Chapter 81 Hopeless Sea (12) Lost-Lost
There is only one lonely sailing ship sailing on the boundless sea.
It was night, with only the stars and the moon shining in the sky, and the waves crashed against the hull of the ship, making a soft "swishing" sound.
In the dark and moldy cabin, the young man huddled in the corner, surrounded by his tribesmen.
People were stacked on top of each other like goods. Sweat and rotten corpses mixed and fermented into an unpleasant odor, and large patches of ringworm covered the body.
People died every day, and no one knew whether their companions had become corpses. The first few people to die were thrown into the sea, but there were still those who had not been cleaned up rotting in the bilge.
Death, illness, fever, fear, these are all the young man’s memories of this voyage.
He didn’t know why he had to suffer these crimes. He only heard from a few tribesmen who knew better that they were captured as slaves and that as long as they went ashore, they would never be able to return home again. .
At first they sang to dispel their fear and prayed in vain to the gods, but now, no one has the strength to speak out anymore.
The young man thought silently, if there is a god, let the wind and waves be bigger so that all ships cannot reach the land and get lost in this sea.
I don't know if the gods heard his prayer, but the sound of unlocking was heard in the silence, and starlight poured in from the gap in the hatch, illuminating a small cluster of hazy images.
The person who opened the hatch was not a god, but a beautiful woman wearing a blue dress.
The woman smiled and said nothing, only gesticulating with her hands to let them out as soon as possible.
The boy watched the tribesmen scramble to climb onto the deck, follow the woman's command and rush into each room, dragging out the unconscious men inside and throwing them into the sea.
The young man felt something was wrong and carefully hid in the shadows, looking away and not looking into the woman's eyes.
He saw strange smiles on the faces of the tribesmen, and they jumped into the sea one by one, as if they could return to their hometown.
He wanted to scream, but he couldn't make a sound. His consciousness gradually blurred. When he opened his eyes again, the boat had docked on the shore of a small island.
The sky was an eerie orange color and the island was eerily silent.
There are obviously newly built buildings, but there are no people on the beach, and there are no fish in the sea - there is nothing here.
The young man got off the boat and explored the depths of the forest.
In front of a wooden building, he saw the strange and beautiful woman again.
The woman looked at him and smiled, gesturing with her hands.
There was a rustling sound, and hundreds of monsters covered with fish scales walked out of the coconut grove. Among them were several familiar faces, members of his tribe...
...
The scene ended abruptly, and a close-up of the fish-headed monster was maliciously shown.
Qisi was so ugly that the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.
Chang Xu also saw the same scene and calmly analyzed: "Yuna can control people's minds and cannot look directly into her eyes. The monsters on the island should be transformed by humans. The specific transformation method may be "I jumped into the sea."
Chisi agreed with a "hmm" and thought of last night's dream for no reason.
The girl huddled in the corner is innocent and harmless. Who would have thought that she would appear on this frightening island in the future and become one of the weird ones?
On a stage filled with original sin, if you don’t become sin, you will be swallowed up by sin.
So the victim took off his innocent coat, took over the power of sin from the evil god, and continued the feast of original sin -
over and over again, never-ending.
Chang Xu had no impression of the dream. Seeing that Qisi had no intention of expressing his opinion, he continued: "The surviving young man seemed to be able to drive away the monster, so he was able to run all the way from the hotel to the top of the clock tower. , die peacefully, I just don’t know what the method is..."
He walked to the handrail and looked down at the entire island. Chiss followed silently.
From the hotel to the bell tower, you have to pass through a large area of lush coconut groves. The journey is not short and has many twists and turns.
In the center of the island, for some reason, there was a gap in the coconut grove, forming a circle with smooth edges. Some white marble buildings can be vaguely seen.
Qis pointed at that place and smiled: "Brother Chang, as expected, there is the altar of Poseidon over there. I guess the sacrifice may be a human life, what do you think?"
This is an obvious conclusion, otherwise there would be no need for Yuna to let those slaves who have nothing to do with her jump into the sea.
Chang Xu was silent, and Qisi continued in a joking tone: "There are no fish in the sea. Brother Chang, aren't you curious about what Yuna gave us to eat?"
Chang Xu: ...I'm not curious at all, thank you.
