All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 225 Ghost Cruise

After Lin Chi finished speaking, he walked towards the hall not far from the base.

There, too, were the first-order squads who had arrived earlier.

Ji Ran looked up.

This base is located on a near-shore coral island and has been expanded into Base One. There are no particularly tall buildings on the island.

The largest central hall is only three stories high, about the height of a normal four or five-story building. However, the entire base center is very large, with a helicopter landing pad on top.

On the middle floor, facing the sea, is a huge floor-to-ceiling window.

The sun had already risen above the sea, casting its blazing golden rays that illuminated four shadows in front of the window.

The woman leading the group was a woman with long, straight black hair.

She was wearing a loose black Tang suit, her hands in her pockets, looking down at Ji Ran and the others.

Beside her, a man with a green, center-parted hairstyle was squatting down, his face pressed against the glass, seemingly making a face at her.

The other two people were a bit too far from the glass to see clearly.

"Li Guanqi".

Su Su looked at the woman and said, "First squad leader, Level 5 Luan Ke."

"She... has a speech impairment and cannot speak."

Dumb?

Ji Ran glanced at her again, but the woman turned and left the glass.

"Don't underestimate her."

"Although she is only level 5, she has a level 6 Azure Rhinoceros as her spirit pet. Among the younger generation, she is second only to the captain and is among the strongest."

Ji Ran nodded. "Same profession?"
Su Su also withdrew her gaze and walked forward. On the helipad in the center of the base, a helicopter had already landed.

The three people and one dog boarded the helicopter, which immediately took off and headed towards the port.

"The Haige No. 3 cruise ship belongs to the largest tourism group in Qingdao and was established two years ago."

"This is a luxury cruise ship that departs from Qingdao, goes to Sanya, and then enters Southeast Asian countries for a cross-border trip."

"There are currently 1,300 people on board... 270 are missing or dead."

Zha Hu's eyes flickered, and he said, "Hiss, so many?"

"um, yes."

Su Su said, "This ship ventured the furthest into the ocean. But the captain discovered the murder immediately and initiated the return-to-base procedure. As a result, it appeared in coastal waters early this morning and was taken into custody by the Special Operations Department."

"However, if it's a vengeful spirit, shouldn't it be unable to appear outside of the hour of the demon?"

"Yes, if it's a pure vengeful ghost, it will only appear during the Twilight Festival."

Su Su nodded and said, "But Lin Xiangxiao provided the latest information."

"If a vengeful ghost eats a person or other living creature, it will compress the flesh and blood it has consumed and solidify its own body. Once it solidifies its body, it will no longer be restricted by the demonic possession and can move around normally."

"According to the information, a whaling company in Hokkaido had its warehouse attacked by a vengeful ghost. It ate dozens of whales in one night and transformed into a second-tier giant ghost. It tore through the army's defenses and escaped into the ocean. It has not been found yet."

Su Su looked up at Ji Ran and Zha Hu: "The security guards here have investigated the bodies. Only 130 bodies were found that night."

"In other words, it must have a physical body and is still on this cruise ship!"

"It's just that when it's not the time of the demons, the power of the evil spirits is limited, and they will hide."

As Sha Jiu listened to Su Su's words, he stuck his head out of the cabin door, his face contorted in pain from the wind.

It suddenly spoke, its words mumbled indistinctly: "Goo—woo, is it that one?"

At this moment, the helicopter began to descend.

Ji Ran also looked outside—

A white giant ship, about 300 meters long, was quietly moored in the harbor.

The ship's hull was gilded by the sunlight, and its dozen or so decks rose up like contour lines.

The pool's azure water refracted crystal-clear light under the sun, the surf simulator still pushed up layers of waves, and the orange lifeboats were neatly arranged like Lego bricks.

At the very top, the glass-domed greenhouse resembles a suspended transparent bubble, except that the dome has been broken open with an irregular gap, and the floor gleams blood red in the bright sunlight.

Several security guards were standing under the glass dome. Hearing the noise, they looked up.

How many meters down from the machine?

The pilot's voice came through, and Su Su glanced at it and said, "Normal altitude, lower us down from the top deck."

"it is good."

The helicopter slowly descended and stopped about ten meters above the ground, then made a hand gesture to the rear.

"gone."

