Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 79 Breakout
"Captain, should we go out?"

The sailors on the ship were all hiding below, and no one dared to make a move. The first mate, pale-faced, looked at the others' expressions and mustered his courage to ask the captain.

On the ocean, if a ship is always docked, it's bound to cause big problems; filth will swarm there like mosquitoes attracted by blood.

Industry associations even stipulate that the berthing time at informal docks should not exceed six hours.

These are rules formed from lessons learned in blood.

Furthermore, the storm in the distance was truly terrifying; although it wasn't heading this way, it still affected the wind direction and the direction of the sea current.

Continuing to stay here is very unsafe.

The captain listened, silently observing the crowd. Seeing their pale faces and shifty expressions, he sighed inwardly.

The ship belonged to the family, and those present were not entirely unaware of it, but before they arrived, they truly had no idea that the maid possessed such a terrifying object!

People who can use mysterious powers are people you shouldn't mess with!
It's not that everyone is completely ignorant of any mysterious power. Since they are originally family members and often spend a lot of time at sea, they generally have some means of protection.

But what kind of thing could that terrifying yin energy I just saw be, that could even make the storm work for me?

Such power has only been heard of in legends.

Such terrifying yin energy could only be caused by an extremely terrifying evil spirit!
Realizing this, the sailors hid without needing any warning from the maids.

Even those who were "one of their own" couldn't help but tremble at this moment.

Having witnessed such a scene, would these "own people" really not silence them afterward?
"Don't go out yet, wait a little longer." The captain, though somewhat frightened, remained calm and spoke.

“The young master told us to listen to her; if she doesn’t tell us, we won’t go out.”

Should we wait a little longer?
Yes!

These people hadn't planned to go up immediately anyway, so when the captain said that, the others naturally stopped.

They could stay put for the time being, but the captain couldn't. Staying any longer would indeed cause a big problem, and they had to negotiate. So he came out of hiding and walked toward the maid.

"Why did you come out..."

Hearing the sound, the maid looked at the captain, her face immediately showing anger. Just as she was about to reprimand him, the music box she was holding suddenly snapped with a "crack," as if a scream came from inside. Then, the entire music box began to tremble.

Maid: "..."

Even she, the current user of the music box, was stunned.

This is how the same thing?

Before the maid could react, she heard a continuous singing.

The sound came from the music box she was holding.

The maid's expression changed instantly. It's activated? How could this be?
Before she received the music box, its owner had said that when it was not in use, the music box looked quite ordinary.

Only when the music box is turned on will it reveal its extraordinary nature.

She has completed her ambush mission, using the music box to lure the Song family's fleet astray and trapping them within its yin energy. Under these circumstances, the music box should not have reacted this way after being turned off!

Everyone here belongs to a family. If too many people die, even the young master will be reprimanded by the family. The maid's red eyes flashed as she suppressed her irritation and immediately ordered the captain, "You go back to your cabin immediately!"

The captain didn't know what had happened, but he wasn't stupid. Seeing the maid's gloomy face, he knew that something he didn't understand must have occurred.

The biggest advantage of him being assigned to this task is that he is obedient.

Upon hearing the maid's order, he didn't ask any questions and immediately turned and hurried back.

"It's quite obedient!" She felt waves of irritation, but the music box in her hand was the opposite, gradually returning to calm. She looked down at the music box in her hand, and seeing that it was no longer moving, her heart gradually calmed down.

It seems that the anomaly just now was not due to an uncontrollable problem?
Is it just a problem that occurred by chance?
That's perfectly normal; that's how supernatural items are!
However, the maid didn't want to activate the music box unless absolutely necessary.

She doesn't plan to use the music box again until she goes back this time.

But when the maid turned her attention back to the distance, she noticed that the Song family fleet, which had been trapped in the storm, was showing signs of breaking through. "Huh? Did they realize they were being misled, so they're trying to break out?"

The maid's face darkened further. The storm was out of control, and this small storm couldn't destroy the Song family's fleet. However, if they were also enveloped by Yin energy within the storm, they could easily be wiped out.

And not many traces could be found.

There need to be some rules in a struggle, otherwise it will be very difficult to carry out.

This was originally a planned scheme, but unexpectedly, there were actually people in the Song family fleet!

"Hmph! Don't even think about it!" The maid sneered. Did she think she could escape the eye of the storm so easily?
With a press of her hand, she released wisps of dark gray yin energy from the music box, roaring towards the direction where the Song family fleet was trapped.

A massive amount of Yin energy gathered and moved at an extremely fast speed, causing waves to rise in layers as if pulled by an invisible force.

The music box was originally faded and had an antique color, but after being used twice in a row, the color suddenly became vibrant, as if paint could flow from the surface.

The red, which occupies at least a third of the color, is especially vibrant.

"..."

The maid had just turned her gaze back to the music box when she froze.

The girl who had been standing in the box in a pose as if she had just finished dancing suddenly raised her head, and her eyes, which had been closed, were now open!
Here comes a wave.

"A tide that is taking under"

The maid's eyes met those of the doll-like girl in the music box for a fleeting moment. The girl smiled slightly and began to sing leisurely. The maid's head buzzed, and at the same time, the music box, which had been steadily in her hand, began to float lightly into the air.

"Left with nothing to say"

Let the storm in

Strands of black mist emanated from the music box.

The next moment, it seemed to transform into a surging wave and plunged down, swallowing the maid standing on the deck whole.

Several wisps of black smoke, moving at incredible speed, seeped into the lower deck through the gaps.

"Oh no!"

Several screams came from inside the boat, indicating that someone had been injured.

The maid who was the first to be enveloped in black mist did not make a sound.

The black aura that enveloped her tightened and loosened intermittently, and after a moment of stalemate, it suddenly "poofed" the maid out.

"hateful!"

Apart from her slightly disheveled hair, the maid's clothes were perfectly intact.

Instead, the black energy that swallowed her seemed to have been severely injured, and it showed signs of weakening.

"Put it away!" The maid said coldly, gripping the music box tightly in her hand.

That huge cloud of black smoke, like a clump of dust sucked up by a vacuum cleaner, was inevitably being drawn back little by little.

"You actually want to escape?" the maid said coldly. "The music box is in my hands. Where do you think you can run to?"

As if it could understand her words, the black energy, which had been absorbed back by one-third, began to struggle violently.

Although it had no human form, this black mist seemed to possess human emotions and desires.

At this moment, I feel both despair and anger.

In the wind, one could still faintly hear anger and weeping.

The sound was extremely eerie; even with your ears plugged, you could almost hear it, as if it were drilling straight into your heart.

(End of this chapter)