Zongman, start your journey to godhood by saving the heroine of anime

"this..."

Victorique's question left everyone speechless for a moment.

"But that ship is indeed the Queen Berry, which should have sunk ten years ago."

"And then there's the bloody writing that appeared on the wall less than ten seconds after the power went out, plus this eerie lounge that feels like it's been ten years in an instant. How do you explain that?"

Morris looked at Victorique, somewhat indignant that his deduction had been ridiculed by her.

"If it's not about ghosts, then tell me why so many supernatural things are happening?"

"Isn't this simple? Since it's not the work of ghosts, it must be human-made!"

Yawning, Bai Ye answered the question for Victorique.

"For something like a cruise ship, you just need to make one that's exactly the same, right?"

"As for the lounge and the blood letter you mentioned, how about we let Victorica handle that?"

Bai Ye hadn't forgotten what Victorique had said before—that solving the mystery face-to-face was what she found most enjoyable.

"can!"

He took out his small pipe, lit it, and took a couple of puffs before continuing Bai Ye's conversation. Victorique then led everyone to a lounge opposite the main lounge.

Then Bai Ye kicked the door open.

"Ah! The exact same layout!"

"Yes."

Victorique nodded.

"All the rooms on this cruise ship have the same layout."

"After we left the room, all the mastermind had to do was secretly close the door to the room we left in, and then open another room that had been arranged in advance."

"When we rushed back in a panic, who could have noticed that we weren't returning to the same house as before?"

As she spoke, Victorique gestured to Bai Ye, who kicked open a door on the side of the room in front of everyone.

"Wow!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, this is the room we were in just now."

The sight of the gentleman in the suit who had been shot dead by an arrow the moment the door was kicked open further confirmed the truth of Victorique's words.

"at last!"

After leading everyone back to the original room, Victorica focused her gaze on Bai Ye, who was silently by her side.

"Bai Ye, could you help me search that corner over there for the last puzzle?"

"can!"

Bai Ye nodded.

He strolled leisurely to the wall with the blood-written words and found a torn piece of wallpaper inside the bar.

"That...that's..."

"That's right, it's wallpaper!"

"That's why bloody words can appear on the wall in less than ten seconds after the lights are turned off."

With an expression as if he'd seen a complete idiot, Bai Ye returned to Victorique's side and even took her small hand in his.

"So...so that's how it is?"

Morris suddenly felt less scared.

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Chapter Thirty-Five: Victorique's Feelings

"Boom!"

Before he could finish speaking, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

The others were still somewhat confused, but Morris's expression changed drastically as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Water! The boat is leaking!"

Morris pointed to the floor beneath him and began to speak.

"How could this be? How could the bottom of the boat suddenly be leaking!"

The expressions on everyone's faces, which had just relaxed upon learning that there were no ghosts, changed instantly.

"Make a small hole in the bottom of the ship beforehand, and let water seep in little by little. This way, we can control the time it takes for the ship to sink!"

"what?"

"This is the idea I came up with ten years ago!"

Morris was pale, never expecting that the boomerang he had thrown ten years ago would fly back to his head ten years later.

But the next moment he got up first and ran anxiously toward the door.

"Quick, get to the radio room now! We can still call for help!"

Seeing that everyone was still dawdling over his explanation, Morris grabbed the door and yelled at them.

"What are you still standing here for! If this ship really is modeled after the Queen Bailey, you have to go down to the lower deck to get to the radio room!"

Upon hearing this, the other two exchanged a glance and then decisively followed him into the corridor.

Bai Ye also held Victoria's little hand and followed behind.

However, halfway through the run, Bai Ye suddenly noticed that Victorique was running with her little skirt up, which made it very inconvenient for her.

So, without waiting for Victorique's consent, Bai Ye simply turned sideways and picked her up in his arms.

"Baka Byakuya, what are you doing all of a sudden?"

Regarding Victorique's tsundere nature, Byakuya commented that she was not as good as Eriri.

"A princess carry! Doesn't Victorica know that?"

Bai Ye smiled slightly.

"I told you before that I would protect Victorica from now on, and I won't abandon you."

Upon hearing this, Victorica paused for a moment, and then, in the next instant, she actually reached out and hugged Bai Ye's neck tightly.

"Idiot! This is a burden you chose to carry yourself. Don't regret it later!"

