The merman, my man

Chapter 66

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 66

I held onto one of the sailor’s legs and dragged him under the eaves. That way, he would be further

away from the gunfire.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of someone wailing, “ Miss Linda! Please help me! I’m having a heart

attack! I feel like I’m about to die…“

I recognized that voice to be Henry’s. I hurriedly looked for his figure among the group of sailors.

I found him curled up with a painful expression on his face.

“Wait for me! “ I got to him immediately and dragged him under the eaves the same way I dragged the

other sailor. I intended to do CPR on him, but the moment I pressed my hands onto his chest, a cold Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

and metallic gun barrel was placed below my chin.

Henry’s face, which was originally twisted in pain and agony, was now malicious as if his behavior of

being in pain earlier was all an act.

I was dumbfounded. Henry’s hands were not tied. He had been disguising himself all along because he

was a spy for the pirates.

‘What is going on?’

‘Henry was the sailor who had followed me and Gary since we first left the mainland to do research.

How could he be a pirate?’

‘Unless… these pirates had their eye on us since the very beginning of our voyage. And now they have

decided to make their move.’

”Henry, what are you doing? ! ”

Gary’s roar interrupted my train of thought. I looked at him and saw that his gun was trained toward

Henry and me. My thoughts were all over the place.

With Henry’s gun aimed directly at my head, I could only stand up stiffly as one of his arms was around

my neck. The gun barrel pressed firmly against my temple.

He was obviously frightened by Dicken’s brutality because I could feel his hands shaking. Even so, he

bellowed, ”All of you, put down your guns, or else I will kill her! She must be very precious to you, Gary.

And that beast, you… you listen to me! Your trainer is in my hands ! If you don’t want your trainer to die

then stay there obediently ! Hey ! Can you understand human language?”

Henry’s shouting finally drew Dicken’s attention away from the other pirates. He turned in the direction

of Henry’s voice and saw the state I was in. Within an instant, his expression changed.

Several seconds ago, he looked confident as he knew the pirates were no match for him. But after

seeing the situation I was in, that previous expression was replaced with terror-inducing murderous

intent. He snarled as he said, ”Don’t …touch… her …you… will… die.”

Dicken glared at Henry, and when Henry heard what Dicken had said, it wasn’t only his hands that

were trembling but also the rest of his body.

Noticing that I was in a pinch, I frantically searched my mind for a way to break down Henry’s mental

defenses.

Just then, the standoff between Dicken and Henry was interrupted by the sound of a gunshot from an

unknown assailant on deck. The bullet had hit something in front of Dicken, so he instinctively bent his

body into an attacking stance.

Henry was so shocked by the sound that the gun in his hand just slipped out from his grip.

‘Thank God for that!’

I immediately lifted my elbow and swung it back into his stomach as hard as I could before running

forward.

But Henry was a man, and he had the advantage of physical strength. He reacted almost immediately

and held onto my waist, pushing me face-down onto the floor.

I thrashed and struggled against him for a while until suddenly, he raised his wrist, and I saw a silver

flash appear. I felt something embedding itself in my abdomen. Suddenly, sharp pain overtook my

senses, and red blood started seeping out of my abdomen.