Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 249: Chapter 170: Building My Own Faction (Part 3)

Judging by the bloodstains on the room’s floor and the torture devices, quite a few victims have experienced them.

Not far from the torture chamber, the group found dozens of skeletal remains in a room.

Leaving the cargo hold, everyone’s expressions turned strange as they began to doubt the true purpose of the Sea Song’s voyage, speculating what might have happened on board all those years ago.

Captain Jiang Junsu expressed regret over the damaged communication equipment on the Sea Song and showed concern about the mummified corpses that appeared on board.

He heeded the passengers’ advice, started the Star Jump once more, and sailed away from the Sea Song, continuing toward the direction where the moonlight rose.

Back on board, the crew members who had entered the Sea Song began to covertly circulate the videos they recorded among the passengers.

The captain and Park Changmin did not stop this, instead adopting an attitude of laissez-faire.

In less than an hour, all passengers were aware of the moving mummies on the Sea Song and the numerous eerie torture chambers.

The passengers’ worry and fear about the Sea Song successfully raised the Star Jump’s Chaos Value from 75% to 80%.

However, Wu Chang did not care about this minor increase; his attention was entirely focused on Cui Chengze.

As soon as he returned to the ship, Cui Chengze urgently summoned Wu Chang to teach him how to stop the New Cosmos Sect.

In the study, after closing the door, Cui Chengze fixed his gaze on Wu Chang and spoke with an unusually solemn tone:

”There’s something you may not believe if I tell you, but I guarantee with everything I have, it’s absolutely true!”

”The entire Star Jump has actually fallen into the clutches of the New Cosmos Sect. A dreadful mysticism ritual has enveloped the entire ship, and once the time is ripe, they will sacrifice all the passengers on board.”

Wu Chang shrugged and said, ”Indeed, I can vaguely sense it.”

”Don’t be so quick to deny it. I know you don’t... Wait, you said you can sense it?” Cui Chengze said incredulously.

”I can see some strange threads, wrapping the entire hull like a spider’s web. I can also see that the fourth deck and the captain’s cabin are the nodes where the threads interweave.”

Cui Chengze: ”...” ℴ

Initially, he thought Wu Chang was sensitive to Energy and could perceive the existence of Mystical Energy, forcing it open with Qi. Just based on this, he considered Wu Chang a rare raw talent.

After all, Qi and Mystical Energy are entirely different systems. To be able to sense both Qi and Mystical Energy simultaneously is truly the mark of a genius.

Unexpectedly, he had underestimated Wu Chang. Wu Chang was not just able to feel Mystical Energy; he could actually see it.

This was a bit absurd.

Though he couldn’t see the spider web Wu Chang described, he could sense the mysticism ceremony nodes on the fourth deck.

What do you do when you realize your student understands the textbook better than you on the first day of class?

Cui Chengze started to sweat, beginning to worry that he might not be qualified as a teacher.

He steeled himself and said, ”Since you can feel it, this makes the next part much easier. Earlier in the cargo hold, you asked how to sabotage the New Cosmos Sect’s plans. I can tell you now, destroy the Magic Array created with their mysticism ritual to end all of this.”

At this point, Cui Chengze opened a suitcase he had just brought out from a room and took out an ancient book written on parchment.

”The first step to destroying the Magic Array is learning to see. We have thirty days. With your Talent, it’s enough to master the basic mysticism knowledge.”

Cui Chengze flipped open the book, its pages filled with densely packed spell text the size of ants. Just a glance made Wu Chang almost nauseous, developing an aversion to reading.

Too long; didn’t read.

He diverted his gaze from the ancient book, frowned, and looked at Cui Chengze, asking, ”What did you just say, we have thirty days?”

Cui Chengze nodded and said, ”Yes, the ship only has a set time for its first entry into the Shipwreck Belt, which is thirty days. After thirty days, the ship will automatically leave the Shipwreck Belt and arrive at a ceremonial site.”

Saying this, Cui Chengze shuddered, as if recalling some horrific experience.

”There, the New Cosmos Sect will initiate their evil ritual, turning everyone on board into offerings for an Evil God. Once the Evil God consumes the offerings, it will toss the ship back into the Shipwreck Belt.”

”The Shipwreck Belt is the Evil God’s kitchen and also the dumping ground for discarded packaging. Only by destroying their ritual can we prevent the Evil God’s descent and protect the safety of the passengers as much as possible!”

Wu Chang tapped the table with his finger and said, ”Thirty days is too long. The ship’s supplies can’t last thirty days. The Star Jump was originally scheduled to replenish at Dan Mountain Island, and the on-board supplies are limited. Forget about thirty days; without control, it will be hard to last even seven days.”

”I need a quicker way to leave this Shipwreck Belt.”

Cui Chengze shook his head and said, ”This is a rule of the Shipwreck Belt. You cannot leave without staying the full thirty days.”

Wu Chang squinted, ”Then tell me, how did you leave the Shipwreck Belt?”