Chapter 111 End of the Battle
Shi Yan showed a confused look, "Tell me more details."
Manman told Shi Yan everything she had read about the evil spirits in the ancient book. After listening to him, Shi Yan's expression became more and more serious. "I understand."
It happened that their time in the space was up, and several people were teleported out directly. Fortunately, the strange voice broadcasting outside had disappeared.
Shi Yan observed the generator of the observatory and found that there was still a lot of power left, which could keep the air conditioner running for a while. At least they wouldn't be so cold staying in the observatory now.
Qin Muxue was still soaking in the bathtub, feeling dazed and unconscious. Shi Yan looked at her deeply and wanted to touch her cheek again, but he resisted the urge.
"I'll be back soon." He wiped the sword that Qin Muxue had given him before, and used this sword to kill the evil spirit.
Manman knew that he must be preparing to look for the evil spirit, but no matter how powerful Shi Yan was, the evil spirit was an unknown creature to them. In addition, Shi Yan had once said that the strength of the evil spirit was equivalent to that of a third-level psychic, so she couldn't help feeling a little worried.
"Shi Yan, can you go alone? Why not let Qu Yanbai go with you!"
Qu Yanbai was ready to set off, with two guns on his back and a submachine gun in his hand, "I'll go with you!" Even though he knew that the gun would not do much damage to the evil spirit, it could at least weaken his strength under heavy firepower.
"No, you stay here and protect Xiaoxue. If you leave, what if the evil spirit attacks? Manman and Zhenzhu may not be able to resist the attack of the evil spirit. I know that you also have important people who need to be protected."
Ever since Shi Yan met them, his heart is no longer as cold and hard as before.
Qu Yanbai glanced at Manman. It was true. If he left, and Zhenzhu was the only cat left here to protect them, he would indeed be worried.
He picked up the communicator beside him and said, "Now we contact the base and it should be in time for them to send reinforcements. Don't act rashly, or you will lose both the lady and the troops."
He used the communicator to contact the person in charge at the base, but there was some problem with the signal and he never received a response.
Looking at Qin Muxue's current state, Shi Yan knew that he had to find the evil spirit, otherwise Qin Muxue would not be able to wait...
At this time, Zhenzhu ran to Shi Yan's side. Although she knew that this man was terrible, she wanted to save her master more at this moment, "Meow meow meow." (I'll go with you!)
Shi Yan frowned and touched Zhenzhu's head. This was the first time Zhenzhu saw such a warm expression on his face, even a bit of fearlessness...
"You guys take good care of Xiaoxue and wait for me to come back!" He left the observatory calmly as usual.
Manman looked at his back as he disappeared in the snow. "Do you think he can really defeat the evil spirit?" Manman felt extremely heavy. After arriving at the Baihu City base, everything had been going in a good direction. They had even eaten dumplings together yesterday. How come it suddenly became like this?
She stared at Xiaoxue worriedly. She clearly had the ability to heal and the space for elixir, so why couldn't she save Xiaoxue? She felt a little guilty now, blaming herself for not being strong enough and for being hurt by the evil spirit at that time. Otherwise, how could Xiaoxue become so weak now?
Qin Muxue raised her hand. She felt that the pain in her body had eased a lot and was not as uncomfortable as before. Pearl was beside her, rubbing her face with her furry head, as if to comfort her.
When she regained consciousness, she could vaguely see the environment she was in, and Manman and Qu Yanbai, who looked worried, but she couldn't see Qu Yanbai. "Where did he go?"
Manman lowered her head, not daring to tell Qin Muxue the truth, fearing that once she told her, she would be sad. After all, no one knew whether Shi Yan could return safely.
"Xiaoxue..." But when Qin Muxue looked directly into Manman's eyes, she decided to tell her everything.
"Shi Yan, he went to find the evil spirit, because only the evil spirit can heal the wound on your body."
Qin Muxue was stunned for just a moment, then stood up. Her clothes were all wet. Manman helped her to the small room next door to change her clothes.
She looked much better. Manman also observed the wounds on her body and found that they were no longer rotting.
The bodies of the two people who had just been killed by the evil spirit had completely decayed. Qu Yanbai took them outside and built graves for them.
Qin Muxue asked calmly: "Shi Yan, which direction did he go?"
"Just now I saw in the reflection of the lake that the evil spirit was heading north, so Shi Yan should be looking for him in that direction as well."
She said firmly, "I'm going to find him."
