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That would be a slow and painful wait for death amidst hunger, cold, and endless despair.
A chilling rage instantly swept over Lu Mingfei.
He suddenly stood up, his gaze sharp as a blade as he shot towards the blonde girl, Tyr, who was standing quietly watching from a distance.
His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable, chilling pressure that pierced the cold wind and reached Tyrell's ears clearly:
"Hey you over there, come and heal her, or I'll kill you."
"Roar!" Upon hearing this, Witt instantly flew into a rage, his scales bristling, and his massive steel blade hummed as he prepared to raise it once more.
How dare you threaten Lord Tyr like that? You're practically asking for death!
However, Tyr simply raised her hand slightly.
Witt's massive body seemed to be bound by invisible chains, instantly freezing in place. The steel knife he had raised high slowly lowered, and the ferocious rage on his face transformed into absolute obedience. However, his vertical pupils were still fixed on Lu Mingfei, filled with primal violence.
A very subtle ripple flickered deep within Tyr's golden eyes.
The speed at which Lu Mingfei appeared in front of her just now was faster than her perception limits.
This is something that ordinary awakened beings could not do.
If his goal just now wasn't to stop him, but to attack him...
Tier knew very well that she probably wouldn't even have a chance to react.
This seemingly ordinary man is shrouded in an unfathomable fog and carries a deadly threat.
Without the slightest hesitation, she strode towards Liv.
"Woo...!" When Sheena and the dog-eared man saw Tiel approaching, they instinctively arched their backs, let out threatening growls, and bared their sharp teeth, standing in front of Liv like wild beasts protecting their cubs.
They were filled with fear and hostility toward the Awakened One who had just nearly killed Liv.
Lu Mingfei merely glanced at them indifferently.
His eyes were calm and serene, yet they carried an invisible power.
Sheena and the dog-eared man froze, their growls abruptly ceasing.
Although he still kept a wary eye on Teyr, he involuntarily withdrew his attack stance, slowly took half a step back, and gave up his position.
Tier crouched down next to Liv, ignoring the hostile and fearful gazes of the hunting party members.
Her expression remained indifferent, as if the bloody wound before her was nothing more than a trivial matter.
She reached into her bosom and took out a warm, white jade bottle, then uncorked the small bottle.
A faint, indescribable medicinal scent, a mixture of decay and new life, wafted through the air.
She tilted the bottle with her slender fingers, and a drop of thick, ink-like black liquid, shimmering with an eerie glow, landed precisely on the charred, penetrating wound on Liv's shoulder.
The miracle happened!
The drop of black liquid, as if it possessed a life of its own, quickly seeped into the charred, dead flesh.
Immediately afterwards, the eschar at the edge of the wound hardened, cracked, and fell off at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Tender, new fleshy buds sprouted wildly from the depths of the wound like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, intertwining and spreading, quickly filling the horrific bloody hole.
The charred and deathly aura was replaced by a vibrant life force, and the wounds healed and closed at an astonishing speed.
In the end, only a patch of new skin, slightly whiter and more tender than the surrounding skin, remained, as if that area had never suffered such severe trauma!
"Sister Liv!" Having witnessed this miraculous scene, Sheena could no longer contain herself and rushed over to hug Liv tightly.
The immense joy of surviving the ordeal turned into scalding tears, which finally broke through the barrier of the ice crystals and dripped in large drops onto Liv's neck.
"Cough...cough cough...be gentle, little Hina..."
Liv was struggling to breathe under Sina's tight grip, but a relieved smile appeared on her face.
She tried to move her right arm, which she thought was going to be ruined.
Although I am still somewhat weak and powerless, the excruciating pain and numbness have disappeared.
Looking at Sheena, who was crying her eyes out, she couldn't help but weakly tease her:
"If you keep shaking me like that, I'm afraid you'll shake my newly healed bones to pieces. In that case, I'll really have to carry me back with your little body."
Upon hearing this, Hina paused in her sobbing and loosened her grip somewhat, feeling embarrassed.
But she still clung tightly to Liv's arm, as if afraid she would disappear, tears still on her face, yet she couldn't help but smile through her tears.
Chapter 193 Precognitive Dreams
Seeing that Liv's injuries were recovering.
Tier stopped looking at the still-shaken hunting party, made a gesture to Witt, and turned to leave the cold snowfield.
