Diary of a Dead Wizard - Chapter 831: Mr. Black Fish

Beneath the Red Sea Trees was a space hidden under the seabed.

This place had waterways complex enough for someone to get lost in for a lifetime, tangled seaweed, and numerous concealment arrangements set up by the mermaids hiding within.

Mermaid Aqua passed through a narrow waterway and arrived at the most hidden area of this underwater space.

Five mermaids were already hiding here. When Aqua appeared, they emerged from crevices in rocks and sand.

These five mermaids all shared a common characteristic—parts of the scales on their tails were cyan, and the areas were quite large. Even the one with the least had at least one-third of his tail scales in cyan.

And these mermaids with cyan scales had much more lively eyes than other mermaids.

One of the mermaids swam to Aqua. “Little Blue was taken away.”

Aqua gritted his teeth.

Although he hadn’t been at the scene, when Little Blue took his place and stayed above, it meant Little Blue would very likely be killed or taken away by the pursuing wizards.

It was because a few days ago when meeting with Coral, she mentioned a newly arrived wizard whose scent was particularly familiar, that he couldn’t resist getting slightly closer to observe him.

But who would have thought the other party’s mental power was so strong?

Aqua’s soul body was very special, possessing extremely strong concealment abilities. Many second-rank wizards could walk over his head without discovering his existence.

And those third-rank wizards, especially that male wizard with short red hair, wouldn’t discover him as long as the distance was sufficient.

But earlier, Aqua had just approached the seabed when he was discovered by that newly arrived wizard.

Realizing something was wrong, he immediately escaped through the hidden waterways as they had practiced, while Little Blue immediately stepped forward to take his place and confuse their pursuers.

After that, Aqua fled all the way to the edge of the Red Sea, hid for several days, and only returned to their original gathering place after being reminded by other mermaids.

Returning here, he wasn’t surprised to hear that Little Blue had been taken away, but not being surprised didn’t mean he wasn’t sad.

Their atavistic mermaids had only gathered twenty-some individuals so far, and every action required special caution.

But even so, people were still discovered by Tribunal wizards and taken away.

Those taken away never returned.

Except for Coral, but Coral was different—she was special, and wizards might not bear to kill her.

Moreover, Coral had actually deliberately exposed herself and been taken away!

Seeing Aqua’s guilt, the other mermaids came forward to comfort him.

Anyway, for mermaids, being taken for research or killed was already commonplace.

As long as Aqua was fine, their plan wouldn’t be affected.

But just because these mermaids didn’t blame Aqua didn’t mean no one would scold him.

“You know self-reproach, so you’re not beyond salvation!”

A black mermaid appeared from the entrance Aqua had come through.

Only half of his pitch-black mermaid tail was visible, with all other parts obscured by black mist.

Such a mysterious mermaid initially didn’t gain the trust of Aqua and the other atavistic mermaids. But this mermaid carried the aura of their atavistic mermaid royalty.

And very intensely.

They had never seen anyone with such strong royal bloodline.

He called himself “Black Fish.” After gaining the trust of Aqua and others, he helped them greatly.

He helped repair their soul bodies, allowing them to stop living muddled lives and gain independent thinking abilities.

He taught them how to hunt for food instead of waiting for human feeding.

He led them to develop underwater living spaces, finding suitable hiding places under the cover of other ordinary mermaids.

Most importantly, he told them about Red Sea Trees’ harm to mermaids. He made them understand how to resist Red Sea Tree stem blocks and resist the attraction and calling from deep within their bloodline.

The atavistic mermaids now hiding on the seabed all understood that if they continued using Red Sea Tree stem blocks, their hard-won repaired soul bodies would continue being polluted by black tides, then turn back into waste that could only eat, drink, and defecate.

Life had no future, and neither did their race.

Facing Mr. Black Fish, Aqua couldn’t say a word of rebuttal.

“I was wrong.” He could only admit his mistake again.

Black Fish swam to the center of the group. “Black tides are about to come. You must not do unnecessary things now.”

Aqua asked carefully, “Mr. Black Fish, but we only have twenty-some members now. Isn’t the number too few? Even if we people can escape the Red Sea’s range, can we settle down safely outside?”

Black Fish said confidently, “I’ve already found a suitable place outside. As long as you can escape this time, you can first settle there.”

Then Mr. Black Fish told all the mermaids several precautions before pulling Aqua away alone.

The two left the other mermaids’ gathering caves and came to the middle of a narrow waterway.

Black Fish stopped, his back to Aqua. “You’re usually not a rash mermaid. Why did you go test that newly arrived wizard?”

Aqua had long wanted to tell Mr. Black Fish about this.

“Mr. Black Fish, I was just too curious about that wizard. Is he… is he your disguised identity among humans?”

Black Fish immediately turned around, his tail almost brushing Aqua’s face. “Why would you think that?”

Aqua was somewhat afraid of Black Fish but steeled himself to say, “You understand the wizard side’s situation very well, so my sister and I have always speculated whether you have a disguised identity within the Tribunal.”

“A few days ago, my sister saw a new wizard who had a scent very similar to yours.”

“Similar to mine?”

“Not the same, but that feeling… besides discovering it on you, it’s never appeared on anyone else.”

Black Fish’s face was completely wrapped in black mist, making it impossible to see clearly.

But Aqua felt the other party was extremely terrifying in that instant.

The black mist wrapped around the other party seemed to be transforming into sharp mouths wanting to tear at his flesh and blood.

Aqua shrank his neck.

But the terrifying aura around Mr. Black Fish quickly disappeared.

He returned to his original peaceful demeanor. “That’s not me. You must not actively contact him in the future. Especially you—stay far away and don’t appear before him.”

Aqua heard from Mr. Black Fish’s words that he seemed to know that newly arrived wizard, but to avoid angering him again, he just nodded without voicing his speculation.

After finishing discussing Saul’s matter, their conversation turned to the most important topic.

“I’ll warn you one last time. After this black tide recedes, regardless of what happens, you few must leave according to the predetermined plan and route. I’ll meet up with you halfway. Remember, regardless of what happens!”

Aqua had long memorized the escape route by heart, but he still felt somewhat uneasy.

“Mr. Black Fish, may I ask what will happen? I’m not trying to pry into your plans, just… just I want to be mentally prepared.”

Black Fish looked at Aqua and couldn’t help sighing inwardly, Mermaids, even atavistic mermaids, currently have too weak minds. But no matter—after experiencing that event, they should gain some improvement… they must improve, or they’ll waste such excellent bodies!

(End of Chapter)