Josh wanted to say something else, but he was taken back to the seabed by the statue.

The Illusion Realm dispersed, and only one of the three statues remained.

Yuze also opened his eyes. Seeing Josh awake, a hint of worry flashed in his eyes: "How are you? Are you okay?"

Josh shook his head, "I’m fine."

The other three teammates gradually woke up as well.

The statues on the seabed had quietly vanished at some point, leaving only the last statue standing silently behind them.

Josh stared at the statue, instinctively sensing danger.

The statue suddenly moved and tried to slap the five of them without warning.

"Let’s go!" Yuze shouted sharply.

Josh was about to move, but Yuze had already dashed forward, scooping her up with one hand, and the two of them flew out.

She couldn’t help feeling embarrassed; this position was too much like holding a child.

She sat in the crook of his arm, her hand around his neck.

She knew there was a significant height difference between them, but she had never felt it so vividly.

Really...

It’s so damn annoying.

Yuze dashed around with her, while their unfortunate teammates hurriedly followed.

Rob shouted angrily from behind, "Captain, are you crazy?! You called us in, but ran off with the Little Tactician yourself!"

Yuze didn’t look back and ignored Rob’s complaints.

Jiang Can yelled, "It’s not the first time the Captain has betrayed teammates, haven’t you gotten used to it?"

Rob was almost in tears: "Is it my fault for trusting teammates too easily?"

The group chased after Yuze.

Josh took a deep breath.

She was indeed a bit disoriented just now, having endured the pain of three consecutive Illusion Realms, she belatedly felt weak and limp.

Especially when Yuze was running full speed holding her, her head felt dizzy from the high-speed movement, making her feel like vomiting.

She tugged on Yuze’s collar: "Captain..."

Yuze didn’t even look down at her: "If you throw up on me, I’ll drop you."

Nevertheless, he slowed down.

"..." Josh quietly exchanged for an orange from Pinduoduo, and in that position, with her hand around his neck, she peeled it and stuffed it into her mouth.

Rob caught up, nearly tripping when he saw Josh eating an orange: "Now’s the time? You’re still eating?"

Josh blinked, a bit confused.

Yuze even had the time to free up a hand to soothingly pat her head: "It’s fine, the captain approves, eat if you must, ignore Rob, he’s just jealous."

Josh smirked, looked in Rob’s direction, and provocatively put a piece of orange in her mouth.

Rob’s face twisted: "Damn couple, I’ll kill you both!"

The single man’s impotent rage amused Yuze.

He slowed down a bit more, and Rob seized the chance to jump onto Yuze’s back, his long legs wrapping around both Yuze and Josh, clinging tightly.

"Damn it, you two aren’t having your couple’s world, I’m butting in!" He even viciously grabbed the unfinished orange from Josh’s hand.

Josh’s mouth twitched, looking at the orange peel left in her hand.

Never mind, she was just using the orange peel to suppress her nausea.

Jiang Can and Yushi caught up as well.

The five were being chased by the statue.

Luckily, Josh had the Heart of the Ocean, allowing the five to move freely and breathe underwater.

Once Josh recovered, she patted Yuze’s shoulder.

Yuze understood, spun, and tossed Josh out.

The unprepared Rob was thrown off by the inertia of the sudden spin, landing on a large coral nearby.

Rob: "...Ow." Why is he always the one getting hurt?

This isn’t fair!

Josh, flung out, used the Spider Silk in her hand to neatly entangle the statue.

The other four teammates were restrained.

Josh adjusted their positions, and the five stood with a superior positioning to surround the statue.

Jiang Can, serving as the tank and protector, stood nearest to Josh and Rob’s direction, ready to provide protective support to the shooter and tactician.

Yuze and Yushi, both melee fighters, were thrown out to face the statue up close.

Rob was the ranged attacker, positioned at the farthest point of the web.

Josh set up four layers of webs; no matter which direction any teammate fell, she could catch them and pull them back into the fray.

The five coordinated seamlessly, quickly subduing the statue.

The statue collapsed with a crash, and as the dust settled, a small seahorse floated out, looking at them calmly, with a bunch of bumps on its head.

"Congratulations, you’ve passed the divine judgment. Now I believe you can take the Heart of the Ocean to shore and protect it well there."

Yuze snorted: "Even if you don’t believe, what can you do?"

The little seahorse lowered its gaze, disdainfully glancing at the human who spoke.

What an unlikeable human. When it was chasing them earlier, he gave it a head full of bumps.

If it hadn’t been clever enough to use his companions for leverage, it would have lost face in front of the other three statues. And now he’s mocking it!

Such a mere human!

Daring to bully it this way!

When the King returns, it will surely complain fiercely!

Everyone knows it’s the most beloved seahorse beside the King, the entire seabed’s mascot?

No one has ever dared to give it a head full of bumps, this human is the first!

Damned human!

It’s got him remembered!

Having completed the divine judgment, Josh and the others were sent back to the surface. The ship that had been there was still pristinely floating, showing no signs of previous damage.

Indeed, it required completing the divine judgment to return to the ship; otherwise, premature return would result in being thrown off, with no way to complete the final task.

Josh and her teammates returned to the ship’s deck.

Only they were present on the deck; other players might still be entangled with other monsters below.

She took the Heart of the Ocean from storage, where the spirit of the Mermaid King was nourished, looking much better than before.

Yuze: "Ignore him, placing the Heart of the Ocean back on the ship should complete the task, find the Heart of the Ocean’s guardian chamber."

The Mermaid King said, "Take me to that secret room."

Yuze: "You sure have a lot of requests."

The Mermaid King ignored him, weakly looking in Josh’s direction: "May I? Little Queen."

Josh quickly nodded: "Of course."

She saw the Mermaid King so weak and couldn’t help but ask, "Are you alright? Is there anywhere you’re still uncomfortable? What can I do to make you feel better?"

She actually had many questions for him, but now wasn’t the right time, with so many people watching the livestream.

Yuze, beside her, wore a dark expression: "Don’t worry, he won’t die."

This damn fish’s Life Force is strong indeed.

The soul is bound to him; if he’s standing well here, how bad can the damn fish be?

-------Cultivation Female Lead Sets Up Fortune-telling Stall in Horror Game--------

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