Problem Girls Strategy

In order to verify his guess, Jiang Zao took out a pair of scissors from his pocket and decisively used the tip of the knife to cut a wound on the palm of his hand. Blood immediately spurted out like a stream of water.

They did not drip to the ground due to gravity, but slowly gathered in the empty palm of Kokoro. She whispered a story, a story about mermaids.

The mermaid who fell in love with the prince made a deal with the witch and drank the potion to grow legs. However, before she could reach the prince, she was spotted by his father, the king, who sent soldiers to imprison her in his bedroom.

At first, the prince did not know that the mermaid who saved him in the sea was imprisoned by his father. It was not until the shell elf on the beach told him the mermaid's tragic experience that he realized his savior was suffering.

With anger burning in his elegant eyes, the prince walked into the magnificent emperor's bedroom, which was decorated with gold in every detail. There, he saw a scene that broke his heart.

My father was pressing a beautiful woman with long wavy golden hair under him and tearing off her thin clothes regardless of her pleas.

"Father!" The prince's voice shook the whole palace. His eyes seemed to be filled with a broken heart. He asked in a sad tone: "Why did you do this to her? She is my savior!"

"What!? She is the one who saved you?" The emperor was shocked and looked back and forth between the two of them.

"Yes, it was she who saved me from the deep sea, away from that damn water."

"Oh my god...what have I done..."

The prince walked up to the frightened mermaid, took off his expensive coat and put it on her like a gentleman, then took her slender right hand and asked her affectionately: "Can you...can you be..."

"I do!" Before the prince could finish speaking, the mermaid said what was hidden in her heart. She and he smiled at each other and both got the answers they wanted.

So, the mermaid witnessed the wedding of the prince and a Viking pirate. The scene of the two grown men kissing each other in pledge made her so disgusted that she vomited in public. She returned to the sea and angrily tore the witch into pieces, and then disappeared.

I'm so excited! There is Nantong!

Jiang Zao was still wondering if it was a cliché love story, but the twist in the ending almost broke his waist. He looked at the person in front of him with a strange look, who seemed to be telling him a story under the pretext of "I have a friend", and asked cautiously, "Does this story have anything to do with the puzzle?"

"Of course!" Kokoro suddenly raised her voice, realizing that she might be too excited. She coughed twice and pretended to be calm and answered him: "You have to prove it to me... to the answer."

What do I want to prove? Prove that I am not from Nantong?

The coin-operated machine made of Jiang Zao's blood slammed heavily to the ground. Kokoro pointed at the coin slot and said, "Let me see if you can get her back from the foam."

So this is what memory is currency means...

He chuckled and walked calmly to the coin machine. More than twenty coins were stacked into a tall tower. There was no doubt that these were all the memories he had so far.

Jiang Zao picked up a coin and put it in. The memory of his first meeting with Kailu disappeared, but her voice rang in his mind.

[He was so handsome when he stood on the ring. ]

Coins were thrown one after another, and her voice sounded one by one.

[Maybe my luck has been good since the moment I met him. ]

[Can a child abandoned by a mermaid really have this kind of happiness? ]

[I don’t know if he was hurt by my bite.]

[In the end... this kind of happiness only lasts for two days. It would have been great if I could have met him earlier. ]

[I really want to go to the beach of Sielvia with him to sunbathe, and go on a date in the dense forest of Moonlight Glade...]

[If this world is destined to be destroyed, I am willing to use my own life to call back the mermaid, as long as... as long as he can survive. ]

When the last coin was thrown, all of Jiang Zao's memories were cleared, and Xiao Xing who was standing behind him also disappeared. He returned to the state he was in when he first came into this world.

"Do you still remember the purpose of coming here?" [Kokoro] asked him with clear eyes.

He shook his head and stared at the ray of morning light shining on him. Kokoro sighed softly and showed a disappointed expression, but heard him say, "I feel like if I go that way, I'll be able to see what I want to see."

