A few people lit a bonfire, worked together to place the barrier, and after a simple meal, they fell asleep with a heartfelt heart.

Frey is on duty for the first half of the night, and Riel is in charge of watching the second half of the night.

The ground around here was a little damp, but it was much more comfortable thanks to Alyssa's magic.

The first half of the night was uneventful.

However, around midnight, Frey failed to wake him up because Riel was sleeping too deeply, and instead woke up Alan, who was next to him.

Alan had slept very lightly, and he was awakened to sleep.

"I'll be on duty for him. "I've slept enough today." ”

"That's fine. Frey was really sleepy after a long journey, and after a brief explanation, he fell asleep.

Alan sat around the campfire and thought about how he would face the mermaids after dawn.

The Magical Management Association's attitude towards this area has always been indifferent, and although the mermaids can move on land, they are used to living here and have never set foot in the human gathering area again. Everyone is fine. Now that they have suddenly arrived, they may be about to break the peace that has lasted here for thousands of years.

If Cynthia's speculation is true, and one of the purposes of the mermaids gathered here is to protect the Staff of Void, then if they forcibly try to take it away, the mermen will definitely ignore it, and a major conflict will inevitably break out at that time. Given the power of their magic, the mermen had little chance of winning in front of them, and in order to defeat the Monoculus, they had to obtain the Staff of Void. But this will lead to a consequence that they are very unwilling to see - they may have to attack the merman's tribe, or even force them to kill them.

I didn't want to be an enemy and had to be an enemy, so Alan said at the time that this was the worst enemy.

"What the hell should I do......" Alan frowned, "Could it be that for the sake of the entire Hepu Continent, the merman clan had to be sacrificed......

I don't know how long I sat like this, Alan felt that his waist was a little sore, and he didn't come up with an answer, so he wanted to get up and move.

However, after stretching his waist, he was surprised to find that something in the forest not far away seemed to be flashing blue, and it was getting closer and closer......

"What...... Moonshine bugs?" Alan leaned closer to take a closer look, but the next second he didn't feel a little numb in his scalp......

These glowing blue-white lights seem to be a pair of eyes......

"Could it be ......" Alan suddenly felt a chill down his spine, "Are they?!"

Thinking of this, he quickly shook a few people around him awake and didn't dare to make any sound.

"Isn't it dawn yet...... "Riel opened his eyes in a daze, rolled over and tried to fall asleep, but woke up in an instant when he could see what it was.

"Damn!" Riel got up from the ground, "It's ......"

Before he could finish his words, he was covered by Allen: "Shhhh

The things in the forest have gradually revealed their figures, and as Alan guessed, these are a few mermen......

It was the first time Alan had seen such a creature in person. They have similar upper limbs to those described in the book, but the lower body is a long fish's tail, which is strong enough to support them to stand upright, but it is still a little difficult to move forward, and their posture is a bit like that of snakes, and their upper body is similar to that of humans, but it is covered with a few fish scales, their eyebrows, eyes, and mouth are similar to those of humans, but they have no nose and gill on either side of their necks, their hair is long and draped behind their heads, their arms are strong and powerful, their nails are pointed and long, and they hold a harpoon-like weapon in their hands。

After the mermaids left the forest, they stopped less than a few meters away from the barrier.

"Gollum. Alan heard a strange sound coming from his throat as a merman who seemed to be the leader, and glanced at the other mermen behind him. Then Alan saw that the sharks behind him were slowly walking towards them, and the harpoon in his hand was no longer used to help them move forward, but was tightly placed on his chest, as if to keep watch.

"They've found it here!" Alan was a little surprised, they had laid a camouflage barrier that looked like it was the same as the surroundings. But when he glanced back at the campfire, he instantly understood, and quickly trotted over to extinguish it.

Sure enough, after the bonfire was extinguished, the mermen also stopped moving forward, and when they turned around, their throats began to purr similar to the ones they had just made, as if they were communicating something with the leader.

After a few moments, their discussion ended, but instead of looking back, they continued to touch forward.

Their eyes were wide, and although the light was dim, they were not moving in the slightest direction.

Seeing that they had touched the edge of the barrier, they noticed something strange in the vicinity......

At first they just lightly tapped with the harpoon handles, but slowly, they grew stronger and began to smash hard.

Cynthia was standing beside Alan, already quietly clenching her wand, flashing with a dangerous light, as if ready to attack at any moment.

Alan heard something strange and immediately stopped her......

"Don't act rashly......" Alan whispered in her ear, "they just noticed something was wrong here, and they weren't coming for us......"

Cynthia nodded, slowly lowered the wand in her hand, and began to turn to the reinforcement barrier.

"They shouldn't be entangled here for long. Allen said, "Wait until tomorrow to dig deeper, it's best not to do it." ”

Sure enough, as Alan had said, after a few moments they found that there was no progress and gave up.

Looking at their fading figures, Frey finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I was indeed a little sleepy at that time, and I forgot to remind you...... Since then, I have had a vague feeling that the activities of the shark people seem to be a little more frequent...... It's not obvious, though, and I thought I was overthinking. ”

"But they're really vigilant," said Allen...... "I didn't expect them to come and check it out from such a distance." ”

"Yes, mermaids are very dependent on water, and they don't live long away from the water's edge...... Prolonged exposure to the air will cause their gills to stick together and eventually die of lack of oxygen. Cynthia said, "And...... Don't you think it's a little weird?"

"Like...... It's a little ......" was Cynthia said that Alan also found out, "I vaguely felt that something was wrong from just now, but I couldn't figure out what was wrong......"

"Huh...... I didn't expect you to have such a dull time......" Cynthia smiled lightly and looked at him meaningfully, "It's been many years since your parents and those werewolves came here, right?"

"Ah!" Allen suddenly realized, "I see!"

"After all these years, they still maintain such a high level of vigilance...... That's not normal......"