Under the gray sky is the ocean with a faint blue light. The Sky Eye is as small as a sampan, rising and falling among the waves.
Buzzing…
On the deck, there was a lively scene.
The mechanical arm buzzed and slowly raised the steel cable from the deep sea a hundred meters below. The captain, who had been waiting for a long time, was a little impatient and urged: "Speed up the progress, the time is limited, we can't delay any longer!"
"Before the news of [the God of Death]'s appearance has spread, we must return to Kyushu as soon as possible to prevent anyone and forces from taking advantage of it."
When these words were spoken, no one thought there was anything wrong with them.
Perhaps from the moment he learned about the [God of Death], the Sky Eye had no intention of returning the property to its original owner.
How can you be willing to hand over such power to others?
Even if the other party is the previous owner of [Death], they cannot shake their decision.
Times have long since changed. The so-called king is just a frog in the well who has long been in power. The ignorant people believe in him like the sun and the moon. How can they imagine the situation thousands of years later?
The value of [the God of Death] can only be realized in the hands of people. If its power can be put into the world, why should it be afraid of the so-called gods and ghosts?
"Come out, come out!"
In order to avoid decompression, the diving bell, which had been stagnant underwater for a long time, finally arrived belatedly despite repeated calls.
Buzzing…
In the waves, the entire bell body slowly emerged from the water, and several streams of water flowed down along its outline. The crowd suddenly burst into cheers, as if welcoming a hero.
After re-landing on the deck, several wet divers climbed out of the entrance of the bell top one after another, and the leader was holding a strange-looking box in his hand.
"Is this the box that contains [the God of Death]?"
The captain, who was wearing protective clothing, reached out to take it and looked at it carefully.
Although it has square edges and corners, the overall outline is irregular, like a child's work.
What's even more surprising is its material.
The captain had heard reports from divers before, saying that the surface of the box looked like human flesh and blood.
Now it seems that it is true.
"But can it really be opened?"
After checking it from all angles, the captain did not find any keyhole or cover line to open it. This made him have difficulty and had to hand the box to Professor Lu.
Professor Lu picked up the box, put it close to his ear through a layer of protective clothing, and shook it vigorously.
"..."
There is no sound.
"It seems that just looking at it is useless. If you want to know the inside of the box, you can only scan it with the device."
Professor Lu stopped what he was doing and looked at the others: "Everyone, if you don't mind, can you allow me to take it to the laboratory?"
This normally normal research request seemed to have changed at this time, causing the atmosphere to suddenly drop to freezing point.
There was an uncomfortable silence for a long time before someone said leisurely: "... then leave it to Professor Lu."
"I hope that this millennium farce can be concluded as soon as possible."
"certainly."
Professor Lu nodded and walked towards the laboratory on the middle floor. Behind him, several specialists with guns and ammunition suddenly appeared, following closely.
"Where is that person?"
The captain's eyes narrowed slightly and he suddenly asked.
What he asked was naturally Gao Yi.
The latter came to this sea area, obviously with the intention of getting the [God of Death]. How could he just let go of such uncertain factors?
"Captain, he seems to be no longer on the assault boat." The commissioner held up his binoculars and reported.
"Not there? Then it will be ruined." The captain said lightly.
"yes."
After a while, a scream came.
The black shadow fell from the sky, hit the undulating assault boat, and set off a column of water rising into the sky.
"Without the ship, no matter who you are, you can stay here with peace of mind."
The Sky Eye set sail amidst the roar, and the waves it raised pushed the wreckage far away.
…
"Ah Shen!"
"Ah Shen!"
On the endless sea, Gao Yi was fluttering back and forth with a swimming ring between his legs, constantly calling Ah Shen's name, looking anxious.
After entering the Homecoming, the connection between the camera and the terminal went up and down. The last scene Gao Yi saw was the scene of the diver discovering the box.
Immediately afterwards, all the scenes disappeared, and Ah Shen did not show up.
Originally, he thought something had happened in the Homecoming, but the safely returned diving bell undoubtedly dispelled this speculation. Gao Yi had to shift his attention from the Homecoming itself to Ah Shen.
Something happened to it!
"If it were anywhere else, I could have carried out rescue, but why did it have to be underwater?!"
After calling for help to no avail, Gao Yi was extremely upset: "If I had known better, I would have made one more special painting of the diving suit. At least I could have tried harder and wouldn't be like now..."
Before he finished speaking, a fish head suddenly emerged from in front of him and asked doubtfully: "Mr. Gao, what did you say?"
"A Shen?!"
Gao Yi was a little surprised and quickly rubbed his bald head: "Why did you suddenly lose news? I thought something happened to you..."
"Mr. Gao, something did happen."
Ah Shen explained seriously: "I suspect that I have suffered cognitive distortions."
"Cognitive distortion?"
Gao Yi's expression changed slightly: "Tell me more specifically."
Ah Shen began to tell.
"After entering the Homecoming first, I conducted a carpet search throughout the cabin, but unfortunately, no clues about the box were found."
"Just when I thought the information was wrong, the group from the Sky Eye arrived."
"They have some misunderstandings. When they first arrived on the Homecoming, they seemed to be possessed and headed in one direction..."
"There was a room there, a very prominent room that I had no recollection of, and they found the box in it."
"It does sound fishy."
"Mr. Gao, didn't you ask me why there was suddenly no news? In fact, when the group found the box, I had already decided to rob it!"
"But when I took a step forward, the scene in front of me suddenly changed. I came to another room, and all the people and boxes before had disappeared!"
"What?"
Gao Yi thought of "Seven Wonders of Campus" and the infinite corridors he encountered in that misty ice and snow festival.
Was Ah Shen being played by some unknown force like himself?
"A few minutes later, the surrounding environment changed again. I was standing at the entrance of the room where the box was found, and the people inside had already left with their things."
"Then what happens next?" Gao Yi thought of the most crucial point.
"After? After they left with the box, it never happened again."
"So the answer is clear, the problem is the box."
Gao Yi looked at the retreating back of the Sky Eye and stroked his wet bangs: "...But isn't it a container for storing [the God of Death]? Besides death, how can it interfere with cognition?" (End of Chapter)
