In the terrifying darkness, the vaguely conscious Shade vaguely heard the singing accompanying the waves.
And when he woke up again, everything around him seemed to be shaking. Raindrops falling from the sky hit his back, and the biting wind made him shiver.
"Oh~"
The headache had not subsided, and the simple act of opening his eyes made him feel a throbbing pain in his temples.
He turned over and sat up, took off his mask and took a deep breath. Looking around, he was currently on the dirty deck of an old ship, and everything around him was extremely dilapidated.
Looking up, he saw a terrifying and soul-stirring black vortex hanging upside down in the sky above his head. The primal fear at that moment almost made Shade scream.
Looking around, there is no doubt that this is still the sea. Ships are floating on the turbulent sea, and the ocean is surrounded by thunderstorms in all directions. The deep darkness seems to be swallowed up from a distance, and the huge sound of the waves makes people feel unstoppable.
Shivering. Because there was no light, the sea surface showed a thick black color, and under this black sea surface, there seemed to be something bigger and black and terrifying swimming. Sha De just took a look and immediately withdrew his sight.
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If you are a timid person, you may faint from fear when you see this scene around you. And even if a foreigner has seen a lot of things in this world, he still cannot completely control his panic at this moment. This is the human response to
The most primitive fear of the deep sea and darkness, not to mention the whispering elements in space, are always trying to corrode the soul.
"are you still there?"
【I am always with you.】
A familiar voice sounded, and Shade suddenly felt a lot more at ease. However, Miss Princes and no one else could be seen on the dim and dilapidated deck.
"But how could something like this happen to me right after I left home?"
[To put it simply, the power on this ship is very similar to the curse on the girl who obviously has red hair but dyed her hair blonde. 】
"This ship was attracted by the [Mermaid Song] curse on Miss Princes?"
Thinking of this, Shade frowned in the rain and looked around. The swaying dilapidated ship seemed to be lost in the dark and terrifying sea, and Shade was the only living person on the ship.
[No, she is not that important. The curse only resonates with the pirate ship of the same origin, which makes her feel it. 】
"So, the mermaid statue and this pirate ship are really different steps of the same ceremony, and we happened to bump into this ship. How could there be such a coincidence?"
Shade barely maintained his balance, recalling Miss Prince's last words, looking across the rain curtain towards the entrance of the cabin.
He reached out and checked the things he carried with him to make sure that nothing was missing. Then he stumbled and almost fell down due to the violent shaking of the deck.
"Speaking of which, since there is no light source around, how do I see the deck clearly?"
Thinking of this, he looked down at his blistered and wrinkled hands. Just like when the [Dark Box] lost control, it was Shade himself who was glowing. The light of the silver moon emanated from the surface of his body, and it was not bright.
But at least it prevented him from being completely swallowed by darkness.
He stretched out his hand to wipe the rain off his face, not daring to look at the terrifying sea above his head or around the ship:
"In addition to the whispering elements, are there any other abnormal things nearby?"
[Not yet, but this ship is trying to assimilate you and keep you here permanently. 】
"I didn't feel it."
Dense raindrops hit his skin, and he couldn't stay in the rain for too long.
[Trying to assimilate any divine creature is the most stupid behavior. You can’t feel it because it has no effect.]
"clear."
He clenched his fists. Due to the hypothermia of his body, he was not in a good condition. Miss Princes said that he could not leave the ship, and Shade did not have the guts to throw himself into the sea in such strange sea areas, so he had to find someone first.
It's a good place to take shelter from the rain.
The rocking ship made a squeaking sound, as if it would fall apart in the next moment. Smelling the smell of the ocean, Shade stumbled towards the entrance of the cabin on the deck. He didn't intend to create too much in this weird environment.
The light is bright, so it only illuminates the surroundings with a little light from the fingertips.
The dilapidated deck was being hit by dense raindrops, and wooden boxes and some cargo were piled in the corners. Occasionally, you could see black stains that even the rain could not wash away. [Echo of Blood] told Shade that most of those were blood stains.
There were no living people on the ship, but there were quite a few corpses. Those corpses had long been turned into bones and were sliding on the deck due to the tilt of the ship. Shade was very worried that the skeletons among them suddenly stood up, but it was not until he touched the door leading to the cabin that
The rusty iron door was open, and he was still the only one moving around on the ship.
The iron door seemed to have been hit hard from the inside in a long time ago. The deformed door was stuck in the door frame and could not be pushed no matter how hard it was. Shade could only summon the silver sword and slash several times.
Go down and break the iron gate.
