29: Tactical groping!

The girls' eyes were all red.

Li Yaozhi bit her lower lip fiercely, her usual aloofness completely shattered, her eyes filled with self-reproach and panic.

"Ye Qiu! What are you standing there for! Save him!!" Tang Ran rushed over, covered in blood, her voice as loud as a dynamite blast.

Ye Qiu gritted her teeth.

As an S-rank talent Medic, she knew Chen Du's current state the moment she took his pulse.

Good heavens.

His pulse was strong and powerful, his heartbeat steady as a clock. His vitality was so robust he could tear sharks apart with his bare hands!

He's faking it.

This scoundrel is definitely faking it!

But the bloodstains all over him couldn't be faked, and the exhaustion after his outburst was real.

Ye Qiu's ears felt hot.

Forget it, for the sake of him fighting so desperately just now.

"Open your mouth."

Ye Qiu, her face cold, unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and took a big gulp.

[Talent Activated: High-Concentration Life Restoration Fluid]

The clear water rapidly transformed in her mouth, becoming a light green medicinal liquid.

Under the gaze of dozens of eyes on the entire ferry, she closed her eyes and, steeling herself, leaned down.

Their lips met.

Cool, sweet liquid, with a faint minty taste, flowed into Chen Du's mouth.

"Mmm..."

Chen Du's Adam's apple bobbed, as if he were savoring some peerless fine wine.

This guy clearly didn't know what 'enough is enough' meant.

While Ye Qiu was unable to speak, a large hand silently wrapped around her waist.

Through the thin nurse's uniform, his fingertips gently caressed her.

Ye Qiu stiffened, her eyes widening.

At a time like this! Still taking advantage?!

She tried to push him away, but the injured man's arm was like an iron clamp.

The onlookers reacted in various ways.

An Nuonuo covered her face, but the gaps between her fingers were wider than her eyes;

Xia Lai whistled like a hooligan, a mischievous 'auntie smile' on her face;

Only Li Yaozhi and Xia Mo remained silent, their expressions somewhat subtle.

After a long while, their lips parted.

Ye Qiu abruptly straightened her back, gasping for air, a trace of crystal clear liquid still clinging to the corner of her mouth.

She glared fiercely at Chen Du!

But to others, that glare was full of charm, as if she was both rejecting and inviting him!

"Not dead, are you?" Ye Qiu asked irritably.

"Resurrected, full health resurrection!"

Chen Du took a deep breath, and that annoying smirk returned to his face.

He stood up nimbly and stretched his shoulders twice.

Where was any sign of him being on his last breath?

Chen Du's gaze shifted, sweeping towards the corner.

Zhou Qian was huddled in a tattered leather jacket, curled into a ball.

Chen Du walked over.

"Put it on properly."

Zhou Qian, as if granted a great pardon, hastily tightened the leather jacket, her face streaked with tears: "Th-thank you, Captain..."

"Don't thank me too soon."

Chen Du had his back to her.

"Today's victory was bought with your dignity."

"Remember, in this damned world, dignity is a luxury. The fact that you can be bait means you still have value to be exploited, and that's enough to keep you alive."

With that, Chen Du no longer paid attention to the girls with their various thoughts.

He strode to the bow of the ship.

More than twenty pirate corpses lay scattered, the stench of blood thick and choking.

Across from them, the unmanned blood hand ship still bobbed on the sea.

[Warning! ferry no. 0819 durability has dropped to 35%!]

[Hull severely damaged in multiple places! Please repair as soon as possible!]

The ferry system's warning box flashed on his retina.

That suicidal ramming just now almost caused this already fragile small ship to fall apart.

"Captain, what about these... garbage?"

Tang Ran walked over, kicking the headless corpse of Blood Hand with a look of disgust, "This smell is too strong, throw them into the sea to feed the fish?"

"Throw?"

Chen Du turned his head.

Under the moonlight, his eyes were as deep as a dry well.

"Think bigger, Tang Ran."

Chen Du reached out and gently patted the ferry railing.

"What kind of ship do we have? A styx ferry."

"These ready-made, warm flesh and blood, aren't they the best repair materials?"

"You... you mean..." Ye Qiu looked at him, half-understanding.

"Exactly, physical salvation, waste utilization."

Chen Du licked his lips.

"I'm going to use these corpses to repair the ship."

The girls looked at the scattered limbs and severed arms on the ground. After the adrenaline of battle subsided, physiological fear once again took over.

These were dead people!

Were they really going to be used to repair the ship?!

"Captain..." Although Tang Ran was a brute, even she felt a little intimidated now, "Isn't this... a bit too sinister? It might attract ghosts, right?"

"Sinister?"

Chen Du scoffed, "In this world, those who aren't sinister enough have long become fish food."

He squatted down, placing one hand on Blood Hand's spine.

"This is the best material."

Buzz—!

In Chen Du's mind, the ancient and mysterious sacrifice notebook suddenly trembled violently.

This reaction was more intense than ever before.

The eerie single eye on the cover seemed to come alive, its blood-red pupil rapidly contracting, greedily staring at the flesh and blood.

"Sacrifice! Total Sacrifice!"

Chen Du roared inwardly, his eyes fervent, "Designate material, life essence!"

In an instant, a visible black-red mist erupted from the pile of corpses.

"Ah! What... what is that?!" The timid An Nuonuo shrieked, shrinking behind Xia Lai like a pendant.

The black-red mist didn't dissipate; instead, it acted like self-aware tentacles, frantically drilling into every crack and crevice of ferry no. 0819's deck.

Crack crack crack—

The scalp-prickling sound of bones growing echoed.

A bizarre miracle occurred.

The side of the hull, which had been dented and broken by the blood hand ship, began to 'heal' at a visible speed.

Broken deck planks automatically reconnected and regenerated, the wood was re-covered, becoming as pristine as jade.

Even the blood spilled on the deck was greedily absorbed by the ship's hull!

The entire ferry seemed to come alive, emitting a joyful hum.

[Ding! Sacrifice successful!]

[Obtained: life essence x50 units!]

[Ferry durability has been restored to 100%!]

[Remaining life essence has been transferred to the reserve compartment.]

In just a few minutes.

This dilapidated 'Syrian war-damaged' ferry was now completely renewed.

The railings gleamed with a cold, glazed luster, the deck was solid and smooth, and even the faint halo around the hull was much thicker than before.

This scene was nothing short of a miracle.

"Is this... is this magic?" Li Yaozhi's beautiful eyes widened as she reached out to touch the smooth, new railing.

The touch on her fingertips was warm and smooth like jade, not at all like wood.

"No, this is equivalent exchange."

Chen Du clapped his hands, looking at the clean deck, feeling great.

This was the domineering power of the sacrifice notebook.

All things can be Sacrifices, and all things can be power.

"Don't just stand there, ladies."

Chen Du turned around, pointing across to the blood hand ship in the distance.

"There's a whole ship full of supplies waiting for us to discover over there!"

"No sleep tonight, we're moving house all night!"

"Xia Lai!"

"Coming!"

Second Sister Xia Lai, dressed in deep-V overalls, excitedly raised her hand, a large pipe wrench already in her grip.

"That junk ship is yours. Dismantle everything you can, I want not even a single screw left."

"Understood!"

Xia Lai excitedly licked her lips, her eyes shining as she said, "Captain, just watch me, my pipe wrench is already thirsty for action! I guarantee I'll dismantle it so thoroughly its own mother won't recognize it!"