Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 381 Unnatural Death

Ou Yang was completely taken aback, his eyebrows almost twisted into a pretzel: "How did the cruise ship follow us?"

“It couldn’t have come along,” Lu Wei said. “It must have drifted here with the ocean currents.”

Ou Yang hissed and gasped, "Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

"It can't be a coincidence." Lu Weiji looked into the distance and saw that the main body of the cruise ship was tilted slightly to the right, with many reefs exposed on the water on both sides, confirming that it had indeed run aground.

Despite the continued wind and rain, the stranded cruise ship was no longer rocking, and a number of people could be vaguely seen scattered on the deck.

Those people didn't move; instead, they tilted their heads back and opened their mouths wide.

Lu Wei raised his binoculars and immediately confirmed that everyone standing on the deck was infected, which surprised him.

Luohan asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Lu Wei handed the binoculars over directly. Luo Han was equally surprised after looking at them, and then handed the binoculars to Ou Yang.

Ouyang was also a little puzzled. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I guess they're thirsty!"

thirsty?
Lu Wei and Luo Han were both a little confused. Infected people also know thirst... No, they just lost their rationality, but still had instincts. They would look for water when they felt thirsty, which made sense.

Moreover, fungi need more water than humans, so there's nothing strange about what's happening.

Ou Yang considered himself well-traveled and knowledgeable, but this was the first time he had witnessed such a scene, although he had seen people drown while drinking water a few times.

When an infected person falls into the water, their body is washed away, which can also help spread the infection. This is one of the important reasons why Pneumocystis pneumonia continues to spread!

Lu Wei continued to observe, and when the camera panned across the cockpit, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He quickly moved the camera back and unexpectedly discovered a figure there, who was also holding binoculars!
No, it’s exposed!

Lu Wei's heart sank: "There are people on the ship!"

Luo Han hadn't reacted yet: "Isn't it normal for someone to be there?"

"I'm talking about normal people!" Lu Wei emphasized.

“There’s nothing strange about it,” Ou Yang said. “Didn’t we already guess that? We just haven’t been able to find them.”

He wanted to see what the other person looked like, but when he took the binoculars and looked over, there was no one left in the cockpit.

"Heh, you dodged pretty fast!"

Zhu Yiming's urgent question came through the radio: "Albatross, what happened?"

"It's nothing, the cruise ship is also on Saint-Novo Island," Lu Wei said.

"What?" Zhu Yiming almost thought he was hallucinating. "How is that possible?"

"We find it strange too."

“I still don’t think this is a coincidence,” Ouyang said. “Could it be that it got lost and followed us here?”

Lu Wei was stunned: "You mean, you were faking it last night?"

“I don’t know.” Ou Yang shook his head. “But I really can’t think of a more reasonable explanation.”

"How they got here isn't important, the important thing is that they've already arrived..."

"Something's up!" Ouyang suddenly interrupted.

Lu Wei didn't notice anything amiss, so he immediately raised his binoculars and saw a cabin door open at the left front of the cruise ship. A guy in a raincoat peeked around and looked around. After confirming that there were no infected people nearby, he turned around and called out, and another person crawled out. The two of them worked together to carry something and quickly ran to the edge of the deck. Then, they pushed together and threw what they were carrying overboard.

At first glance, it looked like a murder and body disposal, but after the thing entered the water, it quickly inflated and unfolded, and in the blink of an eye, an inflatable rubber boat appeared on the sea.

The two returned to the cabin and a moment later threw another rubber boat overboard.

It's unclear at which step things went wrong, but the infected in the distance suddenly looked over, identified their target, and immediately charged towards it with bared teeth and claws.

Because of the angle, the two people didn't notice anything amiss. Instead, they hung the rope ladder on the railing and climbed over it to descend.

At the same time, several more people rushed out of the cabin and ran towards the edge of the deck.

They were all carrying guns, but in Lu Wei's professional opinion, their tactical skills were really not good.

After the group arrived at the field, they were still huddled together in a mess, and one by one they climbed down the rope ladder.

Finally, someone noticed something was wrong and shouted at the top of their lungs. Everyone immediately panicked. Some jumped over the railing and rushed down the rope ladder, while others turned and ran into the cabin.

However, since infected individuals had already appeared near the hatch, they had no chance to return to the cabin and could only regroup near the rope ladder.

Some who couldn't get their hands on the rope ladder simply jumped into the sea, splashing huge waves as they fell in. After surfacing, they scrambled onto the rubber boat in a sorry state.

In their panic, one of them jumped to the wrong spot and landed on a reef, whereupon it fell silent.

The infected arrived too quickly, and several guys who didn't have time to jump into the sea opened fire without hesitation, taking down the infected who rushed up one by one.

Even from the island, the continuous gunfire could be heard.

However, the gunshots alerted more infected individuals, who quickly mobilized and rushed to the scene.

There weren't many infected on the deck. If the other side had worked together, it wouldn't have been a problem to repel or even wipe them out. However, they clearly didn't have that much teamwork. Those at the front continued firing, while those at the back, seeing that there were more and more infected, jumped into the sea to escape without hesitation.

