It’s the Mermaid King!

But in the blink of an eye, the Mermaid King disappeared.

It seemed to her like an illusion.

Josh hurriedly grabbed Yuze beside him: "Captain!"

Yuze immediately sensed her unusual behavior: "What’s wrong?"

Several teammates also looked towards her.

Josh was a little flustered: "Did you just hear any sound?"

Yuze frowned slightly: "No, what sound?"

Josh instinctively widened her eyes, confirming that there was neither the Mermaid King nor a nest in that direction, only darkness. She then turned her head to Yuze’s direction: "I think I saw him just now!"

Yuze took one look at her eyes and knew who she was talking about.

He frowned slightly: "Are you sure? He shouldn’t possibly be here."

After all, his physical body had been destroyed, leaving only a wisp of soul barely surviving in his body. Since that night, he had never appeared, so weak as if a single breath from him could blow out the dead fish.

Looking into his calm, dark eyes, Josh’s inner agitation was quickly soothed.

She gradually calmed down and glanced again in that direction: "It didn’t seem very certain, that shadow disappeared in a blink."

Yuze raised his hand and patted the back of her head: "Don’t let me see you so indecisive and anxious around the captain in the future!"

Josh looked at him with some embarrassment: "I mainly..."

"If you have emotions, keep them to yourself, don’t let me see them." Yuze interrupted bluntly.

Josh touched her nose: "Got it."

Yuze then satisfied, patted her head: "Good, obedient, and don’t go looking for that fish. The captain will promise you anything."

Rob couldn’t take it anymore: "Captain, can you wipe that expression off your face?"

Yuze raised an eyebrow: "What? Did I mesmerize you?"

Jiang Can’s expression was whimsical: "You look just like the Big Bad Wolf from fairy tales."

Yushi said softly to Josh: "The captain is a bad guy, don’t let yourself get led astray, he has intentions towards you."

Yuze laughed out loud: "The whole world knows I have intentions towards her, what, are you jealous?"

Josh’s mouth twitched slightly: "Can you all take this seriously? We’re running a mission right now."

However, ever since entering this mission, she couldn’t shake off a strange feeling, often thinking of the Mermaid King.

Inexplicably, it felt like he was everywhere, always next to her.

This feeling made her wonder if she developed feelings for him, only realizing it now that he was gone.

The Guiding Mermaid came forward, grinning: "Honored guests, if there’s nothing else, should I take my leave?"

Yuze waved his hand: "Go ahead."

The Guiding Mermaid stood ten steps away, her gaze straightforwardly settled on the group.

Yuze: "..."

Others: "..."

This was what she meant by taking her leave.

Josh exchanged a glance with her teammates and signaled to them.

They nodded in agreement.

The group strolled around town for a while before slowly heading back to their rooms.

Josh stood in a dark corner at the back of the ship, tugging on some Spider Silk.

In an instant, four teammates teleported beside her.

Josh exchanged a glance with them and casually picked up a pile of seaweed nearby.

Yuze frowned heavily, his face full of resistance: "I won’t wear this. It’ll affect my image."

The others also looked at the pile of seaweed ghillie suit in her hand as if they’d seen a ghost.

To be fair, Yuze is the one among them who cares most about his appearance. He can take a hit, but his hairstyle mustn’t be messed with.

Rob laughed out loud: "You want the captain to wear this stuff? Hahaha, he’ll wreck the mission for you!"

Josh sincerely looked at Yuze: "Captain."

Yuze reached out and covered her bright, sparkling eyes, lest she cause trouble and disturb his mind: "I! Will not! Wear it!"

Josh raised her hand and held his.

Feeling his fingers tense up and instinctively grip hers, she smiled, looking at Yuze naïvely: "Captain, you’re the best-looking. Even wearing something like this can’t affect your handsomeness at all."

Yuze wasn’t listening to whatever else she was babbling about, his eyes fixed on the hand Josh was holding.

Josh continued: "If you look good in it, people might just think it’s your outfit adding to your charm. But if you look good even in this, people will know your handsomeness has nothing to do with your clothes—wear it, and the audience in the live stream will know you’re handsome for real!"

Yushi looked at her faintly: "You’re bluffing; no one will believe these words."

"Give me a set first! I want to wear it!" Rob exclaimed passionately, full of excitement.

A moment of silence from being slapped in the face.

Jiang Can chuckled and scratched the back of his head with a naive expression: "Also give me one to wear. This ghillie suit seems a bit small; my two-meter height is a bit too tall for it, but that’s okay. Letting fans see my abs isn’t a loss; all for the mission."

A second moment of silence from being slapped in the face.

Yuze awkwardly averted his gaze: "Fine then... I’ll reluctantly wear it once, not to prove anything about myself, just for the mission requirements."

A third moment of silence from being slapped in the face. Do you all have such a deep obsession with being handsome?

Josh smiled and distributed the seaweed ghillie suits, saying to the group: "Let’s carefully approach the location I saw last night. Whether it’s a hidden barrier or buried underground, be cautious and don’t alert them."

Yushi took the ghillie suit from Josh with a stoic expression and put it on.

Rob looked at Josh: "Aren’t you wearing one?"

Josh shook her head, transformed into a jellyfish, and landed on Yuze’s arm.

Yushi said quietly: "Little Tactician, you’re glowing like a lighthouse; you’ll expose the captain."

"Oh..." Josh’s mouth twitched; she almost forgot she was a glowing jellyfish.

Yuze’s eyes glinted with amusement as he tucked the little jellyfish into his chest: "Hide well, we’re setting off."

Josh’s vision blurred, and before she knew it, she was enveloped in warmth and softness.

Her face turned red: "Uh... let’s go."

The group approached a certain direction in the darkness.

The ghillie suit was very discreet. Lying there motionless, it looked like a clump of seaweed rolled in from afar, and this area was filled with such clumps.

If no one poked around with a stick, it was almost impossible to detect any anomaly.

Occasional flashes of light passed by, but almost no one noticed.

The group quickly approached the nest, feeling their way in the darkness, soon finding a sunken pit on the ground.

Found it!