He changed the subject: "Yuna most likely reached a certain deal with Poseidon before the Hopeless Sea was formed, and that deal has continued to this day. The content of the deal should not only be about killing players, otherwise she would be completely You don’t have to give us the soothing decoction.”
“I think so too.” As Qisi spoke, he had retreated to the stairs and climbed down. “In order to efficiently utilize the resources of us players, she Most likely, we hope that we will commit enough sins before we die."
Chang Xu followed closely behind. When he heard the word "sin", he turned his head and said, "You seem to know a lot. I remember that there should be no such content in the game forum.”
Qisi didn’t look back and asked with a smile: “It sounds like you know about this, right? How about we all tell ourselves?” There are pairs of people who know more information."
"How do you know?" Chang Xu asked.
The smile on Qisi's face did not diminish: "Guess."
"..."
The atmosphere was stagnant for half a minute, but the two of them knew that it would not be useful to struggle with these issues in the dungeon. wise.
Everyone has secrets that cannot be brought out on the table. When you are hiding your secrets, you have no position to ask the other party to reveal their trump cards.
In silence, Qisi had reached the bottom of the bell tower and pushed the door open.
Chang Xu followed him silently and acted as a back-up man again.
On the background of dusk, the slender gray-black building looks like the ink marks of an oil painting mistakenly applied, making cracks in the sky in the bright green and dark yellow.
In front of the clock tower, the two people standing one behind the other were as small as spots, moving slowly away from the tall landmark.
But after walking a few steps, a song in a strange language suddenly sounded from behind, like a towering bell tower singing loudly.
“Fearing and praying, I only saw the sea and the souls who fell into the water...”
"They said, they can't go back, they can't go back, their hometown is out of sight..."
"God, please save me, the cabin is crowded, corpses and cargo are piled up..."
"They said, give up, give up, there is no hope of going home..."
Chang Xu frowned and felt uncomfortable, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Qis beside him. I took out a tape recorder somewhere and was playing with it seriously.
"What are you doing?" Chang Xu asked without understanding.
Qisi smiled sincerely: "This song is very nice. I'll record it and play it back."
Before he died, the boy carved the lyrics on the wall, most likely to tell those who came after him.
The phrase "God, save me" is cleverly connected with the known clues——
Qis clearly remembers that in the dream last night, the believers This is the sentence that gets shouted out the most. The only thing that can fight against faith is another more fanatical faith...
Chang Xu had no memory of the content of the dream, and even if he had, he probably wouldn't have thought of it at this level.
He looked at Qiss with a complicated expression, thinking that this temporary teammate's mind might not be normal.
Qisi saw his thoughts and sighed quietly: "I insist on seeing a psychiatrist every six months, and there are still more than two months until the next review."
Chang Xu: "..."
The bell of the bell tower rang at this time, and the "dang" sound fell coldly from the sky to the ground, causing ripples in circles.
After seven leisurely bells, the remaining echoes were blown back and forth by the sea breeze, gradually blending into the sound of the wind and taking a long time to disperse.
“The bell is ringing, it’s so noisy.”
Qisi suddenly put his index finger between his lips and grinned a weird smile like a hyena: “Brother Chang, tell me, this is The bell of prayer, or the death knell announcing death? "
...
In the bell tower, Xu Ruozi followed Bai Yanduan, climbing slowly up the narrow, dusty escalator. .
Both of them are veteran players who have passed seven official dungeons. In reality, they are both small employees of a large company. In the game, they just lost their money due to investment mistakes and had to match the new dungeon again.
They chatted for a while and found that their views, strength, and experiences were all surprisingly consistent, so they decided to explore together.
They definitely don’t dare to go to the altar. They are all drawn into a weird game after a sudden death. They just want to live one more day, and successfully completing the level is more attractive to them than points.
But they find it unjustifiable if they are really fishing in the water and doing nothing.
After multiple considerations, they hit it off and decided to explore the clock tower.
Silence, dead silence, putrid smell...all these factors are blended into the dark and cramped space, which is enough to make people feel uneasy.
Xu Ruozi tucked her long hair behind her ears, trying to relieve her tension with habitual movements, but it didn't work.
The almost suffocating silence made her breathless. She wanted to break this uncomfortable atmosphere. After hesitating for a long time, she finally said: "Yan Duan, do you feel strange? We have not been here until now. I didn't even meet anyone..."
