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She struggled to get up and sat down next to Depp.

Although the starlight was still thin, its spirit and energy were completely different from before.

"Brother Depp, you saved my life again!"

Starlight said, her face flushed.

At this moment, her white combat uniform had become like a few scraps of cloth due to its age.

Depp didn't seem to care about any of that. He asked with concern, "How are you feeling?"

“I feel great right now, I’m almost at my peak!” Starlight said excitedly, then turned to look at the photo on the table, and her mood sombered again. “Perhaps… I can try to avenge them now.”

they?

Depp quickly realized that the "they" Starlight was referring to were Butcher and Hughie.

The fact that these guys were killed in public by the Nickelodeon Group must have caused Starlight immense psychological trauma.

Depp thought that perhaps it was his obsession with revenge that had kept Starlight alive until now.

“You’re too thin right now.” Depp touched Starlight’s arm and shook his head. “I think you need some time to recuperate before you can truly return to your peak condition.”

Upon hearing Depp's words, Starlight pulled out a long, dark, and hard loaf of bread from under the bed and began to gnaw on it.

“Depp is right, I need to get stronger!” Starlight ate, then suddenly thought of a question: “By the way, Depp, what exactly is that milky white liquid you fed me? Why is it so… magical?”

Depp snatched the breadstick from Starlight's hand and threw it on the ground.

He then took out a roast chicken from the system space and handed it to the girl.

"That stuff is called Life Essence Concentrate. It can quickly restore a person's spirit and strength. If you need it, I can give you another bottle as a backup."

Depp had stored quite a bit of this concentrated essence of life in his system space; one or two bottles were nothing to him.

"Concentrated Essence of Life..."

Starlight repeated Depp's words, then suddenly blushed as if he had thought of something.

She took the roast chicken Depp handed her without saying a word and ate it in big mouthfuls, leaving not even the bones.

With his superhuman physical abilities, bones and flesh make little difference to Starlight.

Soon, Xingguang finished the whole roast chicken.

She licked her fingers with lingering satisfaction, unwilling to miss a single trace of the aroma and oil.

In the underground, let alone meat and vegetables, even that hard black bread was a delicacy that only the stars were entitled to enjoy.

Most of the others could only eat food that was about to rot and mold.

Just like rats in the sewers.

Seeing the longing in Starlight's eyes, Depp handed her another roast chicken and said, "That roast chicken only lasted two minutes and thirteen seconds. I hope it can last longer this time."

Upon hearing this, Starlight chuckled.

He then stopped worrying about his image, took the roast chicken, and began to devour it.

Although Starlight's physical and mental abilities were restored under the effects of the concentrated essence of life.

However, the body's long-term nutritional deficiencies need to be compensated for with real food.

Fortunately, Depp's system space contains countless foods and drinks, enough for Starlight to replenish its nutrition.

Soon, roast chickens, hamburgers, bowls of braised pork ribs, and vegetables such as eggplant and cucumber were all devoured by Xingguang.

Her originally thin body visibly plumped up thanks to the supply of plenty of food and nutrition.

Depp was quite moved when he saw how the starlight changed in just three hours.

"Could it be that Starlight has awakened a gluttonous system? She can immediately turn the food she just ate into nutrients for herself. Even Luffy can't do that!"

As Starlight's figure became fuller, firmer, and stronger again, the strips of cloth covering her body were clearly no longer able to bear the weight.

Seeing Depp staring at her, Starlight blushed and asked shyly, "Um... does Depp have any water? I want to take a shower. Water resources in the underground world are as scarce as electricity. I haven't taken a shower for a month."

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately retrieved five bottled water containers from his system space and said, "This should be enough, right? But... where are you going to take a shower?"

Seeing this, Xingguang blushed and said, "Of course it's in this room."

After saying that, she picked up the water jugs and walked to a large stone vat. She poured all five jugs of water into the vat and used her abilities to change the water temperature to a suitable temperature for bathing.

Then, to Depp's astonishment, Starlight flipped over and went into the water tank.

A splashing sound rang out as the starlight diligently cleansed itself of filth.

Furthermore, the strips of cloth that could no longer bear the weight were thrown directly onto the ground by Starlight.

Half an hour later, Starlight stepped out of the water tank with her long legs still wet.

As the filth was removed, her milky white skin reappeared.

