1284 The Disagreement in the Team (2/2)
”He's in bad shape. He won't live for long if we don't find a Healer soon,” Guan Xixi said.
”I'll carry him, let's regroup with the others first,” Zhao Manyan said.
”Mm.”
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The two found the spacious area where the rest of the team were. Guan Xixi let out a relieved sigh when she learned that the others were fine.
”I found him on my way here. What's going on?” Zhao Manyan placed Guo Muzhuang down. The Bone-connecting Ointment had closed up the wounds and stopped the bleeding.
However, Guo Muzhuang had lost too much blood. He would die still without the help of a Healer.
Guo Muzhuang feebly looked at Hu Duo and said, ”Hu...Hu Duo...it's good to...to see that you're fine!”
”Did you go looking for me?” Hu Duo had completely forgotten her fear after seeing Guo Muzhuang's condition.
”Where's the other one?” Mo Fan asked Zhao Manyan.
”There's another one?” Zhao Manyan was stunned.
The others immediately fell silent. Another guy had gone after Guo Muzhuang too, but Zhao Manyan had only saved one of them. It was likely that the guy...
”I'm sorry, I didn't know. I came here straight away because his injuries were too serious,” Zhao Manyan sighed.
If Zhao Manyan knew there was another guy, he would have tried his best to save him, too. It was a human life, after all.
”I'll go look for him. Old Zhao, look after the girls,” Mo Fan said.
Mo Fan was at ease now that Zhao Manyan had regrouped with the team. Otherwise, he would not dare to leave the girls after learning how cunning the Hillmen were.
”I'll go with you,” Chen Yi said.
”Chen Yi, we should wait for the Elder here. If anything happens again… the guy is most likely dead. You can tell just by seeing what happened to Guo Muzhuang!” Wang Hua seemed a little frightened.
”We can't just leave him behind, since we haven't found his corpse. He's only in trouble because he was trying to help Hu Duo!” Chen Yi said.
Mo Fan was not in the mood to waste his time talking to the others. He quickly headed in the direction that Zhao Manyan mentioned. Chen Yi immediately went after him. She seemed nervous.
Wang Hua did not dare to go with them. However, his face gradually darkened when he saw Chen Yi leaving with Mo Fan.
”Humph, trying to act tough; he's going to die for sure!” Wang Hua snapped.
”Wang Hua, how could you say that? You didn't dare to help, yet you're still sneering at him!” Zhong Mi snapped, displeased by Wang Hua's reaction.
The others were not unreasonable. They were impressed that Mo Fan had the courage to step forward and volunteer his help despite the risks involved.
”Do you seriously think the guy is still alive after seeing what happened to Guo Muzhuang? The team is just going to get split up now that he has wandered off. It's only going to get us killed if we keep splitting up. He's just an amateur who has no clue what he's doing, yet he's trying to act tough!” Wang Hua rebuked.
The others did not dare say a word.
Zhao Manyan looked at Wang Hua with a cold smirk. He chose to be quiet.
”How long can he last for?” Zhao Manyan asked Guan Xixi, looking at Guo Muzhuang's pained expression.
”Not more than two hours,” Guan Xixi said.
”It's going to take us half a day if we turn back now. It's meaningless to just wait here. We'll have to find the other teams. If they have a Healer, Guo Muzhuang might still live,” Zhao Manyan said.
”Are...are you kidding now? The Elder already told us not to wander off. Heaven knows how many Hillmen there are around this area. We should just wait for the Elder here!” Chen Binbin said.
”So you're just going to watch Guo Muzhuang die then?” Zhao Manyan demanded.
”I didn't say that, I'm just stating the facts. There's no chance we can find the other teams in this forest. Even if we did, it's unlikely they would have a Healer!” Chen Binbin said.
”Go look for other teams yourself if you want!” Wang Hua snapped coldly.
”How could you do this? Why can't we just go together? Those Hillmen are trying to split us up on purpose, which means they won't dare to attack as long as we are together… Hu Duo, don't you agree?” Guan Xixi said.
Hu Duo had a complicated look. She occasionally glanced at Guo Muzhuang, but she finally moved closer to Chen Binbin and said, ”I think... it's better to wait for the Elder here.”
Chen Binbin placed his arm around the girl's shoulder and said, ”Yeah, we can't afford to place the rest of the team in danger for the sake of a dying man.”