88: The offspring of an evil god has descended!

Inside the cavern, dust and smoke billowed.

As the black altar was literally "eaten" by Chen Du, that terrifying pressure vanished without a trace.

All that remained were rocks scattered across the ground and a thick, cloying scent of blood in the air.

"Big Sister!!"

Xia Lai rushed over, crawling and stumbling, not even caring that her knees were bleeding from the jagged stones.

"Waaaah... you scared me to death..."

An Nuonuo also wiped away tears as she crowded around.

Chen Du stepped forward and performed an inspection.

The tragic scene on the ground made his brow furrow slightly.

Xia Xin was still unconscious, with a shocking ring of strangulation marks around her neck.

The most pitiful one was Tang Ran.

This once domineering Sports Committee Member now looked like a broken ragdoll.

She had multiple fractures across her body, and her proud abdominal muscles were corroded into festering, oozing sores by an unknown liquid, with shards of bone even exposed.

In comparison, Ye Qiu was much better off.

She struggled to open her eyes.

The moment she saw Chen Du, a flicker of relief finally lit up her dim pupils.

"Captain... Tang Ran, she..."

Ye Qiu's voice was hoarse as she struggled to get up to check Tang Ran's injuries.

This was an instinct etched into the very bones of a Medic.

"Shut up and stay down."

Chen Du knelt down and pressed a hand firmly on her shoulder.

"You're about to kick the bucket yourself, yet you have time to worry about others? Do you think you're Mother Mary?"

"Don't worry! Tang Ran is a Berserker; her vitality is incredibly strong!"

He took the box containing [Special Kobe Beef Sashimi] from Xia Lai.

He opened the lid.

The deep red meat and its clear marbling were visible.

That alluring, fresh fragrance felt like it belonged to a completely different dimension compared to this foul, rotting cavern.

"Open your mouth."

Chen Du pinched a piece of sashimi and held it to Ye Qiu's lips.

Ye Qiu was stunned for a moment.

In this post-apocalyptic world where people risked their lives for a bite of compressed biscuit, such top-tier ingredients... it was practically a sin to consume them like this.

"I... I should still..."

"I said open your mouth."

Chen Du impatiently pried her jaw open and stuffed the beef, which was shimmering with a faint red light, inside.

"Swallow it."

"Remember, you are my property. You are not allowed to disobey my orders."

His fingertips brushed against her lips, sending a slight shiver through her.

But he didn't linger; his gaze remained fixed on the increasingly expanding, eerie purple light not far away.

The crisis was still brewing.

Ye Qiu instinctively held the meat in her mouth; the top-tier beef melted the moment it touched her tongue.

A massive surge of life energy instantly exploded, her withered body feeling like parched earth receiving a long-awaited rain.

A visible flush of color returned to her pale cheeks.

"Does it taste good?" Chen Du asked casually.

"Mm..."

Ye Qiu's eyes were hazy, perhaps lightheaded from the rush of energy.

Chen Du didn't waste any more words.

He moved efficiently, prying open the mouths of Tang Ran and Xia Xin and forcing several slices of beef into each of them.

Meanwhile, he unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and took a mouthful himself.

Then, holding the unconscious Tang Ran's chin, he transferred the water directly into her mouth.

Gulp.

Tang Ran's throat moved as she instinctively swallowed.

"Cough, cough..."

A violent coughing fit erupted, and she slowly opened her eyes, warily scanning her surroundings.

But when she saw the man in front of her and tasted the lingering fragrance of meat in her mouth...

This beast immediately turned into a docile house cat.

"Since you're awake, stop playing dead."

Chen Du stood up and looked down at the group of women.

His tone was overbearing: "Since I'm the one who saved your lives, no one is allowed to die without my nod."

Arrogant.

Unreasonable.

Completely illogical.

But at this moment, looking at that back as straight and upright as a spear...

Whether it was the severely injured Tang Ran who had just woken up, or Xia Lai and An Nuonuo who were wiping away tears...

An indescribable emotion welled up in all their hearts.

"Th... thank you, Captain." Xia Xin leaned weakly in Xia Lai's arms, her gaze complex and lingering.

"Alright, put away that look. I'm not running a pyramid scheme."

Chen Du turned to look into the distance. "You'd better worry about that one first."

At that moment.

In another corner of the cavern, the atmosphere changed abruptly.

Jack knelt on the ground, cradling the blonde woman in his arms.

His right arm was already severed, so he could only use his left hand to stroke the woman's cheek.

"Lisa! Lisa, wake up! Fxxk!!"

The once sexy and hot bombshell in his arms was now barely recognizable as human.

Her stomach was terrifyingly large.

The skin on her belly was stretched as thin as a cicada's wing, completely transparent.

Inside, a mass of purplish-black matter was rolling and clawing frantically.

"Ah... ah..."

