The olive branch thrown by the Messenger of Equality to Mercury was obviously not accepted by the other party. Mercury looked at him with a gaze that was still as cold as the deepest cold universe, and the faint burning anger inside seemed like a star nucleus about to explode. Tang Yi was still lying on the ground, the effect of the medicine in his body had not subsided and he couldn't move, but he was gradually breaking free from the mental influence Lee had on him in a short period of time. He took a deep breath and told him to reluctantly press everything that happened in the hallucination realm to the depths of his consciousness. After all, now is not the time to feel sorry for himself.
What Lee said about Mercury's life made him have a very bad feeling.
This fox-like and cunning messenger of equality is by no means a good person. He is so "kind" to tell Quicksilver the secrets of his life experience, which must be beneficial to the rebels, or some of his own secrets. He was looking forward to Mercury's reaction.
Tang Yi thought of the images he saw in the abyss before, and somehow felt that it was all colluded.
This subsea mission was supposed to be peaceful and peaceful, and it only lasted a month with a group of scientists. But since they left the base's control, accidents have been happening one after another. And the weirdest thing is that Lee knows it all.
This feeling of being played with applause is frustrating and angry, but also faintly fearful. I originally thought that everything that happened was my choice, but in the end, I found that everything was going according to the trajectory set by others, and anyone would feel at a loss.
Seeing Mercury's body full of suffocation and hostility, Lee was not in a hurry. He casually leaned on a rollover sofa and ordered to the void, "Aogubugu, open the VR projection on the bulkhead."
In an instant, the originally clean and retro interior walls suddenly rippled like ripples, and even the oil paintings hanging in the heavy frame disappeared like smoke. Instead, it was a deep blue that was close to pure black, and beams of light swaying in the sea. That was the scene outside the Aogubugu cabin. You could see the small combat submarines hovering beside the huge water monsters like symbiotic small fish, and the light scattered from the boat was intertwined into a drowning and blurred net. A little far away, you can see the rough and undulating mountain walls, which stretch forward from both sides.
Tang Yi swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but feel nervous. I don't know when, Ogubugu has already sailed into the trench. And looking at the breadth of this trench, it is likely to be the Mariana Trench.
"Anyway, it's still a while before we enter Challenger Abyss. Why don't I give you a tour first?"
Mercury's ice-covered eyes narrowed slightly, half a threat, half a question. But when Lee saw that moment of uncertainty, he knew that Mercury would definitely follow the trajectory he set, step by step.
After all, that's the mission this poor Kraken has been carrying since before it was born~
"Three hundred years ago, the Kraken appeared in front of humans for the first time, and provoked a war with humans in the form of a destroyer. At first, humans were as vulnerable as bugs in the face of the powerful biological energy of the Kraken, and suffered heavy casualties. And there is nothing to do. With the arrogance and superiority in human nature, you actually made the move to ask for peace talks, which shows how terrifying and high-level existence your siren was in the eyes of humans at that time. Compared with humans who only use technology to arm themselves, You are just like the gods who punish sins in myths and legends, suddenly descended, with an unimaginable lifespan, mysterious power in your body, beautiful and terrifying singing, and you can control the unfathomable sea as a weapon. In the peace talks request After being rejected, you succeeded in uniting the battling human nations to fight for the survival of mankind. However, it doesn't seem to be of much use." Lee smiled playfully, as if he himself was not human, " The Kraken still beats humans to the ground. If it weren't for your bad luck, I'm afraid it's not you who are being kept as pets in captivity, but maybe we are."
Quicksilver stared at him unmoved. It is true that this distant story has also been circulated in the Kraken for a while. However, most of the sea-monsters talk about it as myths and legends, secretly sighing that if they hadn’t rashly waged war against humans, would they be able to live freely in the vast ocean now. But after all, they grew up in a breeding barn, and they were constantly instilled with messages of loyalty to human beings from when their consciousness was still asleep, and they were bound to a specific human before they were awakened. There is no way to imagine what freedom is.
It's too ethereal, even a little scary. The sirens have no way to imagine what life would be like without humans and without masters. The thought of being separated from the master is as painful as tearing my heart in half. They don't want freedom.
