Elsewhere.
Lin Cheng brought Li Yang to an open stretch of abandoned land.
He pressed his Custom Earpiece and gave a couple of brief instructions.
Within a minute, one of Liu San's doubles emerged from the shadows in the distance.
"Boss Lin, what do you need?"
Lin Cheng tossed over the Ghost Painting pinned with the Coffin Nail.
"Take it back to Headquarters in Dachang City. Seal it in the highest-grade Golden Container and keep it under strict guard."
"No one is to touch it without my orders."
The paper double of Liu San caught the painting, then immediately turned and disappeared into the darkness.
With his spoils taken care of, Lin Cheng wasted no more time.
Deep blue light surged beneath his feet again, enveloping Li Yang as he headed toward the eastern coastline.
The Ghost Submarine's maximum paranormal speed was unimaginably fast.
Traveling through the ghost domain, the two soon crossed the land and reached the skies above the vast ocean.
The sea wind howled, and the water below was a deathly shade of deep black.
Just as Lin Cheng was about to accelerate again and head straight for the Island Nation-
His ethereal gaze pierced the layers of thick fog, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
Far away on the horizon, an enormous, dilapidated old sailing ship wandered aimlessly across the sea like a phantom.
The Ghost Ship!
Lin Cheng's heart gave a violent thump.
Even from dozens of nautical miles away, the cold, sinister aura emanating from that ship sent a shiver through him.
"Something's wrong." Lin Cheng furrowed his brow, rapidly weighing the possibilities.
According to the original story's timeline, the Captain's Noah's Ark Plan should never have appeared in these waters this early.
Why had it come so much sooner?
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