Zha Hu was the first to unbuckle his seatbelt and jump out of the cabin!
Ji Ran and the others followed closely behind.

boom!
The moment he landed, a reverse force arose from the spiritual barrier beneath Ji Ran's feet, causing his figure to pause just before landing!
After it landed, there were no traces on the cruise ship's deck.

"Good control."

Su Su glanced at Ji Ran with some surprise.

Both she and Zha Hu cracked the top layer of wood on the deck due to the impact. "Let's go."

Su Su gave a greeting, and the group headed towards the greenhouse with the glass dome they had just seen.

"Hello, Special Operations Department."

Upon entering the greenhouse, Su Su took out her identification from her pocket and said, "We are now in charge of this area. Please be ready to cooperate at any time."

The leader was a young man.

He took the ID, glanced at it, and immediately handed it back, saying, "Hello, I am from the Second Security Team of Qing City."

What would you like to know?

"Just take us to the place where the death toll is highest."

"it is good."

The security guard didn't waste any time and immediately led the way to the back of the greenhouse.

"This is the area with the highest concentration of deaths. Thirty bodies were recovered today, but the number of people who registered to enter by swiping their cards was one hundred and forty-seven."

Through the greenhouse, you can see a high-ceilinged indoor climbing area.

Directly opposite is a 15-meter-high climbing wall. The simulated rock wall surface, made of fiberglass, is covered with artificially carved grooves and protrusions, and the texture imitates the cross-section of a coastal cliff.

Those rock formations are dotted with candy-colored patches—bright yellow, cobalt blue, and crimson.

But at this moment, everything was covered in a viscous crimson.

The ground was covered in blood, smeared with human shapes and twisted crawling marks. Several bloody handprints were also visible at the bottom of the greenhouse glass in front of him.

Blood bloomed on the candy-colored climbing wall, and in some places, bright red minced meat and pale bone fragments were still faintly visible.

"As instructed by our superiors, we only cleared away the large pieces of the body and did not touch the details of the scene."

"Well done, thank you for your hard work."

These security guards do the dirty and tiring work.

For them, what they saw and encountered this morning was probably a scene of hell.

Zha Hu asked, "Where are the ordinary people now?"

"The lower cabins are guarded and maintained by security personnel."

"You can go out first. I'll let you know if I need anything."

"it is good."

The security guard nodded and led the others out of the greenhouse.

Su Su reached out and touched the glass, saying, "That ghost is most likely hiding among the passengers on the lower level."

Upon hearing this, Ji Ran asked, "Shall we go down now?"

"Do not."

Su Su shook her head and said, "The chances of finding them that way are slim. Outside of the Demon Hour, the aura of those vengeful spirits is very thin and weak. If they hide inside flesh made of human flesh, they are no different from humans."

"Of course, checking each person is possible, but there are too many people and too many different kinds on the cruise ship. Not to mention it would be a waste of time, if there are any gaps in the checks, the chances of that vengeful ghost escaping are very high."

hum!
An oval-shaped piece of white jade appeared in Su Su's hand, with exquisite carvings of green mountains and ridges on it.

"Why don't we go back to last night, identify the target, and make the arrest?"

"This is?"

Ji Ran sensed the aura of a life-bound artifact!

"My life-bound artifact, the Jade Pillow, can allow people to dream of a specific time."

Jade pillow?

Ji Ran immediately thought of Su Su's code name, and... the Jade Pillow Temple outside the Yashan Base!

"it is good."

Ji Ran nodded, and Zha Hu and Sha Jiu had no objections either.

Zha Hu looked around and said, "Shall I stay and keep watch?"

"it is good."

Su Su nodded. The jade pillow is for inducing a deep sleep; the physical body needs to be well cared for.

[You are about to fall asleep, influenced by the "Jade Pillow" artifact.]

Upon receiving the notification, Ji Ran immediately gave Vlad the order to protect his body. The next moment, he felt his consciousness sink and, in a daze, he opened his eyes.

The sky was filled with twinkling stars, and moonlight streamed through the glass dome onto the lounge chairs in the greenhouse.

Ji Ran stood up and heard energetic music and screams coming from the deck outside.

Sweet Caroline's melody ignites the silent deep sea.

He turned his head and saw through the glass window not far away that deafening shouts and cheers were coming from the indoor climbing area.

This happened in the early hours of today.

Before the Haige No. 3 cruise ship was haunted.

(End of this chapter)