"A cruise ship is a closed environment, and anything weird that happens is like pressure accumulating inside it, which cannot be released..."
"Since we cannot solve this source by dispelling the curse, then as long as the emerald necklace can be taken out of this closed environment, its danger will also be diluted..."
This is Sean's idea.
However, he did not have high hopes for this plan.
So, rather than sighing with relief, Sean felt more like he was waiting.
During this time, the group returned to Solomon's room.
Ivan closed his eyes and felt the pigeon's senses.
Others waited in silence.
After a while, Ivan opened his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Sean almost rushed to Ivan.
Ivan sighed and shook his head slightly: "The necklace disappeared."
Sure enough... Sean's heart tightened.
Although he knew that things would not be that simple, when implementing this plan, Sean still hoped that a miracle would happen.
However, it turns out that the necklace is bound by certain rules and will not leave the ship.
"Where did the necklace go?" Solomon asked in horror.
Sean gritted his teeth and followed the previous arrangement, assigning Evan and Moonlight to take Solomon and the crew members to different places, while he took Olivia to the deck.
The necklace did not emit spiritual power, so they could only search and find it through physical means.
Before using the carrier pigeon to take away the necklace, Sean had thought of the current situation.
It was a terrible thing for the necklace to disappear again, but he had to try this plan.
"If you find out where the necklace is, grab it and find a way to notify me!" Sean shouted.
The so-called "finding a way to notify" is nothing more than using the Explorer Poker to communicate.
However, Sean still has to maintain his identity as a mysterious reporter, so he cannot explain it in front of the crowd.
While running, Sean diffused the ectoplasm and tried to monitor the sounds within a certain range.
At the same time, he began to write the known rules involving emerald necklaces in the divine root space:
When not worn, the necklace attracts the wearer to wear it. If the holder refuses to wear it, the necklace will randomly attract people around to snatch it;
After wearing the necklace, the wearer's appearance, personality and memory will transform into Vivian. People around her will randomly have murderous intentions towards her. The longer Vivian survives, the stronger her murderous intention becomes and the more people she affects (doubtful);
During the voyage, the necklace is protected by certain rules and cannot be discarded, destroyed or sealed;
There is a certain pattern in the effect of the necklace on the people around it: it affects those with the weakest mental strength first. If the people around you have strong mental power, this rule will still take effect, but people with strong mental power can resist its influence to a certain extent. However, it is only a matter of time before this resistance collapses;
Whenever a Vivian dies, there will be a countdown mark on the palm of her left hand. However, what will happen after the countdown reaches zero is still unknown.
…
After writing down the rules one by one, Sean's thinking became clearer.
Looking at these rules, he kept deducing various situations in his mind. Gradually, a trace of despair emerged in his heart:
“As long as the necklace remains on board, its fascination with people’s hearts will not cease.
"And we simply can't make it go away... This is simply an endless loop that cannot be broken!"
He discovered that even though his team had good soul strength and combat capabilities, they seemed not to be afraid of powerful enemies...
However, when the opponent is a mysterious item that cannot be classified and cannot be understood...
When the battle unfolds in a strange way...
Sean no longer had the confidence to win, and instead had a trace of uncertainty about the future.
To combat the demagoguery, Sean's team doesn't have enough tools to deal with it.
In the inner pocket, there was no news about the Explorer playing cards.
He and Olivia had arrived at the deck area where the crowds were the most dense.
The search areas assigned by Sean were all places with dense crowds, because his intuition led him to believe that if the necklace was to reappear on the ship, it would definitely be in a crowded place.
This is just like the philosophy of fishing - you should set the hook where there are more fish!
At this time, the sky was still blue, and the warm sunshine was shining on people.
Sarah's family has disappeared, but there are still many people relaxing on the deck.
"Where is it?" Sean's spiritual strings have been stretched to the limit, and his spiritual essence is sweeping around unscrupulously...
"Where?!" The laughter and laughter around him sounded a bit harsh to Sean's ears. He needed to concentrate!
"Where on earth?!"
Amid the noise of the crowd, Sean heard the voices of a group of little girls.
Accompanied by the rhythmic tapping sound, they were chanting something in unison:
“…Oh, poor Elaine, people are going to kill her.
The sixth Elaine was stabbed with a knife.
The fifth Elaine was shot to death.
The fourth Elaine was hanged from the mast..."
The sixth one, Elaine, was stabbed?
Sean turned towards the direction of the sound as if his whole body was electrified.
He saw four or five little girls dancing with rubber bands. While the little girl in the middle in a blue dress was dancing, they were singing a weird nursery rhyme at the same time.
Sean walked over slowly, focusing on them, and listened to the entire nursery rhyme:
“Oh, poor Elaine.
She wanted to go home after being away from home for many years.
Got on a big ship.
People on the ship coveted her birthday gifts,
In order to possess her forever, she chose to kill her.
Oh, poor Elaine, people are going to kill her.
The sixth Elaine was stabbed with a knife.
The fifth Elaine was shot to death.
The fourth Elaine was hanged from the mast.
The third Elaine was pushed into the sea.
The second Elaine drank the poison.
The last Elaine, she was eaten.
Oh, poor Elaine, people ate her up.
Being at sea, no one could bury her.
The last Elaine died, and the ship served as her grave.
Sunk at the bottom of the ocean.
The people ate her, and the fish ate the people.
Oh, poor Elaine.
She wanted to go home after being away from home for many years.
She boarded a big ship..."
There is no doubt that the story of "poor Elaine" in the nursery rhyme is happening on this ship.
However, the unfortunate person in the nursery rhyme was named Elaine, but in reality, it was Vivian who was killed repeatedly.
Not only that, Sean also discovered that this is a nursery rhyme that can be repeated endlessly.
After the little girls read "The fish ate the people again", they added a new sentence "Poor Elaine", and then continued from the beginning. Elaine boarded a big ship again...
It seems like this is an endless cycle.
"Deadly loop..." Sean muttered, and then in order to prevent his mind from falling into some abyss, he shook his head violently, forcing himself to continue exploring...
In order not to scare the little girls, Sean tried his best to calm down all the emotions welling up in his heart.
He wiped his sweat, took a few deep breaths, and walked to the little girls as naturally as possible.
He wanted to smile, but couldn't.
His voice was dry but as gentle as possible, he asked: "Girls, who taught you this nursery rhyme you recite?"
