98: Chapter 98 Salvaging the Wreckage, Bizarre Seawater!

Ever since entering the iceberg zone, the train's speed had slowed down significantly.

It wasn't the sudden jerk of braking, but rather as if something was holding it back, slowing it down bit by bit.

Lin Xiao stood up, went to Xiao He's balcony, and gazed at the situation on the sea surface.

Those capsized hulls, shattered decks, and scattered floating debris seemed to be drawn by some invisible force, slowly moving toward the direction of the train.

They weren't drifting with the waves but were actively converging.

It looked extremely eerie.

Furthermore, this pattern was very similar to that public event in Harbor Town.

Everyone could participate, but Lin Xiao had extraordinary rewards.

Hasty footsteps came from behind.

Fan Sinian rushed to the balcony in a few strides, squeezed next to Lin Xiao, and didn't respond no matter how others called him.

His eyes were fixed on the sea surface, and he wore a sickly smile.

Lin Xiao followed his gaze.

On the sea surface not far from the balcony, a wooden box was floating.

The box was huge, more than three times larger than the Treasure Chest Monster body they had encountered in Harbor Town.

The surface of the box was covered with a thin layer of ice, and one could vaguely see a metallic luster shining from within.

It looked like it contained some good treasure.

Fan Sinian took out a discarded spear from his backpack.

Then, amidst the surprised gazes of everyone, he leaned out from the balcony and swung the spear hard to reach the large wooden box.

As soon as the tip of the spear touched the seawater, a layer of white frost covered its surface and rapidly spread up the shaft.

Fan Sinian gritted his teeth, veins popping on his arms, trying hard to hook the box.

The box wobbled and moved half a meter closer.

The frost on the spear spread even faster, traveling all the way up from the tip, covering the handle in the blink of an eye.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound rang out.

The wooden box didn't come over; instead, the spear broke first.

The broken end was full of white, jagged ice shards.

Fan Sinian was stunned, and for some reason, he reached out his hand, wanting to grab the wooden box.

"Are you tired of living?"

Lin Xiao's voice came from his side.

Those slightly trembling hands stopped less than five centimeters away from the seawater.

Lin Xiao didn't wait for Fan Sinian to answer, grabbed him by the back of his collar, and dragged him back from the edge of the balcony.

Fan Sinian was dragged back by a great force, stumbling several steps, and only managed to stand steady with the help of others.

At this moment, his face was pale.

It wasn't because of being dragged violently.

It was because after waking up, he realized what he had just done.

Fan Sinian looked down at his stiff, frozen hands, his fingers still trembling slightly.

"I..." Fan Sinian swallowed, his voice dry, "As soon as I saw that box, a thought popped into my head: I had to fish it out. If I didn't, I'd be losing out big time. It was like I was fucking possessed!"

He looked up at Lin Xiao, his eyes filled with lingering fear: "If you hadn't stopped me, Brother Xiao, this hand of mine..."

Lin Xiao didn't speak, just glanced at Fan Sinian's palm.

Just a moment ago, this guy's fingertips were only a few centimeters from the seawater.

And the temperature of that seawater could easily freeze and shatter a spear, let alone flesh and blood.

Fan Sinian immediately retreated to the stove, stretched out his hands to warm them, and muttered: "Xiao He, add some fire quickly, I'm freezing to death!"

Xiao He glanced at him, added a little stardust to the stove, and said in a flat tone: "Weren't you quite fierce just now? I thought you weren't afraid of death!"

"Fierce my ass." Fan Sinian rubbed his hands and kept blowing on them, lingering fear still in his voice, "I almost ended up in the sea."

Fang Yuan, Xu Shan, Zhou Jun, and others saw this eerie scene and came to the balcony one after another, leaning on the ice-covered railing, gazing at the sea surface filled with floating ice and wreckage.

The fishy, salty sea breeze blew over, exceptionally damp and cold.

That chill seeped into their skin layer by layer.

Everyone wrapped themselves in fur cloaks, curiously observing the situation outside while shivering.

Lin Xiao was wearing a set of Level 3 protective gear; although it was just a pile of loose pieces, it was enough to resist the invasion of the sea breeze.

He had taken out the curiosity [spirit realm lens] at some point and was carefully observing the movements on the sea surface.

Those floating wrecks were moving toward the train, but hadn't fully attached themselves yet.

It was as if they were waiting for something.

Or perhaps, waiting for someone to make the first move.

And under the perspective of the lens, everything became clearer and more obvious.

Underneath the vast majority of the wrecks that could move on their own, shadows of various sizes were hidden.

If these wrecks were flipped over, one would surely see many wriggling Calamity Creaturess.

Suddenly, a cry of surprise came from the corridor.

Lin Xiao immediately put away the lens, turned around, and led the people out of Xiao He's room.

All five side windows in the corridor had been breached, and now, a layer of white ice shards covered the window sills.

Cold wind poured in from the openings, making people shiver uncontrollably.

But no one had time to repair the windows.

Everyone was in the corridor, looking at the sea.

To be precise, they were looking at the rear section of the train.

Lin Xiao followed their gaze.

Over at Car 10, a few people were salvaging a wooden box embedded with iron hoops.

The box was floating very close, even closer than the one Fan Sinian had wanted to fish out earlier.

A brave guy, seeing that it wasn't convenient to salvage with a weapon, leaned more than half his body out of the side window and reached out to grab it.

It went quite smoothly at first, but the moment his fingers touched the seawater, the man screamed.

The scream was sharp and ear-piercing, echoing over the empty sea.

The surging seawater seemed to come alive, directly clinging to his hand.

By the time he pulled his hand back, his entire palm had turned blue-purple.

That kind of purple didn't look like the redness and swelling of frostbite, but more like dead flesh drained of blood.

The fingernails split from the roots, blood droplets oozed out, splashing into dark red flowers in the seawater.

The screams gradually turned into wails, and finally, only faint groans could be heard.

In the chat channel.

【10-12 Dong Yu: Urgent purchase, urgent purchase! Whoever has a weapon like an iron hook, I'm willing to pay a high price!】

【14-08 Du You: Damn, these boxes floating on the water, you can see them but can't touch them. Are they doing this on purpose?】

【06-01 Jiang Shiyun: Has anyone salvaged anything good? Seeking a guide...】

【08-09 Fan Sinian: Don't waste your energy, just wait for the big boss to demonstrate.】

After sending this message, Fan Sinian turned to look at Lin Xiao and lowered his voice: "Brother Xiao, what do you say? Should we send a few brothers to try?"

Lin Xiao didn't answer immediately.

He stared at the sea, his gaze sweeping across the wreckage.

Just as he had seen through the lens earlier, some wrecks were moving slowly, drawing closer to the train.

Others were fixed; even with the surging waves, they couldn't be moved even half an inch.

Because it was clean underneath.

Among them, there were a few large deck wrecks, with enough area to accommodate several people; perhaps they could serve as temporary landing spots.

The train's speed had dropped to the minimum.

If one could seize the right moment, after going out, one could return in time.

But the problem was, how to get out?

What to use to get out?

At this moment, a private message notification sounded.

It was Tian Xiwei.

"Brother Xiao, the Level 1 and Level 2 brass knuckles have been constructed, and one calamity bane has also been replicated."