009 slithered out from her hiding spot, which was a one-meter-wide pit connected to an underground river.
Swimming along the current for about five minutes and surfacing revealed a patch of land roughly ten meters wide.
Piled on it were odds and ends—"furniture" that 009 had collected piece by piece. This place was her "home."
So far, 009 had only found this single route leading to the underground river, making it a remarkably safe haven.
With mermaid genes in her body, 009 could breathe underwater, but instinctively she preferred dry land.
At first, she hadn't been used to life in the water, but now she was formidable enough to be a water monster in some terrifying legend.
Carefully concealing her form, 009 slowly crept closer to where Xi was.
That human was not someone to mess with, yet 009's instincts were urging her to draw near him.
At the same time, a strange sensation washed over her; whenever she saw Xi, she felt a sense of familiarity and an urge to get closer.
Yet all creatures tend to seek advantages and avoid harm. She still hadn't forgotten the scar on her chest, and that bone-chilling pain reminded her not to show herself lightly.
Thus, 009 hid beneath the water, covering herself with floating debris found everywhere, and observed with extreme caution.
In her perception, Xi was sitting on a cabinet, completely motionless.
Could it be a trap?
This thought flashed through 009's mind, but her intellect was limited, and scanning the surroundings reveale…
Chapter 397