Chapter 574 (1/2)

There was seemingly nowhere that was peaceful in the mainland.

Shao Xuan wasn’t able to know how people in other places fared but in this state, he knew it was useless to hope for someone to come save them.

The shaking continued but the darkness hadn’t passed. It had already been two days since they last saw any sunlight.

The ash accumulated into a thick layer on the ground. If anyone laid down on the first day without moving, they would be completely buried by the second day.

In the darkness, the tribe had set up a large tent. This was prepared by Shao Xuan before they left. The tent was made with animal skin, it was much sturdier than burlap and supported with metal poles. Three warriors stood guard outside to move any stones holding the tent down and were shaken out of place by the ground movement.

In the tent were the women and children that didn’t have totemic powers, the elderly and some injured warriors.

During this period, many people sustained major injuries that would require them to amputate their limbs but with the Veins of the Sky, they were able to keep their limbs and recover.

Shao Xuan walked around the campsite without a Water Moon stone. He was able to see clearly without it although the other warriors required it. He could easily spot any injured warriors like this.

When they spot an injured person, Shao Xuan would gather some people and move the patient into the tent where Gui Ze would bring a tray of medicine to treat them.

“How’s the situation?” asked Shao Xuan.

“It is fine for now. There aren’t that many severely injured,” Gui He passed a small animal skin sack to Shao Xuan. “There’s some new medicine in it, pass it to the other warriors, they’ll feel better.”

Shao Xuan opened up the sack to find pills in it. The pills are smaller in size than they usually were but they had to be smart with their supplies now. Who knew when they could get more again. If it wasn’t a serious injury, they had to use less medicine.

Back when Shao Xuan was learning medicine in the tribe, he experimented forming pills. Later on, everyone found the pills to be much more convenient to use so that slowly became the norm.

These few days, many started to feel unwell because of the particles in the air, especially those without totemic powers. The warriors didn’t show any signs of discomfort but the others would feel short of breath or even sustain lung damage.

The pills Gui He passed out were specifically for the warriors. They didn’t rest in the camp like the others. They had to go out and protect the area and search for injured people. Although they did not show any symptoms, they were still at risk. The pills were more of a preventative measure than anything.

“Eat this,” Shao Xuan passed a pill, “The mask might be uncomfortable but it is better than what you’re facing now.”