dognovel Chapter 210 I Won't Live to Tomorrow
Chapter 210 I Won't Live to Tomorrow
"What does he mean by that?!"
As soon as Corren left, the two henchmen looked at each other in bewilderment. "A threat to us?"
"Or are you being sarcastic?"
Gawain felt that Corinne's words had a hidden meaning; he had always felt that this green-eyed man was not a good person.
“The Sea of Evil Spirits will likely become increasingly dangerous at night,” Gu Jia said slowly. “He was probably warning us to be careful at night.”
The two henchmen opposite him nodded slowly as they listened. That's true. One player died yesterday, and a crew member was also lost.
Now that Yan Xun and the other two are suspected of being possessed by evil spirits, the remaining five people are also in danger.
Thinking of this, the two henchmen suddenly lost their appetite, as if the evil spirits would rush onto the Terror and devour them.
They ate their food hastily, and without saying goodbye to the bearded man, they left the dining area.
Throughout the entire process, the veteran crew members watched the table with indifference... Even after the two people left, they simply watched without taking any further action.
The bearded man naturally noticed this as well. He felt a subtle discomfort, as if he were a rare animal being observed. He could only suppress his unease and confusion, thinking only that he must not fall asleep tonight.
He was worried that the crew members might attack him at night.
Gao Wen naturally sensed that the atmosphere in the restaurant tonight was somewhat unusual.
This feeling intensified, especially after the number of new players decreased significantly... He nudged Gu Jia, "Shouldn't we be more careful tonight?"
Gu Jia nodded.
The bearded man across from him seemed to have lost his appetite, while the old crew members at the table were still chatting and laughing loudly. Finally, Gu Jia stood up and, amidst the crew members' puzzled gazes, walked over to Koren.
"May I bring some food to Yan Xun?"
He pointed to the remaining slices of bread on his plate, "Just a little bit."
He hasn't eaten yet today.
The older crew members burst into laughter, some even slapping the table with their own laughter, seemingly amused by Gu Jia's behavior. "It's just one meal," they said.
Someone looked at Gu Jia mockingly, "They won't starve to death so easily."
"Besides, if someone is possessed by an evil spirit, nothing will happen even if they don't eat for a week."
When Gu Jia first came to the table of the old sailors, he noticed that they were just drinking. The food on their plates hadn't decreased much. He didn't know if they were tired of the food or simply wanted to numb themselves with alcohol. Only the smoked meat showed signs of being slightly touched.
Koren laughed along with them.
In the end, Will couldn't stand it anymore, and he impatiently tapped the table a few more times.
"Quiet."
The old crew member finally quieted down a bit, while Gold Tooth, who had been trying to sell them the limited edition, curled his lip in disdain.
"Go quickly and come back quickly," Will said finally.
"I'll go too!" Gao Wen hurriedly raised his hand to indicate.
He looked at Will and Coron nervously, but in the end Coron gave a slight smile.
"Go."
He took a sip of his drink. "Just come back before you go to sleep."
Corren stopped looking at the two people. "The closer you get to the center of the Sea of Evil, the more active the evil spirits will be at night."
The old crew members started laughing again, and it was unclear what they were laughing about. Gao Wen couldn't understand these drunken crew members at all, so he and Gu Jia took some easy-to-carry food and prepared to go find Yan Xun and the others who were being held in the warehouse.
……
Yan Xun leaned against the shelf behind him, which was neatly arranged with chocolates and candies.
Their hands and feet were bound, making them completely unable to move, and they looked extremely disheveled.
Midway through the journey, Wen Yuan asked the crew guarding them for help, saying he needed to relieve himself, but was impatiently blocked from the outside—
"Solve it yourself."
Wen Yuanzheng probably didn't expect the NPCs in this instance to be so rude.
He tried to explain his difficult situation again, but unexpectedly, mocking laughter came from outside, indicating that he really didn't care whether they lived or died.
Yan Xun glanced at Wen Yuanzheng and expressed his opinion through his actions—he laboriously moved his thighs and buttocks to the side, trying to get as far away from Wen Yuanzheng as possible.
“…You!” Wen Yuan was furious. He whispered, “I lied to them.”
He muttered a few more curses, probably cursing the crew outside for being inhuman.
Qin Ke, standing to the side, leaned his head against the shelf—
"I want to go too."
Yan Xun: "..."
He struggled to turn over and twisted a few times, demonstrating with his actions that he wanted to stay away from those two people.
Fortunately, at that moment, Yan Xun heard footsteps outside.
