Chapter 178: Half Past One in the Morning
The search continued, but at the end of the day, three islands were passed, but nothing was found.
Soon, it was a waste of time and nights, and it was very boring to come unexpectedly. Worried about the strong wind and waves at night, the ship had to dock near an island the size of a palm and start resting. Everyone took refuge in the cabin and began to rest.
At night, the sea is very dark and enchanting, and the sound of the waves crashing on the shore is like someone beating a drum or gong. Wave after wave, surging towards the shore, as if to occupy the island, but constantly retreating, I don't know what to fear?
Suddenly, in the silence of the boat, there was a clattering sound, like the sound of a hand slapping the water, and like the sound of a mallet hitting wet clothes while washing clothes by the river. In the quiet of the night, it immediately got into the ears of everyone.
The strange sound came from the deck, and everyone who woke up immediately remembered the hotly discussed night deck haunting incident during the day, and they all got up and walked out quietly.
In the moonlight, the deck was empty, but there were a few very strange and suspicious water marks, as if a big fish had just jumped on the deck, jumped and fluttered for a while, and then jumped back into the water.
Captain Yang and some of the crew also woke up, walked to the top of the deck, and when they saw us, they asked, "Did you see anything?"
The teammates all shook their heads, and when we came to the top of the deck, we only saw these strange water marks and nothing else, so we didn't know what was going on!
Zha Qiye thought that it was very likely that a fish accidentally flew to the deck, and then jumped back into the sea. It shouldn't be that something strange is happening.
Suddenly, the witness to that strange event this morning. He shouted violently, "Sea ghosts." The cold shout startled everyone to look at him.
Shout out the witnesses of the sea ghosts. It was a very young boy, very short, with a baby face full of milk, and at first glance it was a half-old child, and it seemed to be a minor.
Seventh Master looked at the young man who screamed, frowned, and Captain Yang immediately explained: "This is my nephew, it's summer vacation, and I have to follow him for a sailing adventure." I had no choice but to bring him. Then the baby-faced boy immediately rebuked him and said, "Frogboy, don't talk nonsense." ”
The boy named Frog Boy immediately bowed his head after being scolded by Captain Yang. I looked at his little head and began to recall the word "sea ghost" he had just shouted.
The "sea ghost" is a type of youkai that lives in the sea, and some people say that it is a person with gills and fins and cyan scales on its body. It looks very similar to the merman. However, the lower body of the mermaid is a fishtail, and the sea monster is a human foot, but it is said that the merman is when he lands on the shore. Fishtails can also be turned into human feet. There is another saying about sea ghosts, which is spread in the mouths of boats and fishermen. The credibility is high. Ships that sail the seas all year round will encounter some strange things and strange creatures. In the middle of the term, there are sea ghosts.
The sea ghosts in the mouths of the boatmen are extremely similar to people. He has long black hair, locks of kelp, dark eyes, and his nose and mouth are as pale as his face, so they are no longer distinguishable. He was wearing a garment made of large kelp, revealing his arms and legs, which were also horribly pale, almost transparent. The ears and arms are covered with almost transparent pale cyan fins, and the teeth inside the mouth are said to be almost as long as fingers, and the wide mouth can bite off the head of a small shark, which is extremely ferocious.
It looks good enough to be mistaken for a human, and it is said that the sound is very similar to the call of a dolphin, and it lives in the deep sea, and occasionally attacks fishing boats because of territorial violations.
When the crew and sailors on the ship heard the water ghost, their faces changed. Zha Qiye should also know the legend about the water ghost, so his brows furrowed slightly, the other smoke men were sleeping, the fat man and the monkey were fighting, and he didn't seem to be interested in it, this morning he was still clamoring that there was a ghost, and he wanted to stick a yellow charm on the deck, how did he sleep and forget about it, or did he change his sex?
Before everyone could ask questions, Captain Yang immediately ordered someone to wipe the deck clean, and then dragged his nephew Frog Boy to sleep, and the others had to disperse.
