Chapter 253 She Is a Living Corpse

"Uncle Strange, what should we do!"

Qi Xinxin sobbed, her body trembling involuntarily with nervousness.

She clutched my arm tightly, and I could clearly feel goosebumps rising on her skin.

You ask me? Who am I supposed to ask?

In this situation, we were caught in a dilemma.

There was no time to jump into the sea. The ghost ship had already taken us somewhere unknown.

Furthermore, climbing the ladder and entering the ghost ship would be walking into certain death!

That woman, after only a short while inside the ghost ship, had lost her sense of pain and turned into a zombie-like creature. If we went up there, even more terrifying things might happen.

The only course of action was to remain as we were, motionless.

After all, when the dark figure on the small boat had called out to us before, we ignored it, and after a while, it disappeared on its own.

It seemed the current calls were no different in principle from the previous ones, just more frightening.

After much deliberation, I decided to meet force with non-force. Every wrong step now would lead to an abyss, so we had to proceed with extreme caution.

Actually, the biggest problem now wasn't the strange sounds surrounding us. If they could directly harm us, they would have already attacked. The real issue was the ghost ship constantly sailing towards an unknown destination.

This ghost ship suddenly appearing and sailing in this misty sea, no one knew where its final stop was.

Our small boat had capsized on this trip, and now the three of us didn't have much food.

If this ghost ship were to dock at a shore, it would be fine. But if it just cruised endlessly in this misty sea, we would starve to death on our small boat!

As I thought about it, the eerie sounds around my ears gradually disappeared. Although the feeling of being watched still persisted, it was no longer as intimidating as before.

In the blink of an eye, two or three hours had passed.

We kept our heads down, our eyes tightly shut. Indeed, as the saying goes, if you don't court death, you won't die. We had successfully survived.

Now, the sky was gradually darkening, and we had been sailing on the misty sea for an unknown amount of time.

The surroundings, which were originally a vast expanse of white mist, gradually thinned as night fell, transforming into a deep, inky black.

I carefully narrowed my eyes to observe our surroundings. All I could see, apart from our small boat, was as if everything was draped in a black veil, as if stretching out a hand would be swallowed by this darkness.

That strange sense of being watched had completely vanished, and there were no more peculiar sounds in my ears.

I waited silently for a while longer, and after confirming our complete safety, I turned on the searchlight on my helmet.

I had to admit, though everyone in the company was crazier than the last, their equipment was indeed very useful.

In the pitch-black night, the beam of the searchlight pierced through the darkness.

In this environment, the two sisters and the woman instinctively moved closer to me.

As the temperature dropped at night, we had to huddle together to conserve body heat.

The back of my head was throbbing. This was a side effect of prolonged mental tension, but it was far from a time to relax.

Based on my experience these past few days, the night was far more dangerous than the day. Any lapse in vigilance would lead to our utter ruin!

Perhaps sensing my exhaustion, Qi Qiaoqiao thoughtfully massaged my temples with her hands to ease my fatigue.

"Brother Lu, why don't you rest for a while? You are our pillar of support. What will happen to us if you collapse from exhaustion?"

I thought about it. What Qi Qiaoqiao said made sense. The timing of any danger was still unknown. If we were to become completely exhausted before then, it would be all over.

So, I quickly ate some food and leaned against the side of the boat, closing my eyes to rest.

Among the people on the boat now, the woman could not be trusted, and Qi Xinxin had no combat ability. Therefore, only Qi Qiaoqiao and I could take turns keeping watch.

Perhaps it was due to exhaustion, but the moment I closed my eyes, I fell into a deep sleep. When I awoke, several hours had already passed.

I got up and stretched my body. The headache I had earlier had now subsided.

Qi Qiaoqiao, who had been on watch, now had her eyelids drooping, looking as if she might fall asleep at any moment.

"Alright, you go get some sleep."

I patted Qi Qiaoqiao's shoulder. It was truly difficult for a 20-year-old girl like her.

"Mmm, okay."

Qi Qiaoqiao went to sleep, and I looked at the thick, inky night sky, feeling a mix of emotions.

I wondered if I would ever have a chance to see Shangguan Yao and Luo Yaqin again. Perhaps we would never escape this eerie, misty sea.

I thought quietly, my mind drifting somewhere, and in a daze, I suddenly felt a warm light shining on my face...