Chapter 55

With a "clang," the bayonet struck the spider claw. Chu Nan pulled the spider claw, deflecting the bayonet. In close combat, he felt an even more intense chill. These skeletons emitted a bone-chilling cold, and their eye sockets, which had rotted into bloody holes, mostly exposed the white bones, with very little dried flesh remaining. This was clearly a desiccated corpse that had been dead for who knows how many years, not someone who had died in the earthquake.

What exactly were these things?

Chu Nan didn't have time to think much. He pushed Tang Sanli and growled, "Run!" At the same time, he swung the spider claw, activating its special power: the release of spider silk.

"Swish, swish, swish—"

Fine, steel-like spider silk shot out from the spider claw, sticking to the bayonets that were slashing towards him. Chu Nan growled and pulled back sharply, causing the spider silk to shoot out again, binding the bayonets together in a tight knot.

The skeletons' bayonets missed their target, and upon realizing they were stuck together, they began to pull on the bayonets, trying to break the spider silk.

Chu Nan took this opportunity to turn and flee.

Suddenly, with a "boom," a skeleton leaped out of the thick fog behind him, chasing after Chu Nan. The skeleton's blade stabbed heavily into Chu Nan's back.

Chu Nan felt a chill on his back and knew it was bad. He growled, turned around, and swung the spider claw, deflecting the blade. At the same time, he activated his Golden Right Leg, which lashed out like a whip.

With a "slap," his right leg struck the skeleton, causing it to stagger and fall to the side.

Chu Nan, looking at the fallen skeleton, suddenly froze.

He noticed that the skeleton's spine was locked with a long, thin chain.

The other end of the chain extended into the thick fog behind them.

"Rattle, rattle, rattle—"

From deep within the fog, the sound of the chain being pulled grew louder, and a massive, shadowy black figure slowly emerged from the fog.

A sense of inexplicable fear surged in Chu Nan's heart. He didn't dare to stay and fight, turning to run and catch up with Tang Sanli, Su Yao, and the others who had already fled.

His figure darted forward, quickly catching up with them. Everyone was filled with panic and fear. The sound of the chain being pulled from the fog behind them grew louder, and everyone had a premonition that a great disaster was about to occur.

In the fleeing crowd, one after another was caught by the skeletons and hacked to pieces. Even Level 1 and Level 2 Awakened beings were no match for them.

Only Level 3 or higher Awakened beings had some resistance, but if they couldn't escape instantly, being surrounded by several skeletons meant certain death.

Chu Nan managed to escape because he had reached Level 5 in his Awakened state, and the spider claw in his hand, after being activated by the special power of the Gaia Monument, had its spider gene awakened, granting him the ability to release spider silk.

He could use the spider claw to release and control the spider silk, which was as strong as fine steel. This was a terrifying ability.

The fog was spreading too quickly and over a wide area. No matter how fast Chu Nan and the others ran, they couldn't escape it. Soon, almost everyone was enveloped by the fog, and the other figures around them became blurry.

Skeletons appeared from all directions in the thick fog.

"Look, the fog—" Suddenly, Su Yao pointed ahead.

Chu Nan had just swung the spider claw, shooting out spider silk to stick to a skeleton that had pounced on him, and then kicked it away. The Golden Power was too strong, sending the skeleton flying several meters away.

Hearing Su Yao's words, Chu Nan looked up and saw that in the vast ruins ahead, a church stood tall.

Amidst the collapsed buildings, this intact church stood out prominently.

But what shocked Chu Nan the most was not that the church had survived the earthquake intact, but that the fog, which seemed to have a mind of its own, avoided the church.

At that moment, they all thought of the umbrella-like light emitted by the Gaia Monument the previous night, which could repel the fog and prevent the skeletons from entering. Could this church, which had not been destroyed by the earthquake, have the same effect?

Many people noticed this peculiar scene and rushed towards the distant church.

This was the Catholic Church in Jiangtian City, which was quite famous in the area.

Chu Nan was not unfamiliar with it, having passed by it several times. However, since he did not follow this religion, he had never actually entered the church.

