Mystery: Emerging From Knowledge Moor

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The chilling aura of the Undead once again enveloped them, but still, no Undead appeared. The Undead aura gradually intensified, causing Mr. Russ Coral and his family to feel uneasy.

"Something is not right here; let's leave first." Mr. Russ Coral shielded his wife and daughter behind him, cautiously suggesting.

"They don't intend for us to leave yet." Leyton shook his head, gazing at the nearby glass window.

The light in the cabin had dimmed at some point, and mist had formed on the glass window, as if an invisible hand was constantly drawing something on it.

"It seems to be writing!" Bugs Bunny whispered in Leyton's ear.

Leyton didn't speak. What Bugs Bunny could see, he naturally could too: a withered, shriveled, broken hand laboriously writing a few words on the mist-covered glass window.

However, Leyton felt that this Undead must have been illiterate in life. It wrote with great difficulty, and the handwriting was extremely ugly.

After much effort in deciphering, Leyton finally realized it was Feysac, roughly meaning "I have no ill will." However, this illiterate Undead had misspelled words, and Leyton was only guessing that was the intended meaning.

"Since you have no ill will, then what are so many Undead doing here?" Leyton asked, speaking towards the lower deck where the Undead aura was densest.

The drowned Undead that had appeared before once again climbed up through the floor from the lower deck. This time, it did not conceal its form, and everyone present clearly saw its appearance.

"Ah!" The little girl struggled to suppress her scream, burying herself in her Mother's arms, not daring to look again.

Mr. Russ Coral and his wife also watched this scene with trepidation. Mr. Russ Coral reached out and grasped his wife's hand, taking a step to block the Undead's view of his wife and daughter.

Leyton gazed at the Undead, which had half its body protruding. His empty left hand subtly went into his jacket pocket, touching the small metal box containing the Devil emblem.

"We can cooperate." The drowned Undead's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, as if water had filled its throat.

"Cooperate on what?" Leyton curiously observed the Undead.

"Kill the pirates!" When speaking of pirates, the drowned Undead's voice was filled with anger.

Leyton guessed it might have been killed by pirates in its lifetime.

"A group of Undead going to kill pirates? And needing to cooperate with living people?" Leyton's words were full of distrust.

"Someone among that group of pirates restrains us greatly, but we can hold him back. You just need to deliver the fatal blow." The drowned Undead seemed to have prepared its words, its thoughts very clear, giving an immediate answer.

This was completely different from the illiterate performance of the broken hand just now, as if there was a strategist among this group of Undead.

"Information about that group of pirates, and the benefits I can gain." Leyton asked directly.

This time, the drowned Undead did not speak immediately. After a moment of silence, it sank back into the lower deck.

"Boss, you're asking for too much; the Undead ran away because of you." Bugs Bunny whispered, perched on his shoulder.

As soon as it finished speaking, it noticed the little girl looking at it with fright. Bugs Bunny quickly covered its mouth; it had forgotten there were three ordinary people here.

Leyton was also speechless for a moment. In such a quiet environment, no matter how softly one spoke, the people nearby would hear!

"It's a magical creature, my companion." Leyton could only awkwardly explain to the little girl.

"Magical creature? Isn't Mr. Rabbit a ghost?" The little girl was less scared after hearing that Bugs Bunny was a magical creature.

"Of course not, I'm a living rabbit!" Bugs Bunny said angrily, looking at the little girl.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Rabbit." The little girl was a bit startled and burrowed further into her Mother's arms.

Leyton sighed, patted Bugs Bunny's head, telling it to stop talking nonsense.

"Let's leave here first. Being exposed to too much Undead aura is not good for the body." Leyton suggested, preparing to return the way they came.

"Good!" Mr. Russ Coral immediately nodded in agreement.

The group returned to the deck again. Under the sunlight, Mr. Russ Coral's family felt the coldness and discomfort on their bodies quickly dissipate.

Leyton walked to the edge of the deck. The pirate ship was now less than two hundred meters from the ferry. A boarding battle would soon occur.

