Ji Xie had a point. Compared with figuring out how they had come back from the dead, focusing on how to clear the Instance was clearly more important.
So Li Xian decided to check the ship's log one last time before leaving the Driver's Cab.
After taking down the notebook, he flipped through it page by page. The contents were no different from what he had seen last time, until he reached the final page-
An extra line had appeared in crooked red handwriting:
"You have been given a chance to start over, but at what cost?"
The distorted, blood-red writing was chilling at first glance. Behind him, Zhang Yuyao rubbed her arms after catching sight of it, feeling even colder.
Li Xian's expression turned serious as well. Rather than a hint, the words felt more like a show of force.
Ji Xie clicked his tongue and reached over to close the book in Li Xian's hands, then quickly took it away and hung it back on the wall.
"All right, let's go."
After they left the Driver's Cab, a breeze swept across the deck, making Hoodie Woman sneeze nonstop. Her clothes were fairly thick; once soaked through, they were not only difficult to dry but also heavy.
She wrung out the hem of her clothes and finally couldn't help saying:
"I'm going back to my room to change."
Li Xian turned to Ji Xie, who was equally drenched. "You should go change too."
Everyone hurried back to their rooms to change. Li Xian assumed they would be quick, so he waited by a nearby railing.
While waiting, he looked out over the sea and caught sight of a familiar dark shape.
Yet that glance, lasting less than half a second, fixed Li Xian's gaze firmly on the water.
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