Detective Agency of the Bizarre
Chapter 282 - 282 139

282: 139.

Confused 282: 139.

Confused In the line, the shadows that originally swayed with the ship turned their heads in terror, shifting toward Lu Li’s position.

One more…

It was at this moment that the shadow that had taken Lu Li’s original position nodded to Lu Li, speaking in a familiar tone as if it knew him.

“You’ve come.”

It was the voice of a young woman.

As the sound of her voice dropped, the surrounding shadows leaned slightly forward.

Also at this moment, a figure suddenly lifted her cloak and raised both hands—each palm clutching a Spirit-Calling Gun.

Lu Li abruptly stepped back half a step, his palm reaching for his waist, drawing his Spirit-Calling Gun.

He raised the gun barrel, turning it sideways toward the heads of the shadows next to him, and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

Bang!

Two roar-like blasts rang out almost simultaneously, reverberating across the deck.

The heads of the two shadows, along with most of their necks, suddenly burst open, and the shadows dissipated.

Also at this moment, Lu Li threw the Spirit-Calling Gun, spinning it toward the figure.

It grazed past her hair and smashed a shadow that was lunging at her from behind.

Clang—

Clang—

Only then did the faint sound of shell casings hitting the ground begin to be heard.

“Your gun is really unlucky, I should teach you the correct way to use it,” the woman remarked to Lu Li, but mimicking Lu Li’s action, she threw two Spirit-Calling Guns, spinning them to smash two more shadows.

She reached into her coat and pulled out two more Spirit-Calling Guns.

Bang!

Bang!

The explosions echoed through the night sky, and two shadows burst in response.

Lu Li swung his original Spirit-Calling Gun as a blunt weapon, shattering the shadow in front of him.

This move was discovered when he fell into the sea and was entangled by those clothes.

Using a Homogeneous Item normally, the Sanity Value would decrease normally.

However, if used abnormally…the decrease in Sanity Value would also be abnormal.

If holding the gun handle and pulling the trigger decreased the Sanity Value by one point per second, then Lu Li holding the gun barrel decreased his Sanity Value only by 0.3 points or even less per second, although this way he could not unleash the true power of the Spirit-Calling Gun.

Only when using a Homogeneous Item correctly can its real power and true side effects be harnessed.

Against strong enemies this move wasn’t very useful, but it was irreplaceable when dealing with numerous weaker enemies.

Luckily, these shadows were unexpectedly weak; they couldn’t even withstand a hit from an initial Spirit-Calling Gun.

Raising his eyes thoughtfully, Lu Li looked at her apparently very heavy cloak as she slipped through the encirclement of shadows.

“To the cabin.”

“To the Captain’s Cabin.”

Both voices rose at the same time, then fell silent together.

A few seconds later, Lu Li spoke, “The Captain’s Cabin can’t escape the Dark Tide.”

The woman smashed another two shadows with her empty bullet Spirit-Calling Guns.

The remaining shadows, still over half, approached slowly with unhurried steps, not caring at all as their companions were being eliminated one by one.

“What Dark Tide?”

Under Lu Li’s gaze, the woman reached into her coat and drew two more Spirit-Calling Guns, blasting the two closest shadows.

“A black substance that can engulf the entire ship.”

“That no longer exists, those shadows created it.”

Lu Li realized at that moment.

These shadows stood on the deck not to avoid the black tide but to summon it…

They summoned the black tide, engulfing everything on the ship.

Except for themselves.

“They won’t go to the cabins,” Lu Li added.

This woman might be an investigator, but due to caution, Lu Li didn’t plan to follow her plan.

This time the woman didn’t throw away the Spirit-Calling Gun like a disposable item, which was also related to the approaching shadows that had all been blown apart.

“For sure, the items in the cabin are too much for them,” she replied, looking strangely at Lu Li, “Do you want to go back to the cabin?”

“To the Captain’s Cabin.”

Lu Li first turned and ran towards the Captain’s Cabin, picking up a Spirit-Calling Gun that had been discarded along the way.

This gun was very likely discarded by the woman, but now it was his.

Escaping back to the Captain’s Cabin, the shadows that had been chasing them on the deck suddenly moved around like headless flies, then resumed their earlier eerie repetition.

“They are too weak.”

While wiping off the black substance on the glass, Lu Li stood in front of the window and observed.

“Their task is not to fight, but to infect,” the woman said lazily from the seat, ignoring the black substance on it.

“Moreover, they can’t be killed, or else they will be reborn from the blackness after a while.”

Lu Li turned around, his eyes fixed on the shadow under her cloak, “Who are you?”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

The woman spread her hands, feeling that Lu Li had asked a stupid question.

Lu Li of course knew, but he needed confirmation.

So he asked again, “Are you the one from the morgue?”

That question angered the woman, “If you hadn’t locked the door, I would have come out a long time ago.”

“Had you revealed your identity, you would have come out a long time ago,” Lu Li said indifferently; “When did you notice me?”

“When you locked me up,” the woman’s posture becoming more comfortable, though she was still enveloped in her cloak.

Even her palms were wrapped in numerous bandages.

“So standing among them was intentional?”

“Pretty much, your event is exploration; mine was to ensure your safety.

After coming out and not finding you in the lower cabins, I headed to the deck.

I’ve been looking for you for a long time.”

“Do you know where we are?”

“A ship returning wandering souls.”

The words emitted by the woman in the black cloak made Lu Li’s eyes squint.

“Surprising, isn’t it?

Did you think we were on some paranormal ship?”

Lu Li nodded.

She continued, “The bell you heard is the death knell from the Netherworld.

Every time the knell rings, shadows summon the black mire to pollute the ship until it’s completely contaminated and steers towards the Netherworld.”

“Are we already dead?”

Lu Li recalled how he was salvaged, mixed among a group of fish corpses.

“Not yet, because we woke up before truly dying.

Think about it, doesn’t your experience on the ship resemble life?” the woman said in a light tone; “But if we don’t manage to leave here in time, we truly will die.”

Escaping from the conveyor belt to the “furnace,” leaving the “morgue,” encountering eerie shadows one scene after another…

Just like the woman said, Lu Li’s experience on the ship was like a reversed life.

However…

Lu Li’s eyes narrowed slightly, “How do you know about my experiences on the ship?”

“And to think I also know this is a ship returning wandering souls, am I the captain?”

“Something from the books, huh…”

“Mmm-hmm.”

As investigators were usually knowledgeable, Lu Li didn’t dwell on the woman’s identity further, and instead asked, “How do we leave?”

As if well-prepared for Lu Li’s question, the woman in the black cloak spoke the moment her previous statement ended.

“At the moment dawn pierces the night, jump off the ship.”