Artist's commentary
壁外の內-獲物の人魚
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大盾甲魚,是壁外世界盾皮魚類鄧氏魚屬中的一種,也是壁外世界第二大的魚類。它並不是古代魚類,而是在未滅絕的前提下持續演化至今的一支,雖然外貌上仍然相近,但內裝配置已經有了很大的不同。
人魚是牠的食物之一,即使人魚在經過訓練之後可以使用工具與武器,但面臨有著絕對體格差距的獵食者,她們仍只能是食物。但其實小人魚多是生活在水草茂密的淺海地區,這裡並不是大盾甲魚喜歡的環境。因此比起偶爾去大陸棚區冒險的小人魚,本就在深水巡游的大人魚群被襲擊的事件更多。
人魚擁有比盾甲魚更好的耐力,若逃過最初的衝擊捕食,人魚有很大的機會能逃跑,不過在圖中這隻小人魚,大概是凶多吉少了。
Giant Sheild fish, a species of Dunkleosteus, is the second largest fish out of The Wall. It is not an ancient fish, but a Placodermi fish that has continued to evolve without extinction. Although it is still similar in appearance, its body equipment has been very different.
Mermaid is one of its food. Even though mermaids can use tools and weapons after training, they can only be prey when faced with predators with absolute physique gaps. But in fact, little mermaids mostly live in shallow sea areas where large algae are dense, and this is not an environment that Giant Sheild fish likes. Therefore, compared to the little mermaid who occasionally ventured to the continental shelf, the group of great mermaids that were cruising in the deep water area was attacked more often.
Mermaid has better stamina than Giant Sheild fish. If they escape the initial impact of predation, the mermaid has a good chance to escape, but the little mermaid in this picture probably has no such luck.