Meanwhile, on the other side, Victor stood with an arm around each girl, laughing carefreely as if there had never been a shadow in his life.
The heavy loneliness that had haunted him for years seemed to be quietly dispelled by the vivid scene before him.
The exaggerated, feigned sorrow completely vanished from Dracula's face, replaced by a genuinely relaxed and expectant smile.
He elegantly spread his hands, his voice regaining its usual vigor:
"Alright! You've convinced me, my little Mavis. Everyone!"
He raised his voice, summoning the authority of the head of the household.
"Let's enjoy this vacation to the fullest!"
"Yay! (σ≧∀≦)σ"
Little Dennis let out a crisp cheer, unable to wait any longer as he began to bounce.
"Woo—!"
A deep, drawn-out ship's horn sounded like a declaration, echoing across the mysterious sea.
The massive cruise ship slowly began to move, heading deeper into the Bermuda Triangle.
The moment they stepped onto the brilliantly lit deck, Victor was like a husky let out of its cage.
Holding Enid's hand with his left and Wednesday's with his right, he excitedly weaved through the bustling crowd of monster passengers.
"This way! This way looks super interesting!"
He yelled as he eagerly ran forward, but then, in a moment of carelessness—
*Thump!* He collided with a slow-moving "zombie" wearing tattered clothes.
"Oh, sorry! Are you okay?"
Victor quickly stopped, reaching out to steady the zombie he had sent staggering, his tone apologetic.
"I'm... I'm fine, it was my fault for not looking."
The zombie kept its head down, its voice hoarse and muffled, seeming a bit flustered.
"I'm... I'm looking for my niece."
Victor thought the zombie's voice sounded a bit off, but didn't dwell on it—after all, it was perfectly normal for zombies to speak poorly.
He enthusiastically patted the other's stiff shoulder.
"Looking for someone? Need any help? This ship is huge!"
Jackie Chan, disguised as the zombie, was inwardly panicking, his heart practically leaping out of his throat.
This cheerful young man before him was the very guy who had stolen his talisman on the streets of San Francisco and even caused him to get embedded in a wall!
How was he also on this ship?!
Victor stared at the zombie's lowered face, feeling more and more that it looked familiar. He squinted suspiciously and leaned in closer.
"Hey, buddy, you look really familiar to me... Could it be that I've raided your tomb before? Dug up your grave?"
His mind made an odd leap to certain adventurous activities.
"H-have you?"
Jackie Chan was scared out of his wits, only able to stiffly pull the corners of his mouth into a smile uglier than crying, feeling the cold sweat on his back soaking through his costume.
Right at this critical moment—
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
Several loud bangs tore through the night sky, followed immediately by incredibly splendid fireworks blooming in layers above the cruise ship, painting the night sky in vibrant colors and instantly illuminating Victor's curious face.
"Wow!"
Victor's attention was immediately and completely captured by this unexpected surprise. He looked up at the sky in delight, instantly tossing his suspicions about the zombie to the winds.
"There's a fireworks show too! Amazing! Enid! Wednesday! Let's go find the best spot!"
He immediately turned around and, grabbing a girl with each hand, pulled them towards the upper deck for a better view.
Seizing this opportunity, Jackie Chan let out a long sigh of relief, almost collapsing from the tension.
Not daring to delay, he immediately hunched down, blending into the crowd, and "shuffled" away stiffly and quickly like a real zombie, disappearing into the shadows of the ship's cabins.
All he wanted now was to quickly find Jade, find the talismans, and get as far away from that dangerous guy as possible!
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