On the deck of the "President", the sea breeze howled.

This wasn't the pleasant sea breeze with its salty smell, but rather a gale carrying a sense of oppressive death.

Although the sun was still scorching, everyone felt a chill down their spine.

Qin Yu sat on the leather sofa, swirling a half-empty glass of red wine in his hand, his gaze not falling on the despairing black skyline behind him.

He was watching the "World Channel," which had already caused a stir on the holographic screen.

The merger of twenty major regions would result in an astronomical number of people.

But right now, that number is dropping at a rate of dozens per second.

That means each profile picture has turned gray.

One by one, living people were devoured by the swarm of insects called the "Black Tide," leaving not even a trace.

World Channel

"Does anyone have fuel?! Does anyone have fuel?! I'll give you a thousand units of iron ore for one liter of diesel! Just one liter! My engine is leaking, it's going to stop!"

"Don't dream about it, upstairs! Oil is more valuable than life these days! I just saw someone push their own brother off a cliff just to get half a bucket of oil!"

"Help! My raft is only going 8 knots! That black fog is right behind me! I can hear those insects flapping their wings! It's hell! It's hell!"

"Don't look back! Under no circumstances should you look back! Everyone, full speed ahead to the east! The only way to survive is to the east!"

"Hey buddy, move aside! Don't block the way! I'm not responsible if you knock someone over!"

Panic spreads faster than the virus itself.

On this boundless sea, the evil of human nature was completely unleashed.

In the pursuit of even a fraction of a speed, collisions, robberies, and killings occur constantly.

"That's terrible."

Qin Yu took a sip of wine, muttering "miserable" but his face remained expressionless.

"This isn't about survival; this is about raising poisonous insects."

Li Ruobing, clutching her heavy machine gun, leaned against the railing, watching the tiny black dots on the distant sea that looked like ants desperately fleeing.

"Brother Yu, are we moving too fast right now?"

"The people behind us can't even smell our exhaust fumes anymore."

indeed.

The Presidential Ship is currently maintaining a speed of 22 knots.

Even so, in this fleeing army where the average speed was only 10 to 12 knots, Qin Yu was like driving a Ferrari into a bicycle track.

Far ahead.

"Hurry up and get done."

Qin Yu put down his wine glass and stood up.

"Only by running in the lead can you see the road clearly."

"Moreover, the real trouble is never those small fry who are willing to die for half a liter of oil."

He turned to look at Yao Qian.

Is there any movement on the radar?

Yao Qian's fingers flew across the keyboard without her looking up.

"have!"

"And it made a lot of noise."

"Brother Yu, it seems that some formidable figures have caught up with the 'first tier' you mentioned earlier."

"Oh?"

Qin Yu became interested.

"Pull it up and take a look."

The image on the big screen flashed.

The original densely packed pattern of light spots was magnified in a specific area.

About five nautical miles behind the President, two red dots were emerging at an astonishing speed.

This speed is not much slower than that of the "President".

"Look at the one on the left first."

Qin Yu pointed to the light spot whose movement trajectory was somewhat erratic.

The camera zooms in.

Although the drone's camera was a bit shaky, it still clearly captured the entire object.

When she saw what it was, even Yao Xue couldn't help but push up her glasses and let out a soft exclamation.

"That's... a raft?"

Li Ruobing's eyes widened even more.

"Holy crap? Did that thing fly?"

on the screen.

That cannot be called a "ship" at all.

It looked more like a giant skateboard that had been forcibly pieced together.

It's not very big, only about 300 square meters.

However, it did not swim in the water.

It is about two meters above the sea surface and is suspended in mid-air!

At the stern of the raft, two enormous cylindrical propellers were spewing out eerie blue flames.

It's like two big hands pushing this plank across the sea.

It is extremely fast and very agile.

Ocean waves?

nonexistent.

It flew straight over the crest of the wave.

On that "flying carpet" stood a chubby little boy with a stocky build.

He was wearing goggles, gripping the control stick tightly, his face trembling in the wind.

But his eyes were extremely focused, and he even took the time to stuff a compressed biscuit into his mouth.

"That's interesting."

A playful smile appeared on Qin Yu's lips.

"This must be Qi Chun, the guy who ranked third on the leaderboard after the server merge, right?"

"S-Rank Item: Flight Thruster".

"This fat guy is quite talented."

"Using aerodynamics, we can transform a raft into a ground-effect vehicle."

"In this way, there is no water resistance, resulting in high speed and extremely low fuel consumption."

Yao Xue calmly analyzed the situation from the side:

"It's not just about fuel consumption."

"He flew like this, completely avoiding the reefs and sea monsters in the sea."

"As long as he doesn't fly too high and get blown over by the wind, he's safer than anyone else at this stage."

In the picture.

The chubby boy named Qi Chun seemed to have also noticed the drone spying on him.

He looked up at the sky, then at the majestic "President" ship in front of him, which resembled a mountain.

