28: This axe blow shattered the pirates' dreams!

Chen Du squatted down.

"Who said I was going to kill you?"

"Zhou Qian, let me borrow your clothes for a moment."

"Ah? O-okay... okay!" Zhou Qian quickly nodded.

As long as her life was spared, she didn't care about the clothes at all.

At that moment, Chen Du's large hand slowly gripped Zhou Qian's shoulder strap.

She saw the smile of a capitalist harvesting leeks.

"Sacrifice!"

In that instant, the flow of time became extremely slow.

Buzz—!

A pitch-black, spectral light flashed and vanished.

The tattered maid outfit Zhou Qian was wearing completely disappeared.

Even her bra and panties were gone.

Stark naked.

Zhou Qian froze completely. Before she could even process what had happened, she was exposed, naked, in the center of the battlefield.

Under the stark white glare of the searchlights, her well-maintained skin was blindingly white.

Every curve, every area that required censorship, was slammed into everyone's retina in high definition, uncensored.

The entire battlefield crashed.

The pirate holding a machete maintained his slashing posture, frozen like a statue;

Bone Snake, who was about to tear apart Xia Mo's defensive line, nearly popped its eyeballs out;

Even Blood Hand, the Rock Giant, had his foot suspended in mid-air, his CPU completely fried.

What kind of tactic is this?

What the hell kind of move is this?!

For this group of lechers who had been drifting at sea for half a month, staring at rotting meat and monsters every day, this scene was more explosive than a nuclear bomb.

Primitive desires in their genes instantly took over their brains.

Rationality? Non-existent.

All the pirates' gazes were glued in place as if by superglue, and they were breathing heavily.

Total paralysis!

Zhou Qian felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

She instinctively curled up, frantically trying to cover herself with her hands, but how could she hide the vast expanse of snowy white skin?

"No... don't look... woo..."

Zhou Qian's lips turned blue from fright, and she retreated, trembling.

[Ding! Sacrifice successful!]

[Offering: The Maid Outfit containing the Green Tea Campus Belle's last shred of dignity.]

[Evaluation: This is art! The Notebook thinks it's great!]

[Critical Reward triggered!]

[Acquired Limited Status Skill: Strength King's Fury, lasting 3 seconds!]

[Effect: Five times strength! Pain suppression! Your muscle density is comparable to aircraft carrier steel plate!]

A magma-like heat surged into Chen Du's heart and then exploded throughout his limbs.

The feeling was like injecting a kilogram of stimulants into his veins.

Chen Du's pupils contracted into needlepoints, his muscles tensed, and a metallic texture appeared on the surface of his skin.

He looked at the drooling pirates in front of him and flashed an evil, charming smile.

"These three seconds are the last meal before I send you to the execution block."

"Have you seen enough? If you have, then die."

Before his voice faded, the deck exploded!

Chen Du turned into a black afterimage, moving so fast he caused a sonic boom!

First second.

Chen Du flashed in front of Bone Snake.

This incredibly arrogant C-class Talent User still had his gaze glued to Zhou Qian's inner thigh and didn't react at all.

"You..."

Bone Snake had just uttered one word when Chen Du's large hand clamped around his neck like an iron vise.

The sharp bone spurs dug into his palm, but Chen Du didn't even flinch.

"Have a good trip!"

Crack!

It was as crisp as snapping a stalk of celery.

Chen Du exerted force in his wrist, crushing Bone Snake's cervical spine into powder!

With a casual toss, the corpse flew into the cargo hold like trash.

Second second.

Chen Du used the force to recoil, and the human tank crashed into the pirate crowd.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Pure power overwhelming!

Any pirate brushed by Chen Du suffered collapsed sternums and ruptured organs, sent flying backward one by one!

Blood sprayed the entire way as they flew through the air, turning them into human fountains.

"Ahhh!!!"

Only then did the delayed screams pierce the night sky.

"Holy crap! What kind of monster is that?!"

"Run! Quick, run! This pretty boy is cheating!!"

The pirates finally awoke from their shock over the beautiful sight.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Third second.

Chen Du was already standing in front of Blood Hand.

The two-meter-tall Rock Giant finally snapped back to reality, filled with shame and rage.

"Bastard!! How dare you scheme against me!!"

