Chapter 656: Yearning for Cotton

The ship was very quiet, save for the occasional gentle sound of breaking waves heard through the open windows; the only other noise inside the cabin was the faint hum of machinery and pipes from afar—most people seemed to have left the area, and those who remained were likely cautious and silent in their rooms.

This quietude even gave a false sense of "safety," if not for the faint smell of blood that wafted in occasionally, a reckless and ignorant Visitor would hardly imagine this place as a den occupied by Heretics.

But Lucresia knew that her "visit" had probably been detected by the owner of the ship.

She felt a hostility targeting her spreading throughout the ship, a powerful perception "scanning" every corridor and cabin repeatedly.

She raised the small "command stick" in her hand, tracing several faintly glowing symbols in the air, momentarily blocking the flow of her aura.