The reconstruction and evolution of the President lasted a full half hour.
The blinding blue light finally faded away.
The already enormous warship had now completely transformed.
Its hull was covered with a layer of S-Class Adaptive Liquid Armor that flowed with a dark golden luster.
At the stern, three SS-Class Plasma Propulsion Engines emitted a low hum.
Like a steel behemoth crouching in the deep sea, it exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.
"Brother-in-law! All systems are fully integrated!"
Yao Qian sat in the brand-new holographic cockpit, her White Silk Stockings-clad legs kicking excitedly.
"Radar detection range has expanded tenfold!"
"Anything that enters within fifty nautical miles of us, even a mosquito, won't escape my sight!"
Qin Yu nodded with satisfaction.
He walked to the bow, the sea wind whipping his trench coat.
"Dapeng!"
Qin Yu called out.
On the sea ahead, the Three-Eyed Spirit Roc, whose size resembled a small island, immediately raised its head.
"Lead the way."
"Take us to the place where you were stripped of your Sky Island Form."
A flash of intense hatred flickered in Dapeng's eyes.
It let out a low, mournful cry and slapped the water's surface with its massive wings.
A fierce wind churned up huge waves.
Dapeng soared into the air, flying low over the sea ahead to guide the way.
"Full speed ahead."
"Follow it."
Qin Yu gave the order.
The Plasma Propulsion Engines at the stern instantly spewed blinding blue exhaust flames.
The President shot forward like an arrow released from its bow, tearing through the dark sea mist with a roar.
After sailing for about two hours.
The color of the surrounding seawater gradually changed.
The once deep blue water had now turned into a nauseating dark purple.
A layer of thick, flocculent matter floated on the sea's surface.
A strong, foul stench filled the air.
"Beep beep beep—!"
The radar in front of Yao Qian suddenly emitted urgent alarms.
"Brother-in-law! Severe spatial magnetic field distortion ahead!"
"The radar can't detect any physical entities, but the energy readings are off the charts!"
Qin Yu narrowed his eyes, looking ahead.
The sea mist dispersed.
What appeared before everyone was an enormous void on the sea.
Yes, a void.
For over a dozen nautical miles in every direction, the sea surface looked as if a huge chunk had been forcibly carved out.
The seawater formed a massive ring-shaped waterfall, constantly pouring into a bottomless Abyss.
In mid-air, countless dark Spatial Rifts remained.
Like torn mouths, they silently mocked this broken world.
"This place..."
Qi Chun, hovering in mid-air, gasped over the communicator.
"Brother, this place looks way too sinister."
"This is the handiwork of that Executive Officer."
Qin Yu sneered.
Dapeng hovered in mid-air at the edge of the void, letting out an extremely mournful and indignant cry.
It was once a lofty Sky Island.
But that bastard hiding behind the scenes had forcibly torn it away, stripped it from these coordinates.
Reduced to a beast for others to command.
"Stop crying out."
Qin Yu patted the ship's railing.
"I'll avenge you."
Just then.
The hatch leading to the deck was pushed open.
Chen Xiaoya walked out, carrying a medical tray.
"Qin Yu, I just went to the Medical Pod to inventory Sister Yao Xue's new equipment..."
Before she could finish speaking,
her gaze suddenly went past Qin Yu's shoulder, landing on the objects floating above the hollow.
Clang!
A metal tray fell onto the deck, scattering scalpels and gauze everywhere.
Chen Xiaoya's face instantly turned as pale as paper.
Her entire body trembled violently, shaking like a sieve.
"No... no..."
She clutched her neck tightly, her legs giving way as she collapsed onto the deck.
Her pupils were filled with sheer terror.
"Xiao Ya!"
Yao Xue, who had just emerged from the medical pod, rushed over immediately.
She pulled her best friend into her arms.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Chen Xiaoya shook her head desperately, tears streaming down her face.
With a trembling finger, she pointed toward the distorted space ahead.
"It's them..."
"Qin Yu... Sister Yao Xue..."
"Those things! The ones that burrowed into my body back then—it was them!"
Hearing this,
Qin Yu snapped his head around, looking up into the air.
Earlier, due to the distance and the thick sea fog, he hadn't seen clearly.
Now, as the President approached the edge,
he finally saw what those "fluffy masses" floating in the air and the dark purple seawater actually were.
They were translucent, flesh-colored embryos.
Each one as large as a basketball.
Countless, thousands upon thousands of them, suspended within the surrounding spatial rifts.
Inside the embryos, faint, dark-red tendrils resembling blood vessels could be seen wriggling.
Pulsating rhythmically to a bizarre heartbeat.
Ding!
The system interface before Qin Yu's eyes automatically popped up with scan information.
[Item Name: Abyssal Psionic Parasitic Embryo]
[Current Rating: S-Class (Colonial Symbiotic Type)]
[Description: A symbiotic defense system of a certain high-level organism. They possess no independent consciousness and rely on parasitizing hosts to absorb energy.]
[Characteristics: Extremely crave flesh and blood. Upon contact with a biological entity, they will instantly penetrate physical defenses and parasitize the spinal nerves.]
"Dapeng."
Qin Yu raised his head, his gaze icy as he stared at the giant bird in the sky.
"Explain."
"Why are there such disgusting things in your lair?"
Dapeng landed on the sea surface, its massive head lowering.
The azure vertical eye in the center of its forehead flickered.
A wave of psychic energy, transmitted directly through the soul contract, entered Qin Yu's mind.
Qin Yu understood.
These were Dapeng's symbiotes.
When it was still in its Sky Island form, these embryos acted like its white blood cells.
Responsible for devouring any invaders attempting to approach the Sky Island.
Later,
the System Executor forcibly tore apart the Sky Island.
Taking Dapeng's main body away.
But these "useless" symbiotic embryos were discarded here like trash.
Having lost the nourishment of the main body's energy,
these embryos became ravenously hungry, spreading wildly and seeking any living creature they could parasitize.
"So that's how it is."
Qin Yu let out a heavy sigh.
Li Ruobing walked over, carrying the brand-new [SS-Class Berserker Pipe Wrench].
Looking at the fleshy tumors floating everywhere, her face was full of disgust.
"Fucking disgusting."
"One look and I feel like puking up last night's dinner."
Li Ruobing activated the power module of her exoskeleton armor.
The pipe wrench lit up with a blinding, high-temperature red glow.
"Honey, I'm going over there to smash all this rotten flesh to pulp, to vent Xiao Ya's anger!"
"Wait."
Qin Yu pressed his hand firmly on Li Ruobing's shoulder.
"Don't rush."
Qin Yu's gaze was fixed intently on the writhing S-Class embryos.
Suddenly, an extremely peculiar smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"What a waste it would be to smash them."
"These are rare, top-grade supplements."
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