Blood Hand roared, smashing his massive rock fist down hard onto Chen Du's crown.

A full-power strike from the B-class Talent [Rock Transformation] could smash through steel plate!

Chen Du neither dodged nor retreated, a maniacal red light flashing in his eyes.

"Tough? I'd like to see if you're tougher, or if I am!"

No technique, just brute force!

[Strength King's Fury] activated! Five times strength burst forth!

"Break... for me!!!"

A cold light flashed!

The fire axe, carrying a shrill sound of tearing air, cleaved toward the giant rock fist.

Boom—!!

A muffled thunder exploded.

Following that was a grating, teeth-aching sound of friction.

That indestructible granite arm was as brittle as tofu before the rampaging Chen Du.

The axe blade was unstoppable, splitting the fist open!

It continued up the arm, directly embedding itself into Blood Hand's collarbone!

Crushed rock flew! Blood spurted wildly!

"Ahhhhh—my arm!!"

Blood Hand let out a pig-slaughtering shriek. His rock skin cracked inch by inch, revealing the fresh red flesh beneath.

His proud defense was shattered in a single blow.

"Is that all you've got?"

Chen Du gasped, kicking Blood Hand in the chest and sending the giant sprawling onto the deck.

He pulled out the axe, bringing with it a string of blood beads.

"Didn't you say you wanted to play with my crew just now?"

Chen Du stood on Blood Hand's chest, looking down.

"Now, try saying that again?"

Blood Hand was terrified.

Looking at the murderous man before him, he finally understood what kind of immovable object he had kicked.

This was clearly a Tyrannosaurus Rex wearing human skin!

"P-pardon me! I have supplies! I have..."

Pfft!

Chen Du had no patience for nonsense.

The hand rose, the axe fell.

The bald head rolled right to Tang Ran's feet, a pleading expression still frozen on its face.

The entire area was silent.

Only the sound of waves hitting the ship remained.

The remaining pirate lackeys were so scared their legs turned to jelly. They threw down their weapons and knelt on the ground, kowtowing.

"Don't... don't kill us!"

"We surrender! We're willing to be slaves!"

Chen Du didn't even glance at them, calmly uttering one word:

"Kill."

Tang Ran and Xia Mo, who had been holding in their anger, exchanged a look.

"Got it, Captain!"

Tang Ran charged forward with a savage grin, knocking out the small fries one punch at a time.

Xia Mo's dagger turned into the Grim Reaper's scythe, harvesting the remaining lives.

Since they had started, they had to pull up the weeds by the roots.

In this fucked-up world, mercy was equivalent to self-harm.

The three seconds ended.

The feeling of power filling his body receded like a tide, followed by the exhaustion of being hollowed out and the intense pain of muscle tearing.

The side effects were delayed but inevitable.

With a clang, the fire axe dropped to the ground.

Chen Du swayed, his face deathly pale.

Cold sweat poured out like tap water.

"Cough cough... Pfft..."

He covered his chest and spat out a mouthful of... saliva?

...mixed with a bit of blood from biting his lip earlier.

The acting started!

"Captain!!"

An Nuonuo, who had been watching, screamed.

The girls woke up as if from a dream and rushed over in a panic.

At this moment, Chen Du was covered in blood and staggering.

He was the spitting image of a tragic hero who had overdrawn his life force to protect his crew.

"H-help me..."

Chen Du's voice was weak, and his body uncontrollably fell backward.

As luck would have it.

He happened to fall into a soft, warm embrace carrying a faint scent of medicine.

Although the nurse uniform Ye Qiu wore was dusty, it still couldn't hide her cool, ascetic aura.

She subconsciously hugged Chen Du.

"Chen Du! Are you alright? Where are you hurt?"

Ye Qiu checked him anxiously.

Although this man was an asshole, shameless, and even sacrificed someone else's clothes.

But just now... if he hadn't stood in front, this entire ship of girls... she dared not think further!

"My chest... hurts..."

Chen Du leaned weakly into Ye Qiu's arms, naturally rubbing his head against that soft spot.

"It seems... I've been poisoned... that was Corpse Poison..."

"That Bone Snake... was poisonous..."

Chen Du gasped heavily, his eyes glazed over as he looked at the pretty face so close to him.

"Quick... your Talent Water..."