Kerry stated his demands.

Upon hearing Kerry's words, all three of them trembled with tension, yet none of them dared to move.

"We...we have no choice! Why don't you just kill us! Kill us! Our elderly relatives and children are in those people's hands. We can't survive. Even if we go back to shore, we won't live!"

They can even hold such illegal deathmatches so openly, how can we ordinary citizens possibly resist? Before, Ue-kun didn't believe it, and even before boarding the ship, knowing that this was going to happen, he went to the prefectural government office to make a scene! But before he even came out, we saw the Metropolitan Police Department arrest him, and his family members also had accidents and were hospitalized!

"Please, have mercy! Either kill us or let us go. We really... really can't turn back."

They spoke with such sincerity that Xiangzi even stopped and gritted his teeth, wanting to say something like, "We can help you rescue your family," but he kept quiet because he couldn't guarantee it.

But Kerry remained unmoved.

"Return to base, or enjoy the feeling of me crushing every one of your internal organs inch by inch."

It's not Kerry, it's a Libra like Emiya Kirito, who would sacrifice these people for the safety of 2000.

Kerry is simply not one to mince words; he quickly does what he believes is right.

He grabbed one of the men and pointed his sword directly at his stomach.

But at that moment, a commotion broke out at the bottom of the stairs.

A large number of people squeezed through the passageway; they were security personnel who had been notified and several fighters.

It seems the broadcast's provocation was very successful; some fools actually believed it.

The sight of Kerry and his men coercing the driver seemed to further confirm the other party's statement.

"The ship was heading in another direction, and we came to ask them to turn back after we discovered this."

Xiangzi looked down coldly, hoping to resolve the conflict in a more amicable way.

"Hold the gate..."

Kerry wanted Xiangzi to guard the door while he continued his operation.

He did not believe that words could resolve this misunderstanding.

However, the people below were all stunned, because they saw it too.

"That is……"

They also saw the island becoming clearer and clearer from the next level.

Before Kerry could do anything, the three drivers around him suddenly began to convulse as if under a curse.

He rolled his eyes and collapsed.

It looks like the symptoms of some kind of poisoning.

The other party killed them to silence them, with no intention of leaving these people alive or fulfilling their promises; that was their plan from the beginning.

When Kerry realized this, he looked at the complex buttons and three computers in the cockpit with a dark expression.

He recalled the incident with Glagki, and Kerry decided that when he got back, he would at least learn the basic buttons and steering controls of various vehicles online.

217

Chapter 217 Three Choices

After the drivers died, the group of people who came to block the door and Kerry looked at each other in bewilderment.

Some of the people below realized something; they had probably been tricked.

Some still believe that Kerry and his companion were responsible for the murders.

Fortunately, things didn't escalate into a conflict; Kerry mentally synchronized the message with Kirito and Kazuma.

Kerry was also quite anxious.

Damn it! If only He Zhen were here! We could just let him press a few buttons and it might stop!

And Kirito, maybe he could also plug in a USB drive and remotely connect to his cybernetic daughter to save her.

A few seconds later...

"This is the broadcasting room, help us! Ahhhhh! I! I! No! Ahhhh! Waaaaah—"

A pitiful scream and microphone noise rang out from the broadcast.

Then I heard a boy's voice.

"Hello? Huh? It seems this is already being played out loud?"

Ahem! I am one of the four who rescued you from the house last night. We are the exorcists, the demon hunters. Call us whatever you like, as long as you know who we are.

There's a problem right now, I'll explain the details later, but if any of you know how to sail, please get to the wheelhouse immediately, otherwise our ship might crash into some island nobody knows what's on it.

This is Kazuma's voice.

Kerry hadn't expected this. He had originally thought that Kazuma and Kirito would probably be surrounded and even killed by those who had been misled by the broadcast, until they were resurrected.

Now they've actually taken over the broadcasting room.

At this moment, in the broadcasting room, the original announcer was dragged aside by Kirito and stabbed to death.

When Kazuma discovered that he had been slandered on the radio, he did not choose to meet up with Kirito immediately. Instead, he went directly to find Erina Nakiri and the kid next to Tokugawa named Baki.

After briefly explaining the situation to them, he led a large group of people directly to the broadcasting room.

Those who encountered obstacles along the way were mostly skeptical after seeing such a large group of people and their explanations. In the end, the guy blocking the door, who claimed to be some kind of Thunder God, was now being beaten to a pulp by Baki with some kind of Godzilla-like punch.