"Xiaoxue, you are in this condition now, you should stay here and wait for Shi Yan to come back and he will heal your injuries..." When saying this, even Manman felt a little guilty. She was not sure whether Shi Yan could defeat the evil spirit. After all, this creature was too evil.
Just now, when Qin Muxue was in a daze, her consciousness not only returned to her college days, but she also saw a different scene.
She saw Shi Yan disappear, and when she woke up she felt lost, so she struggled to get up. If Shi Yan was left alone to deal with the evil spirit, it would be the same as asking him to die. No matter how powerful he was, he was just a flesh and blood body.
Qu Yanbai, who was fiddling with the communicator at the side, found that the communicator had received a signal. He said excitedly: "Let's contact the base. They should be able to send reinforcements."
After he contacted the base, he explained the situation there and asked them to send reinforcements. The base did not expect the situation to be so serious, so they quickly reported the situation to their superiors, and they replied that reinforcements would be sent within two hours.
Qin Muxue coughed a few times and said, "It's too late. Let's leave now."
The mountain road was rugged, and Qin Muxue took out a battle vehicle from the space. She originally didn't want to mobilize so many people in case someone discovered their secret, but now she no longer cared about so much.
"Go up, let's go."
Manman looked at the tall battlefield vehicle and was still worried, but Qin Muxue had already climbed up before her.
The battle vehicle was found at the base before. It can carry five people and has a gun platform on top for attacking, with plenty of firepower.
Qu Yan rolled her eyes as they both got into the car, and could only volunteer to sit in the driver's seat, "I'm familiar with this car, let's go, we should be able to catch up with him."
At this time, Shi Yan was quickly searching for the trace of the evil spirit. Because there was blood on the snow after the evil spirit was injured, and Shi Yan was extremely sensitive to the smell of blood, he quickly found the evil spirit's hiding place.
He carefully came to the evil spirit's lair. There was a lingering smell of blood and traces of blood on the ground. Shi Yan's footsteps were very light, almost soundless.
But the evil spirit still felt something was wrong. He hung upside down, waiting for his prey to approach.
After seeing Shi Yan coming, he immediately launched an attack. Shi Yan was also very fast. He drew out the sword on his back. This time he used a combination of supernatural powers and cold weapons. He merged the sword with his hand, and the speed of drawing the sword was even faster. No matter how much the evil spirit dodged, it could not escape the opponent's fierce attack.
The evil spirit was furious, and after several parries, he began to counterattack, but Shi Yan's defense was so tight that he could not detect his weakness for a moment.
The evil spirit's characteristic is that it moves very fast and can move freely on walls and ceilings. Its vision and sense of smell are thousands of times stronger than those of humans.
Looking at the relentless man in front of him, he let out a low growl from his throat, as if asking him why he was so aggressive.
In Shi Yan's impression, evil spirits are creatures from alien planets, but in the memory of this evil spirit, he has lived on the Blue Planet since he was born.
Tens of thousands of years ago, their planet suffered the same disaster as the Earth today. The Yanxing people hoped to find other places to settle down, so they sent out more than a dozen spaceships to search for a new home in the universe.
One of the ships landed on Blue Star, so there are records in ancient books. After hundreds of years of observation, they found that Blue Star is indeed a suitable place for survival, but it is still very different from Flame Star, such as the air index, atmospheric pressure, etc. However, these are problems that can be changed, so they left some people here and transmitted information to Flame Star at regular intervals. Blue Star has obviously become one of their candidate planets.
But there are other masters on this planet, and that is humans. The large number of humans and the advanced technology are completely beyond the expectations of the Yanxing people. Coupled with the changes in the environment over the years, the ecology here has undergone tremendous changes, and toxic substances have begun to exceed the standard. Since the end of 2023, various small-scale disasters have frequently occurred on Blue Star, and the disaster began to erupt completely in 2024.
This place is completely unsuitable for the Yanxing people to live here, but the observers who originally stayed here have no way to return to their home planet. Originally, the Yanxing people, because of their different appearance from humans, have always lived in the mountains, rarely going out, and preying on animals or lone humans who go up the mountain. The only time they were discovered by humans was when they were recorded in ancient books hundreds of years ago. Fortunately, the communication technology was not well developed at that time, and people only regarded them as some strange stories and legends, and did not take them seriously. In today's era of such advanced technology, they are hiding in the mountains and forests and living cautiously.
The ecological environment is getting worse and worse, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to adapt to the climate and air of Blue Star. Up to now, there are only a few dozen evil spirits on Blue Star, and this young man is one of them. He is just trying to survive. Originally, there were many animals to prey on in this forest, and they only needed to prey on humans occasionally. After the temperature dropped sharply, prey has become increasingly difficult to find. They can only prey on humans for a living, and the ones they are most likely to come into contact with are these testing stations.