Then came the voices of Gu Jia and Gao Wen, saying they had come to bring them some food.
Gawain raised his voice a little, "Corren asked us to deliver it."
The crew muttered a few words before letting Gu Jia and Gao Wen into the warehouse.
When Yan Xun saw Gao Wen and Gu Jia carrying the food, it was as if he had seen his saviors—
"They need to use the restroom!"
He shouted at Gao Wen, "Take them both with you!"
Gao Wen paused for a few seconds, then pointed at himself, "Me?"
Wen Yuanzheng probably felt embarrassed, saying, "I'm not in such a hurry."
Qin Ke just stared at Gao Wen without saying a word... Gao Wen looked at them tied up like crabs, wiped his face, and said, "Alright." He pulled Qin Ke up, "I'll take him there first."
He then looked at Yan Xun considerately, "And you?"
Should I take you there?
Yan Xun firmly shook his head, rejecting Gao Wen's offer with his actions.
When the crew members outside learned that Gao Wen and Qin Ke were leaving, they were immediately dissatisfied, seemingly worried that Yan Xun and Wen Yuan were taking the opportunity to escape.
“You can lock the door,” Yan Xun said.
"Besides, we're already on the Sea of Evil Spirits, and night is about to fall. Where can we go?"
The crew member probably thought Yan Xun's words made some sense. He muttered curses under his breath and looked at Wen Yuanzheng and Yan Xun, "Aren't you two going?"
Wen Yuanzheng thought about it for a moment and decided it would be better to go first... Yan Xun shook his head, so the crew closed the warehouse door and locked him and Gu Jia inside.
Only after the warehouse was completely closed and the two heard the footsteps fading away did Gu Jia briefly tell Yan Xun everything she had discovered at the dining table.
"Koren said they might not live to see tomorrow?" Yan Xun felt that Koren wasn't threatening them, but simply stating a fact.
In order to hunt whales, they would throw these new crew members as bait.
Players who haven't received the hidden quest will be the ones they throw down... Yan Xun guessed that at least one of the trio would die tonight.
“There’s one more thing,” Gu Jia thought for a moment, “I might be overthinking it, but I noticed that the older crew members hardly ate any food.”
"They were just drinking; they barely touched the boiled beans and dry rations."
As Gu Jia spoke, she fed Yan Xun a few bites of food.
The food wasn't particularly delicious, but it filled my stomach.
"You mean they didn't touch those things much?" Yan Xun asked, swallowing the food in his mouth.
"Hmm." Seeing that he had swallowed the food, Gu Jia fed him another bite. "He was just drinking."
"Maybe those things just don't suit their taste, or maybe they're just tired of them."
As Yan Xun chewed his food, he recalled the various unusual things that had happened on the ship, and finally said to Gu Jia, "If your roommate changes clothes, remember to observe him."
Gu Jia waited for him to say the next sentence.
“I saw many marks on Corin’s body…like bruises or something else,” Yan Xun said uncertainly. He had only seen those marks on Corin’s body on the first night and had never seen them again.
Be careful tonight.
Like those three people, Gu Jia has not yet received a hidden mission, and he may also encounter misfortune tonight.
Gu Jia nodded. "I know."
Just then they heard footsteps outside again, probably Gao Wen and the others returning... The crew members were cursing and swearing, seemingly complaining about how they had run into such trouble.
Then, the warehouse door was opened, and Gao Wen and the others appeared outside.
The crew member looked at the food on the plate. "Hurry up," he said to Gu Jia and Gao Wen. "It'll be time to sleep soon."
Although Gao Wen was a little annoyed, he knew that they had to go to sleep after nightfall.
He glanced at Gu Jia, who then nodded at Yan Xun and stood up, as if she were speaking in riddles... Wen Yuanzheng and Qin Ke were pushed back into the warehouse.
"Stay put," the crew member warned.
Then, impatiently, he urged Gu Jia and the other person to leave.
“We’ll be back tomorrow,” Gao Wen added.
Then he decided to leave with Gu Jia. The crew member snorted a few times, looking at them as if they were dead men. Then, in their sight, he closed the warehouse and locked the door.
"I'll come to open the door tomorrow," the crew member said from outside.
"I hope you are still alive."
When footsteps sounded, Wen Yuanzheng asked Yan Xun, "What does he mean?"
What do you mean by hoping we're still alive?
"To them, we're already dead." Yan Xun collapsed to the ground. "What good end comes to those possessed by evil spirits?"
Yan Xun looked at Wen Yuanzheng, "I reckon we'll be thrown into the sea tomorrow morning."
