145: Styx Evolution: The Fangs of the Deep-Sea Hunter

This was not an ordinary pleasure at all; it was more like a battle of life-plundering.

Li Yaozhi had completely lost her mind.

She frantically absorbed the heat from Chen Du's body.

With every contact, she wished she could merge him into her own flesh and blood.

That sense of hunger seemed like a bottomless pit.

Ordinary food could not fill it; what she needed was heat—a scalding, soul-searing sense of presence.

Inside the narrow captain's quarters.

Only heavy breathing and the blushing sounds of wet friction remained.

The luxurious large round bed creaked under the weight of their struggle, sounding overwhelmed.

This was a true—ship quake.

It was unknown how much time had passed.

The storm finally subsided.

Li Yaozhi looked as if her spine had been removed, slumped limply among the messy sheets.

Her eyes were rolled back, and her body still twitched from time to time.

Saliva trailed from the corner of her mouth; she looked completely broken.

It was a shock response following sensory overload.

The eerie red light on the ring finally dimmed, and that heart-palpitating hunger receded.

In its place was extreme satisfaction and exhaustion.

Chen Du leaned against the headboard and lit a cigarette.

He had to admit, the Study Committee Member... was fierce!

Especially that sense of contrast; it was simply lethal.

He reached out to touch Li Yaozhi's sweat-dampened hair, brushing away the strands stuck to her cheeks.

The girl's eyelashes fluttered as she slowly opened her eyes.

In that instant.

The madness faded, and her cold composure returned.

Only now, within that coldness, there was a hint of never-before-seen tenderness and... shame.

She clearly remembered what had just happened.

The person who had just sought pleasure like a beast, demanding without limits... was that her?

Li Yaozhi froze for a second.

Then she suddenly yanked the quilt over herself, wrapping herself up like a silkworm cocoon, leaving only her eyes exposed to stare at Chen Du in horror and indignation.

“Awake?”

Chen Du exhaled a smoke ring and handed over the water he had prepared on the nightstand.

“Drink some water. You sweated a lot just now.”

Li Yaozhi's face instantly turned red to the tips of her ears; even her neck turned pink.

She reached out and took the glass.

But her hand shook so violently that quite a bit of water spilled out.

“I... just now...”

“That was the price of the ring.”

Chen Du didn't intend to offer fake comfort and directly pierced the veil: “Since you chose power, you have to endure its side effects. It amplifies your desires and turns you into a beast.”

Li Yaozhi bit her lip, looking down at the ring.

Her gaze was complex.

There was fear and shame, but notably, no regret.

Because she was already Chen Du's woman now, even if the first time was due to circumstances.

“If you get hungry again in the future.”

Chen Du leaned in and pinched her burning earlobe, his tone playful: “Come find me anytime.”

“After all, I am the captain. It is my duty to take care of every crew member.”

Li Yaozhi looked up.

Watching the wicked smirk on Chen Du's face, she slowly calmed down.

“When you're with me... you can't have other women...”

She suddenly made an abrupt request.

Before Chen Du could answer.

She tossed aside the water glass and lunged forward.

This time it wasn't a mindless demand, but a declaration filled with strong possessiveness.

She cupped Chen Du's face with both hands and bit hard on his tobacco-scented lips.

“You'd better be a man of your word.”

Li Yaozhi stared into Chen Du's eyes with a fierce intensity: “If you dare let me go hungry, I'll eat you.”

Oh?

Had she completely let herself go and turned dark?

Once an iceberg collapses, the water that flows out is indeed hotter than anyone else's.

“Alright.”

Chen Du patted her smooth back and took the chance to feel her up: “Clean yourself up. Don't let those girls outside make a joke of you.”

After saying that, he got up to get dressed.

A gentle trap is nice, but a hero still has business to attend to.

The pile of supplies snatched from the Meat Processing Plant needed to be inventoried, and then there was the most important thing—the Vehicle Core.

When Chen Du walked out of the captain's quarters, he felt refreshed and walked with a spring in his step.

On the deck.

An Nuonuo and the others were still cleaning up the aftermath.

As soon as they saw Chen Du come out, the young girls' eyes darted around, their faces as red as a monkey's butt.

The commotion just now was so loud that no matter how good the ship's soundproofing was, it couldn't block those heart-wrenching sounds.

“Ahem...”

Xia Lai was crouching on the ground wiping the BBQ grill. Seeing Chen Du, she immediately cast a lewd look his way.

She made a '666' gesture with her mechanical arm, her mouth moving exaggeratedly: “Impressive, Captain!”

Chen Du glared at her and ignored the female hooligan.

He walked straight to the helm.

At this moment, Unit 0819 was sailing steadily through the deep sea area.

The waves lapped against the hull in a soothing rhythm.

Chen Du fished the deep blue cubic crystal—the [Vehicle Core]—out of his pocket.

This thing was only the size of a palm, but under the sunlight, it looked as if a vast galaxy was sealed inside.

Countless fine points of light moved and collided within it, and one could faintly hear the clicking of precision gears engaging.

“I hope it gives me some surprises.”

Chen Du took a deep breath and aligned the core with the slot in the center of the console.

Although the ferry's current configuration was decent,

it was still too fragile when facing sea monsters on the level of the Abyssal Devourer.

He needed stronger firepower, faster speed, and... tougher armor.

“Fuse!”

Chen Du shouted lowly and pressed the core in hard.

Click!

A perfect fit.

Vroom—!!!

A blue shockwave centered on the console instantly swept across the entire ship!

The whole ship seemed to be electrocuted, letting out an ear-piercing sound of metal growing.

“Ah!”

The girls on the deck were startled, screaming as they huddled together.

“What happened? An earthquake?!”

“Big sister! Where would an earthquake come from in the middle of the sea! It's the ship! The ship is moving!”

It was indeed moving.

That wasn't the precursor to disintegration, but the sound of growth!

The deck beneath their feet became thicker amidst the vibrations, and a layer of metallic luster emerged on the surface of the originally mottled railings.

In his mind, the sacrifice notebook, which had been silent all day, suddenly flipped open on its own.

The pages rustled and finally stopped on a brand-new blueprint.

Blood-red handwriting jumped frantically:

[Styx Vehicle Core access detected...]

[Energy source matched... Shadow Adaptive confirmed...]

[styx ferry beginning evolution!]

[Unlocking new morphology tree: Ghost Ship / War Fortress / Deep Sea Stalker...]

[Current core attribute bias forces evolution into—]

Chen Du stared fixedly at the last line of text.

Before he could see it clearly.

Boom!!

The engine at the stern suddenly let out a roar like a beast's bellow!

Two black exhaust flames shot out dozens of meters!

A massive surge of acceleration hit, nearly throwing Xiao Ai, who hadn't stood firm on the deck, into the sea.

“Holy crap! Captain, did you feed the ship stimulants?!”

Xia Lai clung to the railing, her face distorted by the wind.

She looked at the waves on both sides receding like blurred shadows, her eyes nearly popping out:

This speed... it had at least doubled!

But Chen Du had no time to pay attention.

Through the cockpit window.

He saw two pitch-black, barb-covered rams slowly extending below the waterline at the bow.

This deep-sea great white shark had finally grown its fangs.

At this moment, Unit 0819 was no longer a ferry.

It was a hunter.