Boom!

The air seemed to freeze, as if a thunderbolt had struck, causing everyone to hold their breath.

The group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.

What should I do? Dark Circles actually saw my corpse. What will happen next? Will he mutate?

The last time I saw the zombie mutation, it was at night. Now it's daytime. Will things change?

Liu Xinghang had even taken out a system item and was holding it in his hand as a countermeasure.

And he was clearly not the only one doing this.

"this……"

Dark circles under his eyes didn't seem to have changed at all; he stared blankly at the familiar corpse, as if seeking help from the group of people.

What catches the eye are those wary gazes.

He was speechless for a moment, then turned to look at the corpse on the ground again, his expression somewhat dazed.

A woman's voice rang out at that moment.

"This is you."

Nanxi walked out step by step, her voice calm yet firm, giving a definite answer to the dark circles under her eyes.

【Huh?】

It seems like my dark circles only really flare up at night; they don't seem to bother me during the day.

What other clues will be triggered next?

[I knew it! Even though our dark circles are horrible, he's an important NPC!]

"Is this me?"

Dark circles under his eyes seemed even more confused and bewildered, staring blankly at the corpse on the ground, stroking its face.

Yes, the same scar, the same cheek.

This is him.

Dark circles under her eyes couldn't help but ask in confusion, "But the person on the ground is me, then...who am I?"

His words seemed to trigger something, and he clutched his head, his face contorted in pain, crouching on the ground, howling incessantly.

"What's going on?"

Xiao Meng hid behind Nanxi in fear, but still peeked out to see what was happening outside.

The man with dark circles under his eyes, who had been wailing on the ground, suddenly stood up, staggering as he muttered to himself, "I remember now... I remember everything! This isn't the journey we embarked on to find the Mermaid Village! We've arrived! We've reached our destination! Now... this is the return journey!"

登!

Upon hearing this, Liu Xinghang and the others' eyes widened in surprise.

It seems that evidence has been found that connects all the clues, and the truth has been uncovered as if peeling back the layers of an onion.

Why are there no aurora borealis? Why does a person exhibit two different states?

That's because this isn't the journey to the Mermaid Line, but the return journey!

Holy crap, so that's the truth!

That's why everything seems so bizarre—because everyone on the ship believes they're living twenty days in the past!

The folds of the cerebral cortex instantly melted away like cream...

My head feels itchy, could it be that my brain is growing...?

[I don't understand, but whatever, I'm just a fan of her looks anyway. I'm only watching the live stream because of Nan Jie's beauty.]

"I have a record of this, I have a record of this!"

His dark circles made his entire body appear translucent. He muttered something under his eyes before rushing out of the cold storage.

Nanxi was the first to quickly catch up.

After seeing this, the others immediately followed in Nanxi's footsteps.

They saw the dark circles under his eyes pass through everyone and come all the way to the dormitory. After searching for a long time, he finally found a somewhat old and tattered notebook in his luggage.

Dark circles under her eyes trembled as she held the notebook, then suddenly turned and saw Nanxi.

"You must have discovered some clues long ago... Ah, you went to such lengths to hide it, just to prevent me from discovering my corpse and being heartbroken? Well, I have nothing to repay you with..."

He handed the notebook forward, saying, "Take a look at this."

So you've got the clues?

Nanxi seemed surprised that everything had gone so smoothly, and she reached out to take the notebook.

The moment I took over, the soul with dark circles under his eyes vanished from my sight, and I couldn't find any trace of it anywhere I looked around.

Nanxi couldn't help but sigh, "Dark circles under the eyes are such a wonderful thing."

As someone who witnessed what happened that night, Xiao Meng couldn't help but give Nanxi a deep look.

On second thought, Dark Circles is indeed a good ghost; it can both get rid of Leng Nuo and provide clues for Nanxi.

[Hahaha, it seems like it won't cause any harm to Nanxi.]

However, dark circles under the eyes at night are still quite dangerous for other players.

Otherwise, why would the others look at Nanxi with such strange eyes...?

Nanxi sighed, then slowly opened the notebook in her hand.

The first page you open will display the words "Diary".

June 11th, sunny.

The sea was calm, but everyone was still reminiscing about the aurora borealis they had seen the previous night. I even dreamed about it; it was truly beautiful!

……

June 17th, cloudy.

The captain said we were almost at Mermaid Village. In the evening, someone on the ship heard a beautiful song. I didn't hear it, but that doesn't matter. I'm sure I'll hear it tomorrow.

The captain told us to prepare in advance, and he actually gave each of us bulletproof vests, saying that Mr. Bai had paid for them. Mr. Bai is really rich.

June 19th.

My God, I actually saw the legendary mermaids! They were playing on the sea, and the songs that drifted out from them were so beautiful... But no one could have imagined that the legendary mermaids actually had such a terrifying face.

We launched our first attack on the mermaid; a huge hook pierced its body, but we were unable to take it away.

I saw the other merfolk frantically tear apart the body of their injured companion, rushing forward to bite and devour it, leaving nothing for us in the end.

I felt the hairs on my body stand on end. Were those monsters really the legendary mermaids who could bring people ecstasy?

June 19th.

I'm hiding under the bed right now, and I can't describe how terrifying the things that happened today were! Who could have imagined that after our minor setback yesterday, before we could even take any action, the mermaids would launch an attack on us!

They possessed sharp claws and fangs, slaughtering the armored crew members as easily as cutting melons. I saw them throw all the corpses into the sea, briefly staining the water a blood red... It was terrifying!

These are monsters, a bunch of terrifying monsters!

[June 20th]

Another day passed, and screams continued to echo outside. Realizing that the area under the bed might not be safe, I cautiously made my way to the cold storage room to hide. On the way, I saw the captain was still alive…

The mermaids spared the captain's life and did not kill him. Instead, they took him to the deck, where I saw a very handsome man.

He seemed to be planning to do something to the captain, and just as I was about to sneak a peek, I heard a beautiful song...

The diary ended there; the remaining pages were covered by a pool of blood.

Clearly, by the time I got to this point, Dark Circles had already encountered the mermaids being brutalized in the cold storage.

【hiss……】

So, the reason for the dark circles under my eyes was that I heard the mermaid's song.

I knew the bizarre mermaids in this terrifying world weren't easy to bully, but I never imagined they could be this ferocious!

This isn't about catching mermaids, it's like being offered a free buffet!

[What a hellish description, but it makes so much sense to me.]

After everyone had finished reading the contents of the diary, they all fell silent for a moment.

"So... everyone on this ship is actually a ghost, but they think they're alive. And the reason many don't have bodies is because those bodies have already been thrown overboard..."

When Liu Xinghang said those words, he felt his throat was incredibly dry.

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