Feeling Victoria tightening her grip as she spoke, Bai Ye realized that if it weren't for his exceptional physical abilities, an ordinary person would probably be struggling to breathe by now.

"Don't worry, I can carry this burden for the rest of my life!"

"You two really have a good relationship!"

The girl in the red dress, who was third from last in the race, seemed to have noticed the two who had stopped halfway. When she went back to check, she saw the scene in front of her.

"It was the same before; the handsome young man protected the girl next to him several times."

"Oh, right, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Julie Gale. It's nice to meet you."

The girl in the red dress reached out her small hand to the two of them.

"Ok!"

“I am Bai Ye, and the woman in my arms is Victorica! If you encounter any difficulties later, I can help you this once! It's because I find you very pleasing to the eye.”

Bai Ye reached out and shook the girl's small hand, then said something to her in a meaningful way.

"Okay! Then I won't hesitate to trouble you if I need anything in the future, handsome!"

Julie just smiled at this, seemingly not taking Bai Ye's words to heart.

"What are you still doing? This is not the time for you to make friends here!"

Seemingly noticing that three people were missing, the young man in the white suit, who was in second place, frowned and called out to the three.

"Let's go! We need to hurry and catch up!"

Hearing the urging from ahead, Bai Ye continued to carry Victorique and ran forward with Julie.

"Hey! Bai Ye, why did you say those things to Julie just now?"

While running, Victorica suddenly whispered something in Bai Ye's ear.

"What, is Victorica jealous?"

"No, I'm just curious. You should know that woman is probably the mastermind behind this incident!"

"That's right!"

Bai Ye nodded.

"However, I could sense that she didn't mean any harm to me or Victorique; in fact, her gaze towards us even carried a hint of friendliness."

"Besides, considering she's a very beautiful young woman, I'd be happy to help her if it's just a small favor."

"Yeah!"

"So, Bai Ye, you're the type who'll want to help any pretty girl you see?"

You could clearly tell from her tone that Victorique was a little unhappy.

"And what about me? Is the reason you want to protect me also because I'm so cute?"

Bai Ye smiled upon hearing this, knowing that this situation was unavoidable. Rather than having Victoria discover the other female protagonists around her and then start throwing a tantrum, it was better not to hide it from her in the first place.

Thinking of this, Bai Ye began to answer Victorique's question.

“Victoria is different from other girls. Although Victoria is indeed very cute, she holds a special place in my heart.”

"To give an analogy, it's like a goddess I've only ever dreamed of suddenly appearing in front of me in person."

"is that so!"

Upon learning that her position in Bai Ye's heart was different from that of other women, Victorica's earlier unhappiness eased slightly. However, the next moment, she seemed to recall something and asked Bai Ye about it.

"Hey! Bai Ye, why didn't you hide this from me? You could have just said something like you felt sorry for her, and I wouldn't have kept asking."

Upon hearing Victorica's question, Bai Ye paused slightly in his jogging, looked sincerely into Victorica's eyes, and spoke.

"Because I never want to deceive Victorica's feelings, no matter what!"

"Idiot...idiot!"

Whether it was because she heard Bai Ye's heartfelt words or because she felt a little embarrassed by Bai Ye's gaze, it's hard to say.

Victorique, somewhat shyly, tightened her grip on Bai Ye's neck again, burying her face in Bai Ye's shoulder.

He uttered the last sentence in a voice softer than a mosquito's buzz.

"Remember what you said. If you ever dare to lie to me again, I will..."

The last few words were spoken so softly that even Bai Ye couldn't hear them clearly.

Before long, the group waded through the water and finally arrived at the floor where the radio communication room was located.

"It's all over...it's all over!"

The moment Maurice reached the floor, he suddenly stopped and knelt on the ground in despair.

Seeing this, everyone following behind suddenly stopped jogging, stood at the top of the stairs, and looked up at the dead end in front of them.

The black steel wall blocked everyone's way to the communications room, and the entire underground corridor was blocked by the wall, making it impossible to move forward.

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Chapter Thirty-Six: You'll Never Have a Chance to Pull the Trigger

"Just as I thought... it's the same as it was ten years ago?"

The man in the white suit who was walking second began asking Julie about the situation.

"It would be too boring to let the rabbits reach the communications room so easily. So we have to force them to take a detour, and along their detour, we will set up various traps and weapons for them to kill each other!"