Chapter 51 part 1
At some point, the cave had fallen silent. Everyone’s gaze was fixed on Luo Shizhen.
The only sound that remained was Wen Hu reporting the Pollution values.
“65%.”
“61%.”
“54%!”
Luo Shizhen could hardly hear these voices.
He had always been this way; once he started a task, he would become completely immersed in it, focusing so intensely that he wouldn’t notice anything happening in the outside world.
The white “giant python” wasn’t particularly large—it was just a small thing—but it coiled around Lu Qiujin’s heart, devouring the continuous black fog.
Despite its small size, it possessed a sense of ravenous greed, as if it wanted to swallow all the black fog in a single breath.
Delicious, delicious, delicious…
Although the bitter melon was bitter, it was plentiful and filling. Luo Shizhen could feel that his “appetite” had grown much larger than when he first “ate” the Pollution on Zhang Cai.
As more and more Pollution was consumed, the appearance of the white python became increasingly like that of a real snake—eyes, fangs, flicking tongue; every part was lifelike.
As it moved, it was even more greedy and dominant than the previous black giant python.
The black fog it targeted had almost no power to resist. Even when it tried to flee, it could not escape the white python’s devouring maw.
It could be said to arrogantly occupy this heart, constantly intimidating and gorging on the “food” within.
With the aid of the white python, the purification process became exceptionally smooth.
Luo Shizhen didn’t notice at all; he was still working hard to digest the “bitter melon.”
He vaguely remembered that when he was young, he could never get enough to eat. At the time, he thought that if he could find a good job when he grew up, he would earn lots of money to buy even more delicious things and eat as much as he wanted.
He didn’t expect that even when he reached a point where he could eat as much as he wanted, there would be troubles.
There was too much. He felt that in the end, he wasn’t even chewing anymore, but simply “swallowing” it down.
The wandering white python’s belly had already bulged significantly, yet its mouth was still striving to open wide to consume the white fog.
The “hearts” growing in Lu Qiujin’s abdominal cavity were also rapidly receding. The human heart, which had been pushed into a “corner,” began to beat with even greater strength.
Lu Qiujin’s face slowly shed its strange and bizarre appearance, revealing his original handsome features.
Finally, those vacant black pupils also lost their dark radiance, turning back into human pupils.
Sanity was the last thing to return.
Lu Qiujin lowered his head, looking at Luo Shizhen, who was currently “digging out his heart and lungs” for him.
His eyes were still a bit vacant, but he instinctively called out the other’s name.
“Shizhen.”
Luo Shizhen froze, then raised his head and met Lu Qiujin’s gaze.
Truth be told, Luo Shizhen’s current appearance didn’t exactly look pure or innocent.
His face was covered in blood, but his eyes were bright and sparkling, looking like a determined serial killer.
In Lu Qiujin’s eyes, however, this scene was like the most dreamlike sight he had ever witnessed.
“Lu Qiujin! You’re awake!”
Luo Shizhen, with his face covered in blood and blood droplets clinging to his eyelashes, had a hint of fatigue on his face, yet he was still smiling softly.
Lu Qiujin could feel that he was truly opening up his heart.
As his previous memories flooded back, he quickly understood what had happened.
How truly peculiar.
Lu Qiujin had never felt his body so light and relaxed.
Awakeners had strong self-healing abilities; usually, even if they were injured, no scars would be left behind.
But there had always been a deep scar across Lu Qiujin’s chest, as if the Awakener’s self-healing ability had bypassed it.
Because of this, his attire was always meticulously buttoned up, covering every possible inch, trying his best not to reveal a single trace.
But now, that scar had been sliced open by Luo Shizhen.
It had been cut open almost crudely, simply, and fiercely.
The new wound almost dominantly replaced the old scar.
Lu Qiujin found it hard to describe the feelings in his heart at this moment. He had just experienced an agonizing Alienation process and was currently in a state where his chest had been cut open; his body should have been extremely exhausted.
