Chapter 68: A Bit of Special Treatment Required

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: A Bit of Special Treatment Required

But Su Qingyue’s desperate block ultimately served its purpose.

The Withered Wood Reaper was momentarily obstructed by the Ice Shield, losing a third of its charging momentum.

Yet its deadly scythe-like forelimb, accompanied by a terrifying whoosh, still slashed viciously toward Lin Ji.

Thud!

The C-Grade Rock Armor on Lin Ji’s body held for less than half a second before being sliced apart like tofu, scattering stone fragments everywhere.

It seemed the scythe was about to cleave Lin Ji in two.

"Don’t hurt Captain Brother!"

Standing nearby, Lin Yurou, witnessing this perilous moment, was so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes.

Although Lin Ji hadn’t given her any orders, under the intense stimulation of extreme terror and a powerful desire to protect her benefactor,

she instinctively unleashed her talent!

[B-Grade Deep Slumber]!

An invisible, immensely powerful mental wave instantly enveloped the mutated mantis that was mere inches away.

The next second,

the Withered Wood Reaper, which had been in a frenzied hunting state with its blades poised to strike,

suddenly seemed as if a forced shutdown button had been pressed.

Its crimson compound eyes instantly dimmed, and its rapidly vibrating hidden wings came to a complete halt.

However, the terrifying momentum from its charge still remained!

Crash!

The massive insect body, now unconscious, crashed directly into Lin Ji’s chest like an out-of-control truck.

Lin Ji vomited a mouthful of blood, his entire body sent flying like a kite with its string cut, before slamming heavily into a large tree.

At that moment, only one thought crossed his mind:

"Damn it, what a stroke of ’luck’ today."

In that split second,

Gu Yihan, who had been intently watching the battlefield, seized this fleeting, fatal opening with extreme calmness.

She swiftly drew the Concealed Armor-Piercing Arrow crafted from the Rat King’s tail tip.

[C-grade Wind Blade] fully empowered!

Twang!

An ear-splitting twang of the bowstring.

The tight yoga pants accentuated Gu Yihan’s astonishing waist-to-hip ratio to the fullest.

As she exerted force, the rounded curves tightened to their limit, brimming with a wild, powerful tension.

The arrow, carrying terrifying wind pressure and Demon Shark Toxin, transformed into a cyan flash of lightning.

It shot with pinpoint accuracy into the most vulnerable part of the slumbering mantis—its abdomen!

Squelch!

The arrow pierced straight through its abdomen, green insect fluids mixed with toxins gushing out instantly.

Intense pain jolted the Withered Wood Reaper awake from its brief slumber.

It emitted a shrill, piercing screech, writhing frantically as it tried to spread its wings and take flight again.

However, its nightmare had only just begun.

"Die! Just die, you monster!"

Gu Yihan’s eyes were bloodshot, her hands moving like blurs.

Sharp bone arrows poured down like a torrential rain.

Each one accurately struck the mantis’s already wounded abdomen, riddling it until it resembled a tattered hornet’s nest.

Meanwhile, seeing Lin Ji sent flying and vomiting blood, Tang Ling completely lost it.

"You dare hurt the Captain! I’ll... I’ll burn you to death!"

She ignored the depletion of her Spiritual Power, frantically conjuring one scorching fireball after another, hurling them like a chain of explosions at the dying mantis.

With her violent throwing motions, the astonishingly large headlights beneath her overalls swung wildly with each forceful movement.

It seemed as if they might burst through the thin fabric at any moment, creating a scene of intense visual impact.

Under the relentless bombardment from the two, the terrifying Level 3 Withered Wood Reaper finally ceased its struggle, its vitality growing extremely faint.

At that moment, beneath a large tree.

Shen Manyun rushed anxiously to Lin Ji’s side.

Lin Ji had a deep, bone-exposing slash wound across his chest, with several ribs broken, and blood continuously gushed from his mouth.

That earlier collision had truly brought him to the brink of death.

"Captain! Hold on!"

Shen Manyun’s tears fell in large drops as she frantically pressed both hands against Lin Ji’s chest, desperately activating her [D-grade Purification] Skill.

Due to her leaning posture, her collar gaped open.

The deep cleavage and ample, snow-white curves nearly pressed against Lin Ji’s face, exuding the unique, mature fragrance of a woman.

Warm green light continuously flowed into Lin Ji’s body, attempting to repair his severe injuries.

But the wounds were too grave; the recovery rate of D-grade Purification simply couldn’t keep up with the loss of life force.

"Teacher Shen... stop..."

Lin Ji coughed up blood while weakly grasping Shen Manyun’s wrist.

His eyes still held a fierce intensity.

"This injury... is too severe. Purification alone... won’t work."

Lin Ji stared fixedly at Shen Manyun’s tear-streaked, beautiful face, his voice hoarse as he said:

"We... must use... that Skill now."

"[Yin-Yang Harmony]."

Hearing these four words, Shen Manyun’s pupils instantly dilated.

In this desolate wilderness, in this forest where danger could appear at any moment?

In front of the other women?

Shen Manyun felt both heartache and urgency, but even more so, she was flushed with shame and indignation, her fair neck tinged with a deep blush.

"Right... right here?"

Shen Manyun bit her red lips tightly, her voice trembling with shame and anger.

In this desolate wilderness, and in this eerie forest filled with unknown dangers?

In this desolate wilderness, and in this eerie forest filled with unknown dangers?

Even worse, several other women were watching nearby!

For an intellectual female teacher who usually didn’t even wear short skirts, this was like grinding her sense of shame into the dirt.

"Captain... should we... should we return to the ship first?"

Tears welled in Shen Manyun’s eyes as she attempted one last struggle.

"Cough... there’s no time."

Lin Ji coughed up another mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, his face as pale as paper.

He gripped Shen Manyun’s wrist tightly; though weak, his domineering intensity remained undiminished.

"My ribs are broken... they’ve pierced my lungs. If we delay any longer, blood loss and shock will mean death."

"Now... use it immediately!"

Hearing Lin Ji’s words and seeing the terrifying wound on his chest still bubbling with blood, Shen Manyun’s heart clenched painfully.

She knew he wasn’t lying to her.

If this man died, they—this group of women who had lost their protector—wouldn’t survive a single day on this Forbidden Sea.

The monsters lurking in the shadows, and those guild Awakened who were even more cruel than monsters, would tear them apart and toy with them until death.

"Alright... I understand."

Shen Manyun took a deep breath, as if steeling herself with some kind of resolve, her gaze growing firm.

In this cannibalistic apocalypse, in the face of survival, so-called shame and moral boundaries were worthless!

Gritting her teeth, she turned to look at the women behind her.

At that moment, Gu Yihan had just carried Su Qingyue back from the distant thicket where she had been sent flying.

Although Su Qingyue had been struck so hard she vomited blood, and the clothes on her chest were torn beyond recognition, revealing large patches of snowy-white skin, fortunately, the frost shield had cushioned the impact earlier. She had only suffered severe blunt force trauma and was not in life-threatening danger.

But Lin Ji’s situation was completely different.

He had taken that deadly hand-sword strike from the Level 3 mutated mantis head-on, nearly being split in half on the spot!

After handing Su Qingyue over to Tang Ling for care, Gu Yihan immediately ran over in a panic.

When she saw Lin Ji’s horrific injuries, tears instantly streamed down her face, her heart filled with immense pain and terror.

"Captain! How are you?"

Gu Yihan knelt beside Lin Ji, her hands trembling, not even daring to touch his wound.

"Not dead yet..." Lin Ji weakly tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"But I need some... special treatment."

"You and Teacher Shen come with me."

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