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The three of them were in a very bad state.
Broken limbs, injuries, and brain domain backlash.
Even worse, a powerful band of robbers was hot on their heels.
The corrosive rainwater of Wanmo Territory continuously poured onto their wounds, making sizzling sounds.
"Boom!"
A muffled thunderbolt struck a large tree not far away.
"Rumble—"
The tree crashed down.
Revealing a small figure that had fallen behind the tree at some unknown time.
The three were startled. The one with the broken arm cautiously approached, sweeping his tactical flashlight over the figure. After seeing her condition clearly, he gasped sharply.
What a horrific corpse.
He thought they were miserable enough, but seeing this person, he suddenly felt his broken arm didn't hurt anymore.
Look at this corpse.
Skin corroded by toxic breath, wounds so deep bone was visible, and even wriggling organs could be seen at the waist and abdomen...
Her body was a mess, but—
"Holy crap, Captain, she's still alive! What do we do?"
To be alive after such injuries, what level of physical monster must this person be? Could she be an SSS-Class big shot?
Then what level of existence could have injured such a big shot so severely?
The young man couldn't help but shiver.
Lin Chen, the captain of the three-person team, frowned, looking helpless: "We can barely protect ourselves, and all the Angels of Light have been marked by the Black Demon Vine. Once summoned, we'll be tracked. What can we do?"
He wasn't a cold-hearted person, but given their current situation, they were truly powerless.
If there had been a way, the three of them wouldn't be in such a sorry state.
Chen Xin also walked over to Chu Fengfeng, looking at the figure lying in a pool of blood... let's call her a person for now.
Then she looked around.
"Huh?"
She bent down and picked up a shield that had been corroded and tattered. "Big Phoenix, why do I feel this shield is very similar to your Adamantite Shield?"
Chu Fengfeng, the young man with the broken arm, looked over upon hearing this.
What he saw was astonishing.
He shot to his feet, staring solemnly at the tattered shield in Chen Xin's hand.
"It's not similar, this *is* the Adamantite Shield!"
Chen Xin and Lin Chen froze simultaneously, exchanging glances. freewebnøvel.coɱ
"But isn't the Adamantite Shield an SSS-Class item that only core direct descendants of your Chu family, who are SS-Class Beast Masters or above, can possess? Even you only temporarily received your father's when you entered Wanmo Territory.
So how could it be here?"
They looked at the tattered body being washed by the rain.
The same look of fear and unease appeared in their eyes.
"Phoenix, could this person also be from your Chu family?"
Chu Fengfeng shook his head: "Absolutely impossible. There isn't such a short SS-Class Beast Master among our family's direct descendants."
Everyone in their family, male or female, had long legs. There was absolutely no short-legged 'little potato' like this.
The two of them: "..."
They felt his words were very impolite.
"Then who could she be?"
"I don't know, but to be holding my family's Adamantite Shield, even if she's not from my Chu family, she's definitely from our Dragonflower Country."
Their Chu family's Adamantite Shield could never fall into the hands of outsiders.
So this person's identity...
"Captain, I have to take her with us." Chu Fengfeng looked apologetic. He wasn't unaware of their current predicament, but as a member of the Chu family, he couldn't abandon such a person to her fate.
He had a premonition that this person was very important to their Chu family and to the entire Dragonflower Country.
Lin Chen had already anticipated this when Chu Fengfeng confirmed that the tattered shield was indeed the Adamantite Shield.
He sighed, looking ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) at Chen Xin beside him.
She nodded silently.
"Alright! I'll take turns carrying her with you!"
Chu Fengfeng let out a long breath. He had truly worried that the captain wouldn't agree. The captain was a very serious and responsible person, but what he valued most was the safety of their team.
An outsider, even if he knew they were both from Dragonflower Country, he would very likely abandon her for the team's benefit.
After all, their current situation truly wasn't one where they could easily indulge their conscience.
If he hadn't been certain that the Adamantite Shield was real and understood its importance, he wouldn't have made such an unreasonable request.
When one could barely take care of oneself, where would conscience come from?
However, they would soon be grateful for making this impulsive decision.
Of course, that was a story for later.
Now, the already miserable trio, taking on an even more miserable severely wounded person, found their escape difficulty directly increased to the highest level.
Fortunately, although the continuous heavy rain worsened their injuries, it also washed away most of their tracks, preventing the jackals and tigers relentlessly pursuing them from finding them.
The group finally made it back to a safe point before the wild Transcendent creatures became active at dawn.
This was an underground fortress built over several days by Lin Chen's pet, the Di Gou Mole.
The Di Gou Mole not only possessed powerful burrowing abilities but could also use skills like Earth Vein Barrier, Spikes, Reflective Wall, and Stealth Rock to construct a three-dimensional defensive fortress.
The underground fortress was not only extremely concealed but also possessed offensive and defensive capabilities.
Aside from the time it took to build a complete underground fortress, it had almost no other drawbacks.
Therefore, the Di Gou Mole was also known as the Cave Engineer, the most excellent architect among ground-type Transcendent creatures.
Upon returning to this underground safe point, the three finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At least for now, they were safe.
Chu Fengfeng settled the person he was carrying on a wooden bed in the corner.
He frowned, gazing at the figure that resembled a giant rotting corpse, his heart heavy. "Now, the Angels of Light cannot be summoned, and her injuries are so severe. If she doesn't receive timely treatment, I'm afraid she won't last long."
...I have one last S-Class healing potion left. Let's give it to her first to stabilize her injuries."
The most severely injured among them was Chen Xin, but her injury was a severe brain domain trauma caused by the death of her pet, and healing potions were ineffective for her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept this life-saving potion unused.
As for his and Chu Fengfeng's injuries, using it would be a bit wasteful, and he was reluctant. He hadn't expected it to end up benefiting a stranger of unknown identity.
However, since they had already brought the person back, Lin Chen no longer hesitated or agonized over it.
He took out a potion from his spatial item and handed it to Chu Fengfeng.
"Thank you, Captain. If we can make it back alive, I'll give you ten, no, twenty more."
"Alright, less nonsense." Lin Chen gave a wry smile, feeling pained while helping Chu Fengfeng support the tenacious severely wounded person.
...
When Mingxi regained consciousness, she only felt as if a mountain was pressing down on her body, heavy and suffocating.
...Chi...Yu...
Before being swept away by the spatial turbulence, Chiyu had still activated the Sacrifice Emblem. Chiyu's situation must be very bad now.
She moved her parched lips, trying to raise her hand to grasp the golden ring on her neck.
But she found she couldn't even move a finger.
"You're awake?"
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I didn't have time for an extra chapter today. My delicate, helpless body is dizzy (-people-)
