Chapter 141: It’s Unbelievable

Just as Zhou Liming had guessed, after crossing a valley and standing on a small peak, Wang Lei carried Zhou Liming on his back, panting and pointing down the mountain, saying happily, “We have arrived.”

The others also breathed a sigh of relief and laughed out loud.

At the foot of the mountain, there was a gentle Grand Canyon, covered with dense woods that filled the entire canyon. In the center of the woods, a clear stream flowed and formed a lake in the middle of the Grand Canyon. The lake was covered with emerald water plants, which bent under the wind…

For the New Calendar, it was already November and winter had begun long ago; in the Old Calendar, it was just the start of winter. But here, there was no sign of autumn or winter; everything was full of life.

In modern society, it was very difficult to find such an undamaged place. In Zhou Liming’s view, this was absolutely a natural paradise. He did not know how far it was from the city, but probably this large forest blocked the way, so it had not been developed; otherwise, it would definitely be a great tourist resort.

Below the woods, there were dense thorns and vines everywhere, making it very difficult to move forward.

Fortunately, after going down to the mountainside, there was a small path that had been cut out long ago, leading straight to the center of the Grand Canyon.

Although Zhou Liming was injured, his hearing had not weakened much. From coming down the mountain to entering the Grand Canyon, he could hear bursts of human voices coming from the canyon. As they got closer, the sounds became more numerous and complex. Zhou Liming could determine that several hundred people should be living here.

When they approached the lake in the center of the canyon, a man wearing camouflage and holding a rifle flashed out from a patch of well-camouflaged grass.

“Brother Wang, you are back?” the appearing man said with surprise and joy. His excellent camouflage skills surprised Zhou Liming; finding him with just eyes would be almost impossible. Without paying attention, even he had been hidden from view.

Wang Ruijin smiled and nodded, saying, “It went fairly smoothly.”

The man was also happy, smiled, and then disappeared into the woods, lurking in a patch of grass. His camouflage and the decorations on his body almost merged perfectly with the woods.

The appearance of the set guard post made Wang Ruijin and the others more relaxed; here, there was basically no danger. Wang Lei lifted Zhou Liming up a bit and followed them along the cut path. About ten minutes later, they could hear the sound of the breeze rippling over the lake. After walking a while longer, the lake finally came into view.

In a patch of woods by the lake, the thorns below had been cleared away, forming an activity area covered by the trees.

In this cleared area, dozens of people were busy, and they all smiled at the returning Wang Ruijin and his group. It could be seen that Wang Ruijin had a very high status here. Zhou Liming finally figured out that this should be a Settlement formed spontaneously by survivors, struggling to survive in this Fierce Beast Occupied Area.

As for why they did not escape to the Grand Rear?

Just look at the Flying Fierce Beasts appearing from time to time in the sky, and the Fierce Beasts appearing from time to time in the Fierce Beast Occupied Area, and you would know why they huddled here. It was not that they didn’t want to, but that there was no way to leave. The hearing of Fierce Beasts was no joke; they could detect the slightest movement hundreds of meters away.

The country also knew that there were a considerable number of survivors in the Fierce Beast Occupied Area, but they were powerless.

Send planes? Not long after entering the occupied area, they would attract swarms of amazing numbers of Flying Fierce Beasts. The ground was even less need to be mentioned; the number of ground Fierce Beasts was ten times larger than that of Flying Fierce Beasts. As long as one entered within a hundred kilometers of the Fierce Beast Occupied Area, one could see Fierce Beasts everywhere. Meeting a Fourth Stage Fierce Beast was considered luck; it was easy to see the appearance of a Level Five Fierce Beast.

Zhou Liming knew that the country had previously sent troops to try to rescue these survivors, but not only were they not saved, they even lost themselves.

Over time, the country could only give up helplessly. They hadn’t even cleaned up their own mess, and lacking the ability, they could only let the survivors in these Fierce Beast Occupied Areas fend for themselves.

Naturally, someone came up to take the bags of Wang Ruijin’s group of four. Zhou Liming glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that these backpacks were filled with packets of salt. Wang Lei did not stop; he carried Zhou Liming to the canyon wall connected to the woods. There was actually a naturally formed large Cave here, with people living there going in and out.

Wang Lei said with some pride, “Don’t underestimate this place, it’s huge inside; living with a few hundred people is not a problem at all.”

Zhou Liming was weak now and just nodded slightly.

