Chapter 1042: Why Am I Here?

The Xi Haizi statue spoke again, “Congratulations, fated ones, on passing the trial of the ball of light. I hope you can take this treasure to contribute to the development of your tribe!”

An Lin slapped his chest with conviction. “Don’t worry, Senior. I’ll be sure to do so!”

Such a familiar exchange…

Lan Xiaoni had completely broken down. She really wanted to scream at the High Priest for being so blind! She was his successor! She was the future of the Spirit Fish Clan!

You’re giving all your treasures to a human!

Xi Haizi splayed open his hands, and the balls of light appeared before An Lin and Lan Xiaoni again.

They were respectively black, white, blue, and red.

An Lin chose red.

Lan Xiaoni also picked red with a suicidal expression.

The Xi Haizi statue gave a smile that was even more joyous than before. “You really are a harmonious couple. There is no need for words. It’s as if you can read each other’s minds! However, the man needs to remember to be more kind and loving to the woman. It’s not a good thing to make women cry.”

An Lin was astonished. This statue could issue friendly reminders like this? Was it that intelligent?

Lan Xiaoni clasped her hand over her heart. She didn’t even have the words to describe her current feelings.

She felt like the statue standing in front of her was a fake High Priest!

Her image of a profound and mighty former High Priest had been completely shattered by this stupid statue!

The red ball of light expanded.

After another rush of dizziness.

When the two of them came to their senses, they had already arrived at a set of plains covered in skeletons.

All of these skeletons were of different shapes and sizes and had clearly belonged to countless different species of living beings. Some of the skeletons were as small as that of a little dog’s, while some were absolutely massive, stretching for several hundred meters or even over a kilometer.

An Lin walked on ahead, and Lan Xiaoni naturally fell into place behind him.

This had already become a rehearsed set-piece.

An Lin only noticed that something was different when a vicious wolf skeleton pounced toward him.

The wolf skeleton met no resistance and opened its mouth to bite down on An Lin’s head!

The wolf skeleton bit down on An Lin’s neck in an attempt to tear his entire head off.

Crack!

The wolf skeleton’s teeth were shattered amid a sickening crunch.

An Lin harrumphed coldly and unleashed a powerful burst of vital energy from his body to shatter the wolf skeleton to dust.

He turned toward Lan Xiaoni with a curious expression. “Why aren’t you fighting anymore?”

Wasn’t Lan Xiaoni quite eager to prove her self-worth by killing small fry like this?

Lan Xiaoni looked at him with a pair of soulless eyes as a miserable smile appeared on her face. “Hehe… I help you beat up the monsters so that you can pick up the treasures?”

An Lin: “…”

“You can actually compete with me for the BOSS and the treasures, I really don’t mind,” An Lin offered words of consolation.

Lan Xiaoni wrapped her arms around her head as an expression of despair appeared on her face. “I can’t! You can slap me to death with a single palm! How am I supposed to compete? Waah…

“I have no purpose for coming here! I can only trail along behind you like an idiot, watching you pick up one treasure after another without being able to do anything! I really don’t know why I even came to this tomb!”

The mermaid princess broke down in tears.

“You have a point.” An Lin nodded. “Then why are you still here? Why don’t you go back?”

Lan Xiaoni’s tears faltered upon hearing this, and her eyes widened as she murmured to herself. “You’re right! Why DON’T I go back? I’m going back right now!”

“Wait!”

An Lin placed his hands on Lan Xiaoni’s snowy white shoulders.

The two of them looked into each other’s eyes.

An Lin spoke with an earnest expression, “No, you can’t go back! I know what your purpose for coming here is now!”

“Wh… what is it?” Lan Xiaoni asked with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

“After you go, I will be adjudged as an enemy by the tomb, so your purpose is to stay here in order to prevent this from happening and to help me obtain more treasures!” An Lin spoke with an excited expression.

Lan Xiaoni: “…”

A peculiar silence ensued.

A miserable smile appeared on Lan Xiaoni’s face. “Just let me die!”

“Please don’t!” An Lin immediately tried to dissuade her and racked his brain for a way to reignite the battle intent within the heart of this suicidal mermaid princess.

There were still tears flowing down Lan Xiaoni’s face, but her cry was silent. This was most likely because her grief and indignation had risen to a higher level, thereby resulting in a profound state of silent tears.

An Lin was extremely distressed. Was Lan Xiaoni made of water? Why was she always crying?

Not only that, but once she started crying, she could cry non-stop.

If she decided to give up, then An Lin would be targeted by the tomb. Otherwise, he would’ve tossed her aside a long time ago.

He had to give her hope and reignite her fighting spirit…

I’ve got it!

An Lin’s eyes lit up.

“Ahem, how about this? When we encounter bosses with treasures, I’ll refrain from attacking immediately. You can fight the monster for an entire minute before I intervene,” An Lin proposed.

“Re… really?” Lan Xiaoni took a deep breath as she stared at An Lin with incredulity on her face.

An Lin nodded with a serious expression. “I swear on my integrity!”

“Thank you for giving me this opportunity!” Lan Xiaoni gave An Lin an excited hug.

An Lin was caught off guard as Lan Xiaoni dove into his arms. Her body was extremely soft, as if she had no bones, and her massive snowy-white melons struck An Lin’s chest. They were soft, but not without bounce and substance, and An Lin’s blood churned within his body.

“Don’t try to seduce me!” An Lin pushed her delectable body away with a stern expression. “And get away from me! You stink like seafood!”

Lan Xiaoni’s chest wobbled again with rage as she clenched her delicate fists.

However, her rage was outweighed by her excitement and elation in the end. She decided that she was going to focus on fighting for the future of the Spirit Fish Clan rather than bother with a man like him!

Lan Xiaoni’s bodily fragrance was actually quite enticing. It was faint and refreshing, as if it were the scent of flowers on a sea island.

The reason why An Lin referred to seafood was mostly that Lan Xiaoni’s blue fishtail made him think of seafood.

The two of them continued onward.

Lan Xiaoni was suddenly full of vigor and took to the small fry with unprecedented enthusiasm, perfectly fulfilling the role of an underling.

“There’s no need for you to fight, Mr. An Lin! Allow me!

“Don’t attack him, Crimson Bone Crocodile! Your opponent is me!

“Heh… You’re all just a bunch of trash! Come at me all at once!”

Lan Xiaoni swept away all of the obstacles before them like the invincible prodigy she should have been.

In Lan Xiaoni’s words, she was only killing these creatures as a warm-up for the final battle against the BOSS.

An Lin nodded with a faint smile and offered occasional compliments.

Who wouldn’t like such a proactive and energetic underling?

They continued onward like this toward the area where the power of death was at its most potent.

Finally, after a long while.

Lan Xiaoni encountered the final BOSS of her dreams!