He never imagined that after the earthquake, amidst the thick fog, this Catholic Church would display a mysterious power, causing the fog to bypass it.

Chu Nan and the others rushed into the church and found that it was already crowded with people, all of whom looked terrified and were watching the outside.

The fog had enveloped the area, and the skeletons were everywhere. If they didn't take refuge in the church, they would likely all die.

Now, this mysterious church had become everyone's last hope.

Strangely, the thick fog, when it approached the church, automatically dispersed, as if an invisible barrier around the church was repelling the fog.

The skeletons in the fog seemed unable to leave the fog's range, so they did not enter the church but instead bypassed it and continued moving forward.

When the first skeleton approached the church, paused briefly, and then followed the fog to bypass the church and leave, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, knowing they had made the right choice. The church was temporarily safe.

Neither the fog nor the skeletons in it would invade the church.

After a deep breath, many people sat down, exhausted from the series of terrifying events. Some had their adrenaline still pumping, and now the aftereffects were setting in, causing them to collapse.

Chu Nan, however, stood there, staring into the depths of the fog, watching the skeletons dragging chains, as if pulling some massive object through the fog.

The ground seemed to be trembling slightly, and the sound of the chains being pulled grew louder.

Su Yao, Tang Sanli, Shen Mo, Tao Zhi, Nan Gong Xiong, and others also gathered, looking into the distance.

From deep within the fog, countless skeletons dragging chains finally pulled out a massive black shadow. As it moved, it became visible through the fog, revealing a ship with a completely black hull.

The black sails of the ship fluttered in the fog, and on the sails, a glaring white skull was embroidered, like a pirate ship.

However, the ship and its sails were in a state of disrepair, looking as if they had been abandoned and decayed for over a hundred years.

What was even more bizarre was that the black ship seemed to be floating in the fog, being pulled by the chains, slowly moving forward with the swirling fog.

This scene was so shocking and eerie that everyone was left speechless, a deep, uncontrollable fear rising in their hearts.

If Awakened beings and mutants could be explained by science, what they were seeing now was beyond their comprehension.

"Ghost ship... This is the legendary ghost ship..." A gray-haired old man beside Chu Nan trembled, his voice filled with fear.

Chu Nan's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

Ghost ships are a legend found in various parts of the world.

Ghost ships, also known as phantom ships, are a part of the maritime legends that sailors and fishermen often talk about. These ships are said to appear on the horizon and then mysteriously disappear, often foretelling disaster.

These legendary ghost ships are abandoned vessels without crew or passengers, always shrouded in mystery.

Suddenly, amidst the swirling fog, a bizarre, black, abandoned ship appeared, being pulled by the skeletons through the fog, as if sailing on the sea.

Soon, as the fog swirled, this abandoned ship, which was only faintly visible, was dragged past the church. However, due to the thick fog, most of the time, people could only see a vague black shadow of the ship, occasionally catching a glimpse of a small part of it.

Suddenly, the chains rattled, and the ship stopped.

The people crowded at the church door felt a chill and immediately retreated into the church.

Everyone was filled with fear. The ship had stopped here. Could it mean that a terrible disaster was about to occur?

Would they still be safe in the church?

No one dared to imagine what would happen if a horde of skeletons invaded the church.

Many people were on edge, even beginning to retreat, looking for an exit at the back of the church.

Chu Nan, with his keen eyes, suddenly saw a part of the ship revealed as the fog swirled. Through a gap in the cabin window, he saw a pair of eyes.

These eyes were bloodshot, blood-red, like two deep, bottomless pools of blood, staring at the church. They met Chu Nan's gaze.

The moment their eyes met, Chu Nan felt an overwhelming, bone-chilling fear.

However, this eye contact lasted only a moment. The gap in the cabin window closed, and the bloodshot eyes disappeared. The fog swirled, completely enveloping the ship again.

"Rattle, rattle, rattle—"

The chains pulled, and the ship in the fog set sail again, moving towards the distance.

As they watched the terrifying monster being dragged away, everyone in the church instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.

At least for now, they were safe.

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