Chapter 21 (1/2)

Chapter 21: The soft and hoarse voice

Translator: Larbre Studio

Editor: Larbre Studio

Doo… Doo… KACHA!

The phone call connected

Gu Jun’s brows furrowed as his heart skipped a beat Fro of static probably due to the weak signal His eyes darted around, observing the alley As his ears stuck to the phone’s receiver, his , he only wanted to find out if there were any inhabitants left in Gurong Village

The recipient of the call also rehtened

As the noise grew more substantial, the frenzy that rumbled within Gu Jun’s heart overwhelmed him

Who? Who was at the other end of the call!?

As much as he wished to screaht He even held back his breath for fear that his voice would be revealed The moment his voice was known, horrors may descend upon hiradually ballooning, Gu Jun did not hang up Instead, he tried his ut

Is this a language? Is this the sakan Seafloor Volcanic Belt?

No, no… This is the sound fro of the throat

So to speak to me…

Gu Jun tried to listen clearly, but the surrounding environ, and songs playing in the store hindered his hearing These soundstowards the depths of the alley, he glued his ears to the phone

Shask Shask

As noise reduces, the strange voice on the other side of the phone got arbage collection spot at the end of the alley, he could hear it clearly In an undertone, the voice murmured, “Save me…”

The hoarse whisper on the other end of the phone said these exact words “Save me”

That was a hu, he could distinctly hear the eh the dam was released, words flooded out, “I’… in the banyan tree… Let me out… AHH! I… I don’t want to die… Save, savepierced Gu Jun’s heart repeatedly and balled up suffocatingly

He could tell that this person was a villager of Gurong Village For now, he hadn’t died, but he could also not leave the village The disease had infected hi the preo, Gu Jun was still plagued by a terminal illness He knew too well the pain of despair caused by helplessness in the face of death

“Save rief-stricken voice continued to wail

Gu Jun’s hands tightened around the phone A surprising scene surfaced in his ether with his entire class, had taken the Hippocratic Oath He vowed indifferently To him, this was just a fake pointless ritual

“I will reations to all s”

“I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow”

Darkness loomed over Gu Jun As ato save people Yet now, he found hi Village He could not save the boy who attempted to climb the tree Now, he could not save this man on the phone

“Within the banyan tree…” The voice spoke in an increasing pained and hoarse tone “That thing… don’t… never…”

Suddenly, the call was cut