Ch. 47: The Song

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Ji Jiu turned his gaze back to the sea. He could catch his own food, but he didn't want to get wet in the sea, and the mutated creature was too cunning, always following their ship at a distance, never getting too close.

With no prior exposure to the sea in his life, being a land-based plant, he had little interest in this seemingly endless expanse of non-freshwater.

He leaned over the railing, staring at the big fish in the sea, his eyes reminiscent of a precious pet cat that was eager to catch fish but didn't want to get its paws wet.

His eyes swayed as he fixed his gaze on the fish.

Occasionally, he took another bite of the starfish to satisfy his craving. The yellow starfish's surface was somewhat smooth, and it felt like biting into a plump piece of meat, but it was salty.

Although the starfish appeared to be free from mutations, it had actually undergone minor changes.

Compared to the pre-apocalyptic era, it could regenerate its body more rapidly. It could break off a piece quickly when in danger, just like a gecko, and then regenerate at an incredibly fast pace.

This ability ranked quite low on the merciless food chain of the new ecosystem, which is the so-called food chain's top.

It was very easy for it to be eaten by other mutated creatures.

This starfish couldn't imagine that it would survive in this way.

Both Ban Tang and Ying Xiao had fallen into a coma. In order to reach the shore as soon as possible, Si Yin Yuan had to take the helm himself.

Yu Feichen and Li Chao patrolled the ship as if they were facing a great enemy. When they passed by Ji Jiu, Yu Feichen couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at?"

"Fish," Ji Jiu replied, playing with the sea star and not looking back.

Yu Feichen walked over, took a glance at the sea, and muttered, "Clearly, there's nothing."

After guarding the entire day, they hadn't discovered anything.

Si Yin Yuan grabbed a seagull, tied its legs, and threw it onto the sea not far away.

In an instant, that seagull was torn to shreds by dozens of mutant sardines that jumped out.

The pale pink spread on the sea's surface for a moment and then dissipated quickly, with even the feathers eaten clean.

Yu Feichen felt anxious, "I never thought there would come a day when I'd worry because we weren't being targeted by mutated creatures."

All of this was just too abnormal. They had been traveling on the sea for a while and had encountered quite a few dangerous mutated creatures, including the ferocious sardines just now.

But not a single fish had attempted to attack them; instead, they were completely ignored.

Mutated creatures were not known to give up on their prey.

Yu Feichen had an idea, "Could it be that we're cursed? A cursed ghost ship."

Ji Jiu's little hair moved slightly, and he raised his head, asking, "Ghost?"

Seeing that Yu Feichen was about to come up with another story to trick the child, Si Yin Yuan couldn't help but give him a cold kick, "You can take the night shift together tonight."

Yu Feichen clutched his butt and ran away, not daring to tease Ji Jiu again in front of Si Yin Yuan.

Li Chao said, "I'll also be on the night shift."

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