The world channel has never scrolled faster.

In this extremely cold apocalypse, death has become the only constant, but at this moment, besides desperate last words, there is more fear of the unknown.

[District 9527 - Zhao Si: Help!! What the hell is this thing?! A fish with legs?! It just bit my oar to pieces! Does anyone have a weapon? Even a stick will do!]

[Sun Erniang: It's so cold... The torch went out, and that thing is hitting my raft... I heard the sound of wood breaking... Waaah, I don't want to die...]

[Wang Pangzi: Stop howling! I have two here! Two! My hand was bitten, it's bleeding profusely, is there a doctor? Do you have any hemostatic medicine? I'm willing to exchange my old underwear for it!]

Wailing cries filled the air.

For the vast majority of survivors, this so-called "beast tide" was probably just one or two low-level sea monsters that were starving.

But just one or two of them, combined with the extreme cold of tens of degrees below zero, are enough to become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Amidst this wave of despair flooding the screen, Liu Qiang, who had previously fled, suddenly reappeared.

His writing exudes a hysterical frenzy.

[Liu Qiang: Hahahaha! Two? You guys are crying and begging for help over two monsters?]

[Liu Qiang: What did I just see? I saw a giant steel ship! Right to the north! And there was a sun on it! A real sun!]

[Liu Qiang: Do you know how many monsters are down there? A dense swarm! At least several hundred! Hundreds of monsters are surrounding that ship, like they're on a pilgrimage!]

[Liu Qiang: That's hell! Compared to that, this is like playing house! The owner of that ship is doomed! I don't believe anyone can survive that kind of beast tide! Not even a god could!]

After the message was sent, there was a brief silence in the channel.

Steel behemoth?

An artificial sun?

Hundreds of sea creatures?

Everyone suspected that Liu Qiang had frozen to the point of being hallucinating.

……

"boom!"

A muffled thud.

Qin Yu's figure landed heavily on the ice.

Even with the scorching heat of the artificial sun, the ice layer, which is several meters thick, cannot melt in a short time. The surface of the ice only becomes slippery, but it remains as hard as iron.

The cold wind howled, carrying ice shards that scraped across the scene like blades.

But Qin Yu felt no chill at all.

His seemingly thin black combat suit had a faint, dark sheen on its surface.

**[S-Class Nanofluid Thermostatic Combat Suit]**

With a constant internal body temperature and external defenses comparable to tank armor, it can also move freely on slippery ice surfaces through nano-adsorption.

"roar--!!"

The mutated walrus was clearly enraged by this "little guy" who suddenly jumped down.

Its massive body moved with remarkable agility on the ice, its two half-meter-long fangs gleaming yellow as it roared and charged toward Qin Yu.

A foul, fishy odor wafted towards me.

"Too slow."

Qin Yu's lips curled up slightly.

He didn't retreat, nor did he even adopt a defensive stance.

With a slight flick of the wrist.

The SSS-grade fishing rod traced a strange arc in his hand.

The originally transparent fishing line emitted a piercing buzzing sound under high-speed vibration.

"Buzz—"

Qin Yu turned to the side, and the walrus, weighing over a ton, rushed past his body.

The inertia caused it to slide for another ten meters before crashing heavily into a protruding ice rock.

then.

Its head slipped off its neck without warning.

The cut was neat and smooth, and before the blood could even spurt out, it was instantly frozen by the low temperature.

[Ding! Killed a C-grade mutated walrus, obtained 100kg of C-grade walrus fat.]

"So crispy."

Qin Yu gave the fishing rod a shake.

The line on this fishing rod is made from the sinew of some kind of interstellar creature; its toughness and sharpness are even more terrifying than laser cutting.

"Next batch."

Qin Yu raised his head, his eyes filled with fervor.

After a brief pause, the dozens of sea creatures around them were driven completely mad by the smell of blood.

They roared, like a black tide, surging towards Qin Yu from all directions.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have wet their pants in fear in the face of such a scene.

But Qin Yu smiled.

He started running on the ice.

It's like dancing a waltz of death.

The black figure weaved through the beasts, the fishing rod in his hand like the scythe of death, each swing accompanied by the crisp sound of limbs being torn apart.

There are no fancy moves.

Only the most efficient killing.

The blood stained the ice surface red, and quickly crystallized into red ice crystals.

He was enjoying himself.

Enjoy the feeling of that power surging through your body.

……

at the same time.

The stern of the "President".

Wang Long and Zhang Hu were lying behind the railing, staring intently at the battlefield below.

Although the wind and snow obscured the specific details, they were not clearly visible.

But the enormous black shadows that kept falling, and the blood and flesh flying everywhere, all told them one thing.

That man was stronger than a human.

"Gulp."

Zhang Hu swallowed hard, his hand trembling as he held the harpoon.

