Laughing, the host always wants to escape

[When the host faces the target, all pain will not be immune]

"Ah? Is this true? My goodness, am I experiencing the ten most cruel tortures in advance?" Tang Cuo felt like crying but had no tears.

[Host, please keep calm. What is yours will be yours in the end.]

"The money is mine, but there is no need to fight me. My small body cannot bear it."

Before he could finish his crying, the sound of a door opening interrupted his thoughts. Not only Linz came, but also several other professors and three senior researchers.

Several people were staring at him eagerly at this moment.

"Tang Cuo, why did you steal Professor Lin's key and let the mermaid go? You'd better give us a reasonable explanation." Another middle-aged man pointed at Tang Cuo, wishing he could eat him to relieve his hatred.

"Yes, you know how much effort and time we have poured into mermaid research, right?" Another senior researcher also raised his finger and pointed at him.

"Xiao Ye, Xiao Ye, what is my personality in this dimension?" Ask clearly. You can't let them find out that something is wrong with you as soon as you open your mouth.

[Uh… weak, obedient, submissive, a loyal servant who never changes his mind.]

"What? What a ridiculous character setting. I'm really impressed."

[Host, please complete the task strictly according to the set character setting.]

"Got it." For some reason, Tang Cuo suddenly remembered a sentence in his mind, "Xiao Ye... I have been walking on thin ice all my life. Do you think... can I make it to the other side?"

[According to research and testing, thin ice is a solidified substance formed on the surface just after entering zero degrees Celsius. To hold your weight, I suggest you try to...swim across.]

"Haha." Don't take it so seriously. I was just joking.

"Tang Cuo, don't think that we can't do anything to you if you don't speak?" Linz got a little exasperated when he saw that he had no intention of answering.

"No, professor, please listen to my explanation." As she spoke, Tang Cuo forced two lines of tears. Her originally fair face flushed slightly, and her eyelashes fluttered up and down, making her look fragile and pitiful.

"Ahem." Linz coughed twice, "Go ahead."

[Host, please be careful with your words. The hearing of mermaids is hundreds of times better than that of humans. The mermaid you let go is still staying in the inner sea.]

"Professor, I think it's wrong for us to do this. Mermaids live together with humans on this planet. Using them for peeling experiments will harm their lives." Tangcuo said calmly, "Therefore, I think we should suspend this experiment."

"Okay, okay, Tang Cuo, I didn't expect you to have this idea. So... starting today, you will be expelled from the Domain Order Research Institute." Professor Mo's eyes went dark and he clutched his collar tightly.

"It's no use removing him from the list. The mermaid has been released, and the Mandragora Sea is full of dangerous reefs and there are no mermaids. How can we lure out the Mermaid King?" Linz looked at them.

"Don't we have some ready-made ones?" Professor Mo's eyes darkened.

"You mean to apply attractant on his body? Then he will definitely be attacked and killed by the mermaids." Linz frowned.

"So what? He let the mermaid run away, so naturally he has to complete the mission for the mermaid. Don't hesitate. Since Pal has escaped, he will definitely go back and inform on her." As he spoke, Professor Mo waved his hand, and the guards behind him immediately surrounded Tang Cuo.

"We will set out early tomorrow morning and catch them by surprise."

"Yes." Several people nodded.

"You guys put some bait on him and hang him on the bow of the boat. Tie him up tightly and don't let him get away."

"Yes, professor." The guards lifted Tang Cuo's hands, dragged him aside, and tied his hands and feet with thick hemp ropes.

The evening breeze gently brushed Tang Cuo's cheek. At this moment, he was hanging on the bow mast with his hands in the air. The bright moonlight sprinkled on the rippling water, looking like a dream.

Tang Cuo sighed and looked helplessly at the calm lake in front of him, his body swaying. Suddenly, a pair of sapphire blue eyes stared at him through the water.

Pal swung his tail, gently slapping the water surface, creating ripples one after another. After a few ripples, he turned around and dived into the water.

"Ono, what does this mean?"

[This is a unique tail-patting ceremony of the mermaids, which is a way to express gratitude.]

"Oh, so he's gone now?" Tang Cuo looked at the quiet lake.

[Yes, in the water, the mermaid can swim at an astonishing speed, equivalent to fifty times that of a saber-toothed shark catching its prey.]

"Oh my god, fifty times? If I ride a mermaid for a swim, my hair will be blown away when I come back." Tang Cuo's eyes were full of disbelief.

"By the way, am I going to meet my first target tomorrow?"

[System detection result: It should be.]

"What if I fail to capture him and he eats me?"

[The system will determine that the mission has failed and will kill you, but as long as you are careful, it probably won't be a problem.]

"Uh...why does this sound so unreliable?"

The next day, as soon as the sun rose above the water, several researchers were ready to head to the Mandala Sea.

"Tangcuo, if you can lure out the mermaid king this time, it will be considered as your redemption, and we will let you go." Professor Lin waved his hand and shouted to the people behind him. "Get ready to set sail!"

The huge cabin made a roar, and then slowly sailed into the water. Professor Mo at the side drove the capture boat towards the Mandala Sea.

Tang Cuo lowered his eyes to look at his feet. The mast extended outward for more than ten meters. Uh... his current state was like the bait on a fishhook, with his whole body suspended in the sea.

Two hours later, the ship had sailed into the deep sea. Huge waves rolled and wet Tangcuo's trouser legs. "I used to fish with a fishing rod, but I never thought that one day I could become bait."

Looking at the black mass gathered under his feet, Tangcuo felt a chill, "What is this?"

[Host, the attractant they applied to you can not only attract mermaids, but also all large carnivorous fish in the deep sea.]

"Ah? Then can I still reach the Mandala Sea alive?"

[Don't worry, host.]

"Do you have a solution?" Tang Cuo's eyes flickered and brightened.

[No.]

"So you're telling me not to worry?"

[Because you have already stepped into the Mandala Sea.]

Listening to his words, Tang Cuo raised his eyes and looked into the distance. Sure enough, the sea water here was a bit bluer than before, and the black mass that had just gathered under his feet had already dispersed.

"Everyone, pay attention. We have reached the outskirts of the Mandragora Sea. If we go deeper, we will see the gathering place of mermaids." Professor Mo shouted excitedly to several people.

"Get out of the way!" A huge reef slowly rose from the bottom of the sea, blocking the capture ship.