Funny?
Of course it was funny!!!
If he didn't know Six's innocence and that she had no ill intentions toward him, he might have suspected she was saying this on purpose to better inherit his estate.
As expected, had he still underestimated Six?
With Six's eloquence, she could probably talk the dead back to life. Or perhaps, the thinking of a genius... is always at odds with that of mortals?
ooo
Mono was already powerless to complain.
Just like that, under Six's blank gaze, he clutched his stomach and laughed painfully for a long time before finally managing to stop...
"Whew~" Taking a long breath, Mono adjusted his ragged breathing and sighed with emotion, "Six, remember, in the future... never... easily tell jokes to anyone again!"
Six also snapped out of her confusion.
"Mono... do you think Six is very funny..." She looked at Mono aggrievedly... Mono shook his head and denied it:
"How is that possible? Not at all..." How could Six be funny? She was clearly so silly she was adorable, okay? Mono really didn't mean to mock her at all. It was just... this joke was truly lethal.
For his own sake and the sake of others, it really was more wonderful for Six to keep her mouth shut.
Hearing this, Six was about to say something more, but... CLANG—
A massive sound of impact suddenly came from beneath them, and then, the stable platform actually shuddered.
Mono turned to look at the water's surface and saw several huge dark shadows constantly ramming into the wooden stakes supporting the platform...
These Water Ghosts still hadn't given up? They wanted to collapse the entire platform? "Boom!"
Another impact brought the two of them completely back to their senses...
"Damn Water Ghosts!"
Mono stood up and looked around.
Although the platform was currently stable, if this momentum of ramming continued, it wouldn't last long.
They had to find a way to leave as soon as possible.
Six also put aside her previous "unhappiness." Looking at the frantic Water Ghosts constantly surfacing in the water, her expression regained its calmness.
"Mono... what should we do..." she asked in a low voice.
She was already used to letting Mono make the decisions...
What to do? Mono instinctively turned his gaze toward the surroundings... Hmm?
It was only then that he noticed, in a corner of the platform, there sat a television.
He walked silently to the front of the TV.
The old television was much like the ones back in the city. Mono only hesitated for a moment before pressing the power switch on the TV...
Now that Mono was dead, the only person who could travel through space via television was likely him; the possibility of an accident was very low.
"Sizzle..."
As the switch was pressed, the television flickered with bursts of white light. After a period of distorted static, the screen stabilized, then twisted, and several inverted triangular eyes appeared.
The moment they appeared, Mono turned off the television again.
If there was anything in this world he worried about most, it was these hidden, unknown eyes in the deepest depths.
In comparison, the water ghosts beneath the surface were not worth mentioning at all.
Risking discovery by the eyes to travel through space via the television just to escape the pursuit of water ghosts was a completely lopsided trade.
Mono's idea of using the television to escape was extinguished. However, he didn't show any signs of frustration.
His gaze had already shifted to the electrical cord behind the television.
The cord connected to the television had just powered the screen, undoubtedly proving it was live with electricity.
"Little Six, help me push the television down!"
Mono turned his head and shouted to Six.
Six nodded, stepped forward, and moved behind the television.
Then, the two of them exerted all their strength, slowly pushing the heavy television toward the edge of the platform.
Bang!
Along the way, series of violent impacts continued unabated. At one point, they heard the cracking sound of wood being smashed to pieces.
With that sound, the platform jolted and sagged downward
slightly.
The efforts of the water ghosts were finally showing results.
Seeing the platform start to tilt, they became even more energetic. Suddenly, the sounds of impacts rang out continuously from beneath the platform.
"Faster!" Mono shouted again.
Little Six also understood Mono's plan.
Her small arms were stretched straight,
pressing hard
against the television. Her mouth was shut tight, she didn't say a word, her expression was serious, and she was holding her breath.
Her small feet were also braced firmly against the ground.
"Screech~" The heavy television suddenly accelerated once more.
Mono couldn't help but feel a sense of relief again.
Finally, the television was pushed to the very edge of the platform.
As the two legs supporting the television slipped off the edge, it flipped
, bumped once, and fell straight down.
Trailing behind it was the power cord connected directly to the television.
Bang bang bang!
The dark shadows below remained completely unaware. They continued to strike wantonly, as if every time they chased prey, they would force it into a corner and slowly strip away its right to live, inch by inch.
Driven mad by the slaughter, these water ghosts were through-and-through monsters.
But,
"Plop!"
Followed by a sound like a winter melon falling into water.
Boom!
"Sizzle!"
"Zzzzz—"
A massive electrical crackle followed immediately after a loud explosion. Bursts of scorched odor and smoke began to diffuse from beneath the water, emitting flashes of white light...
Mono was also startled by this massive commotion.
Just how high was the voltage in that small power cord?
To cause such a violent explosion?
Mono covered Six's ears, and Little Six also covered Mono's ears.
By the time the massive electrical noise completely died down, everything had returned to total silence...
The sounds of impact had vanished entirely after that "plop." Now, the quiet Bilge was frighteningly still, filled only with a strange scorched smell.
Mono lowered his hands and walked to the edge of the wooden boards. The scene beneath the water immediately met his eyes.
Little Six also walked over, her mouth hanging slightly open as she watched the scene below.
Charred black figures floated powerlessly on the water's surface, sparks flickering occasionally followed by wisps of blue smoke.
All the water ghosts that had gathered nearby had been electrocuted into charcoal.
"Mono..." Little Six blinked her eyes, "Are they all dead..."
Mono nodded: "This can't be blamed on us. They could have left."
Mono didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt. He had wanted to kill these disgusting things for a long time. Always hiding underwater to scare people—didn't they know how much psychological
trauma that causes?
Mono turned around and cut the power line directly.
"Let's go..."
Patting Six's head, Mono jumped straight down toward the platform.
He stepped directly onto the charcoal-like corpses of the water ghosts.
Little Six also jumped down.
The two of them thus rode a somewhat morbid "boat," cutting through the water's
surface as they slowly sailed forward.
No more accidents occurred during the journey, which Mono didn't find strange. The water ghosts in this area had likely all rushed over to corner them just now.
So, naturally, they were all dead and gone.
Of course, even knowing this, Mono still felt no sympathy.
When facing ferocious enemies, sometimes one truly must be more cruel and ruthless than they are to be victorious.
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