"Bock, how come Kakin Military Academy teaches everything? And isn't this obviously not written by a normal person?"
Diya couldn't resist the urge to complain.
"No, you idiot, you didn't understand what I meant."
Pokson waved his hand anxiously and said:
“Look closely, this pile of text consists of repeated phrases of ‘Help me’ and a field that mentions your name, but there are almost no repeated handwritings within this pile of ‘Help me’.”
"Even if it's due to hand tremors or some other reason, people with normal writing habits will always have a certain pattern when writing the same characters, apart from the slight differences in the strokes."
"But these words have no pattern whatsoever; each word is like..."
Pokson was speechless for a moment, unsure how to describe it.
Having understood by now, Qiduo bluntly stated:
"It's like someone who doesn't understand the language forcibly trying to imitate what they've drawn."
In other words, the person who added these words to his diary probably didn't understand Hunter's Language at all.
What does this mean?
Dia touched her chin, unable to figure it out for a moment, so she continued reading:
"After May 4th, which is May 5th (which was skipped), I didn't update for a day. Do you remember what happened that day?"
(Bonus! I really didn't update on May 5th, 2026! You can check the table of contents to verify. Surprised? This is a huge foreshadowing.)
Qiduo and Pokson exchanged glances, pondered for a moment, and then shook their heads in unison:
"I can't remember."
"and."
Qiduo said:
"I think I haven't checked your diary since May 4th, otherwise I should have been able to find out those strange words and the disordered sentence at the end of May 4th."
Then, Qiduo extended a delicate, white finger and pointed to the spot where May 6th was:
“The word count I set for you was a minimum of 300 words. You only wrote one sentence on May 6th. I should have been able to detect that.”
"The reason is simple: I don't know why I forgot to check your diary!"
Kido's expression was like that of a mother who forgot to check her son's diary, full of regret.
"It's my fault that I only noticed such an obvious abnormality now."
Seeing this, Dia touched her decorative animal ears in a comforting manner and said:
"According to your logic, I am the biggest war criminal. After all, if I had just finished writing it and taken a look at it, I wouldn't have dragged it out until now."
As they spoke, the group had already reached the captain's cabin.
Here we can finally see other living people.
Two professional hunters in uniform stood at the door and were startled when they saw Dia walking towards them!
Last night, they were given a good beating by Dia!
Not only were everyone knocked unconscious, but Captain Mo Laowu was also knocked unconscious. When they woke up, their course had deviated by 90 degrees, which scared them half to death.
Although there is no evidence, they suspect that it was Dia who secretly changed the flight path.
However, this suspicion was ultimately shelved because no motive could be found.
"Let me in."
Dia walked to the door and, seeing that the two hunters had not yet obediently opened it, raised her fist and simply gave the order.
The two hunters were on the verge of tears. After exchanging a bewildered glance, they mustered their courage and said tremblingly:
“Mr. Dia…please don’t do this. Although we combined can’t defeat you, maintaining navigation is our duty. Please don’t…”
"Let him in."
At that moment, Mo Laowu's steady voice suddenly came from behind the door of the captain's cabin.
Upon hearing this, the two hunters breathed a sigh of relief and quickly opened the iron gate as if they had been granted a pardon.
Dia walked into the captain's cabin and looked directly at the atomic clock, which was theoretically placed directly north of the captain's cabin.
"No need to check, the time is correct. Today should be May 14th. It's 11:18:54 PM now, and it will be May 15th soon."
Mo Laowu's solemn voice rang out, drawing everyone's attention.
Dia thought to herself, "As expected," and then looked in the direction of Mo Laowu's voice.
The calm and experienced ocean hunter sat alone on the sofa, leaning forward, his face covered in cold sweat, his hands clenched tightly and trembling uncontrollably.
He looked very unwell.
Qi Duo frowned slightly and subconsciously activated the [Shadowless Lamp] ability!
In an instant, an invisible and intangible light flashed and disappeared in a flash.
'No problem...'
