91: The final winner

The eerie pink lip print on his forehead flickered for only half a second.

The [sacrifice notebook] in his mind seemed to have been provoked.

Its pages flipped frantically!

Accompanied by a tooth-aching sound of crunching and chewing,

a tyrannical suction force surged back directly from Chen Du's forehead!

The lazy, eerie female voice suddenly cracked: "What is this thing? You dare... ah!"

"...Lowly insect! You will pay for thi—"

The voice cut off abruptly.

"Burp~"

Although the [sacrifice notebook] had no mouth, a satisfied burp clearly echoed in Chen Du's mind.

As the pink lip print was violently erased, a cool energy washed down his spine and through his entire body.

Chen Du felt as if his soul had just received a deep-tissue spa treatment.

[Sacrifice successful!]

[Offering: Incomplete Form · Spawn of the Evil God.]

[Evaluation: High protein, crunchy, tastes like chicken!]

[Reward obtained: life essence x5.]

[Special material obtained: Divinity Shard x1.]

"Divinity Shard?" Chen Du raised an eyebrow.

Just by the name, it sounded like a top-tier rare item.

Before he could take a closer look, the ground beneath his feet began to vibrate violently.

"Captain! Above us! Look above us!"

Lin Keke pointed upward, her voice cracking with terror.

The rock layer covering the ceiling of the cavern was rapidly peeling away, with large boulders falling like rain.

And those ghastly green toxic mists, symbolizing death, were pouring in frantically through the cracks in the rocks!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

The rubble on the ground was corroded into white smoke, emitting a suffocating, pungent odor.

"Holy crap! The poison circle is shrinking in here too?"

"Even at the very end, it's still messing with us? Is this Heavenly Path a sore loser or what!"

Xia Lai's face was pale with fright, her hands still tightly gripping that bone shield which was nearly reduced to dregs.

If even a bit of that touched her, her beautiful face would be ruined!

The toxic mist was descending extremely fast; they had thirty seconds left at most.

Run? Run where?

The exit here had long been blocked by the toxic mist.

Chen Du, however, didn't panic at all.

Looking up at the void, he shouted, "Heavenly Path! Our mission should be complete by now. Is there a pickup service?"

"If you don't come get us soon, we're going to dissolve in this toxic mist."

"Hey! 9527, aren't you a staff member? Get out here, or I'll file a complaint against you!"

The air fell silent for a second.

Static crackled.

Zzzt—

Then, that familiar mechanical voice rang out:

[Congratulations to the ferry no. 0819 team...]

[You have successfully survived to the end and become the winners of the Battle Royale. You have earned the right to live!]

[Teleportation channel, opening.]

Buzz—!

A dazzling golden light erupted from the ground without warning, enveloping Chen Du and the women behind him.

That intense feeling of weightlessness hit them again.

When their vision came back into focus, a salty, decaying smell hit them.

"Blegh..."

Lin Keke leaned against the ship's railing and dry-heaved, her face sallow. "Terrible teleportation experience! One-star review! I'm so dizzy..."

"We're back? Are we really back?"

An Nuonuo looked in disbelief at the familiar deck beneath her feet and the luxurious large bathtub nearby that now felt so welcoming.

This was—ferry no. 0819!

A sense of home welled up in her heart.

"Captain!"

"Heavens, it's Chen Du and the others!"

Wang Jia, Zhao Mengmeng, and the others waiting anxiously on the deck were stunned for a moment when they saw the group appear out of thin air.

Then, a massive cheer erupted.

Everyone's eyes were glued to that man.

At this moment, Chen Du looked like a demon god who had crawled out of a Shura field in hell.

His shirt had long since been shredded into rags, which only made his lean, muscular upper body look even more wild.

Most heart-stopping of all was the still-wet, purplish-black monstrous blood on his body.

The lingering aura from that single strike that killed the Spawn of the Evil God had not yet dissipated, leaving all the women present weak-kneed and dizzy.

"This is... just too intense..."

Zhao Mengmeng clutched her chest, her eyes dazed. "That was the Spawn of the Evil God... and the Captain actually tore it apart alive..."

"That final strike, and that giant shadow hand... help, he's so handsome my legs are literally shaking!"

Another girl couldn't help but swallow hard, her eyes shining.

"Now this is a real man. Following a powerhouse like him, even dying would be worth it!"

Through the livestream on the Sky Screen earlier, they had witnessed Chen Du's god-like heroic posture the entire time.

This kind of shock was more intense than watching a Hollywood blockbuster.

