Yang Yi’s gaze swept over the five human heads.He quickly noticed a common detail—each neck had been severed with a single, clean cut, as if by a sharp blade.He stared for a few seconds, and his mind flashed back to the half-werewolf camp.He had found plenty of human bones there—but strangely few skulls.At first, he thought those half-werewolves might have simply lost them, but now it was clear: those corpses never had heads to begin with.Because some kind of creature had deliberately collected them all.He scanned the room carefully with his Third Eye, finding no danger—only a few scattered footprints left not too long ago.That meant other players had been here before, and most likely, the Holy Casket had been discovered aboard this very ship.Using his Spiderweb Gloves, Yang Yi climbed into the room without making much noise.The instant he landed, he assumed a guarded stance—gun in his left hand, Sea Serpent’s Fang in his right, body tense and ready for an ambush.But nothing stirred inside. Not even an insect.He immediately began searching; after all, the Third Eye’s duration was limited—he had to fully survey the ship within eight minutes.[Name: Preserved Head Jar][Description: A human head preserved through special means, allowing long-term storage—especially the brain, which remains fixed at the moment of preservation.]“A brain in a jar...?” Yang Yi felt a chill crawl down his spine.Aside from the head jars, there was nothing else suspicious in the room.He didn’t linger—he moved on to explore the next one.Because of the ship’s tilt, he couldn’t enter normally, and had to climb his way through.After confirming the next room was safe, he pulled himself inside.This one was different. The floor was littered with broken glass and dark stains—marks still visible even after all this time.He looked around and realized the fragments came from shattered containers and instruments.A few glass jars remained mostly intact, each holding an unidentifiable object suspended in murky liquid.Yang Yi examined a few of them.[Name: Decayed, Melted Human Heart][Description: Polluted from long-term storage. This heart has lost all value.][Name: Decayed, Melted Human Eyeball][Description: Polluted from long-term storage. This eyeball has lost all value.][Name: Decayed, Melted Human Brain][Description: Polluted from long-term storage. This brain has lost all value.][Name: Decayed Human Right Foot][Description: Polluted from long-term storage. This foot has begun to rot.]Every jar contained human organs.The more he looked, the more familiar they seemed—just like the witch’s laboratory, though that one had contained organs from aberrations.He immediately understood.“There’s a witch on this ship? And she’s been experimenting on humans?”He frowned but didn’t stay long—time was running out.He climbed out and moved toward the main hold.Even though it was only half a ship, the interior was vast—bigger than the Nyxstar itself.Below, he saw three rooms lined up side by side—the center one larger than the rest.Yang Yi followed the tilted deck and descended carefully.Halfway down, he spotted a fixed white platform.Though ages had passed, the platform showed no sign of decay—only a thick layer of dust.Touching it, he realized the material was °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° the same as the Holy Casket’s—it had likely once rested here.He continued downward into the bottom deck, entering the largest room first.It was damp, with two rows of weapon racks.The floor was scattered with rusted armor and weapons.Each piece of armor bore a spherical, radiant insignia in its center.[Name: Holy Order Knight’s Armor (Damaged)][Description: Standard armor of the Radiant Church’s knights, capable of emitting faint light in darkness. This piece has long rusted beyond repair—no recovery value.][Name: Holy Order Knight’s Sword (Damaged)][Description: Standard longsword of the Radiant Church’s knights, capable of emitting faint light in darkness. This piece has long rusted beyond repair—no recovery value.][Name: Holy Order Knight’s Shield (Damaged)][Description: Standard shield of the Radiant Church’s knights, capable of emitting faint light in darkness. This piece has long rusted beyond repair—no recovery value.]Yang Yi took a quick glance—everything was worthless—then left the room for the one next door.This room was entirely different.It had a bed, furniture—signs someone had once lived here.A thick layer of dust covered everything, the furniture was decayed, meaning whoever it was hadn’t returned in ages.The fresher footprints were clearly left by players—one trail even had bloodstains, stopping beside the bed, as if someone had rested there for a while.Yang Yi examined the bed closely, finding beneath it a badly damaged piece of parchment.The writing was blurred and in a strange language he couldn’t read.[Discovered: Common Human Language][You can learn this for 500 Conch Coins.]The system log popped up.Yang Yi didn’t hesitate—he paid and instantly understood the words.“Praise the Radiance for its guidance!”“A few days ago, we received a report—a massacre occurred in... (illegible). A mad one-eyed man killed his adulterous wife and her lover, and everyone nearby.”“His power was immense; his left eye alone covered nearly half his face...”“We purified him with holy fire!”“Following the trail, we found a witch in hiding!”“To capture her, we lost one knight and two squires—they were brave souls. We buried them with honor...”“Only the vile, evil witch remained! We would take her to the Holy Capital, where she would learn the weight of her sins—but God would not forgive her...”There were stains in the middle section—unreadable.“...Tragedy struck. A sea tornado followed our ship! Damn it, this curse must have been summoned by the witch!”“...The ship was torn apart, cast from the sky. Most perished—we buried them, praying their souls return to the Radiant Goddess’s embrace...”“Damn it—the witch’s foul vessel carried disease! Some began to burn with fever, fur sprouting across their faces. Holy Water could not cleanse this evil affliction...”“They went mad—tearing at everything in sight! Captain Will and I killed the lunatics, leaving only the two of us alive...”“...That witch should be tied to the stake! Before all the citizens of the Holy Capital, we will redeem her soul with sacred instruments and purify her flesh with holy flame!”“...”“Seven days have passed. This island is barren. With only Will and me, repairing the ship is impossible.”“Captain Will has decided to take the spare boat and seek rescue. I agreed—Radiance will guide him, he will succeed!”“My task is to guard the Holy Casket—to ensure the evil within can never escape. Time is on my side.”“...”“Hair is growing on my face... my teeth are sharper... and I’ve begun craving the flesh of my fallen comrades... perhaps I’ve already eaten them.”“I’m awake less and less often, but I won’t forget my duty. I will make sure this ship remains undisturbed—that the Holy Casket stays sealed.”“The Holy Order will come for me. Then, I will finally rest.”“Radiance eternal! Order eternal!”The handwriting grew more erratic near the end—the writer’s mind clearly collapsing.Yang Yi frowned deeply.He had been wrong.This ship didn’t belong to a witch—it belonged to the Holy Order of Knights.Their mission had been to hunt heretics. But during their journey escorting a captured witch, disaster struck at sea.Still... could the Holy Casket really contain a living person?Yang Yi doubted it.It was far too bulky and cumbersome—he hadn’t even brought it aboard, leaving it hidden among the shrubs outside the ship.At that moment, a woman’s voice suddenly spoke behind him.“I was only gone long enough to have a meal… and I come back to find a little thief sneaking in—and you even killed my watchdog.”Yang Yi’s scalp went numb.Even without turning around, his Third Eye saw it clearly—From behind the doorframe, half a head peeked out—a woman’s face, eyes tightly shut.Yang Yi didn’t hesitate.Without turning, he aimed backward and pulled the trigger of his flintlock.

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