Hesta looked at the introduction board on the side, which read "Prow Image: Sleeping Alecto".
"Remember that myth? The eleven daughters of Dehe, who are Alecto's sisters, were exiled by Ebay in the Sea of Void, flying and roaring all day long, setting off huge waves... Voyager Always harboring the fear of being buried in the belly of a fish, they yearn for storms and are afraid of storms, so they hang the bust of Alecto on the bow of the ship as a warning to the eleven witches who are making trouble..."
"What is the warning?" Hesta looked up at the ivory statue, "'Your sister is in my hands'? Or 'We are in the same group as Alecto'?"
"Then who knows."
"...This is so strange," Hesta said softly, "If I were the eleven daughters at sea and saw this statue from a distance, wouldn't my normal reaction be to rush to the ship immediately? Wait until I find it He's just a puppet, shouldn't all my anger be vented on this ship... A sleeping Alecto can't protect the ship."
Anna also looked at Alecto's sleeping face, "It could also be, 'Don't provoke me, don't forget why you got to where you are today'."
Hesta frowned. She was about to ask a question when she suddenly heard a huge explosion and the ground shook.
The three people immediately came to the corridor near the window. There were some panicked sounds in the distance. People were shouting "fire, fire", and the sound was about four to five hundred meters away.
Thick black smoke rose from the helipad in the direction of the ship's bow. The violent explosion caused the ground of the helipad to be blown through, revealing the empty observation cafe underneath. Crew members were constantly evacuated from all decks - obviously, every passenger on the cruise ship felt the shock.
"Explosion..." Hesta looked at the explosion point in disbelief, "Are these people serious?"
"It's all crazy."
About half a minute later, a man's voice approached from the direction of the museum entrance, "Is anyone else here? There's a fire. Evacuate! Evacuate!"
Rico quickly turned Hesta's wheelchair around.
"Where do you two want to go now? Anyway, don't think about going back to your room for now."
"Let's find a place to hide first." Hesta looked towards the aisle with a "No Passage" sign not far away, "Over there."
…
Near the tarmac, the pre-prepared fire-fighting team has pointed the water pipes in the direction of the fire, ready to control the fire at any time.
Gobelin looked at the scene of the incident, supplemented by a telescope from time to time to observe the details - Chiba did not appear near the accident site from beginning to end.
This is really a good omen, which shows that Chiba is somewhat suspicious of the riots taking place outside at this moment.
The only thing that needs to be dealt with next is Rico next to Hesta.
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"It seems they all came well prepared." Rico leaned on the ground, "There are at least eight people."
At the moment, they are hiding in a simple office on the second floor of the Aviation Museum. The desks here are piled with paperwork, but there is no one here today.
Hesta's face was solemn, "...if they were all Thorn Monks, they would basically be out in force, but what do they want to do? Don't they know you are here too?"
"Perhaps he was bewitched by Roboglier, thinking that he could really take advantage with his numerical advantage," Rico smiled, "Especially since you and Anna both have limited mobility."
Hesta pinched the armrest of her wheelchair anxiously.
"Anna, where is Zero now, and why did she leave you alone?"
"Zero has her own things to do." Anna replied.
"Is there any way I can contact her?"
Rico turned around, "What do you want to do?"
"Hurry and get Zero to come and pick up Anna." Hesta whispered, "It's too dangerous for her to follow us like this."
Rico tilted her head in confusion. She stretched out her hand and drew a line on her chest - Zero's head was almost there.
"...Are you talking about that little girl?"
"Um."
"You are really confused, Jane, how can you let a child come over at this time... Anna didn't receive it by then, and something happened to her."
"She simply -" Hesta raised her head and met Anna's meaningful gaze, "...forget it."
Rico still listened carefully to the ground.
"Wait... they stopped. It seems like no one is coming towards us... they seem to be quarreling?" Rico frowned, "I think I heard a girl's voice..."
"Girl?"
"...Is it Agnes? She looks a bit like her," Rico listened for a while, "Yes, it must be Agnes. When her voice rises, it sounds like a dolphin..."
"What are you arguing about?"
"Can't hear you clearly." Li Ge whispered, "Want to go out and take a look."
As soon as this whisper came out, she and Hesta shook their heads at the same time - no matter what, the three of them must not be separated at this moment.
"But we can't stay here forever," Hesta looked around, "we still have to find a way to evacuate to other places..."
Before Hesta finished speaking, a shrill roar came from downstairs, which was mixed with anger and fear, followed by a row of dense gunshots - multiple rounds of automatic rifle fire. Even though every gun here is equipped with a silencer, the sudden fire is still loud.
Ten seconds later, the gunshots stopped and all the quarrels stopped. Hesta and Rico's eyes widened at the same time. To some extent, they could imagine what was happening downstairs at this moment.
"...Can you still hear Agnes's voice?"
Rico listened carefully, but in the end he could only shake his head in vain.
"The crowd dispersed." Rico listened, "But they didn't go far, they seemed to start to act separately..."
Recalling what happened in the cabin corridor at noon today, Hestad felt a little belatedly, "There must be a personal grudge between her and Bree, and it may endanger Meyer's safety..."
"Hush, someone might be coming up."
Rico jumped up from the ground and quickly moved Hesta and Anna's wheelchairs to the wall away from the door.
Hesta also heard the footsteps of the two people - the two people were not very vigilant and their footsteps were loose, but they always maintained a posture of one behind the other and cooperated with each other.
"Is anyone there?" they asked.
No one answered.
One of them walked to the door, and through the crack in the door, Rico saw the shadow cast by the man's feet. She glanced sideways at the open window not far away and moved her fingers gently - if the two of them threw something in later, she would immediately pick it up and throw it out the window.
The man outside the door tried to twist the doorknob. After discovering that the door was locked, he took two steps back, and Rico immediately arched his back...
However, what happened next was really unbelievable - only two "bang bang" gunshots were heard, and the man outside the door screamed and fell to the ground. His companion ran over in a panic and asked what was wrong. The man was in so much pain that he could not say a word.
In the room, Rico narrowed his eyes.
This person...couldn't have just pointed the gun at the door lock and shot it.
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