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Apocalypse Forecast - Chapter 129

Published at 28th of August 2023 01:09:00 PM


Chapter 129

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Lao Xiao died.

It's hard to tell how long he has been dead. It seems that once someone dies on this ship, they immediately start to rot, emitting a horrifying stench.

As the door opened, countless splatters of blood came into view. They were on the bed, on the floor, on the walls, on the ceiling. The once fresh fluid had lost its color and was everywhere.

Dim and yellow, dripping stickily, eventually turning into dried-up ugly marks.

And Lao Xiao was enveloped in the center of this scene, sitting on the chair he had prepared for his teammates. He was torn into seventeen or eighteen pieces, as if sliced by a sharp knife but not completely severed. Even his head was smashed and hanging down from his neck, like a basketball hanging in a net.

Huai Shi suppressed the urge to vomit, gathered his courage, and walked into the room.

There was no sign of destruction from a struggle, no traces left from a struggle.

He died peacefully.

Silent to an abnormal degree.

Huai Shi stared blankly at everything, his mind suddenly unable to process what was happening.

"What the hell is going on?" He couldn't help but rub his face. "Why does dying in this game feel like ordering takeout, with delivery to your doorstep?"

He sat wearily on the floor, looking at everything, and it took a long time for him to finally react.

Lao Xiao was indeed dead.

Although it seemed common for a teammate to die in this game, there was no need to be surprised or afraid, but he couldn't help but feel a wave of deep disappointment.

The only teammate who seemed reliable had died inexplicably.

Is it supposed to be like this?

It can be foreseen that the team that the players had worked so hard to form is about to disband. It is even more painful than the loss of trust, as there is no longer anyone to lead the team.

In less than two days, teammates were dying at a rate of almost one per day.

First it was Yue Jun, then Lao Xiao, who would be next?

What's even worse is that including Clement, who turned into an NPC, six out of the team of six have already died, and they haven't even touched anything yet.

Not to mention clues, the whole ship seems to be hanging over a boiling cauldron. It's difficult to even protect oneself, let alone reach the new continent and complete their mission.

The newbie has lost all strength and is trembling in fear.

Just as he looked around, a burst of information suddenly flooded into his mind, as if Ai Qing had made a reconnaissance judgment.

Through the chaotic scene, he miraculously found many traces from the dismembered corpse.

"First, sneak in, then slash with a knife, throat, legs, arms, heart..."

He could almost imagine—a shadow suddenly appeared in front of Lao Xiao, a horizontal slash with a knife, cutting off his throat, silencing his roar, and then accurately severing the tendons in his legs, cutting off his chance to escape.

Lao Xiao reached out to grab, but his strong arms, like tree trunks, were continuously severed. His arms flew up and fell to the ground, blood spurting out... No, at this point, the weapon had already changed to a heavier and sharper one.

The killer approached, stepping on Lao Xiao, and the weapon in his hand fell, slashing down like a bamboo, splitting open his chest, tearing apart his heart. Finally, he suddenly turned the weapon around, and the heavy steel smashed onto Lao Xiao's skull.

Crack!

The sound of a bursting water bubble rang out.

It was as if he had killed a chicken, it was done.

But in Huai Shi's speculation, when the shadow turned around, he saw a face that made him incredulous.

—It was himself.

Yes, that's right. First, he used a short knife to take the initiative, then he used a large axe to break through the defense and spread the advantage, and finally used the back of the axe to strike... It was a set of procedures that flowed smoothly.

The small hammer pried open the gap, and the big hammer finished the job...

It looked so familiar.

He saw Lao Xiao's face, and in the last moment, that shattered face twisted, almost resembling a smile.

Mockingly, he stared at Huai Shi, making him feel uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart, feeling a chill run down his spine.

"Don't get caught up in questions about time travel or anything like that," Ai Qing said. "The KP has played these tricks before. Maybe the killer wants you to think that way. The ways of killing are limited, and they are all similar. It's nothing out of the ordinary."

There was one sentence she didn't say.

—Instead of worrying about that, why not worry about the possibility of you losing control and killing Lao Xiao during that period of bloodthirsty delirium?

But what's the point?

Even if Huai Shi wanted to find a blood bag, he would only look for the woman named Hela, who was closest, right?

Regardless of motive, time, or reason, Huai Shi had no possibility of committing the crime.

Then who could it be?

An enemy? Or a teammate?

Lei Feizhou?

Or Yin Yan?

As she fell into deep thought, Huai Shi turned around and saw the burly man standing at the door, who had appeared at some point. Lei Feizhou looked at him expressionlessly, observing his panicked expression, his eyebrows furrowed.Huai Shi was first stunned, then raised his hands: "I'm not him!"

"I didn't say you were. He died an hour ago when I arrived," Lei Feizhou said expressionlessly. "I broke down the door, and he was still warm at that time."

"Uh..." Huai Shi was speechless.

