118: A madcap girl's revelry!

In the dim scrap warehouse.

Everyone's gaze was drawn, staring at the card in Chen Du's hand that was glowing with dark gold light.

The dark gold light flowed across the card's surface, exuding a sense of high quality.

Even the Crab Claw Man, who had been in a state of exhaustion nearby, now had his eyes wide open and swallowed hard.

Chen Du held the card between his index and middle fingers, spinning it nonchalantly.

He was calculating.

The current team configuration was actually a bit unbalanced.

Xia Mo wasn't by his side.

She was the only S-rank melee fighter, with high burst damage but wasn't present;

Xia Xin was the ADC, fragile and needing a safe environment to deal damage;

An Nuonuo's Air Cannon had decent power, but charged slowly, and once this Little loli was closed in on, she was a pushover.

This team now lacked someone who could restrain opponents.

They lacked a meat shield who could both take hits and deal damage, someone who could draw aggro.

Those shimmering golden pupils swept over everyone one by one.

Finally, they locked onto Lin Keke, who was peeking at the card from the corner and muttering to herself.

In terms of execution and the recklessness when facing monsters, this chuunibyou girl was one of a kind.

If combined with her unique logic, this talent card might just draw out a miracle.

“Lin Keke.”

“Present! What are your orders, Captain!”

Lin Keke sprang up from the ground as if she had springs attached, her eyes terrifyingly fanatical:

“Is it time for the final Holy War? The dark power within me can no longer be suppressed!”

The people around were speechless.

The Crab Claw Man's mouth twitched; was this woman a fool?!

Chen Du remained expressionless and flicked his wrist.

Whoosh!

The dark gold card flew precisely toward Lin Keke.

“This is a talent awakening card.”

“Catch it!”

Lin Keke scrambled to catch it.

At this, the girls who hadn't awakened their talents yet began to feel envious.

That was an item that could awaken a talent! A divine artifact that could change one's fate against the heavens!

Zhou Qian quickly swayed her hips and approached, her voice sweet: “Captain Brother~ I was also by your side just now. Such a good thing... when can I have one?”

Another girl nearby also looked aggrieved: “Captain, I also want to become stronger, I can also do things for you...”

Even the usually rational Wang Jia pushed up her glasses, a flash of desire appearing in her eyes.

Chen Du let out a cold laugh.

His gaze scraped over those faces full of greed like a blade.

“I didn't see you rushing forward when killing monsters just now, but you're quite active when it comes to sharing the loot?”

“In this team, we don't keep idlers. Naturally, I give to whoever performs well.”

“Who has an objection?!”

With one sentence, he froze the little schemes of these girls in their stomachs; they all shrunk their necks and didn't dare to make a sound.

Seeing that no one dared to talk nonsense anymore, Lin Keke finally came to her senses.

The moment her fingertips touched the card and the information surfaced in her mind, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning, freezing in place.

[talent awakening card: Forcibly awakens the user's talent. Rank is random, potential is unknown.]

After a two-second daze.

Lin Keke trembled all over with excitement!

She was truly shaking, even causing the armor on her body to clatter.

“This... this is...”

Her large eyes filled with tears, deeply moved: “Captain! As expected, is this the key to release my seal? You've finally acknowledged that I am a Chosen Child!”

“Shut up and use it.” Chen Du rubbed his brow, his head aching from the noise.

“Understood! I shall offer my loyalty to you right now!”

Lin Keke was currently in a state of hyper-excited madness.

She suddenly rushed toward Chen Du, pouting her lips to get close to his face.

A posture as if she were going to offer herself.

“As a return gift! Please accept my first kiss! I also want to have your babies! A whole soccer team of them!”

Just as that pretty face was about to press against him.

A long, black-stockinged leg stepped in just in time, blocking the space between the two.

Xia Xin's face was dark.

She pressed one hand against Lin Keke's forehead, holding her back firmly: “That's enough! Stop trying to take advantage of him by acting crazy!”

“Let go of me! I'm doing this to repay his kindness! This is a sacred bonding ceremony!” Lin Keke struggled, flailing her arms and legs.

“Repay kindness my foot! I think you're just lusting after his body!”

Xia Xin exposed her without mercy, then shot Chen Du an annoyed glare.

That look seemed to say: Look at what kind of weirdos you're attracting.

Chen Du ignored the farce, his tone calm:

“We'll talk about the babies later. Now, drip your blood and press it to your forehead.”

Hearing this, Lin Keke became much more well-behaved.

“Understood!”

She bit her index finger, and blood seeped out.

Under the nervous, jealous, and envious gazes of the girls.

She pressed her blood-stained finger onto the card, then slapped it onto her forehead!

“Seal... Released!!”

There was no holy scene of divine light or descending angels as imagined.

The instant the card touched her forehead.

A thick, cold, dark aura suddenly exploded from within Lin Keke!

“Ugh—!!”

Lin Keke let out a painful grunt.

The dark gold card began to liquefy, turning into countless black tentacles.

Then, they frantically bored into her mouth, eyes, nostrils...

Crack, crack!

The sound of bones popping rang out!

Lin Keke's body began to twist and elongate weirdly.

Black liquid gushed out from every pore of her body, quickly condensing and hardening on the outside.

In the blink of an eye.

Her entire person was encased in a pitch-black egg.

This giant egg was two meters tall.

The surface wasn't smooth; it was covered in colorful patterns that looked like graffiti.

Red, green, purple—chaotic and disorganized.

Those patterns were actually writhing slowly, as if they were alive.

At this time, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and black-red paint began to seep from the walls.

“Th-this is awakening? This is a freaking Xenomorph, isn't it?!” The Crab Claw Man shrank back in terror, his two claws clanking together.

This sense of soul-deep trembling made him feel as if a monster was being gestated before him.

“Step back.”

Chen Du stood up, shielding An Nuonuo and Ye Qiu behind him.

He narrowed his eyes, staring at the black cocoon.

The sacrifice notebook flipped in his mind.

But this time, it didn't give specific information; only a line of blurry garbled code was jumping... Meanwhile.

On the sea several kilometers away, the mist surged.

ferry no. 0819 was quietly docked at the pier.

Compared to the hellish oppression of the Meat Processing Plant, the deck at this time was full of the breath of life.

Clatter!

With a light sound, Xia Lai's mechanical arm swung dominantly.

As if by magic, a large pile of supplies appeared out of thin air.

“This is the first batch of ingredients! Sisters, it's time to eat!!”

Xia Lai stepped heroically onto a crate.

That posture was exactly like a female bandit leader who had just returned from a raid.

At her feet.

Several racks of ribs were sizzling with oil, their color golden-brown and their aroma mouth-watering;

Dozens of prepared fresh lamb and beef legs were stacked together.

The meat was bright red, with marble-like fat patterns clearly visible!

There were also several pieces of top-grade ribeye; they looked tender just by looking at them!

“Meat... meat...”

“It's really meat! Waaaah! I'm going to cry!”

On the deck.

The girls, who had been drinking plain porridge and eating pickles for a week and whose faces had turned green from hunger, all exploded with excitement.

The green light emitting from their eyes was even more terrifying than the Ghoul Mao Mao.

It was simply like a pack of hungry wolves seeing Pleasant Goat!

If it weren't for the last bit of reason telling them that Xia Lai had brought this, they probably would have pounced and eaten it raw by now.