The Terrifying Ship!

"Why? We're already this far apart! Why are we still running into this kind of ghostly thing?"

The captain stood atop the deck, watching the approaching fog with an ashen face. He hurriedly roared, "What are you standing around for? Turn the rudder! Hurry up and avoid that damned thing!"

The sailors finally snapped out of their daze. They tossed aside the rum they had been using to celebrate and busied themselves under the First Mate's direction!

Meanwhile, the captain continued observing the eerie gray fog through his telescope...

As the helm turned and the Steam Engine started up, the ship was instantly filled with the rumbling noise of machinery in operation.

The ship quickly turned and sped off in another direction!

But strangely, the gray fog seemed to have locked onto them. It also turned and came after them, heading in the same direction. Everyone who saw it felt their scalps go numb!

The captain's face grew even grimmer. Their ship was equipped with the most advanced technology in the Western Islands, including a Steam Engine that could bring the ship's speed up to four knots, or 7.8 kilometers per hour!

Yet this advanced machinery was completely unable to help them escape the gray fog's pursuit. Seeing the fog draw closer and closer, the captain stomped his foot and cursed angrily, "Damned thing!"

Then, without anyone noticing, he retreated toward the rear of the deck!

"It's coming! That thing is coming!" Terrified cries rang out from among the sailors on deck!

The engineers and sailors responsible for fueling the engine in the Ship Cabin tensed when they heard those terrified cries. What exactly is that thing?

Before they could figure it out, there was a loud bang. It was as if they had struck some enormous object. The entire