Chapter 113: Cruise Ship (11)
Under Sretan’s command, the passengers of the Mary Jane were split into two groups. Over 170 of them were sent to the Golden Anchor to search for the legendary “witch’s corpse,” while the remaining dozen or so were left in the banquet hall to guard the 77 bound crew members.
Destroying the witch’s body was a key task for this mission, and to ensure nothing went wrong, Sretan himself accompanied the team.
Originally, Everly and Misha were also assigned to the group searching for the witch’s corpse. However, as they were leaving the banquet hall, they slipped into a nearby corridor when no one was paying attention, staying behind on the Mary Jane.
“All right, Misha, you can take out the earplugs now.”
Once the bulk of the group had finally moved far enough away, Everly gestured to Misha.
Thanks to years of continuous meditation training, Everly had developed strong resistance to mental attacks. Realizing that Sretan’s voice had a manipulative effect, she and Misha had immediately put in earplugs, isolating themselves from his influence.
As a result, the two of them were the only people on the ship, aside from the crew, who weren’t under Sretan’s control.
Now, with the witch-searching team gone, only 13 guards remained in the hall. All thirteen were ordinary passengers, and none carried firearms—strict security checks before boarding the cruise made bringing such weapons impossible. So even if they looked tall and intimidating, in an actual fight they might not match Everly, who trained regularly.
The two girls huddled together and discussed briefly, quickly drafting an assault plan: Everly, stronger and more skilled in combat, would rush into the hall to draw the guards’ attention, while Misha would slip in and cut the ropes to free the crew members.