Chapter 179: Mastery (1/2)

Chapter 179: Mastery

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The soldiers gathered around Zhou Yicheng quietly, the unconscious man looking as good as gone. Within a short time, he had gotten much skinnier – his cheekbones were protruding, and his cheeks had sunken. He seemed to be losing flesh and blood rapidly, his pulse weakening.

More pus seeped from his body at a faster rate. It was not just the tiny holes made by the thorns that leaked. It seemed that every pore on his body was leaking pus. He looked as if he was decaying as pus pooled under his body. It gave out a stench, not unlike that of a decomposed corpse.

The atmosphere was depressing. Some of the soldiers had tears in their eyes.

There was a big number of people around Zhou Yicheng, so Huang Jiahui watched from afar, her eyes flitting to the door from time to time. The man’s only hope of survival now was Luo Yuan. She could only pray that he’d be in time.

A while later, heavy footsteps came from outside along with the sound of a big object being dragged on the ground.

Everyone looked delighted.

Luo Yuan appeared at the door, a large canine-looking beast about 4 meters long in his hands.

The creature looked like it weighed a ton, yet Luo Yuan held it like it weighed nothing. It did not even look injured. Judging by the air puffing from its nostrils, it was still very much alive.

“Find a room and move him there. Unless you want him to die,” Luo Yuan said as soon as he came in, looking at the soldiers.

The soldiers stood up in excitement. “You can save our Commander?”

Soldiers were the most stubborn people in the world, especially these die-hard veterans. If Luo Yuan had not been evolved or displayed his abilities to the soldiers, it would have taken a while to persuade them. Now though, they all trusted him at his word.

“I can’t guarantee anything, but there might be a chance,” Luo Yuan said. He dared not promise them anything. Life absorbing properties were useful, but they could only strengthen the defense of one’s body, not heal venom. It would all still depend on Zhou Yicheng.

“As long as there’s hope, we trust you,” a soldier said quickly.

After cleaning up a little, the soldiers moved Zhou Yicheng into one of the many rooms of the outpost.

“Everyone out,” Luo Yuan ordered as he entered the room, carrying the beast. He tossed it on the floor, and the creature jerked instinctively but remained unconscious.

The soldiers left after feeling the slight quake of the floor.

Luo Yuan did not close the door. One look at Zhou Yicheng was enough to know that the man was at the threshold of death. His skin was blotchy with blood spots. It looked like it was about to melt off.

Without delay, he stabbed his Zhanmadao into the beast’s neck, pressing its head.

The agony woke the beast up as it growled angrily, subconsciously trying to turn over, only to realize that it had lost all feeling below its neck.

Its roar turned into a wail, the sound stopping altogether when Luo Yuan knocked it unconscious using his Will.

There was silence once more as the beast spasmed.