Chapter 156 - 93: Mishap
However, the sight before him left him dumbfounded.
He almost suspected he was hallucinating!
The three-meter-tall, ferocious Fifth Grade Corpse General was now like a docile, giant dog, its massive body draped over Luo Qian.
Its two giant claws were carefully resting on Luo Qian’s head, its ferocious head lowered as its scarlet tongue gently, stroke by stroke, licked Luo Qian’s... hair!
A low, almost whimpering rumble came from its throat. The tyranny and savagery in its blood-red eyes had vanished without a trace, replaced by an almost devout...
Affection?
Lin Yi stared at the utterly absurd scene.
His jaw nearly hit the floor.
It took him a long moment to find his voice:
"What... what the hell is going on?!"
"I... I don’t know either! This... this damn thing... I think it’s... taken a liking to me?! Ow... its licking tickles like hell!"
Pinned firmly under the creature and unable to move, Luo Qian could only manage to stick out half his head, cutting a ridiculously pathetic figure.
The Corpse General completely blocked his view, so he had no idea what Lin Yi looked like right now.
He tried to push the heavy corpse, but it didn’t budge an inch.
But the Corpse General’s movements only grew gentler, as if it were afraid of hurting him.
"Good, as long as you’re okay. Since this zombie isn’t trying to attack you, just stay still. Don’t upset the balance. We’ll wait for the principal and the others to get here and handle it!"
Lin Yi let out a long, slow breath, forcibly suppressing the myriad questions swirling in his mind.
As his mind relaxed.
The power within his body immediately began to adjust automatically.
The cool energy from his Water Spiritual Essence surged to his chest and began to rapidly repair his heart, which had shattered from his forced outburst.
At the same time.
With his formidable willpower, he carefully guided the overflowing Fire Spiritual Essence that had been burning uncontrollably through his meridians. Like taming a wild stallion, he reined it back into his healing heart.
Without the continuous infusion of Fire Spiritual Essence, the blazing Owl Dragon Spear in his hand began to die down. The crimson flames dancing on its shaft quickly dimmed and receded as if doused with cold water, until they vanished completely.
The scorching heat and light in the dense forest faded along with it.
The area was once again shrouded in a cold, gloomy darkness.
All that remained was the giant Corpse General, still gently licking Luo Qian’s hair and emitting a low, satisfied rumble.
Luo Qian, high on the feeling of surviving a catastrophe, couldn’t help but burst out laughing, his voice laced with smugness and a desire to show off:
"Hahaha! It must be that filthy thing inside me! I knew it! The thing my old man risked his life to bring back from that tomb couldn’t be useless! Look! Lin, open your eyes and look! A Fifth Grade zombie! And right now, it’s as obedient as a lapdog for me! How badass is that? Tell me, how badass is that?!"
Lin Yi looked at Luo Qian’s punchable "I’m the king of the world" expression.
Then he glanced at the Corpse General, which was still licking Luo Qian’s hair with intense concentration.
An immense sense of absurdity washed over his frayed nerves.
He couldn’t help but laugh and curse in reply:
"Badass! Fucking badass! Luo, you’re on a whole other level! You can even charm zombies. Your charisma works on men and women, and now it seems you’ve crossed the barrier between life and death!"
After confirming that Luo Qian was merely pinned down uncomfortably and had only suffered a scratch on his neck from a fang, with no life-threatening injuries.
Lin Yi’s heart, which had been caught in his throat, finally settled.
His tense body relaxed.
He immediately felt a wave of draining exhaustion.
At this moment.
A powerful, lingering fear washed over him like an icy tide, making him shudder involuntarily.
Cold sweat instantly soaked his underclothes.
’Too close!’
’I really took a stroll past the gates of hell!’
’If I hadn’t obtained the Fire Spiritual Essence in the ancient tomb, and if that Fire Spiritual Essence hadn’t happened to be a natural counter to zombies...’
’If that mysterious "filthy thing" inside Luo Qian hadn’t, by some bizarre twist of fate, attracted the Corpse General’s interest...’
’He and Luo Qian would probably be two cold corpses by now!’
’No, there might not have even been corpses left!’
’Sheer luck!’
’Everything today was just pure, dumb luck!’
Lin Yi took a deep breath.
His eyes grew incredibly solemn and clear-headed.
A profound lesson was firmly seared into his mind:
’From now on, unless I’m absolutely certain of the outcome... I will never take such a reckless risk again!’
𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
’I have the Mosquito Avatar, a heaven-defying cheat. My Cultivation speed is far beyond that of ordinary people. Steadily increasing my strength is the proper path. Why would I need to gamble my life on sheer luck?’
’Surviving today was a miracle, but miracles don’t happen every time!’
’I have to treat this as a lesson!’
Immediately after.
Lin Yi began to inspect his body.
Just now, in his desperation, he had shattered his own heart in an almost self-destructive act to forcibly activate that mysterious Fire Spiritual Essence!
The Fire Spiritual Essence had ignited all the Qi and Blood in his body, making him look like a man on fire.
Now that the Fire Spiritual Essence was reined in.
He looked down and quickly checked himself over.
Surprisingly, his underclothes beneath the Tier One Martial Arts Uniform, though soaked with sweat, covered in dirt and grass, and tattered, were not burned.
His hair was also completely undamaged.
’Strange...’
Lin Yi was filled with doubt.
’The flames that erupted when the fire ignited my Qi and Blood were terrifyingly powerful and intensely hot, but they were like an illusory fire? Did they not actually burn physical objects?’
This bizarre phenomenon made him even more curious about the true nature of the Fire Spiritual Essence.
But now was not the time to investigate deeply.
He could clearly feel that the Fire Spiritual Essence had burned away at least sixty percent of the surging Qi and Blood in his body.
A wave of weakness washed over him.
’This is no good! A move that kills one thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of my own... the price is too high!’
Lin Yi’s brows furrowed as he warned himself,
’Having to shatter my heart every time I use it is just slow suicide! Even if the Water Spiritual Essence can heal it quickly, it’s hardly a perfect solution.’
’I have to find a Fire Attribute spear technique as soon as possible and comprehend the Fire Element Realm. Only then can I truly control the power of this fire, making it my own instead of suffering from its backlash!’