The merman, my man novel Chapter 104

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 104

As the lifeboats ventured deeper and deeper, the cave seemed eerily similar to the interior of a sea monster’s skeleton. The air within it was cold and stale as if it reeked of death. I could imagine countless souls of the dead floating around in the cave.

I knew that there were no ghosts in there. Rather, there were only numerous beings scarier than ghosts—merpeople. This island was their turf, and they could be secretly watching us from one of the tunnels or the waters beneath us.

Fear crept up my spine just from that thought. I stayed alert, and I gripped the handgun that was holstered at my waist. My gut feeling told me that the sparkles in the darkness were the light being reflected on some of the merpeople’s eyes.

I had hoped in my heart that none of the merpeople noticed us humans entering the cave. If we managed to get through this tunnel successfully and arrive on the shore of the main island, we would undoubtedly be safer there.

“Miss Laura, you weren’t making things up, were you? Is there really treasure hidden here? And do the merpeople really have a lot of precious gems and an unlimited supply of gold?“

“Yeah! And are there really merpeople on the island? So far, we’ve only seen the black one, and he didn’t look like he had any treasure.“

The sailor who broke the silence prompted the others to engage in discussion.

“I’m sure, don’t worry. When you return from the voyage, you’ll have immeasurable wealth that can be spent for generations.“ A cold and emotionless female voice interrupted their discussion.

I was startled and gave Laura a puzzled look. ‘Aren’t they supposed to be researching merpeople as per orders from the government? What does that have anything to do with treasure? Don’t tell me this was just an excuse she spouted for the sake of boosting their morale?’