I'm a proper student; I only take nine kinds of potions every day.

Chapter 187 (6/10 Seeking Monthly Tickets) Grabbing the Deep One, Let's Try It Out First

On the other side, Edward and Herbert are on high alert.

While remaining on guard, both were also shocked by Ivan's methods.

"My God! No wonder he's Dr. Armitage's star pupil! What kind of trick is this?"

The two men stared at the female poet, who looked dazed, and at the demon, who was convulsing all over and had completely passed out.

They prided themselves on receiving a systematic education at the University of Michigan, yet they still couldn't understand what kind of extraordinary characteristic this was.

Edward's face beamed with pride: "See that? That's the power of the soul."

"The ordinary physical body has no power to resist the soul."

Herbert immediately and instinctively retorted, "Nonsense! How can you wield the power of your soul without a strong physical body?"

Just as the two were talking, a strange sound suddenly rang in their ears.

The sound seemed to be the sound of flowing water mixed with whispers; it was extremely unpleasant and disgusting.

It sounded like a group of people making gurgling noises with phlegm stuck in their throats.

Edward's face was full of vigilance: "Warning!!"

He was all too familiar with that voice!

Because his wife used to make that sound when she tormented his soul.

However, their insight was truly lacking.

Just as they were on guard, they saw a blurry figure suddenly appear in the place that had been empty.

Then it grabbed the baby, turned around, and jumped out of the window.

At this moment, the train had just crossed a large bridge between two canyons, with the rushing river flowing dozens of meters below.

"It's over!"

The two rushed over and nearly fell, their faces now filled with despair.

As Ivan rushed out, he saw the guy who could hide his form smash through the train window and jump off the bridge.

Edward and Herbert leaned against the train window, their faces filled with helplessness and frustration.

"Damn it! These Deep Ones are so cunning!" Edward exclaimed, filled with anger and hatred.

You can tell this guy suffered a lot with the Deep Ones.

Unfortunately, these two young men, who hadn't even graduated from university yet, were simply not capable enough.

Herbert was relatively calmer: "There's nothing we can do now. Fortunately, the school gave us a bottom line when we came out this time."

"Once these deep-sea divers enter the water, we have no way to capture them with our current capabilities."

"Moreover, jumping from such a height would almost certainly be fatal for someone of our physical condition."

Just as the two were speaking with a sense of helplessness, they heard Ivan's voice.

"You two! Keep a close eye on James. He can't afford to make a mistake this time."

Ivan's face was filled with helplessness and a sense of powerlessness.

He could understand that these two young men lacked experience and ability.

After all, this was a trial for the two of them.

But I still felt angry.

I had only been out for less than a minute of interrogation when this incident suddenly happened.

Before leaving, he was worried that the two guys might be controlled, so he used the Fog Brain Plague to protect them.

But to my surprise, they didn't have that many fancy things at all.

They simply used some special methods to become invisible and then snatched the child away.

Evan never expected that these two so-called top students from the University of Michigan could be so good at theoretical discussions.

"I was so stupid! Next time I need to protect something, I will never allow it to leave my sight."

Edward and Herbert nodded repeatedly to indicate that they understood.

Edward hurriedly asked, "Mr. Arkham! Do you have any special methods to win her over?"

Evan didn't have time to waste with them anymore.

"After you get off the bus, take James to the Healing Church's hospital first."

"I will bring the child and join you later."

After saying that, Ivan rushed out from the other side of the train at an extremely fast speed and arrived at the connecting area between the carriages.

After confirming that no one was around, Ivan had an idea and draped the shadow cloak that was wrapped around his waist over his body.

The next second, Ivan completely disappeared from this world.

After concealing himself, Ivan deftly flipped and leaped onto the top of the train.

The train has reached the middle of the bridge.

With his powerful physique and enhanced vision from various drugs, Evan immediately locked onto the figure in the river that was rapidly swimming towards the estuary.

Judging from her posture, she should be a female deep diver, swimming rapidly on the surface because she was worried that her child might drown.

Having completely disappeared, Ivan immediately spread out his wings, which resembled two large hands.

Then, like an eagle leaping from the sky, he plunged off the train.

"That's twenty dollars! No one can take money from me once it's in my mouth," Evan said through gritted teeth.

A gust of wind swept past Evan's ear, blowing his full head of silver hair into a large slicked-back style.

The valleys on both sides receded rapidly at the edge of our vision, while the surging river below drew ever closer.

Despite the rapid descent, Evan remained completely calm.

Because he can stop the descent at any time and adjust his posture freely in the air.

This is the exhilaration and confidence of breaking free from the constraints of gravity and being able to fly freely.

"Awesome!"

In less than three seconds, Evan flew to an area about twenty meters above the river below, and his keen eyes immediately spotted the swimming figure in front of him.

Whoosh!

The body rushed forward at an extremely fast speed.

Meanwhile, in the river below, a bloated female monster covered in wrinkled skin and fish scales is moving swiftly forward.

At this moment, she was less than 500 meters away from the estuary. Once she crossed the waterfall in front of her, she could return to the sea.

This female monster has four limbs that appear to be somewhat degenerated.

The fingers are webbed together.

She used a strap to tie the baby to the top of her ugly head.

Then, its bulky body swam swiftly in the water with a speed and agility completely incongruous with its appearance.

This speed is quite fast, even comparable to a normal person's 100-meter sprint.

With current technology, even many ships cannot keep up with the speed at which this female monster swims.

"Those bookworms at the University of Michigan are all idiots! They actually fell for such a simple trick."

She is called Lily, and she is a mixed-race Deep Diver.

Now, as she has grown older, she has completely lost her human form.

However, due to her exceptional spirituality, she gradually acquired some extraordinary qualities.

