Chapter 674 - Captain (1/2)

A cold night soon descended.

Loannes could only see a portion of the ship's railing from his room, so he couldn't confirm the situation outside. He could only say to Shang Jianyao, ”Let's open the door and take a look. I want to know if the current situation is as you described.”

Although he had already accepted the fact that someone from the future had transmigrated to investigate the truth in a bid to find the reason for the Old World's destruction, he still wanted further confirmation. After all, this concerned his situation for the next few days.

It had to be known that the man from the future had said it wasn't that he couldn't change history but that he didn't dare to change history. If something really went wrong and resulted in the accidental death of survivors who were supposed to live, it would be too late for regrets.

When the time came, all the futures would be reset. There might not even be a scientist who invented a time machine or have an investigator sent over.

Furthermore, the subsequent investigators would definitely maintain a modified history. It was impossible for them to attempt to correct it because this would cause a new round of resets of the future, wiping out the new investigators' existence.

Due to this reason, Loannes—who still felt a little groggy despite spending nearly half an hour thinking—decided that it was better to figure out their current situation.

Shang Jianyao thought for a few seconds seriously and nodded solemnly. ”Alright, but be careful.”

Loannes secretly heaved a sigh of relief and turned around.

Behind him, Shang Jianyao's expression relaxed and gradually became excited. He also showed signs of eagerness regarding the imminent spectacle.

Loannes—who was wearing a long black T-shirt—walked to the door. He was in no rush to leave. Instead, he turned his head, leaned against the wooden plank, and listened carefully to the commotion outside.

There seemed to be some sounds in the distance, but it was silent nearby.

Loannes carefully turned the doorknob and looked out.

The entire carpeted corridor was empty.

Behind Loannes, Shang Jianyao asked casually, ”Everyone should be at the restaurant at this time, right?”

Loannes subconsciously shook his head. ”It's impossible for everyone to act in such a uniform manner. There will always be people going earlier and later.”

Just as he said that, a person walked over from the elevator.

Based on his uniform, this person was a crew member. He ran over in a panic while pushing a food cart, his face revealing horror. From time to time, he would look back as if he were being chased by a terrifying creature.

However, Loannes realized that there was nothing behind this person.

”What happened?” Loannes took a step forward and tried to communicate.

The crew member ignored him and Shang Jianyao as though they didn't exist. He pushed the food cart to the deck of this floor with a terrified expression.

Loannes completely believed Shang Jianyao's recount—apart from a few people, the entire cruise ship entered a chaotic state after night fell.

At this moment, the wooden door opposite him opened slightly.

A half-naked Red River man stuck his head out and happened to see the previous crew member turn around. His face was contorted with horror. He then looked at the normal Loannes and Shang Jianyao.

Loannes saw a woman in revealing clothes shaking her head in the man's room. She was crying and laughing.

Thud!

The man closed the door.

”He's fine too,” Loannes said in a slightly disappointed tone.

”Who is he?” Shang Jianyao asked curiously.

Loannes exhaled and said, ”His name is Sully. He's also an ability user, the kind that likes to fool with women.”

In this era, the nicknames for Awakened weren't uniform. Some people preferred to address these people as ability users.

”Are you jealous of him?” the honest Shang Jianyao blurted out a question.

Loannes's expression darkened. ”How is that possible? Is there anything about him that's worth making me jealous?”

The honest Shang Jianyao tersely acknowledged it. ”You have quite a jealous tendency.”

When Loannes's expression warped, Shang Jianyao—who had switched personalities—stroked his chin and said, ”However, there's really nothing about him that's worth you being jealous of. You're the chosen one of an era, one who survived two consecutive encounters related to the cause of the Old World's destruction.”

Loannes's expression softened. ”Your joke wasn't funny at all. It's horrible to question if your companion is lying.”

”That's right, that's right,” Shang Jianyao replied.

Loannes restrained his emotions and thought for a moment before suppressing his voice. ”Sully is an ability user, and so am I. We haven't fallen into the chaotic and crazy state you described. Maybe ability users aren't affected.”

”You didn't say that you are hypothesizing,” Shang Jianyao pointed out.

While Loannes wore a look of confusion, Shang Jianyao reminded him, ”According to my experience, ability users will also be infected once they use their abilities at night, becoming chaotic or crazy.”