and disgust.
Just as he was about to press the electronic collar controller on his wrist to stop Asaya's violence, he caught a glimpse of Yan Zhen picking up a fire extinguisher from the corner of the wall, raising it high, and slamming it down on Asaya's back.
"Damn it, you dared to catch my fish!!!"
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