[I had no choice.]

There was no need to wonder about whose voice it was. Even Goldrake, who hadn’t been able to talk, was able to learn the language, so why couldn’t Bluegon? Besides, Bluegon had spoken to him quite fluently in the past, so their current situation didn’t feel strange at all. 

[In order to heal your broken body, I need an enormous amount of water. However, merely immersing your body in the shallow waters wouldn’t have been enough water qi, so this was unavoidable. So do not think that I am doing this because I have an ax to grind.]

Kim Seon-Hyeok had finally heard the sea serpent’s voice after a long time, but he couldn’t help but think that it sounded like an excuse. That was probably because Bluegon hadn’t needed to attack so ferociously, nor had the serpent informed him in advance.

But, he didn’t bother mentioning that and criticizing the sea serpent. There were more important matters right now than something trivial like that. 

“Then, are you saying that I can be healed as long as there’s enough water qi?”

Thanks to the priests’ great efforts, all his flesh wounds had been healed. However, because it had needed so much energy and power, rather than healing, his destroyed insides had only worsened over time instead of getting better. 

He was slowly dying.

It may not be visible on the outside, but even at this moment, his life force was steadily draining out of his broken body.

[There is a place I have found. It will take some time.]

Immediately after the sea serpent finished speaking, an unknown energy enveloped him. Before he could fully enjoy the pleasant sensations, he slowly began to fall asleep.

[The deep sea isn’t good for humans like you, so it won’t be a bad idea for you to sleep for a bit.]

At first, Bluegon’s voice was clearly...