Day seventeen.
The Nightmare Star had changed drastically, transforming from a Skeleton Ship into a sparkling, translucent Crystal Ship. Most of its hull and ship equipment had turned to crystal, including the Old Captain lashed to the bow and the inactive crystal Great Sea Lung attached to the stern.
The Ancient Skeleton Arms and vines had also become crystal objects.
The vines had turned into Crystal Thorns, losing their ability to move and serving only as decoration. The Ancient Skeleton Arms could still move, however, though they had changed from bone to crystal and were more fragile than before.
Yang Yi stood on the deck, listening to Xiaoji's report.
"...The hull's crystallization progress is approximately 73.4%. All supplies in the hold have turned into crystal objects, except for liquid fats, alcohol, and water.
The Spatial Storage Items previously obtained from Cook Island have also crystallized one after another and lost their storage functions, but the items inside have been properly stowed."
"All right."
Yang Yi nodded in response, and the crystallized skin on his neck cracked and fell to the floor.
By now, every member aboard the ship had developed the disease. No one had been spared.
Xiaoji had completely transformed into a Crystal Robot and had the most advanced crystallization, but suffered the least impact-almost none at all.
Cui Xiya's condition had progressed to a moderate case.
Early on, she had relied on her extraordinary regenerative ability to hold the disease at bay, but as more and more lesions appeared across her body, its progression accelerated. Eventually, her lower limbs crystallized completely, and crystalline plaques appeared in multiple places on her skin. Even if she cut those parts away, the regenerated tissue would quickly crystallize again.
As for Yang Yi and Su Na, both had developed the disease, but