Chapter 20: Escaping the Ghost Ship (VII) (1/2)
Chapter 20: Escaping the Ghost shi+p (VII)
Luo Jian eventually found Feng Yu Lan in the lounge But while he was searching for hiht in a disastrous situation He was unfortunate enough to have encountered that feline creature again The skinlessYu Lan, ready to pounce on hi at the creature with all histo make it Just in that moment, the Stalker kicked the door open, and he steadilyLuo Jian
As soon as the Stalker appeared, the ets and roared at the Stalker The Stalker’s expression didn’t change at all He dropped Luo Jian, as in his ar, and then h into the air But the ly difficult to deal with Just as it was flung into the air, it took advantage of surrounding terrain With frightfully agiletowards the Stalker, rushi+ng straight at…no, wait, it shi+fted its target again! This ti his sore bottom!
Luo Jian was instantly struck du been taken away by the Stalker and shoved into the other’s pocket Without his weapon’s special passive abilities, Luo Jian had suddenly transformed from Superman back into an ordinary civilian! He could only stare on helplessly as theYu Lan technically had no time to save him, but even the Stalker just stood in place, cohtest intention of lending him a hand
Nevertheless, Luo Jian also didn’t want others to try to save him As soth, he was destined for greatness In that split second, Luo Jian did his best to conjure that feeling of beinghimself like a marionette He abandoned his ulfed by beastly instincts, he fought!
Luo Jian had succeeded He found that he was faintly able to recall that sensation of being manipulated His body was in complete sync with his instincts; he leaned sideways, braced his hand against the floor, and executed athe creature’s attack The monster obviously didn’t know that Luo Jian’s reaction tiht passed Luo Jian and crashed to the ground It sprawled its body across the floor then turned its head; it wanted to get back up and fight again! But at last, the Stalker had sprung into action
The Stalker quickly pulled out Luo Jian’s tactical knife fro motion in front of Luo Jian; this one action ift and fluid Then, he strode directly up to thecreature still hadn’t reacted, he struck it with the knife! It didn’t even have time to yelp before its head was cleanly separated from its body, decapitated!
He handled the blade flawlessly and accurately grasped the enemy’s blind spots and weaknesses He was like an assassin who preyed in the dark, striking a fatal blow at theothers to experience this valor, to feel this tremendous fear!
Luo Jian’s body was tense; he stared intently at the Stalker’s ht from the Stalker’s own combat style; after all, they both used the same type of weapon They were exactly the same If it weren’t for Luo Jian’s special connection with his weapon, Luo Jian wouldn’t be able to recognize that the knife held in the Stalker’s hand was his own
The Stalker also seemed to expect Luo Jian to learn from him, so he demonstrated a few different styles of attack on the carcass, co the poor, little , and disturbing The Stalker’s face was expressionless as he continued hacking the corpse to pieces, chopping and chopping, until the butchered creature became a pulverized pile of bloody meat
Luo Jian stood at the side and carefully watched the scene, earnestly studying everyYu Lan shrunk into Luo Jian’s side and then constantly tugged on the he violently, shi+vering in fear…
“Ah Jian, why’d the Stalker co Yu Lan was restless His eyes were spinning with ripped onto the corner of Luo Jian’s shi+rt but he soon grabbed tightly onto Luo Jian’s hand Luo Jian grabbed his hand back and lightly touched his head
“Don’t worry I, your elder brother, will definitely protect you!”
