The Double Drop Buff Surviving The Endless Ocean novel Chapter 249

Chapter 249

Chapter 249

As Leeanne swam along, schools of tiny fish darted by, and one lively conversation caught her ear.

“No ghosts here! The little jellyfish just spotted a gorgeous harp!”

one fish piped up.

“Whoa, really? Little Seal must love it,” another fish squealed.

“Totally, totally! Let’s plan a big surprise for Little Seal!” a third fish giggled.

‘Huh? They’re actually moving the harp?‘ Leeanne wondered. ‘Wait, Little Seal likes it?‘

Her heart

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Her heart dropped. She spun around and raced back the way she came. On the way, she bumped into a group of little fish, all grinning as they lugged along the harp from before.

The harp shimmered with a gentle white glow, and the fish were practically buzzing with excitement.

“Little Seal is going to love this! It’s been looking everywhere for this harp,” one fish chirped.

“Yeah! Let’s give it a big surprise!” another fish said.

“Little Seal is missing,” a third fish said.

Leeanne swam over, grabbed the harp from the little fish, and quickly stashed it in her backpack.

The little fish freaked out, chaos erupting.

“The harp’s gone! Our harp!” one fish wailed.

“Boo hoo! It was that glowing one! That glowing one took our harp,” another fish cried.

Leeanne slipped away in a flash, already heading up to the surface.

waved Maeve over, and in no time, she hopped aboard the boat.

nearly midnight.

anne was starving, so she scarfed down a few bites, freshened up, then gave Little Seal by the Constant–Temperature

ding Tank a casual tap. “Hey, were you looking for a musical instrument?”

Little Seal blinked, totally lost. “Huh?”

Leeanne snorted, thinking, “This little guy is everyone’s buddy. Big fish, little fish, weird–looking jellyfish, a walrus missing a tooth, manta rays, dolphins, and so on. They’re all its friends. It’s the ultimate extrovert.

She pulled out the harp, flashed it for a moment, then tucked it away again. “Is this what you’ve been searching for?”

Little Seal instantly sat up, eyes going round as saucers, sparkling with excitement. “I want it! I want it!”

Leeanne snorted. “Of course you want it. Too bad, I’m not giving it to you.”

Little Seal wailed, “Waaah, waaah!”

Leeanne said, “Alright, you don’t need to worry about the Constant–Temperature Breeding Tank anymore. In a few days, when the Blue Phosphorus Shrimp are fully grown, you’ll get to eat some shrimpies.”

It had been three days already, so there was no need to check the temperature–controlled tank every hour. The Blue Phosphorus Shrimp would be fully grown in just four more days.

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There was no need for Little Seal to keep watch over them anymore.

Little Seal crawled over, patted Leeanne with its two front paws, stared at her with its adorable, sparkling eyes, and then patted again.

‘Cute move, but it won’t get you anywhere with me, Leeanne thought..

She asked, “So, what do you want the harp for, anyway?”

Little Seal immediately covered its

outh with its front flippers, eyes darting nervously.

Leeanne snorted. “Don’t bother answering. I bet you’re just going to spin another bunch of lies.”

She settled into the swing chair, planning to wait a while before turning in for the night.

The danger from yesterday was likely to recur, and she was determined to figure out what kind of monster was doing the killing.

While she waited, Leeanne pulled out the harp and took a closer look.

[Damaged Crescent Harp: One of the strings is broken and needs to be fixed. Only after it’s repaired can you play any tunes on it. Note: If you give the broken harp to the merman prince, he’ll get mad.]

‘It’s broken?‘ Leeanne thought, a bit surprised. ‘No wonder it can never play a complete piece of music.

She took a closer look, and sure enough, the topmost string on the harp was snapped. It wasn’t one being used much, but without it, some of the tunes just couldn’t be played.

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‘I can’t just hand over an unusable harp to the merman prince, can I?‘ Leeanne thought.

The note made it clear. If she gave him a damaged harp, he’d get seriously pissed.

