Chapter 43 Chapter Forty-Two

A bright light hit my eyelids.I was forced to open my eyes. The light was so strong that I instinctively reached out to block the light, but I couldn't lift my hand.I heard the clang of the chains and realized that my hands were firmly handcuffed.I blinked desperately, trying to get my eyes used to the light as quickly as possible, eager to know what was going on. The first thing I saw was water.The endless water rippled and shimmered, like the Adriatic under the sun - it almost made me think I was back in Venice again.But this time, the whole ocean was above my head.The solid earth lay beneath my feet, and the sky turned into a green ocean.

I initially thought I was underwater, but immediately dismissed the idea as I was still breathing freely.Then I quickly realized that I was indeed underwater.All around me was either a giant bubble, or a hollow emerald landmass formed by condensation at the bottom of the lake. In any case, the commonality between the two is: I know that I am still safe.that's enough.I struggled to sit up and started looking for my companion. Emily and little S were still awake, and I saw D, standing not far from me, wearing the same shackles as mine.Obviously, he's not used to the bright light here, but it's not daylight, and it can't hurt him (I noticed that there is actually no daylight in the entire demon space, which is a good thing for vampires).

His hair was not completely dry, his clothes were torn like mine, covered with mud and stains from nowhere, but his expression was calm and natural, as if he was still the noble and elegant earl, casually Invite me to dinner at the Ritz.When he saw me, he squinted his eyes and nodded at me, showing a smile.Obviously, he wasn't worried about being temporarily bound, let alone panicked. Instead, he showed a gesture that could be considered happy, as if he was very satisfied with his current situation. This is not puzzling.After a little brainstorming, I understood. D is here, confirming to me without a word a fact: we have successfully entered the "land under the waves".This is the world of "water" among the four elements of climate, soil, water and fire.

Here we will find our next target - Undine the Water Fairy. But I didn't see "Mermaid".I mean, the "Sirens of the Siren" in Greek mythology, with a beautiful girl on the upper body and a huge fish tail on the lower body, tempts the sailors at sea with a beautiful singing voice. There are no such "mermaids" here, not a single one. A person walked towards me against the light.A tall man with slender limbs and strong limbs walked towards me with the turbulent strong light on his back. The brilliant light inlaid a layer of mottled gold on his strong body, making his whole body gleaming, as if A high-ranking deity enshrined in a shrine.

The person who came was wearing a long cloak that reached the ground, and the exposed shoulders and lower body were covered with pieces of shell-shaped armor, which shone with pale rainbow-colored light.He reached out and pulled me up. He stood in front of me, shining like a god, but his hand was wet and slippery. When I grabbed his hand, it was like holding a fish. I remembered that he was the man who passed me in the water.that big fish.Or rather—a male mermaid.But there was no tail on his lower body, and on land he stood in front of me with a pair of human legs. He's the one who capsized our boat and brought us here afterward.

He is the guard here, and we are all his captives. Little S and Emily woke up one after another.Seeing the scene in front of her, Xiao S wisely didn't say a word, but Emily seemed to be stunned. She stood in the corner in a daze, unusually quiet, and this was exactly what we needed. The guard and several other soldiers in similar costumes escorted us up the steps of the pier and out of the hollow where we had been.The increasingly dazzling light on the platform blinded me.When my vision gradually recovered, I seemed to have entered an ancient Roman city-state. The whole city is as clean as if washed by water, with streets paved with white cobblestones everywhere, and majestic buildings are built with white marble and golden sandstone.If it wasn't for a carriage with a wooden cage in front of me, which reminded me of my current status as a prisoner, I couldn't help but stop and admire the beauty of this underwater city.

It's a "horse" car, yes.The horse that pulls the cart is a white horse, and every inch of its skin is covered with bone plate-like armor.It has fins behind its ears and has the limbs of a horse, but its tail curls inward like a seahorse's tail. Several soldiers escorted us into this "horse" cart, and then locked the door of the cage. But there were more than four of us in the car. There were five or six people locked up here before we came in.It is not entirely accurate to say that it is a "person".For they generally have human limbs, but some are like goats, and some are like foxes, and they look a little like the goblins before them, but much poorer.No one has decent clothes, they have stooped and thin bodies, everyone looks yellow and thin, and they are all small.

When we were sent to the carriage, these people hid in the corner as if they were afraid of the light, shrinking, and no one dared to look up.When the carriage started to move, one of them suddenly looked up and cried.His voice was high-pitched, chanting some unintelligible words.I don't know what he's talking about. Then another one started howling too.What was even more exaggerated was that he firmly grasped the wooden cage with his shackled hands, and slammed his head against the hard railings.Blood came out immediately.After a few strokes, the clean railings were stained with blood, and along the track of the carriage, it was sprinkled all the way on the white cobblestone street, which was shocking.I took a nervous step back as Emily behind me started screaming at the sight of this.

I heard Xiao S comforting her in a low voice.I exchanged a look with D and he shook his head at me. A few moments later, the poor prisoner in front of me had his head smashed, and he collapsed limply in his cage, unable to get up again.And from the beginning to the end, the guard next to the carriage did not say a word, as if it was commonplace for this kind of thing. I don't know what happened.I took a step back and leaned against D, looking around warily. We are still surrounded by a spotless city and beautiful streetscapes, surrounded by mountains, I saw countless fountains flowing down from the mountainside, the sound of water rushing, and merged into the dense canals and waterways in the city; I saw towering Romanesque buildings near and far The bell tower, the huge fountain with fish tail and scroll leaf carvings and the square covered with flowers.But all this couldn't make me feel better anymore.My heart was full of fear and uneasiness, I didn't know where we were going to be taken.I don't know what awaits us.

The carriage became more and more bumpy, and seemed to be on a winding mountain road.I vaguely see a huge city gate in front of me, but I can't see the surrounding buildings clearly.I just saw a huge wall with no border, a curved wall. As soon as the light dimmed, the carriage drove past the city gate. When my eyes lit up again, the dull sound of horns shook the earth, and I heard deafening cheers and noise all around.I squinted and looked at everything in front of me. This is an extremely wide field.I saw thousands of spectators, all dressed in finery, sitting high in the auditorium in a circle, shouting and cheering for what was going on below.Everything that happened below, bloodshed and carnage.

This is an ancient Roman amphitheater. And we, obviously, will be their entertainers, the lambs on the chopping block waiting to be slaughtered.