The other players couldn’t help but glance over, with more or less a hint of schadenfreude in their eyes.

Isn’t he supposed to be strong?

Isn’t he the one receiving special treatment?

Now they are eager to see how he will handle these situations.

The Guiding Mermaid looked at him with vigilance and disbelief, "It’s you! You’re the one who broke the eggs!"

Yuze’s expression remained unchanged, spreading his hands, "I’m sorry, I don’t understand what you’re saying. If you’re determined to falsely accuse me, then I’m sorry, I have nothing to say."

The Guiding Mermaid’s gaze grew increasingly shadowed as she looked at him, "Still daring to quibble! It was you who infiltrated our base, stole our research results, and destroyed our nest! Are you an undercover sent by humans? Trying to steal information from us!"

Yuze’s lips twitched slightly, "I have no interest in getting involved in your conflict with humans."

"Quibble!" The monsters approached under the leadership of the mermaid.

All the weapons’ muzzles were pointed at Yuze.

Rob and Yushi quietly moved closer to his direction.

Jiang Can prepared to unleash the shield in his hand, "Captain, what should we do?"

Yuze seemed completely unafraid, "Don’t move, it’s not a big problem."

Yuze looked at them, "You are about to convict me for no reason at all, how is that different from those humans who twist facts?"

The Guiding Mermaid was furious, "Don’t compare us to those lowly humans, we have evidence before we accuse you! It’s you who destroyed our things!"

Yuze, "Show me your evidence."

The Guiding Mermaid pointed to the nest inside, "The womb remembers your scent, it smelled you, it got excited, and you’re still denying it!"

Yuze glanced at the nest inside with curiosity, "But why do I feel like this thing is showing affection to me?"

"Impossible!" The Guiding Mermaid looked at him as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, "The nest could never have a liking for a human!"

Yuze crossed his arms, "How would you know without trying?"

The Guiding Mermaid looked at him sarcastically, "Fine, since you won’t shed a tear until you see the coffin, I’ll prove it to you!"

She opened the glass door, allowing the nest to extend its tentacles from inside, she looked at the nest, "Oh womb, if this person destroyed your eggs, then please extend your tentacles and strangle him mercilessly! No need for any restraint!"

Sure enough, a tentacle slowly emerged from the nest.

That tentacle was hideous and slimy, looking particularly disgusting, it violently slapped against the glass interior, producing a crisp snap.

With such force, it wouldn’t just strangle someone, it could easily flatten a person into a pulp with a single slap.

Rob and Yushi became tense, watching helplessly as the tentacle approached Yuze.

The slimy liquid on the tentacle was just about to drip onto Yuze’s hair.

The three teammates behind him gasped heavily, fearing the captain would suddenly get agitated and roll up his sleeves to take down everyone.

Without Little Tactician here, they couldn’t hold him back!

Yuze frowned slightly, glancing up at the tentacle.

The tentacle paused for a moment, instinctively withdrew, then replaced it with a fresh, clean tentacle, tentatively touching Yuze’s body.

Seeing no resistance from him, the tentacle suddenly sprayed out, tightly wrapping around Yuze from shoulder to ankle.

The players widened their eyes in excitement.

It’s wrapped tightly!

A trace of killing intent appeared in the Guiding Mermaid’s eyes; he really did break the eggs!

That damned human!

Screams were slow to sound.

Yuze frowned in displeasure, glaring at the nest, "Had enough of a hug? Let go!"

The tentacle seemed reluctant and rubbed against him a bit more, seeing his worsening face, then awkwardly retracted the tentacle, rubbing against Yuze’s shoulder before retreating.

Players: "?"

The Guiding Mermaid: "?"

Barrage: "[?]"

The three teammates: "?"

Yuze turned his head, looking at the Guiding Mermaid with a slightly cold gaze, "Now, can I prove I’m innocent?"

Cold sweat began to form on the Guiding Mermaid’s forehead.

What’s going on?

The nest was behaving normally, but why did it get so excited seeing this human today, screaming with excitement?

This made her accidentally misunderstand the nest’s intentions, thinking they had caught the culprit!

She nodded slightly awkwardly, "Yes... yes, it proves."

The players behind came up one after another, but the nest gave no further response.

The Guiding Mermaid had no choice but to send everyone back.

Before Yuze left, he glanced back at the direction of the nest, then withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.

*

Josh wasn’t truly staying in the room, but sneaked into the room with the corpse instead.

The corpse was still in place, just being protected by his teammates’ skills, looking relatively intact.

Josh approached, using Spider Silk to explore inside.

Spider Silk connected to her five senses, allowing her nose to detect the finer scents closer to the ground.

The body carried an extremely peculiar salty fishy smell, neither the scent of blood nor the unique seafood aroma of deep-sea creatures.

Rather, it was a very unique, bloodlike immersed-in-iron, rusted iron then electrified, with the electric current scorching the blood into a strange smell.

This scent was vaguely familiar to her.

In some obscure place.

If she guessed correctly, following this scent would lead her to the killer.

However, she was unsure if tonight, after the door closed, her Spider Silk could stretch out through the door gap.

...

All players were cleared of suspicion, and to compensate for the loss, the Guiding Mermaid decided to host a feast that night to entertain everyone.

Rob, clutching his stomach, exclaimed, "I was starving! Finally, a feast. At least they’ve got some sense!"

Josh’s mouth twitched, "What good feast do you think they have for you under the sea?"

Rob froze at her words, then his face fell, "Really... no way..."

The Guiding Mermaids set the feast on the plaza, finding some makeshift broken stools from the trash as tables, spreading seaweed for everyone to sit cross-legged, reluctantly managing to pull together a banquet.

Josh and the five sat at the table, monsters streamed in, serving up shells.

Rob’s eyes lit up, "So ceremonious, there must be something good."

Josh watched the table doubtfully, seeming to recognize the smell.

The shells opened, revealing globules of black stuff appearing before everyone.

They looked raw.

Rob’s face instantly fell, "What is this..."

The Guiding Mermaid announced to everyone, "Sorry, due to human pollution of the sea, this is the only food we have left to offer to humans."

Rob stared at her with grievance, "What is this?"

The Guiding Mermaid smiled, "These are mud snails, already cleaned. Just eat them directly."