Ghost Cruise Ship Massacre (Part 5)
"The squid are back?" Mo Momo rushed out without even putting on her clothes, wrapped only in animal skin.
She struggled to steady herself on the swaying sailboat, anxiously calling out, "Shui Shui, where are you?!"
I was squatting on a small wooden boat cleaning squid when I looked up and called out, "Here!"
The orca, awakened by the commotion, let out a loud call, seemingly in response to her.
Yes, the orca was unlucky today. I had already finished fighting all the monsters, and when Mo Mo came looking for me, it had just returned here.
Mo Mo looked at me blankly: "Where did this wooden boat come from?"
Me: "When the squid attacked, two humans didn't see it and sneaked onto our boat. They just happened to run into it."
It can only be said that those two were unlucky; before they even hit a brick wall, they were struck down by an unexpected disaster.
After several deaths, Mo Mo and I had become numb to such things, and we would just say a few words and then end the conversation.
With the threat of deep-sea squid gone, we finally breathed a sigh of relief. Those two had very few resources in their wooden boat, so I put them all up for sale on the world chat to exchange for planks and nails. I then gave the boat to my sailboat.
It was too small and insignificant for a sailboat. I tried it and found that the sailboat's strength was about the same as if it hadn't been reinforced, but the crack in the bottom of the boat was completely restored.
Nothing happened that night. When I woke up naturally the next day, Mo Momo had already washed up, prepared breakfast, and put it in the treasure chest.
After I finished eating, I tossed the squid's big head to Little Fei Pang to gnaw on slowly.
Mo Mo turned her head and said, "It's getting foggy. I wonder if it will get thicker later."
Me: "Let's open the treasure chest while the visibility is still good."
After defeating the pirates, we obtained fourteen fishing rods. Adding our own and the two we caught last night, we now have a total of twenty fishing rods.
We only had a limited number of people, so we used eight sticks; the rest were given to our roommates and friends.
These eight fishing rods are equivalent to eight times the efficiency, so we accumulated more than forty treasure chests throughout yesterday.
To avoid wasting time, I told Mo Momo, "You go fish for the treasure chest, I'll open it myself."
To prevent Momo from accidentally getting hurt by dangerous creatures, the two of us were positioned one at the bow and one at the stern. I assigned Orca to stay by Momo's side in case she couldn't handle any dangerous creatures she fished out. I was alone at the bow, holding a kitchen knife and ready to go.
I got a lot of wood and nails today. When I checked the world chat, I found that everyone's wood and nail opening rate was very high today.
It's probably related to unlocking ghost-related content, increasing the danger level. He wants everyone to get a sailboat as soon as possible so that they can face the terror with a better mental state.
Actually, I'm quite nervous when I open boxes, afraid that I might accidentally open a ghost, but the current situation is that if I don't open it, I can't get the items to counteract it, which is like being trapped in a vicious cycle.
I opened over forty treasure chests and got a lot of wood and iron nails, enough to upgrade Momomo's wooden boat.
At the same time, I summoned a bear, and after a battle, I obtained its pelt and a large amount of meat.
I immediately cleaned the meat, sliced it, and hung it on the railing to air dry.
The most unusual thing is the following resources I obtained.
Item: Farmland (movable).
Quality: White.
Description: The area is 1m*1m. You can plant any seeds except crushed ones. The germination rate is 100%.
Item: An ominous seal.
Introduction: What exactly is sealed inside? Tear off the talisman paper around the box to release it, but whether it attacks you or not is entirely up to it.
Item: Recruitment Ticket Fragment *1.
Description: Collect 10 fragments to synthesize one recruitment ticket.
I told Momo both the good news and the bad news, and then placed the wooden box containing the ominous seal in the storage room.
This thing clearly says it's ominous, and it's covered with talisman paper. It's obviously not a normal thing. Only someone who's tired of living would open it when their life is safe. Just leave it in a corner to collect dust!
Most of the ship's space is used for planting, and since this farmland can be placed anywhere, I put it directly on the roof of the control room, which doesn't take up much space.
I carefully transplanted the peach pit that I had planted for several days without any sign of life into the soil, hoping it would sprout and grow.
At noon, the sea was shrouded in thick fog, with very low visibility. World channels were filled with complaints, and it seemed that the entire ocean was in this condition.
Mo and I stopped fishing and stood guard, one in front of the other, afraid that something dangerous might appear in the fog.
I was multitasking by spying on the world's channels.
"I think I heard a beautiful song, but the fog is too thick and I can't see what's on the other side."
"What a coincidence, I heard singing too."
"I didn't hear any singing, but shadows swept through the fog."
"Holy crap, I just looked down and suddenly my eyes met a face in the water. It smiled at me and then sank down."
