“Mo Yurou! The ship’s stabilized! What are you spacing out for?! Retract the anchor! Full speed straight ahead!!!”
“Boom—”
After the [Demon Ship]’s anchor exploded into a burst of seawater, the corrected hull surged forward like a raging python, charging onto the straight sea lane.
Anchor-assisted cornering.
Unlike race car drifting, ship turning focused more on maintaining hull balance under gravitational speed. In typical yacht races, balance during turns was achieved by applying pressure toward the lighter side of the center of gravity.
But Zheng Hao, bold and skilled, used a technique from his previous life—using anchor stabilization to balance through the turn!
“Slap—”
Seeing that Mo Yurou was still dazed, Zheng Hao smacked the [Anchor] button on her backside again.
“Retract it!”
“If you don’t, we’ll tip the other way!”
“Oh—oh oh oh—”
Snapping out of her shock, Mo Yurou’s body trembled. The [Demon Ship]’s anchor dragged through the sea and retracted. Without losing a single bit of speed, the small ship surged wildly down the straight.
“Vroom vroom vroom—”
Waves exploded behind them.
On the leading [C-grade Ship Maiden], Zhou Hang felt the disturbance in the water behind him and looked back in disbelief at the [Demon Ship].
They…
They were catching up to him?!
“This…”
“How is this possible?!”
“H-how could you be catching up to me?!!!”
His eyes widened.
In Zhou Hang’s mind, even if they took the turn at the same speed, the [Demon Ship] should never have been able to close the gap against a [C-grade Ship Maiden]!
He had been too busy enjoying the attention from the crowd to notice that the [Demon Ship] had not reduced its rotation speed at all—it had taken the turn at full speed!
Because the [Demon Ship] never slowed down during the turn, it did not need to accelerate afterward. Now, it was gaining on the [C-grade Ship Maiden] that was still accelerating!
“Vroom vroom vroom—”
On the rotation gauge, Zheng Hao suddenly noticed something astonishing…
Mo Yurou’s rotation speed had inexplicably reached [52]!!!
“Huh? W-Why is this happening?!”
Just [8] more points and it would match the [C-grade Ship Maiden]’s speed!
“Mo Yurou…”
“You?”
He touched her burning chest. At this moment, Mo Yurou’s entire body was flushed red, as if blood had surged beneath her skin.
Her eyes shimmered with a strange excitement.
“Ha—”
“Ha—”
Hot breaths escaped her lips, and her long black-stockinged legs wrapped around Zheng Hao’s body.
“I… I feel so excited…”
“Excited…”
Inside the [Captain’s Cabin], whether it was the helm or the controls, Zheng Hao could feel her terrifyingly high body temperature.
He opened the [Demon Ship]’s status panel. His gaze froze instantly!
[Propeller Speed: 40 + (12)]
[Turning Stability: 40 + (12)]
[Sail Wind Storage: 40 + (12)]
[Durability: 40 + (12)]
[Anchor Stability: 40 + (12)]
[Endurance: 40 + (12)]
[Rating: ??? Grade]
[Ability: ??? (Activated)]
“What?”
“W-What is this ability? It’s activated?!”
Looking at Mo Yurou in disbelief, Zheng Hao’s expression slowly steadied. He pulled her slender waist beneath the black gauze tightly into his arms.
“Mo Yurou!!! Full-speed charge!!!”
“Vroom vroom vroom—”
The seemingly fragile [Demon Ship] smashed through the waves, charging straight at the [C-grade Ship Maiden], faintly showing signs of drawing level…
…
“…”
“…”
Silence.
The sea roared with waves, yet the viewing platform was utterly quiet.
Whether it was the audience below, the onlookers, or even the two [C-grade Ship Maidens] still in the turn—at this moment, everyone stared at the [Demon Ship]’s charge, mouths open, unable to utter a single word.
Shock. Astonishment. Complete disbelief.
Everyone…
Everyone was still stuck on the image of that no-slowdown turn!
“H-he made it through the turn?”
“I’m completely stunned! No slowdown at all! Not even a single drop in speed!”
“I thought Zhou Hang’s limit-angle maneuver was impressive, but this… using the anchor to balance the hull? What am I even supposed to learn from that? I came to watch a race, not sorcery!”
