I set you up on a blind date, and you've managed to overcome all the weirdness?

Lin Yan's heart skipped a beat.

Just now, in that half-dreaming, half-awake state, I think I did touch something soft, cold, and with a wonderful feel in my hand.

Judging from her current reaction, could it be that I am...?

But he didn't have time to think about it further.

"roar!"

A roar came from behind.

The balloon's 30-second control period has ended.

Lin Yan turned his head; the Deep Dive Cradle had already finished its jump.

Even such a mindless being personally experienced the utter humiliation.

The whiskers, the face, the edge of the umbrella—every inch of it expresses anger.

The poor jellyfish's bell-shaped cap turned red with anger.

The surrounding water flowed into several rapidly spinning whirlpools, its only desire now being to tear everything here to shreds.

As is well known, these mindless creatures, once they enter berserk mode, may lose their aim and their reason.

Without exception, their attack power increases exponentially.

Soon, Lin Yan felt the water pressure around him increase several times, and his bones creaked with every movement.

He glanced at the system panel and checked the mermaid's favorability rating once again.

【"Mermaid from the Sewers": 100, can form a bond】

He can complete the bond by pressing the button next to him and borrow her power.

This is why Lin Yan dares to stand here even without using Saya's authority.

But he considered himself a person who valued legitimacy, and that incident with Saya was just an accident.

The key issue was that he felt if he secretly did the deed, the merman would definitely deny it afterward and might even think he was taking advantage of her.

To eliminate any future troubles, she must beg him to form a contract with her.

Lin Yan turned to look at the mermaid despite the water pressure, his tone sincere, displaying a rather upright and gentlemanly demeanor:

"That thing outside has gone mad."

The mermaid lowered her head and remained silent. From the very beginning, she had never thought she would survive, but now there was another person who shouldn't have died.

"I can't hold on in my current condition. There's only one way to survive."

"Form a pact with me."

A contract?!

The light purple on the mermaid's face faded instantly, and she stared at Lin Yan in disbelief.

Having lived for so long, she does know what forming a contract is all about.

But the problem is...

"Are you crazy?"

Everyone in the group knows that this bastard has long been branded with that crazy woman's mark.

"You already have someone else's death pact with you! Forcibly combining two different powers will kill you the moment the pact is formed!"

The mermaid looked at Lin Yan with a somewhat flustered expression.

Has this man forgotten even this basic common sense in his desperate attempt to survive?

Or is it that he's truly not afraid of death in order to protect her?

Lin Yan naturally wouldn't explain the existence of the system to the mermaid.

"You don't need to worry about that."

Lin Yan wrapped his arms around her waist and pinned her against the wall.

"I just want to know if you're willing."

"If you nod, I'll do it."

"If you're not willing, then we'll both die here today."

The mermaid was startled by his actions.

She felt a little embarrassed and annoyed after realizing what had happened, but she didn't want to push him away.

Feeling the warmth around her waist, her lofty pride suddenly began to waver slightly.

The mermaid looked past Lin Yan toward the approaching deep-sea cradle.

Although it has stolen most of my power, as long as I am alive, this power still nominally belongs to me.

If it's a contract, then it might actually be possible.

She pursed her swollen lips.

"what ever."

The mermaid closed her eyes, turned her head away, and her tone remained icy.

Lin Yan understood, of course, that "whatever you want" was the highest level of permission for the mermaid.

He silently recited in his heart:

"Form a bond!"

[Ding! External high-level causal feedback detected, meeting the conditions for forming a bond.]

[System in progress...]

[Pact complete!]

[Congratulations, host, on achieving rule synchronization and sharing 50% of the rule authority with your partner, the "Mermaid from the Sewers"!]

After the system finished speaking, Lin Yan felt a slight chill on the right side of his heart.

Looking down, a blue water ripple pattern was engraved next to the small scissors.

The two marks were each occupied by one person, each taking up half of the mark.

The water pressure that felt like it was going to crush him a second before the contract was formed now felt like a gentle mountain breeze on his face, and he actually felt quite comfortable.

This deep sea embraced Lin Yan.

Lin Yan opened his eyes, which turned an icy blue like a mermaid's, as if deep-sea currents were surging within them.

He turned around, and the Deep-Sea Cradle was already rushing towards him.

The Deep-Sea Cradle had already devoured most of the mermaid's essence, and was still squandering the power that did not belong to it.

One water blade after another condensed and took shape around it.

With a command from Deep Dive Cradle, the water blade slashed towards Lin Yan with a force that seemed to tear everything apart.

The mermaid's authority was divided in two, with the Deep-Sea Cradle taking a portion and Lin Yan now controlling 50%.

Lin Yan smiled gently and confidently raised his right hand.

He simply clenched his five fingers, and the seawater in front of him stopped instantly, the flowing liquid condensing into a wall of water.

Water has no fixed shape; its strength and gentleness are but a thought away.

The mermaids called this technique "water solidification," and Lin Yan immediately came up with a new name for it the moment he mastered it.

Water is shaped by the heart.

When the water jet strikes the water wall, it shatters upon contact and breaks upon impact, unable to advance even an inch.

The Deep Cradle roared furiously, sensing that the human before it possessed the same aura of authority as the Mother.

The massive canopy suddenly contracted, as if it were gathering strength.

The next second, the black water that crashed against the water wall changed, hissing and bubbling.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a cloud of poisonous mist, bypassing both sides of the water wall and encircling us.

This is the other half of the mermaid's power; water turning from the heart is standing, and this move is boiling.

The name the mermaid gave it suited Lin Yan's taste perfectly: "Boiling the Sea".

It's just that it's inappropriate for this monster, completely lacking the artistic conception of boiling the sea.

"Showing off stolen goods here?"

Lin Yan snorted coldly, spread his five fingers, and aimed them at the enormous thing in front of him.

Although the Deep-Sea Cradle holds some power, it is ultimately just a mindless entity, like a landlord's foolish son who guards mountains of gold and silver but doesn't know how to use them.

I think you don't understand at all.

"It's over."

He spoke softly, sounding somewhat bored, like someone forced to attend a meeting at the end of the workday, finally waiting for the moment when the meeting was adjourned.

Bring your five fingers together.

The waters around the deep-sea cradle suddenly became still.

The sea seemed to hear the will of Heaven, and all directions simultaneously submitted to it.

The jellyfish's massive shell was also inside; it didn't struggle, but simply obediently retracted inwards.

Soon the water flow took shape in that area, layer upon layer, each layer faster than the last.

Ultimately, everything there was squeezed into a point that could not be measured by the naked eye.

With a thud, they all disappeared.

The surrounding seawater instantly filled that vacuum.

A dazzling blue light slowly fell from mid-air, and Lin Yan absorbed it into his palm with a slight thought.

[Ding! High-level rule fragment detected.]

[Obtained a top-tier material: Deep Sea Pearl.]

Item Description:

Formed from pure deep-sea essence, it contains a faint chance for advancement and is a top-grade supplement that a certain deep-sea queen has been dreaming of.