Ah Lan was particularly docile, and he nodded without question
The Stalker was eventhe corpse He practically round meat Perfectly satisfied with his finished work of art, the Stalker flung the fresh blood off both of his hands His face revealed a rin seehtly
Nevertheless, the Stalker appeared to be very happy With a large sazed hopefully at Luo Jian Under the watchful stare of thoseYu Lan simultaneously quivered and involuntarily took a step backwards
Ah Lan was afraid; he cringed and immediately hid behind Luo Jian’s back Luo Jian also raised his vigilance; his eyes were firmly locked on the Stalker
The Stalker was the enemy, this belief was deeply-rooted within Luo Jian’s , he had no room for hesitation, as this was the only stance he’d held on the ardless of how odd the Stalker was or how he acted towards Luo Jian, doing all of those…strange things, Luo Jian was resolute; he absolutely could never regard the other as a comrade
He couldn’t trust hiuard at all ti him Yes, Luo Jian had already realized that he was no match for the Stalker just based on the wide disparity in their strengths, but this was exactly why Luo Jian had to use everyYu Lan survived and lived
The Stalker saw Luo Jian’s hostility, but he didn’t care He tossed the knife that original belonged to Luo Jian back to hiht the knife in his hand, easily holding onto it He flicked his wrist and er in his hand
Surprisingly, the Stalker didn’t do anything bad to Luo Jian after that He just turned on his heels and left the lounge Luo Jian paused, then pulled Feng Yu Lan to follow him The clue to the ‘door’ was on the Stalker; Luo Jian was certain that he’d be able to find the exit if he followed him
The Stalker paced around in the hold of the shi+p, but Luo Jian could see that he was accustomed to this environment, al on this shi+p Luo Jian and Feng Yu Lan always distanced themselves a few meters away as they silently trailed after the Stalker Luo Jian was drained of his energy, but he had to keep his spirits high On the other hand, Ah Lan’s condition was looking worse He was soaked by cold sweat, his face was a sickly white, and his lips were dry and cracking Luo Jian pretty
“Ah Lan, hold on a bit longer We’ll be able to leave soon” Luo Jian whispered to hi Yu Lan turned his stiff neck and raised his head His dull black eyes stared bleakly at Luo Jian “Ah Jian, I was very useless, wasn’t I?”
“You’re saying that again…” Luo Jian directed a warh he was equally as exhausted “I orse than you when I first caain and bit his lip He forced himself to cheer up in order to not add any extra burdens to Luo Jian He knew that Luo Jian was co Yu Lan dismally ridiculed himself; his heart was imbued with self-conte from behind, the Stalker walked all the way to the first floor of the shi+p’s hold—to the very bottom They found the situation to be dire when they arrived there; the lowest floor was leaking! A streah the small hole The entire bottom level was flooded with seawater all the way up to their knees! Broken tables and chairs, as well as other debris, floated about, drifting around with the swaying of the shi+p’s hull
“Look at this It won’t even take twenty ed Then shi+p will start sinking, I guess If we stay on the shi+p for the full six hours without escaping, then the shi+p will definitely sink in those six hours, so no ”
Luo Jian gauged the situation, then he took out the pocket watch frolanced at the time, 16:12 There was less than an hour left
Luo Jian carefully touched the key in his pocket
It was still there Nothing had happened to it; it didn’t suddenly disappear in all that chaos, ain This gave him a sense of relief, and he followed the Stalker inside the roo into the knee-deep water
The seawater was freezing, the ice-cold chill seeped into his bones Luo Jian felt as if his two legs were as heavy as lead This chilling sensation left him numb to the point that he couldn’t even react He looked back at Feng Yu Lan and noticed the other wasn’t faring any better; his pale face became even whiter
The Stalker up ahead was completely oblivious to this It was like the icy sea didn’t affect his th Just hoerful was it? Was it powerful enough to break through the linore the existence of the laws of nature and science?
But, of course, the Stalker wouldn’t answer Luo Jian’s uncertainties He si Yu Lan to the innerh a dark corridor overfloith the freezing water, and eventually stopped directly in front of a door
Luo Jian lifted his head and held the oil lamp up to the door Incidentally, Luo Jian had ascertained that all doors with the property of ‘forever being indestructible’ were made of a dark crimson material The crimson color was so dark that it could’ve been mistaken as black, and it was smooth and flawless, without any traces of marks
The Stalker stood motionless near the door, then turned around to face Luo Jian Luo Jian instinctively knehat he was trying to convey He stepped forward, retrieved the key from his pocket, inserted it into the keyhole, and twisted it He heard a click, and the door opened