Hanging from the top of the half-broken mast of the "Polar Bear" was something.
Swaying in the wind.
It was the once-arrogant "Berserker."
Just as Qin Yu had ordered.
Half-skinned.
Red muscle fibers were exposed to the air filled with radioactive dust, and the white bone fragments gleamed coldly under the moonlight.
He wasn't dead yet.
His enhanced physique granted him a resilience tougher than a cockroach.
"Kill me... please... kill me..."
His faint wails were scattered by the sea breeze.
No one paid him any attention.
Qi Chun's underlings were busy moving things.
Their eyes were practically glowing green.
"Move it! Empty everything out!"
"That toilet! It's gold! Pry it off!"
"You there! Stop daydreaming! Dismantle this wreck's engine!"
Beneath the mast where the "cured meat" hung.
One of the underlings held a tactical tablet, his hand trembling slightly.
He swallowed hard and glanced up at the still-dripping humanoid figure above.
"Did you get the shot?"
Qi Chun, with a soft Zhonghua cigarette dangling from his mouth, limped over.
Although he had gone to handle the cleanup, he had taken a rifle butt to the head, leaving a large bump swelling on his forehead.
"B-boss, got it."
The underling handed over the tablet.
On the screen was a high-definition image.
The composition was deliberate.
The background featured the enormous blood-red moon.
In the foreground was the half-skinned Berserker, hung at the highest point.
And beneath this hellish tableau, the faint outline of a dark blue steel giant ship could be seen, like a leviathan lurking in the deep sea, revealing only the tip of the iceberg.
Though the people on the ship couldn't be seen clearly.
The sense of oppression seeped through the screen.
"Good!"
Qi Chun slapped his thigh hard.
"Upload it!"
"Make the title catchy!"
"Call it..."
Qi Chun's eyes darted, revealing a mouthful of yellowed teeth.
"The Reaper Returns: This Is the Consequence of Angering the 'President'!"
"Send it!"
The underling tapped a finger.
[Uploading to World Channel...]
[Upload successful!]
...
At that moment.
The World Channel, which had quieted down slightly due to the late hour, suddenly exploded.
Like pouring a bucket of blood into a pool full of piranhas.
[World Channel (99+)]
"Holy shit?! Am I seeing things? Who's that hanging there?"
"Isn't that the Berserker?! Odin's top mad dog?!"
"Is this image photoshopped? Berserker is a top-thirty powerhouse on the combat rankings, and he has an S-class Icebreaker!"
"Hey, upstairs, look closely at the background! That's the wreckage of the Polar Bear! The ship's been stripped down to its skeleton!"
"Ugh... this is brutal, skinning and hanging him like a flag? Who did this?"
"Look at the title! 'President'! Holy shit, isn't that Qin Yu's ship?!"
"Qin Yu? That missing person? He's not dead?!"
"Not only is he not dead, he's come back at full strength! Returning and using Odin's top general as a sacrificial flag?!"
"This is insane! Everything's gone chaotic now!"
"Is this the legendary ruthless one? Who said he was done for just now? Come out and take a few steps?"
"Don't speak! I'm scared! This image is making my scalp tingle!"
Messages flooded the screen in a frenzy.
Panic.
Shock.
And a hint of indescribable excitement.
In this collapsed order of Version 2.0, violence is the only pass.
And Qin Yu's move.
Undoubtedly declared to the whole world.
The man who once dominated these seas.
Has returned.
And he's even more ruthless, more vicious than before.
...
Top luxury cabin of the President.
The bloody scent outside was filtered out by the air purification system.
Inside the cabin, it was as warm as spring.
In the center of the leather sofa sat a massive copper pot.
Red oil bubbled and churned.
A rich aroma filled the air.
Qin Yu held a bottle of ice-cold beer, picking up a slice of premium marbled beef and swishing it seven or eight times in the pot.
"Slurp."
The meat slice, coated in sesame sauce, entered his mouth.
Qin Yu sighed contentedly.
"Now this is living."
Across from him.
Qi Chun was holding a bowl of rice, his face smeared with grease as he ate.
While eating, he grinned foolishly without a care.
"Brother Yu, you didn't see the faces of those people on the World Channel just now."
"One moment they were licking Odin's boots."
"Now they're all shouting 'Qin God is awesome.'"
"So damn opportunistic."
Qin Yu didn't comment.
He opened another bottle of beer and pushed it toward Qi Chun.
"That's human nature."
"If you're strong, they're dogs."
"If you're weak, they're wolves."
"Fatty, tell me about this Odin."
Qin Yu set down his chopsticks, his gaze sharpening.
"Since I've already hung his men out to dry."
"I need to be prepared for a mad dog to bite back."
"Though I'm not afraid of dogs."
"I don't like being chased and bitten."
Hearing this, Qi Chun's smile faded slightly.
He put down his rice bowl and wiped his mouth roughly.
"Brother Yu, this Odin is really something strange."
"He was originally a professional strongman from Northern Europe. After the server merge, somehow he got lucky and obtained a 'Thunder Axe.'"
"That thing... can summon lightning."
"Real lightning."
Qi Chun gestured.
"With a crack, a bolt as thick as a thigh can split a Destroyer in half."
"And the people under him, called the 'Valhalla Guard,' are all reckless maniacs."
"They got their hands on some kind of Elixir from who knows where."
"After drinking it, they gain immense strength and feel no pain."
"The guys who rammed my ship earlier had taken that stuff."
Qin Yu listened, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.
Summoning lightning?
An Elixir?
It seemed that after the collapse of this world's rules, many things beyond the ordinary had indeed emerged.
But...
"So what if he can summon lightning."
A cold smile curled at the corner of Qin Yu's mouth.
"As long as he's carbon-based."
"As long as he's still flesh and blood."
"If one shot doesn't kill him."
"Then two shots."
"If that still doesn't work."
Qin Yu glanced out the window at the pitch-black deep sea.
"Drag him into the water."
"Let him taste what deep-sea pressure feels like."
Li Ruobing walked over at that moment.
She held a tablet, her brow slightly furrowed.
"Brother Yu."
"The system just detected an abnormal signal fluctuation."
"The source is in the far northern region."
"The intensity is very high."
"That's Odin's territory."
Qin Yu raised an eyebrow.
"So quick to react?"
"It seems that Berserker holds quite some weight in his heart."
"Never mind."
Qin Yu waved his hand and picked up another piece of tripe.
"Cross the bridge when we come to it."
"Since the photo has already been sent out."
"Let's just wait and watch the show."
"I also want to see."
"How much weight this so-called number one on the leaderboard."
"Actually carries."