But there has always been a distant and erratic voice in Mercury's heart questioning, is this really the only choice
Isn't the so-called "infatuation" on every siren like an invisible slave shackle? They have never chosen someone to fall in love with, even if their master is a pervert with abusive tendencies, even if their master hates them, even if they are kicked a hundred times, they still have to do their best to love and stick themselves in the past. Is this really happiness
Mercury has seen many Krakens who have returned to the Kraken Hall to recuperate. They have been beaten and bruised by their masters and abused in unspeakable ways. He also saw the sea monster who suffered from depression because the master fell in love with another human woman and touched the master's photo with his empty eyes every day. He has also seen those Krakens whose masters died after a hundred years of age, while they were imprisoned in the long life of the Kraken and gradually withered until they were finally swallowed by despair and committed suicide. He looked at the faces distorted by pain with the usual indifference, and then asked himself in his heart: Will this also be his fate
Even if he loves Tang Ya, even if he is willing to die for Tang Ya, even if Tang Ya treats him well and never embarrassed him, why would he feel unwilling
Lee snapped his fingers, and immediately a service robot shoved a glass of red wine into his hand. Lee moistened his throat with the mellow wine liquid, and a wisp of blood-like liquid slipped from his lips and was quickly licked off by his dexterous tongue.
"The Kraken had a leader at that time named Chen Yuan. The leader's biological energy... um... how should I put it, even if an atheist saw his power, I'm afraid they would think he was a god? The sword also sealed the video record of him threatening the surrender of the human coalition in front of the Dubai Tower, and then casually destroying half of the city. Tsk tsk tsk, that kind of fire was burning behind him, and everything turned to scorched earth in an instant, even if It looks like it is now or all the other chief wise men are creepy. With such a 'god', how can human beings win? But fate sometimes has a sense of humor. The biggest weakness of your sirens is that your writing is in your genes The unbelievably strict monogamy system in the world." Lee shook the blood-red liquid in the wine glass and shook his head regretfully, "Chen Yuan, the king of the ocean worshipped like a god by all the sea monsters, actually fell in love with a human, or Hostile humans. You may have heard the name of this human. Dermot Morris, the famous young general in the United States when the country still existed."
General Morris, Tang Yi remembered the name.
But didn't he die in the siege of Dubai to protect Professor Noak from the evacuation
"Historical sources for the general public say that General Morris was killed in the Battle of Dubai Siege. That's not the case. How Chen Yuan and General Morris got to know each other is unknown, but the fact is that in that battle, General Morris did not know. Instead of dying in battle, he was captured by Chen Yuan. I won't say much about the process, but Morris endured humiliation and survived, gained Chen Yuan's trust, got in touch with the human coalition privately, and then lured him into the coalition's roundup. He was also the hero who assisted the coalition in locating the Siren's lair, and the other coalition was able to put the Red Death Potion on the Siren army. In short, the result was that Chen Yuan was captured alive by humans, and the Siren army was severely damaged by the Red Death. The human coalition pursued the victory, using The nuclear bomb drove all the Krakens into a bottomless trench, and then…”
Lee didn't finish his sentence. Mercury's eyes gradually became unsteady, and he knew that he didn't need to say the next words.
Mercury had already seen remnants of images beneath that trench. The memory of the last resentment of countless tragically dead sea-monsters engraved in the dark sea water and hard stone walls will not be so easily dissipated.
Tang Yi didn't understand what the hell Lee was talking about for a long time in Barabara and interspersed with a lot of unofficial history. He vaguely guessed that Chen Yuan might have something to do with Mercury. The lifespan of a Kraken can reach five hundred years, but a Kraken who was captured by humans three hundred years ago has very little chance of being alive now.
Thinking that Krakens are hermaphrodites, could it be that... Mercury is the baby born by Chen Yuan and the general
That's not right either. If that's the case, according to the time when the Kraken awakened at the age of 60, Mercury should have awakened long ago.
Tang Yi saw Mercury's knuckle-white hands clenched behind him. This meant that Lee's words really had an impact on him. Tang Yi gathered his strength, pressed his shoulders to the ground, and sat up laboriously. He stared at the siren beside him and whispered, "Mercury, don't listen to his nonsense! This man's mouth is poisonous!"
"Thank you for your compliment." Lee winked at Tang Yi, looking very happy, "but what I said is true. Not only that, but I have to tell you. In fact, I was driven into the Mariana Trench at that time. The Kraken did not all die. A very small part of them survived, condensing the remaining strength, and building the last remains of the Kraken into a tomb." The eyes of the Equality Messenger spread to the end of the long abyss ahead, and was stunned by The wine-colored red lips revealed a curse-like word, "Just in the place closest to hell in this world, they have been calling, waiting for their king to return and take revenge on mankind."
Tang Yi laughed deliberately, but his voice seemed a little pale and weak, "Hehehe, it seems that your former chief wise man is not good at making up stories, you want to use such a lame unofficial history to divide the relationship between the Kraken and the base? You tried so hard to deceive Mercury, and you plan to fool him like this?"
Lee shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter if you don't believe it. When we enter the Challenger Abyss, let's see with our own eyes."