Lin Wei felt that in his previous life, he must have owed this deep sea something.
As captain of the Third Squad at Base One, he lived by three rules: go on missions, bring his squad back alive, and never let feelings cloud his judgment on the battlefield.
Then he found a jellyfish in the underground ruins of the southwest. She couldn't talk or walk, and didn't even understand the word "danger." When he asked her name, she only tilted her head and looked at him with blue eyes flecked with gold, softly saying one word: "Lin."
The whole squad went crazy. Zhu Sha said he'd picked up a daughter. Lu Minglang was glad there was finally someone weaker than him on the team. Cen Yin said nothing and quietly watched the show.
A sixth-level, double-finned merfolk solemnly told him, "This is the jellyfish our people have protected for generations. She's in your hands now."
Lin Wei: What? I never agreed to that.
But she'd already grabbed his sleeve.
Once the little jellyfish learned to walk, the Third Squad took her on missions. Whenever a squad member was injured, she clumsily released a pale blue glow. Everyone said the Third Squad had found a treasure.
Then came that S-rank contaminated zone. The intelligence was wrong. Thirty-seven infected surrounded them beneath an old dam. Lin Wei took a fatal blow meant for her, a claw piercing his chest and pinning him to the wall.
That day, the little jellyfish went berserk.
That day, the entire base detected that energy. As Lin Wei's consciousness faded, he saw her lips silently form a name.
When she woke, she stared for a long time at Lin Wei beside her bed, then called out, "Leon."
The hospital room fell silent, save for the monitor. Lin Wei didn't move. He furrowed his brow, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.
...Who the hell is this guy?
It's good-looking. The heroine is very cute. I haven't seen a gentle male protagonist in a long time. The hero is really protective of the heroine. It's a very warm team.