I Am Unstoppable

Lyle asked, “Do you think someone deliberately built a fake Liberty to play a prank on us?”

“No one is aboard, but the ship is spotless. Also, even if a murder had occurred, there should have been clues,” Dante reasoned.

Hearing that, Tate responded, “There were indeed bloodstains in the corridor earlier. However, there were no further traces after that.”

Despite their discussions, they still could not figure out what was going on.

Moments later, Tate suggested, “Let's head to the bilge. There should be four large engines in the bilge for a ship this size, and someone must be feeding coal into the firebox to produce electricity.”

“Shouldn't they have switched to diesel-powered generators a long time ago?” Jonathan inquired as that thought occurred to him.

“It's expensive and inefficient to produce electricity with diesel. The best option is with coal,” Tate replied.

Realization dawned on Jonathan as soon as he heard that. Soon, everyone arrived at the bilge.

It looked like an enormous basement. Inside were piles of coal and special vents to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.

Aside from that, there were also various safety measures.

When they arrived at the bilge, they noticed that the massive firebox was cold.

There was no sign of any fire to generate electricity.

In other words, Liberty was indeed drifting across the ocean.

How could no one have noticed such a large ship drifting across the ocean? What happened to everyone on board? Why were there no traces if they had been killed? Has the murderer cleaned up the scene?

Everyone's minds were filled with questions.

Since they did not find anything in the bilge, Tate suggested that they check the ship's communication system to see if they could contact anyone on land.

Everyone's eyes lit up as they heard the suggestion.

Subsequently, they headed to the bridge again, and there was indeed a communication system on the bridge.

Previously, they were so focused on searching for people that they did not pay attention to the details in the room. They only realized the communication system was something from ten years ago after inspecting it.

It was a vintage radio that could send radio waves to frequencies on land.

Although ten years ago was not that long ago, the landline phones on the ships back then were not something that could be used to contact the shore.

At the same time, they found a mobile phone on the bridge, and the brand of the phone was Bode.

Even though Bode was still operating in the smartphone era, nobody was using their phones anymore.

The phone's presence added to the strange atmosphere.

Jonathan picked up the phone and tried to turn it on, but he was unable to do so because the battery was dead.

At that moment, Lyle could not take it any longer and screamed hysterically, “There must be ghosts!”

His eyes were filled with terror.

Immediately afterward, he turned around and bolted out.

Jonathan's expression turned grim.

Tate and Dante felt uneasy as well as this was the first time in their lives that they had come across something so bizarre.

“Mr. Lawson, do you know what's going on?” queried Tate. After a brief pause, he continued, “Why does it feel like someone is playing a prank on us? What is their purpose?”

Instead of answering the questions, Jonathan asked Tate, “Was the yacht earlier yours?”

Nodding, Tate replied, “I bought it with Lyle. We rent it out to wealthy people who want to go sailing.”

“What did Briana Yarbrough say when she approached you?” Jonathan questioned.

“She said she wanted to go out to sea to relax. We could see that she was very upset at the time, but we didn't ask too many questions because she paid us very well,” answered Tate. Having said that, he looked at Jonathan and asked, “Who was she, anyway? Mr. Lawson, is everything we're going through now related to her?”

Dante also fixed his gaze on Jonathan and piped up, “Mr. Lawson, please tell us.”

Smiling wryly, Jonathan uttered, “To be honest, I always thought that Briana was just a spoiled daughter of a wealthy family. This time, I was employed by her father to handle something, and he promised to give me a valuable item that belonged to their family. However, Briana stole the item, so I chased her all the way here.”

“Why did Briana steal the item? Was she reluctant to give it to you?” asked Tate curiously.

“I should first explain what happened,” Jonathan remarked. “Briana's father is the wealthiest man in Willowbank. An organized crime group had its sights set on Victor Yarbrough, and Otto Sharp was their leader. He was young, attractive, and very skilled in combat. The man approached Briana and made her fall in love with him.”

After a brief pause, Jonathan continued, “Victor managed to see through Otto's scheme, but he couldn't force his daughter to comply. Thus, he hired me and promised to give me his prismatic crystal since I wasn't interested in money. I then went to Willowbank and forced Otto to show his true colors. Briana was devastated to learn that she had been tricked. After that, she stole the prismatic crystal and came to you. That's basically what happened.”

Hearing that, Tate and Dante could not help but exchange glances because they were still unsure of how those things were related to the situation they were in.

Shortly afterward, Jonathan piped up in a low voice, “There's one peculiarity, though. Otto poisoned himself to death just as he was about to be apprehended. Before he died, he claimed to be a messenger from Eonetara and said that I would soon die.”

At first, Jonathan did not want to tell them that, but he decided that since they were all now in the same boat, it would be selfish to withhold the information.

Hence, after much deliberation, he told them everything.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tate and Dante's expressions changed drastically.

Both of them gave Jonathan a peculiar look, and Tate remarked bitterly, “I guess this is all because of you. You offended the gods, and you're being punished.”

Knowing that everything was connected to him, Jonathan could only apologize.

“Honestly, it's pointless to hold anyone responsible because we're now all in the same boat. We should think about how to get out of this strange situation,” Dante stated.

Tate was, of course, also aware of that. Even if he wanted to put the blame on Jonathan, he could only suppress his emotions.

Because of Jonathan's superior fighting skills, neither Tate nor Dante dared say anything.

Nodding, Tate proposed, “Let's go find a lifeboat.”

Just then, a shrill cry of pain pierced through the air.

It was Lyle's voice.

In an instant, everyone's expression changed. Jonathan immediately dashed out the door because Lyle's scream indicated that there were other people on board.

If he could catch someone, he could force the truth out of them.

While thinking of that, he continued to run in the direction of the voice.

In the blink of an eye, he had reached the distant corridor, and Lyle was already on the ground.

He hurriedly moved forward and noticed a punch mark on Lyle's chest. Lyle's liver had been damaged, and he would not live for long.

Nonetheless, there was no one else in sight.

Jonathan immediately squatted down and asked Lyle, “Who? Who did this to you? What does the culprit look like?”

Yet, as soon as Lyle saw Jonathan, his eyes widened in terror.

Jonathan was perplexed.

Not long after, Tate and Dante also showed up.