Chapter 13
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Chapter 13: The Three Heroines Fought For Gu Ran
The so-called Sea Clan refers to the collective term for various ferocious beasts in the ocean that have awakened to intelligence.
The Mermaid Clan is now the royal family that rules over the Sea Clan. The current leader of the Mermaid Clan, Ariel, wields a legendary artifact known as the “Heart of the Ocean,” reportedly obtained from some ancient ruin. With unparalleled power, she successfully unified most of the Sea Clan territories near the land, becoming a new force on Blue Star.
Since this is a harem manga, different beauties of various races and even species appear to cater to the diverse preferences of readers.
Ariel has sea-blue hair with soft, wavy curls, her face exquisitely beautiful like a sculpture, and her eyes are a deep ocean blue like sapphires.
When she appeared before the crowd, she didn’t have the fabled fish tail. Instead, she had a pair of long legs, their curves smooth and alluringly pale.
Coupled with her human clothing, she seemed no different from an ordinary human woman, except for her astonishing beauty.
Behind Ariel were other members of the Sea Clan who had also transformed into human forms.
This did not surprise the crowd present.
Even among ferocious beasts, there are some capable of transforming into human forms, let alone the ancient Mermaid Clan, which shares a similar ancestry with humans. They must possess certain secret techniques.
Human history is filled with various legends about the Mermaid Clan. Some are false, but some are indeed true, such as the ability of the Mermaid Clan to take on human appearances.
Ariel and the Sea Clan descended swiftly from the sky, shattering the glass of the already undefended skyscraper, entering the top floor of Meteorite Tower.
As Ariel and the Sea Clan entered, the air on the top floor became increasingly humid.
At this moment, Gu Qingqing, who had been gathering power, finally completed her “charged attack.”
She didn’t spare a glance at the Sea Clan entering the building but instead emerged from hiding, focusing on manipulating a massive spatial slash aimed at the prismatic crystal cone that imprisoned Gu Ran.
She knew Lin Fan was incredibly powerful, so in facing this treasure of his, she unleashed the strongest attack she could muster in a short period.
“Gu Qingqing, how dare you?” Ariel was furious as she watched Gu Qingqing’s actions.
A deep blue light quickly emanated from Ariel’s body, flying between the prismatic crystal cone and the massive spatial slash.
The deep blue light immediately condensed, forming a deep blue water curtain.
“Hmph, is this it?”
“I want to see if you can really stop me!”
Having never fought Ariel before, Gu Qingqing didn’t take the deep blue water curtain seriously. Her heart was already filled with an overwhelming urge to immediately get the answers from Gu Ran.
He had once cherished her as his little sister, so why did he leave her later? Why did he become so cold and cruel?
The stronger an Esper is, the more tightly their Esper core merges with their heart.
If the Esper core is forcibly removed, the Esper is likely to die.
She couldn’t understand why the brother who once protected her with his life, even when his arms and legs were broken, had changed so much.
“My life was given by you in the first place. If you want it, I’ll return it to you.” Gu Qingqing gritted her teeth. “But why won’t you tell me anything?”
“Are you afraid I’ll cling to life?”
“Or… have you already stopped caring about me?”
Suddenly, Gu Qingqing recalled how she had repeatedly asked her teacher about her brother’s whereabouts, but each time, the teacher avoided the topic, even showing signs of distress.
Her mind was now in turmoil. She was desperate to know the truth, but at the same time, she feared what the real answer might be.
She feared that her perfect brother had truly changed.
“If you’ve really changed…”
A resolute look flashed in Gu Qingqing’s eyes.
“I’ll kill you first, fulfilling the duty of a disciple to her teacher, and then I’ll take my own life to repay the debt of your care!”
Various thoughts flashed through her mind rapidly, but to her surprise, her attack was indeed blocked by that thin water curtain.
“What!”
Gu Qingqing was shocked to see that the water curtain in front of her, after being struck by the spatial slash, showed no signs of splitting or collapsing. Instead, it rippled like a stone dropped into a lake, strong and resilient, without any indication of breaking apart.
“This water curtain is condensed from the Heart of the Ocean. Even your spatial slash can’t penetrate its defense.”
Ariel’s voice echoed over.
Gu Qingqing frowned slightly, “My teacher said that every defense has its limits. I don’t believe your water curtain can keep blocking my spatial slash.”
As she spoke, Gu Qingqing pushed the large spatial slash, big enough to swallow a person, forward once more.
However, the water curtain acted like a blue, translucent sealant, closing the fissure tightly. Although it was forced to retreat a step, it stubbornly blocked the opening, preventing the spatial slash from exerting its full power.
The two of them were locked in a stalemate for a while, with the spatial fissure in Gu Qingqing’s slash gradually shrinking.
On the other side, Ariel’s face also grew pale, clearly struggling as well.
“As expected of a human S-rank spatial Esper.” Ariel gently brushed a strand of sea-blue hair behind her ear. “But unfortunately, I didn’t come here to have a showdown with you.”
“Cheng Youmeng, what are you waiting for? I can’t guarantee how much longer I can hold her off. If you don’t want to avenge your sister, just keep standing there and watching.” Ariel raised an eyebrow as she spoke to Cheng Youmeng.
Initially, Cheng Youmeng had intended to stand by and watch. After all, the Sea Clan was not particularly friendly towards humans. Now that the Sea Clan Queen was stepping in to stop Gu Qingqing, it couldn’t have been better.
She hoped for mutual destruction.
But now that Ariel had called her out, Cheng Youmeng couldn’t continue standing idly by. After all, she did have a deep-seated grudge against Gu Ran and couldn’t just let Gu Qingqing release him.
However, before joining the attack, she discreetly signaled someone inconspicuous in the crowd—a signal to reactivate the spatial interference devices across Meteorite City.
Then, she and Ariel both launched an attack on Gu Qingqing from two sides.
Facing the combined assault of two powerful enemies, Gu Qingqing knew she couldn’t continue to hold out. Reluctantly, she gave up the long-charged spatial slash.
A spatial rift opened beside Gu Qingqing, enveloping her, and she vanished from the spot.
Then, Gu Qingqing tore open space and reappeared in another location.
“The entire space here is already flooded with my tide. No matter where you emerge, you can’t escape my detection.”
Before Gu Qingqing could make a move, a continuous barrage of water arrows shot towards her.