This time, Yun Chen's long string of words finally made everyone realize that something was wrong. Given how confused the big boss was right now, how could he explain things so clearly? And he had been talking about "them" the whole time, without calling for his mother...
Chen Jiaxu dared not look directly at Yun Chenjing, shrank his neck, and quietly hid behind Wen Zuo. Then he used his not-so-sharp eyes to examine Yun Chenjing and found that he did look a little different now, but he really couldn't put his finger on what was different.
“The soul can’t come back…” Wen Zuo reached out and took out the healing stone that Mo Shuwan was wearing around her neck. The healing stone was emitting a faint light, which meant that it was still healing Mo Shuwan’s wounds. However, he looked at the wound on the back of her hand, which started as a small cut but has now spread to almost the entire back of her hand, and his eyes were full of worry.
The healing stone's effect cannot keep up with the rate at which the wound worsens.
As time passed, the wounds on Mo Shuwan and the others had deteriorated to an extremely frightening degree, and the increasingly strong smell of blood made everyone's faces turn extremely pale.
Zou Zhiqing abruptly stood up and walked up to Zheng Shanhe, gritting his teeth as he said, "You definitely have a way! Don't keep it to yourself, it won't do you any good if something happens to them!"
Although the others did not pressure Zheng Shanhe to come up with a solution like Zou Zhiqing did, they all watched him in silence. They did not believe that Zheng Shanhe had no solution at all; he was just unwilling to show it yet.
Zheng Shanhe rubbed his temples and looked at Zou Zhiqing with a cold expression. "I hired you to protect me and help me get through this mission world safely, not to cause me trouble."
"What do you mean by causing you trouble?!" Zou Zhiqing was clearly angered by Zheng Shanhe's words and said furiously, "Mission worlds are bound to have all sorts of imaginable and unimaginable crises. They're just unlucky to have been caught in one. As teammates and allies, shouldn't we try to find a way to rescue them?"
"Hehe, I agree with that statement."
Wen Zuo remained silent, but he looked at Zheng Shanhe, clearly expecting Zheng Shanhe to make a move.
"Only this once."
Upon hearing Zheng Shanhe say those words, everyone who was still conscious breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s impossible to rescue them. I can only prevent their wounds from worsening. Just this once. I hope you can show some respect to your employer next time.” Zheng Shanhe said coldly, then took out five small beads and tossed them to Wen Zuo and the others. “Put them in their mouths. They can only last for one day.”
Wen Zuo quickly put the small bead into Mo Shuwan's mouth. He reached out and lifted Mo Shuwan's clothes to look inside. He found that the wound that had spread to her shoulder had finally stopped getting worse, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"We need someone to find them now."
"But how do we find it? Once we get there, we'll inexplicably fall asleep without any warning, and nobody knows what will happen to us while we're asleep."
Wen Zuo looked down at Mo Shuwan. He wasn't afraid and really wanted to go, but he was worried about Mo Shuwan's health. He was afraid that something worse would happen to her after he left, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
"I'll go."
Liu Dongcheng stood up. "Let's go now. The sooner we resolve this, the more at ease everyone will be."
Wen Zuo looked at Liu Dongcheng, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
"It's alright." Liu Dongcheng reached out and pulled Chen Jiaxu, who was huddled up beside him, to his feet. "You're coming with me. If I fall asleep later, you're responsible for getting me back."
Chen Jiaxu tried hard not to be afraid, but this kind of fear couldn't be overcome by effort. With a mournful face, he said tremblingly, "What if I fall asleep while you're still awake? I'm so weak, I can't possibly be of any use!"
There are no "ifs".
After Liu Dongcheng finished speaking, he grabbed Chen Jiaxu and started walking back. Wen Zuo also quickly stood up, holding Mo Shuwan. If Liu Dongcheng and Chen Jiaxu were to take the risk and both of them were to be infected, someone would have to protect them.
Fortunately, the others did not intend to stand idly by.
Zou Zhiqing stood up and said, "I'll go with you."
Luo Baokun originally wanted to go too, but considering that so many people were still unconscious here and they still had to protect Zheng Shanhe, he went along as well. In case of any emergency, the remaining people might not be able to protect everyone's health properly, not to mention there were two notorious criminals among them, so he couldn't rest easy.
"You shouldn't go. Take care of the captain's health."
Wen Zuo hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Yun Chenjing, who was squatting beside him, and tentatively asked, "Do you want to go?"
"Where to?" Before Wen Zuo could answer, Yun Chen nodded to himself and said, "Okay, I'll go, but I don't like too many people watching me."
The others who were staring at Yun Chenjing silently looked away, thinking dejectedly, "You didn't seem unhappy when even more people were staring at you!"
With Yun Chenjing, this super big shot, following along, Wen Zuo felt much more at ease. After watching Liu Dongcheng and the other three walk into the darkness, he sat down again with Mo Shuwan in his arms. His gaze fell on the hideous and terrifying wound on her arm, and he felt sorry for her, so he took out some healing potion and poured it on the wound.
Although it seemed useless, Wen Zuo always felt that doing so would make Mo Shuwan feel more comfortable, due to psychological factors.
Hope, who was squatting nearby, and Stratosphere would occasionally stick out their tongues to lick Mo Shuwan's wounds.
Liu Dongcheng and his three companions continued cautiously deeper into the cave. Because the events that had occurred were too bizarre, they remembered very clearly the place where the last person had fallen asleep. So, after reaching that place, they did not go any further.
After waiting quietly for more than ten minutes, Liu Dongcheng showed no signs of falling asleep. Chen Jiaxu, who was standing not far away, shrank his neck and asked tremblingly, "How are you feeling now? Do you feel sleepy and want to sleep?"
"No."
Zou Zhiqing looked around, then looked at Liu Dongcheng and suggested, "Shall we go a little further?"
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