"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" A burly man holding a fire extinguisher rushed over and sprayed it fiercely towards the utility room where flames were shooting up into the sky. Smoke and dust billowed, choking people and making them cough, but it had little effect.

A slightly tearful voice came from the gathered gamblers: "We are not going to die here!"

Someone immediately shouted, “Stop being such a jinx!”

Everyone knew that if the cruise ship could not operate normally, they would eventually be buried in the blue sea, and panic spread in the hot air.

Someone shouted, "Get to the lifeboat!"

Afterwards, the gamblers who were watching the game fled in panic, and the melodious children's chorus mixed with the noisy footsteps.

"Look my dear, they are right hurrying for their stage."

Da da da da…

The sound of orderly footsteps came from a distance, and a team of staff wearing fire suits and carrying fire extinguishers ran over.

The gamblers who were originally preparing to leave had a glimmer of hope in their eyes, as if there was a possibility of survival again.

Lei thought it over again and again, asked for a wet towel to cover his mouth and nose, picked up a fire extinguisher, and followed the staff in fire suits into the burning grocery room, spraying the sheets and quilts that were still on fire.

The fire was gradually brought under control, and the cheers gradually overwhelmed the melodious piano music, but the child's voice was still clear and loud: "Please draw the curtains, the show is about to begin."

In the steaming room, Lei frowned as he looked at the carbonized human figure on the red-hot metal chair. He couldn't sit on this chair, and the electronic mechanism inside was probably burned. Even if he could sit on it, he couldn't count, and time was running out. He didn't know where else the chair was hidden, and searching randomly was not the best solution.

Just as Lei turned around and was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of a familiar object in the corner of the utility room. He quickly walked over, wiped off the ashes on the surface of the object, and his eyes widened instantly.

The half-burned raccoon mask now appeared in Akai Shuichi's hand. He turned his head to look at the metal chair that was still steaming. An ominous premonition surged in his mind, recalling the man's wailing he had heard before and thinking of the lyrics - "'Who witnessed her death?' 'Not me,' said the fly, 'but I heard her screams clearly.'"

The gamblers who survived the disaster cheered and celebrated, their excited voices intertwined with the melodious piano sounds, but the singing became blurred again, as if it came from the abyss of hell.

Lei looked around and caught a glimpse of a flash of green passing through the crowd. He pushed through the crowd and quickly chased after it, but lost the person at a fork in the road.

Lei had also heard about Quail Fire's escape and betrayal, but like the others, he didn't know why the other party betrayed him. Moreover, they were on the high seas at the moment, so where could they escape to?

The lifeboats are under strict supervision of burly men wearing blank masks, so stealing one would be difficult.

Lei struck a match, lit a cigarette, looked out the window at the endless sea, and slowly exhaled a puff of gray-white smoke.

The sounds of drums and piano gradually became more passionate. Lei was running out of time. If he hadn't found a chair, he would become a passerby in this round. Although passersby still had the right to vote, they could no longer compete for the winner of this round, and the direction of the game would be difficult to control afterwards.

(To be continued...)