The tiger-eared man and his companions gripped their weapons tightly, their gazes sweeping over the giant elephant carcass, which they had almost risked their lives to obtain, and then looking at Tyr's departing figure, their eyes filled with a mixture of resentment and deep apprehension.
Lu Mingfei didn't speak, and they didn't dare utter a single word of dissatisfaction.
A cold wind whipped up fine snowflakes as Teal and Witt slowly walked in the direction Lu Mingfei and Sheena had come from.
"and many more!"
Lu Mingfei's voice pierced through the wind and rang out clearly.
Tiel stopped in his tracks, a barely perceptible shadow crossing his brow.
She slowly turned around, her golden hair motionless against the pale snow, her tone clearly impatient:
"What else?"
Lu Mingfei stepped forward, his gaze calmly meeting Teal's indifferent golden eyes:
"Can we talk in private?"
"Roar!" Witt let out a threatening growl, his scales gleaming in the cold light, his massive steel blade seemingly ready to be drawn at any moment.
Lu Mingfei's speed, which disregarded spatial barriers, not only shocked him but also instilled a strong sense of humiliation in him.
“Step back, Witt,” Teal’s voice was icy.
The lizardman's massive body froze instantly, then he took a half-step back like a tamed beast, but his vertical pupils remained fixed on Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei's idea was very simple.
Sheena and her companions are merely infected individuals struggling to survive, and their understanding of the world, especially regarding higher-level forces and core secrets, is inevitably extremely limited.
Before them stood a blonde girl named Tyr, who possessed immense power, unpredictable methods, and the extraordinary ability to bring the dead back to life.
She clearly belongs to the upper echelons of the Awakened, and the value of the information she possesses far surpasses that of Sheena and others.
The two walked aside, away from the hunting party and Witt.
Lu Mingfei got straight to the point without beating around the bush:
Could you tell me about the basic conditions of this permafrost area?
Teal seemed to have gotten used to this direct way of communicating, or perhaps the invisible pressure from Lu Mingfei made her choose to cooperate.
She answered succinctly: "Besides Uru in the south, where infected people gather, there are four other major cities on the frozen ground: West Sara, East Qiming, and North Ironblood."
"And the city of Shengyang, which is located in the center of the frozen land and is surrounded by these four cities."
There was a hint of respect in Tiel's tone, "Holy Sun City is the core of the frozen land, and it is currently the only place that retains a normal, warm environment."
“Holy Sun City is controlled by two major forces: the Holy Sun Cult led by Awakened Ones, and the Grand Council held by humans. The nominal supreme ruler is called the Holy Emperor.”
"Are you aware of the situation in Uru City?" Lu Mingfei pressed.
Tier shook her head, her face expressionless:
"I don't know, humans and awakened beings are forbidden from entering there." Her answer was straightforward, leaving no room for doubt.
"Any other questions?" Teal asked, clearly hoping to end the conversation as soon as possible.
Lu Mingfei pondered for a moment, then decided to get to the heart of the matter:
"Sheena said that the 'holy sun' of this land 'died' a hundred years ago, which led to the human infection."
"You Awakened Ones should know more about the truth of that 'death,' right? What exactly was it?"
His voice was deep and inquisitive.
The complete annihilation of life on an entire continent is no natural phenomenon.
Tyr's golden eyes remained unmoved, and her answer was equally decisive:
"do not know."
A faint smile appeared on Lu Mingfei's lips.
Of course he didn't believe it.
Because he had already activated the skill "emotional manipulation" when the questioning began.
He clearly "sensed" that Teal's answer was not entirely true, and that she was hiding something.
At the same time, he was also subtly adjusting Tyr's view of him as a "mysterious man," slightly melting away the cold hostility in her heart.
Instead of pointing it out, he continued to pose more probing questions:
"Is that kind of biological virus that can turn people into infected individuals just a virus?"
"Is it conscious? Or what is its origin?"
What is the key difference between awakened beings 'evolving' and not 'mutating'?
"Is it willpower? Luck? Or some other factor?"
Tiel sighed softly, this time with a hint of genuine helplessness in her expression:
"To this day, everyone living on the permafrost is searching for the answer to this question. But unfortunately, no one knows."
Lu Mingfei sensed through his emotional manipulation that this time, she was not lying.
This is the ultimate mystery that has puzzled everyone.
Lu Mingfei's gaze fell on the jade bottle at Teal's waist:
“That black liquid you just used,” he pointed to the bottle, “has amazing effects. Is this medicine based on research into viruses and the power of the ‘Holy Sun’?”