"Is this a Western tin ship? How did these pirates get this kind of ship? "
Zuo Zhicheng asked, "Have you seen this kind of ship before?"
"Yes." Jiang Qing said, "A few years ago, there were Western merchants who came to Xinlu Port. They drove this kind of ship. It's said that this kind of ship is very common in the West. They don't use manpower, they use something called a steam engine."
Zuo Zhicheng nodded and did not say anything. He swung his right hand and threw the hook above his head. With Zuo Zhicheng's current arm strength, he easily threw the hook to the edge of the ship.
"I'll go up first. I'll pull you up if there's no problem."
Jiang Qing nodded and saw Zuo Zhicheng pull the rope and climb up like a wisp of smoke. In the cold sea, only the constant noise from the passenger ship could be heard.
Jiang Qing looked at the edge of the steel ship nervously. She was constantly worried that Zuo Zhicheng might be in danger. The time spent alone in the sea seemed to be extremely long.
It was not until a minute later when Zuo Zhicheng's head emerged that Jiang Qing subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Zuo Zhicheng gestured for Jiang Qing to hold on tight. Then, he pulled the rope and pulled Jiang Qing up from the sea. After both of them were on the ship, they took off their diving suits and wrapped them in a bag. First, it was for convenience of movement, and second, it was to prevent the water stains on their bodies from exposing their whereabouts.
Zuo Zhicheng said, "I've looked around. Most of their people should have gone to the passenger ship. Let's find a place to hide."
Zuo Zhicheng said that he had looked around. Of course, he used his infrared vision to scan the area. This was much more effective than ordinary detection methods.
Both of them wrapped themselves in their clothes. Zuo Zhicheng led the way while Jiang Qing followed behind him. Bit by bit, they dove into the depths of the steel ship.
This was because most of the pirates had rushed to the passenger ship. In addition, Zuo Zhicheng had infrared vision and his amazing infiltration ability. Before the pirates returned, his stealth on this ship was as simple as playing a game.
Half an hour later, Zuo Zhicheng brought Jiang Qing to the bottom of the steel ship's warehouse. There was a lot of food, fresh water, weapons, and gunpowder in the outermost area of the warehouse. Zuo Zhicheng and Jiang Qing hid in the deepest area of the warehouse.
Zuo Zhicheng heaved a sigh of relief when they arrived at this place. "Let's stay here for a while. We'll come down when they return to the island."
At this moment, a soft 'dong' sound suddenly rang out in the cabin.
The sound came out of nowhere and startled Jiang Qing. She grabbed Zuo Zhicheng's shoulder and asked, "What's that sound?"
"It seems to be the sound of something being knocked." A trace of suspicion flashed in Zuo Zhicheng's eyes. He turned his head and looked. The sound just now seemed to have come from behind a row of boxes.
"I'll go take a look."
Jiang Qing patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go together."
Zuo Zhicheng thought for a moment and nodded. "Hide behind me."
As they spoke, the two of them walked towards the place where the sound came from. They came to the back of a row of boxes and saw a square, white coffin. It was covered with a thick layer of coral, seaweed, and mud. It seemed to have been soaked in the sea for a long time.
But the strangest thing was that black chains were locked outside the white coffin. The chains wrapped around the entire coffin, as if they were trying to lock something inside.
Seeing such a strange scene, Jiang Qing couldn't help but gulp. She asked nervously, "What is this?"
Although they were on the ghouls' ship and saw a locked coffin, Zuo Zhicheng didn't seem to be afraid. He said calmly, "It seems to be a coffin."
"A coffin?" Hearing this, Jiang Qing grabbed Zuo Zhicheng's arm even tighter. "Why is there a coffin here? The sound just now shouldn't have come from it, right? "
Zuo Zhicheng was a little uncertain. According to common sense, a coffin should contain a dead person, so it shouldn't make any sound.
Just as the two of them were puzzled, an ear-piercing sound came from the coffin. The sound was unpleasant and sharp, as if someone was scratching the coffin's lid with their fingernails. It was very irritating and depressing.
But as soon as the sound came out, Zuo Zhicheng and Jiang Qing heard it clearly. The two of them looked at each other and thought at the same time.
"There's something in the coffin." Zuo Zhicheng pulled out his dagger and slowly pushed Jiang Qing back.
"What are you doing?"
"I want to check. Otherwise, it's not safe to hide here." Zuo Zhicheng slowly walked towards the coffin. With his infrared vision, he couldn't see anything in the coffin.
He thought to himself, "Another cold-blooded animal? Could it be something like a zombie? "
Jiang Qing stood behind Zuo Zhicheng and watched him walk towards the coffin step by step. She was anxious and worried. She couldn't help but advise, "Why don't we just let it go? Who cares what's in there? It's locked up anyway, so it can't do anything to us."
Zuo Zhicheng didn't answer Jiang Qing, but he didn't stop moving either. He was never a person who went with the flow. He would retreat when he was in trouble. Taking the initiative and eliminating any unexpected factors as much as possible was his style.
Just as he walked in front of the coffin, another sound came from inside the coffin. This time, the sound was even more powerful. The chains around the coffin rattled as if there was a terrifying beast lurking inside.
This collision caused the coffin lid to tilt, revealing a gap in the coffin. Zuo Zhicheng, who was standing in front of the coffin, was the first to smell a foul stench. It smelled like a mixture of plastic and feces burning together.
The smell was so strong that Zuo Zhicheng was worried that there was something wrong. He only smelled it a little and quickly retreated. When he passed by Jiang Qing, he reached out and took her away as well. He only stopped when he was more than ten meters away from the coffin.
Although Jiang Qing didn't smell anything, the sound just now still gave her a fright. She looked at the coffin with a pale face. Her chest was thumping wildly.
Zuo Zhicheng stood aside and stared in the direction of the coffin. He said softly, "Something came out."
Jiang Qing was terrified when she heard that. However, her curiosity made her turn her head and look at the coffin.
With one look, he sucked in a breath of cold air.
A dry, pale hand stretched out from the gap in the coffin. It looked as if it had been dried for hundreds of years. The fingernails on the hand were about four to five centimeters long. It looked as if they hadn't been cut for months.
Under the gaze of the two people, the hand didn't move after it reached out. It just stayed there quietly, as if it had always been there.
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