Upon hearing this sound, Lin Chun's face instantly changed. He took several steps back, "There are still people down here?"
This situation was within my expectations, otherwise I wouldn't have been so cautious.
I clenched my palm slightly, and then a ball of pale green light appeared on my palm, which then began to compress.
After it became the size of a ping pong ball, I tossed it into the room.
"Boom!"
A dull sound rang out. I didn't even hear a scream before it went completely silent below.
I walked to the opening again and looked inside.
Below lay a man with a submachine gun, no longer alive.
Blood splattered everywhere. The entire person seemed to have been torn to pieces by a massive shockwave.
Lin Chun, who had been following me, saw this scene. Uncontrollable surprise flickered in his eyes, "Lu Ge... what did you just do?"
"Oh... I found a grenade in the armory earlier..." I replied casually.
Lin Chun didn't press further.
I asked Luo Yaqin to wait outside. Lin Chun and I jumped in directly.
After descending, I discovered it was a huge room with a large pool in the center.
The pool seemed to be heated by something, and I couldn't see anything else.
Beside it were bathing facilities and a place for sauna.
Most importantly, there were many beds nearby.
I must say, the dry and wet separation here was done quite well. Normally, water would spill everywhere after bathing.
But in this place, the water would flow out along a predetermined path.
And I could see that the water in the pool was drawn from outside.
After a simple filtration, seawater was turned into fresh water, likely through some complex process.
This place should be the bathing and recreation area for the people on the ship.
Seeing this, I felt a bit confused. Where did that woman's crying sound come from earlier?
As I was thinking, Lin Chun suddenly spotted another door in the distance, but it was tightly locked with a massive iron padlock.
"Open the door!" I commanded decisively.
Lin Chun nodded, pulled out a handgun, and fired a few shots at the padlock. Finally, the lock broke.
I pushed the door open directly. It was pitch black inside, and then a stench wafted towards us. Lin Chun fumbled around outside, and the lights in the dark room suddenly came on.
Seeing the scene before me, I was utterly shocked!
Here, dozens of beds were arranged. On several of them lay emaciated women.
These women were dressed very simply, only in basic underwear, nothing else.
More women lay on the ground, looking like they were on the verge of death.
"What is this..." Lin Chun's expression changed upon seeing this.
"It seems these women are kept for their pleasure!" I said, "Looking at them, they don't seem to be living well. They're treated like pigs, confined here to eat, drink, and relieve themselves..."
"Then... what do we do?" Lin Chun frowned.
"Rescue them!" I said.
After confirming there was no danger in the vicinity, I asked Lin Chun to arrange for some people to bring fresh water and then all the food we hadn't finished.
Luo Yaqin also came down and stood by the large pool.
I couldn't stand the stench any longer and rushed in to rescue the women.
As I carried out one woman after another, I realized their condition was terrible.
They were so starved they were unrecognizable. I didn't know how long they had been held here, or how much torment they had endured.
After being carried out, Luo Yaqin immediately began examining them.
"Fortunately, they are just too weak. It seems to be due to a prolonged lack of food and water..." Luo Yaqin said.
"Can they be saved?" I asked.
"No problem!" Luo Yaqin said, "Lin Chun, go get some salt immediately and turn all this fresh water into saline."
"Alright!" Lin Chun nodded and then called over the mercenaries to help.
One by one, we administered saline water to the women, ensuring they maintained some vitality.
In this situation, there was no time to worry about other things. Saving lives was paramount.
It wasn't until the next morning that the women's condition improved somewhat.
Then we took out the food we had and distributed it to them.
The moment they saw the food, these women's eyes lit up. Without regard for anything else, they lunged at the food desperately.
Then, they stuffed it into their mouths frantically.
"Don't rush, and don't eat too fast, be careful not to choke," Luo Yaqin said, "There's still plenty of food!"
I knew that when people are starving, they are incapable of listening to reason. So, I could only have the mercenaries come down.
Each person ate a few bites. When I felt they had eaten enough, I would have the mercenaries forcibly pull them away!