Crime Prison Island
Chapter 246 - 114 A Trivial Night

Chapter 246: Chapter 114 A Trivial Night

East Mountain District is only about fifty square kilometers, a no-man’s land ten kilometers long and five kilometers wide.

Its southeast faces the sea, which is where Gao Xin and others landed on the island initially.

Yamaguchi Village is located to its southwest, while Liu’s Village is in the northeast, and there’s also Yoshihara Village to the direct north.

That is to say, Liu’s Village is the farthest, with a distance of roughly twelve kilometers to cover, and the path is rugged mountain roads all the way.

For the Radiations, such distance is trivial, but there are too many fragile members in the group.

Qiao Long, Xing Shiping, and others are still alright—they are considered superior fragile ones, quite robust.

But for the weaker folks from the prey group and the servant group, like Han Qing, there’s trouble.

Every one of them is in a sub-healthy state, barely having crossed one mountain top to reach here, they’re already panting heavily...

Su Lei tried to let them ride on the wolves’ backs, but the spines of wolves are very flexible, and despite commands, only the adult wolves reluctantly allowed strangers to mount them.

Even so, these adult wolves would easily shake them off while climbing the mountains.

After all, there are too many branches and bushes, and the Radiated wolves zig-zag, jump, and weave through, not at all suited for mountain riding.

After several attempts, resulting in everyone bumping their heads or getting cut by the grass and trees, they gave up.

On the other hand, the situation with the Cassandra Women’s Group was even worse, as most of them were ordinary women who couldn’t run fast and would stumble in haste.

It’s not that they weren’t trying their hardest; on the contrary, these ordinary folks from the wild groups were incredibly determined.

Even when they fell and got bruised and bloody, they didn’t make a sound, clearly accustomed to the harsh life in the mountains.

But they were just too physically weak, and now that night had fallen, in the blackness of night, with pursuers on their heels.

And they didn’t even have a path under their feet, just rugged mountain rocks and slopes—if not for the Radiations, who were cutting a path through the thicket with their knives.

They would have been further hindered by the dense vegetation, struggling even more to move forward.

Despite this, there were already people in the group with cuts on their hands and feet, or who had missed their footing and slipped down the slope, barely avoiding rolling down the mountain.

"Here! There’s a woman!"

"Kill!"

Not far behind, sounds of yelling and killing arose, as the Black Hands caught up with the Women’s Group and began their assault.

The high ponytailed Taylor fought back like a cheetah, covering the rear for her group.

But she was weak and quickly overwhelmed by the increasing number of Black Hands.

"Taylor!"

Cassandra panicked and ran back carrying her shield.

Su Lei stopped her, "Don’t rush, I’ll let the wolves cover the retreat. Get your people to move fast."

Soon, twenty wolves were dispatched to confront the group of Black Hands.

Taylor managed to break free in the chaos and, pulling and dragging, brought the slowest women up to speed with the group.

"Be careful, there are wolves!"

"These wolves no longer belong to us Yakuza; by order of Lord Viper, destroy them all!"

Intense sounds of combat erupted.

Hearing the commotion behind them, the group pushed themselves to quicken their pace, desperately climbing over a small hilltop, managing to put some distance between them.

But in the process, they lost twenty Radiated wolves, all sacrificed to cover their retreat and stall the enemy, hacked to death.

Liu Xu could no longer hold back, "This won’t work; we’re moving too slow, they’ll catch up to us very soon."

"The speed of the group depends on the slowest person... unless we don’t bother with them..."

Su Lei exclaimed in shock, "You want to abandon Han Qing and the others? How could we do that?"

Liu Xu solemnly replied, "I mean, don’t worry about the Women’s Group. They’re just running with us, not joining us."

"They’re even slower. Why should you divide the wolf pack to help them? Their leader is a skilled fighter, perfectly capable of buying us time."

Su Lei said gravely, "Most of them are ordinary people. Ignoring them is sending them to their deaths."

Liu Xu argued urgently, "What does that have to do with you? If we get surrounded, won’t we all die just the same?"

"Gao Xin is severely injured and can’t withstand a big battle now. Once we’re caught, it’s over."

"Hundreds of Black Hands and Tiger Level executives like Viper. Which one can you take on?"

"Do you want to doom Gao Xin? Do you want to face that powerlessness again, to watch everyone die in despair?"

Su Lei was speechless. Of course, he didn’t want that. For a moment, he lowered his head.

Everyone was helpless. They probably had to abandon the fragile ones.

The five of them, if they also carried Han Qing, Qiao Long, Xing Shiping, and others, could achieve the speed of a Sub-Wolf and escape swiftly.

Any more and they would not manage. If they were surrounded, that would be the end.

However, just then, Gao Xin couldn’t help but laugh, "Hahaha..."

Everyone was startled, and Su Lei hurriedly said, "Brother, don’t be distracted. It’s all my fault. You focus on healing."

Gao Xin had been concentrating on healing, not wanting to be distracted, but hearing this, he couldn’t help but say, "It’s nothing. I just wanted to say... don’t fear the dire situation."

"Or rather, don’t let a little hardship in life lead you to despair. There’s no such thing as ’it’s all over.’ At worst, we’ll meet the Great Spirit, that’s all."

"If we all survive tonight, in a few years, no, just a few months, when you look back suddenly, you’ll realize this was just an insignificant night in your life, you’ll even forget about it."

"Liu Xu, do you believe me when I ask you next time, you won’t even remember what date it is today... Hahaha."

He was the most seriously injured person there, just looking at him made one feel suffocated, as if he could die at any moment, yet he still had the mood to joke.

