19: Medic's abilities

Chen Du knelt on one knee.

His left arm was swollen like a blackened fire poker, and countless black insects seemed to be squirming beneath his skin.

Yet his eyes, which were gradually losing focus, remained locked firmly ahead.

Opposite him, Zhou Qian looked at the few girls blocking the path in front of Chen Du and roared, "Are you all crazy? Did you get water in your brains?!"

"Look at his face! Look at his hand! That is Corpse Poison! Zombie virus, do you understand?!"

She pointed at the veins spreading like ink on Chen Du's neck, her eyes full of fear.

"Haven't you watched movies? Once bitten, you mutate in minutes!"

"While he hasn't fully transformed into a zombie yet, push him into the lake! Otherwise, we'll all die later!"

"Just try touching a single hair on the Captain's head!" Although An Nuonuo was small, she was like a little tiger with its fur standing on end.

She spread her arms to block the front, the surrounding air currents swirling, blowing her bangs everywhere.

"He got hurt to save us! Zhou Qian, has your conscience been eaten by a dog?" Li Yaozhi was trembling with anger, clutching a stone in her hand.

"Conscience? Can you eat conscience? I'm doing this for the collective!"

Zhou Qian took half a step back, trying to incite the group of terrified girls behind her, "Say something! Do you want to wait to be eaten by Chen Du after he turns into a monster?"

"The Captain has gone crazy, we should switch to another one! Chen Du, hurry up and hand over the position of Captain! Only then can everyone live!"

Behind her, there were indeed a few timid girls who were hesitant.

After all, Chen Du and the still-twitching Tang Ran really didn't look like living people.

Twang—!

A crisp sound of a rubber band snapping shut ended this war of words.

Ten meters away on a tree trunk, Xia Xin had her slingshot pulled to the max, a stone pointed directly at the center of Zhou Qian's forehead.

"Take one more step forward, and I'll blow out your eyeball."

"You can bet on whether my slingshot is faster, or your axe is faster."

At the same time, the shadows on the ground twisted eerily.

Xia Mo, holding an ice blade, emerged from the shadows.

The cold blade pressed against the artery in Zhou Qian's thigh.

"Y-you..." Zhou Qian's face turned deathly pale.

This group of crazy women! What kind of soul-bewitching soup had Chen Du fed them?

"Are you done making a scene?"

The crowd parted automatically.

The league branch secretary Ye Qiu finally arrived.

She pushed up the glasses on the bridge of her nose, her gaze sweeping over the tense crowd.

"Move aside," Ye Qiu said indifferently.

"Sister Qiu, do you also think we should throw the Captain away?" An Nuonuo said with a crying tone, like a little beast protecting its food.

"I said move aside, I need to check the injury." Ye Qiu walked in front of Chen Du and crouched down.

She used her fingers to lift Chen Du's eyelids to take a look, then pressed on his carotid artery.

"The Corpse Poison is attacking his heart, his heart rate has dropped to 40 beats per minute, we can't delay any longer."

Ye Qiu took off the black-rimmed glasses that had been sealing away her beauty and threw them onto the grass.

Her waterfall-like black hair cascaded down, shimmering with a silk-like luster under the setting sun.

"Talent [Medic] ultimate activated."

Ye Qiu whispered softly and pulled a bottle of mineral water from her bosom.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Qian couldn't help but ask.

Ye Qiu couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her; she unscrewed the cap, tilted her swan-like neck, and took a large mouthful of water into her mouth.

The next second.

Under the gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes, Ye Qiu cupped Chen Du's face with both hands and kissed him.

At this moment, Chen Du's consciousness was hanging by a thread.

He felt as if he were falling into an endless ice cave, surrounded by evil ghosts.

A warm and soft sensation suddenly came to his lips.

Immediately after, a cool and sweet liquid was transferred into his mouth.

Carrying a faint scent of mint, it flowed down his throat!

[Corpse Poison is being purified... Cells are recombining...]

In his mind, the notebook was flipping frantically.

Ye Qiu closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.

She was activating the [Medic]'s purification skill.

This ability must use the caster's bodily fluids as a medium, fused with life energy, to achieve the detoxification effect.

Although it was to save a life, but... it was her first kiss after all!

Just as Ye Qiu was focused on transferring the medicinal liquid in her mouth, a large hand suddenly clamped onto the back of her head.

Chen Du woke up.

This guy's body was ten thousand times faster than his brain.

Is this... a perk?

Feeling the nectar at his lips, he subconsciously wanted to demand more.

