The moment the fleshy mass was pierced, black pus gushed out, and the zombie's entire body quickly went limp. The stone helmet armor covering its body fell off piece by piece, peeling off in powder form and accumulating in a fine, scattered pile on the ground.
Xiao Cheng lost his footing but still held on tightly to the knife handle. As his body fell downwards, the zombie was also knocked to the ground.
This fleshy mass was far more tenacious than the previous one, struggling fiercely to break free from the zombie's head. Its long, dense black tentacles were twisted together, their ends stretching outwards with force.
But it was all in vain.
Despite the slow erosion of the pus, Xiao Cheng grabbed the clump of tentacles, pulled out the short knife stuck in the zombie's ear canal, twisted the blade, and pinned it back to the fleshy ball.
The fleshy ball was almost cleaved in two, convulsed violently for a moment, and then became completely still. Its tentacles drooped limply. Xiao Cheng withdrew his hand, silently clenched his festering palm, and watched as the fleshy ball and the zombie completely lost their movement.
As the fleshy ball died, the zombies that were eagerly crawling out around it almost simultaneously stopped, remaining in their final poses with their eyes closed, more like stone sculptures than stone statues themselves.
The crisis was temporarily averted, and Xiao Cheng breathed a slight sigh of relief. He bent down and used the tip of his knife to pick out the crystals wrapped inside the fleshy ball.
Unlike the previous grayish-white crystal, this crystal was a clear blue-green, shimmering brilliantly. It didn't disappear on its own, but slowly floated to Xiao Cheng's palm, emitting a warm, pale green halo that soothed the stinging pain from the festering sores on her hand.
The bracelet vibrated again, and the battle results screen popped up.
Player ID: 99
Current Level: Level 2
Experience Points: 120/300
[Initial Ability: None]
[Total Loot: 1 Green Medium Crystal Core]
[Please confirm whether you wish to use the crystal core to enhance your ability immediately?]
"No! No no no! Of course not!" Xiao Cheng waved his hands repeatedly. The improvement was pointless anyway, so he might as well hoard it and see if it would be useful later.
As soon as she finished speaking, the green crystal was instantly swallowed by her bracelet. A new backpack option appeared on the screen. Xiao Cheng curiously clicked on it and saw that in addition to the crystal core she had just put in, there was also the blanket she had brought in. However, the slot was grayed out, indicating that it was unusable outside the safe house.
She had originally wanted to try putting the dagger in, but as expected, it didn't work; a message popped up saying that other people's items could not be placed inside.
After dealing with the spoils, she collapsed, exhausted. Every part of her body ached, as if it had been torn apart. Especially the area on her palms that had been corroded by pus. Although the crystal core had controlled the spread of the injury, the original wound had not been healed. The skin and flesh had peeled off, mixed with dirt and bloodstains, making it look rather horrifying.
Then there was the leg injury.
Xiao Cheng felt like he was almost immune to pain. After all, what normal person could drag their broken leg to challenge the Armor Warrior to a duel like he did?
When I rolled up my trouser leg, I found that my lower leg, which should have been fractured, was now basically intact. To be precise, it was just a minor cut or scrape, with only a slight break in the skin and not a drop of blood.
Xiao Cheng blinked blankly, standing there for several minutes, a huge question mark slowly emerging in her mind.
That doesn't make sense!
How could this be considered a minor scratch?
Does a minor scrape really make such a loud cracking sound?
Xiao Cheng briefly doubted his memory, first going over the entire experience in his mind, then suddenly slapped his thigh in realization: "Holy crap! A superpower!"
Then, he excitedly spread out his bloodied and mangled palm and began to conduct the experiment.
“Heal!” she shouted solemnly, pointing at the wound.
There was no response.
Perhaps the correct password wasn't used?
Referring to her previous memory, she clearly and deliberately said, "It doesn't hurt! This isn't an injury! It's just a minor scratch!"
There was still no response.
She tried several times, but it was still no use. Xiao Cheng sighed in disappointment. Seeing that she had rested enough, she dusted herself off and stood up. But when she looked up, she saw Fang He standing behind the rock.
Xiao Cheng wanted to ask him how he found her, but before she could say anything, she noticed his strange expression as he couldn't help but chuckle.
You could tell he was trying his best to hold back his laughter, but since he hadn't received any professional training, he couldn't help but burst out laughing in the end: "It's nothing, it doesn't hurt, just a minor scrape. Blow on the wound, and the pain will be gone."
Xiao Cheng: "..."
She felt a buzzing in her head and a sudden flush on her face.
Oh, how embarrassing.
Some people are still alive, but she is already dead.
But thinking about it the other way around, it seems that this wasn't the first or second time he had embarrassed himself in front of Fang He, so he immediately calmed down and calmly stretched out his injured hand, palm up, in front of him.
The wound was indeed quite shocking. Fang He was stunned at first, not realizing what she was going to do, and looked at her with confusion and slight worry.
Then Xiao Cheng revealed a bright and mischievous smile: "It hurts, blow on it?"
Fang He: "..."
He didn't boast; in fact, he acted as if nothing had happened and immediately changed the subject: "There was quite a commotion here just now, and I thought it might be you, so I came to check."
Xiao Cheng looked at his slightly reddened ear tips with a curious expression, and said in a meaningful, drawn-out tone, "Oh, is that so?"
"The zombies here all crawled out of the rocks, and there are also immature fleshy spheres underground. You should have noticed them all." Fang He looked around, his tone becoming extremely serious.
Xiao Cheng knew he was talking about serious matters, so he also put away his joking thoughts and pointed to the remains of the armored zombie on the ground, saying, "This should be considered a level two zombie. I dug a medium-grade crystal core out of its body. I don't need it, but if you need it..."
"Keep it for yourself." Fang He interrupted her without hesitation. "Besides, your hand injury needs treatment. There might be players with healing abilities here. Even if there aren't, I'll find a way as soon as possible. Don't worry."
Xiao Cheng looked at his unusually serious expression and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Actually, it's not necessary. I have a strong recovery ability. You can see for yourself if you don't believe me."
Then she reached out her hand again.
Originally, I only intended to comfort him, but under the equally incredulous gazes of the two of them, the wound actually began to heal slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually leaving only a faint red mark.
Fang He paused for a moment, then asked, "You broke up with me?"
Xiao Cheng shook her head in disbelief, her eyes widening involuntarily: "You might not believe it, but I seem to actually have a pretty awesome superpower."
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