A hint of envy flashed in his eyes, along with a deep sense of apprehension.

He showed no intention of getting closer.

Instead, he suddenly pulled the control lever.

The raft spewed out a stream of air, drawing an arc in the air and creating a great distance between them.

Maintaining an absolutely safe parallel line, I kept my head down and hurried on my way.

"He's a smart person."

Qin Yu nodded.

"Don't cause trouble, just focus on running away."

"People like this often live a long time."

"Let's look at another one."

Qin Yu slid his finger to the other side of the screen.

There.

There was a huge cluster of light.

Unlike Qi Chun, who fought alone.

This is a fleet.

A menacing fleet.

When the camera switched to that scene, it captured a truly chilling moment.

It was a giant wooden raft that had been modified to look extremely menacing.

The bow of the ship is not pointed.

It is flat.

A huge winch was mounted on top, with a thick black iron chain wound around it.

And at the end of the chain.

It was a huge three-pronged hook that gleamed with a cold light.

"Whoosh—!"

In the video, the huge iron hook suddenly shot out.

It's like a harpoon.

It accurately hit a small raft that was desperately fleeing ahead.

"Snap!"

Splintered wood flew everywhere.

The iron hook was driven deep into the hull of the small raft.

"pull!"

A loud shout came from the giant raft.

The winch started spinning wildly.

The pulling force at that instant was astonishing.

The small raft was originally moving at full speed, but it was abruptly stopped by the iron hook and then dragged back like a chick caught by an eagle.

"No! Let me go! I'll give you oil! Don't kill me!"

The survivors on the small raft screamed in despair.

He even took out his last bucket of oil, held it high above his head, and tried to buy his life.

But the other party completely ignored it.

On the giant raft stood a man wearing a black trench coat and holding a dragon-headed cane.

His face was thin, and his eyes were sunken, making him look like a venomous snake that had come to life.

He simply waved his hand coldly.

Several men immediately jumped onto the small raft that had been towed over.

No nonsense.

Knife up and down.

"Pfft!"

The survivor's head was completely removed.

Blood gushed out, staining the deck red.

Those henchmen moved with a chillingly practiced skill.

They quickly looted the supplies from the corpse, stole the barrel of oil, and even dismantled the engine from the small raft.

After doing all this.

The man in the trench coat waved his hand again.

The huge iron hook loosened.

The raft, now a ruin and out of power, along with the headless corpse on board, was mercilessly abandoned on the sea.

It awaits.

It was the black tide behind them that was about to devour everything.

"Zhang Nanhai".

Qin Yu read the name aloud.

His gaze turned colder.

"Second place after the server merge."

His nickname is "Dragon King of the South China Sea".

"It seems that the nickname is not for nothing. This is not the Dragon King, but a Yama who eats people without spitting out the bones."

on the screen.

Zhang Nanhai's ship did not stop.

Hundreds of small boats followed around his giant raft.

Each small boat was filled with people, who surrounded Zhang Nanhai like stars around the moon, forming a huge hunting formation at sea.

These people were all his henchmen.

Or perhaps... grain reserves.

"S-class directional sea hook".

Yao Qian looked at the data analysis, her face turning pale.

"This thing is so cheating."

"Once it hooks you, there's no way to escape unless you cut the boat in half."

"And it seems to have some kind of locking function, hitting the target every time."

"Brother Yu, he's accelerating."

"He's moving closer to those lone boats."

"He's not in a hurry, he's... buying goods."

That's right.

In this desperate escape where everyone is exhausted.

Zhang Nanhai turned this disaster into his buffet.

He doesn't need to collect fuel himself.

All he needs to do is steal.

He snatched the people who were ahead of him.

The oil that those people painstakingly collected eventually became fuel for his massive fleet.

On the "World Channel," accusations against Zhang Nanhai have gone viral.

"Damn! That's Zhang Nanhai! That madman is hooking people from behind!"

"He stole my oil! And he scuttled my boat!"

"Let's all unite and take him down!"

"How can we do it? He has hundreds of men! The ship is full of modified ballistae! Getting close means certain death!"

"It's over... If the Black Tide catches up with us, we're dead; if Zhang Nanhai catches up with us, we're dead too..."

despair.

A deeper level of despair.

Just then.

On the screen, Zhang Nanhai seemed to have made a new decision.

He stood at the bow of the ship, holding up his binoculars.

His gaze.

They passed over those small, tasteless fish and shrimp.

It landed on the "skateboard" that was flying low in the distance.

Qi Chun.

Although the fat man's flying raft was fast, it did not fly at full speed in order to save fuel.

At this time, they were not too far from Zhang Nanhai's fleet.

"My lords!"

Even through the drone's recording, Qin Yu could hear Zhang Nanhai's sinister voice.

"See that fat guy flying over there?"

"That's an S-grade item."

"That's a big piece of fat."

"Hook him down!"

"yes!!!"

