Chapter 100
The boat shook violently, waking Ye Nianchu from her restless sleep. She rubbed her eyes and asked, "What time is it?"
"Half past eleven," Qin Mubai answered.
The fishtail on Qin Mubai’s lower body had vanished, and they planned to return to the Goni.
So far, in the game, they had figured out how to counter the siren’s interference with the cruise ship’s equipment.
The approach was simple and effective: directly fight the boss.
The siren’s greatest power is its ability to enchant humans with its voice. A single siren isn’t very strong, which is why they disguise themselves as missing persons to reboard the cruise ship.
The only way to affect the equipment is through their combined efforts. As long as enough sirens are killed, the cruise ship's equipment will be restored.
The exact number needed isn’t specified in the game and must be discovered by the players themselves.
Players need to share information and cooperate with others on the ship to kill the sirens more quickly.
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It was quiet on the Goni, with some lights damaged and flickering with electrical noise.
The once bustling restaurants and shops were now dark and desolate.
In the past few dozen hours, the number of people on the cruise ship had dropped to just over a hundred.
This was less than one-tenth of the number who had boarded.
Surviving this long was no small feat, except for a few who were exceptionally lucky.
To save time, Ye Nianchu and Qin Mubai carefully avoided the sirens they encountered, only engaging when absolutely necessary.
They reached the control room, where several players were hiding.
The group eyed them with suspicion. Qin Mubai appeared approachable, but those who knew him were aware of his usual indifference—his outward calmness hid a mind always planning.
"Players?" Gao Jiang, who was at the front, asked.
Even though he knew they were players, he needed to follow the proper procedure.
During the day, when it wasn’t raining, he had people count the number of survivors. These two hadn’t been seen in the inner rooms from the start.
Their calm demeanor suggested they were highly capable.
Ye Nianchu sat on the sofa with an imposing presence. "Do we need to ask?"
"Are you two here to discuss cooperation?" Gao Jiang asked, gripping his weapon behind him.
"Not yet," Ye Nianchu replied calmly. "I’m not here to discuss cooperation. I have information to share."
Gao Jiang was puzzled. Why share information so openly if not to discuss cooperation?
"It’s useless to stay hidden here," Ye Nianchu said, glancing at the equipment and instruments in the control room.
Gao Jiang understood. He had tried staying put before but failed. "You want us to go out and kill the sirens? That’s not going to happen."
The control room’s door was the most secure place on the cruise ship. They had stocked up on food and fresh water, planning to stay here until the end and avoid the sirens' powerful enchantments.
"What if this could restore the ship’s equipment?" Ye Nianchu said calmly.
The others were skeptical. The temptation to clear the level early was strong, but they were cautious about trusting these two.
"You can choose to stay here," Ye Nianchu said, standing up and taking two steps toward the door. "But be clear about one thing: don’t get in our way."
This last statement was crucial. Whether this group of people came out to fight the sirens or not didn’t matter to her.
She and Qin Mubai alone were enough; their presence would only slow the mission, and there was still plenty of time.
Ye Nianchu and Qin Mubai left the control room, and only then did Gao Jiang's group dare to speak.