Amidst the worshipful gazes, Zhou Qian walked up, swaying her snake-like waist.

The sour smell of jealousy from the women was almost enough to pickle the deck.

"The Captain really worked hard this trip~"

Zhou Qian's eyes swept over Xia Lai and Xia Mo as she said sarcastically:

"Not only did he have to fight a bloody battle against monsters, but he also had to stay busy 'detoxifying.' That stamina... tsk tsk, it's truly admirable."

"The sisters were watching in front of the screen, and our hearts were just racing."

"Oh my, I wish I could have jumped into the screen to share some of the 'pain' for you two sisters."

Her words were extremely suggestive and full of green tea vibes.

As long as one wasn't blind, they could recall those breathtaking scenes from the livestream—

In the deep blue cavern, the flower on the high ridge was forcibly claimed by the beast-like Captain;

and how Xia Lai, who only wanted to be a wrench, writhed in pleasure beneath the man.

"What are you talking about!"

Xia Lai bristled, her face turning as red as a tomato.

"That... that was to save a life! It was... it was a legitimate detoxification method! Don't you understand?!"

"Oh? A detoxification method~"

Another girl pushed up her glasses and quickly added fuel to the fire.

"How does that kind of high-intensity exercise detoxify someone? I want the Captain to 'treat' me too~"

"Shut up!"

Li Yaozhi finally couldn't take it anymore.

She bit her lower lip in shame and indignation, glaring fiercely at the girl.

But her unusually charming and flirtatious air couldn't be hidden at all.

Instead, it seemed more like she was trying to cover up something that was already obvious.

Seeing this, the jealousy in the surrounding girls' eyes almost turned physical.

Why? Why did such a good thing never happen to them?

"Enough."

Chen Du spat out the wet cigarette butt in his mouth, his Golden Wheel Pupils sweeping indifferently over the crowd.

There was no explanation, only an unquestionable pressure.

The girls, who had been chattering and bickering, fell silent and shrank back.

"What are you all standing around for?" Chen Du continued to command. "To your positions, prepare to set sail."

"S-set sail? To where?" Wang Jia asked instinctively.

Her answer was a loud boom from beneath the ship.

Rumble—

The semi-transparent bubble slowly began to drag ferry no. 0819 upward!

"Heavens! The ship is flying?!"

Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, the bubble carried the ferry and crashed directly into the dim "sky" above.

It felt like passing through a layer of water.

Their field of vision suddenly opened up!

There was no more oppressive blood-red rock ceiling, no more suffocating toxic mist.

Around them was a boundless grayish-black ocean, and in the sky hung a moon so massive it was eerie.

Splash—

The ferry broke through the water!

Kicking up a thousand layers of black waves!

It floated steadily on this unfamiliar sea surface!

"Is this... the Sea of Despair?" Li Yaozhi gripped the railing, the sea breeze ruffling her long hair, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.

"Finally, we've escaped."

Chen Du took a deep breath.

The rotten, fishy smell of the sea in the air actually tasted like freedom at this moment.

He turned around.

His tattered clothes flapped in the wind, making him look like a new king upon this black sea.

"Ye Qiu."

"Yes!"

Ye Qiu immediately stepped forward, her expression solemn.

"Tang Ran and Xia Xin are the most seriously injured. Treat them immediately." Chen Du pointed to the two women still unconscious on the stretchers.

"Understood!"

Ye Qiu didn't hesitate for a moment as she unscrewed a water bottle.

She tilted her head back and took a large gulp.

She leaned down.

She pinched open Tang Ran's tightly closed lips and pressed her own against them.

With a slight movement of her throat, the liquid containing healing energy was slowly transferred into Tang Ran's mouth.

At that moment, the corrosive wounds on Tang Ran's body emitted a soft, holy blue light and began to scab and heal.

Next was Xia Xin.

After finishing, Ye Qiu skillfully tore a strip from her skirt.

She rubbed her hands together!

Under the influence of her talent, the scraps of cloth transformed into hemostatic bandages.

She quickly reinforced the bandages on both of them.

This sequence of actions was as smooth as flowing water, leaving the rookie girls nearby dumbfounded.

Chen Du's gaze swept over the crew members, whose eyes had completely transformed.

"Everyone else, clear the deck and take inventory of our supplies."

His voice was like a stabilizing force, calming the instinctive fear everyone felt toward this unfamiliar black sea.

"Yes, Captain!!"

This time.

all the girls answered in unison, their voices loud and clear!