The Krakens did not return to the sea as quickly as the Free Alliance had thought. Instead, they secretly moored their ships on an isolated island surrounded by lush forests in the Great Saltwater Marsh. It is very close to the border of the third base. Fortunately, there are swamps and forests, and the stealth function of the ship itself is not in danger of being discovered for the time being.
Quicksilver's order was to rest in place, and no one knew what his plans were.
The dark night pushed across the entire sky from the west a little bit. In the sky above this vast swamp far away from human beings, thousands of stars flickered with the light that was born thousands of years ago, converging into a Tianhe that spanned the sky. The humming of frogs and insects in the swamps punctuated the sultry, silent air. The occasional wind shook the treetops, the leaves flapped in an uproar whisper.
Tang Yi walked out of the back door of the ship, and when he turned around, he saw Mercury sitting on the ship's port wing, looking up at the stars that filled the sky. The cold starlight floated above the silver-white figure, as if it was spinning in a circle, illusory.
Tang Yi clawed at the raised metal gaps and pipes outside the cabin, and after a lot of hard work, he finally climbed up to the large silver wing where the mercury was. Hearing his footsteps, Mercury didn't look back, still motionless, like a sculpture.
Tang Yi pursed his lips, walked to Mercury and sat down, his legs hanging from his wings.
The evening wind blew between them, blowing away the silence.
Tang Yi also raised his head and looked at the stars.
"Some people say that some rich people in the base secretly invested in a super spaceship. They think the earth is out of order and they want to flee to other more habitable planets."
Mercury seemed to snort, "To harm other planets?"
"You will take them back to the sea, right?" Tang Yi raised his head and looked at Mercury.
Mercury did not speak.
Tang Yi twitched the corners of his mouth silently, "When you go back, will you come back?"
"...I don't know." Mercury said, her voice drifting in the evening wind.
Tang Yi messed up his hair and suddenly said, "I'm sorry..."
Quicksilver glanced at him.
"Before... Before me... I..." Tang Yi let out an annoyed groan, as if feeling frustrated because he didn't know how to apologize, "I watched that CD... I felt bad in my heart, just... I shouldn't be angry, I shouldn't say if that's the case… "
Mercury didn't turn his head to look at him, so he didn't know what Mercury's expression was like now. He had to take a deep breath and continued, "I don't know that Tang Ya has hidden so many things... I don't know whether to hate him for hiding me and controlling me, or hate myself for not understanding him all the time. I owe him so much, even I don't have a chance to pay it back." Tang Yi paused, and lowered his head to hold a scabbed scar on his finger, "However, the words he said are also for you..." Tang Yi couldn't find the right words, After babbling a few times, he said another word, "I probably understand why you lost control in the team that day... If it was me, I would probably go crazy..."
Mercury's shoulders seemed to tremble, Tang Yi wondered if it was his hallucination.
"Do you understand?" Mercury suddenly chuckled, but there was a bit of bitterness in that smile, "How do you understand?"
"… "
Mercury suddenly turned his face, and the beautiful silver-blue pupils were filled with bottomless pain.
"He was the first person who made me feel safe from the moment of consciousness. For ten years, he was everything to me. No matter how harsh the training, as long as he gave me a nod of approval, I felt so happy, even sleeping. No matter how dangerous the task is, as long as you know that he is by my side, you will not be afraid of anything." Mercury's eyes are distant, as if drifting into the unreachable distance, "He is my family, lover, and friend. , Master... everything!" He paused and sighed, "I am afraid that human beings can't understand the feelings of the Kraken being bound. That kind of strong feeling is not beautiful at all. My emotions, will, and thoughts are all controlled by him. Sometimes I feel like a pet and everything I do is to please the owner. A dissatisfied look from the owner makes me uneasy and I try to make up for it. I used to be so lucky that my owner loved me, although He never said any warm words, but I firmly believed that he loved me. I am much luckier than the peacock, the abused Kraken, and the neglected Kraken."
Tang Yi really couldn't imagine what it was like to have such a strong emotion, but the difficulty in Mercury's voice made him feel distressed.
Then Mercury smiled miserably, "Then, suddenly one day, I knew those were fake. My master never loved me, and he approached me to get a DNA sample from me, to control me thoughtfully and emotionally. , and finally handed me into the hands of the enemy, and was sent to the dissection table to be dismembered. And all of this, I didn't even have a chance to question him face to face, because he was already dead. And I was originally to avenge him just survived.”
Tang Yi was speechless.
When he just learned the truth, he just thought that Mercury would be very sad when he knew about it, but he never seriously tried to experience this despair from Mercury's point of view.
Faith collapses in despair.