Lisa's eyes rolled back, and she let out intermittent roars.

She wasn't in pain.

Her voice carried a strange, hair-raising moan of pleasure.

"The god... is coming out..."

"It is... my honor... ah~"

"Fxxk! What bullshit honor! To hell with that honor!"

Jack's eyes were bloodshot as he roared in despair, "You damned piece of trash! Get out! Don't touch her!"

He raised his intact left fist, wanting to smash that stomach, yet afraid of hurting his sister.

He could only freeze in mid-air, trembling violently.

"Huaxia man!"

At that moment, Jack suddenly turned his head, his face covered in snot and tears.

"Save her! You have a way, don't you?!"

"I beg you! Save Lisa! I'll give you whatever you want! My equipment, my teammates, even my life!!"

Chen Du watched this scene coldly.

He didn't move.

Because the sacrifice notebook gave no prompts.

This meant she was beyond saving.

Or rather... she was no longer human.

"Step back."

Chen Du spoke calmly.

His voice wasn't loud, but it made the women behind him shiver.

"The thing in that stomach isn't something you can handle."

"You're full of shit!"

Jack roared, "That's my sister! I have to save her!"

Riiip—

The sound of tearing abruptly cut off Jack's roar.

Everyone's gaze focused on Lisa's stomach.

The bulging belly suddenly split open down the middle.

"It's too late! Get away!" Chen Du warned loudly.

Lisa's life force vanished rapidly; her stomach had split completely open!

No blood sprayed out.

Only a large amount of thick, viscous purple amniotic fluid gushed out.

"Gua— Screee—!"

A strange cry rang out, sounding like a baby's wail mixed with the sound of grinding metal.

Immediately following.

A wet little hand reached out from the rift.

Was that... a hand?

It had only three fingers, and the fingertips were sharp bone spurs.

The skin was a sickly grayish-purple, covered in eerie spiral patterns.

"It's out... it's out..."

Jack stared blankly at the scene, his eyes dazed.

Perhaps it was the instinct of blood being thicker than water, or perhaps he had gone completely insane.

He actually reached out instinctively, wanting to touch the monster.

"Don't touch it! You idiot!!" Chen Du's pupils shrank as he let out a thunderous shout.

The shadow beneath his feet surged instantly, transforming into a black wall to block the path.

But the thing's speed was faster than human dynamic vision could track.

A flash of purple light.

The "infant" launched itself directly out of the mother's womb!

It had no legs.

Its lower half was a thick, squirming umbilical cord still connected to the mother's rotting internal organs.

"Die!!"

Jack was, after all, a battle-hardened powerhouse.

Even if his mind had crumbled, his muscle memory remained.

His left hand erupted with a sonic boom as he clawed fiercely at the purple shadow!

However.

Jack's palm, which was strong enough to shatter stone, was cleanly severed the moment it touched the monster's skin!

The claws flashed by!

"Wha—"

In the next instant, the monster was perched on his neck, its circular mouth snapping shut frantically.

It bit right through his windpipe in one go!

Crunch!

A crisp sound of bone snapping echoed—the sound of his cervical vertebrae being bitten through.

"Gurgle... gurgle..."

The monster sucked greedily, as if drinking a bag of delicious jelly.

Jack's body twitched violently, his eyes bulged, and the light in his gaze faded at extreme speed.

An S-rank talent powerhouse.

Even in a near-death state, he was an existence ordinary people looked up to.

Yet now, he was like a human blood bag, being sucked dry mouthful by mouthful by that newborn thing.

"Aaaaaah!!"

Scarlett, standing nearby, let out a high-pitched scream of terror!

Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted on the spot!

"Everyone, on alert!!"

Chen Du's expression was extremely grim.

He slammed his hands together.

Countless pitch-black shadow spikes rose from the ground, forming a massive semi-circle to protect the women behind him.

The Ghoul Mao Mao lay flat on the ground, its bone spurs trembling all over, letting out fearful whimpers from its throat.

This was the instinctive dread a low-level undead felt toward a high-ranking evil entity.

"Geh... geh..."

Ten seconds.

Merely ten seconds.

The once burly, ox-like Jack had turned into a shriveled husk of skin and bones.

The monster hanging from his neck let go.

It let out a satisfied burp.

Its wrinkled gray skin began to become plump and shiny, gleaming with a metallic luster.

It slowly turned its head.

That eyeless face accurately locked onto Chen Du's position.

Though no expression could be seen...

Chen Du could clearly feel that the mouth full of sharp teeth was slowly splitting toward both sides.

It revealed a smile... one full of playfulness and mockery, looking eerily human.

"So hungry..."

The next second.

Its figure abruptly vanished from Chen Du's retina, as if erased.

No, it hadn't vanished.

Chen Du's heart skipped a beat, and his hair stood on end.

On a stalactite directly above him, a drop of purple saliva was falling vertically.