I'll Drown You to Death!

I'll Screw You Over So Bad!

Screams.

In the narrow ship's-cabin corridor, before everyone's eyes, Hanafia, who had been convulsing all over just moments ago, suddenly sprang up, opened his mouth, and bit into the neck of the companion behind him. After tackling him to the ground, he began to ravenously devour him.

It was impossible to tell whether it was wailing or manic laughter.

"Help, hel... help..."

The victim being bitten screamed himself hoarse, struggling and calling for help in vain, until Second Mate Shamska, who had realized something was wrong, pulled out his gun and killed the crazed Hanafia outright.

With a loud explosion, the monster that had just been their companion lay on the ground, its fate unknown.

Those hollow eyes were still staring straight at them.

It made everyone's skin crawl.

Inside the sweltering cabin, it suddenly felt as though they had fallen into an ice cellar.

The crew stared at one another, dumbstruck.

Cannon fire rang out in waves outside, and the situation remained unclear, yet something like this had happened within the ship. Everyone shuddered with dread. Even more horrifyingly, the grievously wounded man on the ground, whose throat had been bitten through, began to convulse as well... As he twitched, his flesh split apart, his body twisted, and a wood-like texture emerged. His melting face rapidly rotted away, yet his expression involuntarily stretched into a vicious grin.

Right before everyone's eyes, he slowly crawled to his feet...

Bang!

The second mate's expression twisted as he pulled the trigger. Gunfire rang out without pause, and the newly mutated sailor was immediately riddled with bullets, falling backwards.

In the dead silence, no one spoke.

"Something's wrong!"

The second mate's face darkened further as he stared fixedly at the two corpses at his feet, instinctively taking