The direction Jiang Zao pointed to was a rocky seashore, and there, an ignorant black-haired mermaid was looking at the world outside the sea like a newborn baby, and then she sat on the reef, swinging her tail and humming softly.

Chapter 328 I got up and killed him in one blow

Without waiting for Kokoro to say anything, Jiang Zao ran to the beach to meet the black-haired mermaid. The seemingly long distance took him only a dozen steps to run.

The mermaid seemed frightened by the footsteps. She jumped into the water nimbly and hid behind the rocks, observing the stranger running towards her.

Jiang Zao squatted down and looked at her. Those sky-blue eyes gave her a feeling of comfort in the sea, so she gradually leaned out from behind the reef, and finally put her little hand in his open palm.

"Look... I found what I wanted." He smiled as if he was announcing his victory to someone. [Kokoro] was still standing downstairs of the dormitory building, but she could hear these words, and heard them very clearly.

"Congratulations, challenger of the mystery." She smiled and turned into bubbles and dissipated: "Go back, you will get the reward for solving the mermaid's dream."

......

Lightxi, which was originally lying in the cave, raised its body. In its perception, the blue ring that suddenly appeared under Jiang Zao began to emit light, and the familiar breath in it made it curse out loud.

"I [Birds sing and flowers bloom]! Why is it that psychotic mermaid? Isn't she hiding in the abyss of the sea and dreaming about that all day long?"

After cursing, it realized why the blue ring looked familiar, because that was the symbol of entering the Mermaid Dream Trial. No one had been able to wake up from the trial alive in hundreds of years.

That damn volcano fog ghost really caused me a big trouble. It actually directly linked the illusion dream to the mermaid's dream.

Lighthi was ready to save Jiang Zao's life from the crazy mermaid, because the power of mermaids has the power to change the trajectory of fate. So even if this human is the opponent in his prediction, his fate may be changed by the influence of the power and he may die early.

But Jiang Zao was not killed by the blue light like the failed trial-takers. Kailu, who was hugging him, suddenly raised her head and bit his lip. The bright red blood dripped onto the blue ring, making it glow even more dazzlingly. A great force continued to flow into Jiang Zao's body.

"Damn, what is this crazy mermaid going to do!?" Even Lighthi didn't dare to use his mental power to touch this blue power easily. The effect of the mermaid power was very strange. If someone unrelated to the target touched it, the worst case scenario would be that their sexual orientation would change, and the worst case scenario would be that everyone they looked at would be seen as an alien piece of meat.

The power that has the effect of changing destiny is so unreasonable.

Jiang Zao slowly woke up from his coma. He felt like he had a dream, but he could not remember the content of the dream. All he could hear in his mind were the madly flashing system reminders and a message left by someone unknown.

"Use this power to achieve your goals, stranger."

"Warning: Unknown energy is invading."

"Warning: Energy is being transformed by the system, please stay awake."

"Warning: Energy conversion failed."

"[Mermaid Sigh]: The end of the mermaid's dream is a love wrapped in bitterness and anger. The Mermaid Queen has approved your answer and has bestowed great power upon you. Remaining time: 412 seconds."

Moving Kailu away from himself, the feeling called "power" filled Jiang Zao's body. With a little confusion, he looked through the window towards the distant mountains.

He stretched out his hand and made a gesture of empty grip, and the mountain suddenly shattered like a balloon being squeezed and burst. Only the dirt and rubble in the sky could prove that it had ever existed.

In other words, what did I do in my dream to get the powerful BUFF given by the boss?

Jiang Zao could only make a rough analysis of the current situation based on the system prompts. Although he was a little concerned about the lack of dream memories, there were more important things to do now. He glanced at Kailu who was still in a coma, and walked out of the stone house after confirming that there was nothing wrong with her condition.

He ignored the red dragon's eyes that were about to pop out of its head and shouted to the sky: "Lighti! You can hear me, right? I know that person observing me is you, come out quickly!"

