Tang Ning's scalp went numb as he saw the monster strip off its disguise, its flesh rapidly peeling off its bones, turning into small fish that flew through its empty eye sockets. It broke through the water at an inhuman speed, and Tang Ning had no way of avoiding this swift monster!
"Sing!!!" Lin Yun on the shore screamed with all his might.
Yes! Sing!
Tang Ning had no idea what to sing, but at the moment when the strange thing was about to pounce on him, he opened his lips and a low, trembling moan sounded over the shimmering river surface. The song came out naturally, without any lyrics or melody. Tang Ning just wanted to make a sound, and then a beautiful song that made him cry suddenly appeared -
The monster's ferocious face suddenly became confused.
Tang Ning felt the strength rapidly draining from his body, but the song still rolled out of his throat effortlessly. Tang Ning had heard a great singer sing dolphin sounds before, and he had a premonition that he could sing at that high a pitch.
The ethereal song suddenly rose in pitch, like the alternation of the positions of the shimmering river surface and the faintly starry night sky; the river water flowed back through layers of smoke and clouds, pouring down from the sky like a column of light.
The long and high-pitched singing reminds people of many beautiful things, like a fish tail swaying in the water, with shining scales looming in the splashing water, so beautiful that it makes people dizzy, and it is like soft spring rain kissing the water surface, and each kiss stirs up circles of ripples.
The monster became completely quiet. The fish passed through its skull. Tang Ning finally made out the shape of the monster. It was a monster composed of two children's corpses overlapped together!
Tang Ning's pupils continued to shrink. He sang while shaking, trying to get away from the monster. However, his body had no strength left, and the best he could do was to prevent himself from sinking.
It doesn't matter! There's still Lin Yun!
Tang Ning turned his head and looked at Lin Yun with hope. He saw Lin Yun standing on the shore, like a sailor seduced by a siren, with a dazed expression and completely immersed in the song.
Tangning: “?”
System! You didn't tell me! Lin Yunye and the monster were stunned when they heard the song!
Tangning took the initiative to talk to the system that she hadn't contacted for a long time.
The cold man replied almost at the speed of light: Yes.
There was no sarcasm, no pause, just like a dog that had been neglected for a long time, abandoning all its reserve and pounced on the bone when it came time for meat.
In response to the system's instant response, Tang Ning said simply and sincerely: F*ck.
The system, which was suddenly scolded, was silent for a moment, and tried to comfort him: Don't you think this card is powerful? It is effective against both humans and ghosts, and its attack range is as wide as a group attack.
Tang Ning was so angry that he lost all his wits: It's a pity that it has no effect on you.
The system suddenly choked.
The energy accumulated throughout the day was completely used up in just a few seconds of singing. Tang Ning's hands and feet were completely exhausted. He slowly sank unwillingly, and his mouth, which was trying hard to continue singing, moved and spit out two bubbles.
Before the cold river water reached his eyes, Tangning took one last look at Lin Yun.
Damn it, how could he forget? Lin Yun is reliable, a sow can climb a tree!
The river water kissed his eyes. Tang Ning seemed to see a figure behind Lin Yun. But it seemed to be an illusion. Perhaps other players had also arrived. Tang Ning opened his mouth uncontrollably and drank the river water. Mouth after mouthful of turbid river water poured into his mouth. His struggle was weak. He couldn't grab anything with his hands, and his feet couldn't reach the bottom. He only felt that he was sinking continuously. A strong sense of helplessness and uneasiness surrounded him. It seemed that he was the only one left in the world.
No.
Tang Ning saw the song-obsessed monster coming back and swimming towards him at high speed!
How could this happen
This is when the whole world abandons you, not misfortune or disaster, right
The monster swam closer and closer, turning into a black shadow in the water. Tang Ning had already used up the last of his oxygen. The river water kept pouring into his mouth, and overwhelming despair and unwillingness spread from every part of his body.
He really couldn't bear it. The filming was about to be finished, and the salary from Deming High School was about to arrive. Besides being happy, there was also a shadow waiting for him to return home, and he had teammates who could fight side by side with him.
Obviously everything is getting better.
Tang Ning's eyes went dark. He seemed to be crying, but who would know? His tears would melt into the water silently, and his flesh and blood would be drained by the mountains, rivers and lakes here. The water was surging, and the water plants and algae at the bottom of the river were growing wildly, growing on his corpse. Maybe a river clam would fall into his left chest, and a real pearl would be born in a corner forgotten by time.
But who would know this
Tangning's eyelids became heavier and heavier. Before his vision was completely engulfed by the inky color, he saw a shadow approaching him rapidly.
Is that the monster that came to kill him
A pair of slender and powerful hands embraced Tang Ning's waist, like embracing a bright moon in the water. A pair of cold and soft lips pressed against Tang Ning's lips. A breath of air passed into Tang Ning's mouth. Tang Ning almost greedily absorbed this hard-earned oxygen. He wanted more, but he was too tired to even have the strength to respond. Before he completely lost consciousness, Tang Ning felt an inch of skin covered with scales.
