Chapter 855: Chapter 855
With a sudden twist of its body, the Green Zombie made the Peach Wood Sword that Fang Bai had stabbed into its back emit a light sound, breaking it in half unexpectedly.
What disappointed Fang Bai was that although the Peach Wood Sword penetrated the Green Zombie, it hadn’t pierced its heart; hence, it couldn’t cause substantial damage.
However, this sword strike, while not fatal, made the Green Zombie realize that it couldn’t match Fang Bai’s strength and thus began to retreat.
The Green Zombie stomped forcefully on the ground, propelling itself into the air, and leaped high in a parabolic trajectory, clearing over four or five meters above the heads of Long Da and the others before landing ten-odd meters away.
No sooner had it landed than it leapt up again, repeating this several times. In the blink of an eye, it was a hundred meters away, so fast that even Fang Bai marveled at its speed.
Long Da and the others watched the Green Zombie flee in the blink of an eye, astonished by its incredible speed, and stood there, gaping.
Fang Bai was about to use his movement technique to chase the Green Zombie when he suddenly noticed something wrong with Long Da’s complexion; glancing at the wound on Long Da’s shoulder, his expression turned grave, and he said in a deep voice, "Long Da, are you injured?"
"Instructor Fang, I was scratched by that zombie... scratched..."
Long Da didn’t finish his sentence; his body swayed, and he collapsed to the ground, limp.
He had just been wounded by the Green Zombie, and the zombie poison had infiltrated his blood. He had been persevering due to his strong will, but seeing Fang Bai come over, he felt a surge of hope for life, and his body relaxed. Consequently, his head spun more intensely, his eyes rolled, and he fell unconscious.
Long Er and the others, who were as close as brothers to Long Da, exclaimed in shock, crowding around to check on him.
"Long Da has been poisoned by the zombie. If we don’t expel the poison promptly, he will end up like those victims in the Anxi Hospital morgue..."
Fang Bai walked to Long Da’s side, checked his injuries, took a deep breath, and said, "Saving him is urgent. I will expel the poison from Long Da right now. As for the Green Zombie... once Long Da is cured, I’ll go and finish it off!"
The Peach Wood Sword broken inside the Green Zombie carried a trace of Fang Bai’s essence; later on, following this trace, Fang Bai could quickly find the Green Zombie.
In the brief confrontation with the Green Zombie, Fang Bai had gauged the depth of this green-haired monster’s abilities and was confident that with his myriad of methods, he had a great chance of killing the Green Zombie.
"Fang Bai, why don’t you stay and treat Long Da, while I lead some people to keep chasing and killing the Green Zombie? You’ve wounded it with the Peach Wood Sword, and its combat power must have been greatly reduced. This is a good chance to finish it off!"
Tang Wenrou, though shocked at the Green Zombie’s strength, felt some reluctance seeing it flee and thus volunteered to Fang Bai.
Long Er and the others nodded in agreement, clamoring to kill the Green Zombie and avenge Long Da.
Fang Bai shook his head, his attitude resolute, "No! Let’s not even talk about whether you can catch up with the Green Zombie, even if you do, who among you can stop it if it decides to escape?"
Tang Wenrou and the others had no reply.
Aside from Fang Bai, there truly was no one else on-site capable of subduing that green-haired monster. Tang Wenrou, Long Er, and the others thought about their own strength, not exceeding that of Long Da, and now even Long Da had been injured by the Green Zombie. If they went to intercept, they would not only waste their Essence Energy and strength—which was a minor matter—but if they also got injured, it would be a loss greater than the gain.
Fang Bai said, "You all just stay here, sincerely help me by acting as protectors! Leave the Green Zombie to me; rest assured, I am confident in eradicating it!"
Seeing Fang Bai’s full confidence, Tang Wenrou said no more.
The Green Zombie had escaped this time, but there would be another chance to extinguish it. However, if Long Da died, it would represent a significant loss to the Dragon Guard, which was something Fang Bai absolutely did not want to see. Therefore, Fang Bai did not bother about the fleeing Green Zombie and instead, without hesitation, stayed to save Long Da.
In fact, given the choice between "pursuing the Green Zombie" and "saving Long Da," Tang Wenrou would have chosen the latter as well.
"Wen Rou, take care of Alian for me first!"
Fang Bai said this and then swiftly carried the unconscious Long Da to the grass in a nearby park. He took out the Five Elements Acupuncture Set and began to drive the corpse poison out of Long Da.
The Green Zombie’s corpse poison was several degrees stronger than the most toxic of poisons in the world. Ordinary people infected with corpse poison could not possibly survive, but fortunately, Long Da was an Earth Level Martial Artist with an extraordinary constitution. Moreover, after being infected with the corpse poison, he had timely sealed the acupoints around his heart to prevent the poison from quickly invading it through his bloodstream. Additionally, with Fang Bai, the Divine Doctor, going all out to cure him, Long Da eventually passed through the life-and-death crisis.
With the aid of Fang Bai’s Five Elements Needles and the Chaos Origin Energy, continuously, foul-smelling and contaminated blood seeped out from Long Da’s pores, dripping onto the ground. The tender grass that came in contact with the blood withered in an instant.
It was said that for a long time after, no plant could survive in that area of several yards around where the event had taken place, a testament to the potency of the corpse poison.
Tang Wenrou, holding Alian’s little hand, along with Long Er and others, kept watch around the grassy area to prevent any passersby from disturbing Fang Bai as he rid Long Da of the poison.
Alian, watching from a distance as Fang Bai used the Five Elements Needles to rid Long Da of the poison, was full of admiration in her big eyes. She thought to herself that big brother was so amazing, and she made up her mind to take him as a role model, to study hard and strive to become someone as impressive as big brother when she grew up.
The corpse poison was unlike other toxins. Once infected, it was extremely difficult to remove. Fang Bai was busy from the middle of the night until dawn was about to break before he finally put away the silver needles, having completed the major task. However, he looked extremely exhausted, clearly indicating that expelling the poison had taken a great toll on his spirit and vitality.
Long Da soon came to and, upon learning that Fang Bai had saved his life, was immensely grateful.
The group returned to the Anxi Police Station, and Fang Bai had intended to book two adjacent rooms at a nearby hotel for a temporary stay for himself and Alian. However, Tang Wenrou mentioned that there happened to be an empty villa belonging to the Tang Family in the downtown area and offered it for Fang Bai and Alian to stay in for a few days.
Fang Bai was not pretentious and, along with Alian, moved into the three-story villa. He then went out with Tang Wenrou and Alian for a stroll on the street, buying Alian several sets of clothes and shoes from head to toe, evoking both excitement and nervousness in Alian, who had never worn nice clothes or shoes before.
That day, Tang Wenrou’s father, Tang Chongshan, and her mother, Liu Hongzhuang, arrived together. The couple’s attitude towards Fang Bai could be described as extremely warm.
Especially Liu Hongzhuang, who looked at Fang Bai with eyes like a mother-in-law appraising a son-in-law, the more she looked, the more she liked what she saw.
Listening as her parents praised her endlessly in front of Fang Bai, Tang Wenrou understood they were "selling" her to Fang Bai to get a head start among his various female friends. She felt somewhat embarrassed and simply took Alian out to play to avoid any potential discomfort.