!

Who knew why a coward had ended up with a nickname like that? Quite a few people on the ship knew him, though. Most importantly,

one day, while he was training on deck,

a rat suddenly darted out of nowhere. He screamed like a woman, so... that was how he'd gotten his nickname.

"Hahaha! What's up? Here for chow?"

"Uh... well, Brother Liu, give me two portions."

"Two?"

"Uh... well, I brought a friend to eat with me today."

"You've got friends? Fine! Don't say Brother Liu doesn't look out for you. Here, I'll give you two big portions!"

As he spoke, the cook brought out two large meal boxes and filled Wang Rui's to the brim. Wang Rui thanked him, took them, and carried the tray to a corner of the mess hall.

At first, the cook hadn't paid much attention. But when he saw Wang Rui eating with a beautiful woman—one dressed like a high-ranking military officer, no less—he was stunned.

"Good heavens! They say fools have all the luck, and this timid guy sure has it made with the ladies!"

Jealous as he was, the cook muttered a few words and went back to work. Wang Rui carried the tray back to Irene, handed her one of the meal boxes, and set the large bowl of bone broth on the table before sitting down with his own.

"Go ahead and eat..."

Looking at that stunning, adorable face, Wang Rui simply couldn't connect this woman, stuffing herself with such gusto, to the Insect Queen who killed without batting an eye.

Three hours ago, she'd killed so many soldiers. Then she'd erased all traces and disposed of every corpse. Wang Rui had finally understood that there was no way he could escape. Her methods were just too unfathomable.

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