At that moment, Dolly, a girl on the same lifeboat as Mendes, looked at what he had just done with some fear.

Monsters from the stars are certainly terrifying, but the human heart in the shadows is even more unpredictable.

At that moment, she inexplicably recalled a phrase she had seen somewhere before.

In this already extremely dangerous sea area—

The body was losing temperature rapidly, no rescue was coming, and there was no food or water supply.

Dolly had no idea what the people adrift on this vast ocean would do in order to survive.

But in any case, the crystal-clear sea they were in at this moment would serve as a witness—

It faithfully witnesses and records the deeds of everyone who has done on this sea.

Perhaps the sinking of the Ocean Oasis means more than just the destruction of the long-established "Oasis" in a single day.

It also means that their long-held beliefs as human beings will be destroyed and collapse.

At this moment, the aftershocks were caused by the whirlpools created by the breakup, collapse, and sinking of the Oasis of the Seas.

This made the entire sea surface extremely turbulent and restless.

At this point, they successfully escaped via the lifeboat.

But the survivors still adrift at sea had to row their boats as far as they could to keep them away from the center of the whirlpool.

He tried his best to stabilize and maintain his position on the boat to ensure that he would not be thrown into the sea by the turbulent waves.

Because they knew that, under such circumstances, the chances of getting back onto the lifeboat were virtually nonexistent.

And then the previously turbulent sea began to calm down.

The dozen or so lifeboats carrying survivors that were originally at the center of the whirlpool gradually moved away from the sinking site of the Oasis of the Seas.

At this moment, the surviving passengers, temporarily safe but unsure of what to do next, discovered—

A white mist gradually began to spread over the surrounding sea, though it was unclear when it started.

The source of the fog is unknown.

However, the rising white fog immediately reduced visibility in the surrounding sea area.

At this moment, Dolly, the girl on the lifeboat, was also very clear-headed—

There must be something behind this white mist.

Soon, the indistinct shadows emerging from the white mist revealed the answer to everyone present.

At this moment, breaking through the white mist, what appeared before everyone were rows of unmanned ghost ships!

Unlike the Oasis of the Seas, which was almost brightly lit before it sank.

These unmanned ferries drifting on the vast ocean look gloomy and eerie.

There appeared to be no one on the dilapidated, wrecked ship.

Moreover, most of these ghost ships that suddenly appeared from the white mist were actually ships that had been forcibly pieced together.

It's like keeping these ships in shape so they don't fall apart.

They forcibly pieced together two different ships that had been broken into two halves.

The patchwork of these disparately styled ships adds to the eeriness of these ghost ships.

At this time, people were curious about how these ships actually worked.

Everyone present saw sea monsters pushing these ships, either beside them or underwater.

The presence of these propelling ships is clearly the same culprit that just attacked and sank the Ocean Oasis.

So when people saw this, they all either used the spare oars on the boat or rowed the boat with their hands and feet.

They were trying to get away quickly from the ghost ships that were being propelled by the sea monsters and were constantly approaching their location.

However, the fact that everyone used various tools and movements to row together did not demonstrate teamwork.

It was a chaotic mess with no organization whatsoever.

Therefore, at this time, apart from a few ships that were able to move forward slowly.

Surprisingly, quite a few boats were still going around in circles, rowing with many people but not working together.

Therefore, unsurprisingly, the lifeboat carrying Dolly, who was lagging behind, was the one that was caught up with the fastest.

Dolly admitted that she had never experienced anything like this before.

She attended high school from a young age, and her parents also provided her with additional etiquette instruction through private tutors.

She excelled academically and morally, and at the age of eighteen, she was admitted to St. George's University, which is quite famous throughout the continent.

But at this very moment, some strange rumors suddenly began to circulate about the university.

Thus began this cruise trip aboard the Oasis of the Seas.

It was actually a coming-of-age gift from her parents, who also wanted her to get out and broaden her horizons.

Think carefully about whether you should still go to that school with a long history, but which has recently lost its reputation.

But having been pampered since childhood, she never imagined—

Right now, those sea monsters are within arm's reach of her.

At this moment, their limbs were all clinging to the edge of the lifeboat.

Dolly could even smell the foul odor emanating from the monsters' gaping mouths.

And the feeling of their saliva, like mucus, dripping onto her body, was slippery and sticky.

At that moment, Dolly desperately wanted to scream.

But her remaining rationality and desire to survive made her use all her strength to cover her mouth.

Not allowing myself to make the slightest sound.

At the same time, she carefully held her breath.

Tears welled up in her eyes but she forced them back.

And when they saw that one of the sea monsters that had surrounded them suddenly approached Dolly.

The other passengers on the same lifeboat as her all wanted to escape immediately.

But the vast ocean they were on left them with no other choice.

All they could do was try to stay as far away from Dolly as possible in this small space, and do the same thing as her, covering their mouths and holding their breath.

But for some reason, the lifeboat Dolly was in was now surrounded by a group of sea monsters that had caught up with them.

But at this moment, they did not seem to have any intention of tearing the survivor apart and eating him.

It seems the sea monsters wanted to wait until their other companions had surrounded and captured the remaining passengers in the lifeboats.

A unified action will be taken after that.

Therefore, at this moment, everyone on the lifeboat where Mendes and Dolly were caught first...

All they could do now was wait anxiously and fearfully for what was about to happen, a wait that might not be long.