35: SS-level rare medicinal material, Royal Blood Grass!

Half an hour later, when Zhao Tian finally stumbled back to the abandoned camp, his legs had already lost all feeling.

He carefully settled Wu Ming and Li Qingchen in the back row.

Their breathing was so faint it was almost imperceptible.

The key turned three times before the engine finally caught.

Zhao Tian floored the accelerator, and with the beast-like roar of the engine, he sped towards the military camp.

A few minutes later,

The constant bumps on the road caused Li Qingchen to slowly wake up.

He struggled to open his eyes, his vision blurry for a while before it finally focused.

When he realized someone was missing from the car, he suddenly propped himself up, a sharp pain making him gasp.

"Where's Su Lei?!"

Zhao Tian gripped the steering wheel, a bitter expression on his face. "He, he stayed behind to cover our retreat..."

"What did you say?!" Li Qingchen, finding strength from somewhere, suddenly grabbed Zhao Tian's collar.

"If it weren't for Su Lei, we'd all be dead by now!"

"You just ran away without looking back?"

"Are you even a man?!"

Before he could finish speaking, a mouthful of fresh blood splattered onto the dashboard.

Zhao Tian slapped his hand away, glaring, his voice suddenly rising: "What else could I do but run?!"

"In your state, forget fighting, you can't even stand up!"

"If we stayed there, we'd all die!"

Li Qingchen looked at the unconscious Wu Ming beside him,

He opened his mouth, but in the end, he just leaned back dejectedly into his seat, a mix of emotions in his heart.

Zhao Tian, while gripping the steering wheel, his other hand tremblingly pulled out a satellite phone.

...

By the time he arrived at the military camp, medical personnel were already in place.

After seeing Li Qingchen and Wu Ming being taken for emergency treatment, Zhao Tian, without even a moment to catch his breath, rushed towards the command building.

"Colonel! Colonel Roan!"

Roan was on the phone when the office door was violently flung open.

"Where are the troops from Sector B? Have they arrived at the scene? Su Lei, he..."

Colonel Roan put down his phone and gave a faint glance.

"Calm down, Zhao Tian."

"The troops are still assembling."

"What?!" Zhao Tian was suddenly startled.

At this moment, he no longer cared about their respective statuses, and said with a mixture of urgency and anger:

"The troops stationed in Sector B only need fifteen minutes to get there! Why haven't they left yet?!"

Colonel Roan's expression was serious.

"Based on your description of the situation, those two Gibbons should have reached the level of a First-Order Vicious Beast."

"Sending ordinary Martial Artists would be suicide."

"Moreover, the incident location is no longer in Sector C, but in the unknown Sector E."

"To be safe, we need at least ten Martial Masters."

"Don't worry, the message has been sent, and support from other companies is on the way."

Zhao Tian stared at his superior in disbelief, his voice suddenly catching.

"But! Isn't Su Lei General Lin's son-in-law?!"

"Even if it means some casualties..."

"Who told you that?" Colonel Roan frowned deeply.

"Miss Lin did indeed arrange the paperwork, but they are only ordinary friends."

"What?!" Zhao Tian suddenly froze.

After coming to his senses, he slammed his hands on the office desk, his heart burning with anxiety.

"But by the time they gather, Su Lei will already be dead!"

Colonel Roan looked at him and sighed softly.

"Since he voluntarily stepped onto the battlefield as a mercenary, it means he was prepared for the consequences."

"If he dies in battle... although it's regrettable, one can only say it was his fate."

Zhao Tian's face turned pale, and he stumbled back several steps.

...

On the other side.

Deep in the forest,

Su Lei knelt on one knee, gasping for breath.

The area within a hundred meters was a mess.

The ground was pitted and uneven, with broken trees everywhere.

The two Demonic Apes surrounded him, one on the left and one on the right, equally covered in wounds. The female ape's right eye was a bloody, mangled hole,

The male ape's left arm was twisted at an unnatural angle,

and it was constantly letting out heavy gasps.

Just as Su Lei tensed his muscles, preparing for one last desperate effort—

"Boom!"

The two behemoths suddenly swayed simultaneously, their mountain-like bodies crashing to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Truly formidable..."

Su Lei slowly exhaled,

As soon as his taut nerves relaxed, the pain and exhaustion throughout his body surged over him like a tide.

Every strike from these two Demonic Apes contained earth-shattering power.

Although their bodies were massive, they were extremely agile.

Even with a clear understanding of all their attacks, he could only rely on his speed advantage to continuously skirmish.

Every dodge was like dancing on the tip of a knife.

After continuously unleashing eight "Thousand Layer Waves," he finally shattered their internal organs with the accumulated hidden Qi.

Even so, he had reached his limit.

His entire body trembled uncontrollably from overexertion, unable to even lift a finger.

After resting in place for a moment,

Su Lei suddenly glanced in the direction of the waterfall.

He swayed as he stood up, unconsciously walking towards it.

Passing through the waterfall,

a huge natural cave was hidden behind the rock wall.

An increasingly strong, unusual fragrance permeated the damp air.

The scent entered his nostrils, and his exhausted body regained some vitality.

He soon reached the depths of the cave, where a strange plant grew quietly in a rock crevice.

Its main stem, crystal clear like jade, branched into three emerald-like leaves.

A ruby-like fruit hung from a small twig at the top.

The surface of the fruit was covered with fine golden patterns, glowing faintly in the darkness, as if breathing with life.

It emitted a strong fragrance.

Su Lei quickly took out his phone, snapped a photo, and compared it online.

A few minutes later, he found it in a plant encyclopedia.

[royal blood grass]

Characteristics: Its root system absorbs rare trace elements freely existing in nature. It flowers and bears fruit every twenty years. The fruit contains pure biological energy.

The energy can be directly absorbed by the human body, with no side effects.

Optimizes biological Physique at the cellular level.

Extends lifespan by approximately thirty years (mammal experimental data).

Remarks: SS-grade rare medicinal material; only three instances discovered in the past fifty years.

Su Lei suddenly understood.

"So that's it..."

"Those two Gibbons inadvertently ate this, which caused them to mutate, evolving from Second-Order Variant Beasts into Vicious Beast-level existences!"

The reason one fruit was left was probably because they hadn't fully digested the energy within it yet.

Therefore, they guarded this place, prohibiting everyone from approaching.

That expedition team also suffered because of this...

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

Su Lei's breathing quickened uncontrollably.

The moment his fingertips touched the fruit, a warm current spread throughout his body along his arm.

He no longer hesitated, plucking the fruit and putting it into his mouth.

The moment the skin broke, an indescribable sweetness exploded on his taste buds.

The pulp turned into a warm juice that slid down his throat, like a spring breeze passing through everywhere it went.

Immediately after—

"Boom!"

A surging energy erupted within his body!

Su Lei quickly sat cross-legged, concentrating all his attention on using the Vibration Method, slowly guiding this energy.

A scorching torrent surged continuously within his body, gradually fusing into all his blood.

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