More and more passengers realized something was wrong and scrambled toward the deck in a panic.
Most thought the ship was about to sink, so they wanted to get out of the cabins as quickly as possible. Once the seawater flooded in, they might not be able to escape.
But when they reached the deck, they saw that the cruise ship hadn't sunk. It was still sailing.
The ship's propellers churned the seawater as it passed, leaving a beautiful wake behind.
By then, the deck was already packed with people.
Some passengers were organizing a group to find the captain. Others had surrounded the ship's staff, demanding answers, while some were losing their tempers and arguing.
Lin Baici remained on the bridge, watching the direction the cruise ship was heading.
"If we escape now, we still have time, right?"
The captain had heard the rumors about the Ghost Ship off Hong Kong Island. Frightened, he wanted to leave in a lifeboat.
"Are you stupid?"
Li Yintong laid into him. "You can't even control a cruise ship this big. What makes you think a little boat will be any safer?"
"What about life rings?"
The first mate asked. He would rather drift at sea and wait for rescue than board the Ghost Ship.
"If you're impatient to die, go ahead and try!"
Li Yintong wasn't worried at all. With Brother Lin by her side, she could go anywhere under the vast heavens.
"How much longer until we encounter that Ghost Ship?"
Hua Yueyu nervously licked her lips. "Should we prepare anything in advance?"
"No need. We just wait until it's time to board!"
Xia Hongyao was raring to go, gazing into the distance through a pair of binoculars.
A quarter of an hour later, fog suddenly began to roll across the