"oh?"

"Did this guy know about yesterday's [contract renewal plan]?"

Zheng Hao glanced at the message and helplessly turned off his phone.

Even a [SS-rank ship girl] like Quinn Rum, despite her excellent stats, cannot escape the fate of being controlled by a powerful family.

As long as it's for the family's benefit, she has to cooperate with the designated person.

but...

Fortunately, she met Zheng Hao.

"Huff—"

"Huff—"

Raindrops fell on the cabin, and Mo Yurou's breathing became rapid.

"Yu Rou..."

Are you nervous?

Zheng Hao patted Mo Yurou on the shoulder. Mo Yurou's face was tense, but amidst the flickering light and shadow, she turned to look at Zheng Hao and managed a smile: "Don't be afraid..."

"I wasn't afraid anymore after our first wild boat race..."

"This will not be our starting point, nor will it be our end..."

"good..."

"Since that's the case..."

"Let them see our resolve!"

"......"

"Tick-tock—"

"Tick-tock—"

The rain poured down relentlessly, and the mist grew thicker and thicker, obscuring the view ahead.

The speedboat observing the race from above slowly came to a stop, and Mei Shuzhi's voice became serious: "10 seconds remaining until the start time! 10...9...8..."

"Boom—"

"Boom!"

All eight ship girls, now moored, had their sterns raised.

“3…”

“2…”

"1!!!!"

"【Launch Start】!"

"【Ejection】...【Start】!!!"

"......"

"Bang—bang—bang—"

Almost the instant the countdown ended, all eight ship girls launched in perfect unison, bursting through the towering spray of water and heading straight ahead!

2S?

3S?

With the same frequency and steps of the [catapult start], some [ship girls] with insufficient stats will soon be overwhelmed by other ships.

"Zheng Hao?"

"Are we?"

Mo Yurou watched as almost all the boat girls were about to surpass her, then fixed her gaze on Zheng Hao.

Zheng Hao nodded: "If we don't want to fall behind in the first region, we have to use [Overclocking] right from the start!"

"【The Dice of Fate】!"

"Clang—"

Familiar dice, covered in "6"s, appeared, their shimmering light slammed directly into the helm of the [Devil].

"Buzz—"

In an instant, the temperature in the captain's cabin of the Devil Ship suddenly rose!

"I..."

"I don't want to lose!!!"

[Devil Ship - Overclocking in Progress]

[Propeller speed: 75 + (7) > 150 (+14)]

[Bend stability: 70>140]

[Sail Mold Wind Capacity: 73 > 146]

[Hardness: 77 > 154]

[Anchor stability: 70>140]

[Range: 70 > 140]

Overclocking time remaining: 59 seconds...58 seconds...

With the activation of [Overclocking], [Demon]'s stats are approaching those of [SS+] class ship girls.

"【Cloud Dragon Domain】!!!"

"Sizzle—"

At the same time, Zheng Hao was at the helm, and with a high "rev" of [164], the [Devil] was chasing after the ship. The smoke from the burning ship spread in the rain and fog as the ship rocked rapidly, completely turning the track white!

"【Cloud Dragon Domain】?"

"Is that the move of the old Cloud Dragon King?"

"There's something special about this..."

"......"

The moment the fog rolled in, most of the ship girls moving forward would subconsciously slow down; the visibility... was just too low!

The [Demon], which flashes and weaves through the fog, has surpassed all the other ship girls, including the [Seaweed], [Collapse], and [Mirage].

Directly ahead...

The only exception was the two ship girls; even with overclocking enabled, Zheng Hao couldn't catch up.

[Weather Forecast], [Möbius Ring]

These two ships are leading the pack with absolute advantages and numerical superiority.

In the vast expanse of white fog, the weather forecast was like a spotlight shining on it. Wherever it was, even the thickest fog overhead and the most abundant steam on the water's surface were illuminated by the warm sunlight.

Weather phenomena had no effect on her!

As for the Möbius Ring?

She's just a numbers fanatic!

It's all about the high rotation speed!

Even Zheng Hao's [Cloud Dragon Domain] couldn't catch up with the ship moving at full speed.

"call--"

"call--"

"call--"

Inside the Devil Ship, Mo Yurou's breathing became increasingly rapid.

"Zheng Hao..."

"Right away...it will be ready soon..."

"I'm about to feel it! Just a little longer... just a little longer..."

"【Dance of the Devil】is about to activate!"

Her face was flushed, and her eyes were full of defiance.

She understood Zheng Hao's plan perfectly!

In the early stages, use [Overclocking] to create a significant gap between the ship girls, thereby activating [Devil's Dance]. Even after the [Overclocking] period ends, [Devil's Dance] will compensate for the stat differences!

"The 50s?"

"That gives me an extra 10 seconds of overclocking time..."

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