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Chapter 307- The Great Akora River (Part 4)

The moment the ship set sail, the wood creaked loudly as if it was sluggishly trying to resume activity after not being moved for years. The ship swayed left and right before it balanced itself on the water and started cutting its way through the divine river.

Arthur stood near the edge, looking down at the ship's outer layer, making sure no cracks or damages were there. His worry was that the lower part of the ship was the one with the most damage due to its constant contact with water.

However, luckily for them, the ship was as intact as it could be and there was no threat of it breaking down.

Slowly, the ship moved down the stream, unperturbed by the strong wind as the water gently carried it toward its destination.

"Keep an eye on our surroundings and tell me if you notice anything weird. I don't care if it's the most insignificant thing, we have to stay focused and ready for anything. These next few hours will be crucial."

"Yes!"

The group then quickly dispersed across the deck, each one taking a position to look at the river and the area surrounding them. None of them had sailed through the Great Akora River before so they didn't know what to expect, however, they were ready for anything no matter how outlandish it was.

Meanwhile, Arthur decided to climb up the main mast of the ship and sat down on top of the sails to have a better view of the area. The scene was magical and quite beautiful, but Arthur didn't let himself get swayed again.

'This time I might actually jump into the water.' He mused as he adjusted his position and stared ahead. It was still dark and very windy and the snow was slowly accumulating on the ship.

"Can you see anything from up there, Arthur?" Deka asked.

"Hmm, nothing so far." He said. 'My senses aren't detecting anything odd so far. Maybe the monsters haven't detected our presence yet.'

The tension on the ship was still very high and there were no conversations going on except the occasional checks from Deka to see if there was anything weird happening. Time slowly passed and before anyone even noticed, an hour passed.@@@@

Nobody could relax even though so much time had passed. They felt as if the river was simply waiting for them to put their guard down before things went completely haywire.

Arthur spent that entire time gazing into the distance, searching for abnormalities. 'It's taking quite long for the sun to rise. If anything, it's getting darker and darker. But I guess as they say, the darkest moments of the day are the ones that come before dawn.'

Arthur's vision was quite strong and using Wretched Crawler's Eye, he could easily see dozens of meters into the distance. But, for some reason, he felt like his eyes weren't as strong as they are normally.

The darkness around him was quite strong, almost too strong. However, Arthur didn't feel anything weird so he didn't say anything. However, the lack of vision wasn't optimal for him and he felt almost as if he was... restrained.

'Should I get down from here?' He asked himself. 'But, that way I won't be able to look in every direction.'

"We aren't being attacked yet," Sergi said. "But, it's definitely getting closer."

"..."

Then, the entire ship was submerged in silence again as the hums became almost the only thing they could hear with their ears. Even their thoughts were slowly getting drowned in the beautiful voice.

Then, in a moment of pure surprise, the hums spread all around them and they started hearing them from left and right and even behind them.

'It's playing with our heads. Pleasant singing... Why do I feel like this is very familiar.' Arthur clenched his teeth as he immediately leaped down with a loud thud.

"Nobody stays silent! We are being attacked by some kind of mental ability! These hums are dangerous!"

Arthur had already noticed the dazed looks of the group and how they were clearly being swayed by the singing. If it wasn't for his strong mental power, Arthur was certain he would've also been swayed by it. Something about the voice was inherently charming to an incomprehensible degree.

"As he said, everyone... Gather in the middle of the deck and grab into one another." Deka ordered.

Luckily, their voices brought everyone back to their mind and they quickly rushed to the middle. Their hearts were still listening to the hums and their minds were experiencing a lot of pleasure from these noises. However, that alone kicked their instincts into work and brought them immense fear.

A pleasure that nobody wanted to experience.

"Grab tightly into me, man!"

"You too!!"

As they merged into one cluster, they all stared around them. The hums surrounded the entire ship from every angle and kept approaching them gradually.

"What even is this?! What is happening?!"

"I almost felt like closing my eyes and enjoying the voice!"

"This monster is no joke..."

A//N: Thank you all for the gifts, golden tickets, and PS. Let's keep it up!