Bloodlines of the Marvel Universe

"Boss, there's a big hole in the bottom of the boat on the left front!"

Greer, a black mechanic with a wet body and a gap in his forehead, rushed into the captain's cabin and brought extremely bad news.

"Mother Falk."

After listening to the other party's words, the joy on Murphy's face disappeared instantly: "How long will it take to repair it?"

"This... the wound is bigger than expected. I'm not sure."

"Damn!"

After hammering the dashboard next to him, Murphy pondered for a while and then ordered to the female sailor next to him: "Go and call all the guests below, and then call Dodge and Mond to move all the equipment on the ship. Go up.

We'll come back down after they fix it, just in case. "

"Grell and Santo, you two stay down there and make sure to heal our little baby."

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the three people quickly walked out of the cockpit and went to perform their respective tasks.

"How do we get up?"

Standing at the front of the deck, Kahn looked at the steel ship wall in front of him that was tens of meters high and as smooth as a road, and asked everyone's doubts.

Turning around, Murphy pointed to the long metal bracket standing high behind the tugboat: "Use this."

"Ladder?"

As a former firefighter, Ramsey was extremely familiar with the metal bracket in front of him.

"Not exactly."

With a proud smile, Murphy introduced: "This is a carrying ladder that I bought from a decommissioned fire truck at a large price and specially modified for these big guys.

It can extend up to 40 meters and bear a load of [-] kilograms. "

"Amazing." Lambci gave a thumbs up.

"Moraine and I will take the lead later, and you will form a group of four."

After putting on his own exploration equipment and waiting for Santos to control the loading ladder, Murphy arranged the boarding plan and specifically told Kahn and other ordinary passengers: "After arriving on the deck of the Antonia, everyone should not disperse. Let’s act together!

We don’t know the structure of this ship, let alone whether there is any hidden danger, so it’s better to be cautious. "

"We understand."

Pulling out the folding spear from his waist, Kahn nodded solemnly.

After four trips, the transport ladder sent Kahn and his team to the black-lighted steel behemoth in front of them.

After Dodge and Mond had transported all the equipment on the ship, Murphy waved his hand and began a preliminary exploration of the ship.

"Forty years of rust have made the deck very dangerous and we walked in single file."

"Dodge, you and Mond go check the bridge on both sides."

"Stay alert and watch your step!"

Under the leadership of Murphy, an experienced captain, everyone followed suit and successfully passed through the deck on the bow that was corroded by time and arrived at a relatively well-preserved area.

Using a strong flashlight, he carefully examined the rust-stained main building of the cruise ship in front of him. Morien looked obsessed: "She has been somewhat damaged in the past 40 years, but she is still so beautiful."

"The superstructure is very intact and there are no signs of damage."

"The stern of the boat is a little deformed and the lifeboat is missing."

At the same time, the sailors who went to investigate on both sides also reported what they had discovered.

"Are you sure there are no survivors, Murphy?"

"No."

When Murphy hesitated, Kahn gave the answer with an extremely sure tone.

As early as the first time he saw this behemoth, his super senses were fully activated.

During these ten minutes, no human heartbeat or breathing was heard.

"How did you know for sure?"

Moraine looked over suspiciously.

"Kahn first..."

Jennifer was about to explain to the group what was extraordinary about this handsome blond boy, but she was held down by Lambie's shoulders.

Seeing her father's old face swaying from side to side, Bai Fumei closed her mouth knowingly.

Without answering the question, Kahn looked at the most calm old captain with a solemn expression, and pointedly said: "Don't you think the appearance of this ship is a little strange?"

Being reminded by the other party, Murphy suddenly got excited, and the excitement and excitement of discovering the Antonia was instantly replaced by panic.

Sensing something unusual about this man who was also his father and friend, Morien's expression changed slightly and he hurriedly asked, "What did you think of?"

"Santos called me to the cockpit just now and said he found an abnormal signal ten miles away."

