For Chen Ke, the squid-headed creature had just been the real trouble, but now he had a rare moment of leisure.
He leaned against the ship's railing, watching the crew bustling about. The sailors lined up neatly and swiftly, passing buckets and basins to bail out the water from the lower holds.
Nathan and Conrad were on the bridge, now reduced to two and a half stories, trying to restart the Endurance.
Chen Ke's current life countdown was 149 hours and 41 minutes. To compensate for the energy consumed by activating his Skill, he had crushed another soul to replenish himself.
However, he had secured enough souls from the Administration Bureau in the 2006 timeline—40 were left on hand, which should be sufficient.
Chen Ke activated a temporary scan of the ship's hull and saw some people bailing water from below decks, while several others attempted to repair the leaks.