I saw that Captain Yang didn't take it seriously, so I also turned around and walked back, but I was grabbed by Seventh Master Cha, he frowned and asked me, "What do you think?" ”
I turned my head to Seventh Master and said, "Captain Yang is not worried, and we don't need to pay too much attention. ”
When Seventh Master Zha heard this, he let go, and I got into the cabin without looking back. After lying on the bed, I couldn't fall asleep over and over, in fact, I didn't tell the truth to Seventh Master just now. The haunting on the deck gives people a very bad feeling, as if something dangerous is about to happen, but I don't know where this sense of crisis comes from? Because until now, we've only heard some strange noises. And it is not surprising that this sound is interpreted as the unfortunate leap of a fish on the deck. But for some reason, it gave me a very subtle sense of crisis. The sixth sense, which has not occurred for a long time, is abnormally strong, and something extremely bad should happen. But I was afraid that my teammates would be frightened, so I had to hold back and not tell them.
If danger is imminent, Captain Yang, the owner of this ship, should not ignore it. I thought that he should have some countermeasures to deal with, so he would take it calmly. Since the host is not in a hurry, there is no need for us guests to be noisy. But later I learned that the nagging Captain Yang had no way to deal with the crisis at all. Cunning, he recognized that we people are not ordinary people, once something happens, we should be able to take the lead, and all will act as steadily as Mount Tai. I really don't know, what did we do to make him so relieved and trusted?
In the elegant early morning, with a slow pace, the sun wakes up and rises above the sea, and another day is about to start to be busy.
Yesterday we searched three islands, and today we set the task of searching for the islands of Goktor. As a result, they didn't expect that the seemingly overly high goal was really completed before dark, and everyone couldn't believe that things could go so smoothly. It's just that the search is still fruitless, and the news of the fifth master and Tianyu is still shaky. But everyone has never suspected that the news given by the cigarette man is false. Because, Yan Nan is the most trustworthy person in our team, because everyone believes in him deeply in their hearts, and it is also because of his rigorous attitude towards things, which has reached the point of being harsh. And I am the unconditional trust of the cigarette man, from beginning to end, just as he also believes in me. This trust is formed because of the countless ups and downs that Yiqiē has experienced, and it has reached the point where there is no need to say more! I guess if this idea were known to the fat man, he would definitely say that I was a traitor to friendship.
Once again board the boat docked at the shore, where the ship will stay overnight tonight. The waves in the distance are still extremely fierce, and the power of the stormy waves can be felt even when docked on the shore.
On the dark and quiet sea, there is no sparkling daytime, only deep darkness, as if you will be sucked into the depths of darkness if you keep staring.
Suddenly, a figure flashed under the dark water and vanished. I don't know if it's a school of fish swimming in groups, a shark that has broken away from the group, or a large sea monster that is unknown. Swift as lightning, he wandered around the quietly moored ship before diving deep into the dark depths of the ocean and vanishing.
Another night, everyone turned out of the cabin and gathered on the deck, and on the third night, strange noises sounded on the deck again, and strange water marks appeared on the deck again.
The sleepy-eyed people looked at each other for a long time, and their hearts were full of questions, what is going on?
The previous explanation for the strange incident was that it was probably a relationship between a dizzy fish and accidentally jumping up, which is something that often happens at sea. However, it is impossible to have three days in a row, at the same time, at half past one in the morning, when a fish jumps onto the boat and then escapes. And then only the strange sound and water trails are left, which is also incredible! So the same thought came to everyone's heart, that is, haunting!
Apart from this seemingly unreliable explanation, the crowd really can't think of any other reason to explain this mysterious and strange event. I couldn't help but look at Seventh Master Cha, and saw that his brows were tightly locked, and I didn't know what he was thinking? Then he immediately looked at the cigarette man, and found him squatting on the deck, dipping his fingers in a little bit of the water on the deck, and then sniffing it under his nose, and then frowning.
I walked up to the cigarette man and crouched down, and he put his fingers under my nose. When you take a deep breath, you can smell the salty smell of the sea, and there is a faint stench, like the smell of algae rotting on the beach. This is not the smell of fish, the smell of decay, much like the smell of a corpse drowned in the sea.
The sea ghost's thought suddenly came to mind, and he immediately looked at the smoke man. The smoke man looked at me fixedly with a pair of eagle eyes, as if he also had some doubts in his heart, but he was not sure.
It should be a sea ghost, a sea creature that lives in the sea and lives on carrion like crows, and looks like a sea monster, but for some reason, it is definitely not a good thing to have an eye on our ship.
It seems that tonight is not going to be an eventful season, and we are ready to unravel the mystery of the sea ghosts who visit in the middle of the night. But no one expected that before we could wait for the evening, something would happen to us! (To be continued......)
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