“So, you all turned into what you are now because of that?” Mike asked after hearing Apollo’s story, feeling like he was missing something.
Morpheus had come to Mermaid Island and, for some reason, didn’t kill the mermaid leader.
But when Ares came, he had killing intent.
What made Ares change his mind and not slash the monsters on the island?
Understanding Ares’s thoughts at that time was crucial for Mike.
“No,” Rose shook her head, denying Mike’s assumption. “After that day over 70 years ago, we all turned into these ugly fish monsters and sea creatures.”
She paused, hesitating whether to continue.
But seeing the Lightning flickering on Mike’s Thunderclap Hammer, Rose decided to speak honestly, “We found that as long as we don’t eat humans, we slowly regain our beauty. If we continue eating humans, we immediately turn back into sea monsters.”
Bartender Jack was nearly in despair, wailing, “So, in over 70 years, you only managed to turn back a part of your leg?”
If that were the case, it was indeed tragic.
Mike roughly calculated that at this rate, it would take another 246.86 years to fully recover.
If Jack took good care of himself, he might still be alive by then, but having sex would be out of the question.
Rose shook her head, “No, before you came, I greedily ate a pirate, which made me look like this. If I don’t eat anyone for seven days, I’ll fully regain my appearance.”
Jack was stunned, not knowing what to say.
Mike sincerely comforted him, “Look on the bright side. If she hadn’t eaten that pirate, you’d be the one getting eaten now. You should be happy.”
“Th-thanks…”
Jack’s mouth twitched, feeling even more blocked after Mike’s consolation.
“I think I understand Apollo’s point.”
Mike raised his right hand, rubbing his chin.
Apollo didn’t actually intend to give the mermaid a permanent punishment.
He was like a mirror.
He would call the world boring when he saw something boring, and he would call it ugly when he saw ugliness in people’s hearts.
“A beautiful heart creates beauty; an evil heart creates ugliness.”
Listening to Mike, Rose nodded frantically, “That’s what we thought too, so we try not to eat people. We only occasionally have a pirate as a snack!”
Mike could understand why the mermaids did this.
But…
Mike looked ahead at the Immortal Monster, who was exceptionally hideous.
She was a thousand, no, ten thousand times uglier than her sister Medusa!
In other words, she not only didn’t repent but even got worse!
Having figured out the changes on Mermaid Island, Mike saw no need to stay any longer.
“I don’t know what else to say, so I’ll just wish you happiness.”
With that, Mike left the space for the lovers who hadn’t seen each other in 80 years, letting them continue their reunion.
He continued forward, approaching the Immortal Monster’s lair.
But he stopped by the roadside, noticing a new prompt.
[Someone once watched the Tower of Truth records here, leaving traces]
[Do you want to view the records?]
“Huh?”
With the current state of the [Eye of Truth], it certainly couldn’t directly view recordings. Someone, without a doubt, had to be Apollo.
Shadow Nine had once told Mike that Apollo, as the third Supreme Being, had a ridiculous growth process.
Except for the beginner instance, Apollo had never gotten an SSS rating in the Tower of Truth.
To be precise, he always conquered at 99.99%!
Scoring 99 every time was, in some ways, harder than scoring 100 every time.
But Mike hadn’t expected Apollo to be able to view the Tower of Truth records!
This meant Apollo had high authority in the Tower of Truth from the start, not just after his level increased.
Of course, viewing records didn’t require immense strength or involve time travel.
It was simply like checking surveillance footage.
Without Apollo’s surveillance check, Mike wouldn’t be able to view the historical truth today. “View!”
A blurry holographic projection appeared before Mike.
In the projection, an ordinary and unfamiliar figure handed a stone to a beautiful mermaid.
“This is the token your sister wanted. Please pass it on. Thank you.”
There was no need to guess the identity of this figure-Morpheus!
Morpheus waved to the mermaid,
“Thank you for your help. In the future, do more good deeds and fewer bad ones.”
“Oh, and have a good dream tonight!”
