Chapter 338: Chapter 338

Si Yan spoke seriously, "Everything in the Delusional Tavern is clean. It’s absolutely impossible for us to sell food and drinks that would make people sick."

"I will save him, and I will also prove the Delusional Tavern’s innocence! If it’s proven afterwards that the tavern is innocent, I hope you will clarify the truth and apologize."

The two leopard Beastmen replied earnestly, "Alright. If it’s proven afterwards that you are innocent, we will definitely clarify the truth for you."

Si Yan crouched down and lifted the leopard Beastman’s eyelid.

Her beautiful brows furrowed slightly.

"After you ate at the Delusional Tavern, did anything unusual happen? Think carefully, anything out of the ordinary."

"Something out of the ordinary?" Da Shi pondered for a moment, then something suddenly came to mind. His brows furrowed.

Da Tou also recalled something at that moment and said, "We drank ’Earth Drunk’ here and ate the marinated meat. We enjoyed it and felt it wasn’t enough."

"We wanted to drink ’Human Drunk’ and continue eating the marinated meat. But to get more to drink and eat, we needed Insect Crystals, or we had to trade game hunted next door for Insect Crystals. So, a few of us planned to go hunting in the back hills, whether it was hunting insects or fierce beasts."

"What happened in the back hills?" Si Yan asked.

Da Tou’s voice was heavy. "In the back hills, we saw a large number of dead wild animals." ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ noveⅼfire.net

At this, Da Shi’s brows also knitted together.

"These dead animals had black wounds, and their flesh was also black. The quality wasn’t good. We took the meat to the tavern, but the serpent Beastman there just shook his head after one glance. We even made a scene, but the Delusional Tavern didn’t accept our meat."

She Ying also came over from a nearby shop, adding, "It was this morning. You wanted to come to my place to exchange that black meat for Insect Crystals. The meat quality wasn’t up to standard and faintly smelled of decay, so I didn’t take it. Our Delusional Tavern only accepts fresh, clean, high-quality wild beast meat."

Da Shi nodded. "Indeed, you did not accept it."

"We knew the meat quality was poor, so we thought about throwing it away. But Xiao Sha couldn’t bear to."

Da Shi gave a bitter smile. "Even as leopard Beastmen, we aren’t always able to fill our bellies. During disasters, we still go hungry. Especially this year’s Blazing Sun Day, it was truly unbearable. We all starved through it."

"Xiao Sha couldn’t bear to dispose of it, so he ate the meat. Da Tou and I saw something was wrong with the meat, so we didn’t eat it."

Da Shi and Da Tou looked at Si Yan. "Lady of the Lord," Da Shi asked, "are you saying there was something wrong with that meat?"

Xiao Sha’s condition wasn’t poisoning; it was an infection. It was like the apocalypse she had experienced before, where humans bitten by zombies would get infected with the zombie virus. Xiao Sha’s body was purplish-black, somewhat similar to a zombie’s, but it wasn’t a zombie virus; rather, he was in a state of decay and darkness.

Suddenly, Gecko said, "Sun’er, this is a Corpse Soldier!"

Gecko was very surprised. "A dead creature, revived by the Corpse Summoning Technique, becomes a kind of unnatural monster—neither human nor ghost. This monster is called a Corpse Soldier."

"This leopard Beastman looks like he’s been infected by a Corpse Soldier. If what they say is correct, this leopard Beastman must have eaten something bitten by a Corpse Soldier."

Gecko was very shocked. "But this is the Beast World! How could there be Corpse Soldiers?"

Gecko lowered his eyes slightly.

All the witchcraft in the Beast World’s Priest assemblies was personally taught and spread by him. He had never taught such an evil and dark power as the Corpse Summoning Technique. Where did that Black Priest who used the Corpse Summoning Technique learn such a filthy and evil thing?

Si Yan asked in surprise, "Resurrected from the dead? Is such a resurrection technique really possible?"

Gecko said, "Once dead, always dead. How can there be true resurrection? The Corpse Summoning Technique is rather unique. The soul is no longer present in a corpse revived by this technique. However, the memories from when the Corpse Soldier was alive are sealed within its body, making it appear as if it has returned to life. But in reality, that’s not the case; those are just memories. The bodies of Corpse Soldiers are decayed and carry the Corpse Soldier virus; they cannot truly be called Beastmen. Anyone who spends too much time with a Corpse Soldier will surely be infected. Those infected will, at best, become ill, and at worst, lose their lives."

Having experienced an era of zombies, Si Yan knew this matter was not simple, and her brows furrowed deeply.

"Gecko, from my observation, this Beastman isn’t dead yet. It should be a severe infection causing his body to go into shock, a state of suspended animation. Do you have a way to revive him first?"

"Yes, just give me a moment."

Gecko vanished from her shoulder. When he reappeared, he brought some clean water with him.

"Sun’er," Gecko said, "first use your Wood-based Ability to activate the life force within his body, then give him this water to drink."

"What water is this?" Si Yan asked.

This was his usual bathwater, but it was awkward to say so.

"Don’t worry about what water it is. Just give it to him to drink. After he drinks it, slit open his fingertips to let out the blood. Once the contaminated black blood is drained, he might wake up."

Da Shi and Da Tou asked excitedly, "Si Yan the Wise, are you a Witch Doctor? Can Xiao Sha really be revived?"

Si Yan replied, "I’ll give it a try."

She passed the water Gecko had given her to Da Shi, then placed her hands above Xiao Sha’s body, slowly infusing her Wood-based Ability into him.

The Wood-based Ability was indeed the nemesis of this corrupting force, and the purplish-black on the leopard Beastman’s body faded a bit.

Si Yan said, "Give him the water to drink!"

Da Shi immediately squatted down to administer the water.

Si Yan then took out a snake scale and sliced open the leopard Beastman’s fingertips.

Black blood flowed from his fingers.

"Look at his fingertips; the blood is actually black!"

"My God, what’s going on?"

"This is the first time I’ve ever seen black blood. This must be a voodoo curse, right?"

As Da Shi fed him the water and the black blood drained, Xiao Sha’s complexion gradually returned to normal, and even his lips regained a faint pink color.

Da Tou asked anxiously, "Can my brother really live?"

Si Yan checked his eyelids and took his pulse, then stated confidently, "He will live."

Indeed, it wasn’t long before Xiao Sha opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw was Si Yan, who looked like a fairy, and he felt a bit dazed.

Am I dead? Have I come to the Beast God’s world? Such a beautiful, beautiful fairy-like female...

Da Tou smacked his face roughly. "Xiao Sha! Xiao Sha! Xiao Sha!"

"Fuck, stop hitting me!"

The leopard Beastman suddenly sat up and, looking around, exclaimed in surprise, "I’m not dead?"

Si Yan said, "You’re quite well."

The leopard Beastman blushed as soon as he saw Si Yan.

"Si-Si-Si Yan the Wise?"

All the Beastmen who had attended the Wan Cheng Gathering knew Si Yan. Xiao Sha, however, never imagined he would one day be so close to Si Yan the Wise.

"Si-Si-Si Yan the Wise," he stammered nervously, "I-I really like you... I-I-I, how did I end up here?"