Yet, he felt relaxed—very, very relaxed.
Luo Shizhen actually didn’t feel very tired; he was just simply sleepy.
However, he still forced a smile and held up two fingers stained with Lu Qiujin’s blood:
“Lu Qiujin, what number is this?”
This was a testing method so crude that it was uncertain whether it would work at all.
But Lu Qiujin answered: “It’s 2.”
He saw Luo Shizhen visibly breathe a huge sigh of relief.
A Lu Qiujin who could answer “2” was once again his classmate, roommate, and teammate.
And so, the strongly suppressed drowsiness surged up several times over at that moment.
“It’s good that you’re awake. I… I seem to be a bit full. I want to sleep for a bit.”
He remembered the books saying that when people eat carbohydrates, they get sleepy. So, it was very reasonable to become drowsy after a full meal.
Luo Shizhen was so sleepy his eyes could hardly stay open, but he was still thinking about clearing Lu Qiujin’s Pollution, so he forced himself to stay awake.
Actually, it wasn’t much; back when Luo Shizhen was studying hard, he would also study until his head was spinning, yet he would still force himself to continue.
In the end, he hadn’t achieved much in his studies.
But purification was different. Purification was like a combat class—no matter how tired the body was, once it was done, it was done. As long as the effort was put in, there would be a result.
As long as he kept purifying, the Pollution on Lu Qiujin’s body would decrease further and further. Just enduring a bit of drowsiness felt very worth it to Luo Shizhen.
He always remembered his identity: he was a Purifier. Helping his classmates purify was his duty.
It was only when he saw that Lu Qiujin’s expression was clear that Luo Shizhen finally felt at ease.
Luo Shizhen’s eyelids could no longer hold out. He closed his eyes, his body swaying as if he were about to fall backward.
Lu Qiujin’s pupils contracted, and he instinctively reached out to grab him.
But Luo Shizhen stood firmly on his own.
A healthy body like an ox wasn’t just talk.
Luo Shizhen blinked his eyes, trying hard to force them open again.
Fainting was impossible.
Unlike the people in TV dramas who would faint and fall straight back, hitting the ground would definitely hurt.
Even though Luo Shizhen was sleepy, it wasn’t as if he couldn’t hold on for another second.
First, he sat on the ground, then he lay back, and only then did he feel safe enough to fall asleep.
This series of operations could absolutely be described as unexpected, except that Sui An’s mental threads quickly coiled into a circle on the ground, forming a crude “bed.”
“Shizhen!”
Qin Yinian and the others hurriedly gathered around, carefully wanting to reach out but not daring to touch him.
Even the members of the Zhadao team couldn’t help but show looks of tension.
Someone stepped forward: “Move aside, let me check his condition.”
Sui An’s mental energy had already checked him, so his expression was the most composed of everyone present.
“Don’t worry, he’s just fallen asleep. His vital signs are very stable.”
The Zhadao teammate who had offered to check Luo Shizhen only then remembered that their captain had revealed earlier that Sui An had placed his mental energy on this student.
When it came to Luo Shizhen’s vital signs, Sui An was definitely the one among everyone present who knew best.
Looking closer, weren’t the mental threads coiling beneath Luo Shizhen as a mattress the Prosecutor’s mental energy?
This teammate: “…”
Sui An was higher in both Sequence and Grade than he was, but he still couldn’t help but give the man a look as if he were a pervert.
Sui An, who was being watched, had always had sharp senses, so it was impossible for him not to notice.
He had walked through fires and mountains of blades; why would he care about a mere look? He simply acted as if he hadn’t seen it.
Hua Yi also first observed Luo Shizhen’s state. After confirming he was fine, his gaze then landed on Lu Qiujin.
Although Lu Qiujin’s chest had been cut open, for an Awakener, these were merely external injuries. Even without treatment, their powerful self-healing ability would allow them to recover quickly.
Compared to being polluted, this was nothing at all.
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