That invisibility she just demonstrated is now a supernatural ability that she is very proud of.

Using this ability to become invisible, she was able to do many things very conveniently in the city.

They gradually became adept at navigating urban areas within their species.

Lili was then given a treasure by the priest.

It was a special vest woven from fish scales.

Wearing it can mask the unique fishy smell that Deep Divers naturally possess.

Of course, there are limits to this kind of cover-up.

The longest it can be concealed at one time is ten hours, after which it needs to be immersed in seawater for an hour to regain its special power.

Lili used both of these methods.

The magical artifact she gave the female poet was a level four artifact from the deep sea.

Its main effect is that it allows users to enter a dream state through sound.

In addition to this function, the badge is also a device similar to a detector.

She can see what's happening around her through the badge.

After seeing that Ivan was completely unaffected by the hypnotic effects and even snatched the badge, he then used a rather bizarre method to severely injure the tree spirit and the demon.

Lili knew that with these three good-for-nothings, today's mission was bound to fail.

So she quickly approached while that strange fellow was interrogating the tree spirit next door.

Then, before the two bookworms could react, they snatched the child and jumped into the river.

"I'm such a genius at playing pranks!" Lily thought highly of herself.

Because she was the one who devised the plan for those three members of the Secret Brotherhood.

She deliberately split the three people into two groups so that if anything unexpected happened, she could divide the enemy's forces and give herself a chance to make her move.

The reality is now almost exactly as she had predicted.

She succeeded effortlessly!

Once again, they made a fool of those self-righteous University of Michigan staff.

She is now swimming happily in the river.

The waterfall at the estuary is less than 300 meters ahead.

As long as you jump down the waterfall, there are twelve tribesmen waiting there at the estuary to meet you.

The leader was a squad leader who was considered an expert by humans.

As Lili swam, she felt the faint breathing of the child above her.

"I didn't expect such a young child to have such a strong Deep One aura."

"To possess such spirituality without any change in appearance, it seems the priests' judgment was correct."

Just then, the waterfall at the estuary was within reach, and Lili leaped forward in a rather graceful manner.

But just as she leaped out of the water and prepared to descend—

A sudden, swift gust of wind rang out.

Before Lili could react, she immediately felt an enormous hand suddenly grab her and wrap her up tightly.

This hand is so strange and so huge.

Only when it is held in your hand can you clearly feel the numerous steel-like structures on your palm.

Some look like bones, some like scales, and some like some kind of special growth.

Feathers may have a similar feel, but they could not possibly have such a hard texture.

Lily screamed and began to struggle, but to no avail.

Her sunken, lifeless eyes frantically looked around, but she didn't see anyone.

She couldn't figure out what had grabbed her.

They were even more confused about who had captured them.

At this moment, she can't see anything!

This gave her an indescribable sense of fear.

After all, the unknown threats that cannot be judged are what these intelligent beings fear the most.

"Who are you! Why are you attacking me!"

"Do you even know who I am?!"

"I am the representative of the Dagon Tantric tradition! I am the child of the great Lord R'lyeh!"

"Let me go right now!"

Just then, Lili vaguely sensed that invisible force moving.

Then she discovered that the child she had tied to her head had been taken away by this invisible force.

Then, under her gaze, she saw the child float about a meter away from her, still being held up in the air by some invisible force.

"What...what is this thing?"

Lili's pupils constricted to the extreme.

Just then, Lili suddenly sensed an incredibly dangerous aura, like that of a ferocious beast.

Then she sensed a powerful, slender tongue licking the scales on her cheek.

The tongue was so powerful, and its surface was so rough.

It's as if it can easily scrape away everything that's been licked clean.

She could clearly feel the strange sensation of the barbs and protrusions rubbing against her own scales.

"Damn it! What kind of monster is this! What kind of monster are you!?"

She began to struggle desperately, trying to dodge.

During this process, her keen ears heard a swallowing sound.

The other person seemed to be tasting themselves through the mucus on their skin.

In an instant, she thought of many terrifying monsters.

Those monsters feed on the Deep Ones, and many are their natural enemies!

In many cases, they are captured not for food, but simply for torture and killing.

Thinking about this, Lili felt like she was about to collapse.

But no matter how much she struggled, it was all in vain.

In contrast.

Ivan easily caught the female deep-diving as she leaped into the air.

After grasping it in his large, winged hand and giving it a quick look, Evan immediately recalled his unexpected discovery at the New Haven Hotel.

He discovered trace amounts of Deep Diver fluid while tidying the floor.

"Now that we finally see a normal adult, we should at least try it out."

"However, since this female merman can't see me, I'll try to remain mysterious and not let her realize that I'm a person."

Thinking of this, Evan opened his mouth.

Thanks to his current physical flexibility, he raised his hand and stretched his tongue out to be thin and long.

The tongue of a normal person suddenly transformed into the long, thin tongue of an unknown beast.

With the added bonus of eleven points in constitution, the enormous wing on the left side could easily hold the fishman in its palm.

No matter how hard she struggled, it was all in vain.

Then Evan stuck out his tongue and licked a large amount of the female Deep One's scales.

Put the deep-diving fluid in your mouth and savor it.

A few seconds later————

"vomit!"

"This smell is much stronger than the one I found in the bathroom back then."

"The overall smell is comparable to the putrid, fishy stench of countless rotten fish piled together."

"Wait! Why does this smell so familiar?"

Evan instantly realized why the taste was so familiar.

Because when he drank the purifying potion, he was in that boundless, eerie ocean, and the taste there was so similar to this one.

[You have ingested Deepdiver fluids. Effects last: 20 minutes.]

[Effect: During the duration of the drug's effects, your swimming speed increases by 25%.]

Does this reverse the side effects?

"Reversal".

[Reversal progress: 4 hours.]