Qi Duo shook her head slightly, indicating that Mo Laowu had no illness or injury.
Diya immediately understood, and Mo Laowu was probably gradually realizing what was going on as well.
But merely being aware of the unease and strangeness of the past few days shouldn't have turned this determined warrior into the way he is now.
Dia narrowed her eyes slightly, then suddenly stepped forward and asked bluntly:
"Besides what happened a few days ago, has anything else happened?"
Mo Laowu was silent for a moment, then said painfully, as if squeezing the words out from between his teeth:
"We're finished, Dia."
"The guide has disappeared..."
Upon hearing this, everyone was struck dumb, staring at Mo Laowu in disbelief, and the atmosphere instantly froze!
Mo Laowu's words were practically a death sentence for this voyage!
It should be noted that the ancient routes to the Dark Continent are known only to those who guide them.
Without a guide, the entire ship's course would drift off course, especially in the vast and unmarked dark sea.
Moreover, the vastness of the Dark Seas was outrageous, which eliminated the possibility of the fleet drifting with the current to reach the shore!
The importance of a guide is evident!
Dia frowned, but remained calm:
"Tell me in detail, tell me everything you know!"
Mo Laowu suppressed his sense of powerlessness and regained some strength with the help of Diya's voice. He forced himself to stand up and walked to the lookout window of the captain's cabin.
pat.
Mo Laowu pressed a button.
Suddenly, a straight beam of intense light shot out from the ship's hull, projecting directly onto the dark sea surface and illuminating a circular area of the sea clearly.
At sea, there are only rolling waves.
"Theoretically speaking, the guide should always be 300 meters away from the bow of our ship, holding up his trident as a marker to guide the ship forward. This has been the case ever since we started taking the ancient route, but now... it has disappeared."
Mo Laowu's voice was filled with despair.
He manipulated the other joystick, swinging the projected beam of light back and forth, but couldn't find anything on the surface of the sea that was related to the Deep One.
Dia suddenly asked:
"What about the gatekeeper? If the gatekeeper is still alive, there's still time to have it summon the guide again!"
"I've already sent people to look for them, but there's still no reply. I'm not really hoping for anything..."
Mo Laowu said heavily:
"Looking back now, it was probably around four days ago, on May 11th, that I forgot to look for the guide and let the ship sail freely forward. I'm afraid that's when I stopped looking for the guide..."
"Why did this happen? This is my dereliction of duty!"
Mo Laowu's voice was filled with self-reproach.
"...It's pointless to discuss whose responsibility it is now; everyone is responsible for the current situation."
As usual, Dia offered a word of comfort, but something else was on her mind.
Yesterday, he personally turned the course of the "Purple Smoke" 90 degrees, and today everyone suddenly came to their senses.
Could it be that the change of course was the reason they broke free from their strange state a few days ago?
'The reason I regained my senses was because I changed course, and the reason I changed course was... my ripples were giving me a warning?'
Diya silently sensed the ripples within her body.
Looking back now, [Ripple Sensing] was actually an innate ability he possessed.
Neither Jonathan, Baron Zeppeli, nor Poxen and Qido, who were later taught Ripple by him, experienced a similar situation.
This innate ability to foresee danger has allowed him to escape countless crises.
The current situation seems to prove that if he doesn't make that turning move...
Will he die during the voyage?
"Old Mo, didn't I change the course yesterday? Can you predict where the original course would lead if we kept going?"
Dia suddenly spoke up and asked.
Mo Laowu was taken aback, and after a moment of contemplation, he said:
"After entering the ancient route, I made a total of 90 turns before the 11th. I remember each one clearly. Based on the initial direction, I thought I should head north."
"Is it possible to reach the Dark Continent?"
"Dia asked."
Mo Laowu shook his head, decisively rejecting the idea:
"It's not that we can't reach the Dark Continent from this direction. Theoretically, as long as we keep driving, we can reach the Dark Continent from any direction, since Lake Möbius is surrounded by the Dark Continent."
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