Serial Player
Chapter 516 - 192: Do I Look Like the Reckless Type?

Chapter 516: Chapter 192: Do I Look Like the Reckless Type?

"My ally accidentally discovered information related to the Dream Cruise in a massive port," said Wolf Smoke, not hiding anything. The forces they encountered during this period’s task were frighteningly powerful.

If he had to face this without the cooperation of other players, he might have to resort to using the Escape Coin.

With the troublesome Australian players dead or captured, he didn’t have any reservations, and he revealed everything he knew.

"That world has an organization specifically for studying and containing Abnormalities. They call themselves... the Company."

The Company?

Li Changhe could not help frowning under his Bird Beak Mask. He remembered the message left by the so-called Company employees he had encountered at the Sky Pit under [Mysterious Island].

They had found the insect god before it had hatched from the ice, and they had used its blood on Mysterious Island to create that army of artificial humans.

In the end, the army’s genes were infected by the insect god, turning them into mad cannibalistic natives.

And using its blood, the insect god created those strange monsters that slaughtered every Company employee on the island.

If these two were the same "Company," then it would be understandable that they were studying the insect god.

"This ship is a base for ’the Company.’ The passengers in these rooms were originally Abnormalities that they were trying to contain," Wolf Smoke explained. "They found an enormous and extremely robust wooden shipwreck in some underwater ruins. According to radiocarbon dating, the ship has existed for over ten thousand years. From the text left behind, it is... Noah’s Ark."

"How does Noah’s Ark come into this?" Li Changhe was taken aback. This was a mythological story from the Book of Genesis in the Bible.

Legend has it...

Well, it’s too long!

In summary, God was not pleased with humans and decided to clean the earth with a Great Flood.

But he liked Noah, so he chose Noah’s family to build the Ark and instructed them to bring a male and female of each animal species.

These selected ones would become the seeds for a new world and survive the Great Flood on the Ark.

Bringing just these people aboard and not worrying about the potential problems caused by inbreeding among close relatives also showed a very big heart.

But speaking of the Ark-

Li Changhe looked at the first floor of the hall. Were all these people selected to board the Ark? The so-called "seeds of life"?

"So why did the Dream Cruise appear here?"

"The Company discovered a unique power within Noah’s Ark that is well-suited for containing Abnormalities. So they repaired and transformed it into today’s Dream Cruise, intending to build a mobile base. Unfortunately, all plans ended when the Dream Cruise was fully repaired," Wolf Smoke pointed at the ceiling, "Even though the dangerous Abnormalities were successfully contained and remained peaceful, the Company lost control of the Dream Cruise the moment the captain’s room was also completed. Think about it, if they could find Noah’s Ark from the myths, there must be some even more astonishing power behind it."

"Based on the testimony of that black goat just now, it could be the so-called captain," Wolf Smoke analyzed, "After the Dream Cruise was fully repaired, it left the port on its own accord."

"No matter if it was firepower attacks or physical interceptions, none of them worked. It sailed directly into another dimension. It is said that the Dream Cruise once appeared somewhere in that world, taking away an ALEPH Level anomaly before disappearing again. Since then, the Company has completely lost track of the Dream Cruise. And my allies, after completing the task in that massive port, received a distress signal and related information."

"A cry for help? You mean..." Li Changhe pondered for a moment before saying, "Someone on the fifth floor had sought help from you?"

"That’s right, a distress signal from the anomaly in room 504. As you can see, not all Abnormalities want to stay here. That’s how we learned about the mechanisms within the Dream Cruise and its propensity to appear at certain points in the Real World. It seems to be intentionally looking for a particular existence, even going so far as to enter the points where [Players] congregate. So, our Awei Protection Association has arranged for members to be stationed at various points. And I happen to be the member assigned to Yanyun. Our goal is to enter the Dream Cruise and make contact with the anomaly in room 504."

The Earth Knight’s voice came through the helmet: "It’s like negotiating with a tiger. Are you sure you want to let him out?"

"Don’t worry, both of us are players and we understand this point," Wolf Smoke reassured them with open hands, "What if, after he successfully escapes, he stabs us in the back? Besides, I’m not capable of letting him out. This was merely an exploratory attempt to make contact. I didn’t expect so many civilians to be involved in the task this time."

"Has the anomaly in room 504 promised anything in return?"

"Well... he said he would give us anything we wanted."

"And you believed such a pyramid scheme-like lie?"

"I think it’s necessary to listen to a divine creature’s lie. Anyway, that’s all I know." Seeing that several people were not speaking, Wolf Smoke asked, "So, what are your plans now?"

"We still lack enough information, so let’s wait."

"Wait? Until when?"

Li Changhe looked at the fifth floor. "In fact, considering the current situation, this Dream Cruise has three forces. The first is, of course, us players. The second is the anomalies here. And the third, the most difficult to reach, is the one capable of suppressing the fifth-floor anomaly. Fine, we’ll call him the Captain for now. Among these three forces, the players are the weakest. Next are the anomalies, but they are not united. In fact, there are some we can take advantage of, like the anomaly in room 504 you mentioned. Lastly, there’s the mysterious Captain. If we want to complete the task and leave the ship, we must make contact with him. He’s powerful and his attitude is unclear, so the chances are that he won’t pay any attention to us."

"So, we wait for him to notice us?" Wolf Smoke frowned, "The Australian players stayed here for a long time and never made contact with the Captain. I’m afraid waiting is not a reliable option. It seems that he doesn’t even deign to interact with us."

Indeed, the Captain hadn’t even shown his face during the Australian players’ time on the cruise. He genuinely did not seem to think humans were worth communicating with.

"That’s right, but from another angle, he only appears when the anomalies have gone berserk and humans can only hide in their rooms," Li Changhe responded, "Since riots can make him appear, we’ll just give him one."

"You mean attacking the anomalies directly and causing them to revolt?" Wolf Smoke’s face changed.

Earth Knight also couldn’t help looking at Li Changhe; this plan was too risky.

Looking at the current situation, the fourth-floor anomalies could defeat such a group of players. If they went on a rampage, the players would undoubtedly die.

Li Changhe was taken aback, touching his Bird Beak Mask, "Didn’t I just say it? The anomalies aren’t united. We just need to stir things up, understand? Stir things up!"

"Directly attacking the anomalies? You dare to even think about it?... Do I look like that kind of reckless person?"

Wolf Smoke nodded knowingly, using abnormalities against abnormalities was a good strategy!

The Earth Knight fell silent, thinking, "If you aren’t reckless, then am I?"