Published: February 5, 2025
In a small village not far from Ulan County City, the wandering zombies had disappeared. If it weren't for the scattered bones everywhere and the occasional lurking mutated scavengers, one might even think this place was still in an era of peace.
On the roof of the largest two-story building in the village, a golden dog lay basking in the sun, occasionally licking its front paws, its ears twitching to catch every sound around.
Whoosh!
A piece of jerky was tossed onto the roof. The lazy golden dog suddenly perked up, agilely snatching the jerky in its mouth and swallowing it with a few chews.
"I say, Earth Yellow Pill, can you actually taste the flavor when you gulp it down like that? You need to savor your food, you know?" The lazy voice of Little Tiger came from below.
The Earth Yellow Pill gave a sidelong glance at the human lying on the low flower wall in the yard, shooting him a disdainful look.
This was the fourth day since the team had come down from Ulan Mountain.
On that day, the heavily injured team had rested in the mountains overnight and arrived here the next day.
Evolvers had a strong recovery ability. After two days of rest, those with lighter injuries had nearly healed, and so far, only Mo Ye, Liang Chuyin, and Sheng Yuan had not fully recovered.
However, Mo Ye and Liang Chuyin's injuries were mostly external. Although they weren't fully healed, they could move without difficulty, and they should be back to normal in a day or two.
Sheng Yuan was in worse shape. This big guy had been at the forefront, and despite the protection of the white shield and his professional skills, he had sustained the most severe injuries. He had just woken up last night and still couldn't get out of bed.
At this moment, Park Soo-young's professional skill, the apostle of light's Sweet Dew Technique, revealed its shortcomings. It was very effective for external injuries but not as effective for internal injuries.
The slow recovery of Sheng Yuan, who had sustained internal damage from taking a massive shock, was partly due to this.
There was some noise at the village entrance, and the Earth Yellow Pill's ears perked up. The big head resting on its paws immediately lifted, looking in that direction.
Ye Zhongming, Le Da Yuan, and Le Da Yuan's two assistants were walking towards the small building.
The Earth Yellow Pill jumped directly down from the rooftop and ran towards the village entrance, its tail wagging wildly like a small motor.
Moments later, Ye Zhongming and the others reached the bottom of the building.
"Hey, handsome, did you find anything to eat? Eating jerky every day is making me nauseous," Liang Chuyin called out sweetly from where she sat on the balcony railing on the second floor, her long legs swinging.
"Little internet celebrity, are you sure it’s not because you’ve been indulging that’s making you nauseous?" Xia Lei also came out, happily teasing her upon hearing Liang Chuyin speak.
"Ah! Sister Lei! What do you mean by indulging? Baby doesn’t understand!"
Hearing that sweet voice, the others collectively shivered, all retreating and leaving the two women laughing carefreely on the balcony.
Throwing the large bag he carried onto the ground, Ye Zhongming took a bottle of water from Park Soo-young, took a couple of sips, and asked, "How’s Sheng Yuan doing?"
"Better than yesterday, but he still needs rest," Park Soo-young replied, her spirit a bit low. Over the past few days, she had been repeatedly using the Sweet Dew Technique and recovering her psychic energy, which left her feeling fatigued, both mentally and physically, even as she helped others recover quickly.
"Also, Red Hair's injuries aren’t improving much," she added.
Park Soo-young was the softest-hearted in the team. Red Hair had saved her during the last explosion, and feeling grateful, she had even used the Sweet Dew Technique on this human puppet, but it had little effect.
Ye Zhongming frowned and thought for a moment, "Let’s leave it like this for now. I’ll think of a solution."