Chapter 63: 096's Revenge

Three seconds after the clown mask rolled into the woods, the entire camp exploded.

"My mistress, the captain's mask is actually alive!"

"Should...or let's go back..."

"Mr. Charles, can I get into your pocket? I'm a little afraid."

"Quiet!!" Charles' voice overwhelmed everything, and he looked at his crew members with a frown. Are you scared like this??"

Seeing the discussion stop, Charles looked at the time on his watch with an indifferent face, and said to them: "The rest is over! Now let's go!"

The quiet crew members no longer had any objections, and continued to move forward with their captain. Although they didn't say anything, their expressions were obviously tense, and their grip on the weapon became tighter.

At this time, Charles, standing at the front of the crowd, was thinking about the same question as his crew, why 096 suddenly came alive.

That thing has been beside him for a while, and it has been worn on his face countless times, and it has never shown any signs of life.

"Could it be because of this island? Does it have some kind of connection with this island?" Charles thought of this, and looked into the darkness between the trees, but saw nothing.

"If you want me to say, this is a good thing. It means that we have found the right place. The weirder the place, the more benefits. On the contrary, there is no danger, so there is no benefit at all." Richard interjected in his mind.

Charles didn't respond, he turned his head to the doctor who was being supported by Dipper and Frey and said, "How is it, doctor, is your wound okay?"

"Hmph, if it's really for my own good, I should be allowed to stay on the boat. When I made an appointment with me, I didn't say that I would explore the island." The doctor took out a metal jug and took a big gulp.

Seeing his confident appearance, Charles felt that the injury should be nothing to him.

As the crowd slowly moved forward, the surrounding environment began to change. The woods that needed to be opened became shorter, and outside the woods were large ruins overgrown with weeds.

The ruins are very large, equivalent to a small town, and the ruins covered with large vines look extremely desolate.

The crew could only see part of the ruins in the firelight, but Charles, who had night vision, could see more. In the darkness, the collapsed buildings stared at everyone like crawling spiders.

No matter how glorious they were in the past, the traces of human beings can only be gradually covered up by weeds and woods.

Charles stopped for a moment, and then continued to move forward. No matter who the owner of these ruins was, time took everything away.

"There seems to be the sound of water, did you hear it?" Charles suddenly said, but seeing the puzzled faces of his crew, he didn't say anything and continued to move forward.

"Mr. Charles! There is really water! My friend and I can smell it!" Lily ran to Charles' shoulder and twitched her little nose. "And it's still fresh water!"

Upon hearing fresh water, all the crew immediately became excited, they understood what this message represented.

Charles walked over following the louder sound of water, and soon in the center of the ruins, a bunch of old machines covered with red embroidery appeared in front of him, and the sound of water came from under those machines.

"Give me the dynamite."

There was a loud "boom", and the already decayed machine was bounced away by the gunpowder. Everyone put their heads into the black hole under the machine to look.

The torch tumbled and fell into the hole. Under the light of the fire, a flowing underground river appeared in front of everyone.

When Di Pu couldn't wait to drink the water, he said with an extremely excited expression: "Captain! It's really fresh water! This island is a living island!!"

Hearing this news, the crew members cheered with great excitement, and their fiery enthusiasm could almost be dispersed by the surrounding darkness.

They live a stable life, but joining the exploration ship and fighting with their lives is for this day.

A new island is explored, the captain can become the governor, and each crew member will be promoted in class. They will no longer have to go to sea, but become superiors, just like those nobles living in the center of the island.

Charles was not that excited. His goals were inconsistent with those of his crew, and the search for the living island was just incidental.

Seeing how excited they were, Charles decided to rest first and let them calm down before going on their way.

Although a boost in morale is a good thing, an overly excited crew can be a bad thing.

At the corners of the two barely intact walls, a bonfire was lit.

The excited crew members couldn't sleep at all, and everyone was enjoying the good life in the future. In the end, Charles directly asked the doctor to prescribe the medicine, so that the crew members who were not on duty at night fell into a coma.

Charles himself didn't sleep very well either. After taking some medicine from the doctor, he also fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Charles was awakened by a strange sound, "呵~~" that sounded like a gas tank deflation.

"呵~~" The same voice sounded again.

Charles, whose brain was completely clear, tensed up instantly. The sound was none other than the sound of a human's trachea being cut.

Charles stood up abruptly, and immediately saw a thin figure holding a rusty blade to James.

Hearing the movement behind him, the figure suddenly turned his head. Under the flickering light of the fire, 096's pale face with a red nose appeared in front of Charles.

Almost subconsciously, Charles raised his gun and fired, and all the bullets in the magazine tilted towards 096's host.

The thin body was constantly retreating from the impact of the bullets, but when the gunshots stopped, it landed on all fours and quickly fled to the outside like a cheetah.

"Dipper! Tell the doctor to save him!" Charles kicked the boatswain who was scratching his neck with dim eyes, and rushed out with the black blade.

Looking at the back in the distance, Charles had a solemn expression. No matter what caused 096 to live, it obviously held a grudge against them, and it must be removed, otherwise this thing will definitely come back.

Among the ruins overgrown with weeds, two figures ran quickly, and any place where no one could stand was like walking on the ground for them. If there were other people watching from the side, this was a wonderful parkour show.

"Richard, whose body is 096 using now? Why can he run so fast after being shot in the chest?"

"Don't ask me about this, the old man's medicine made me sleep too."

The speed of the two was evenly matched, neither could outrun the other, 096 quickly rushed to the edge of the woods, and rushed straight in without hesitation.

Charles gritted his teeth and followed in an instant.