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Murphy took two deep breaths, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and then began to describe the abnormality of this encounter:

"I didn't see anything unusual on the radar at first glance, but half a minute later, the image of the ship suddenly appeared five miles away.

Then three miles, two miles.

In less than five seconds, it coincided with our location. "

"If the Antonia had really hit it at this speed, we would probably not have any bones left."

After a pause, Murphy continued: "At first, the excitement of discovering this treasure went to my head. I thought that since we are still alive and well, there must be something wrong with the radar."

"But, now that I think about it carefully, there are too many strange things about the appearance of the Antonia."

"You know, although I am usually economical, I never skimp on equipment such as radar, which is crucial to our life safety. I use the best that can be bought on the market."

"Logically speaking, this abnormal situation should not occur."

"Besides, even without turning on a strong searchlight, it's impossible for Santos not to be able to spot such a large cruise ship using only moonlight and ordinary searchlights."

"No lights, no passengers and no crew."

After the captain finished speaking, Dylan, an old sailor, couldn't help but murmured: "I suddenly have an ominous premonition."

In order to avoid causing greater panic, he did not express his guess.

"Then what should we do?"

Moraine awaited his captain's decision.

Murphy made a quick decision: "Call Dodge and Mond back, we are abandoning this ship!

Now, go back to the deck, wait for Greer to repair our treasure, and then go back immediately and get out of this hellish place! "

Hearing this, Kahn couldn't help but glance at the captain who was over fifty years old.

Even if sold for scrap metal, the cruise ship could fetch millions of dollars.

This old man, who seemed to be in a bad financial situation, could actually resist the greed in his heart and give up the "duck" that he put on his lips.

"Hey! Old guy, what's going on?"

Back on the deck, Dodge said, "We've only explored half of it, why did you call us back?"

"Something's not right."

Ignoring the dissatisfaction of the two good buddies, Murphy changed the subject and told another story: "Have you ever heard of a ship called the 'Mary Shearers'?"

Looking at the expressions of several people, Murphy already knew the answer: "It was a brig that was loaded with a cargo of cotton during the Civil War and sailed from Charleston to London.

Two months after its voyage, when fishermen in Tripoli (the capital of Libya) discovered it, it was moving at a speed of twelve knots in a breeze. "

"Something was wrong, but the fishermen didn't know it at the time, so they got on the boat."

"Do you know what they found?"

Kahn raised his eyebrows: "What?"

"Nothing at all!"

He deliberately emphasized his tone, and Murphy's face became more and more gloomy: "There are no passengers, no sailors, no captain, and no distress signal. It's exactly like the ship we meet now."

"In the 59 days after the end of the logbook, it sailed more than 7000 kilometers alone at sea, successfully passed through the reef-filled Strait of Gibraltar, and withstood the storm surge in the Mediterranean..."

Elena frowned slightly, feeling an inexplicable chill on her back: "What do you want to say?"

Jack, who had been silent all the way, suddenly spoke up and gave the first answer: "A ghost ship."

"Hey, do you smell anything?"

Dodge has always scoffed at such spooky legends: "I smell shit."

After working at sea for seven or eight years, he had heard countless legends about ghost ships, sea monsters, and mermaids, but he had never actually seen any of them.

"Hahaha~"

Everyone also laughed at the other party's humorous words, and the tense atmosphere eased a lot.

"I've spent more time at sea than you have, and I've seen a lot of things you can't even imagine."

Among the more than ten people, only a few people such as Kahn and Dylan did not laugh. Murphy's face became even more serious and he sternly scolded his crew: "There are countless 'Mary Shearers' in the history of navigation!

Facing this mysterious sea, always be in awe! "

"Understood, old man."

Dodge was clearly unimpressed.

Next, everyone found a relatively clean place to sit down, chatting while waiting for Greer below to repair the tugboat.

While she was indulging in the stories of her own experiences told by several adults, Wanda suddenly felt a vague sense of peeping coming from behind.

The person she is now is not the person she was a few months ago.