Kazuma could see clearly that there were over 1000 people awake, and among them were some who might have learned to drive cruise ships with their fathers on the island of Hawaii.

Not to mention that many of them are so-called upper-class people, which greatly increases the probability.

The priority now is to get someone into the driver's seat.

To prevent some people from sailing but not daring to go over after hearing the broadcast, Kazuma explained the current situation at an extremely fast pace.

Even though we haven't locked onto the enemy yet, let's throw the blame out first.

"We've just discovered a mistake in the ship's position. It's not heading back to Japan at all; instead, it's heading towards the Pacific Ocean..."

Kazuma spoke frankly about it, and now that things have come to a head, there's no need to worry about alerting the enemy.

As for whether it will cause panic, we can only hope that the wealthy people on board have a strong heart.

As Kazuma recounted the story quickly, everyone became skeptical, but fortunately, someone still chose to step forward at this moment.

The other party rushed to the driver's seat quickly. Kerry and the others dragged away the original driver's body and stood with the others below, waiting for him to take over.

However, after the young man did it, his expression turned very bad.

"Out of fuel! The remaining fuel isn't enough for a return trip! And the communication equipment is damaged!"

He suddenly turned around and looked at the crowd behind him.

"The fuel tank is almost empty! Quickly send someone to check if there's any spare fuel!"

Kerry figured there was probably no need to go and check; if the other party was capable of doing something like this, they had likely already used up all the spare fuel that needed to be replenished.

Fortunately, thanks to the young man's skillful handling, the boat slowly came to a stop.

Twenty minutes after Kerry relayed the message to Kazuma, who then broadcast it over the loudspeaker, a security guard, looking utterly distraught, relayed the message through his earpiece.

"The...the spare fuel tanks have all been...sabotaged...we're...we're doomed!"

The way these large ships are refueled isn't by having people pour fuel from a barrel into it, and the barrel isn't that easy to damage.

This only shows that the other party has ruled out all possible means of returning.

Even the security personnel were now completely disheartened.

Kerry also found it tricky, so he simply asked the people sailing the boat over there.

"If we don't sail, how long can the ship's electricity and fuel last?"

The man who had volunteered to steer the boat was also ashen-faced.

"The exact time is uncertain, but it will not exceed a few days in total."

Kerry figured that with so many people on board in trouble, the Japanese would surely start a search and rescue operation.

The fear is that, in order to maintain their mystique, these people will all tell others that they are going away for ten days and that it is normal not to be able to contact them during that time.

If we wait another ten days, we don't know if there will be enough supplies on the rescue ship.

Soon after, another person arrived at the stairwell, panting heavily.

"We...we only have enough water and food left for 2000 people, so it shouldn't last until the fifth day!"

It's obvious that someone just went to count the food.

"What...what should we do now?"

Because of the lack of a leader, the stairwell was in complete chaos, with most people looking on with hope for Kerry and Xiangzi.

Even Kerry didn't know what to do in this situation.

To be honest, they weren't afraid. Whether it was heading to the islands ahead or whatever, Kerry and his companions were fearless.

Even if everyone on the ship died, they would actually have no burden left.

It's like going on a beach vacation.

There were also quite a few dwarfs on the ship; if they ate sparingly, it would last them a long time.

But there are still about 2000 people, and more than 1000 of them are in a coma and need to be taken care of.

Kerry felt it was best to discuss the next strategy, so he mentally briefed everyone on the situation regarding supplies.

[Kazuma Sato: There are now three options]

Kazuma is now sitting in front of the radio, biting his nails, his amazing intellect frantically processing all kinds of information.

[Sato Kazuma: First, we need to find that old man who's still hiding on the ship, or his accomplices. As the mastermind behind the conspiracy, he's very likely to have a way to communicate with the outside world; after all, he wouldn't let himself starve to death on the ship.]

[Sato Kazuma: Second, we'll abandon the ship's security and let them find a shallow shore to drop anchor and moor. Kirito and I will go to the island to scout the situation. Kerry, Toyokawa, you and the security personnel will protect the ship.]

[Sato Kazuma: Third, we could abandon the ships, sail directly over there, transport the people and supplies, and then ambush that old ghost under the ships, or scout the situation. But this could very well be playing right into the enemy's plan.]

To prevent this, we could be ruthless and send everyone aboard, then set the ship on fire to force them out. However, if they accidentally burn to death, everything would be over.

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