When Huai Shi and the others rushed to the deck, not a single person could be seen.
All the sailors had disappeared.
Or rather, they were all dead.
Only a handful of pale ashes and a set of 80% new uniforms were left in place … Wait, 80% new?
It seemed that the detection skill was quite successful. Huai Shi actually found additional information, such as the age of the uniforms, and even … the material of the ashes.
Huai Shi put on his gloves, carefully picked up a handful, and sniffed.
Thanks to Van Helsing's excellent alchemy, he almost immediately distinguished the composition inside — calcium, carbon, phosphorus, sodium, and so on … Almost all of them were found in the human body.
In other words, these were the crewmen's ashes?
Huai Shi found it hard to believe that there was some kind of power that could burn all the crewmen to ashes from the inside out in an instant, but it did not leave a single burn mark on the uniforms.
It could be seen that these guys basically did not have any reaction or struggle before they were burned to ashes in an instant.
And it was done with all of them, otherwise, there would have been no abnormality.
Such a large number and such a terrifying degree of accuracy … Was it really possible for humans to achieve this?
But when he rummaged through the ashes, he found a burnt piece of paper … When he carefully rummaged through the other ashes, he found the same piece of paper among them.
It was burned to ashes in an instant, but those fragile pieces of paper still maintained their curled appearance and were extremely fragmented upon contact. With the amazing vision of a vampire, he distinguished that there were words written on the charred and carbonized pieces of paper, which looked like a name.
Every piece of paper had the same name.
"Androids." Ai Qing decisively concluded, "These guys are Androids, small miracles created by imitating humans through alchemy."
Huai Shi could not help but click his tongue.
Of course, he knew about Androids. In fact, this was a tool often used in alchemy and could be said to have a rather ancient history.
This kind of puppet, which was directly made of various metals, elements, and a large amount of water, had no self-consciousness at all. It could almost be said that it was a puppet like a walking corpse.
Before making them, the maker would put a piece of paper with a name written on it into a container and use this name to make them work.
But the biggest limitation was that these Androids could only exist for a day and a night at most.
No matter when it was born, once it was exposed to the sunlight of the next day, it would automatically dissipate.
This was a flaw that could not be avoided no matter how outstanding an alchemist was.
But the entire crew was made up of Androids? Moreover, it looked so agile and possessed extraordinary strength. It was simply unbelievable.
"Stop daydreaming." Ai Qing suddenly woke up. "Go to the captain's room, now!"
Huai Shi nodded and followed Ai Qing's instructions. He turned around and sneaked into the cabin, silently running toward the captain's room at the top.
Whether or not the captain existed at this time, if there was anything fishy about the ship, there would be some trace of it in the captain's cabin. Even if there was nothing, they could at least find information about the ship and the New World.
However, his speed had already slowed down. As he sped all the way to the captain's quarters, he saw other figures rushing towards the captain's quarters. It was not just Old Xiao and the others. The rather strange couple from the restaurant last night was also rushing towards the captain's quarters.
As they ran forward, the wife, whose face was full of dust, was still scolding her man for wasting time. But when they suddenly pushed open the door of the captain's room, they only saw a chair.
It was empty.
Other than the chair, there was nothing else here. On the chair, one could see the captain's loose uniform and the remains of his ashes.
There was still wine in the tilted wine bottle on the ground, and the carpet was soaked.
It seemed that at the last moment before he dissipated, he was still drinking wine and did not expect the destruction that would happen a moment later. Or perhaps he had expected it, but chose to enjoy himself at the last moment.
Now the wine bottle had fallen to the ground, soaked in the ashes after he dissipated. In the dust, a wildflower that seemed to have been picked from a tree on the shore could be seen.
There was still a faint fragrance left.
It was as if it had found the meaning of life in the short time of its death, so when it left, it was as if it had been liberated.
It was clearly a puppet with a body, but it was like a real human.
Among the people who followed behind, someone cried out softly. When Huai Shi looked back, he saw a stunned Hila.
She glanced at the ashes on the ground, and her expression changed. It seemed to be pity.
Soon, she turned and left.
Nothing.
Huai Shi sighed and turned to leave, but his footsteps suddenly stopped. In the chaos of people and the sound of rummaging around, he heard an extra footstep.
Thanks to the vampire's excellent hearing and vision, Huai Shi even saw the dust on the ground fly up for no reason.
It was as if it was stuck in the gap of a pair of shoes.
He narrowed his eyes and stared at the few specks of dust that quietly left in the chaos. He followed the footsteps from afar and followed them.
It seemed like he was strolling.
He walked to the back of the now empty deck and looked at the faint light of dawn in the distance. He sighed, lowered his head, and took out a bag of tobacco and a stack of white paper. He skillfully rolled one and lit it at the corner of his mouth.
Then, he pulled out a knife from behind his waist. The knife whistled and slashed at the footsteps that quietly left behind him.
