Chapter 734 - 40: Tearing Apart (Part 3)
"I need to first find some wood to make splints for you two, especially for it, and get you a crutch as well.
Not to mention today’s meals haven’t been resolved yet; this bunch of injured people can’t rely on those two foul deer legs.
Moreover, I need to see what the other two groups of challengers are doing now, and if there are any new challengers coming down the cliff."
After speaking, Chen Zhou walked towards the Black-robed Man.
The injuries were too severe, and Zawahiri’s arm wounds bled continuously. Although not much time had passed since his arms were ripped off, due to excessive blood loss, he ultimately couldn’t hold on any longer.
When Chen Zhou approached him, Zawahiri had already become a corpse.
Dragging this corpse next to Paul and instructing Paul to scavenge all the items from his body to see if there were any usable medicines, Chen Zhou then called Tiger First and Tiger Second under the tree for Paul to watch over.
Once arrangements were made, Chen Zhou picked up the scabbard, inserted the Black-robed Man’s long saber into it, found his thrown shuriken, handed over the hand axe to Paul for self-defense, and left alone.
...
The place where the Black-robed Man was dealt with was at the edge of the Black Forest. Once out of the Black Forest, the entire person was bathed in bright sunlight.
Looking into the distance, there was nothing but lush, low-growing plants.
In this naturally endowed "greenhouse," the comfortable times of plants and animals have been prolonged. They are unaware of the impending winter, still indulging in illusory stability.
The scent of blood and the struggles seemed to fade away with the bright world. Standing quietly in the shade at the forest’s edge, recalling recent experiences, Chen Zhou felt as if it was a lifetime ago.
Although there are life-and-death situations and killing on the isolated island, they are mostly caused by firearms and punishments.
A close combat like this, facing such a strong enemy;
these split-second decisions, the glimmering of blades and danger, were something he had never experienced before.
Like just now, executing a living person with such brutal means was also something he had never done before.
Earlier, he only felt that this challenge was cruel, as if everyone was trapped in a giant arena, with only the final winner able to leave, but the feeling was not intuitive.
Until the end of the recent battle, seeing the injured Paul and paralyzed Sanwa, he finally smelled the scent of death and realized what this vast, primitive land truly meant for every challenger.
Feeling somewhat heavy-hearted, he touched the knife handle at his waist, scanned the land below the cliff, and, not finding any trace of the two groups of challengers, set his sights on the nearest pseudo-camel.
...
The hunt went smoothly, and Paul on the other side was not disturbed.
When Chen Zhou returned with the pseudo-camel, along with firewood and timber, Paul had already stripped the Black-robed Man bare, leaving only a Semitic man covered in tattoos.
The mask was tossed next to Paul, and beneath the mask, the person’s face was also etched with all kinds of tattoos, including skulls and human bones symbolizing death, fierce devils, and some highly sci-fi geometric patterns.
Among these intricate tattoos, what attracted Chen Zhou the most was the square at the center of the Black-robed Man’s forehead.
With brown-yellow skin as the base, black and gray tattoos covered the Black-robed Man’s body. Among these monotonous colors, only that square was colored, presenting a clean, bright blue.
"It seems you also have a close relationship with the Space-Time Administration Bureau..."
Chen Zhou chuckled, not knowing whether he was mocking the Black-robed Man or recalling himself.
Now, he could confirm that the Black-robed Man was definitely not participating in the Space-Time Administration Bureau’s challenge for the first time, but was someone who had been there twice, which explained why his combat skills were so formidable and his escape abilities so strong, even causing Chen Zhou to find him troublesome.