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Chapter 344: Chapter 243: The Talent of the Fawn (Please Vote.) Chapter 344: Chapter 243: The Talent of the Fawn (Please Vote.) Thud!

Just as Shao Zifeng lowered his head in contemplation, a large hand patted his shoulder.

“What’re you doing?”

Cang Haiyuan walked over to Shao Zifeng, casually leaned on the railing with arms spread wide, and rested his hands on the banister.

Shao Zifeng glanced at him.

Sure enough, Cang Haiyuan’s hair had grown longer, and he had it simply tied back in a small ponytail, with bangs fluttering in the sea breeze.

He was holding a cigarette in his mouth, which made him look anything but decent.

“Waiting for Professor Chen. She’s been down there for quite a while and hasn’t come back yet.”

“Oh,” Cang Haiyuan turned his head to glance at the rolling waves and then looked up to blow a smoke ring into the sky, “You’re all right now, aren’t you?”

“Do I look like I’m not…” Before he could finish bragging, the vines wrapped around him began to loosen, and Shao Zifeng changed the topic, “I can stand here and enjoy the sunshine now, all thanks to our dear Lulu taking care of me. It really is a blessing.”

“Wow~”

Lulu nuzzled Shao Zifeng’s chest with her head, flaunting their bond and leaving Cang Haiyuan feeling like he had been shown excessive public affection.

Then, his gaze turned to the tall and majestic Emperor Penguin not far away, and he couldn’t help but bare his teeth in annoyance.

“Tsk,” Cang Haiyuan looked at him displeased, “it’s good you’re well. Take advantage of these few days while the ship’s at a halt to fully recover. Once we reach Antarctica, you won’t have as much free time to rest.”

Shao Zifeng paused, “Halt the ship, we’re not moving?”

Initially, he thought the Xuelong was stopping here just to wait for Chen Yixin, but it seemed there were other reasons, according to Haiyuan’s tone.

Cang Haiyuan nodded, took a deep drag from the cigarette butt, pinched it hard, and flicked the stub away.

“Someone from above is coming over,” he said, stretching out two fingers, “Two Generals, along with their companion animals.”

After he finished, he patted Shao Zifeng on the shoulder and got up to leave, “I’m going to see Shangguan, you wait here.”

Turning to watch his retreating figure, Shao Zifeng couldn’t help but ask, “How’s Shangguan doing?”

Cang Haiyuan stopped in his tracks, paused for a moment, then spoke in an indifferent tone, “Just hanging on by a thread, only Healing Lulu’s absorption seems to have some effect on his injury.”

Pausing, he looked up at the azure sky and spoke solemnly, “But he won’t hold out much longer. That thing is like a malignant tumor, continuously absorbing nutrients from Shangguan’s body. Even if you cut it out once or twice, it will grow back with sufficient nutrients…”

“If we can’t find another solution… Shangguan may not last much longer, but it doesn’t matter anymore. He should’ve known this day would come from the clothes he wore on the ship.” He turned to look at Shao Zifeng, “Do you want to join us? Shangguan put a lot of effort into looking for you when you went missing.”

Shao Zifeng fell silent for a moment, “Let’s go together.”

…

The Xuelong didn’t have a dedicated infirmary.

The place where Shao Zifeng stayed before was a temporary laboratory of Chen Yixin and her team, and that was only because of his relationship with Chen.

But the place where Shangguan Long stayed was a bit lacking; it was just his own cabin temporarily modified.

To make him more comfortable, Tong Hao dismantled his single bed and combined it with another for Shangguan. The other soldiers each took out their bedding and spread it on his bed.

When Shao Zifeng arrived at the cabin, two junior soldiers were struggling to stay awake at the cabin door.

Seeing someone coming, one soldier instantly opened his eyes wide, “What’re you…”

“Shh.”

Cang Haiyuan raised a finger to his lips and spoke softly, “We’ve come to see Shangguan.”

The junior soldier looked at Cang Haiyuan, then at Shao Zifeng, hesitation showing on his face.

But when he saw Lulu, his expression immediately brightened.

“You must be Lulu’s Combat Training Master, please come in,” he said.

Now, several soldiers of the Huofeng Army were extremely sensitive to anything related to healing, whether it was mutant creatures or medical equipment.

Last time, when they found out that there was a healing expert like Lulu on board the ship, a few of them begged Chen Yixin to ask Lulu to treat Shangguan Long.

Lulu did go to see him, but after examining, shook her head at them and turned to leave.

When they pleaded with Chen Yixin again, they learned that Lulu’s Combat Training Master was still in a coma.

So they waited desperately, hoping for Lulu’s Combat Training Master to recover and request his help.

Now that the Combat Training Master had taken the initiative to visit the captain, the young soldier’s eyes were filled with expectation as he looked at Shao Zifeng.

“You must take a good look at our captain, and if… if it really won’t work, please let us know,” the young soldier said, “so we brothers can be mentally prepared.”

As he spoke, the young soldier’s eyes reddened.

Shao Zifeng looked at his expression, his heart filled with mixed emotions. These were soldiers who faced mutant creatures without flinching, but now they showed their fragile side like children.

He sighed, “I will do my best.”

“Thank you so much! Please come in.”

Seeing the gratitude on the young soldier’s face, Shao Zifeng felt even heavier in his heart.

The creaking sound of the hatch door being pushed open was followed by a putrid stench.

This was a smell he was very familiar with, one he had encountered more than once.

Entering the cabin, he saw various items including nutrition packs saved by the young soldiers and medical equipment borrowed from Dr. Zhu.

These items piled together made the already cramped cabin even more crowded.

On the widened bunk against the cabin wall, Shangguan Long lay on thick blankets.

Because the wound was on his abdomen, and it was inconvenient to wear clothes, his upper body was exposed to the air.

The Shangguan Long that Shao Zifeng remembered was a very robust man, but the man before him now was so emaciated that he seemed to be a different person.

His skin on the chest and abdomen looked wrinkled due to the absorption of nutrients from his body. Underneath the skin, there seemed to be no fat or muscle, tightly clinging to his ribs.

The repeatedly stitched wound on his abdomen was somewhat swollen, and the inside of the wound showed a dark reddish color, twitching from time to time.

With each twitch, a thick liquid would drip down, and the foul odor originated from there.

Seeing this scene, Shao Zifeng felt a slight throbbing in his temples.

“Ah, Shangguan…” Haiyuan’s gaze was filled with pity.

Seeing him in this condition, Shao Zifeng also felt a pang of sympathy, although he hadn’t had much interaction with them, his impression of them had always been good.

Now seeing him like this, Shao Zifeng even had the thought that the hero was fading.

Taking a deep breath of the foul air, suppressing the irritation in his heart, Shao Zifeng asked Lulu about the prior refusal to heal.

“Yuu~ Yuu.”

It was through Lulu’s expressions that Shao Zifeng learned the reason.

Lulu had left after a mere glance mainly because of its talent.

Its healing efficiency was so fast primarily because of the talent “Healing Heart,” which could significantly increase cell activity and rapidly repair wounds. But this repair also required nutrients.

If it were ordinary people who got injured, this talent would certainly be life-saving, but for Shangguan Long, “Healing Heart” turned into a death spell instead.

His body had already been tortured to the point of running out of oil. If Lulu attempted a healing spell on him, it might be the end of him.

Besides, its talent also came with the passive state “Raging Blood,” which essentially stimulates the secretion of adrenaline and makes one more excited.

Shangguan Long’s body might endure the healing spell.

Under the stimulation of “Raging Blood,” he might even be able to walk a few steps afterward.

But what after that? He might not be able to walk at all, even more abruptly.

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