"Come out!"
In the blink of an eye, the blade broke through the air. A figure suddenly appeared in the void and blocked the knife. It was the figure of Yin Yan.
The Red Hat's stealth ability was indeed terrifying. Even the unique thermal vision of vampires could not find any trace of him. However, Yin Yan's stealth skills were terrible. He did not even notice the two dust particles that followed him.
"Don't do it!" He waved his hand in panic. "They're on the same side … They're on the same side …"
"You're on the same side as me!"
An ear-piercing sound burst out.
The knife brushed past his ear and nailed to the deck, startling him. Before he could react, Huai Shi held him down and choked him.
"Brother, spare me, spare me …" He widened his eyes and raised his hands. "I surrender, I surrender. How about it? We don't have to fight over that stinking woman Ai Qing, right? "
Huai Shi was stunned and immediately shuddered.
How did he know that he was moving freely and not being controlled by Ai Qing?
"I'm familiar with her, brother. Much more familiar than you." Yin Yan saw his stunned expression and knew that he guessed right. He could not help but grin. "I know who that mad dog is going to bite when she opens her mouth … You're too harmless. You're so harmless that even I feel that you're pure.
Don't kill me. I'll give you money when we get out. How about that? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else. Really!
Besides, it's not worth risking your life for that cripple. You don't know how many people she's tricked, do you? As long as there's profit, she would even sell her own father … "
Bang!
Huai Shi was expressionless. He raised his hand and punched out one of Yin Yan's teeth. "No one will think you're dead if you don't say a few words!"
Yin Yan obediently shut up. He raised his hands and blinked his eyes.
Ai Qing did not seem to be ready to express her opinion. She left everything to Huai Shi to decide.
"What did you take from the captain's room?" Huai Shi asked coldly. "Don't lie. You only have one chance. You have to understand that even if we're teammates … it doesn't have to be you. "
Yin Yan had definitely rushed into the captain's cabin at the first moment. The fake door that opened with a push was one of the pieces of evidence. If he did not find anything, there was no need for him to hide and sneak out. He could just stand there.
"I … I'm just afraid of trouble …"
Huai Shi heard and coldly pulled out a poisoned throwing knife from his sleeve. "If you lie again, I'll ask your cousin how to use it on you."
"Wait, wait!"
Yin Yan hurriedly begged for mercy. When he was about to speak, his eyes suddenly lit up. He looked behind Huai Shi with a surprised expression.
Huai Shi sneered and did not look back.
You want to use this kind of trick on me, Lu Peiqi of Huai Hai? You think too much! I've been playing this kind of trick since I was eight years old!
But right after that, a sharp and gloomy voice suddenly rang out from behind him, which should have been empty.
"Young man, what are you going to do to my dear traveling companion?"
Huai Shi turned around in shock, only to see an old noblewoman behind her. Her luxurious dress was now stained with blood, and she was holding a dead chicken in her hand. Her hair was disheveled, and she looked like a madwoman.
But such an old lunatic appeared behind him inexplicably …
Yin Yan took the opportunity to break free from his restraint and then hid beside her. He kept sweet-talking her. "Dear, you came at the right time.
Otherwise, the secret I wanted to share with you would have been taken away by this guy. "
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the old woman like a loyal dog. Huai Shi's sharp eyes found that the paper in his hand was the captain's relic.
Yes, it was the piece of paper that the captain took out and read in the restaurant last night.
The crazy woman looked at Huai Shi coldly. A murderous intent locked on him, making him break out in a cold sweat … Was he going to die in the hands of this bastard's lover today?
Damn, I knew you were a traitor!
But soon, the murderous intent dissipated as she took the piece of paper from Yin Yan's hand. When she lowered her eyes to look at the paper, she was stunned for a moment. Then, unconcealable astonishment and fear appeared on her face.
Her hands trembled.
Huai Shi stood on tiptoe and quietly glanced at the paper. He saw that it was exactly the words that the captain read in public last night, but there was an additional signature.
It was a strange signature.
It seemed to be a scribbled ancient character, but the writing was not limited to the usual left to right or top to bottom. Instead, it turned on the paper almost at will. The corners were sharp, and in the end, the head and the tail were connected.
It turned into a star-like pattern.
Wisps of pitch-black ink spread out from its trajectory, radiating in all directions like the light of stars.
Huai Shi could almost distinguish the scribbled characters. It was the record that Crow forcibly brainwashed him into the Book of Destiny when he taught him the origin of alchemy. It was one of the oldest languages in the West – Hebrew.
"Heller … Ben … Shahar?"
He frowned and stammered out the characters on the paper.
At that moment, the old woman suddenly looked up. Her originally blue eyes had turned blood red. He didn't know whether it was because of fear or madness. Her distorted face spasmed and she roared at him.
"— Don't say that name!!!"
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