At the same time, Nie Ling discovered that the monitoring station here could actually send signals to the universe, and the sharp voice coming from the radio just now was a response to the signal he had sent out before.
The reply from Yanxing told him that Blue Star was too polluted and had been detected as an uninhabitable planet. There was also an asteroid flying towards Blue Star, so he should take care of himself.
Only then did the evil spirit boy realize that he had been completely abandoned by his home planet...
Moreover, their mother died of poisoning due to drinking polluted water, and even the tumor could not save her. Their father died of serious injuries after escaping from a human trap. Their lifelong wish is to return to their home planet, but this is just a dream.
After the evil spirit boy thought about this, his hatred for humans increased a little more. If they had not wantonly destroyed the environment of Blue Star, perhaps this place could have become their habitat.
He was furious and attacked quickly in the direction of Shi Yan. If it weren't for the influence of the ecological environment, he would be a hundred times stronger than he is now. But now he couldn't beat a mutated human.
Shi Yan used all his strength to deal with the evil spirit. Perhaps it was his belief in saving Qin Muxue that made him burst out with fighting power. Every move he made was fatal. He only wanted to take away the evil spirit's other tumor so that he could detoxify Xiaoxue.
The evil spirit was filled with resentment, and both of them used all their strength.
But Shi Yan was not as strong as when he first arrived. He gradually showed signs of fatigue and his speed slowed down. The evil spirit took this opportunity to press forward and attack fiercely until Shi Yan was forced back to the corner. The evil spirit stretched out his hand and pierced through his abdomen. No matter how tenacious the human life was, it would be difficult for him to survive with such an injury... The evil spirit thought so. He was hungry now. This man had just disturbed his meal. Now, to make up for it, he would use him as food.
He looks like a mutated human. If he has a crystal core, his strength can be enhanced. The evil spirit is excitedly preparing to dig out his crystal core.
Shi Yan fell in a pool of blood, feeling all the strength draining away from his body. A strong smell of blood filled the air around him, and darkness fell before his eyes.
He might really be dying. Shi Yan felt that his life was slowly slipping away, but he hadn't saved Xiaoxue yet. He couldn't die so easily... Open your eyes. You can't die. You mustn't die. You still have to save her. She's still waiting for you to come back...
There was always a voice in Shi Yan's head telling him to get up and not give up. Even though his body could feel the pain of being torn apart, he still opened his eyes. The evil spirit in front of him was just about to cut open his head. At that moment, he jumped up and his hand turned into a sharp blade that pierced into the evil spirit's heart.
The sound coming out of his throat seemed to question the other party, how come you are not dead yet and still have the strength.
Now both of them were covered in blood, and Shi Yan had countless wounds of varying sizes all over his body. He struggled to stand up, wiped the blood off his face, and cut off the tumor of the evil spirit with a knife.
The evil spirit looked at his departing back. At this moment, he felt neither sad nor angry. He seemed to feel a sense of relief and thought to himself, "Dad and Mom, I can finally see you. I am really tired."
Living on a planet that does not belong to him, adapting to the increasingly deteriorating ecological environment here, watching his loved ones die one by one, and now he is the only one left in this area. The loneliness of not being able to see his kind and the incompatibility with this place have exhausted him physically and mentally. Now it seems that he can really be free...
He watched the bloody figure gradually disappear from his sight and slowly closed his eyes...
Shi Yan had only one thought in his mind, to hurry back and save Qin Muxue, but the blood kept flowing out of his body and he couldn't stop the big hole in his abdomen.
"I can't die. Not at this time. I have to go back to Xiaoxue and save her." He covered his abdomen, trying his best to block the wound. With every step he took in the snow, he could feel severe pain all over his body, and his consciousness had begun to fade.
His blood dripped onto the white snow and instantly turned into red ice chips.
The biting cold invaded his whole body. He felt so tired and wanted to close his eyes.
Suddenly, the sound of a car was heard not far away, and he could hear someone calling his name. It was such a familiar moan, the voice that haunted him. Was it Xiaoxue?
Qin Muxue had long anticipated that Shi Yan would be injured, but she didn't expect him to be so seriously injured. She stumbled towards the red pool, only to see Shi Yan lying on his back on the snow. Regardless of the discomfort in her body, she knelt in front of Shi Yan and tried to help him up.
But he found that everything around him was frozen and his body was firmly frozen to the snow.