This Cave was indeed very huge. Inside, people used some trees and dry grass to build rows of houses, forming a circle with an open space like a square in the center. Seeing such a huge Cave for the first time, Zhou Liming was still full of surprise. Nature was truly miraculous; only it could create such a spectacular thing.

“Leizi, carry him to the room at the entrance; he needs a place with some ventilation.”

Wang Lei nodded, carried Zhou Liming to a row of rooms at the entrance, and walked into an empty room with nothing in it. After carefully putting Zhou Liming down, he couldn’t help wiping the sweat off his face, shaking his two arms, and rubbing his shoulders. Carrying Zhou Liming, who weighed over a hundred jin, all the way back here had exhausted him.

Zhou Liming gave him a grateful look and said with difficulty, “Thank you!”

Wang Lei grinned, not minding it, and said, “This is nothing.” Seeing that Zhou Liming had some spirit, he asked, “What is your name, and how did you get here?”

After holding it in for so long, Wang Lei was a young man after all, so his curiosity was naturally quite strong. Now that they had finally returned to their living place, he naturally couldn’t help but ask.

Zhou Liming gave a bitter smile. In fact, on the way back while being carried, he had already thought of an explanation, but now he had the will but not the strength. He said with effort, “You… can you… give me some water.” He hadn’t had a drop of water for days; it was his strong physique that was supporting him; an ordinary person would have collapsed long ago.

Reminded by Zhou Liming, Wang Lei realized it, gave an awkward smile, ran out, and came back after a while with a cup of hot water.

After feeding Zhou Liming the water, Wang Ruijin walked in carrying a medical kit, and Wang Lei tactfully went out.

Wang Ruijin glanced at Zhou Liming calmly, then checked his forehead with his hand, frowned slightly, and whispered, “The fever is very severe.” He took out a thermometer, put it under Zhou Liming’s armpit, and said emotionlessly, “You should know that I’m just doing my best. To be honest, your condition…”

Zhou Liming nodded slightly; his injury was indeed shocking, and the other party’s reaction was within reason.

“You have seen the current situation. Originally, I didn’t want to waste medicine on you. It can be said that using one means one less, but since I saved you, it wouldn’t be right not to treat you.” Wang Lei was not here, so Wang Ruijin spoke bluntly.

Zhou Liming didn’t mind; it was better than beating around the bush.

Wang Ruijin took out a sharp small knife from the medical kit, cut open Zhou Liming’s gauze, shook his head, and said, “The gauze is full of mud; this is likely the reason the wound got infected.”

Zhou Liming didn’t speak; while fleeing all the way, who would notice these things?

After cutting the gauze, because most of the blood had dried and stuck to the wound, Wang Ruijin said as he lifted the gauze, “Bear with it, it will hurt.” He gently peeled it open. During this process, the wound was torn apart bit by bit, blood seeped out again, and even some muscles were torn off.

The severe pain made cold sweat break out on Zhou Liming, but he still held back and did not let out a groan.

When the gauze was completely torn off, Wang Ruijin immediately gasped. On the palm-sized wound, fresh blood was mixed with yellow pus, giving off a foul smell. But this was not the reason for Wang Ruijin’s gasp. Just think, having such a large wound on the waist was terrifying. Through the reddish flesh membrane, one could even seem to see the faint internal organs inside.

Wang Ruijin looked at Zhou Liming with a monster-like gaze; he really couldn’t understand how he had survived such a severe injury.

Not to mention anything else, the severe pain at the time of injury would be enough for the nerves to bear, causing a person to fall into a coma. Next was the size of the wound; the gushing blood would be enough to drain a person’s blood in a few minutes. Finally, under infection, it would definitely affect the internal organs, causing rot and other phenomena.

But now, these conditions, which were enough to kill a person, were combined; even a god would die, but the young man in front of him was still alive.

Wang Ruijin, having been shocked, took the thermometer from under Zhou Liming’s armpit. When he looked at the temperature on it, he froze again. Don’t blame Wang Ruijin; anyone who saw a temperature as high as forty-seven degrees on the thermometer, while the person hadn’t fallen into a coma, would have the same expression as him.

In short, many things that were impossible in medicine had all appeared.

“Damn it, it’s unbelievable.”

Wang Ruijin had now completely viewed Zhou Liming as a monster; he couldn’t figure it out even if he racked his brains. At the same time, he was dumbfounded by Zhou Liming’s toughness. In peacetime, this would definitely be a medical miracle.