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What happened next felt completely unreal to Hancock.

Duan Fei, sitting in the captain’s seat, clasped his hands together. He looked cultured and refined, but his words were nothing but crude remarks.

"Long Range, state your purpose?" the woman on the other end asked.

"Going to Azure Star, then getting some fries."

"...Pardon my asking, but have you been drinking?"

"Drinking? Are you talking about the cute little things flowing through my veins?"

"...Is the first mate available? May I speak with him?"

"He’s not here, but I guarantee I can f*ck you into the position."

"...You damn drunk, get lost! When you get to the Star Gate, come to the Governor’s Mansion and fight me one-on-one! I guarantee that afterward, you’ll be calling me sis! Clear them for passage. This ship is clean!"

"So, uh, are you sure you won’t consider it? My bed is pretty big."

"Ending transmission! Let them in!"

The call was cut off at that moment.

The ship began to receive a guidance beam. The signal from the Star Gate prompted the ship to slowly change course and head toward its location.

In the captain’s seat, Duan Fei straightened his collar and then said to Hancock, "How was my performance?"

"Almost perfect. Exactly like the former captain. But how did you know the previous captain was a drunk who spouted non-stop sleazy talk?"

"It’s a little embarrassing to say, but I read your diary just now, so I learned a few character traits."

Hancock’s face instantly turned pale. He couldn’t help but shout, "That diary is a lie! I use it to mislead other people!"

"I believe you. But promise me you won’t do... some of those things anymore, okay?"

"...Okay."

"Then let’s make a gentleman’s agreement. You be a good Navigator for us, and I’ll be good and keep your secret for you. Sound fair?"

Hancock felt like he was looking at a Demon. The other man’s smile was a Demon’s mask, and every pore beneath it oozed with deceit and sin.

But now, he could only nod and say, "Okay."

"Well then, let’s get to work."

A resigned Hancock sighed, then walked forward and said, "Next, we will perform a Void transit, and then we’ll arrive at... the Athena Star Gate."

After confirming their next stop from the cryptic text on the screen, Hancock took back the wristband, Alpha, and commanded it, "Alpha, prepare for Void transit."

"Understood. But could you please not wear me on your hand? Your wrist is too skinny."

"Shut up! Disengage the physics engine. Everyone to the prep bay. Portholes sealed. Do not look directly into the Void."

While the others were making preparations, Duan Fei, who had already read the relevant materials and roughly understood the Void transit procedure, said, "Can I stay out here? And can you open a window for me?"

"You want to look directly into the Void?" Hancock asked with a frown.

"Mhm. I’m a Superpower User, so I need to draw some Energy from the Void."

"The first lesson for us Navigators is to never look directly into the Void, because everyone who has done so has gone mad. But since you’re a Superpower User, I guess it should be fine."

After choosing a spot for Duan Fei, Hancock instructed Alpha to leave one porthole open for him to observe the Void. Afterward, everyone else went into the prep room to isolate themselves from the Void’s influence.

Although humanity could already travel through the Void, their understanding of it was still very limited.

All records of the Void were frustratingly vague.

Although some had recorded images and sounds from within the Void, all the images were destroyed by unknown electromagnetic waves, and all the sounds left only a rustling static. No one really knew what was in the Void.

Traveling through the Void was a black box: no one knew what was inside, only that the thing worked.

Once all preparations were complete, the transit finally began.

Duan Fei was ready. His [Spiritual Armor] was on standby, and he would activate it instantly if things went south.

If even his [Spiritual Armor] couldn’t resist the Void’s assault, he would activate his Professional Skills and leave a legacy for his teammates.

"Now transiting the Void. Crew inside the prep room, please hold on to the handrails. Ignore all extraneous noise and constantly remind yourselves: we are alive; we do not belong to the Void."

"Crew outside the prep room, please prepare your last will and then commit suicide by any means necessary. Based on our post-incident reconstructions, this is the least painful method."

"Finally, we wish you a pleasant journey and hope you have a wonderful day. Countdown commencing: 10, 9..."

When the countdown finished, Duan Fei felt the ship shudder violently, followed by the teeth-grating roar of straining metal.

The ship’s hull seemed to be gripped by something, which then began to crush it madly, trying to tear the ship apart from the outside.

When it found it couldn’t tear the ship open, the entity changed its methods and began trying to enter through the cracks.

Looking at the porthole above his head, Duan Fei saw countless hands reaching out from the darkness. Eerie, ghostly figures writhed in the dark, trying to get in from the outside.

There was no air in space, so there should be no sound, but Duan Fei still heard a terrifying noise coming from outside that filled him with intense fear.

This was the fear of a human facing the Void and its unspeakable things. Not even his 20 points in Spirit could lessen this fear in the slightest.

Though he felt immense terror, Duan Fei also felt himself drawn to the Void. He couldn’t tear his gaze away from the porthole, forced to watch as the shadows outside penetrated the ship’s hull and walked toward him, step by step.

At the same time, the system’s notification chimed in his ear.

[The beings of the Void have noticed you. Your powerful Spirit and certain special Skills are like a torch, drawing the attention of the Void’s Ghosts.]

[They have broken through the barrier between the Void and the material world. They crawl toward you, preparing to tear your soul to shreds. Terrifying Void Energy is invading your body. Even if you use your Skills to absorb it, you cannot offset the damage. Because of these Void Ghosts, your soul is being torn apart, and your Spirit is beginning to dissipate. You have suffered immense spiritual damage, causing you to... causing you to... Something’s wrong with you!]

Duan Fei didn’t need the system to tell him something was wrong.

He was surrounded by countless ghostly figures. Black Hands, dark as coal briquettes, began groping all over his body, and he couldn’t slap them away fast enough.

Although it looked a bit scary, in reality... it was no big deal.

Every time he was touched, he was forced to lose a single point of health. A single [Rough Healing Technique] could restore it, so it was no problem at all.

Moreover, every time he was touched, Duan Fei could feel Void Energy being forced into him, changing his Constitution and granting him a new passive ability.

[Void Resistance]: Due to your exposure to the Void, your resistance to it is continuously increasing, and you are slowly gaining a deeper understanding of the Void.

After a while, Duan Fei discovered that his Constitution had actually increased by 2 points. He felt as if his body could carry more weight, and his stamina had significantly increased as well.

’The Void... what a wonderful place.’

Besides that, Duan Fei also had a good idea of what his ’gift’ for this dungeon was.

After a few deductions, he quickly figured out his Talent Effect in this dungeon.

All incoming damage, forcefully reduced to 1!

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