"Sir, sir, wake up!"
Because he couldn't explain how he got here…
Lei Long simply chose to play dead.
This gene drug didn't just change his appearance into a human.
It made every single one of his cells and internal organs identical to those of a human being.
So, after pulling this "drowning man" out of the water, those humans couldn't find anything unusual upon inspection.
"Looks like another crab hunter!"
A pleasant female voice drifted softly from nearby.
It seemed she was an intern on this boat.
"Sis Zhen Nan, what's with people these days? Don't they care about their lives anymore?"
"Don't say that. If someone catches one of those mutated giant blue crabs and sells it, it's enough to support ten families for a whole year!"
Zhen Nan replied.
The two girls had inadvertently provided Lei Dong with a perfect excuse.
This was an age of rampant beasts.
Humans were forced to take desperate risks just to survive.
The "giant blue crab" they spoke of was a mutated sea crab—
Roughly eight to ten meters long.
It had two massive pincers and was extremely dangerous.
But after extensive research by scientists…
It was discovered that the meat of these crabs was not only delicious, but had miraculous effects in slowing aging and curing cancer.
As a result, every now and then, daredevil fishing boats still ventured out to tempt death.
Some were even escorted by professional martial artists.
Although this area was considered a shallow sea, deadly monsters still showed up from time to time.
The casualty rate for these crab-hunting ships was alarmingly high.
Sometimes when a ship went down, no one survived.
This made giant blue crabs exceptionally expensive.
Driven by profit, some still chose to risk it all.
"My… my head hurts so much. Am I… in heaven?"
Although his acting was terrible, Lei Dong still pretended to regain consciousness.
He even cast a grateful gaze at the two intern girls beside him.
And just one glance—
Was all it took.
He saw her.
A little beauty he remembered from an old anime.
She was wearing a standard sailor uniform.
Holding a stack of forms in her hand.
Her skin was fair and glowing, standing about 165 cm tall.
That slender waist of hers, wrapped snugly by the uniform, looked like it could be encircled with one hand.
Below, she wore high heels and black stockings—under the dim lighting, subtly seductive.
Though she was a crew member, she was just a young girl.
Especially when she looked at Lei Dong's muscular physique and sharply handsome face—
The girl couldn't help but blush.
She probably didn't realize it yet, but this exact look was irresistible to men.
Especially seasoned womanizers.
Just looking at her, they couldn't help but imagine—
If such a girl were in their bed…
What kind of scene would that be?
And that little waist… if one were to…
Ahem. That wasn't the point. The key thing was—
This girl was Zhen Nan!
Luo Feng's little brother's girlfriend.
Technically, she was that guy's sister-in-law.
What luck! You're the one!
In a flash, Lei Dong locked onto today's target.
He had only taken human form and come ashore for one reason—finding a mate.
It might sound a bit blunt, but—
This was all for the sake of becoming stronger!
So he couldn't be picky now.
"You're Lei Dong, right? We need to register your ID. There's no information on you in the system…"
Zhen Nan was meticulous in her work.
And her voice—so intoxicating.
Best if heard at night, in the dark…
Err, let's not get ahead of ourselves.
He only had three hours in this human form.
Come nightfall, if he reverted into a massive dragon, he'd scare her to death.
But the emotions between humans weren't the same as those of monsters.
If he wanted to pursue a human girl—under normal circumstances—
It'd take months at the very least.
Gifts, handbags… maybe even a house, a car!
Even in an apocalyptic world, love at first sight wasn't exactly common.
So if he wanted to get this beauty in front of him—
There were only two ways.
One, abduct her. But he'd end up wanted by the authorities in no time.
And even if Zhen Nan got pregnant, chances were the baby wouldn't survive.
Too much trouble.
Thankfully, the system had given him an incredible item.
The Goddess Furnace.
Not a piece of scientific tech.
But a legendary artifact forged by Emperor Hengyu of the Shrouding Heavens world.
With it, Emperor Hengyu once gathered every holy maiden and divine goddess in the heavens into his harem—
Crafting a glorious record of scandal.
Who would've thought such a treasure would now fall into Lei Dong's hands?
As soon as the other girl left—
Lei Dong swiftly pulled out the item, which looked like a small incense burner.
"Huh? What's this? Is it yours…"
Seeing the little furnace appear in Lei Dong's hand—
Zhen Nan was instantly curious.
But in the next moment, the delicate beauty suddenly felt dizzy and dazed.
And then—her gaze locked uncontrollably onto the man named Lei Dong.
"You… I… I really like you!"
It was a mysterious sensation.
Zhen Nan hadn't realized it before, but now—
This man called Lei Dong felt inexplicably familiar.
And the more she looked at him, the more pleasing he became to her eyes.
As if she had encountered the destined love of her life—true love.
She had once met a virtual boyfriend online named Luo Hua.
They'd even agreed to meet in person sometime.
Luo Hua had claimed his older brother was a martial artist.
But now…
Who's Luo Hua?
What online boyfriend?
All forgotten.
As if the world had no one else in it—only this man, Lei Dong.
"That easy?"
Looking at the girl before him, completely love-struck—
Lei Dong didn't hesitate. He boldly wrapped an arm around her slender waist.
"Zhen Nan, you're so beautiful."
"Lei… Lei Dong… big brother, this isn't really the place, is it?"
Maybe she sensed what he was about to do—
Zhen Nan instinctively felt shy, maybe even a little resistant.
She didn't know what had come over her. Why did she fall for this man at first sight?
Still, out of a girl's natural modesty, she tried to push him away.
But the moment her hands touched his strong, muscular chest—
Her body couldn't help but fall into his arms.
"Do you have… a private room nearby? Somewhere we could go? There are too many people around here."
"Yes… yes, I do! Just next door, turn right past the infirmary!"
"Sweetheart, then let's go. Let this vast sea bear witness to our love!"
Stowing away the Goddess Furnace—
Even Lei Dong himself was shocked by how easily it worked.
The little furnace had only been out for fifteen seconds—
And he'd already claimed this delicate young beauty.
If Luo Feng's little brother ever found out—
That his online girlfriend Zhen Nan was currently lying in the arms of the legendary Dragon Emperor Lei Long—
Blushing, pouting, acting all coy…
What would he think?
(End of Chapter)