Decryption complete

The familiar dizziness returned.

A moment later, his vision returned, and Danitz couldn't help but widen his eyes.

I'm back to square one!

"Dogshit the hell is this place?!"

His expression Distortion as he looked around, and seeing the familiar, dark corridor and the tightly closed doors on either side, his body shuddered uncontrollably.

Huff... Huff... Danitz took several deep breaths, forcing himself to Calmness down despite having seen a lot of the world with the captain.

No, it doesn't necessarily mean returning to the starting point... According to the captain, the Pathway involving the cycle should be the "Monster," not the "Black Emperor"...

Perhaps it's just that the layout and structure are similar; I shouldn't scare myself... Besides, I'll find out what's really going on by trying it out...

With that thought in mind, he mustered his courage and approached the room on the right.

"This was the first room I went into. Antiques, books, coins... there was nothing inside, and none of those horrible bugs."

If the situation matches, we'll treat it as a loop for now, try to find a way to complete the corridor, and leave a mark during the exploration.

"Remind yourself or others. If the situation doesn't match, it means the ship is deliberately trying to scare people." With that thought, Danitz took a deep breath, and flames appeared in his palm.

He planned to condense a blazing white fireball in advance to deal with any unexpected situations.

A crimson fireball gradually took shape.

Flames continued to emerge from Danitz's palm, merging into a fist-sized fireball and gradually changing its color from crimson to incandescent white.

At that moment, the Spirituality suddenly sensed something.

He abruptly turned his head, simultaneously moving quickly to another position, and quietly raised his palm, ready to throw out a fireball that was half crimson and half incandescent white.

The next second, he saw a figure suddenly appear.

Their eyes met.

Danitz glanced at his subordinate, who was of decent build and appearance, with a cool demeanor and a vague resemblance to the captain, and frowned suspiciously.

He brandished the fireball in his hand defiantly:

"You have half a minute to tell me something that the two of us know."

This place was filled with strangeness and eeriness; he worried that Mia in front of him was Ghost Ship's doing, an imposter. Mia raised her gaze, calmly nodded slightly, and whispered:

You have a crush on the captain.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Danitz nearly choked on his own saliva, and the violent coughing almost caused him to lose control of the fireball in his hand.

His eyes widened in terror, his old face flushed crimson, and he stared at the other person in disbelief.

"How... how did you know?!"

Mia's tone was completely flat:

"Isn't this obvious? It's not just you; the First Mate, second mate, and several other Sailor Chief have the same idea."

Upon hearing this, Danitz's lips twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but have the thought that "we should just treat the real thing as a fake."

Suddenly, he noticed a detail:

This seemingly meticulous subordinate forgot to mention one person!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask the other person:

"Where's that guy, cough, Jodson?" "Third Mate..." Mia shook her head gently, "I used to mistakenly think he was like you, but it seems that's not the case."

"He and the captain seemed to be very close, but he always consciously maintained his distance."

"Really?!" Danitz's eyes lit up, and he almost blurted out the question.

Seeing her superior become inexplicably happy, Mia couldn't help but glance at him with pity, without revealing her further speculation.

"Ahem." Feeling the strange look from his subordinate, Danitz assumed she had noticed his smugness and forced a dry laugh.

"This place is very strange."

"Now it's your turn to prove me, so we can explore together in the future."

Mia was silent for a few seconds, then gently shook her head:

"Unnecessary."

Danitz hummed in response, then instinctively asked:

"Why?"

"Your reaction just now is the best proof," Mia replied succinctly. Danitz: "..."

He nearly coughed up blood and couldn't help but start to question the meaning of life.

No, what's going on?

Is this woman a "Beast Tamer" or a "Hunter"?

Feeling Provocation and quite frustrated, Danitz abruptly changed the subject, saying, "Well, in that case, let's exchange some information."

I just explored one of the corridors as well.

"The layout and structure are exactly the same as the place you see here."

"In the rooms on both sides, there are blood-red worms that look like Yamaha, as well as antiques, books, and coins from the Solomon Empire of the Fourth Epoch."

"And you?"

Mia shook her head and said:

"I only opened one room and encountered the insect-like creature you mentioned. After fighting it, I found it difficult to deal with, so I used a poison powder to drive it away."

"Then, using the powder, they traversed the corridor without checking the other rooms." Is that even possible? I should have just gone straight there... Uh, no, what if those bugs just came out on their own if I did that?

I don't have any of her weird powders; I can only handle two or three at a time... Thinking about it this way, Danitz felt relieved.

He stopped dwelling on what had already happened and got back to the main point:

"Before you arrived, I thought I was trapped in some kind of loop and was planning to conduct an experiment, but now it seems there's no need for that."