“…”
The crowd erupted into discussion.
Lin Man stood frozen, unable to process what she had just seen.
“R-Ruyan… how… how did he do that turn just now?”
“The speed didn’t drop at all… and unlike Zhou Hang, he didn’t even adjust the angle gradually. He just blasted through at full speed!”
“Is that… even possible? Is the [Demon Ship]’s balance really that good?”
“No!”
“It has nothing to do with the [Demon Ship]! It was Zheng Hao! That timing—he dropped the anchor at the perfect moment to counter the tilt!”
“A [Ship Maiden] can’t do that on her own! Especially Mo Yurou, who barely trains and just works every day. She could never have such precise balance control!”
“It could only be the [Navigator]! It was Zheng Hao’s operation that allowed the [Demon Ship] to take the turn without slowing down! He used his technique to forcibly compensate for the stat gap between the [Ship Maidens]!”
“He…”
“Where did he learn something like this?!”
“This kind of technique is unheard of!”
Liu Ruyan’s pupils slowly expanded.
If the earlier catapult start had seemed like a clever trick, then this anchor drift was absolute control over balance and distance! New chapters come out on g.com first.
This was not flashy nonsense. This was real sailing skill!
When a [Ship Maiden] chose a [Navigator], besides the latter’s heaven-defying “Support Talent,” the next most important factor was driving technique. A highly skilled [Navigator] could rival certain Support Talents purely through technique!
And what Zheng Hao was displaying now had never appeared anywhere in the entire [Shanhai Region]…
Not even in Zheng Yunlong’s records was there ever mention of taking a turn without slowing down!
“He… What else is he hiding?!”
“Why?! Why didn’t he show this when he was pursuing me? Why is he showing off all these skills on that broken ship?!”
A surge of anger flared within her.
Staring at the radiant [Demon Ship], Liu Ruyan bit her red lips tightly.
“Damn it! Damn it! Zheng Hao… I was the one who came first! All these techniques—you could have used them on me!!! You deserve to die, Zheng Hao!!!”
Her fists clenched. The same Liu Ruyan who had once looked down on him now stared toward the [Captain’s Cabin] of the [Demon Ship] with mixed emotions.
With skills like that, combined with his S-grade Support Talent, was her A-grade ship even worthy of him anymore?
How foolish had she been before?
…
At the [Starting Point], the Yang father and son remained locked onto the [Demon Ship].
Yang Fan’s expression changed again and again. “Father! This… what is this now? Anchor-assisted no-slowdown turning? Have you ever seen such a technique?”
“I… I’ve never seen a turn taken like this in my entire life…”
“Incredible! Incredible! To think one could balance a turn this way? Genius! If Zheng Hao didn’t learn this from someone else but improvised it on the spot, then he’s a genius!”
The middle-aged man was shaken.
He had never seen such a technique—not even in the World Sailing Championships!
“It’s not just about technique. The moment of anchor deployment must be perfect, and the retraction must be fast! Otherwise, the hull could tilt again!”
“That kid… He’s been hiding deeply. Calling him a monster wouldn’t be an exaggeration for his sense of balance!”
“Yang Fan!”
“Yes!”
“From now on… you must interact with that boy more.”
“Then… Father, what about Zhou Hang?”
“Zhou Hang? What is Zhou Hang? His instinctive cornering is nothing compared to this technique. No need to pay attention.”
“Yes, Father!”
The father and son’s gazes were locked onto the [Demon Ship].
…
“Splash—”
“Splash—”
On the straight sea lane, two [Ship Maidens] chased one another relentlessly.
Waves crashed wildly. Relying on taking the turn without slowing down, the black [Demon Ship] had gained dozens of meters during the [C-grade Ship Maiden]’s deceleration and acceleration phase.
But…
With the [C-grade Ship Maiden]’s straight-line acceleration, its unmatched [60] rotation speed was about to reclaim the lead.
“Zheng Hao! You will lose! You are destined to lose to me!!!”
Inside the [C-grade Ship Maiden]’s [Captain’s Cabin], Zhou Hang’s face twisted as he surged ahead by half a hull.
But…
A cold, quiet voice followed.
“You… can’t beat me! Because… there’s another turn ahead!!!”