My ancestor, are you so brave that you dare to challenge the boss directly? ?

Jiang Zao's shouts scared away all the monsters, including the red dragon. They didn't want to die under the wrath of the Red Dragon Volcano Lord.

"You guessed right." A majestic voice that could not be distinguished between male and female came from the sky. Jiang Zao raised his head and saw a pair of golden vertical pupils above the clouds, looking down at him from behind the clouds.

Lighthi said with a hint of excitement: "I originally thought that the mad mermaid was here to cause trouble for me, but I didn't expect that only with her help could you become the 'Dragon Slayer' of destiny!"

"Although I don't really like so-called fatalism, I still need to thank her for her help. If you want a passionate battle, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."

"It doesn't matter. The dangerous aura emanating from you is enough to make my blood boil again." Lightxi behind the clouds still did not reveal his true form, and his voice like muffled thunder resounded between heaven and earth.

Its appearance of blocking out the sun and the sky made Jiang Zao realize that without the power given by the Mermaid Queen, his idea of ​​conquering Lighthi would be as ridiculous as trying to shoot down the sun with a stick.

"Come on, let me see what exactly can cause my demise as predicted!"

"as you wish."

Jiang Zao took a step forward, and this step seemed to step on the hearts of all the monsters in the Red Dragon Volcano, causing their heartbeats to pause, and then accelerate wildly like a wild horse.

The blurred sword shadow condensed in his palm, and the sharp sword intent emanating from it even split the dragon's might that was about to press the air into a solid.

Can the sharp aura emanating from the weapon alone break my pressure?

Lighthi was even more curious about his move. The hot blood flowing in its veins made it unable to restrain itself any longer. It chose to actively attack, and slapped out with its dragon claws that tore the space apart, revealing a dark crack.

The wind pressure made his hair stick to Jiang Zao's forehead and his clothes were crackling. There was no fear in his eyes, only a matter-of-fact calmness. He swung the sword shadow in his hand crookedly like a beginner.

Light, space, time, and even the concepts of sound were briefly cut off. A black sword mark that pierced through the sky and earth broke through the clouds, and Lightxi's figure hidden behind finally appeared in Jiang Zao's eyes.

"Huh~ I didn't expect it to be this kind of thing. It's quite reasonable that I would die at your hands." The dark dragon's tone was full of ease, and he laughed happily: "Humans are really an interesting race."

"If it wasn't an accident, I wouldn't have studied it."

"Call it an accident or call it fate, anyway... you really showed me something good. This is a reward for you, take it." After Lighthi said this, two red balls of light flew into Jiang Zao's arms, and then took him and Kailu away from the place.

A thousand years later, it started raining in the Red Dragon Volcano, and Lighthi disappeared between heaven and earth.

Chapter 329 Kokoro Knows Everything

[Reverse Life Force], this is what Jiang Zao called the power that killed Lightxi. This was something he had been secretly researching before going to the Red Dragon Volcano. It was one of the methods he came up with to deal with Lightxi's physical mutation.

What should I do if both physical and magical resistance are very high?

Then consider the true damage.

His original intention was to find a way to create the completely opposite [power of death] by studying the [power of life], but he never thought about whether opposite things can really be deduced from the other side by relying on a single one?

Just like it is impossible to turn fire into water, what he reversed his research into was not the [Power of Death] at all, but a power that reversed the life process.

The Demonic Flame Four-Armed Orangutan was his first test subject. Since it was his first attempt, Jiang Zao could not control the scope of the attack very well, so the sword cut on its waist. The flesh and blood on its waist gradually shrank as if time was reversed, and finally turned into nothingness and disappeared.

The birth of most living things requires the process of fertilization, and [Reverse Life Force] reverses the life of a living thing from its growth to the present, which is very similar to turning back time. However, [Reverse Life Force] can only act on living things, and is not as omnipotent as turning back time.

When hit by this power, life will return to its most primitive form, perhaps the [life force] floating in the air, or perhaps elements and magic.