"How can the other ship be so fast!" Mr. Russ Coral also saw the approaching pirate ship.

"It's not that they are fast; it's that our ship's speed has slowed down too much. The place where the explosion sound came from earlier was likely the engine room." Leyton said, frowning.

"Then what should we do? If we have a direct conflict with the pirates, ordinary people don't have much ability to resist." Mr. Russ Coral's gaze remained on Leyton and Bugs Bunny as he spoke.

"The problem is not the pirate ship, but the pirates who infiltrated the ferry. From what that group of Undead said, they probably haven't dealt with the pirates who snuck onto the ferry." Leyton said, shaking his head.

This was also why Leyton had been observing. From the performance of that group of Undead just now, the pirates who infiltrated the ferry were likely not minor characters.

"I just don't know how many Beyonder are in this pirate group. It seems I really have to cooperate with those Undead." Leyton pondered inwardly.

"Boss, more Undead are coming." Bugs Bunny's voice was not quiet, but the people on the ship were already in chaos. Except for Mr. Russ Coral's family nearby, no one noticed.

"Be careful. You can go back to your rooms and wait. These pirates will be dealt with." Leyton said to Mr. Russ Coral.

With that, without waiting for the other party to react, he walked towards where the Undead was. This Undead's limbs were detached, but fortunately, Undead don't need to walk; they float.

"Do you know the situation of that group of pirates?" Leyton asked as he walked.

"They claim to be under Agalito, the King of Immortality, but no one can confirm it. Initially, they were a pirate group formed by various low-lives, only daring to plunder ferries." The drowned-like Undead emerged from the floor.

This time, the entire body of the opponent emerged. In fact, it was always the entire body, because it only had an upper body.

"Do you have a deep grudge against them?" Leyton felt that this Undead held strong malice towards this pirate group.

"I don't know, I only remember that my Death was related to them. I want to kill them! Kill all of them!" The half-bodied drowned Undead suddenly roared.

"Is there a Spirit Medium among the pirate, or pirates, who infiltrated the ferry?" Leyton inquired.

"Only one is left. The other pirates have been killed by us. You help us kill him, and we can help you deal with those on the pirate ship outside." The drowned Undead, having regained its composure, offered the terms of cooperation.

"After dealing with these pirates, what are you going to do?" Leyton was not very trusting of these Undead.

"We are going to the Southern Continent and will not casually harm anyone on this ship." The Undead spoke again.

Although Leyton was also interacting with Undead for the first time, the behavior of these Undead still made Leyton feel that something was off. They were too rational, not at all like Undead creatures.

"Alright!" Leyton nodded.

Although he didn't trust these Undead creatures, dealing with the pirate problem was more important now.

"Please rest assured, we will keep our promise. We also want to reach the Southern Continent safely." The half-bodied drowned Undead assured him.

Leyton followed these Undead to a staircase leading to the bottom of the cabin.

"You wait here for a while. We will drive him up from below. You just need to ambush him here." After speaking, the surrounding Undead submerged into the lower deck through the floor.

"These days, even Undead play tricks!" Leyton exclaimed.

"Boss, are Undead all so smart? Don't they only have obsessions left after they die?" Bugs Bunny asked curiously, perched on Leyton's shoulder.

"That's right. So, behind this group of Undead, there's also someone who possesses a Sealed Artifact from the Death Pathway." Leyton nodded and said.

"Being able to command so many Undead, yet finding it difficult to contend with a Spirit Medium, I wonder if this Spirit Medium is too strong, or if the one holding the Sealed Artifact is too weak." Leyton muttered to himself.

Through the Eyes of Mystery Prying, Leyton could see the surging Undead aura beneath the cabin, even through several layers of flooring. It seemed these Undead had directly engaged in a frontal confrontation with that Spirit Medium.

"Boss!" Bugs Bunny nervously clutched Leyton's collar.

Rabbits have an instinctive fear of Undead creatures, especially as the battle between the Spirit Medium and that group of Undead progressed, the entire cabin became filled with a dense Undead aura. The light grew dim, and the air turned cold.

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