Two steel swords were drawn out.
Tali's face turned pale. She wanted to scream, but the sound was stuck in her throat. The two steel swords were actually aimed at the old man!
Just then, the old man vanished as he curled up.
laugh!
The corpse's head flew into the air, and its groin was severed.
Even without its head and legs, the upper body still managed to grab the old man's clothes with both hands before hitting the ground.
"Got it! Got it again!" The corpse that had previously gripped Andy's ankle opened its mouth, its teeth biting the upper half of the body, and twisted as it crawled out of the cave.
"Grab him! Grab him!" The upper body of the head cheered at the edge of the cave.
As the body retreated, the head was pushed into the abyss, and the cry of "Catch him!" still echoed from the depths.
Yete and Berts took a big step forward and brought their steel swords down like heavy hammers.
The two men, each holding one arm, supported the old man and pulled him backward.
"Tali!" the old man roared, looking up.
Tali snapped out of her daze and released the bowstring.
The rocket, which was almost extinguished while flying in the air, landed on the corpse and with a "whoosh!" flame shot up half a meter high.
Under the firelight, the group, who had just escaped with their lives, gasped for breath. But the terror of the abyss, like their shadows reflected on the cave walls, remained, watching them every moment.
"Ah..." Andy leaned against the ice wall, pressing his ankle and groaning in pain.
The old man got up, panting, walked to his side, took off his thick shoes and socks, and checked his injuries.
"Thank goodness," he breathed a sigh of relief, "I was wearing enough clothes, so I didn't break any bones."
Yete and Bertie's cold gaze softened; if Andy really couldn't make it, they would abandon him.
The old man took off his gloves, took out a piece of ice frozen from the medicine from his waist, put it in his mouth until it melted, and then sprayed it onto Andy's ankle with a "poof," before pressing it down hard with both hands.
"ah!
Andy's face twitched.
"Does it hurt?" The old man didn't scold him; instead, he laughed happily.
"It hurts so much! Be gentle, old man!"
"Good for you. This is a tough lesson, but at least you didn't suffer any serious injuries. Very good! You'll know better from now on!"
"If my hands and feet hadn't been frozen, I—ah!"
!
The old man kneaded the flesh off his ankle as if it were being pulled from the bone, then turned to Yett and said, "Yett, tell him what we'll do if his foot is ruined."
“You want me to be the bad guy?” Yett was reluctant, but still spoke up. “Andy, if you break a bone, we’ll leave you here.”
The handling was very simple, the tone was very calm, and there was no trace of guilt or heaviness.
Andy's screams grew weaker and weaker. His face was contorted in pain, and he was breathing heavily, but he remained silent.
"Isn't... there's still the captain?" Tali whispered.
“Tali,” Berts said, turning back, “it is we who need the captain, not the captain who needs us, do you understand? Even with the cave the captain created, if we still can’t deal with the ice corpses, we’re just a burden.”
"In the face of the boss's 'great power,' even if we can deal with the ice corpses, wouldn't we just be a burden?" Stone Fist asked, puzzled.
“Stonefist, little brother,” Yete put his elbow on Stonefist’s shoulder, “'Great Power' is strong, but it’s not invincible in all situations, especially in the Abyss.”
"For example, just now, the boss also needed us underlings to stand in front and observe the enemy first. If it was that kid playing with the green light who came up, we could use our lives as shields for the boss."
"If it were any other 'great power,' intelligence could also be obtained by observing how the other party kills."
"Don't make me sound so cold." Li Changzhou emerged from the depths of the cave.
Yete shrugged.
Li Changzhou walked to the old man's side: "Are you alright?"
“It’s nothing, little—” The old man turned around and met Li Changzhou’s gaze. He paused for a moment before continuing, “—injury.”
Li Changzhou nodded, then suddenly said, "You and Andy should go back."
“Boss! I can continue!” Andy shouted.
Li Changzhou continued to look at the old man.
The old man said, "We can continue."
After a moment of silence, Li Changzhou walked towards the cave entrance: "My life is my own."
Yang Qinglan followed beside him.
Yate, Peet, Stonefist, and Tali followed closely behind. Andy, as if afraid of being left behind, hurriedly put on his shoes and socks and gritted his teeth to catch up.
"Slow down, you little bastard! Don't put force on that foot for now. Use it when we're fighting!" the old man, still squatting on the ground, cursed.
He turned slightly to the side as he ventured deeper into the cave, glancing down at his chest where the half-corpse had gripped him; blood and clothes were frozen together.
"Old man! Hurry up and catch up!" Andy shouted.
The old man slowly stood up, his head buzzing and his vision going black.
He acted as if nothing had happened, groping his way towards the cave exit in the dark, as his vision gradually returned.
"Yet, let's switch, I'll go to the bottom," the old man said.
"what ever."
The two switched places.
Li Changzhou and the old man went down first. When they reached the limit of the rope and were waiting for the next person, the old man said, "Captain, if something happens to me, don't save me."
Li Changzhou turned to look at him.
The sun grew smaller and smaller, the air was icy cold, and the abyss watched them from below. For the time being, they were the only two people on the ice wall.
“With my injuries, even if I go back now, I might not be able to get out of the snowfield.” The old man said in a relaxed tone, “That kid Andy… if I don’t die in front of him and give him a good shock, he won’t live past twenty.”
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