Li Gou Dan immediately felt an inexplicable chill. Ever since entering the ice domain these past few days, he had been constantly eroded by an undefendable cold, but thanks to his powerful vitality, he actually found it far less unbearable than Lei Xue and the others did.
But after coming up, that chill had clearly intensified, making Li Gou Dan shudder involuntarily.
Compared to the physical cold, however, the chill in his heart was even worse. After coming up, he discovered that there wasn't a single person on the deck...
Thinking of this, he inhaled and prepared to head into the Ship Cabin...
"Captain!"
Just as he was about to move, Johnny's voice came from behind him. "How about I lead the way?"
Gou Dan hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. This wasn't the time to play the hero. Having someone go ahead as a vanguard wasn't a bad thing.
Thus, he let Johnny walk in front while he followed from a position where he could relatively clearly see everything behind Johnny...
The two of them slowly walked into the Ship Cabin...
Outside the ship, First Mate Wilson frowned at Lei Xue. "Why won't you let us go up and help the captain?"
"Because we need to protect..." Lei Xue replied indifferently.
Wilson froze. It was the first time he'd heard someone speak so righteously about putting their own safety first. But Tang Dou had indeed given them an order before they came: at a critical moment, protecting Chief Engineer Lei Xue took priority!
A voice from the side said, "She's right. Besides, there's an uncertain factor here..."
Wilson froze again, then followed the other's cue and looked over, just in time to see Sean being restrained behind them. He immediately nodded. That guy hadn't yet cleared his