Why it never ends

The entire first deck was dark with no lights at the moment, and the power supply was cut off. No matter how the passengers pressed the switch, the lights did not turn on.

A huge wave hit from the side of the ship, and the passenger ship began to tilt again. People screamed and grabbed the nearby objects - doorknobs, table corners, statues...even the standing lamps fixed in the corners.

Tasia re-confirmed the direction and led everyone through several halls and corridors towards the bow of the ship.

Every time she walked, she turned around: "Is everyone there? Is anyone left behind?"

So people stopped to look at the people at the end of the line, and Tasia continued to move forward until the reply came from behind, "Everyone is here, no one is left behind!"

She took everyone to the hall closest to the viewing deck. It was windy and rainy outside, and the waves hit the deck with a terrifying sound. Looking at this scene in fear.

"...you don't want to go out, do you?" Someone looked at Tasia, "With such a big wave, no matter who goes out, it will be swept away..."

"No, we'll just wait here." Tasia's voice was calm and powerful, "There is an operating console here, which can control the long-range lights on the ship's side. Let's turn it on now!"

"But the power supply..."

"Don't worry, the long-range lights here are powered independently."

Tasia groped and pulled open an iron plate, and a console appeared behind it. She tried to press the buttons on it a few times, but there was no response.Among the crowd, a soldier who was familiar with such matters stepped forward and asked Tasia if she needed help. Tasia immediately stepped aside and let the soldiers operate.

A pale beam of light immediately lit up outside the window, which connected a bright and spacious passage between the sea waves and the night sky. Occasionally, the sea waves rose up and gushed into a wall of water. The hall was illuminated like daylight.

"Wait in peace!" Tasia looked at everyone again, "The rescue team who came to rescue us is on the way, they will find us and take us back to a safe place, all we have to do next is wait... Waiting and hoping!"

The crowd burst into cheers, and at the edge of the crowd, someone wept softly with excitement.

"What's going on here?" The soldier standing in front looked at Tasia gratefully, "Have you found any way to solve it?"

Tasia shook her head, "I went to the second and fourth decks by mistake tonight, but on the way back, I overheard two crew members discussing the last work they had to do tonight. They talked a lot, Basically what I just mentioned to you... The two crew members had no choice but to give up some finishing tasks due to lack of time, such as cutting off the lighting power on their deck and then retreating, turning off each long-range spotlight in turn They don't have time to do things like power supply."

Tasia let out a wry smile, "It's just luck."

"Let me just say...why are these people gathering all of a sudden?" Someone suddenly realized, "It turns out that the coalition government's rescue team is here, and they are scared—these crew members are also executioners, and no one is innocent! "

"When we land on shore, we must check the details of these people."

"But where is Monsieur Robeauglier now... and Monsieur Goebbels?"

Tasia leaned against the wall wearily, and suddenly remembered something when she heard this.She wiped the sweat off her forehead, and stood up straight again, "...Whoever has the strength, send two more people to come with me, Fayance is still on the fourth deck, I think—"

A flash of lightning flashed across the distant sky, and the cold light illuminated the entire hall again, followed by thunder that drowned out the second half of Tasia's words.

When the thunder also receded, a sharp electronic pulse sound made everyone cover their ears.

The wall lamps on all sides of the hall suddenly turned on, and their dim light could barely illuminate people's outlines, but it was enough to make everyone's hearts hang again.

The surroundings became quiet again, except for the sound of the violent rain outside the window.

"Thank you, Tasia..."

A voice came from a distance, and Tasia followed the sound - Putina in the uniform of the crew stepped out of the shadows.

"...Thank you for bringing everyone here," Putinna said softly, "If everyone went their own way, we would really have to throw up during our cleaning work today."

People looked at Tasia one after another, and from her pale face, they understood the danger at the moment.

"Don't be afraid, Tasia," Putina smiled, "you're still safe."

……

Rico and Hesta came to the sixth deck together, facing the empty dining room and the sleeping bags scattered all over the floor, both of them were a little puzzled.

"Where did everyone go..." Li Ke put his hand inside a sleeping bag, "It's lukewarm."

"It seems that this is not a 'assembly place'." Hesta looked around, "Did the passengers also gather together?"

"No, this was never mentioned on the radio." Li Ke stood up, "I think they are more likely to be dead... Anna doesn't look like she intends to let anyone go - who is here There! Come out!"

Li Ke suddenly looked towards a corner not far away, and his voice immediately became severe.

No one responded.

"Not coming out?"

Li Ke stepped forward, and a woman in a red dress was quickly pulled out by the back of her neck.

"Jacqueline?" Hesta called out the woman's name with some uncertainty, and the woman trembled and hugged herself tightly, trying to avoid the sight of Rico and Hesta.

Jacqueline looked very bad. She kept whispering something in her mouth, and her expression and movements had become weird.Holding a silver dinner fork, she kept stabbing her instep vigorously, and the skin in that area was bloody and bloody.

Hesta snatched her fork away, leaned over and asked, "What did you say?"

"No, no... No one is here, no one." Jacqueline held her head, "Grace Theater... It's too dark, too dark, I don't want to go..."

Hesta shook her head, "I don't understand...I don't know what she's talking about."

"Then what should I do, just put her here?" Li Ke glanced at Jacqueline, and immediately clasped her bloody hands, "Stop picking!"

Hesta was deep in thought. What they were most concerned about at the moment was the final assembly place of all the crew members. It was already past three o'clock. If everyone had already assembled, then the two of them would have missed the opportunity to catch people or follow them secretly— —But in the past period of time, they did not encounter crew members in other places.

"Should have come to the restaurant earlier." Hesta whispered, she looked at Jacqueline, and a thought flashed in her mind, "...take her to Su Lei's place?"