"So we're not going to check the room, and just go straight there?"

Mia thought for a moment and nodded:

"Good."

As she spoke, she took a round glass jar from her pocket and handed it over. "Sprinkle some on yourself every five minutes; it will effectively repel those insect-like creatures."

Danitz knew this was his subordinate's forte, and while doing so, he casually remarked:

Is this okay?

"Your ' Beast Tamer ' are quite skilled."

Just as the other party understood her, Mia was also familiar with her superior's personality. Ignoring his rambling, she stood calmly to the side, waiting. "All done." Danitz put away the glass jar. "Shall we go now?"

Mia was about to answer when she suddenly turned her head to look at the spot where she had just been.

Danitz reacted exactly the same way she did, turning his head away the instant his Spirituality sensed something, secretly praying that this person must be the captain.

The next second, a familiar figure suddenly appeared.

Lorry regained his vision and found himself in a new corridor.

"I'd like to see how long you can keep me trapped?" He smirked and began to caress the White Bone Ring without hesitation, simulating the Elemental Communication of a "Shaman."

In an instant, all the air here became his eyes and ears.

"Wind Blade!"

With a thought, countless Air Blade condensed in each cabin, vying to fly towards the Crimson Yamaha hiding under the bed, in the Wardrobe, and other places.

Seemingly sensing the threat of death, they turned and fled without hesitation.

However, it was simply impossible! Invisible air shackles had already bound them tightly, and no matter how they struggled, they could not escape their fate of dying under the Air Blade.

Immediately, Lorry waved his hand, and countless insect bodies vanished instantly.

The next second, they appeared in another Dimension.

"A new test subject has arrived!" One of the "Mystery Pryer," Lorry, was slightly taken aback when he saw the insect body appear out of nowhere, and turned around in surprise to shout.

As soon as he finished speaking, five or six "Mystery Pryer" Lorry suddenly raised their heads, put down their experiments, and rushed over.

The remaining "Mystery Pryer Lorry" looked on with envy.

Their experiments were at a critical stage; if interrupted, all previous research would be lost, so they couldn't possibly break free and rush forward to snatch the experimental subjects.

But this doesn't stop them from squeezing out time to loudly remind everyone:

Don't take it all!

Leave us a little bit!

"That's right, we don't have many test subjects left!"

"..." The Real World.

Sebastian's astonished voice echoed deep within Lorry's mind:

"Kid, you really are..."

The old man hesitated for a long time, unable to think of a suitable adjective, and finally mumbled two "hmm" sounds, belatedly sighing:

"Now I understand why you used yourself as a template to create so many portraits recently; it turns out I had already guessed it."

Lorry smiled as he walked:

"Old Gentleman, you're overthinking it."

"It's not a guess, I can't predict the Future or know that I will definitely encounter a similar situation. It's just that I make more preparations in advance."

"Even if it doesn't work, the only loss is a few sheets of paper and a kind of Spirituality that was dispensable during that period."

As Emperor Roselle once said, "Many hands make light work."

"If it weren't for their help, how could I have deciphered the mystery of this blood-red Yamaha in such a short time?"

"Many hands make light work... that makes sense," Sebastian murmured, repeating with emotion. "Truly a legendary figure in Intis over the last few centuries." As he spoke, Lorry walked to the end of the corridor.

He stood before the Portal, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

Sebastian didn't continue the previous topic, but instead asked, "Kid, how much longer will it take you to decipher the rules of the Ghost Ship?"

You'd better hurry.

"Little Edwina and her bumbling subordinates could be in danger at any moment."

"I know," Lorry nodded slightly and replied.

"I have fully understood the design principles of the corridor maze, the Crimson Yamaha, and the reason for its isolation from the Spirit World. Now, there is only one last step to take."

"Those things that were found in the cabins, things that have survived from the Fourth Epoch."

"My Spirituality intuition tells me there's something wrong with them, and indeed, the people in the paintings have deciphered the power of the ' Black Emperor ' Pathway in them."

"But I can't think of their purpose."

As he spoke, he reached out and touched the Portal, his figure suddenly disappearing from the spot.

... And then, another new corridor appeared.

Before Lorry's vision had cleared, he first heard Danitz's angry voice:

"Dogshit!"

Are you crazy?!

"You want to kill me? Fine, but Mia was willing to give up all her savings to have Jodson save you. How could you bear to lay a hand on her?!"

Lorry was slightly taken aback, then immediately rushed towards the source of the sound.

At the same time, a slight smile appeared on his lips as he mentally said to the "Curse of Knowledge," "The final step is complete."