Chapter 114: Cruise Ship (12)
When the enormous shadow beneath the sea spread wide enough to envelop even the Mary Jane, the white creatures surrounding the cruise ship scattered.
Like loyal guards protecting a throne, they withdrew from the shadow’s reach and waited respectfully and fearfully at its outer edge, as if anticipating the great Father God to pass judgment upon the ignorant and reckless humans.
Inside the bridge, the underwater sonar had already detected the approaching behemoth before Everly did. People watched helplessly as it moved closer—from a tiny black dot at the bottom of the display, no bigger than a needlepoint, to something that filled half the screen in just a few seconds. As the shadow drew nearer and nearer to the ship, cold sweat began to bead on everyone’s foreheads.
“Retreat! Retreat now! Full speed astern!”
The captain roared himself hoarse, urging them on. The crew scrambled about the bridge and deck, doing everything they could to get the ship moving. But with the propeller damaged, no matter how hard they tried, the vessel remained completely motionless in the sea.
One second, two seconds, three seconds…
Under the crowd’s despairing gaze, the shadow finally closed in and seized the Mary Jane.
At the same time, everyone on board felt the ship suddenly lurch violently to the left.
Everly grabbed the railing, staring down at the deck below in terror.