"I'm getting goosebumps, what's going on?"
As I was pondering this, the sailboat suddenly made a sharp turn. I quickly grabbed the railing to avoid falling. Looking back, I saw that Mo Momo had somehow reached the highest point and hoisted all the sails. The orca had also changed course, sailing swiftly in the same direction as Mo Momo.
I called out to the orca to no avail, then went to Momo's side and found that her expression was very abnormal, as if she was madly infatuated with something.
“Mo Mo!” I shook her, and she finally gave me a look, her lips parted slightly, her eyes full of adoration, “Shh, listen, His/It/Her/His singing is so beautiful.”
singing?
Why didn't I hear anything?
I knocked Momo unconscious with a karate chop, lowered the sail, and then approached the orca along the rope and punched it. Logically speaking, the wind force at the moment was not enough to propel my sailboat, but it still moved forward steadily at a constant speed.
There's definitely something in the water dragging the sailboat!
I suddenly remembered the book I was forced to read yesterday, *The Ghost Diary*.
Date: 2086.15.17.
Event: Since the incident with Rayleigh, everything has been safe until now. Everyone was relaxed, and we were drinking and eating together. In the afternoon, our ship suddenly rocked violently. The captain said that it might be due to the fog that we deviated slightly from the course and hit a reef.
There was a hole in the bottom of the ship. Two sailors went down to the bottom to repair it, but they never came back. When everyone went down to check, they found bloodstains.
When we returned to the deck, we were horrified to find that the cargo ship was moving in a certain direction without any crew!
Time: 2086.15.17, Night.
Incident: The radar malfunctioned, the cargo ship began to navigate automatically, and we were taken to unknown waters in a state of panic.
Date: 2086.15.18.
Event: I can't take it anymore! Even if it means death, I've decided to go into the sea to investigate. The first sailor to go in screamed in terror. Although we rescued him, he keeps muttering, "There's a ghost!" A ship is approaching ahead; perhaps we can ask them for directions!
We shouted friendly greetings to them, and the distance between the two ships shortened. However, the other ship did not stop and rammed directly into us.
The cargo ship did not experience any turbulence. By the time we came to our senses, the cargo ship was moving away, and we were all on board.
Date: 2086.15.23.
Event: I'm dying. I'm the only one left on the ship. They can pass through walls, so hiding is useless. They'll definitely find me...
I felt a chill run down my spine, and after glancing around, I was surprised to find that Little Fei Pang was still awake.
It sensed my gaze and looked at me, seemingly unaffected by the unknown influence, before lowering its head to continue gnawing on the squid's head.
That head was almost half the size of a boat; I wonder if it could finish gnawing on the food before it spoiled.
“Something’s wrong with this little guy. Humans and orcas have been affected, but it hasn’t.”
I sent messages to my friends one by one to inquire about their status. Apart from Chaoyan, who had the Dance of the Rising Sun, everyone else was trapped in the strange cycle of sea monsters and songs, just as the world channel had said.
In this oppressive atmosphere, the topic on the World Channel quietly changed.
"The singing has stopped? Why did I rush over so enthusiastically just now because the song was so nice? This is too weird, it doesn't fit my cowardly nature at all."
"If I saw a sea monster lurking in the fog, I would not run away but go to fight it instead, which is not in line with my survivalist style."
"Come on, let's count the number of people who heard the song and encountered the sea monster."
"Those who neither heard the song nor encountered the sea monster are out of place with you."
"Didn't any of you notice that the ship's speed was wrong?"
"..."
"!!!"
"I was the one who heard the singing. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel like something is getting closer to my ship. Hmm? A few beautiful faces are appearing on the surface of the sea? What's going on? Damn! She/he has a fishtail and is smiling at me fiercely!"
"I am the one who slays the sea monster in the fog. Now the sky is blue, the clouds are white, and the sea is calm."
As more and more people spoke, I concluded that this was the turning point. Seventy percent of the people who encountered the sea monster survived and returned to normal.
Those who hear the song will be 20-30 percent of the population. They will encounter unknown and ferocious species and experience a battle.
What about the people you met who didn't hear anything?
Everything I experienced was exactly like in "The Ghost Diaries," so we'll encounter the ghost ship?
My guess was correct, but not entirely. A deep, resonant whistle sounded in the distance, and the outline of a massive cruise ship came into view.
It quickly closed the distance to my sailboat and rammed into it the instant I reacted.
My pupils contracted sharply. I didn't feel the ship rocking at all, yet the scene before me had changed dramatically.
The ship was moving very fast, and in the blink of an eye, my own sailboat was far away from me.
I'm on a ghost ship!
I suddenly turned around.
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