"??? I didn't do anything!" Wen Yuan felt wronged. He hadn't even had a chance to destroy the Sun God's protective amulet, so how could he be going to die?
Qin Ke was also somewhat flustered.
"I'll fight you to the death!" Wen Yuan was headbutting Yan Xun. "If you hadn't asked about the captain's portrait, he wouldn't have said we were possessed by an evil spirit!"
Yan Xun thought that Wen Yuanzheng wasn't very smart either; even now, he still believed that they were imprisoned here because they were possessed by evil spirits.
Yan Xun pulled out a small knife from his pocket with some difficulty—he had put a small knife in his pocket after Colin and Will finished their discussion—and now he was going to use it to cut the rope binding him.
Qin Ke noticed his movements. "Are you trying to escape?"
"Mm." Yan Xun nodded.
"Are you crazy?" Wen Yuanzheng stared at him with wide eyes. "Going out at night will get you possessed by evil spirits!"
He also remembered the warning Corren had given them as soon as they boarded the ship.
"So I'm just planning to go out alone..." Yan Xun quickly cut the hemp rope and untied himself. "You guys stay here obediently."
Wen Yuan stared wide-eyed at Yan Xun, seemingly never expecting this man to be so audacious!
Qin Ke was also a little worried, "It would be best if we stayed in the warehouse at night."
"Koren said he only suspected... maybe they won't abandon the Terror tomorrow."
"What if you go out like this and get possessed by an evil spirit?"
Yan Xun didn't speak. He just squatted down and looked at Qin Ke and Wen Yuanzheng, "You two stay here quietly."
"I'll be back soon."
……
The sound of trombones rang out as night fell.
Despite their reluctance, Wen Yuanzheng and Qin Ke could only lie on the ground and try to fall asleep.
Wen Yuan was talking to the old man while he was sleeping.
"No? What if he gets possessed by an evil spirit while going out in the middle of the night?"
"Does he really expect someone to save him?"
Wen Yuanzheng felt increasingly uneasy as he thought about it, but his hands were tied and he couldn't do anything.
"You don't have much time left." The old man ignored Wen Yuanzheng's complaints and started talking about something else.
'You need to find the blue gold as soon as possible.'
Wen Yuanzheng was already feeling a bit annoyed with the old man. The other old men that Yan Xun had mentioned earlier had made him start to doubt the purpose of this old man.
Previously, the old man had only assisted him in finding clues, but had never urged him to complete a task with such anxiety as he was now, which only fueled Wen Yuanzheng's suspicions...
What are the benefits of completing the Blue Gold quest?
"You can pass with an S rating," the old man said.
To be honest, Wen Yuanzheng didn't care that much about his rating... He thought for a moment and then asked the old man, "What benefits will you get?"
"Are you doubting me now?" the old man suddenly asked.
Wen Yuanzheng didn't expect that his attempt to test the waters would be discovered so quickly by the old man. He panicked a little and was about to explain when he heard the old man say something else.
'If that's how you want to think, and there are other old men in the world who have different opinions, then there's nothing I can do about it.'
"Since you doubt me, I can leave now without waiting for this instance to end."
The old man spoke as if he was about to leave.
Upon hearing this, Wen Yuanzheng immediately panicked and hurriedly said that he did not mean to disbelieve, but that the dungeon was too complicated and he was a little suspicious.
The old man was silent for a moment, then said, "It's normal for you to think that way."
'When you actually see Blue Gold, you'll know I wasn't lying to you.'
Yan Xun was unaware that Wen Yuanzheng had been bewitched by the old man again. He quietly left the storeroom and was heading towards the deck.
At this moment, the cabins where the crew lived were all quiet, without making a sound.
But when a ship is sailing at sea, there are always some strange sounds... For example, at this moment, Yan Xun heard a whistling sound, as if it came from the surface of the sea.
Even more terrifying, he soon heard something knocking on the hull.
It looked like something was lying on the Terror Ship, tapping the entire ship with its fingers.
Yan Xun ignored the commotion and walked straight toward the deck.
In the dead of night, the entire deck of the Evil Spirit Sea was pitch black, with a strong wind accompanied by strange howling sounds... Yan Xun tried his best to maintain his balance, as waves would occasionally crash onto the deck, and he had to be very careful not to be swept away.
Finally, he arrived at the location of the sun god amulet at the bow of the ship.
He raised the light he had bought from the system store and pointed it at the amulet on the bow of the ship.
On the terrifying ship in the dead of night, the amulet representing the sun god at the bow had already shattered.