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Chapter 11 Klaus: The Devil

He immediately paddled away with his hands and feet the moment he fell into the water.

Even in the chaos, he didn't forget to grab a piece of driftwood and hold it in his arms.

He wiped his face and quickly found his small boat.

Fortunately, although the bow was badly damaged and the railings were broken and hanging in pieces, looking like gnawed fish bones.

But at least it's still floating.

[WARNING! Vehicle has suffered a severe impact; durability -25!]

The durability on the panel has dropped to [15/50].

He swam back to his small boat, pushed himself up with both hands, and flipped himself onto it, his movements somewhat clumsy.

loss.

He looked around, and saw nothing but broken pieces of wood and planks, and a strange snake still writhing in the distance—not a single hair on the ground.

The Hanscat athlete and his toolbox are gone.

"......Depend on."

It drops visibly to the naked eye.

The ship's durability dropped by more than half, and they even lost Bone Brother's spine, so the tool couldn't be saved...

He must have had fire-starting tools on him, but now they're useless.

I should have let him throw the toolbox over first before I started.

After a quick review, Renyi concluded that—

I was too kind.

[Sobbing, the big boss must be blaming himself for the death of that Hans Cat Country athlete.]

[He really... I'm so upset, he's already having such a hard time himself, and he still has to go and save others.]

This is the true spirit of the Chinese people! Benevolence and righteousness!

In the command center, Zhang Guangwei also sighed:

"What a pity, such a great opportunity."

Professor Li Shu shook her head: "No, there's still a chance."

On the screen, Renyi stared at the still-smoking log on the sea surface.

Klaus's mast broke into several pieces during the impact, with the largest piece still stubbornly glowing with an orange-red light, standing out starkly against the dark sea.

A consolation prize.

Renyi sighed again, unwrapped his left hand bandage and rewrapped it, then grabbed a piece of driftwood and swung it toward the faint light.

This place is littered with the wreckage of Klaus's raft.

I casually touched a large wooden plank as I passed by.

[Decomposable target detected: water-soaked wood]

Disassembling this yields: 2 pieces of wood and 1 piece of torn hemp rope.

[Confirm decomposition?]

"confirm."

The wooden plank vanished in his hands, turning into specks of blue light.

The random paddling motion paused.

Instead of rushing to retrieve the embers, he began to wander around the nearby wreckage, constantly touching every piece of wood that floated by.

[Disassembly successful! Obtained: Wood *2]

[Disassembly successful! Obtained: Wood *1]

[Disassembly successful! Obtained: 1 torn hemp rope]

The audience was stunned.

[Wait... what are you doing, boss? Cleaning?]

[Feeling like your OCD is acting up? You feel the urge to clean up trash whenever you see it?]

[What do you know? This is called saving every grain! Our Coffin Brother is so thrifty!]

Just as Renyi was concentrating on picking up trash, a faint shout seemed to drift over on the sea breeze.

"……Help……"

A faint sound mingled with the sea breeze.

When he listened intently again, all that remained in the sea breeze was the sound of the waves.

Hallucination?

He frowned, preparing to continue picking up trash, when the cries for help rang out again, this time clearer.

"I'm here..."

It's that Hans the Cat guy.

Ren Yi paused for a moment.

Immediately, his brows visibly relaxed.

He didn't die.

It seems his 'investment' wasn't a complete waste!

He immediately turned the boat around and rowed furiously toward the direction from which the sound came, mercilessly leaving the dying embers of the fire behind.

[He heard the cries for help! I knew it! My Coffin Bro wouldn't stand by and watch someone die!]

[So touching! They even gave up the fire to save people. Their sense of righteousness is amazing...]

[Why does the boss's expression... look a bit like he's found money?]

[Of course, it's a joy to save lives!]

In the command center, General Pei watched Ren Yi rowing with all his might.

"Notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare for discussions with the Hanscat Kingdom regarding the details of in-depth cooperation."

"yes!"

Whatever the motivation,

Hanscat Kingdom must accept and acknowledge this kindness.

Although the person in question at that moment had absolutely nothing to do with the concepts of "benevolence and righteousness".

The swaying coffin boat soon found Hans the Cat among a pile of raft wreckage.

Klaus was holding a piece of wood that was still relatively intact.

With his head and face covered in soot, he looked almost like a refugee after being drenched in water.

He saw Renyi, whose gray eyes gleamed with a hint of light.

"Hold on."

Klaus arbitrarily moved the boat closer, and without hesitation, he grabbed the hand and tried to climb onto the boat.

However, he overestimated his physical strength and underestimated his weight.

"...So heavy..."

Muttering to himself, he finally managed to drag him up little by little after a great deal of effort.

Klaus collapsed onto the coffin lid, causing the entire small boat, whose durability had dropped to 15, to rock violently. The exhaustion from surviving the ordeal left him speechless for a moment, only able to gasp for breath.

Random glances immediately fell on Klaus's life-saving plank.

[Decomposable target detected: reinforced wood]

Disassembling this yields: 3 pieces of wood and 2 iron nails.

[Confirm decomposition?]

"confirm."

"Whoosh—"

Klaus, still reeling, stared helplessly at the wooden plank that had just sustained his life and hope.

It turned into pale blue specks of light and vanished into thin air under anyone's touch.

The atmosphere seemed to freeze for a moment.

Klaus stiffly looked up, staring at him in disbelief.

A miracle?

Or is it magic?