In the end, only three people remained, facing a large group of infected. Soon, the group ran out of ammunition, and while they were frantically reloading, the infected pounced on them, knocking down two of the unfortunate men.

Seeing that things were not going well, the other one turned around and jumped.

When this person fell into the water, there were still several people hanging on the rope ladder.

However, this was not the end. The infected people on the deck jumped over the railing without hesitation and fell into the sea one after another.

Some infected people jumped off the rope ladder, hitting the people still hanging on it. One infected person jumped down, and several unlucky ones fell into the sea like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

One of them even landed directly on the rubber boat, knocking over its companion who was already on board, and the two of them tumbled into the water together.

In an instant, the nearby sea surface was like a boiling pot, with people swimming everywhere.

But Ouyang and the others soon realized something was wrong: the people swimming around weren't just normal people, but also infected people!
Clearly, the infected can be divided into two types: one type, after falling into the water, just thrashes around aimlessly and disappears in no time; the other type retains its water-related instincts, chasing after unfortunate people who have fallen into the water, and even clinging to rubber boats.

The people on the boat felt a chill run down their spines and opened fire on the infected people who were climbing aboard without hesitation.

In the rush, he made a mistake and, without realizing it, shot his companion who had finally managed to swim to the rubber boat. The bullet hit him right between the eyebrows, and he was beyond saving.

More and more infected people gathered on the deck, and those on the rubber boat screamed in terror and immediately rowed frantically to get away from the danger zone.

After paddling a bit further, they discovered that the other rubber boat hadn't followed at all; it was completely empty, without a single soul in sight.

There were only five people on this kayak.

Both kayaks are eight-seaters each. There were exactly sixteen people when we got out of the cabin, but now there are only five left. Everyone is filled with an indescribable sense of desolation.

However, they did not leave immediately, but waited for a while, still shaken, and they were indeed kept waiting!
A few people slowly swam out of the seawater, which was splashing everywhere.

The people on the boat were very vigilant, and kept their guns pointed at the people swimming towards them.

The people in the water weren't stupid either; they stopped before getting close, identified themselves, and only climbed onto the rubber boat after receiving permission.

Surprisingly, quite a few lucky people escaped. In no time, the eight-seater rubber boat was full, and there were even three people in the water. In the end, they managed to squeeze in eleven people!
The wind and waves had only subsided, not completely calm. The rubber boat bobbed up and down in the waves, and was in danger of capsizing at any moment.

The people on the boat initially got along well, but soon a dispute broke out. Several gunshots rang out, and three unlucky men were shot and fell into the sea. The remaining eight remained silent for a moment, then took up the oars and rowed towards the island.

Ou Yang's eyes narrowed: "They're coming for us!"

Following the direction of the rubber boat, it won't be long before we reach the beach where the lifeboats are moored. What will happen if they discover the lifeboats?
Towing away the lifeboats is not out of the question, but the marks left on the beach will not disappear.

"What should we do?" Luohan asked.

Lu Wei smacked his lips: "It's just eight people, right? Let's hide them first!"

The three of them immediately turned back, making sure to say goodbye to Zhu Yiming before leaving and requesting that reinforcements be dispatched as soon as possible.

Back on the beach, there was no one outside the lifeboat. Ouyang frowned slightly, gaining a more accurate understanding of the group's vigilance.

As I opened the cabin door and was about to speak, I saw everyone gathered around the bow of the ship.

Hearing the door open, everyone turned around, and the expressions on everyone's faces were very strange.

Ou Yang was taken aback: "What happened?"

The crowd silently stepped aside, and Ju Ye's corpse came into view.

Ou Yang and the others did not go over to take a look, but stayed where they were, scrutinizing everyone with their eyes.

"What's going on?" Lu Wei demanded sternly.

No one spoke; everyone remained silent.

Lu Wei's gaze fell on Song Rui: "You speak!"

Song Rui stammered, "I was fine when I came back, but now it's like this."

“Yes, I can vouch for it!” Xu Zhou raised his hand. “We came back together!”

"And me too, I was fine when I came back!"

The crowd started talking all at once, giving Lu Wei a headache. He quickly waved his hand to stop them: "Alright, I don't have time to investigate what happened right now. I just want you to know that this person's death was definitely not natural. So, there must be accomplices here. Understand?"

The crowd looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.

Lu Wei sighed: "I don't have time to argue with you. Everyone leave immediately and find a safe place to hide!"

"Hiding? Why? We haven't even had breakfast yet!" A clueless guy kept staring at the coconuts left over from last night, unwilling to leave.

"I don't have time to explain to you, nor am I here to discuss this with you. Leave now, immediately!"

Anyone with a modicum of emotional intelligence would realize something was wrong and leave immediately without saying a word.

Only then did Luo Han approach Ju Ye's corpse, pinch open his chin to examine it: "It's not a venomous fang."

"Let love be what it is." Lu Wei didn't care about anything else. "Come on, let's hurry up!"

The three left the lifeboat and quietly lay in ambush nearby.

(End of this chapter)