Chapter 103: Lost Song of the Deep (30)
The Ghost Ship took three team members early in the morning.
Instead of waiting, it’s better to take action and clear the sirens yourself. The sooner the equipment is fixed, the sooner you'll be safe.
Gao Jiang felt more at ease now. As long as they didn't provoke Ye Nianchu and Qin Mubai, they wouldn’t be hostile.
Taking advantage of the calm sea, Ye Nianchu and Qin Mubai had lunch.
As night fell, they started the next round of clearing sirens.
Their main goal was to find the sirens that had infiltrated the interior of the cruise ship. The sirens seemed to target the crowded areas.
The situation was chaotic with debris everywhere. The sirens were smart enough to hide behind doors, but their fishy smell made them easy to detect.
Ye Nianchu kept track of her progress; she needed to earn more points despite the exhaustion.
Progress had reached 40%.
She wished there was a way to solve this problem completely.
Sirens live in water, so using fire might get rid of them for good. However, starting a fire in this weather was risky, and it might destroy the cruise ship.
"I have an idea," Ye Nianchu said, catching her breath. "We can lead them to a good location and use fire to attack them."
Qin Mubai agreed, and they planned to discuss it further in their room.
Sirens are inactive during the day, but at night, strong winds and storms made it difficult to manage them. They would return to water if left too long.
The only place not affected by the storm was the Ghost Ship.
Ye Nianchu realized that the Ghost Ship could be used for their plan.
"We can burn the Ghost Ship," she said. They had gasoline and a large cargo hold on the Ghost Ship, with only one staircase for escape. If they lure the sirens there, it would be easier to handle them.
"But how do we lure the sirens to the cargo bay?" Qin Mubai asked.
Sirens can summon other sirens, which would help with the plan.
They prepared their strategy. Everything was ready, except for the arrival of the Ghost Ship.
Gao Jiang's group was also out clearing sirens. They would soon realize that killing 100 sirens was part of a hidden mission, which was worth more points than usual.
Ye Nianchu waited with a telescope for the Ghost Ship to arrive. They had figured out how to avoid it: just head for the area with lots of sirens.
Instead of avoiding the Ghost Ship, they now needed to catch it.
"Here it comes," Ye Nianchu said as she saw the Ghost Ship approaching.
Sometimes bad luck has its benefits, like the Ghost Ship crashing into their room.
Ye Nianchu and Qin Mubai were taken away by the Ghost Ship again, this time to the same cargo hold with a similar hole in the top.