"Brother Long... are we really going to do this?"

"That's incredible... There were so many monsters, and he couldn't kill them all..."

"If he finds out we're plotting against him, he'll skin us alive!"

Zhang Hu chickened out.

He was truly scared.

This level of combat power isn't a question of whether you can win or not; it's dimensional suppression!

Wang Long's expression was also very unpleasant.

He was afraid too.

But the greed in his eyes, like weeds, overwhelmed his fear.

He grabbed Zhang Hu by the collar, his voice low but ruthless.

"Useless trash! You don't know anything!"

"It's precisely because he's strong that we must act now!"

"Look what he's doing! He's on the ice! At least fifty meters from the boat!"

"He's so focused on killing monsters, he's completely ignoring the ship!"

Wang Long pointed to the driver's cab above his head, his eyes bloodshot.

"Do you see that turret?"

"That's equipped with a high-energy cannon! Didn't you see that red light just now? One shot and that giant crocodile was gone!"

"As long as we control that turret..."

Wang Long was panting heavily, as if he could already see himself becoming king.

"Once we're in the driver's seat, we can turn the gun around and fire a shot at the ice..."

"Even if he's made of iron, I'll turn him to ashes!"

"Then, this ship, these women, these supplies—they'll all be ours!"

Zhang Hu was stunned by the future described by Wang Long.

Yes.

That's a cannon.

No matter how skilled you are in kung fu, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife, let alone a sci-fi-level cannon.

As long as Qin Yu is dead...

Zhang Hu remembered the taste of the braised pork he had that morning, and he also remembered Yao Qian's fair, white thighs.

That desire instantly clouded my judgment.

"Let's do it!"

Zhang Hu gritted his teeth, his face trembling with pain.

"Brother Long, what do you suggest we do?"

Wang Long released his grip and glanced left and right.

The women on the boat were all busy.

Li Ruobing controlled the radar in the cockpit, while Yao Xue and Yao Qian used shotguns and crossbows to shoot down any remaining monsters on the second deck.

Nobody paid any attention to these two "laborers".

Listen.

"We'll go around to the side via the maintenance access road."

"That road leads straight to the back of the driver's seat, so that woman Li Ruobing definitely didn't lock the back door."

"We have weapons. When the time comes, we'll rush in and take control of that woman, Li Ruobing."

"Once we control the control panel, we're in charge of this ship!"

Wang Long weighed the iron rod in his hand; it was a solid steel pipe that he had specially stolen from the warehouse.

It can crack a person's skull open in one go.

"Walk!"

The two men crouched low, using the cargo container as cover, and like two rats in a ditch, silently made their way towards the driver's cab.

……

Inside the driver's cab.

Li Ruobing was staring intently at the radar screen.

The wind and snow outside were too strong, and the visible range was limited. She had to constantly monitor whether a higher-level monster was approaching.

"Alarm canceled... Left area cleared..."

She operated the equipment while reporting over the walkie-talkie.

Qin Yu's slightly breathless but still steady voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"understood."

"Be vigilant and don't let any escapees board the boat."

"Don't worry, boss, Sister Yao Xue and the others are watching over us."

Li Ruobing answered confidently.

She didn't notice.

Behind the driver's cab, the iron door that is usually used for inspecting the wiring is being slowly turned open.

"Squeak—"

The extremely subtle metallic scraping sound was perfectly masked by the sound of wind and snow outside.

Two furtive figures slipped in.

A smell mixed with sweat and engine oil instantly filled the driver's cabin, which was filled with a faint fragrance.

Li Ruobing frowned.

As a former number two on the list, she is quite vigilant.

"Who?!"

She turned around abruptly, her hand instinctively reaching for the knife at her waist.

But it was too late.

"Don't move!!"

A loud shout.

Wang Long had already rushed up to them.

He raised the solid steel pipe high in his hand, bringing a gust of evil wind, and slammed it hard into Li Ruobing's wrist, which was about to draw her knife.

"Snapped!"

"what!"

Li Ruobing cried out in pain as the knife fell to the ground and slid into a corner.

Before she could react, Zhang Hu's bulky body pounced on her, holding a sharp harpoon firmly against Li Ruobing's throat.

The cold, metallic touch made Li Ruobing freeze instantly.

"Don't move! If you move even a fraction of an inch, I'll stab you to death!"

Zhang Hu roared, his voice trembling, but the harpoon moved forward a bit, piercing Li Ruobing's fair skin and drawing out a bead of blood.

Wang Long, panting heavily, kicked the knife off the ground.

Then, he turned around and locked the driver's side door from the inside.

"Huff... huff..."

Wang Long leaned against the door, a near-perverted ecstasy on his face.

Successful.

It really worked!