Bai Yan smiled without looking back: "It would be scary if you meet someone. The blackness and sudden appearance of a person can scare people to death."
Xu. Ruo Zi was still a little hesitant: "But I heard a lot of people say they want to come to the Bell Tower. How come I haven't met anyone yet?"
Bai Yanduan didn't take it seriously: "Maybe they just said that and found a place to hide after coming out."
The conversation was mixed with suspicious creaking sounds, like the sound of exposed bones digging into the wall. .
Xu Ruozi felt a chill running down her spine and regretted it for a moment. For convenience, she only wore a T-shirt and entered the copy.
She crossed her arms and rubbed the goosebumps on her skin in small and rapid movements, trying to generate heat through friction.
The Bai Yanduan in front of her was already far away from her at some point, leaving only a vague shadow embedded in the dusk-colored light and shadow.
"Yanduan! Wait for me!" Xu Ruozi shouted hurriedly, but found that the sound he made was as light as the buzzing of mosquitoes.
Something cold touched her shoulder. She lowered her eyes slightly and caught a glimpse of a white skeleton arm from the corner of her eye.
She wanted to scream and opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Five or six pairs of skeleton arms stretched out from the wall, grabbing her limbs and dragging her towards the wall.
She wanted to struggle, but she couldn't move. Except for her thoughts, no part of her body belonged to her, just like the ghost that a dreamer encounters when he wakes up.
She was slowly dragged to the wall, her back pressed against the cold wall.
The black and gray masonry melted into soft bodies, sucking her skin as softly as a swamp. She was pulled in bit by bit until her whole body was submerged in the wall.
As if she finally woke up from her dream, she opened her eyes and saw the yellow sky and a huge ancient sailboat.
It seemed to be just a revolving phantom at the moment of death. The colorful colors only stayed in her pupils for a moment, and then there was only boundless darkness.
Seawater rushes into her mouth and nose, filling every cavity and crevice in her body.
She was no longer herself, but part of the sea, a mass of inorganic matter.
She began to sink, sink, and sank to the bottom of the sea...
...
In the coconut grove, Liu Yuhan and Zhang Hongfeng stared at the heads rolling on the ground. , were all panicked for a moment, and stood there in a daze.
Fortunately, the head stopped making sounds soon, as if it was really dead. It closed its eyes, so obedient and quiet that it looked like a real corpse.
Liu Yuhan was the first to calm down and said to the helpless man beside him, whose mouth was full of blood: "Let's go back to the hotel first and clean up the blood."
Zhang Hongfeng was able to regain his senses, but he still couldn't take his eyes away from the man's head: "What should I do with this head? Do you want to take it back and show it to Brother Lu?"
What he said is not unreasonable. The head is scary, but since he can say something like that, there is a high probability that it contains important clues.
"Don't touch it." Liu Yuhan shook her head, "First, it might be dangerous; second, if Yuna sees it, it will easily arouse her suspicion."
Zhang Hongfeng He nodded blankly.
He was still immersed in the fear of eating human blood, but he couldn't help but think that these young people who could use their brains were so powerful that he, a big old man, couldn't compare to them.
Liu Yuhan was actually panicked and still can't think calmly.
But she subconsciously felt that Zhang Hongfeng could not be allowed to risk touching that person's head again, and her brain automatically generated a series of strictly logical reasons.
She thought with a wry smile, maybe this is a talent developed after telling lies for a long time.
No matter what, the coconut grove cannot be left alive. God knows whether some coconuts will turn into human heads and fall off.
Liu Yuhan tore off a blank page from her notebook, briefly described the situation, and then fixed the note on the half-repaired wooden boat.
She led Zhang Hongfeng quickly toward the hotel.
When the two of them arrived on the flat ground in front of the wooden building, the bell of the bell tower struck the seventh time.
Other players have no shadows yet, and most of them are exploring the island.
The lobby on the first floor is empty, and there is no figure of Yuna behind the counter. It is so quiet and spacious that it feels like an alien space. Once you step into it, you will be lost forever.
Liu Yuhan shook her head, leaving her messy thoughts behind, and walked into the hotel first.
Zhang Hongfeng followed closely and looked around: "Where can we find water to wash away the blood on our bodies?"
"Kitchen." Liu Yuhan lowered her head and glanced at the notebook in her hand. , and then stared quietly in the direction of the counter, "There must be water in the kitchen."
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