A yellowed booklet, covered in creases, looked like it had been carried around for a long time.

Zhang Yuanqing opened the first page and found that it was a nautical diary. The first entry was dated March 1987. The diary was filled with trivial things.

The first few days before setting sail: "Ah, the sea, I see you again. Every time I sway in the waves, I feel like I'm back in my mother's arms, like a warrior has arrived at his battlefield."

Half a month at sea: "I'm vomiting from eating fish. Life at sea is boring and tedious. I miss Zhuli from the Pink Field Bar. Her full breasts and white, plump ass appear in my dreams all day long. Her moans are so sweet."

One month at sea: "Damn it, today I saw the boatswain's ass and thought it was round and alluring. When will the mission end? I want to go home."

"As expected, people who write diaries are never serious..." Zhang Yuanqing flipped through the pages quickly, occasionally looking up at the door, listening to the sounds in the corridor.

Soon, he saw the diary entry for August 12, 1900: "This voyage's mission is to salvage the comet that crashed into the Southern Ocean. The soldiers are not in good spirits. Although the United Government is manipulating public opinion and suppressing the legend of the sea monster, rumors about the Southern Sea Monster are circulating in the small coastal towns, fishing villages, and trading companies. They say that the comet is the devil's wine spilled into the world, and creatures that get close to the comet will be contaminated by the power of the devil."

"There are also claims that the comet hides extraterrestrial life, and the sea monster was created by aliens as the first step to destroy Earth."

"In any case, this mission is terrible. Fortunately, I sprayed Linda six times before returning to the team, a full six times, an unimaginable achievement. Even if I sacrifice myself in the mission, I will have no regrets."

"There's a strange thing, deep-sea salvage of a meteorite, why use a cruise ship? Although the cruise ship has been modified and equipped with torpedoes, its tonnage is not heavy and it cannot carry large salvage equipment. Are they relying on frogmen to salvage from the deep sea?"

August 19th: "So boring, oh God, today's encounter will be unforgettable for me. We encountered mermaids in the South Sea. They have an appearance similar to humans, but they are too ugly. Their bodies are covered in scales, ugly fish heads, and eyeballs about to pop out of their sockets. Their hands and feet are covered with sharp claws, and they can climb up the hull of the cruise ship."

"I finally know why they dispatched a modified cruise ship instead of a warship, let alone a heavy salvage ship. Because the nuns and priests of the Holy See are angels blessed by God. They have the ability to fight demons, can stir up狂风, can stir up the ocean, can release 雷电. Those ugly and terrible mermaids are as fragile as children in front of them."

"I want to have the same abilities as them, to have the same powerful body as them, so that I can sleep with women every night. No, I want to sleep with six women in one night."

The following content is not very informative, just some daily routines and Stephen. Simpson's evaluation of the Holy See nuns. Zhang Yuanqing knew that there were two nuns in the Holy See's The Way of the Extraordinary team, a Wind Mage and a Siren. This was Zhang Yuanqing's deduction based on the abilities displayed by the two nuns. In terms of level, they should be Saints.

The "Horror Cruise" instance is a "small" instance. There are not many The Way of the Extraordinary in the NPCs, and they should all be important characters.

In a Level 6 Saint S-class instance, it is impossible for NPCs in the Extraordinary stage to appear. The Level 5 Wind Mage who attacked her last night was called Isabella. Stephen's evaluation of her was: "An angelic face, full of a sacred aura, makes people unable to resist the urge to desecrate her."

The other Thunder Mage is called "Paqi". Stephen's evaluation of her is: "A devil's figure, a peach-like翘臀 that twists and makes me unable to resist the urge to go to the toilet to release nucleic acid."

Both extremely beautiful women possess extraordinary power, so the soldiers on the ship mostly relax and fantasize silently in the middle of the night, silently raising their heads in salute under the blankets.

Until August 25th, Zhang Yuanqing finally saw valuable information: "I spent a thrilling day. An octopus bigger than the cruise ship, tentacles covering the sky and the sun, schools of Fishmen, a twenty-meter-long sea snake, hands and feet as big as babies, fish that can spray venom, shells that make women cry and勾动 human desires. Oh my god, no one would believe today's battle if I told them, but I swear by my grandmother's honor, everything is true... I survived entirely by luck. God bless me, and of course, the rich weapon reserves on the cruise ship."

"The meteorite at the bottom of the sea has been salvaged. It is definitely the demonic seed that Satan threw into the world. It looks like an egg, five meters high, covered with pores and blood vessels, beating like a heart."

"The first time I saw it, I felt a second personality appear in my body, and my flesh and blood made strange noises, as if it had its own thoughts. I'm not the only one who feels this way. Many soldiers on the ship vomited on the spot or convulsed while holding their heads."

"Fortunately, it was quickly splashed with holy water by the angels of the Holy See. The blessed holy water purified it. The cardinal took it to the bottom of the cabin and strictly forbade the sailors from approaching. It will be sent to the Holy See to be guarded by God. I hope the return trip goes smoothly!"

August 27th: "What's going on? I've been hearing strange whispers for two days in a row, and I hear people wandering in the hallway outside the door. The footsteps are very mechanical, like a corpse that doesn't realize it's a corpse. I told the captain about this phenomenon, and the captain comforted me, saying that it was the sequelae of being infected by the demonic aura a few days ago and that I would be fine after a sleep."

