The Merman, My Man novel Chapter 148

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 148

I was now completely alone. I had to rely on myself to survive and look for Peter and the others. I knew that I didn’t have as much survival skills or experience compared to Jack, but at least I had some experience camping in the wild. Furthermore, I was knowledgeable on matters pertaining to biology. As long as I was careful enough not to bump into Dicken, I believed I could safely get back to the boat.

Therefore, I took out the looking glass and looked toward the sea with it. After scanning the sea for a while, I saw a few bright lights coming closer from the west of the islands. I figured that these could be ships, and the bright lights in the sky could be helicopters.

I was excited at first, but not long after, I was overcome with worry because I had no way of knowing whether they were Laura’s men or reinforcements that Jack had called for. It was also possible that they were neither. Nonetheless, these boats were my biggest hope of leaving these islands.

I estimated when these ships would arrive and concluded that it wouldn’t be for another day.

‘I have to find a chance to contact Peter and the rest as soon as I can. After the gunfight with Gary, if they had…No! They must still be alive! They must still be on this island. But where are they?’

I then scanned around the island with the looking glass, and I saw the faint illumination of fire in the forest in the northeast. Although the light of the fire wasn’t very obvious, it was still a sign of human activity. That place was also not too far from where I was. It would’ve taken me about an hour to reach there on foot.

I couldn’t believe that Dicken’s scent would remain here for so long. I wanted to break into a run, but my legs lost their strength, and my body felt unusually heavy. My body felt like it was planted into the ground. Suddenly, I passed out.

I did not know how much time had passed, but an abnormal sensation in my body awoke me. I felt like my body was alternating between being submerged in boiling water and covered in ice and snow. The relentless icy and fiery sensation caused my body to sweat and shiver simultaneously. The sensations gradually became worse over time.

It took a lot of effort just to open my eyes, and I couldn’t stand up. My body couldn’t muster even a sliver of strength, so I was stuck lying on the ground. ‘What is going on with me?’