With that, Morpheus’s figure disappeared, and the projection ended.
This was a precious recording of Supreme Being Morpheus’s first visit to the fifteenth level.
Mike quickly took photos, leaving a memento for Shadow Nine.
The recording ended, but Mike had more questions.
“Wait, Morpheus clearly saw there was a problem but still didn’t kill her. Instead, he gave her
a chance to reform?”
Humanity’s Supreme Being Morpheus had the most legends and stories about him.
True or false, real or fake.
But he was no fool.
To have Gregory, Shadow Nine, and many other human powerhouses follow him, to single- handedly resist the invasion of eighteen abysses, and to sign a century-long agreement with
the Supreme Demon God…
Just having an SSS talent wouldn’t be enough!
Good talent only determined the upper and lower limits of personal strength.
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She was a sharp weapon that could tear through any defense but could never grow into a
reliable leader.
Morpheus wasn’t stupid.
He saw through things but didn’t expose them, advising people to do good, naturally with his
own thoughts.
On the fourteenth level, Mike had received a message from Morpheus.
At that time, as the person who had explored the Tower of Truth the furthest, Morpheus had
clearly noticed some issues with the Tower of Truth.
As he climbed higher, Morpheus preferred to show goodwill and try to make friends. Whether NPCs, bosses, or other beings, Morpheus, in his initial contact, would avoid fighting
if possible.
How this goodwill was ultimately treated wasn’t something Morpheus could control.
Mike set aside his doubts and played the second recording. The holographic projection
unfolded again,
A figure in white flashed across the screen, accompanied by a cold snort.
“Supreme Being Morpheus spared your life, and this is how you repay him?
Over the years, you’ve destroyed over a thousand passing ships, caused tens of thousands of deaths, and countless disappearances. Mermaid Island is filled with bones…”
In the projection, the monster, covered in scales and wounds, knelt on the ground, begging
for mercy.
Facing Ares’s sword, she had no strength to resist.
Listening to the monster, Ares scoffed and said,
“So you’re saying that if I kill you, this sea will go out of control, flood the land, and bring
devastation to all living things?”
In the projection, Ares flicked his right thumb, and his sword sprang from its sheath.
On the blue waves, sword energy surged in all directions.
“With the sword in my hand, filling the sea is no challenge at all.”
“Behold my sword!”
Sword energy crisscrossed, slicing the projection into countless fragments.
The last image Mike saw was the sword energy splitting the sea in two, as smoothly as cutting
through butter.
Morpheus was kind-hearted, Apollo found everything boring.
Only Ares was fiercely just, doing what he said.
He said he’d draw his sword, and he did. He said he’d fill the sea, and he did!
Unfortunately, the recording ended there, and Mike couldn’t see the rest, leaving him to
speculate.
“Did Ares fail to kill the monster because he was too focused on filling the sea?”
“Or did Ares sever the monster’s connection to the sea?”
Regardless, based on Rose’s earlier description and the recordings of the two potential Supreme Beings, Mike had pieced together the story.
Humanity’s participants had been more than merciful to the Immortal Monster.
Morpheus advised her to reform, Ares tried to correct her, and Apollo gave her a chance to
start anew.
Three potential Supreme Beings gave her three chances.
She didn’t care at all.
In the two hundred years after Morpheus left, she killed over ten thousand people just to
regain her strength or simply for fun.
Ares severed her connection to the sea, preventing her from roaming freely.
The Immortal Monster still didn’t give up, sending mermaids to hunt for her.
Jack was one of the victims!
When Apollo came, he said, “Your appearance is beautiful, but your soul is hideous. Maybe
you don’t deserve such beauty.”
If the Immortal Monster had refrained from eating people, she would have regained her
former beauty long ago.
Mike had glimpsed her through the clouds earlier. This Immortal Monster was uglier than
Medusa, who knew how many people she had killed and how much blood was on her hands.
Mike shook his head with a smile,
“Since you refuse to repent, then it’s time for you to die.”