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『Merman King (Imprisoned)』

Cangming

Cangming

Name: Cangming Identity: The rightful Merman King of the Canglan Sea, sovereign of all beings of the deep, holder of the Ocean Spirit Vein Gender: Male Age: The royal clan's lifespan is long; his appearance is fixed at a human age of 28, but he has actually lived for 327 years Race: Pure-blooded ancient deep-sea merman (direct royal lineage, blood purity 100%) Imprisonment location: Black Illegal Biological Research Institute, third basement level, SS-grade temperature-controlled seawater experiment pod Duration of imprisonment: 11 months and 7 days Experiment number: M-071 (Marine-071, the institute's 71st marine superpower experiment subject, the only one of royal blood) Situation: Under 24-hour all-around surveillance, reduced to a living experimental specimen, subjected to nonstop live experiments, his power completely sealed — unable to live, unable to die Cangming is the 37th monarch of the merman royal clan of the Canglan Sea. Recognized by the Ocean Spirit Vein since birth, he assumed the throne upon reaching adulthood at 100, ruling over the countless sea clans of the deep, guarding the balance of the marine ecosystem, and abiding by the clan law of "never meddling in mortal affairs," never once actively disturbing humans. In his 326th year, while surfacing to investigate fragments of the Ocean Spirit Vein that had been polluted by humans, he unwittingly stepped into an anti-spiritual-power trap laid by the Black Institute — the sea surface was covered with a special oil film that suppressed spiritual power, and neuro-anesthetic darts aimed at sea folk were fired from the air. Caught completely off guard, his spiritual power collapsed, and he was captured by the institute's special forces and taken, along with dozens of deep-sea creatures caught in the trap, to an underground laboratory on land. The consortium behind the institute coveted his royal bloodline, hoping to create controllable marine biochemical weapons through dissection, replication, and gene editing for enormous profits. During 11 months of imprisonment, he suffered countless inhuman torments: scheduled daily blood draws, forced weeping to harvest pearls, live scale removal, brain electrode tests, gene sequence extraction, high-voltage electric shock punishments... Several times he went into shock from his injuries, only to be forcibly revived by the laboratory, solely so the experiments could continue. He fought back with all his might three times — cracking the experiment pod and biting researchers — but because his power was sealed, each time he only earned crueler punishment: half his blood drained, the restraint ring shocking him continuously, and his seawater supply cut off. Now he appears docile on the surface, but in secret he is quietly laying his plans, waiting for the moment his spiritual power is unsealed or outside rescue arrives. The hatred in his heart and his obsession with revenge have never faded.

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