The moment her other leg stepped out of the water tank, Starlight activated her superpower, evaporating all the water off her body.

"finished Wash?"

"Depp asked."

But Starlight did not answer.

"Starlight, are you done washing up?"

Depp asked again.

At that moment, Starlight hugged Depp from behind, gently biting his earlobe with her pearly white teeth, and said, "Of course... I'm done washing. But someone needs to check to make sure it's really clean."

Feeling the alluring and supple flesh behind him, Depp said nothing more, simply turning around and saying:

"Okay, I think I'm pretty good at examining bodies."

On the table, Hughie's photo frame was slammed down onto the table with a thud.

Depp's eyes rolled back, seemingly removing the air from the outside of the room to achieve complete soundproofing.

Three hours later, Starlight collapsed limply onto Depp.

It seemed that her newly recovered strength had been drained again.

It must be said that the starlight five years later is much richer than before.

If the previous starlight was still a girl, then the current sexiness has long since transformed into a fully mature woman.

“This is the first time I’ve ever lost to a man,” Starlight said.

Depp laughed and said, "I really didn't expect that your eyes would actually light up involuntarily during that! By the way... how many times did your eyes light up just now? I think I've lost count."

"I didn't!"

"Starlight said coquettishly."

The emotions that had been building up for so long were finally released, which made Xingguang feel a long-lost sense of relaxation.

As for Hughie...

Starlight will still decide to avenge him, but by the time Hughie is killed, they have already broken up.

This is also why Starlight dared to do this with Depp.

The reason for Starlight and Hughie's breakup is simple: it's difficult for an ordinary person to satisfy a superpowered individual, especially one as physically strong as Starlight.

Or rather, it's simply impossible!

As time went on, both Starlight and Hughie grew increasingly dissatisfied with the situation.

Starlight was dissatisfied with his long-term lack of satisfaction, while Hughie felt that his dignity as a man had been trampled on.

Depp stood up and asked, "By the way, are you close to that Bennini guy?"

Upon hearing this, Starlight thought for a moment and said, "Bennick? Who's that?"

???

No, isn't that kid your little lapdog?

How come you don't recognize him?

Depp was a little confused. He asked, "Is it that guy with the full beard who looks like a lovesick fool whenever you're mentioned?"

Starlight shook her head and said, "I really don't know, because no one else is ever allowed in this room. Even the daily food and drinking water can only be delivered through the small window... except for you. I told them separately that only Mr. Depp is allowed to enter my room."

Upon hearing this, Depp understood immediately. No wonder that kid hadn't come in and didn't even know about Starlight's previous physical condition.

It turns out that these guys have never been allowed to enter the room of Starlight, or rather, the room of the Goddess of the Church of Light.

Benedict Cumberbatch seems to be more than just a simp; he's a hollow simp.

Damn, they've never even met each other before and they're already licking each other like that, that's a bit too much!

Seeing how well-behaved Starlight was, Depp couldn't help but feel affection for the girl again. He then took out a set of his own clothes from his system space and handed them to her.

"Put these on, I think we should leave here."

Depp said.

"Leave?" Starlight hesitated for a moment before saying, "I might... not be able to leave here for the time being."

Seeing Starlight hesitate, as if something was on his mind, Depp asked, "Why? Don't you want to avenge your friends in The Boys?"

Starlight's eyes were filled with conflict as she said, "But... the rebels and members of the Church of Light here still need my power to supply them with electricity. I can't abandon them!"

"The Rebels and the Church of Light?" Depp asked. "Then tell me, where exactly are these rebels rebelling? And what have they done in connection with their rebellion?"

Depp's question left Starlight stunned.

Because she initially learned of the existence of the resistance army from the members of the Church of Light, but Starlight had no idea where they started their rebellion or how they started it.

She seemed to have been bewitched by these guys from the very beginning.

They fought for them and the Homelander clones, and even underground, they were sustained as their power suppliers.

"I...I don't know," Starlight said softly, looking at the ground.

Depp stroked Starlight's hair and said, "As far as I know, those rebels who have refused to submit to Nickelodeon have actually been fighting resistance everywhere, instead of hiding underground and relying on a girl who is on her deathbed to survive."

As he spoke, Depp's figure flashed by, and several documents suddenly appeared in his hand.

Just now, Depp used super speed to travel between the various rooms in the underground world and retrieved the items that could identify those guys.