All the good memories of the last ten years of life suddenly turned into a joke of desperation.
The desperation of never being safe, never being loved.
Now, looking at the scars in the depths of the Kraken's eyes, Tang Yi felt his heart tremble.
Suddenly, Mercury reached out his hand, gently lifted Tang Yi's cheek, and stroked the scar on the side of his face. The sapphire pupils stared at him, "When I first learned the truth, I even hated you a little bit. Tang Ya betrayed me for you, so for so many years, I'm probably just your shadow in his heart. "
Tang Yi anxiously wanted to explain something, but Mercury suddenly put a finger on his lips, "Shh... listen to me. I do want to hate you, but after we were detained separately, I found that I didn't Way to hate you. All I can think about is whether they will torture you, will they force you to tell what's on the CD. I hate myself, why can't I control myself, why put you in danger ."
A sour and slightly sweet feeling spread from his heart, and the memory of the short day of escape rushed back to his mind.
He remembered that Mercury told him at that time that he would find a way to release the bond with Tang Ya and find a way to be with him.
At that time, although he was charged with being a traitor, he laughed like an idiot even though he didn't know where he was going.
What if the time was frozen there
Tang Yi shook his head, took out the blue shell necklace from his arms, and handed it to Mercury, "Let's reconcile."
It's unclear who is the stand-in between them, who owes whom, who has saved who, who is wrong and who is right.
But all this is no longer important.
Mercury looked at the necklace for a while and took it over. Tang Yi stretched out his hand and pulled Mercury's finger, his eyes met, something about to come out was surging, but he was speechless.
"What are you going to do next?" Tang Yi finally broke the unspeakable atmosphere. He was afraid that if he looked at each other like that, he would become even weaker.
Quicksilver turned his gaze to the sky again, "The third base, the Kraken team."
"...you want to rescue the remaining sirens in the siren hall?"
"And the sea monsters that are bred in the breeding hall."
Tang Yi frowned, "We have too few people, and the equipment is not good enough. The risk is too great!"
"There will be fewer people, because I plan to let most of the sea monsters go back to the sea first." Mercury replied calmly, "I plan to bring only about fifty people, and anti-binding reagents."
Tang Yi widened his eyes in disbelief, but saw Mercury's face with certainty. He sighed and shook his head, "You crazy siren..."
Mercury chuckled softly, "Now the third base and the second base are exchanging fire, the Freedom Alliance is also looking for trouble for them, and the first base also claims to be coming to support. The third base is already devastated, and now is the best time to attack them. ." He paused, turned his head to look at Tang Yi, "This action is very dangerous, and it is our own problem, I don't want you to follow..."
"Stop." Tang Yi raised his hand and made a pause gesture, "We just reconciled, don't let my petty temper come up again. We can be considered a life-and-death friendship. Is it appropriate to say such words?"
Mercury guessed that Tang Yi would have such a reaction, and also knew that he should stop Tang Yi and stop dragging Tang Yi into danger. Maybe Tang Ya is right, he should stay far away from Tang Yi. After all, they both knew each other, and in the end they were doomed to separate.
He will eventually return to the deep sea with his people. That was his innate responsibility and shackles. It was the real meaning of his birth.
But why did I hear Tang Yi say this, there was a kind of slowly melting peace in my heart.
Before dawn, the ship left the swamp area and entered the large barren Lingbei uninhabited area north of the third base. A day's drive at high speed in this direction will take you into the Pacific Ocean. Quicksilver announces his plan, which is strongly opposed by Tsuruta Takumi and Aindigo.
"The third base is in a state of war now. It is suicidal to try to sneak into the headquarters of the Kraken team to rescue so many unbound and underage Krakens! Especially when so many Krakens have been lost, you don't think they will Will it increase security?" Tsuruta retorted decisively.
Qing Ding also said, "This is too risky, why don't you go back to the sea first and then make plans?"
Mercury looked around and said lightly, "Now that the existence of the anti-binding potion has been confirmed, how long do you think the base will keep those sea monsters?"
A period of silence.
If the Kraken's binding proves to be reversible, then all the Krakens in the team are time bombs. In order to cut off possible threats, no one knows what the sword will do.
Even if the life of the Kraken is not harmed, I am afraid that some extraordinary means will be used to strictly control the Kraken. The longer the delay, the greater the danger.
Mercury got up slowly, and the eyes of all the humans and sirens on the conference table were glued to him.
Quicksilver's voice echoed throughout the conference room and every corner of the ship, "I won't force anyone to go with me, and I can't guarantee the safety of everyone I'm traveling with. Who wants to follow me before midnight Find Qingdang to report. The rest, led by Peacock, return to the deep sea."