Chapter 96: Lost Song of the Deep (23)
The sea was almost up to the deck.
The eyes of the sirens looking at Ye Nianchu were filled with fear. They didn't dare to come forward again and turned to leap into the sea.
The survivors on deck were not relieved. The shadow of death loomed over the dark sea.
The ship was sinking.
The sirens were waiting for them in the sea.
"Life jackets! She's got a life jacket!"
Someone shouted, and the people sitting on the ground, too scared to even cry, instantly perked up and turned to look.
The girl who had just put on a life jacket while hiding in the corner looked defensively at them. "What are you doing? This is mine."
They started to grab the life jacket from her without any reason, even resorting to violence.
Having a life jacket didn’t guarantee survival, but it greatly improved your chances.
Zhong Liang also had a life jacket in his backpack, a prop item from the inventory box that provided two minutes of damage immunity in the sea.
Not putting it on earlier was the right decision.
He subconsciously looked at Ye Nianchu.
Ye Nianchu remained calm, standing still and gazing at the dark sea, lost in thought.
The life jacket was taken by Zhao Qian, who brandished her knife and said fiercely, "Don't come any closer. I'll kill anyone who tries to take it from me!"
Her threats were ineffective in such a situation. People trying to grab life jackets were undeterred.
"We're all going to die anyway, might as well take a chance."
"You NPCs deserve to die. Get out."
The storm on the sea intensified, and fierce waves appeared.
In half a minute at most, the ship would sink.
Ye Nianchu took a deep breath and moved towards the direction of the waves.
She had just reviewed the details.
She was taken by the Ghost Ship, but the system didn’t declare the mission a failure.
As long as the game continued, there must be a way to return.
The Ghost Ship, riding the waves close to the Goni, would likely return the same way.
Zhong Liang followed, "Ms. Ye, you don't want to go from here."
"That's right. If you want to jump, hurry up." Ye Nianchu didn’t look back; she simply said this and jumped into the sea.
Zhong Liang was stunned. The person who fought the sirens so fiercely shouldn’t be confused now. Could it be that jumping would allow her to escape?
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The cold sea water flooded her body and filled her ears. The sound of the waves echoed continuously.
Ye Nianchu struggled to open her eyes. Through her blurred vision, she saw the flickering light of a lamp, feeling as if she were in another world.
It was the Goni.
She had successfully escaped from the Ghost Ship.
The sea was too rough, making it difficult to swim across.
A person couldn’t last long in such a sea.
Ye Nianchu fought against the fear in her heart. As she neared the Goni, a wave pushed her farther away and plunged her into darkness.
There was no sensation of weightlessness or suffocation in the sea.
It was as if she had returned to solid ground.
Blinding white light filled her vision, and Ye Nianchu could only squint to adjust.
When she could see her surroundings, her expression darkened as unwanted memories surfaced.
She should be in the game world, not here.
"Nian Nian, you don’t want to be left alone in the world, do you? Mommy will take you."
"Don’t be afraid. It will be over soon. Let’s leave together, okay?"
Ye Nianchu couldn’t help but take a step back as she looked at the woman in front of her.
She wore the same dress and spoke the same words.
Everything felt so familiar.
Ye Nianchu looked down at her hands, which belonged to a ten-year-old child.