Chapter 20: Escaping the Ghost Ship (VII) (2/2)

Luo Jian heart raced in anticipation, as did Feng Yu Lan’s Both of theether, they took hurried steps and approached the doorway, drawing even closer to the door Luo Jian then turned the knob and swung the door open He automatically lifted his foot to walk inside only to discover this wasn’t an exit in the first place

The door just opened to narrow, enclosed rooed in freezing water

Luo Jian’s mind went blank Then, he instantly recalled the words that the dead woman had repeated—this shi+p has no exit

He tried to turn back to see the Stalker who stood behind hi Yu Lan, but he suddenly heard Ah Lan cry out loud The Stalker lifted his foot and kicked Luo Jian and Ah Lan into the confined roo sound of the bolt locking them inside followed immediately after

Luo Jian waded in the waters, splashi+ng around The oil lamp fell from his hand and drifted in the water, but fortunately, the oil lao out Luo Jian cliainst the door! This dark red color was the nightmare of Luo Jian’s life; it see him into the desolate abyss in an instant! Luo Jian opened his mouth to call out to the Stalker, but as soon as he parted his lips, he realized he didn’t know the Stalker’s nale ith each other!

“Are we trapped inside?” Feng Yu Lan was drenched and freezing, and his teeth chattered Horror was clearly written all over his face He fearfully swept his eyes around his surroundings ere sealed-off This was one of those more oppressive chas besides the door The water steadily poured inside, sub them up to their knees; it most likely flowed from the narrow crack at the bottoainst the indestructible door, generating a loud noise He put his ear against the wood For some inexplicable reason, he just knew that the Stalker was still standing outside of the doorway

“W-e have to leave The water levels are rising…and soon, the place will be flooded And, we’ll drown before the shi+p sinks” Luo Jian was now shi+vering from the cold temperature; he stuttered and couldn’t speak coherently The water levels were gradually rising above his waist

“I-I-I…feel like…before we droe’ll…freeze to death” Feng Yu Lan heaved his body up and dragged hiether, trying to warm themselves with their body heat, but it was hopeless The water was too cold Overwhel It coain

The Stalker abruptly pounded his hand against the door, knocking harshly and forcefully Luo Jian was frozen stiff, his thoughts were frozen, and his brain wasn’t functioning He couldn’t co behind the Stalker’s actions He couldn’t do anything but lean his head against the door and listen to that constant tapping sound

It was interestingly strange It was so obvious that the Stalker deliberately pushed him The other person evidently intended to kill him and Ah Lan However, Luo Jian couldn’t feel any hatred at this ry The only eht disappoint but an ene to die?” Feng Yu Lan asked through his shuddering teeth His lips were purple, his face was void of any color He already resembled a stiff corpse

Luo Jian knew that his face didn’t look any better than Feng Yu Lan’s They couldn’t escape His heart was filled with sorrow and despair, “I guess…ill…die…”

The Stalker was still standing outside, knocking and banging on the door without stopping

Feng Yu Lan frowned, “It seems like it wants us to hurry up and open the door…”

“He’s the one who has the key, and the door is locked froet us to open the door…it’s not like—” Luo Jian commented, then suddenly shut his mouth

Get us to open the door?

Luo Jian immediately widened his eyes and concentrated on the noises He proceeded to carefully listen to the continuous knocks the Stalker , neither iular nor slow The sounds rang at a fixed interval, without any long pauses in between

One of the three hints on his purple note suddenly flashed through Luo Jian’s mind:

【In the event that you are unable to take the shortcut, then descend into silence】

There was still a chance! It wasn’t over just yet! Luo Jian burst into laughter He pushed Feng Yu Lan forward The water levels reached their chests by now The two htly and yelled, “We have to sink to the botto Yu Lan couldn’t understand

“Ah Lan, carefully look at the water in this roo Yu Lan listened to Luo Jian and observed the enclosed rooain The speed at which the water levels rose was incredibly rapid It was as if there was a massive hole at the bottom of the shi+p that the water endlessly poured in from

“There’s a hole at the botto Yu Lan finally detected this point The water originally hadn’t flowed in fro from within this room!

“We have to find the source of the water! That’s the exit!”

“But I can’t swi The water levels had already reached his neck! It was too fast! Terror-stricken, Feng Yu Lan frantically waved his arrabbed his waist, supporting hiht! Don’t let go!” Luo Jain shouted “Take a deep breath, hold it, and dive doith ulped the cold air and filled his lungs Luo Jian also inhaled deeply,clenched his teeth, then pulled Feng Yu Lan along; together, they dived down to the depths of the sea

Luo Jian never felt so fortunate in his entire life Thankfully, he had learned how to swim, and he could actually swi coh school, and won first place in both the preliminaries and the finals In fact, his coach had even asked hiave it all up

However, his swi man behind him, he would still be able to sith ease And if it weren’t for this freezing water, he’d be able to swim even faster

Luo Jian soon found the source of the leakage It was co from a small, square door on the floor The valve was ajar, and the seawater rapidly poured inside the rooap

To think led for a long tirasp the handle of the valve The door was heavy, and Luo Jian fought to pull it open The clock was ticking; the tiulfing hi at any second now

Feng Yu Lan was even worse His eyes nearly rolled into the back of his skull But he trusted Luo Jian with his life His unconditional faithhi Yu Lan didn’t struggle; he just quietly clung onto Luo Jian There was only one conviction that reo

Luo Jian finally pulled the valve’s handle After exerting all of his strength, the narrow gap grew slightly wider But the rushi+ng water becareat for Luo Jian to defend against The hand that he used to clutch the handle of the valve had slipped off! If was difficult to seize the handle again since he’d released his hold! The water was too cold If he didn’t escape right now, he soon wouldn’t have enough strength to continue to swim!

However, just in the nick of time, the small snake wrapped around Luo Jian’s wrist suddenly stirred and twisted around restlessly With half of its body still coiled around Luo Jian’s ar Luo Jian and Feng Yu Lan in place

Alot about this snake! Luo Jian stared at the snake in surprise and aain, he grasped the handle, and the snake opportunely slithered back into Luo Jian’s sleeves Luo Jian then gave it a harsh tug and the valve opened! More seawater rushed inside! Luo Jian struggled to grab the door; pulling Ah Lan along, he did everything he could to swim out of this place!

Time had stopped at this very moment