Zhang Nanhai's fleet instantly erupted in excitement.

The giant raft began to adjust its angle.

The winch emitted a teeth-grinding creaking sound.

The thick, black iron chain was taut and straight.

The enormous three-pronged hook gleamed with a bloodthirsty coldness in the sunlight.

"Oh?"

Qin Yu sat on the leather sofa, his hand swirling the wine glass paused for a moment.

"Dogs fighting?"

"They're already vying for third place on the charts?"

"This chapter on the South China Sea is quite ambitious."

Just as Qin Yu was speaking...

The S-class directional sea hook moved.

"collapse--!!!"

A loud bang.

With a whooshing sound, the iron hook, like a black venomous dragon, roared as it charged towards Qi Chun in the air.

It was twice as fast as when it hooked that small raft!

This is the true power of an S-grade item!

Qi Chun was clearly startled as well.

He thought he would be fine as long as he was flying in the sky.

Who would have thought there were things in the sea that could "attack the air"!

"Holy crap! You have no sportsmanship!"

The drone clearly captured Qi Chun's face, distorted with terror.

He spat out the compressed biscuits he was eating.

At the critical moment.

This fat guy displayed amazing operating skills.

He kicked the homemade "power pedal" hard.

"Pfft—Boom!"

The propeller at the stern of the raft suddenly spewed out a burst of red flame.

The entire raft looked like it had been kicked hard in the butt.

It was lifted three meters higher into the air!

"when!"

The iron hook grazed the bottom of the raft.

Sparks flew everywhere!

They even managed to hook down a piece of wood.

But in the end, it was all empty.

"That was close!"

Qi Chun was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

With that momentum, he dared not be stingy with fuel anymore.

The flying raft seemed to have gone mad, rushing eastward at full speed.

In the blink of an eye, they were several kilometers apart.

"cut."

Zhang Nanhai watched as the cooked duck flew away, his face so gloomy it could drip water.

He spat fiercely.

"That fatso is lucky to be alive."

"Reel in the hook!"

Since we can't catch those in the sky.

Then we'll just have to keep catching things in the water.

His gaze shifted.

They passed Qi Chun, who was fleeing.

They looked into the distance.

There.

A warship, as massive as a steel behemoth, is cutting through the waves with the air of a king.

"Presidential".

Zhang Nanhai narrowed his eyes.

The greed in his eyes was a hundred times more intense than when he saw Qi Chun earlier.

But he didn't make a move.

He may be arrogant, but he's not stupid.

He had witnessed the firepower of that ship.

That was a bone he couldn't possibly chew right now.

"Qin Yu..."

Zhang Nanhai gripped the dragon-headed cane tightly, his knuckles turning white.

"Run!"

"A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years."

He gave a sinister smile.

He turned around and aimed the deadly iron hook at the ordinary survivors around him who were still struggling.

"Let's eat these little shrimp clean first."

"Many a little makes a mickle."

"As long as there's enough oil, I'm the king of this sea!"

……

On the "President"

Qin Yu withdrew his gaze.

He thoroughly enjoyed watching the spectacular "flying man" act.

"Brother Yu, Zhang Nanhai seemed to be looking at us just now."

Li Ruobing pouted, somewhat annoyed.

"That look in my eyes was disgusting."

"Should I give him a good pounding now?"

"Let him know why the flowers are so red?"

Qin Yu waved his hand.

"No rush."

"The distance is too far now, and he's behind us while we're in front."

"and……"

Qin Yu looked through the floor-to-ceiling window at the survivors on the sea who had been driven away and slaughtered by Zhang Nanhai.

"Keeping him around isn't all bad."

"He's like a cleaner."

"They helped us eliminate those useless competitors."

"Wait until the final round."

"His oil, his supplies, and his handy hook..."

Qin Yu finished the last sip of red wine in his glass.

A cold glint, even sharper than Zhang Nanhai's, flashed in his eyes.

"They all belong to me, Qin Yu."

"That's my mobile warehouse."

"Have him keep it for me for a few days."

"Yao Qian".

"exist!"

"Maintain speed and continue eastward."

"Keep a close watch on Qi Chun and Zhang Nanhai's movements."

"in addition……"

Qin Yu stood up, walked to the control panel, and looked at the gradually improving nautical chart.

"Keep an eye on the sea."

"The Kuroshio Current is just an appetizer."

"Since the system is driving everyone eastward."

"The east side is definitely more than just safe."

"Perhaps an even bigger pit is waiting for us."

"yes!"

The Presidential SS emitted a deep rumble.

Speeding up again.

On that boundless ocean, it is like a sharp blade.

It cleaved through the waves.

This also ushered in the era of chaos.

And behind it.

The black tide surged, and cries of agony filled the land.

This is not just an escape.

This is a brutal selection process regarding the right to survive.

Only the most ruthless, strongest, and fastest people.

Only then will they be qualified to see tomorrow's sun.

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