The large hand forcefully pressed against the back of Ye Qiu's head, turning passive into active, greedily drawing in that sweetness.

"Mmph!!"

Ye Qiu's eyes widened abruptly, her face flushed red.

This... this bastard!

This is treatment! This is a serious medical procedure!

What is he doing?! Where is he sticking his tongue?!

A full half-minute passed before Chen Du let go, still wanting more.

"Huu—"

Ye Qiu sprang away like a startled deer, gasping for breath.

Even the roots of her ears were flushed red.

She wiped the water stain from the corner of her mouth, her eyes panicked and not daring to look around, "Th-this is the treatment method! Don't... don't misunderstand! It was to save a life!"

"Hmm, I don't mind doing this once a day, does health insurance cover it?"

Although Chen Du's voice was still a bit hoarse, that annoying tone of his had returned.

The black veins on his body were fading at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even his muscle lines were a bit tighter than before.

"Captain! You're alive!!" An Nuonuo pounced on him with joy, smearing snot bubbles onto Chen Du's chest.

Chen Du rubbed the Little loli's head, but his gaze fell on Tang Ran.

"Go save her quickly!"

Ye Qiu took a few deep breaths, trying hard to calm her heartbeat.

It was the same mouth-to-mouth method.

Ye Qiu took another mouthful of water, then pinched open Tang Ran's small mouth and transferred it in with one gulp.

"Gulp."

Tang Ran's throat bobbed, her body twitched, and then she let out a violent cough.

"Cough, cough, cough! Damn it... who force-fed me disinfectant?" Tang Ran woke up grumbling.

Although weak, her voice was full of energy.

The whole crowd was stunned.

Everyone looked at the man slowly standing up.

Chen Du stretched his neck, his left arm bones making cracking sounds like popping beans.

He was completely naked, a ship anchor tattoo imprinted on his chest, which was the proof of the Captain.

The setting sun stretched his shadow very long, just covering Zhou Qian.

Clang!

The fire axe in Zhou Qian's hand fell to the ground.

Her legs went weak, and she knelt directly on the grass.

"C-Captain... listen to my explanation..."

Zhou Qian forced a smile that looked worse than crying, her teeth chattering, "Just now... just now it was for everyone's safety, I didn't really want to harm you, I was also doing this for the big picture..."

"Shh—"

Chen Du raised a finger and pressed it against his lips.

He bent down and picked up the fire axe.

On the axe blade, there was still black brain matter left by the Corpse King.

Chen Du walked in front of Zhou Qian.

Zhou Qian was so scared she closed her eyes and screamed, her voice shrill: "Don't kill me! I can be your maid! I'll serve you however you want! Just don't kill me!!"

The pain she expected did not fall.

Chen Du glanced at her coldly, "On my ship, I don't keep dogs that bite their masters."

"As for killing you? That would be letting you off too easy."

"In the future, there will be plenty of dirty and tiring work for you to do. Want to die? It's not that easy."

After saying this, he walked past Zhou Qian directly toward the back of the crowd.

Zhao Mengmeng was burying her head in her knees, shivering.

"Come out!"

Chen Du grabbed Zhao Mengmeng by the hair and dragged her like a dead dog to the pool of blood left by the zombie.

"Ah!! It hurts! Let me go!!" Zhao Mengmeng's tears streamed down from the pain, her hands clawing wildly, even breaking her manicured nails.

Chen Du stepped on her lower leg, forcing her to kneel, her face only a few centimeters away from the zombie's head that had been crushed.

The stench hit her in the face.

"Ugh—" Zhao Mengmeng almost vomited her bile.

"Did you see it clearly?"

Chen Du pointed to the severed limbs on the ground, "This is all caused by you not following orders."

"Because of your stupidity, Tang Ran almost died, and I almost died too."

"Even the people on this ship almost faced total annihilation because of you."

Chen Du crouched down, the axe blade pressed against Zhao Mengmeng's neck.

She lost control of her bladder.

The smell of urine spread, the situation was once very awkward.

"I... I was wrong... I really didn't know that was a monster... I thought it looked like a rabbit..." Zhao Mengmeng cried until she was out of breath, her makeup ruined.

"You didn't know? A fine 'didn't know'."

Chen Du's eyes were gloomy, "In a survival game, bad people might survive, but idiots must die. Because stupidity... is a terminal illness that is contagious."

"Give me a reason not to kill you."

The axe applied a little force, cutting through Zhao Mengmeng's skin.

A wisp of fresh blood flowed down her snow-white neck.

The suffocating feeling of approaching death completely shattered Zhao Mengmeng's mental defenses.