"Careful. Two Level 4 Guyinduo offspring. A polluter and an awakened one." Xu Le frowned.
The singer slowly rose and walked to the bow of the little boat.
She slowly spread her hands, her thin, silken clothes drifting upward. When her mouth opened slightly, Xu Le saw that she had no teeth.
It was pitch-black inside, and he could not make out what was in there. In any case, it was not a normal mouth.
Soon, the lilting melody became a mournful song.
And Mute Girl was the singer performing eternal sleep for them all.
The faintly sorrowful song reached the ears of everyone present.
Some scattered mercenaries nearby had already staggered to their feet and begun walking toward Mute Girl.
A male mercenary had reached the Ghost Ship. His eyes were somewhat vacant and sorrowful as his hands kept groping around, trying to catch hold of something aboard.
But he caught nothing. An arm extended from beneath Mute Girl's sleeve and took his fingers.
"Are you very tired? Please, rest in peace."
The mercenary's tense body instantly relaxed. He stared blankly at Mute Girl, slowly closed his eyes, and finally collapsed beside the boat.
He vanished into the "river."
At the same moment, the other mercenaries nearby had also approached the little boat, making the same movements as the first mercenary.
And Mute Girl extended more hands.
Yes, there was far more than one hand beneath her sleeves. There were many, enough for her to take hold of everyone trying to approach the Ghost Ship.
She kept speaking, but her voice sounded distant and ethereal.
"Let me touch your fingers."
"Sleep forever."
"If you're tired, have a good rest."
She addressed different people with different words, as though she could see the saddest side of each person and use