And Su Lei, Meimei, and others were well aware that Gao Xin had just experienced his first defeat on the island, beaten by a chubby woman.

They were very clear how much Gao Xin yearned to rescue Luo Yan, but still, Luo Yan was taken back by Rousi right in front of him.

The feeling of defeat and unwillingness of that moment was seen by everyone.

To their surprise, Gao Xin had adjusted so quickly.

He even told them that as long as they survived, this would just be an inconsequential night in their lives.

Seeing his self-assured and carefree demeanor, the tense feeling of everyone, initially feeling utterly dispirited, immediately settled down.

Liu Xu couldn’t help but laugh and cry, "Brother, can you still fight, looking like this?"

Gao Xin replied indifferently, "If the enemy is chopping at us in the face, even if I am left with only a head, I still have to bite them. What else am I supposed to do, wait to die?"

With resolve, Su Lei said, "Brother, rest easy. If they really catch up, they’ll reach you last. I promise to take them on first! To buy you time to heal."

Gao Xin shook his head, "This injury isn’t going to heal anytime soon. Now that I’ve entered the sub-Tiger Level, my body has become more complex and robust, and the effect of the Class-C healing agents is no longer very effective."

By then, he had reconnected his heart and repaired his lungs.

At least his life was stable now, but the effect of the subsequent treatment was getting worse and worse.

He lacked material foundation.

Firstly, stepping into the Tiger Level required a massive transformation that needed plenty of materials and energy, which he did through the transformation of his original Wolf-Level cells.

This type of constitutional transformation, even at his peak, would leave him emaciated. How much worse would it be for his already ravaged body?

An already exhausted and drained body, forced under the control of False Words Cast Heart to repair various Tiger-Level organs, was naturally tremendously difficult.

That he could still maintain a slow recovery, rather than his condition worsening or deteriorating, was already quite outrageous.

After all, his current state, what’s the big difference from having one’s head chopped off?

Of course, he could transplant a set of digestive systems, and even various organs, and after that, his recovery would stabilize.

But obviously, that would require a stable environment first...

Gao Xin coughed once and resolutely said, "Su Lei, you did the right thing, human lives are more important than wolf lives..."

"Since I brought these people, I won’t abandon them."

"Even if you use up all the wolves, I won’t blame you."

Liu Xu exclaimed urgently, "Brother!"

Gao Xin smiled, "No need for more words, I can still fight."

"Su Lei, the wolf’s back is shaking too much, and it is wasting one of my hands..."

"Wrap me on your back, and we’ll fight side by side."

Stunned, Su Lei quickly said, "Yes!"

He immediately picked up Gao Xin and used bandages to tie him to the back of his neck.

Suddenly, Gao Xin and Su Lei seemed like conjoined twins, chest against back, truly fighting side by side.

Cassandra listened to the entire exchange and looked deeply at Gao Xin, sensing his extraordinary magnanimity.

She didn’t expect to encounter such a powerful figure on the island.

Did he treat the Glass People as humans, just like her?

There were too many weaklings among her women’s group. Facing a large-scale search like this was a road to certain death.

Lucky to have met this group, otherwise, she truly didn’t know what to do. Even if they fought desperately, how many would survive in the end was up to fate.

"Thank... thank you all... uh, are you asking me to join you?" Cassandra carefully asked.

Gao Xin glanced over with a smile, "If you want to join, you can join. If you don’t want to, once we reach Lin’s Village, we’ll part ways."

"Why? Why are you willing to help us?" Cassandra was surprised.

Gao Xin replied coolly, "Let’s call it fate. You once helped me out, too. Otherwise, I would probably be dead."

Cassandra was at a loss and looked at her team, as if to ask who among them had helped him.

The members of the Cassandra Women’s Group exchanged glances, equally bewildered.

They didn’t know who Gao Xin was.

"Have we met?"

Gao Xin smiled, "Of course, I still remember someone called Xiaoyuan, I wonder if she’s still around?"

Cassandra nodded, "Xiaoyuan? She’s here..."

As she said this, she looked over the large group of frail women; she didn’t bring anyone over as they were all still rushing frantically.

The urgent matter was to flee. Assuming Xiaoyuan knew Gao Xin, she didn’t ask further, opting to get out of danger first.

In this way, everyone continued to hustle on, traveling four to five kilometers of mountain road.

They increasingly encountered Black Hand pursuits, even no longer just from behind but also from the left and right, with enemies emerging to attack them.

Su Lei continuously dispatched a portion of the wolf pack to hold them off, sacrificing some to buy time for the people.

Again and again, the wolf pack diminished to only two hundred, while they had just covered half the distance.

If it were only this, they could still have made it to Lin’s Village.

Clearly, Yakutza was not that useless. They had now reached the very center of the East Mountain region, and in front of them, enemies had appeared.

"Hahaha, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!"

The voice of the Viper rang out in front, followed by a series of lights lighting up, stretching out in a line.

From one mountain top to another, they formed a line of fire.

The Viper led the elite of the Yakutza Black Hand; their swift movements had allowed them to reach the front early, blocking the way.

Combined with the forces from the left, right, and the pursuers from behind, the enemy had completed an encirclement around them!

Everyone stopped in their tracks, the Glass People gasping for air.

They had already found scaling the mountain quite tough, and now seeing Black Hand members everywhere, they turned pale with fright.

Even more terrifying was the fact that directly from Viper’s direction, a powerful searchlight scanned over, exposing the group’s location, causing great panic among them.

Yet Gao Xin laughed loudly, "Who do I have here? Isn’t this the Viper?"

"What, you think you’re up to the task now?"

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