Chapter 203 A glimmer of hope
The moment the energy collided and dissipated, the barrier in front of everyone suddenly disappeared.
Zhu Ci was the first to react and disappeared into the cave in the blink of an eye.
"Xu Zhiyang!" Li Huiyin cried out.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, Yan Shen murmured, "He's dead."
"Impossible!" Fu Qingbai followed.
Before they saw the person, everyone still held a glimmer of hope in their hearts, until they saw Zhu Ci carrying Xu Zhiyang down from the platform.
"Xu Xiaoyang..." Li Huiyin ran forward and used trembling fingers to check his breath.
The boy was very well-behaved, with his thick eyelashes drooping and his head resting on Zhu Ci's shoulder. If it weren't for the blood at the corner of his mouth, he would have looked like he was asleep.
There was no sound of Xu Zhiyang's breathing, and his chest was flat. Li Huiyin took two steps back, her eyes widened, and suddenly her vision went black and she fell down.
Ji Chen quickly stepped over and picked her up.
A silence as long as death.
Han Zhiche fell to his knees, bent over, pulling his hair with both hands, and a cry of pain came out of his throat.
Zhuang Ruyue frowned. "Xu Zhiyang sacrificed his life to end this. Now the most important thing is for everyone to return safely. Can you bear to let him suffer in the cold here?"
Zhu Ci was like a body without a soul, hugging Xu Zhiyang tightly and taking a few steps back.
"You guys go now. Everything is done now. You don't need me anymore."
Chu Yanning choked up and said, "Zhu Ci, Zhiyang wouldn't want to see you like this."
The tears that Zhu Ci had suppressed for so long finally fell, drop by drop on the back of Xu Zhiyang's hand.
"Two lifetimes... and still end up with this result. My love is dead. What's the point of saving the world?"
In the first life, everyone was destroyed.
In the second life, only one person faced death calmly.
Qin Shiyu kept wiping her tears silently, wanting to get closer but not daring to.
Zhu Ci pressed his cheek against Xu Zhiyang's forehead, tears falling on his fair cheek and then sliding down his jaw.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew up from the flat ground, and the wood energy continued to condense and swirl.
Realizing what he was about to do, Qin Shiyu shouted, "No! Stop him! He's going to commit suicide!"
Fu Qingbai took a step forward, but was kicked away by Zhu Ci.
Yan Shen followed closely, fearing that he would touch Xu Zhiyang's body. Not even a bit of his golden energy was useful, and he took Zhu Ci's two moves with his bare hands.
Zhu Ci attacked without holding back, and every move was ferocious.
"roll!"
Fu Qingbai grabbed Xu Zhiyang's wrist as he approached, and his expression suddenly changed: "Wait!"
Everyone was stunned. Fu Qingbai felt Xu Zhiyang's pulse again, but there was no pulse.
"No, I just touched Yangyang's wrist and clearly felt her pulse beat."
The wind seemed to be stopped and disappeared without a trace the next second.
Zhu Ci stared at him closely: "What do you mean?"
Fu Qingbai thought of something.
"Remember what I told you before? Yangyang's heart is like my dodder. I can feel his heartbeat at all times."
Zhuci's eyes lit up: "What now?!"
Fu Qingbai said seriously, "I don't know if Yangyang is still alive, but I'm sure the connection between us hasn't been broken, which means his heart is still beating slowly."
Anyway, this gives everyone a little hope again.
Han Zhiche staggered to his feet and went to feel Xu Zhiyang's pulse.
"There's a pulse... there's a pulse!" Han Zhiche yelled like a madman, "Although it's weak, he's still alive!"
Zhu Ci couldn't believe it: "I checked it when I came here just now."
At that time, he was kneeling on the platform, checking Xu Zhiyang countless times to see if she still had any vital signs. He checked her wrist, side of her neck, and pupils.
Without exception, he really died.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the sky fell at that moment. Zhu Ci had even decided to let everyone take one last look at Xu Zhiyang before holding him and sleeping here forever.
Han Zhiche was so excited that he didn't even have time to wipe the mist off his glasses.
"His body has the ability to heal quickly. He might have been on the verge of death when he fell, but he was still able to heal himself, so he was able to save his life!"
Qin Shiyu wiped away her tears: "Let's go back quickly! Go back and check Brother Xu and discuss countermeasures!"
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After going down the mountain, Momo saw Xu Zhiyang and made a whimpering sound like a puppy in his throat. He kept circling around Zhu Ci, as if trying to wake Xu Zhiyang up.
After all, animals are more sensitive than humans. It felt that something was wrong with Xu Zhiyang, and its clear, heterochromatic eyes quickly filled with tears.
Zhu Ci knew it could understand, so he said in a deep voice, "Momo, we have to save him. We can't delay. From now on, if you get hurt, no one will be able to treat you."
"Can you take us away from here as quickly as possible? Even if we encounter that snake, don't retreat."
Momo immediately barked twice and lowered himself to let them go up.
On the way back, they were almost invincible, as they knew too well how important time was.
Li Huiyin, who had fainted, woke up without saying a word. No matter what blocked her way, she would kill it without giving any creature a chance to escape.
After arriving at the base, without any delay, Yan Shen's giant gray bird led the important personnel to City A first.
This time there was no barrier, and the coldness after nightfall could penetrate the bones.
Fortunately, Chu Yanshen was able to control the fire and everyone could gather together to keep warm.
The research institute had already received the news and was waiting at the gate of the base. As soon as the person landed, they put him directly into the maintenance dish.
"This is a maintenance dish made from wood energy. It was originally used to help maintain new species. Now, this is the only thing that has a chance of saving Yangbao."
Some green bud-like plants are floating in the maintenance dish, emitting a faint green energy.
Ji Chen turned on the instrument and looked at the extremely weak heartbeat on it.
"It can now be confirmed that Zhiyang is indeed still alive, but perhaps because of the dissipation of energy, his body is now healing extremely slowly."
Qin Shiyu recorded the data on the monitor and did quick calculations.
Half an hour later, Qin Shiyu closed his notebook.
"Too slow! This energy isn't enough. It's too slow! If we continue at this rate, Brother Xu might not wake up for seven or eight years!"
Zhu Ci looked at the lifeless person inside and asked, "Is there any way?"
Ji Chen looked at Han Zhiche: "Maybe wood crystal stone can be used?"
Han Zhiche nodded: "Yes, and there is another way, to extract the energy of wood-type mutants and aliens. After all, the energy of living people will recover on its own after a while."
Ji Chen: "Since we are not in the mood to rest, let's start now. First, find a wood energy user and extract his energy to inject into the maintenance dish."
Zhu Ci took the initiative and said, "I'll come and get mine first."
Han Zhiche frowned: "Be prepared, there's a good chance it won't be extracted, or it might be, and you'll suffer irreversible damage."
"It doesn't matter. Even if there's a one in ten million chance, we must try."
Zhuci's fingers touched the glass cover of the curing dish.
"I can wait eight or ten years."
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