‘Looks like I have to fix it first,‘ she sighed.

Leeanne took the harp over to the workbench, but it turned out that it couldn’t be repaired.

She picked it up and brought it back.

‘Maybe only Fortune’s Favor has what it takes to fix this, but scoring that kind of luck is nearly impossible, Leeanne thought. ‘And time’s not waiting for me…

Leeanne waved the Crescent Harp at Little Seal and asked, “It’s broken. Any idea how to fix it?”

Little Seal shook its head, genuinely confused, and it didn’t look like it was pretending at all.

Leeanne stashed the Crescent Harp in her backpack and pulled up the chat screen.

Like Leeanne, lots of people were still awake, too nervous to sleep in case they fell into the

Therefore, the chat channel was buzzing with activity.

[Anyone in trouble? Is there really danger tonight? I’m too scared to sleep.]

[I’m so tired. Whatever, I’m crashing.]

[Crap, guys! Someone’s gone… Wait, another one just vanished. No, two more are missing!]

Sure enough, the headcount kept dropping, one after another.

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Actually, encountering danger at sea was inherent, and the number of people had been decreasing all along. It was just that the decline was happening too rapidly now.

Leeanne waited for a long time, but in the end, she couldn’t hold on any longer. After saying something to the sea demon vine, she went back to sleep.

She slept dreamlessly and woke up

rly the next morning.

[The mystical cherry grove gets a lucky charm boost today. Lady Luck is shining on you!]

It was another day with a coo

****** 00st. Lec couldn’t wait to check the headcount in her area.

She froze for a second. This time, over a thousand people were missing, which was even more than yesterday.

In the chat channel, everyone was in a panic, sharing what they had witnessed the previous night.

[Ugh, it was so scary! I tried to stay awake, but around two or three in the morning, I couldn’t fight off the sleep anymore. I nodded off for a bit, and something felt really off.

[When I looked up, I saw these super fierce eyes staring right at me. I jolted awake, and in that instant, I watched the headcount drop by 152!]

[What kind of eyes? I couldn’t hold on any longer and ended up sleeping, but nothing happened to me.]

[Were they… light blue, like the merman prince’s eyes?]

[No, no, it was this really weird deep blue. Just one look, and it sent chills down my spine.]

[I went to bed early last night, and nothing happened to me.]

I’m guessing some people ran into trouble, while others got lucky, just like the night before.]

ven if the odds are only 5%, the more days go by, the higher the chance everyone’s gonna run into that monster.]

Everyone was freaking out, and so was Leeanne.

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e fell silent for a moment, then decided she needed to deal with the merman prince’s issue.

She pulled out the broken Crescent Harp.

She was deep in thought when a message popped up on her screen. [Apprentice 23 wants to call you.]

‘Apprentice 23?‘ Leeanne was thrilled. ‘It’s a chance to ask Apprentice 23 about what’s really happening. Sure, Apprentice 23) never gives a straight answer, but she always manages to drop some useful hints.’

Leeanne answered the call.

Apprentice 23 said, “Leeanne, Today I mentioned to my master the card game we played that time. He said he really enjoyed it and wants me to teach him. Could you ask your friends to make a set of cards for us?”

Last time, Gideon and Emmett were the ones who made the cards, so Leeanne shot them a quick message.

Emmett was instantly fired up. “Of course we can! Why wouldn’t we? Leeanne, tell them yes. Gideon and I will get started right away.”

Leeanne relayed the message, then asked curiously, “Am I the only one you can call?”

Apprentice 23 replied, “Uh… yeah.”

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Leeanne pressed, “Why?”

Apprentice 23 just cleared her throat again.

‘Guess she either can’t talk about it, or just doesn’t know herself, Leeanne thought.

She asked immediately, “I got a Crescent Harp, but one of the strings snapped. Do you know who can fix it?”

Apprentice 23 totally ignored that and just said, “Just get the cards done and send them to us.”

Leeanne perked up, excitement in her voice. “Where are you? How do I get there?”