Chapter 320: Imprisoned?

“What?” My whole body was trembling, even as I wondered if I was so scared that I had hallucinated the merpeople’s leader saying my name.

And yet, before I could even get a picture of what was happening, I felt the merpeople’s leader holding my chin, and my lips were covered by something icy the next instant. It felt like I was being gnawed and chewed upon, as if I was going to be crushed into tiny pieces and devoured.

I was absolutely flabbergasted when I realized that the merpeople’s leader was kissing me, and my soul almost leapt out of my body. Still, I reacted in reflex and whipped out the Swiss Army knife that I had kept sheathed over my thigh, and then stabbed it into his back despite my panic.

The blade sliced through his tough skin, thanks to the burst of strength I had gained from the heat of the moment. There was a dull sound, too—it must have struck his spine. I could feel his whole body flinching right then, but he still held on to me, and I felt as if he was going to