Female Novel
Chapter 148
The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 148
I was now completely alone. I had to rely on myself to survive and look for Peter and the others. I knew
that I didn’t have as much survival skills or experience compared to Jack, but at least I had some
experience camping in the wild. Furthermore, I was knowledgeable on matters pertaining to biology. As
long as I was careful enough not to bump into Dicken, I believed I could safely get back to the boat.
Therefore, I took out the looking glass and looked toward the sea with it. After scanning the sea for a
while, I saw a few bright lights coming closer from the west of the islands. I figured that these could be
ships, and the bright lights in the sky could be helicopters.
I was excited at first, but not long after, I was overcome with worry because I had no way of knowing
whether they were Laura’s men or reinforcements that Jack had called for. It was also possible that
they were neither. Nonetheless, these boats were my biggest hope of leaving these islands.
I estimated when these ships would arrive and concluded that it wouldn’t be for another day.
‘I have to find a chance to contact Peter and the rest as soon as I can. After the gunfight with Gary, if
they had…No! They must still be alive! They must still be on this island. But where are they?’
I then scanned around the island with the looking glass, and I saw the faint illumination of fire in the
forest in the northeast. Although the light of the fire wasn’t very obvious, it was still a sign of human
activity. That place was also not too far from where I was. It would’ve taken me about an hour to reach
there on foot.
‘However, before I can determine their identity, I must act with caution. It’s best to only reveal myself
after I make sure they aren’t Laura and her men.’
After confirming the directions with a compass, I climbed down from the tree and headed off in that
direction. After traversing for about fifteen minutes, I realized I was near the relic of the merpeople
civilization from before. My body tensed up, and I had the urge to run away from that place
immediately. But I forced myself to remain calm and not act too hastily.
That place was quiet, and there were no signs of life right then. This meant that Dicken was not around,novelbin
but it was still a place of familiarity for him and the monitor lizards. The probability of him being here
was too large for me to risk walking through this place.
I anxiously looked toward the artificial pool he was in as I crouched and moved toward a different
direction. I then circled the area where the monitor lizards had appeared. Although this would mean a
longer route, it was still a safer option.
But when I walked past the pool from a distance away, a familiar hormonal fragrance entered my
nostrils. I instinctively covered my nose.
I couldn’t believe that Dicken’s scent would remain here for so long. I wanted to break into a run, but
my legs lost their strength, and my body felt unusually heavy. My body felt like it was planted into the
ground. Suddenly, I passed out.
I did not know how much time had passed, but an abnormal sensation in my body awoke me. I felt like
my body was alternating between being submerged in boiling water and covered in ice and snow. The
relentless icy and fiery sensation caused my body to sweat and shiver simultaneously. The sensations
gradually became worse over time.
It took a lot of effort just to open my eyes, and I couldn’t stand up. My body couldn’t muster even a
sliver of strength, so I was stuck lying on the ground. ‘What is going on with me?’