novelhk Chapter 460 Licking the Wounds
Chapter 460 Licking the Wounds
Another thing that surprised him was Jiang Ling.
"Here you go!"
While Fu Xiaojian was treating his injuries, Jiang Ling approached him, holding his wondrous artifact—the Spirit Boat.
When Fu Xiaojian and his group decided to rush to Xu Si's aid.
He then chose to return the Spirit Ship to Jiang Ling, allowing him to lead the convoy away and preserve their strength.
Fu Xiaojian did not take the small boat, but only glanced at Jiang Ling.
"Thank you for your hard work, keep it for yourself."
Jiang Ling was taken aback for a moment, but ultimately did not refuse.
He retrieved the Spirit Ship, silently stepped aside, and looked sadly at the wrecked caravan.
After completing the statistics, Shao Bing walked towards Fu Xiaojian with a heavy heart.
"How is it?" Fu Xiaojian had clearly anticipated something, and his expression was equally grim, but he still asked the question.
His arms were still wrapped in blood-stained bandages. Chen Xi's treatment had begun to heal the skin and flesh, but it would take time for him to fully recover.
At least for now, he can't use his arms.
"None of those without the awakened sequence extraordinary ability survived, and three of those with the awakened sequence extraordinary ability were also killed: Qian Dafu and Xu Huiying died in the melee, Jiao Jiao...; In addition, five people are missing: Li Miao, Zhao Ping, Yang Shu, Chen Zhou, and Wang Huai; If they don't return by tomorrow night, the chances of them returning are very slim!"
"The convoy currently has only 39 people remaining! In addition, several members of the convoy sustained serious injuries, and many others sustained minor injuries!"
"By the way, the Star Train team currently has seven people with us, the Brightness Team has twelve, and there's that person too."
The person Shao Bing was referring to was naturally the old smoker.
With nearly half of the team members lost, Fu Xiaojian's heart was bleeding.
"Let's arrange for everyone to rest first! Tell Xiao Luo and Jiang Li to take precautions and not to let their guard down!"
In fact, Fu Xiaojian would rather lead the convoy away from here, since there was still a strange high-level presence here.
Although it hasn't caused any trouble yet, you never know when it might come knocking.
Moreover, the team had too many injured players, so a short rest was necessary.
As dusk settled, the lights on the island in the middle of the lake were much sparser than the night before.
The supplies scattered all over the island were gathered together by everyone.
Those voices that were haggling at the trade fair yesterday are now silent.
Now only the remnants of the Star Train Team, the Salvation Train Team, and the Light Train Team remain on the island.
Xu Si did not participate in the inventory and rest.
He sat alone on the roof of the Nirvana chariot, in the same spot as when he arrived, in the same cross-legged posture.
But everything is different now.
No one expected things to develop to this point.
"Xu Si." Yi Yi emerged from the depths of her consciousness and sat down beside him.
She still looked like a five or six-year-old child, and she wanted to say something to comfort her.
Xu Si turned around and made room for himself on his right.
They all came over and sat down next to Xu Si.
She knew Xu Si didn't want to talk, so she didn't say anything either, just quietly kept him company in the cold night wind.
Just then, the silence of the night sky was broken.
Tang Jinxiu's cries came from the other end of the camp, intermittent, like smoke scattered by the wind.
Chen Pei woke up.
Upon waking up, whether it was a blessing in disguise or the culmination of years of hard work, he unexpectedly initiated a sequence advancement.
He was lying on a stone bed, his left shoulder bare, and his whole body wrapped in bandages.
Her whole body was enveloped in a layer of fluorescent blue water ripples.
Tang Jinxiu was pushed several meters away by the water, making it difficult for her to get close.
The water ripples were not still, but vibrating at a peculiar frequency.
Each tremor is accompanied by the recombination and leap of sequence energy.
Moreover, judging from the appearance, Chen Pei's injuries are healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After being pushed away by the water, Tang Jinxiu knelt on the gravel ground several meters away, her hands supporting her on the ground, her knuckles clenched white.
She didn't rush forward again, nor did she cry anymore. She just stared intently at the fluorescent blue cocoon of light, her lips moving as if she were silently praying for something.
Chen Pei lay in the middle of the water, his left shoulder empty, the cut completely closed, but no new flesh grew back under the nourishment of the water.
At this moment, the sequence energy is surging, reorganizing, and leaping within his body.
Those bottlenecks that had once held him back for so long in Sequence 4 were now being breached and crushed layer by layer under the stimulation of being on the verge of life and death, like a river dam bursting.
Chen Pei's face still bore the tension of when he was unconscious, and the occasional furrows between his brows showed that his advancement process was not peaceful.
……
A night breeze blew across the lake, carrying the unique dampness and fishy smell of the rain.
The campfire in the center of the camp has been relit.
Almost all the surviving members sat around the fire.
Apart from Yao Yao and the others, who were already extremely exhausted, they had no desire to rest at all.
At this moment, they were like a pack of wild wolves licking their wounds after a great battle.
The flames flickered, casting very long shadows on everyone.
Fu Xiaojian sat in the spot closest to the campfire, his arms wrapped in blood-stained bandages.
Fortunately, thanks to Chen Xi's treatment, everyone's injuries have been healed.
However, the deep-seated mental exhaustion is hard to conceal.
Tashan sat a little further away, his massive body appearing particularly lonely in the glow of the campfire.
Those eyes no longer held their former honesty and enthusiasm, but instead held a heavy, indescribable weight.
His pride and joy were so great that he still needed Fu Xiaojian to break the deadlock at the crucial moment.
This made him deeply doubt himself.
Lin Zhennan sat next to him, his mood equally heavy. His long sword lay across his lap. Although his combat power had indeed increased after acquiring the puppet mount, it was of little use in the face of a true dead end.
Throughout the entire battle, he was like a bystander, an insignificant person.
Su Su sat blankly to one side. Although she usually sat blankly, at least Jiao Jiao would chatter to liven up the atmosphere. Now there was nothing.
Fu Ruoxue sat not far from her with her two little ones, Xiao Shi and Xiao He, but she didn't know how to comfort her.
Perhaps she knows better than any comfort she can offer at this moment that can compare to the solitary healing she needs.
DouDou, DouBao, and KaoChang sat together, their eyes brimming with tears. They had clearly accepted Jiao Jiao's death, but they were powerless to do anything about it.
Yao Yao was drowsy in Wang Hu's arms. She was clearly about to fall asleep, but she insisted on not letting herself go to sleep because she was worried that if she fell asleep, Wang Hu would have to wear another bandage.
She worried that when she opened her eyes, someone else in the convoy would disappear.
Zhou Huo sat there listlessly; the disappearance of the contract's binding force did not make him particularly happy.
He had long considered himself a member of the team.
The team's current devastation is like his own, even though he was already badly injured.
That night, Chen Pei advanced to Sequence 5 – after the Water Roar.
More than one person in the team has advanced to the next level.
Ivan officially advances to Tier 3 – Heavy Armor.
Yang Fan and Zhou Huo advanced to Sequence 3 – Vanguard and Sequence 3 – Fire Mage, one after the other.
Sequence 1 members are almost all newly awakened and lack the qualifications and strength to participate in battles, so no one advances to the next level.
Only Xiao Wu showed exceptional bravery and rapid progress within the magic array. Despite being covered in injuries, he was close to reaching the threshold for advancement.
Fu Xiaojian was also on the verge of a breakthrough, but unfortunately he didn't manage to take that final step.