Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 312

Chapter 312: Parents

TL: Etude

The sound of the dial tone from the tablet’s speaker filled the room.

Lin Hao felt a bit nervous at this moment.

After about ten seconds, the call was answered.

“Hello, who is this?”

A familiar, slightly weathered voice came through.

Hearing this familiar voice, Lin Hao’s eyes turned slightly red.

“Mom. It’s me.”

Lin Hao spoke slowly.

The skill [Baby Talk] had helped him relearn how to speak, but initially, his voice didn’t sound like his original one.

After continuous practice over this period, his voice now closely resembled what it used to be.

“Ah Hao?!” (Ah is like a sound effect equivalent to an affectionate way of calling someone. Like Dear Hao or something.)

“Is it really Ah Hao?!”

The person on the other end was silent for a moment, then spoke with a bit of excitement.

This voice was all too familiar to her.

“Yes, I’m not dead. Back when Lin Tian Ancient City was attacked by mutant creatures, I survived.” Lin Hao continued speaking.

Only… he had turned into what he was now.

He didn’t say this directly.

The information was too overwhelming; his mother definitely couldn’t handle it all at once!

“Where are you now?! Mom and Dad will come to find you!”

Lin Hao’s mother spoke excitedly.

These past days, they had been engulfed in grief over Lin Hao’s death and had not yet moved on.

Hearing her son’s familiar voice now was simply too exhilarating.

“Old man! It’s Ah Hao, Ah Hao is calling!”

From the other end of the phone, Lin Hao heard his mother’s excited voice calling out to someone else.

“Wife, I know you haven’t moved on, but we still have to face reality…”

“You old fool, I’m telling you the truth! Listen, isn’t this Ah Hao’s voice!”

“…”

Hearing the voices from the other end, Lin Hao couldn’t help but smile.

“Dad, it’s me, I really didn’t die!”

Soon, hearing his father’s footsteps approaching, Lin Hao continued speaking.

“You… are you really Ah Hao?!”

Lin Hao’s father, hearing this familiar voice, couldn’t help but speak, his voice trembling slightly.

The voice was indeed too familiar.

But it was still a bit hard to believe.

After all, it had been so long since they received the news of Lin Hao’s death!

“Yes! I remember you used to hide your private money in your old pair of shoes, and…”

Lin Hao quickly recounted all the small details from his time spent with his parents.

Listening to these details, Lin Hao’s parents on the other end of the phone became even more excited.

It was real!

Now they were certain, it was really Lin Hao!

“Where are you now? When are you coming home? Or should we come to you?”

They hurriedly spoke.

“Uncle, Auntie, it’s me, Luo Xue. I’m with Lin Hao now.” At this time, Luo Xue also spoke up.

“Luo Xue? You’re with Lin Hao too?” Hearing Luo Xue’s voice, they were a bit surprised.

In the past, Lin Hao had brought Luo Xue home to play, so his parents had a strong impression of her.

“Yes. Lin Hao is currently assisting the officials with some tasks due to certain circumstances, so he can’t come back for now.” Luo Xue said with a smile.

“Officials? Have you both joined an official organization?”

Hearing her words, Lin Hao’s parents exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes. And Lin Hao’s physical condition has some issues. It’ll take a little more time before he can come back.” Luo Xue continued.

She had a strong capacity for acceptance, so she could handle Lin Hao’s current form. However, directly telling his parents that Lin Hao had turned into a flood dragon might be too much for them to process or even believe.

It would be better to wait a bit longer and find the right moment for them to meet.

“What’s wrong with his body? Is it serious?” Lin Hao’s parents asked anxiously.

“It’s not serious. We’ll be able to meet in a while. It’s just that my body has undergone some changes…” Lin Hao hesitated slightly before speaking.

“Take good care of yourself, don’t rush.”

Lin Hao’s parents assumed he was sick or injured and had not yet recovered, so they hurriedly spoke up.

“Yes.”

…

They continued to talk on the phone for quite a while. After hanging up, Lin Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

“I wonder if they’ll be shocked when they see me like this.” Lin Hao looked at Luo Xue, feeling a bit helpless.

“Uncle and Auntie should be able to accept it.” Luo Xue thought for a moment and then spoke earnestly.

“Yes. Do you want to check out the place below?” Lin Hao smiled.

“Sure!”

Hearing his words, Luo Xue’s eyes brightened slightly.

She had known that the true second relic of Longyin City was at the bottom of the Hualong Pond, but she hadn’t seen it yet.

“Let’s go.”

As Lin Hao finished speaking, Luo Xue pressed a silver metal piece hanging around her neck.

In an instant, a set of silver battle suit completely covered her body.

The next moment, she and Lin Hao dove straight into the depths of the Hualong Pond.

Although it was quite dark at the bottom of the Hualong Pond, the Type 1 Suit was equipped with an advanced night vision system, allowing them to see part of the surroundings clearly.

Seeing the bottomless entrance of the pond, she was filled with amazement.

Following Lin Hao through the long dark passage, she noticed that the walls around them started to show metallic surfaces. Sensors activated lights as they moved, illuminating the surroundings.

“I didn’t expect this relic to be like this.”

Luo Xue looked around, her eyes full of surprise.

Despite being underwater, the Type 1 Suit had an audio amplification feature, allowing her voice to transmit clearly even underwater.

As for Lin Hao, being naturally adapted to underwater life, he could speak just fine, though the sound wasn’t as clear as on land.

“Yes, from what I gathered from the mutant creatures I killed, they referred to this relic as a ‘prison’.” Lin Hao spoke as he led her forward.

“Prison?” Luo Xue was curious.

As they swam forward, they saw many broken glass containers.

“The mutant creatures in these containers were all devoured by me.”

“And then I couldn’t get past this point.”

Soon, Lin Hao and Luo Xue arrived at a massive metal door marked with [L2].

What lay behind this door?

Could it be filled with level 7 mutant creatures?

If that were the case, it would be quite incredible!