Chapter 16 - Spider Essence Core... Heading onwards to the 13th floor (2/2)
While Li Jiayu was in a state of fl.u.s.ter and exasperation, another Venomous Spider had miraculously found its way into the cla.s.sroom. This particular fellow seemed a little bit larger than the other Venomous Spiders they had encountered. Its hairs appeared thicker and its entire body seemed as though it was dyed entirely in black ink.
Li Jiayu's eyes immediately lit up. ‘That’s the one!’
This Venomous Spider appeared advanced in age. It was probably near its evolution. Its timely arrival was akin to the emergence of Lei Feng[1] who appears when one is treading in broken boots!
After he placed Hua Xiaolu gently on the ground, Li Jiayu's figure flickered and appeared before the Venomous Spider with Frost Moon, swinging it in a gorgeous arc!
The Venomous Spider was not to be underestimated as it nimbly leapt to the side!
However, its avoidance was useless as this was a golden opportunity for the remorseful Dark Octopus to make amends!
Dark Octopus brandished its nine tentacles, then lashed them toward the Venomous Spider which had failed to flee in time. The Venomous Spider was suppressed almost immediately, allowing a blade to be lodged in its skull!
”Quick! Search for its core!”
Even without Li Jiayu's constant reminders, Dark Octopus had already taken action!
It's tentacles contracted and scuttled deftly along the sword wound, then delved into the skull but it was in no hurry to absorb the brain dredges. Instead, a murky-looking crystal was soon pried out from the insides and handed to Li Jiayu!
Li Jiayu picked the core up carefully and treated it as though it was a priceless treasure. Yet, he quickly picked up Sun Weiwei's hammer and pounded at the core!
Peng!
Immediately, a crack ran along the sides of the crystal! A foul-smelling white liquid, reminiscent of mustard, oozed from the seams of the cracks.
Li Jiayu spread the unknown white liquid across Hua Xiaolu's wound. ‘Tssss’ sounds could be heard as the wound started emitting a faint, white smoke. Weakened and delirious, Hua Xiaolu’s pale face had inevitably distorted from the pain. Cold sweat blotted her forehead as she jolted awake!
”It's really effective. You were lucky that the barb that stabbed you contained an inferior poison and, also, the timely arrival of the insect core... If we had delayed for several more seconds, the poison would have invaded your heart and everything would have been too late!”
Li Jiayu heaved out a sigh of relief and his continuously fraying nerves finally loosened up. He took a gander at: Frost Moon; the dilapidated cla.s.sroom; the dismembered remains of the insects; the corpses of the few male students; and the girls that gathered around him.
Taking a deep breath, he then said, ”Come on, let's leave the cla.s.sroom and head to the 13th floor... I know you are filled with uncertainty and doubts, but we shouldn’t linger here for too long. Let’s talk as we walk.”
After he had said that, Li Jiayu was about to place Hua Xiaolu on his back but at this moment, a voice resounded from behind,
”Well, Jiayu, you were too busy saving Hua Xiaolu earlier. So, I didn't dare bother you... but you should also take care of the men, right? You can't value s.e.x more than friends.h.i.+p, right? My back also suffered a dire wound, it hurts more than being stabbed!”
The owner of the voice was Lin Zhibin! Lin Zhibin had been struck by the Scythe Beetle in the back and, although it wasn't life threatening, he was indeed bleeding quite a bit. Furthermore, if the bleeding wasn't stopped, he might experience complications afterwards...
However, this was the apocalypse where insects run rampant. Which place would have the supplies needed to stop his bleeding?
”En... Sorry, I almost forgot about your injury. There is still more than half of the spider's core remaining. However, it's only enough to temporarily seal your wound and stop the bleeding...”
Li Jiayu looked appreciatively at Lin Zhibin. He knew that Lin Zhibin only remained behind to care for Zhou Jiamin and that the four cla.s.smates who had died were his closest friends... The feelings between the five brothers ran pretty deep as they had stayed behind because of Lin Zhibin.
A small portion of the reason was also due to the enigma around Li Jiayu but unfortunately, that antic.i.p.ation had only brought them misfortune...
In fact, there was no need for them to stay behind. As long as a girl remained by Li Jiayu's side, Dark Octopus would most definitely exert 200% of his powers to protect her. During this battle, several students had literally been obliterated and other than acting as meat s.h.i.+elds, they had played no roles whatsoever.
No matter what, Li Jiayu felt grateful towards the fallen cla.s.smates and thought inwardly, ‘Duwei, Liangbin, Jiang Haitao, Zhang Lianhua, I’ve remembered your names and if there is a chance, I'll look after your family and friends.’
While still deep in ponder, Li Jiayu went over to Lin Zhibin, ripped Lin Zhibin’s s.h.i.+rt apart and applied the essence core's extract onto his wound. It almost caused the 1.9m man to collapse with his eyes rolled upward due to the pain!
Spider Essence Cores were extremely valuable, so much so that it might not be cheaper than most 2nd Tier Insect Cores due to the odds of attaining one.
During the apocalyptic times, it had been possible to exchange 20 slaves for a single spider core. Even Li Jiayu doubted that he would attain such a treasured item for the second time, however, he didn’t regret using the remains on Lin Zhibin.
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