The ocean at night is not the same as it appears during the day.

Under the sunlight, it shimmered and sparkled, like countless dazzling gems adorning the azure sea.

The sea was completely dark at night, without a single ray of light.

Beneath the surface of the sea, a monstrous beast seems to lurk, ready to devour any who lose their vigilance until nothing remains.

But Gu Xinghe did not see the terrifying scene of the sea in the dark night.

After losing sight, the best channel for obtaining information and intelligence, by not opening their eyes.

Gu Xinghe could only smell the salty, fishy smell of the ocean carried on the sea breeze blowing in his face.

And, one could still faintly smell the stench of blood.

After the carriage door was opened, Gu Xinghe could feel himself, and even everyone else in the carriage, being transported out of the carriage as if they were cargo.

But it didn't matter. Feeling that he had acquired a temporary means of transportation, Gu Xinghe even secretly relaxed his whole body a bit more, pretending to be more like a person who was unconscious.

"Tap—tap—tap—"

After a moment, Gu Xinghe heard the sound of footsteps on the wooden planks.

Then I recalled that I had just realized that I was near the port.

Without a doubt, they have now been transported to a ship on the sea in the port.

The port is located right on the edge of the town.

Therefore, it seems that the mastermind behind the current disappearances in this town is not actually hiding somewhere in the town.

Instead, they used ships in the port as a medium to continuously transport the missing persons away.

Annecy, a renowned art town, sees various merchant ships, cargo ships, and passenger ships arriving at its port every day.

The fact that the real culprit is hiding in the town's harbor is a clever way of concealing his true intentions.

Especially recently, due to Mia's upcoming art exhibition in the town, many tourists from other places have come by passenger ship to visit.

This greatly increased the number of ships arriving at the port, allowing ordinary ships to blend in with a large number of their kind.

In fact, using a boat as a vehicle gives Gu Xinghe the impression that the mastermind's headquarters is not actually in this small town.

It was as if the town of Annecy was merely a "temporary canteen" for them while hunting for food.

So why do they crave the existence of these missing people?

Gu Xinghe then remembered Qi Kangle, a player who died after his blood was drained by that strange knife, leaving only a dried-up corpse.

So it's for the blood in the human body?

"Tap—tap—tap—"

Gu Xinghe could sense that the people carrying him were constantly moving downwards.

The place they are heading to now appears to be a cabin below the ship's deck.

"Thump—thump—"

The sound of heavy objects hitting the ground rang out continuously, and Gu Xinghe finally landed solidly on the ground from his semi-suspended state.

The sounds coming from the side suggested that the people who were in the carriage had been moved here.

After that, the surrounding space seemed to fall silent for a moment.

Only the constant hum of the engine echoed in this confined space.

And amidst this irritating mechanical noise, one could faintly hear the extremely subtle sound of liquid flowing.

Although he hadn't opened his eyes, ever since he was transported to the ship where he was now.

With his keen senses, Gu Xinghe could smell a strong and dangerous aura from where he was.

However, the same curiosity and thirst for knowledge, along with a touch of fearless irrational thinking.

This also drove him to want to observe and come into contact with this strange and dangerous situation more closely.

This seems to be an instinct he has become assimilated into after living in this world for so long.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that it all began the moment Gu Xinghe officially came into contact with pollution and learned about the unknown at the Rose Manor.

The eeriness and pollution had been clinging to him like maggots, constantly surrounding him.

Or perhaps he was contaminated and completely assimilated.

Or conversely, after ingesting and digesting pollution, they develop the ability to devour, infect, and assimilate, which they can control.

The latter may seem like a victory, but regardless of the outcome, pollution will always coexist with everyone in this world.

We are simply waiting for time to deliver the final verdict on everyone's fate.

However, time has never been a precious or lengthy measure in the development of the world.

At that moment, Gu Xinghe fearlessly opened his eyes slightly.

But in reality, there were indeed quite a few people guarding this cabin.

But none of them paid attention to the condition of these people who would become the next batch of missing persons in the eyes of the town's residents.

Even if these future missing persons awaken, dying from having their blood drained will still be their only fate.

This is the sentiment that Gu Xinghe gleaned from the guards before him.

The space he was currently in was undoubtedly a medium-sized, enclosed cabin.

Apart from the guards he had seen earlier, who were standing at the entrance and scattered throughout the space.

The sight before Gu Xinghe now only made him feel nauseous—

In the center of the cabin was a giant pool of blood, with bubbling, hot red blood constantly rising and churning.

Around the blood pool, there were many human bodies that appeared to have lost their vitality.

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