Butler Cinder specifically told her that as a magician, when faced with the prompts of the sixth sense, one would rather believe that they are present than that they are not.

Thinking of this, the little witch immediately turned around and saw a white shadow flashing around the corner of the rear deck.

"Lord Count."

Feeling the pulling force from his sleeves, Kahn turned to look at the little witch beside him: "What's wrong?"

After glancing at the other people who were in great interest, the little witch stood up silently, leaned into the ear of the man she trusted most, and whispered: "I just saw a white figure over there."

"you sure?"

"Yes." Wanda nodded seriously.

After pondering for a moment, Kahn patted the back of the little witch's smooth jade hand and whispered: "I'm here, don't be afraid."

"As for the rest, just pretend you didn't see it."

"If you sense danger coming, you must alert me as soon as possible."

"I see."

Nodding, Wanda sat back as if nothing had happened.

However, they no longer paid attention to the popular anecdotes, but focused all their attention on the darkness behind them.

"...We finally escaped from the cannibal tribe on that island. Unexpectedly, we broke into the lair of a lizard the size of a car again. This time Clark and I..."

"Zi——Captain, can you hear me?"

Murphy was dancing, and as the story was about to reach high dynasty, a slightly tired male voice suddenly sounded from the walkie-talkie on his body, accompanied by a harsh sound of electricity.

Everyone was silent and looked nervously at the old captain with a solemn face.

Pulling out the walkie-talkie from his waist, Murphy said bluntly: "Grel? Is my baby repaired?"

"Fortunately, the damage has been repaired. As long as the seeping water is drained, we can start sailing again."

"You can come down first."

Hearing the news, everyone looked happy.

I couldn't wait to get up and walk towards the area I just came up from, wanting to leave this weird cruise ship as soon as possible.

"Hey! Be careful and don't go too fast."

Seeing this, Murphy had to give a warning to avoid any surprises at the last minute.

Everyone consciously slowed down and returned along the original path to the pile of equipment, which was the original landing point.

"Santos, raise the carrying ladder and take us down."

"Okay, head."

In the expectant eyes of everyone, the carrying ladder slowly rose, getting closer and closer.

"Lord Count!"

Just when the carrying ladder was only a few meters away from them, Wanda's expression suddenly changed, and she quickly retreated while shouting.

After receiving the warning from the little witch, Kahn's expression changed slightly, and he grabbed Elena and the energetic guy next to him without hesitation, and jumped back.

The next moment...

'Boom! '

With a deafening explosion, the firelight dispersed the surrounding darkness, and the more than 20-meter-long Arctic Warrior collapsed into countless fragments and shot around.

Unprepared, the people standing at the edge of the deck were instantly swept away by the blast of air and fell onto the deck behind.

"Grel!" "Santos!" "No!"...

Ignoring the pain in his body, Murphy and other crew members crawled to the edge of the ship's side. When they saw the wreckage of the ship, which was burning with fire and slowly sinking into the sea, they all let out heartbreaking sounds. The wail of the lungs.

Morien and Dodge wanted to jump down to rescue their companions who might have survived, but they were stopped by Dylan and others with quick eyesight and quick hands.

Staring at the two broken pieces of wreckage, Lambci looked gloomy and advised: "It is impossible for anyone to survive an explosion of this level."

"Damn it! Richard tried so hard to escape from the Poseidon, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't..."

For a moment, Chris inevitably felt a sense of sadness.

Because his right leg was blown off in the initial impact, Richard, the engineer, did not come up with the others, but stayed on the Arctic Warrior to recuperate.

After Murphy and his crew calmed down a little, Ramchi immediately looked at the unharmed blond man, waiting for the other person to make up his mind: "What should we do now?"

"Wait until daybreak..."

'Boom! '

Before Kahn could finish his words, a roar not much smaller than the previous explosion exploded above his head.

Everyone was so frightened that their breathing stagnated. Elena and several other frightened birds even lay down directly on the deck.

Kahn was speechless for a while.

It was just thunder, but was the reaction so big?