The sound of metal falling to the ground was masked by the violent rain and thunder, as if a black entrance capable of sucking souls was opened, and a strong stench poured out from inside the cabin.
But at least the ship did not leak, and the interior of the cabin was relatively dry. The ship probably belonged to the Fifth Age and had no steam power system, so it was impossible to rely on the pipes on the walls to find those important rooms.
Stepping on the creaking floorboards, he entered the cabin, and then let the sword in his hand disappear temporarily. Shade bent down and used his fingers to illuminate the dented door panel on the moldy ground. The side of the door panel that was originally facing inward was not only hit by a huge force
There are traces of blood, as well as dozens of sharp scratches. The observation of [Echo of Blood] shows that there are traces of blood in the scratches, indicating that these are most likely traces of being grabbed by hand.
"What happened here?"
He was startled in his heart, and he suddenly raised his head and looked forward. Silver light illuminated the floor in front of him. On the old floor covered with disgusting moss and dust, ashes suddenly rose up, and then a rotten human figure made of ashes rushed straight over.
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"It's not an illusion, this is the undead?"
The moonlight in his hand split forward, and after splitting the undead made of ashes, it flew further along the cabin. Also with this light, Shade saw the entire area except for the area near the exit.
The corridors of the cabin seemed to be covered in jet-black blood.
Human bones and remains were scattered everywhere, and the doors leading to the rooms around the cabin were blocked by old and damaged furniture and bones. The scene in front of them seemed to indicate that a horrific massacre had occurred inside the cabin in the distant past.
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The feeling of headache is getting stronger and stronger. The ship itself is affecting the spirit of those who enter. This is also one of the characteristics of high-risk relics.
He wanted to continue moving forward and search for more clues inside the ship. But at this time, there was a slight noise around him. Shade immediately looked to the left. With the glimmer of his fingers, he could see the thick wall of bacteria.
A picture frame can be vaguely seen behind the blanket, and the sound officially comes from the picture frame.
He frowned and used the pen he carried with him to carefully peel away the outer layer of disgusting germs, revealing the main body of the photo frame containing dozens of black and white photos of various sizes.
“It turns out that photography technology also appeared in the Fifth Age.”
Most of the photos in the frame have faded so badly that they can only be vaguely recognized as scenes of life on the ship. But only the single portrait in the center seems not to have been washed away by time. From the photo, the man with short hair and a high nose wearing an eye patch appears.
Xiang Shade.
The calm expression that had been frozen in time slowly changed as Shade observed. The corners of his mouth were raised little by little on his slightly faded face, until he grinned at an angle that a normal person would never achieve. His eyes were originally motionless.
, suddenly started to turn at this moment, and the expression of an intelligent creature in the dull eyes recovered, and those eyes really looked at Shade:
"Intruder!"
Amidst the infiltrating roar, the face was swept up in the thick black mist and turned into an infiltrating skeleton and rushed out of the photo.
"Silver Moon."
The ultimate light burst out from his fingers for a moment, and the light even shook the ship itself. When the light went out in the next second, Shade smashed the glass of the photo frame with his fist, and grabbed it regardless of the puncture on his palm.
Live that haunted old photo.
When he withdrew his hand, the old photo actually flew out of his hand. It slid upward against the yellow-green mold on the wall, as if trying to find a seam in the wall to escape. But when the photo flew to the height of Shade's chest
At that moment, the glowing holy silver sword tip came over, pierced the fragile photo, and then directly pierced the photo and nailed it to the wall.
The moonlight sword illuminated the wall, and the green fungus quickly exited the area illuminated by the sword like a living creature. Wherever the sword blade came into contact with the photo, thick black smoke continued to emerge, as if on fire. Sharp and pointed
The cry came from the photo, and the distorted sound made Shade, who already had a headache, even more upset, but he ignored it.
"I surrender!"
A voice finally came from inside the photo, and like the "intruder" just now, it actually used contemporary language.
Shade waited for a few seconds before grabbing the photo with his left hand and pulling out the sword with his right hand. At this time, a black hole that looked like it had been burned appeared in the center of the photo, and the man wearing an eyepatch in the photo was crowded to one side of the photo.
, allowing himself to appear fully in the photo, with his hands raised in the air.
"If you dare to run, you won't have a chance next time."
Shade said, holding the photo with his left hand. He was originally worried that the other person would not understand what he said, but fortunately the person in the photo understood:
"How is that possible? How can you still be conscious here?"
The voice was hoarse and weird, and at the same time, the image in the photo kept flashing. Most of the time it was the image of a man, but at certain moments, the thing in the photo was clearly a monster with a mixture of fish face and human face.