Chapter 12
Old Li was breathing heavily.
He was already very tired, but he didn't dare to relax at all. After turning around and shooting the last crossbow arrow, he threw the crossbow down and continued running forward.
The giant lizard behind him was blocked by the crossbow arrow for a moment, and the distance between them widened slightly.
Run faster...
Run faster...
This monitor lizard had been his target, and he was preparing to hunt it.
But after entering the breeding season, a female monitor lizard appeared in the monitor lizard's territory. The pregnant female lizard not only did not become weak, but became more sharp and ferocious. As soon as he stepped into the range that should have been a safe distance, he was noticed.
So the male lizard chased out.
This caught Old Li off guard, and he could only flee in panic. The anesthetic he carried with him could only slow him down but could not make him unconscious.
Now that he has lost his bow and crossbow, he can only rely on his own physical strength and willpower to hold on.
Old Li was running and moving through the ruins. His agility and speed made it impossible to tell that he was already in his seventies.
But this speed did not last long.
Without any support, the continuous running quickly consumed his physical strength, and his speed gradually slowed down.
Finally, when he was climbing over a low wall, he was caught up by the monitor lizard, which bit his calf fiercely. The severe pain made him scream.
Is this really where I have to end my life today?
Old Li's heart was filled with despair and resentment, and of course a hint of regret. He regretted that he shouldn't have explored the edge of the central area alone...
But it's too late now.
In his blurred consciousness, he vaguely heard the sound of bells ringing.
Did he hear it wrong?
Old Li was thinking this when he suddenly felt the monitor lizard loosen its grip on his mouth. He had no time to think and hurriedly continued to climb over the low wall, dragging his injured leg towards the ruins.
Regardless of why the monitor lizard opened its mouth, the low wall should still be able to stop it for a while.
He needs to find a high place to hide...
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“Ring, ring, ring—”
“Ring, ring, ring—”
After entering a distance of one hundred meters, the ringing sound of the invincible cat toy finally reached the ears of the monitor lizard.
The monitor lizard, attracted by the sound of the bell, quickly opened its mouth and looked towards Tang Yu'an and the others.
Seeing that man dragging his injured leg over the wall and disappearing from sight the moment the giant lizard let go, Tang Yu'an breathed a sigh of relief.
They didn't have time to care about him for the time being. After the giant lizard rushed towards them, Zhou Qi ran away with Tang Yu'an on his back.
The giant lizard was at least three meters long and ran very fast. If Zhou Qi didn't have the light body technique, he would definitely not be able to run such a short distance.
Fortunately, now with the help of skills, he can run away with ease.
After confirming that the monitor lizard was chasing them, Tang Yu'an quickly put the cat toy into his personal storage.
Only after coming into contact with the cat toy will the dangerous creature turn into a cat. This monitor lizard is too scary, and he doesn't want it to get so close to him.
After Tang Yu'an put away the cat toy, the monitor lizard did not stop chasing them, obviously treating them as new prey.
Zhou Qi ran as hard as he could, constantly using obstacles to dodge and delay, giving the monitor lizard no chance to catch up. Tang Yu'an also seized the opportunity and threw the frisbee in his hand.
Super cool dog frisbee, start!
The dog Frisbee flashed a cool light and flew towards the monitor lizard, quickly passing over its head.
The monitor lizard's attention was attracted by the frisbee.
It turned around and chased after it, then pounced and accurately bit the frisbee, and then fell to the ground with a loud thud.
Gravel and dust filled the sky.
The monitor lizard was holding the frisbee in its mouth. Its mouth was much larger than the frisbee, so it was more like it was holding it in its mouth than in its mouth.
“Bang, bang, bang—”
“Bang, bang, bang—”
The giant lizard turned around and ran out from the dust, running towards Tang Yu'an and the others. Its bulky body swayed from side to side, and it ran as if it was running very fast.
As it runs, its body slowly shrinks.
Zhou Qi fell from mid-air.
By the time he got to him, the monitor lizard had turned into a big yellow dog wagging its tail.
Even though they had seen it once yesterday, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi still found this scene magical.
Zhou Qi reached out to grab the frisbee, but was stopped by Tang Yu'an: "Brother Xiaoqi, wait! Gloves!"
Tang Yu'an took out disposable gloves from his personal storage and handed them to him. After Zhou Qi put them on, he took the frisbee from the mouth of the Lizard Brand Big Yellow Dog.
After the frisbee slipped out of its mouth, the big yellow dog was obviously stunned for a moment, and the wagging tail stopped.
It looked at Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi in confusion, then looked down at itself, suddenly whimpered, and then turned and ran away.
Zhou Qi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he watched the lizard turn into a big yellow dog and disappear into the rubble.
It was his first time facing such a terrifying large creature. Even though he knew the functions of the cat toy and dog frisbee, he still couldn't help but feel frightened.
Fortunately, it was finally resolved smoothly.
"I was scared to death just now!" Tang Yu'an jumped off Zhou Qi's back and moved his numb hands and feet.
Zhou Qi nodded, took out a plastic bag, and put the frisbee covered with the monitor lizard's saliva into it.
Even through his gloves, he could feel a slight heat, and he didn't know if it was because the lizard's saliva was corrosive.
In short, it is better not to touch it directly. It is better to rinse it thoroughly after returning home before taking it out.
After putting the dog frisbee back into his personal storage, Zhou Qi carried Tang Yu'an on his back and continued to look for the escaped person.
