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Chapter 101

Chapter 101: Lost Songs of the Deep (28)


"Do you think she’s telling the truth? Should we..."


"Let’s wait and see what they do," Gao Jiang decided, looking at the gate. "It’s too dangerous to go out now. We might end up in a bad situation."


A new storm was coming, making it risky to go outside. It would be easy to get caught in trouble.


At midnight, the game entered its 17th day.


There were six days left on the Goni’s schedule.


Most of the cruise ship was now filled with sirens, especially on the decks and sightseeing terraces near the sea. The sirens, with their glowing green eyes, were clearly visible in the dark.


After Ye Nianchu and Qin Mubai dealt with the sirens in the reception area, they saw a large group of sirens watching them through a broken glass door on the observation deck.


Sirens are smart and can think. They didn’t come inside but waited outside.


In this huge storm, humans had a tough time.


After a few minutes of waiting, Ye Nianchu picked up her gun and started shooting to attract the sirens.


Bang, bang, bang—


She didn’t aim for the heart; she just needed to hit a siren, with blood washing into the sea.


The sirens, who had been watching them, stopped making noise when they realized the two inside were not affected by their enchanting voices.


The sea shook violently, with thunder crashing and the wind bringing in rain and sea water.


The familiar sound of gears turning and chains rattling returned, carrying a smell of death.


It was the same ghost ship, repeating the same terrifying events.


Qin Mubai held Ye Nianchu’s hand tightly. As the ghost ship passed close by, they even exchanged glances with the sirens on the ship.


Ye Nianchu felt she had seen them before.


The ghost ship took more victims, and the sirens on board moved toward the Goni.


It wasn’t a coincidence.


Ye Nianchu smiled slightly and quickly took action.


She used her knife to move the long hair from a siren’s face, confirming her suspicion.


She had seen this siren before, during the ghost ship’s first appearance.


Those who die in these waters become sirens.


If you can't beat them, you might become one.


The storm raged for two hours before finally easing.


Ye Nianchu quickly pulled out the knife from the siren’s chest and kicked the siren back into the sea.


A system alert sounded: "Congratulations! You have completed the Hidden Quest by killing 100 sirens and will receive an additional 10 bonus points at the end of this round."


Tip: You can earn more bonus points with more kills.


Progress: 20%


The system alert made Ye Nianchu stop and look at Qin Mubai.


They both received the alert.


The progress counted toward fixing the cruise ship’s equipment.


Players who didn’t help or failed to kill enough sirens to reach 100 would only get 20 points from mission one.


Seeing the sirens again, Ye Nianchu became more focused. She and Qin Mubai continued killing the sirens, quickly clearing them out.


To them, sirens were just points!


A small noise behind them made them turn with their weapons ready.


Zhong Liang, wearing a life jacket and barely able to defend himself, was climbing up with all his strength. He had been unlucky, moving supplies into the Quartermaster's box.


The life jacket was the only useful item he had in the game.


He had already been caught by the Ghost Ship twice.


With a few days left in the game, he feared the Ghost Ship would kill him if it kept coming every few days.

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