Chapter 38: The Lost Wilderness
The wooden crate didn't contain much of value: just three compressed biscuit rations, five of those black protein blocks identical to the ones at the service station, and two bottles of water. Resource crates within the instance often held specialized tools essential for the mission. With this in mind, Yu Jiang searched even more thoroughly. She ran for five kilometers in one direction, yet there was no indication of a map boundary; this place was far larger than she had imagined. The benefits of her recent routine—getting out of the car even in the rain to hunt zombies and build physical stamina and reflexes—were finally paying off.
"No, I will never allow you to marry another man. Your husband can only be me; your man can only be me."
Seeing Long Tian so determined to leave, Luo Zhili and his companions dared not try to persuade him further. Amidst the stunned, shocked, envious, and disbelieving gazes of everyone in the hospital, they escorted Long Tian and his group out.
They couldn't understand why interdimensional travel needed to be treated with such grand solemnity. It felt as if someone were wielding a feather as an arrow, acting as if a trivial matter were a royal decree.
Meanwhile, the Shennong Cauldron drifted through a strange, void-like world, floating and being carried along by the invisible, violent gales.
Seeing the bullet on the screen embedded perfectly in the center of the target, the shooting enthusiasts began to murmur among themselves, many of the younger ones casting looks of pure adoration at Tang Feng.
Li Tianchen casually channeled the power of thunder and lightning to scatter the destructive forces, then quietly employed the techniques of the Zhou Tian Star Formation to consume and refine them.
Long Tian looked at the anxious Zhan Ming. He knew his friend was worried for his safety, but if there was a problem he couldn't solve himself, could Zhan Ming possibly find a way?
"My two dear ladies, I warned you not to judge so lightly, or you'll bring disaster upon yourselves!" the man scolded. Although the representatives of the three great overlords seemed to be gone for now, many of their lackeys remained, still silently gathering intelligence on Earth to transmit back to their masters.
Ai Yutong turned to see Shao Yunfei clutching her phone, looking completely lovesick, and sighed helplessly. To be starting a new romance at a time like this—she truly envied them for having so much energy.
While continuing to cooperate with the police investigation, Ren'ai Hospital installed surveillance cameras in all the corridors. Normally, to protect patient privacy, the hospital would avoid cameras near the wards, but this time, they covered every hallway outside the patient rooms, adjusted the shift schedules, and tightened security patrols.
As a top student from a prestigious university on Blue Star and a perennial MVP in murder mystery games, he synthesized the clues, analyzed the situation, and began to form his own theories.
"Uncle, why are you being so lenient with her? She's just some unlucky girl picked out from a village!" Wang Yiyu asked impatiently after Su Yu and the others had left.
Lu Wuchen observed Su Yu’s hesitation, a faint arc appearing on his lips. His rigid posture relaxed slightly as he continued to dangle the bait.
With a dark expression, Lu Tianxing handed over six thousand medium-grade spirit stones and paid an additional ten thousand taels of silver as compensation for the table he had smashed.
By the afternoon, Zhou Zekai's family had departed. Tang Bingyu and Zhou Zekai were interviewed by the production crew once more; the staff felt that if Zhou Zekai’s actions from today were broadcast, it would surely shock everyone watching the show.
They had absolute faith that if any medicine could work, it would be the miraculous remedies associated with the person Fu Yunlai knew.
"Then I won't disturb you and your team any further, Officer. Goodnight!" Having established her persona as a model citizen, Shi Hui had no choice but to see it through to the end. She only hoped that once the court session began, this matter would finally be resolved.
Admittedly, there were treasures in the Spirit Realm that allowed for travel or masked one's aura, but it was always better to remain cautious.
And so, every passing second on the battlefield became intensely nerve-wracking. Would Yan Xing's remnants manage to break through the defenses of Ma Dai and his men to kill Ma Chao, or would Cheng Gongying arrive first with reinforcements and Li Cui's troops?