Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 946: Finding the Key

Lin Yu let go of April's hand and took a step back.

After all, the two are still teammates. No matter how aggressive Yali is, he will not really hurt April.

What's more... there is not much time left for Lin Yu to fight with others.

Two people are in a sinking boat.

Moreover, from April's surprised eyes, Lin Yu could easily find out...

The other party should be convinced of himself.

That's enough.

"Well, I told you I'm not just an ordinary 'First Order'."

April put away the [Syringe] and [Anesthesia Pistol], rubbed her aching wrist, and said, "My close-range ability is indeed good, but this is the Pure Ruins, and many of the monsters here possess abilities related to the soul..."

"I know this better than you, but whether it's a mental attack or a soul attack, it's unlikely to work on me," Lin Yu pointed to his head. "Don't worry, my willpower is stronger than you think."

"Those things can't be overcome by willpower alone..."

April muttered, then looked at the seawater pouring in, not intending to argue with Lin Yu any further. "Anyway, this should be a human cargo ship. It must have been attacked by a siren, so everyone died. The crew members don't have any wounds on their bodies. Most likely, their souls were damaged by the siren's screams and they died directly... And although both sides of the hull were cut, there were no signs of looting, which is enough to prove that the attackers were not after property."

April analyzed the situation and then made a conclusion: "So... if we go up on deck now, we should still be able to find the lifeboat. Those sirens probably didn't approach intentionally; at most, they just sent a few people to scuttle the ship. They probably don't think there are any survivors, so the lifeboat should still be there."

"According to the divination, our dungeon is connected to the Tidewalk Festival. This merchant ship is probably headed for the festival. We're probably in mermaid territory... With a small boat, it should be much easier for us to wait for the mermaids to come to us, or to find the Tidewalk Festival ourselves."

Listening to April's words, Lin Yu nodded slightly.

Although there is basically no permanent land in the Jingxu world, most of it is just sandy beaches that exist for part of the year with the rise and fall of the tide, and there are occasional super-large reefs that can be considered islands, but surprisingly, there are still some humans living in this world.

They relied on wood produced by large aquatic plants to build ships and floating islands, forming a small number of strongholds.

Of course - under the sea of ​​Jingxu there are many underwater "cavities" left behind by the empire that once spanned the entire Jingxu. Some of them are so large that they are even comparable to a city. Although they are all in the hands of the underwater people who inherited the "orthodoxy" of the empire, many humans also live in those cities controlled by the underwater people.

Although humans have good relations with mermaids, underwater people and even many "sea beasts", they are almost completely hostile to sirens.

As for why the two sides are hostile, there is no way to verify it - anyway, the sirens and humans are basically in a state of endless fighting, and it has lasted for a long time.

The sea swallowed up the cause of the past hatred between the two races, but it could not erode the hatred itself.

Therefore, April was able to determine that this was the work of the Siren, not only because of the "motive", but also the "method".

Lin Yu had already obtained a lot of basic information about Jingxu from Shen Bingmiao, so his inference was basically the same as April's.

only……

Lin Yu was not as optimistic as April about the "Siren" attack.

After all, the strength of the dungeons that April experienced was all at the normal "second level" strength.

Even if she showed her strength, she would not consider every sign she encountered in this [copy] as the "worst possibility".

But Lin Yu knew that the [copy] he participated in was strange.

So, he spoke.

"I generally agree with your idea, but we should be careful when looking for a lifeboat... Those sirens might not have gone far, or... the sinking of this ship might not be just an ordinary, sudden, random attack."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Siyue frowned slightly: "You mean, this might be a conspiracy?"

"After all, it involves the 'Tidewalk Festival', and the Sirens and Mermaids don't get along well with each other," Lin Yu whispered. "There are only a few Sirens who can attack humans in Mermaid territory..."

"I can vaguely sense that there's some malice hidden within this... and I tend to trust my own intuition."

Although April was still not so friendly to Lin Yu, she also felt that what Lin Yu said made sense. She did not refute Lin Yu for the sake of refutation. Instead, she thought for a moment and said, "You have a point. We should be careful."

"But... there's no need to be too cautious. After all, these crew members look like ordinary people. Even if there really is a conspiracy, the guy responsible for carrying it out won't be too troublesome."

Lin Yu did not reject April's words this time, but he still complained in his heart.

"That may not be the case..."

After all, one's own bad luck is one thing.

On the other hand...

Lin Yu's eyesight is better than April's.

In April's opinion, the hole in the ship might have been made by the Sirens in order to sink the ship and delay the mermaids' investigation.

but……

Lin Yu could tell that this was definitely not the hull being "pierced" by sirens swimming over from both sides.

Although the holes on both sides appear asymmetrical and even of different sizes, if you look closely you can see...

There were six holes with seawater pouring in, three on one side.

If you imagine that it was some kind of cone-shaped object similar to an oversized knight's lance that stabbed it three times, you will find that the hole actually matches perfectly.

in other words……

This thing was not chiseled out, but was penetrated by three blows.

As to whether it was some kind of energy attack or some oversized weapon that did it, Lin Yu had no idea.

But what he was sure of was that... no matter if it was a siren or not, there must have been a very troublesome guy who caused the sinking of the ship and the death of all the crew members.

However, he would not remind April of these words now.

"Come on, let's go find a lifeboat."

The water level had risen a lot at this time. April frowned as she looked at the metal trapdoor exit leading to the deck from the blocked cabin.

"But... before that, I'm afraid we'll have to find the key to open this door from one of the crew members!"