Dark and neatly arranged.
His chest was compressed by a huge force. Tang Ning coughed and spat out a large mouthful of water. He was pressed hard again and continued to spit out water. Tang Ning opened his eyes with difficulty and met a strange face covered with water droplets. It was a handsome young face with a very focused expression. He was concentrating on performing chest compressions on Tang Ning.
Tang Ning spat out another mouthful of water, his throat burning with pain. His head tilted weakly to the side. Tang Ning raised his wet eyelashes and went to Lin Yun who was standing next to him.
"You finally woke up!" Lin Yun said in surprise.
Tang Ning had no strength at all. He felt like a salted fish lying on the shore.
"This is the boatman's grandson, named Zhang Yun. He lives opposite you. After he found out you were missing, he and I came here to look for you." Lin Yun introduced.
Tang Ning looked at the person in front of him again. He was wearing long sleeves and long pants. Even though he was covered tightly, he could still see some abnormal skin on his neck. It looked like ichthyosis
Noticing Tang Ning's gaze, Zhang Yun pulled up his collar. The skin on his hands was also very ugly. Before Tang Ning could take a closer look, the young boy immediately hid his hands behind his back.
"I can't swim. He was the one who jumped in to save you just now." Lin Yun said from the side.
Is this the person who saved me
But Tang Ning vaguely remembered that the person who rescued him seemed to have scales, and those were real scales, which emitted a little light even in the deep water.
How come some people have scales on their bodies
Maybe he remembered it wrongly? He was hallucinating at the end of the drowning, so he mistook the ichthyosis for scales.
Tangning looked at the boy named Zhang Yun with gratitude. He seemed to be not used to being in public. He lowered his head and avoided Tangning's sight.
Tangning was about to open his mouth to express his gratitude to this person, but suddenly he remembered that his card settings did not allow him to speak casually. Tangning took out his phone from his pocket and tried to type on the memo, but something bad happened. The phone would not turn on because it was soaked in water.
what to do
Tang Ning suddenly had an idea and he slowly sat up. This action made Zhang Yun quickly step back, as if he was afraid that he would take Tang Ning's place.
Tang Ning grabbed the other person's hand before he could pull it away.
Even after soaking the hand in water, it still felt rough, like the bark of a tree. Before entering the card game, Tang Ning would subconsciously feel uncomfortable when his hand touched this place. However, after entering the card game, Tang Ning had seen corpses with maggots and pale skin covered with corpse spots. Seeing this, he felt no emotion at all.
Zhang Yun met Tangning's unusually clear gaze and paused in his struggle.
Tangning held Zhang Yun's hand, turned his palm toward hers, and said earnestly with her fingertips, "Thank you for saving me."
After saying these words of thanks, he raised his head and gave Zhang Yun a brilliant smile.
Tang Ning was soaked throughout, his skin was so white that it was translucent, and his white shirt was translucent, which made people easily think of beautiful words like "natural beauty, like a lotus emerging from clear water", especially when he smiled. The moonlight sprinkled on his body, as if it had given him a bright edge.
Zhang Yun stared at Tang Ning in shock.
Tangning suddenly let go of her hand, pinched her nose, and sneezed loudly: "Ah-chiu!"
Crystal clear water droplets fell from his body like broken jade beads. He was so adorable when he sneezed. His pale skin, which was blistered by the water, turned a little red, especially the tip of his nose, which was pinched. It was red and a little pitiful.
It’s over, I guess I have a cold.
Tang Ning was extremely upset for a moment.
Lin Yun quickly took off her coat and put it on Tang Ning. Tang Ning held the coat tightly and smiled at Zhang Yun sheepishly.
Zhang Yuncai hurriedly lowered his head as if he had suddenly turned around, avoiding Tang Ning's gaze.
"Do you have any medicine here? He probably has a cold." Lin Yun asked Zhang Yun.
Zhang Yun said in a low voice: "Yes." The boy's voice was very pleasant, like a clear stream.
He deliberately kept a distance from Tang Ning, as if he was used to walking with this kind of person.
Tang Ning noticed that water was dripping from Zhang Yun's body. He thought for a moment, then lifted one end of Lin Yun's coat and put the coat with his body temperature on Zhang Yun, just like he and his friend were using the coat to shelter from the rain during a heavy rain.
Zhang Yun stared at him blankly again.
Tangning raised her eyebrows and used her eyes to signal Zhang Yun to lift up the other side of his coat.
However, Zhang Yun failed to receive the signal. He was like a dead animal, not knowing where to put his hands and feet.
Finally, Lin Yun, who was standing aside, said faintly: "He asked you to lift the clothes on the other side."
"Okay!" Zhang Yun hurriedly imitated Tang Ning's example.
Tangning smiled happily and raised his chin again, like a proud little swan, motioning Zhang Yun to go with him.
Zhang Yun quickly followed Tang Ning's footsteps. The moonlight shone on him, and his back looked intimate.
A long time later.
The shore was deserted.
A hand covered with dark scales suddenly emerged from the water.