After seeing Qin Muxue appear, he slowly stretched out his hand. In the palm of his hand was the tumor that the evil spirit used to heal his wounds.
"Xiaoxue, you're here... Look, I found it. I found this. It can save you."
"Stop talking." She felt her heart was about to break. Shi Yan almost exhausted his life in order to find this.
Manman quickly put a coat on Shi Yan and started to warm himself by the fire beside him, but Shi Yan used his remaining strength to hand the tumor to Manman, "Save her first, quickly."
Manman knew that if Shi Yan was not treated, he would most likely die now, but he insisted on making the medicine soup and letting Qin Muxue drink it before he would accept treatment. She could only agree to him and entered her own spiritual medicine space to start making the medicine.
Qu Yanbai carried Shi Yan on his back. Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, he knew how much Shi Yan had lost. Most people would lose their lives if they lost so much blood.
Qin Muxue put away the battlefield vehicle and walked straight into the evil spirit's cave. It was quite warm here, which showed that this evil spirit knew how to choose a place to live.
Looking at the mess in the cave with blood everywhere, she knew how fierce the battle between Shi Yan and the evil spirit was, and her nose couldn't help but feel sore again.
"Shi Yan, wake up, don't fall asleep." The two weak people snuggled up to each other.
Qu Yanbai started a fire and checked the situation inside the cave. There were many bones of other animals and naturally some human bones mixed in.
Shi Yan reminded him weakly, "Go and see if that evil spirit is dead."
Qu Yanbai nodded and went to check on the evil spirit. He was no longer breathing. His ferocious face was as pale as snow and his body was covered in blood. His eyes were still open with a soft light in them, as if he saw the world he longed for. Qu Yanbai sighed.
The evil spirits were completely dead, Shi Yan was badly injured, and this evil spirit was also seriously injured.
Shi Yan reminded: "The evil spirit should have a crystal core, and it is a third-level crystal core. It is similar to a mutated human. You..." He coughed a few times and spat out a lot of blood from his mouth.
Qin Muxue said nervously, "Don't talk anymore." Her tears were about to fall. The pain from the wound was no match for the pain in her heart.
Shi Yan shook his head slowly, "Listen to me, the crystal core, you must preserve it well."
After saying that, Qu Yanbai took out the crystal core of the evil spirit, washed it and handed it to Shi Yan. Shi Yan looked at the red crystal core and said, "Red crystal core, you should know how precious it is, it has powerful mental power and will be of great benefit to your supernatural powers. How to deal with it...it's your own decision." He seemed to be explaining something, but Qin Muxue could already feel that his life was slowly slipping away.
"Shi Yan, this is for you. You will get better after using it, right?"
"No, no matter how many crystal cores you have, they are useless to me."
At this time, Manman had already boiled the medicine and handed it to Qin Muxue, "Xiaoxue, it's ready, drink it quickly!"
The green medicine looked a little weird, and it also gave off a strange smell. "Since this medicine works on me, it should also work on Shi Yan!"
"Xiaoxue, be obedient and drink it all!" Shi Yan refused Qin Muxue.
But she was determined to make him drink it. She held the medicine in her mouth in one breath and tried to force Shi Yan to drink it. Shi Yan turned his head away and for the first time rejected her with a solemn expression.
She had no choice but to swallow the medicine, "Why?"
"This is a detoxification potion, but it has no effect on me."
Manman tried to treat Shi Yan, but found that everything in his body became more blurred, and the healing power could not be delivered into him at all. She said disappointedly: "Xiaoxue, I can't save him..."
Qin Muxue hung her head in disappointment, "Do I have to watch you die in this life?" Thinking back to the previous life, Shi Yan lay in her arms like this and gradually lost his breath.
She seemed to have remembered something strange, "Manman, there are still many medical devices in my space." After drinking the medicine, Qin Muxue's pain gradually disappeared. She searched for all the medical equipment in the space, "See if there is anything that can be used?"
Various medicines were also displayed. "There are also these Western medicines. Can they be used?"
She looked at Manman expectantly, but saw her shaking her head. "If it was useful, I would have asked you to take it out long ago." She picked up the oxygen mask. "Maybe this can be useful..."
Shi Yan felt his internal organs churning; he had suffered serious internal injuries.
Only after Manman put an oxygen mask on him did he feel a little easier to breathe.
Drops of tears fell on his body and mixed with the blood. Qin Muxue disinfected his wounds while crying. It was not until she saw the wound on his abdomen that she understood why everyone said it was useless.
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