He looked at the aloof, icy beauty in front of him who usually wouldn't even glance at him.

But now he has become his prisoner.

This sense of conquest made his blood boil.

"Beautiful Li, how have you been?"

Wang Long grinned maliciously and walked over carrying a steel pipe.

"What...what do you want to do?"

Li Ruobing endured the excruciating pain in her wrist, staring coldly at the two people.

"Wang Long, Zhang Hu, have you two gone mad?"

"If the boss finds out, he'll chop you all up and feed you to the fish!"

"Boss?"

Wang Long burst into laughter as if he had heard a joke.

He pointed to the panoramic glass window in front of him.

Outside the window, Qin Yu was still fighting on the ice, completely unaware of what was happening on the ship.

"Your boss is about to become a dead man!"

Wang Long shoved Li Ruobing aside and rushed to the control panel.

Looking at the dense array of buttons and levers, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by greed.

"Which one is the cannon?!"

Wang Long turned around and roared fiercely.

"Tell me! Which one controls that red-light cannon?!"

Li Ruobing covered her wrist, biting her lip, and remained silent.

"Not going to tell?"

Wang Long's face darkened, and he gave Zhang Hu a wink.

"Give her a lesson!"

Zhang Hu swallowed hard, a wicked glint flashing in his eyes as he looked at Li Ruobing's hot figure.

But he didn't have the guts to do anything reckless; he just used force in his hand and stabbed the harpoon a little further in.

"Speak up! Or I'll slit a hole in your neck!"

A hint of despair flashed in Li Ruobing's eyes.

She is not afraid of death.

But she was afraid Qin Yu would die.

If they really activate the thermal beams, Qin Yu, who is completely unprepared on the ice...

"Not going to tell?"

Wang Long panicked.

He doesn't have much time.

He started randomly pressing buttons on the console.

"Is it this one? Or this one?"

"Beep—!"

Suddenly, an alarm sounded.

Wang Long pressed a red switch.

The ram at the bow of the ship suddenly lit up with a red light and began to vibrate.

"Wrong! Damn it!"

Wang Long angrily slammed his fist on the control panel.

He suddenly turned around, grabbed Li Ruobing's hair, and pressed her face against the control panel.

"Last chance!"

"Turn the cannons around! Aim them at that guy surnamed Qin!"

"Or I'll have that fat guy strip you naked and throw you down right now!"

Li Ruobing's face was pressed against the cold instrument panel, tears welling up in her eyes.

She looked out the window at the figure still fighting.

My heart was filled with guilt.

Boss... I'm sorry... it's my fault for not watching the house properly...

Just then.

A completely emotionless, synthesized electronic voice suddenly rang out in the driver's cab.

**[WARNING: Unauthorized personnel have been detected operating the core fire control system.]**

**[Biomarker matching failed.]**

**[Determined as: Intruder.]**

Wang Long was stunned.

"Wh...what is that?"

next second.

That metal sphere placed in the corner of the control panel, seemingly just a decoration.

Suddenly, it cracked open with a "crack".

A tiny gun barrel, emitting a faint blue light, emerged from it.

That's the internal defense system that comes with the S-class nuclear power system—"Intelligent Brain Guardian".

The red laser dot instantly locked onto Wang Long's forehead.

**[Level 1 defense command activated.]**

**[Elimination.]**

Wang Long's pupils instantly shrank to the size of pinpoints.

A chill ran from head to toe, making his whole body stiffen.

"No……"

"call out--!"

He was not given a chance to beg for mercy.

A blue laser beam pierced through his skull in an instant.

There was no blood splattering.

Only a small, charred hole appeared between his eyebrows.

Before the ferocious expression on Wang Long's face could even fade, he fell straight backward.

"Bang!"

The body fell to the floor.

Those greedy eyes stared unblinkingly at the ceiling.

The driver's cab was deathly silent.

Zhang Hu was dumbfounded.

The harpoon in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

He looked at Wang Long's corpse, then at the still-smoking metal sphere.

His legs buckled and he knelt on the ground.

A foul odor emanated from his crotch.

"No...don't kill me..."

"I was forced... I was forced!"

Taking advantage of the situation, Li Ruobing picked up the knife from the ground, endured the excruciating pain, and kicked Zhang Hu to the ground, pressing the blade firmly against his neck.

"Forced?"

There was no longer a trace of pity in Li Ruobing's eyes.

Only the coldness forged in the crucible of this apocalypse.

"Keep those words to the fish in the sea."

outside the window.

On the ice.

Qin Yu had just severed the tentacles of a giant octopus with his fishing line.

He seemed to sense something, raised his head, and glanced in the direction of the driver's cab.

A playful smile curled at the corner of his lips.

"So you finally couldn't resist and made your move?"

"pity."

"Not just anyone can sail my boat."

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