"I searched the entire ship and couldn't find you. Yin Yan was still clinging to Baba Yaga's leg like a lapdog, there was no time for conversation."

At this point, he seemed to be disheartened, but he lifted the large black plastic bag in his hand. "Let's clean up Lao Xiao first. If there's anything, we'll talk in the dining hall tonight."

Seeing the bag in Lei Feizhou's hand, Huai Shi felt guilty.

It seemed that Yue Jun's body was still lying in the bottom compartment unattended.

The two of them silently tidied up and estimated that it was time for dinner, so they headed towards the direction of the dining hall.

Compared to the low pressure of last night, the dining hall today was like a real gloomy fog.

Most people sat in their own seats, drinking the strange-smelling thick soup that seemed to have been stewed without any order. Honestly, just the smell made one want to vomit.

Unfortunately, along with the disappearance of the crew, the ship's chef was also gone. Now, the one in charge of cooking was a little green spirit from some remote and poor place.

It was the kind of little creature that would cook for people and play pranks on them in certain fairy tales. Although it was not well-liked, it could be said to have a naturally kind heart... Unfortunately, its cooking skills didn't seem to be up to par.

Moreover, no one had an appetite.

Today, not only Lao Xiao died, but four other people died as well. One died in a fight, two died mysteriously, and one had already collapsed and wanted to jump into the sea and swim back to Rome.

His Holy Mark was probably from some aquatic species.

Then everyone saw the person who fell into the sea, as if they had fallen into the stomach acid of some huge creature, slowly dissolving.

Amidst the screams.

Huai Shi even saw the Rain Man curled up in a corner, with a small dark cloud floating above his head, thunder and lightning flashing. It looked really desolate.

There were people smoking in the nearby seats, while another person nervously asked their companion, "Have you seen my magical insoles?"

Damn magical insoles...

Just as he passed by, he once again saw Haila.

Unexpectedly, someone was sitting next to her. It was the woman from last night who wanted to boost morale. What was her name? He couldn't remember.

Although her face was covered in dust, she had been trying hard to make a show of herself. Unfortunately, she was always treated as a background character and had no presence.

Now she was speaking intimately to Haila, with a gentle smile, trying to get closer.

But Haila's expression remained indifferent, as if she hadn't heard a word she said, just frowning and looking at the soup in front of her.

The atmosphere in the dining hall was really not good.

The two of them also had no appetite, plus the taste of the soup was too strange, making it impossible to eat. They could only stare at their bowls in a daze.

After a long time, Yin Yan finally arrived.

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He looked quite spirited.

Following behind Baba Yaga and carrying a bag, he helped the old lady to her seat before swaggering over and sitting down, looking at the two of them. "What's the matter?"

Huai Shi took a deep breath, not wanting to argue with this pretentious guy, and just said, "Lao Xiao is dead."

"I heard," Yin Yan crossed his arms. "He's dead, so what?"

"What do you mean?" Lei Feizhou frowned unhappily.

"Exactly what it means!" Yin Yan said coldly. "Isn't the hint from the KP obvious enough? We have to cling to someone's thigh if we want to smoothly reach the Americas. It's obviously impossible to rely on ourselves alone.

If I were you, I wouldn't waste time and quickly improve the favorability of that idiot old man and the cat-hugging brat. Just a warning, don't compete with me."

Dude, you have a broad mindset.

Even being a prostitute gives you a sense of pride.

Huai Shi sneered and directly asked, "Can you produce the Five Great Happy Items for Rich Women? Balls, Fire, Nails, Pliers, and Hammer... How many can you come up with? You have no skills and dare to be a prostitute?"

Yin Yan was stunned.

He didn't know if he was shocked by these Five Great Items or if he felt a master-level pressure emanating from Huai Shi, but he couldn't speak and soon forced himself to say, "This has nothing to do with you. I advise you not to wander around outside. Be careful of dying early."

"What do you mean?" Lei Feizhou asked coldly.

"Don't you understand until now?"

Yin Yan laughed, looking at Huai Shi and Lei Feizhou's expressions, his expression became ferocious. "First it was Yue Jun, then Lao Xiao... They died so quickly, I don't believe there's no one causing trouble among us."

He said, "There is a traitor among us!"

Silence.

Several people looked at each other, silent.It's like before a child speaks, the king's streaking is just a secret in everyone's heart. Once the child speaks, everyone has to find a way to deal with the consequences of the king's streaking.

"See, even you have nothing to say, right?" Yin Yan sneered, "I'm not interested in who did it, but if you want to make a move on me, we can talk. If you want to go against me, you two can play by yourselves."

Huai Shi frowned and said nothing.

Although there was never any expectation for teammates from the beginning, it was infuriating to shout about disbanding like this.

But soon, a sharp sound of a plate breaking came from the nearby table.

And a hoarse scream.

"There's poison...in the soup..."




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