He was bitten by a monitor lizard and was probably seriously injured.
With Tang Yu'an's map instructions and the bloodstains on the ground, Zhou Qi quickly found the man on the top of an abandoned building.
The man had gray hair and beard, and it was obvious that he was not young. No one knew how he climbed up. He was covered in mud and dust, as if he had rolled in muddy water and then dried in the sun.
When they found him, the old man was already dying, with a knife still in his hand. A piece of his calf, where the monitor lizard had bitten him, had been gouged out. It looked bloody and horrible.
He tied a cloth strip tightly around the wound, which had a certain effect in stopping the bleeding, but blood was still flowing all over the floor.
Tang Yu'an's scalp tingled. He had never seen such serious injuries or so much blood, and he was frightened for a moment.
"An An, did you bring alcohol?" Zhou Qi said calmly.
"Huh? Uh-huh!"
Tang Yu'an quickly took out the first aid kit from his portable storage, which contained medical supplies such as bandages and disinfectant alcohol. Then he took out the scissors.
Zhou Qi took the scissors, cut off the old man's trouser leg below the wound, and then picked up alcohol to clean his wound.
The alcohol stimulated the leg muscles. Old Li, who was drowsy with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes in pain. Seeing the strange figure in front of him, he subconsciously raised his hand to attack Zhou Qi.
Tang Yu'an quickly grabbed his hand.
"Grandpa, bear with it for a moment, we are treating your wound!"
grandfather……
Old Li's dizzy consciousness regained some clarity. He looked at the two unfamiliar teenagers in front of him and found that they really had no ill intentions. He slowly put down the hand holding the dagger.
Zhou Qi looked at him warily, and seeing that he had no intention of attacking, he continued to clean his wound with alcohol, but his movements were much gentler than before.
The old man endured the pain, clenched his teeth tightly, and said nothing. Sweat seeped out of his forehead and he was sweating profusely.
After cleaning it, Zhou Qi took the hemostatic powder and sprinkled it on his wound to stop the bleeding. When the powder came into contact with the wound, Old Li, who had originally relaxed a little, felt the pain again, and the blood rushed to his head, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
This powder has a strong hemostatic effect, but it is also notoriously painful.
Zhou Qi paused, and seeing that he could hold on, he continued to pour the medicine powder, and finally covered the wound with clean cotton and white gauze, and wrapped it with a bandage.
At this time, Old Li was already feeling dizzy due to the pain and blood loss, but he kept his eyelids open and refused to fall asleep.
Zhou Qi found another pill from the cotton in the medicine powder, pinched open Old Li's mouth and fed it to him.
This pill has the effects of stopping bleeding, relieving pain, detoxifying and reducing swelling. In their original world, it is known as the "life-saving pill".
"How do you feel?" Zhou Qi asked.
Old Li didn't know what he had just eaten. He looked at the two teenagers with a dazed look in his eyes. He said weakly, "Thank you... Leave... It's dangerous..."
Blood will attract mutant creatures.
Even if the monitor lizard leaves, it may attract other creatures.
"Where do you live? Let us take you back." Zhou Qi said.
If we leave the old man here, he will most likely die.
Whether it is because of the education they received since childhood or the benefits of developing him into a stable customer source, they would never do so.
The old man opened his mouth, but in the end, his desire to survive made him nod.
"Then... I'll trouble you..."
Zhou Qi bent down, picked him up, and took him downstairs.
"By the way, Grandpa, what should we call you?" The social expert Tang Yu'an did not remain silent, but started chatting with the old man.
"My last name is Li... everyone calls me Old Li..." He was barely breathing.
Old Li!
Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an stopped at the same time.
They couldn't help but look at each other, and then turned their attention to Old Li.
However, when Tang Yu'an wanted to continue talking to him, he found that the old man had leaned on Zhou Qi's shoulder and fainted.
He quickly checked the old man's breath, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Brother Xiaoqi, he seems to be asleep."
Zhou Qi nodded.
"I didn't expect that he was the old Li that Granny Guo mentioned!" Tang Yu'an was full of surprise and relief. "Fortunately, we saved him."
At this moment, he glanced at the map and suddenly said, "Oh no, Brother Xiaoqi, there's a red dot coming! Let's run away!"
It should be a mutant creature attracted by Old Li's blood. It is still quite far away from them, but it moves very fast. Speaking of which, after the giant lizard was turned into a big yellow dog, it disappeared from the map and no one knows where it has gone now.
Zhou Qi did not act immediately. Instead, after hesitating for a moment, he turned around and went back to the place where he had just found Old Li.
He put all the remaining garbage into plastic bags, especially those stained with blood, and even the sand and stones were not spared.
Tang Yu'an thought he was trying to reduce the smell of blood, so he hurried to help. Finally, they tied the plastic bag into a knot and put it into their portable storage.
"An An, give yourself the Light Body Technique."
Zhou Qi said that he had to carry Old Li on his back and could not carry him anymore.
"Wow! Really?" Tang Yu'an cheered and quickly used the light body technique on himself.
Then, the boy bent his knees slightly, and then jumped into the sky, experiencing the feeling of jumping three feet high!
"An An..." Zhou Qi called him helplessly.
Tang Yu'an, who was overly excited, fell to the ground again, stuck out his tongue embarrassedly, quickly restrained his playful mood, opened the map to check Old Li's home, and prepared to send him back.
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