MTLNOVEL Chapter 362 Little Mirage Dragon Witnesses Horror! _2
"Where did it go?"
Well, as the Little Mirage Dragon grew up, no one could keep up with the overly mischievous little creature.
After all, it possessed the Anomaly of "Mirage Space"!
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No one knew that the Little Mirage Dragon was hiding at the bottom of the human warship, wagging its head and tail, quite joyful.
Those watery big eyes, twirling around twice.
Finally sneaked out to play!
With the "rumbling" of the propellers, this large human warship was preparing to send the Merman scientists back.
Hours later, as the fleets of both sides met, a dozen Merman experts who had been busy for a month returned to their fleet.
"Ladies and gentlemen professors have really worked hard these days, this is a small gift from us, may our friendship last forever!"
"Where, where, we also want to learn about Engraving knowledge. Having a teacher and not having one is a completely different concept."
The Little Mirage Dragon, hiding in the sea, watched the Mermen and humans exchange hollow pleasantries, waved its tail proudly, thinking you rookies haven't noticed me.
Humph, today I'm going to see what this mysterious South Island Civilization is all about!!
Under mutual caution, humans knew very little about South Island Civilization, limited to high altitude reconnaissance.
Similarly, South Island Civilization's understanding of humans was also quite superficial...
Curious, the Little Mirage Dragon "swooshed", activated "Mirage Space" like a dark shadow, passed through the swiftly rotating propeller, and swam into a dark corner of the engine room of the South Island Civilization warship.
Naturally, South Island Civilization hadn't noticed this little creature hiding in the water, capable of passing through propellers.
They had been very careful, having dispatched several Mermen adept at reconnaissance to patrol the sea before starting the warship.
But against a Phenomenon Level Space Ability, they really were powerless.
As the engine restarted, this warship carried it back to a port on a large coral reef.
The coral reef itself was a large ecosystem, and with the abundant nutrients provided by South Island Civilization, the seafood here was extraordinarily abundant.
Sea cucumbers, seahorses, butterfly fish, coral fish, unimaginably plentiful, swarming in the water like tornadoes.
The Little Mirage Dragon hid at the ocean floor, eating mutated sea cucumbers and large fish to its delight.
Its scales bloomed like fresh flowers.
It even stealthily thought, maybe I should defect to South Island Civilization, in Human Civilization... I'm exploited every day, how miserable.
Humans simply wouldn't allow it to eat randomly, and occasionally even forced it to eat Fire Attribute stones!
Seriously, humans, I really hate fire, I like water!!
(Of course, it was just thinking.)
Meanwhile, many Merman keepers were along the shore, generally possessing the ability to breathe underwater, feeding fish in the seawater. They spread a type of green algae-like aquatic plant, causing a large scramble among numerous fish.
It was indeed strange, these Mermen, unlike humans, did not play and laugh while feeding; they worked methodically like machines.
There were so many fish rushing over to eat, such a fun thing!
The Little Mirage Dragon was dissatisfied with this civilization, swam to the shore, and "swoosh" disappeared into the shadows.
The entire society was engulfed in a low-pressure atmosphere, pedestrians walking by with stern faces, each walking on their own path.
But these Mermen really were alive...each of them with a solemn face, entered factories robotically and worked systematically as big machines roared on.
When hungry, they ate some green algae, when thirsty, they drank some water; the reproductive ability of these microorganisms was amazing, no need for the hassle like humans planting rice or corn, just needing sunlight, waking up every day to a large lump.
Only a few powerful ones could enjoy the surrounding fish.
(This atmosphere is so boring, might as well go home, it's always lively and cheerful with humans...)
Then, something that left the Dragon dumbfounded happened!
An aging Merman suddenly collapsed on the ground, twitching like an epileptic, frothing at the mouth, incessantly trembling, appearing struck by a sudden illness...
The Little Mirage Dragon perched on the tree almost reflexively wanted to help out before realizing that this was the South Island Civilization, and exposing itself could be disastrous.
However, other Merpeople seemed unfazed, walking past him, their footsteps sounding incredibly indifferent.
After a while, several strong Merpeople dressed in blue carried the elderly Merman onto a stretcher and quickly left.
The Little Mirage Dragon carefully followed behind, as it was a morally inclined dragon, naturally concerned seeing the elderly patient.
Yet this civilization appeared devoid of morals, extremely cold.
It wanted to see what would happen.
Several Merpeople entered an operation room and picked up various surgical tools.
An even more horrifying scene ensued: The elderly Merman was cut open with a metal scalpel, without even anesthesia! Blood splattered from his brain, cries and screams lasted a second, then vanished altogether.
The doctors extracted a fingernail-sized chip from his brain, placing it into a vial expressionlessly.
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A Sealing Ability User stripped his soul away, converting it into pure Ideal Energy... though it wasn't much, even a soul worth 12 Godhood points yielded only 0.0014 Spirit Essence, which could be somewhat augmented by Extraordinary Spark and other abilities.
Humans actually wouldn't do such things unless a person's soul possessed Divine Skill, opting for Sealing Ability Users to strip it, but not converting the soul into Ideal Energy, choosing instead to let it dissipate naturally—after all, it involves social ethics.
Yet this civilization even recycled souls as waste!
As for the corpse, it was directly thrown into the sea to feed the fish.
The blood dyed the water surface red.
The Little Mirage Dragon quivered with fright, such a terrifying scene dealt a devastating blow to its young soul!
Does this civilization lack moral ethics? Treating a dying elderly like wastage?
This... couldn't be possible, how could such a civilization develop technology?
But it still suppressed its fear and began a patient investigation, its keen subconscious intuiting strangeness, crisis, and dread.
It first arrived at the hospital and wandered around patiently!
The hospital was abandoned!
The corridors, the lobby were covered with cobwebs, some vials neatly placed on the shelves.
The thick dust obviously hadn't been disturbed for many years.
One of the amber-colored bottles was halfway used, containing a clear liquid...
The Little Mirage Dragon smelled it; it seemed to be some kind of antibiotic.
It then slowly wandered, visiting several hospitals...
All abandoned!
Something was not right... really not right!
Could it be that for patients, the elderly, they were directly executed?
But why were there hospitals initially and now abandoned?
Having hospitals initially meant this civilization possessed moral ethics and treated patients!
It patiently observed the civilization...
Quiet, serene, devoid of any communication, everyone methodically working, resting, eating, as if mere screws in society, needing only to function.
Gradually, a sense of absurdity overwhelmed it.
When Merpeople interacted with humans, they all could talk, even laugh and chat, so why did they behave like robots at home?
Yet, the Little Mirage Dragon's understanding was still too limited, it couldn't explain this phenomenon.
Until it saw a newly born Merman baby, initially crying loudly, but once a chip was forcibly implanted, the crying immediately stopped, the lively sparkle in its eyes dimmed...