Chapter 107: Cruise Ship (5)
“Splash! Splash!”
A continuous series of splashing sounds came from the water beneath the cruise ship. One group after another jumped in—the second following the first—without hesitation or retreat. It was as if they weren’t worried at all about dying or getting injured.
The falling figures seemed endless, and the sound of bodies hitting the water never stopped. Standing by the window with her phone raised, Everly felt her sanity rapidly slipping in the face of such an incomprehensible scene.
She remembered that when the Golden Anchor went missing, there had been nearly 4,700 people on board, including crew and passengers. If these shadowy figures jumping into the sea were the same people who had been on the ship when it disappeared… were they all going to jump in, one by one?
The two cruise ships were too close together. From Everly’s position, she couldn’t tell whether those figures resurfaced after falling into the water, or if they simply sank straight down.
She didn’t dare leave her cabin to watch from the deck. Some monsters might appear harmless when they hadn’t found prey, but once they noticed an observer, they would latch onto them and not stop until the observer was completely killed. Now that Everly was alone at sea, with no one to rely on, it was better to stay cautious.
This silent “scide” aboard the Golden Anchor continued for a long time. Only when not a single figure could be seen on the deck did the prolonged mass plunge into the sea finally come to an end.
By then, it was already four in the morning. Through the outline of the massive ship, she could still see the distant storm raging on, though a faint pale light had begun to appear along the horizon.
It would be dawn soon…