Chapter 94: Lost Song of the Deep (21)
No one wanted to be left behind, and no one was willing to stop.
The stairs led to the top deck. Ye Nianchu quickened her pace to run up. Just as she was stepping onto the last step, a hand reached out from behind in the chaos and pulled her backpack back.
Ye Nianchu's eyes darkened. She turned around to see a man in his thirties. She drew her gun and said calmly, "Isn't it good to be alive?"
With that, she raised her hand and shot him in the leg.
The man cried out in pain and fell onto the steps, while the person catching up behind him stepped over him without hesitation.
The deep sea water shimmered silver under the moonlight. There was no breeze, and the sea was very calm. In the distance, the misty waves seemed to be obscured by a hazy veil.
Many people were standing on the deck, and the situation was equally chaotic.
It seemed that the locations where people appeared when brought by the Ghost Ship were random.
Ye Nianchu was at a loss. This was obviously not the sea where the Goni ship was located.
It might not even be in the same space.
The ship was still sinking.
Only a dozen people managed to run up the stairs before they collapsed.
The moon hid behind the clouds, and light rain began to fall from the sky.
Soon, the drizzle turned into a heavy downpour.
The cold rainwater seeped into their clothes, and the crowd suddenly erupted in gasps of surprise.
Ye Nianchu looked in the direction of the sound and saw clearly this time.
Standing there was a siren, with a human body and a fish tail.
However, its appearance was quite different from the legends.
Legendary sirens are said to be extremely beautiful, but this one had green eyes, greenish skin, sharp dorsal fins, and was indistinguishable in gender.
It was very much out of line with human aesthetics.
When it opened its mouth, its mouth was filled with sharp yellow teeth, similar to the sevengill eel.
This bizarre and terrifying scene did not affect the ethereal and melodious sound that reverberated all around.
Everyone's faces were filled with longing.
"It's beautiful! There is such a beautiful creature in the world." Zhong Liang, who had just run out, exclaimed in excitement as he looked at the siren.
Ye Nianchu looked at the siren with confusion.
Such a beautiful creature?
Was something wrong with his eyes??!
"It's beautiful!"
Someone nodded in agreement and then walked to the edge of the ship and jumped into the sea.
In the ten seconds that followed, more than half of the people on the deck were gone.
Everyone was captivated by the siren. Why was she unaffected?
Ye Nianchu suddenly thought of the conch. The harsh sound might be useful for those compelled by the siren.
The conch was too large to fit in Qin Mubai's space, and she hadn't expected the Ghost Ship to separate them.
Looking at the siren ahead, Ye Nianchu raised her hand and pulled the trigger.
The siren leaped aside, avoiding the fatal shot. The bullet grazed its shoulder, and the skin quickly withered as blood spilled out.
The siren's cold eyes turned towards Ye Nianchu. Its mouth opened to a terrifying extent, and its voice changed.
Zhong Liang snapped out of his trance and saw the siren singing. He took a sharp breath and got goosebumps all over his body.
"Holy shit, what the hell?"
It had just been an incredibly beautiful girl, and now it had changed so drastically.
He wasn't the only one. In just two seconds, the people went from yearning to screaming in terror.
The ship was sinking faster, as if something was dragging it under the sea.
Dozens of sirens suddenly leaped out of the sea and began attacking humans.
Of course, Ye Nianchu was a primary target.
Taking the initiative, she kicked away one siren and stabbed another in the chest with her knife.