45: Chapter 45 The Grace of Not Killing

That gaze was very calm; there was no madness, no pain, and not even any emotion.

She also understood the meaning behind that gaze:

He was telling her that this was the only way to survive.

If you want to live, just stand still, otherwise everyone will die.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened them again, there was no more fear in her gaze.

Only determination.

She knelt up straight and extended her left hand.

She placed her arm flat in front of her.

Captain Huo Xiao walked up to her and looked down at her.

Then he jerked his head violently.

The blade slashed across, and Su Wan's left arm was severed at the elbow.

Blood gushed out, and Su Wan let out a muffled groan, her face instantly turning pale, but she gritted her teeth and didn't cry out.

Captain Huo Xiao relaxed his jaw, and the dagger fell from his mouth.

The moment the dagger was about to hit the floor, he gently caught the hilt with the top of his foot.

The dagger rested on his foot for a moment before slowly landing on the ground.

It made no sound at all.

It was as if he had placed it there with his own hands.

He was afraid of disturbing the little girl watching TV.

He was afraid that the slightest sound would cause Wang Dashan's displeasure, even just a tiny bit.

Su Wan covered the wound on her severed arm, also gritting her teeth tightly, without making a sound.

Captain Huo Xiao turned around to face Wang Dashan again.

Wang Dashan was still leaning on the sofa, with no expression on his face.

But this time, Captain Huo Xiao saw something clear in those eyes... appreciation.

It wasn't a fleeting appreciation, but genuine, concrete appreciation.

Captain Huo Xiao did not dare to guess whether he had met Wang Dashan's requirements.

Just as a subject dares not guess the mind of a monarch.

He simply knelt down again and lowered his head deeply.

"Mr. Chen Long, do you think this is acceptable?"

The room was quiet for a few seconds.

Wang Dashan nodded: "That will do."

He raised his hand and waved it gently.

The ten arms on the ground and the splattered blood were swept up by an invisible wind, floating in the air.

Then he extended his right hand and snapped his fingers.

Snap.

This time, it wasn't lightning that appeared, but a ball of orange flame.

A few seconds later, everything turned to ashes.

Wang Dashan waved his hand again, and the ashes drifted out of the window, dissipating into the night.

The room was clean, as if nothing had ever happened.

Wang Dashan looked at Captain Huo Xiao and said: "This matter is over."

A heavy stone fell from Captain Huo Xiao's heart.

He secretly calculated the time; it had been about twenty minutes since they entered.

He turned his head and deliberately glanced at Wang Xiaoyue on the sofa.

Wang Xiaoyue was hugging her rabbit, yawning a little yawn.

Then he turned his head back to look at Wang Dashan: "Then we won't disturb your rest."

Captain Huo Xiao's voice was very respectful.

Wang Dashan stood up and stretched.

"Alright, I won't see you out."

Captain Huo Xiao also stood up and bowed deeply.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen Long, for sparing our lives today."

"I hope Mr. Chen Long can visit Dark Blade in the future."

Wang Dashan nodded: "Sure."

Captain Huo Xiao gave Su Wan a look.

Su Wan covered the wound on her severed arm and struggled to stand up.

She walked to the door, extended her only remaining left hand, and opened it.

The two were about to walk out.

"Wait," Wang Dashan's voice came from behind.

Captain Huo Xiao stiffened, turned around, and asked respectfully: "Do you have any other instructions?"

"You are a smart person. Do you know what to do and how to do it after you go out?"

Captain Huo Xiao felt a chill in his heart and instantly understood the weight of those words.

"Mr. Chen Long, rest assured, I know."

"That's good, go... Also... don't tell my son about my identity."

Captain Huo Xiao was stunned for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

"Understood."

Wang Dashan waved his hand.

Captain Huo Xiao then turned and walked out of the room.

Once outside, he looked back at Su Wan and lowered his voice: "Close the door gently."

Su Wan used her left hand to carefully pull the door shut.

It didn't make a single sound.

The moment the door closed, Su Wan's legs finally gave out, and she leaned against the wall, gasping for air.

Captain Huo Xiao stood in front of her, blood still seeping from where his two arms had been severed, but there was no expression of pain on his face.

He just looked up at the ordinary two-story building.

Then he turned and walked out of the alley.

"Let's go, we'll talk when we get back."

Su Wan gritted her teeth and followed.

The moment they stepped out of the courtyard...

That mountain-like, heavy pressure instantly vanished.

It came suddenly, and it went suddenly.

Captain Huo Xiao and Su Wan's bodies suddenly lost their weight, like a compressed spring suddenly released, and they uncontrollably stumbled forward several steps.

Su Wan stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

The two stood in the alley, gasping for air.

Mist churned, and the night was deep.

Captain Huo Xiao looked down at his severed arms.

The suppressed Regeneration power now surged out like a bursting flood.

Granules of flesh at the severed arm began to grow crazily; bones, blood vessels, muscles, and skin were reconstructed layer by layer.

In a few seconds, his left arm grew out.

In another few seconds, his right arm also recovered.

Captain Huo Xiao moved his newly grown fingers, clenched his fist, and then released it.

Good as new.

He turned his head and looked at Su Wan.

Then he grabbed Su Wan's clothes at her chest and lifted her up like a chick.

His LV6 strength exploded instantly, and with a kick of his feet, he shot out like a cannonball.

Su Wan was held by him, suspended in mid-air, the wind whistling past her ears.

The surrounding buildings, trees, and mist retreated rapidly.

She gritted her teeth and didn't make a sound.

A distance of two thousand meters, at LV6 Speed, was just a matter of seconds.

The helicopter appeared ahead; this was where they had landed.

Captain Huo Xiao rushed to the front and threw Su Wan onto the ground.

Su Wan fell to the ground and groaned, but she stubbornly refused to cry out.

Captain Huo Xiao didn't look at her and rushed straight into the cabin.

The pilot was sitting in the pilot's seat, seeing his commander in this state—covered in blood, clothes torn with several holes, but his arms were intact.

He opened his mouth, wanting to ask what happened.

But when he saw Captain Huo Xiao's face, he closed his mouth again.

The expression on that face was not anger, not fear, but a solemnity he had never seen before.

Captain Huo Xiao rummaged out a waterproof bag from the corner of the cabin, unzipped it, and inside were several rows of neatly arranged potions.

Red ones, blue ones, purple ones, and a few transparent ones.

He pulled out a light green potion.

Regeneration Potion.

This thing was ridiculously expensive, one hundred thousand points per vial.

Captain Huo Xiao did not hesitate.

He held the potion, jumped out of the cabin, and rushed to Su Wan's side.

He crouched down.

He tore open the clothes at Su Wan's severed arm, revealing the ghastly wound.

"Bear with it."

Su Wan gritted her teeth and nodded.

The needle pierced into the muscle above the severed arm, and the light green liquid was slowly injected.

Su Wan's body tightened suddenly, veins bulged on her forehead, and sweat instantly poured out.

That feeling wasn't pain; it was itching.

It itched so much that it made one want to chop their own arm off again.

But she gritted her teeth and didn't make a sound.