At that time he thought he was going to die, but when he woke up again, he was at home.
His family told him that that night, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky, which was as bright as day. Everyone was attracted by the phenomenon to go out to see, and they found him unconscious at the beach. After they took him home, The vision disappeared, so everyone guessed that the vision appeared just to ask everyone to save him. It was the gods protecting him, or the God of the Sea appearing.
But he didn't believe it himself. The sea god was just a giant jellyfish! With two extra eyes, it’s also a big jellyfish! !
Most people would not go into the water again after experiencing such a terrible thing, but he was different. On the contrary, he went into the water more frequently, but he was still a little cautious and did not go to the deeper sea before. Instead, he just held his breath and observed in the shallows.
After a few days of observation, he discovered that that thing was actually an amphibious creature. No wonder they had not found it in the sea before. It had been staying in the Sea Temple during the day! ! It seems to have a strange ability to change and can be attached to the statue of Poseidon.
Normally when everyone comes to worship, they never dare to touch the statue, thus giving it a chance to hide.
At night, it dives to the bottom of the sea and releases a strange light to attract fish, and then catch them all for a meal.
The remaining fish that slip through the net will be caught by them during the day, and then some will be handed over to it.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he felt that their sacrifices over the years were a joke. They had worshiped a vicious object. If it hadn't been for it, their harvest wouldn't have been so bad! The villagers will not be worried all day long.
So, later he began to take the lead in resisting not to pay tribute to the monster. The facts were actually a little different from what has been handed down. When he said that he would not pay tribute, no one actually believed him. It was he who issued the military order, and then After showing everyone the true face of the monster with their own eyes, everyone began to believe him and slowly stopped paying tribute to the monster.
"It's me, it's me who saved our village." The old village chief pulled away from the memories, his nostalgic tone was accompanied by pride, "Without me, this Big Fish Village would have been destroyed by that guy long ago, everyone. I can no longer live anymore.”
There is no need for Suman and the others to ask questions now. The old village chief kept talking as if he was reluctant to leave before he died, "That guy really started to weaken after he lost our support. I once went there secretly." I've seen that guy hiding in the Tanah Lot Temple and whining, as if he was aggrieved and uncomfortable. But he is a monster. How could he be uncomfortable? He only eats fish, and eats all fish.
One day, the statue of Poseidon cracked for some reason, and I was the only one who discovered, oh, no, there was that monster, and then I watched the monster circling around the statue, seemingly very anxious, anxious. Then it spit out a round ball from its mouth! The ball was still glowing. I saw with my own eyes that the ball circled around the statue of Poseidon and healed the cracks. However, the appearance of the statue of Poseidon also changed and turned into that monster! ! "
He was frightened at the time, and subconsciously wanted to find other people in the village to solve the problem. But later, he found that after the monster spit out the ball, it became even weaker. It was so weak that it almost disappeared. To be honest, at that time, I can't remember what it was like now. I just remember that when he came to his senses again, he had already stepped forward and grabbed the ball in his hand.
He still remembered the way the monster screamed and got angry, but to him at that time, its attack was like scratching an itch. He didn't know what the ball was, but it was continuously providing him with strength. , holding the ball in his hand, he felt as confident as holding the whole world in his hand.
"I took that thing and ran away, thinking I had gained some treasure. As a result, that night, I developed a high fever, as if there was a force that wanted to burn me to death from the inside out. I felt better only when I was close to the water source. , and then slowly, I discovered that I can't live without water more and more. I can only feel comfortable if I soak in the sea. I even enter the sea without holding my breath. I can stay in the sea without eating or drinking. The sea It’s like my other home”
Unfortunately, at that time, he did not realize the seriousness of the matter. He arrogantly thought that he was lucky and had a great opportunity. He drilled under the sea to study the ball every day.
From the first day or two, the time became longer and longer. Until one day, he suddenly woke up and thought that he hadn't gone home for a long time. He deliberately caught two huge fish in the sea and wanted to take them home to the shore. His wife and children tried it, but after landing, he found that the faces in the village had become strange. He returned to his home and found that his home had collapsed.
He stood in front of the ruins of his home, completely unaware of what was happening.
Later, everyone thought he was an unfamiliar face and approached him cautiously to ask. Only then did he learn from those people's mouths that fifty years had passed since he went into the sea. He didn't feel time in the sea. Fifty years have passed, but outside, fifty years have passed. His family was heartbroken because of his disappearance, and his body died early. A home loses its popularity, and it is only a matter of time that it collapses and becomes dilapidated.
After learning the truth of the matter, he couldn't accept it. He originally wanted the villagers to take him to the cemetery to see it, but sadly found that he couldn't go. He couldn't stand it after only being ashore for such a short period of time. He felt that he would be scorched if he stayed in the sun any longer. He was like a fish out of water, staggering back to the seaside in despair.
Facing the sea water, he discovered that this short time ashore actually caused the time that had stopped flowing on him to start spinning again. His hair began to turn gray, and he even continued to age at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He was frightened until he once again hid like a rat in a ditch at the bottom of the ocean.
At that time, he completely understood that this was not a blessing of fate, but a curse. He could not eat or drink, and be immortal, but the prerequisite for all this was that he had to be in the sea.
It took him a long time to digest this matter. In the past, he did not feel that time was so difficult, but now, as time passes, he has witnessed that there are more and more creatures in the sea day by day. He has witnessed the fishing skills of the villagers of Dayu Village. The upgrade happened to him, and for decades, he was the only one alone in the sea.
His only way to relieve his loneliness was to study the beads and listen to a few gossips about sea people. Until one day, a half-human, half-monster haenyeo appeared in the sea for the first time, until the familiar sea temple sank to the bottom of the sea again. Until, because of the sea maiden, there were more fish tribes in the sea, and his silent heart was ignited with fire again.