Therefore, Lighthi, whose body was mutated, said that it was natural for him to die under Jiang Zao's sword. No matter how strong the body is, it is useless in the face of such a reversal.

Even with the power of the Mermaid Queen, the sword condensed by the [Reverse Life Force] was not able to fully take shape. Even Jiang Zao didn't know whether it could really reverse time after it was formed.

Lighthi used his last bit of strength to send him and Kael back to the capsule house on the edge of Maple Syrup Valley. He held the unconscious Kael in his arms with two bottles of dragon blood of different colors, one was golden blood that burned like flames, and the other was blood red.

He pushed open the door of the villa and shouted inside: "Shurima! Your emperor is back!"

Huihui and Pekolim rushed out of the living room like the wind. Seeing that he was safe and sound and bringing his people home, they finally felt relieved.

Jiang Zao handed Kailu to Pekolim: "I'm going to wake Kokoro up, you wait for me in the living room!"

"Ah."

Huihui raised her hand towards him and quickly put it down. The longing in her eyes was about to overflow. Pekolim comforted her softly: "When Kokoro wakes up, you will have a lot of time to spend with him."

"That's for sure. If he dares to ignore me...I'll drink up all his Coke!"

......

In Kokoro's bedroom, Jiang Zao opened the bottle of pure dragon blood with trembling hands and poured a drop of golden blood on Kokoro's flower headdress.

The headdress instantly became like a real flower that had been nourished, emitting a rich floral fragrance that filled the room. Black air as thin as hair emerged from her body and disappeared into the air.

"Hmm..." Kokoro slowly opened her eyes and covered her head as she sat up from the bed. She gave Jiang Zao an apologetic smile: "Master... I'm so sorry for making you..."

Before she could finish her words, Jiang Zao hugged her tightly with such force that it seemed as if he wanted to press her into his body.

"Master... it's a bit difficult for me to breathe if you use so much force."

Jiang Zao silently reduced the strength of his arms. He always regarded Kokoro's attack as his own fault. She was his precious little guide, but he failed to protect her.

"I'm sorry...I couldn't protect you when you were in the most dangerous time."

"Master...please don't say that!"

Warm water drops dripped onto the sensitive ear tips of the elves. Kokoro's eyes widened at first, and then tears flashed in her eyes: "Master is a boy, and you can only shed tears three times in your life... One of them... was for me, which is such a waste, but I... but I really feel honored and happy..."

She hugged Jiang Zao tightly in her arms. The sore nose finally made the tears in her eyes fall: "Master... let me hold you like this for a while, I want to feel your body temperature, your heartbeat, and your smell."

It’s not that the elves don’t have the emotion of “love”, they are just too insensitive to it.

Kokoro was actually conscious during her coma. Probably on the day when the Food Hall left Landsol, she regained consciousness under the treatment of the [Blade of Resurrection].

But no matter how hard she tried, there was a black pillar in her mind that turned into a cage, isolating her consciousness from her body, so she could not wake up and could only passively listen to what was happening around her.

She heard clearly what Jiang Zao said to her, as well as his communication with Kailu.

When she learned from Huihui's mumbling that he was going to take an unknown adventure, she was extremely anxious. She wanted to open her eyes and tell Jiang Zao that she was actually awake so that he would not take the risk, but she simply couldn't do it.

She was tortured by the mental clarity and physical sleep, and Jiang Zao's words to her became the only medicine that could alleviate her pain. She chewed over every sentence and every word over and over again. After repeating them countless times, these words condensed into the word "like", which finally opened the door of her heart.

It turns out...the master likes me...and I also like the master.

The two hugged each other in the room for about half an hour before coming out of the bedroom. Huihui ran over impatiently and circled around Kokoro. After confirming that she was really awake and had no physical discomfort, she immediately threw herself into Jiang Zao's arms, stomping her feet and repeating his name in a muffled voice.

"Kokoro, you finally woke up."