August 28th: "Today, during lunch, I heard that Anton suddenly fell ill and went to heaven. It was too sudden. Such a young life passed away. He didn't die in battle, but died of illness. May there be no illness in heaven. I wanted to see him, but the captain said that Anton died of an infectious disease and his body has been thrown into the ocean. Alas, he can't even go home. I hope I won't hear strange noises tonight."

August 29th: "Last night, I heard footsteps in the hallway again, densely packed, like some kind of arthropod crawling. I didn't dare to go out to look. In the morning, I found saliva on the walls of the hallway... I told the captain about my discovery, and the captain took it seriously and promised to investigate it properly."

August 30th: "The captain suddenly changed his attitude today and said that I was in poor mental condition and was hallucinating. How could that be? He didn't investigate properly..."

August 31st: "Two more comrades died of illness. The captain asked the crew to go to the infirmary every day for physical examinations to prevent infection. I think the disease may have been brought by the demonic seed. Didn't the Holy See cardinal purify the demonic seed? I'm going to take a good bath these days and maintain personal hygiene. I want to go home alive. There's more and more mucus in the hallway..."

September 1st: "Today, another person died of illness. Also, everyone has become so strange, I can't explain it. They are clearly familiar comrades, but I always feel like they are strangers. When I was patrolling at night, I saw Justin and William standing on the deck in a daze. I sent them back to the dormitory. Their condition was a bit strange, as if they had been charmed by a demon, strangers who were scary. There was mucus where they were standing... Monster."

September 2nd: "Justin and William have turned into monsters. Just now, I secretly followed them to the public bathroom to take a shower. I saw scales growing on Justin's body, and I saw slippery tentacles growing out of William's tailbone. Oh my god, they are like sea monsters, turning into some kind of terrible creature. I have to tell the captain..."

September 3rd: "There's something wrong with the captain, there's really something wrong with him, God, bless me..."

The diary ends here. The last short diary was written crookedly. When Stephen wrote this sentence, he must have been mentally broken, and he couldn't even hold the pen steady.

"Hiss..." Zhang Yuanqing substituted himself into Stephen's perspective and felt a little desperate for him.

After reading the content of the diary, the timeline of the event is very clear. After the demonic seed was salvaged, the protagonist Stephen would hear mysterious and terrifying whispers every night and found that the familiar crew members were contaminated and undergoing strange changes.

This includes Lieutenant and Captain James. Yes, most likely also the Holy See team in the cabin. They were the closest to the "demonic seed" and were definitely the first to be contaminated.

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly remembered the telegram between the cruise ship and the naval headquarters. The captain was in contact with the naval headquarters via telegram on August 30th, and in the diary on the 29th, Captain James still swore that he would investigate the mucus problem. But on the 30th, he changed his attitude and perfunctorily dismissed Lieutenant Stephen.

The details matched up. The captain was contaminated on the 30th and became a monster that seemed normal but was actually crazy.

"The diary stopped on September 3rd, and September 4th was the day I entered The Way of the Extraordinary, which was yesterday. Hiss, Stephen may have already died on the 3rd, and I have taken his place."

"The captain has been contaminated, and the Holy See team has probably been contaminated as well, as well as some of the crew members. This is the most conservative estimate. The worst-case scenario is that the entire crew of the ship has been contaminated..." Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing felt his scalp tingle.

"I've fallen into a wolf's den! So, if I had acted rashly yesterday, forcibly opened the captain's drawer, or forcibly stabilized the dream, it would have broken the current balance. The crew members are all beginning to mutate."

"Fortunately, I was clever and didn't act rashly. I only took a day to figure everything out. If the entire crew of the ship has already mutated, then my situation is a bit bad. The nuns are all Saints, then the cardinal is at least at the peak of Level 6, plus the demonic seed in the cabin... Tsk, no wonder it's an S-class instance, it directly teleported me to a wolf's den."

"Should I come clean now, or pretend I don't know and hide for a few more days? Let me think..."

In the cabin, James, wearing a double-breasted captain's uniform and a naval cap, came to the entrance along the stairs.

The two knights did not stop him and allowed him to enter the cabin.

James walked through the cluttered debris, cargo, and tool room, stopping in front of the pile of flour under the dim gas lamp.

James said in a deep voice, "I tested him, and it seems like he has already noticed something is wrong."

From behind the pile of flour, an old voice came, "Faster than I expected... Perform the ritual!"

James thought for a while and tentatively said, "Let's do it tonight! I've arranged for him to patrol tonight, and I'll arrange for someone to forcibly control him."

"I will have the knights outside cooperate with you," the old voice replied.

"The big boss is probably the demonic seed, the small boss is the cardinal, the Holy See's The Way of the Extraordinary are elite monsters, and the other mutated crew members are ordinary monsters. I should clear out the small monsters before fighting the boss."

"Then I can't come clean. I'll find a chance to kill the captain and the crew members first, or kill the Holy See's elite monsters, and then go to the cabin to fight the boss."

"Isn't tonight patrol night? I'll use this opportunity to kill some of the monsters." Zhang Yuanqing was a decisive person and quickly came up with a plan.

The Holy See's The Way of the Extraordinary team should not leave the cabin and is the enemy that needs to be faced last.

Kill the crew members and the captain first, and then concentrate on dealing with the enemies in the cabin.

In terms of the situation on the ship, the demonic seed should be playing the role of a powerful source of pollution in the instance, with the ability to amplify the畸变者 and pollute him, this The Way of the Extraordinary, rather than a direct enemy.

Otherwise, the demonic seed would have already transformed into a monster and started killing.

So, he still has to be wary of the demonic seed's畸变 skills and guard against being contaminated himself.