69novels Chapter 226 - 138: Skill Obtained, a Million Earned
Chapter 226 - 138: Skill Obtained, a Million Earned
A faint buzzing sound drifted down from above the valley.
It was followed by a wave of dense, heavy footsteps approaching from the valley entrance.
Lin Ye’s body tensed instantly, his gaze sharpening with vigilance.
’Someone else is here?’
But in the next moment, a few hushed words of conversation carried on the wind, reaching his ears clearly.
"This is the Shadow Scale Race settlement!"
"Everyone, be careful! The sandstorm hasn’t completely died down, so visibility is limited. Those damned things are probably lying in ambush everywhere!"
"Remember, our primary mission is rescue! Find Lin Ye and confirm his safety! Don’t get bogged down in a fight. Make it quick..."
’A rescue?’
Lin Ye froze.
’They’re here to rescue me?’
A flash of realization hit him. He instantly thought of the three unlucky souls whose tendons he had severed, leaving them as bait somewhere in the rift.
’It seems they sent out a distress signal.’
’That’s how the command center found out I’d entered the Shadow Scale Race’s lair.’
Having figured it all out, Lin Ye’s tense body immediately relaxed.
Confirming they were allies, he let out a long sigh of relief.
’Good thing I was fast enough to clean up all the Source Crystals on the ground.’
Lin Ye glanced down at the Galasha’s massive corpse.
This was the only piece of loot he planned to take out of the rift.
For humans, a lord-level Celestial Abyss Race creature like this was the definition of a walking treasure trove.
Whether it was its sturdy Scale Armor or its sharp steel claws, they would definitely fetch a good price back at the Linchuan Market.
Lin Ye walked over to the corpse and grabbed the Galasha’s thick tail with his left hand.
He hauled the massive, multi-ton carcass off the ground.
With the Star-Piercing Spear in his right hand, he began walking slowly toward the valley entrance, dragging the Galasha’s enormous body behind him.
The sandstorm had almost completely subsided.
Visibility at the valley entrance was gradually clearing up.
In the next moment, Lin Ye saw a dozen or so soldiers in standard-issue black combat uniforms. They exuded a formidable aura as they prepared to enter the valley in a triangular formation.
Every single one of them emanated powerful fluctuations of Qi and Blood that far surpassed the Vein Opening Realm.
’Gang Condensation Realm!’
These dozen or so soldiers were all powerful experts of the Gang Condensation Realm!
Just as Lin Ye saw them, they also saw him emerging from the swirling sand.
Everyone’s movements came to an abrupt halt.
More than a dozen pairs of sharp eyes snapped in unison toward the figure at the valley entrance.
Then, every one of their pupils contracted sharply!
A young man, bare to his well-muscled waist and covered in gruesome scars and dried blood, walked out.
His left shoulder, chest, abdomen, and back had almost no patch of unscathed skin. The crisscrossing claw marks and cuts seemed to silently narrate the tale of a brutal, bloody battle.
In his right hand, he held a black spear caked with grime and blood.
Set against the backdrop of the swirling sand, the scene’s visual impact was impossible to describe with words.
The entire area fell into a dead silence.
The dozen or so battle-hardened elites of the Ninghai Military, men accustomed to life-and-death situations and grand spectacles, were now frozen in place as if hit by a Body Fixing Skill.
They stood with their mouths agape, their faces etched with an astonishment that defied description.
’We... are here on a rescue mission?’
’Rescue who?’
’Rescue... him?’
As the sandstorm abated, the leader of the rescue team saw Lin Ye’s grievous state and shouted urgently.
"Lin Ye!"
Wang Lingchuan strode forward, his perpetually stern face now showing deep concern.
"Are you all right? Are you injured?"
Lin Ye’s gaze fell on the officer at the front.
He remembered that face.
The last time they met was when he first arrived in the occupied zone.
Back then, to this man, he had just been a cold code number.
Number 37.
But now, he was calling him by his name.
Of course, Lin Ye had no way of knowing that back at the command center, his name had already become famous in a single battle during that insect swarm.
His subsequent instant takedown of the three men had further cemented his presence in the minds of Wang Lingchuan and the others.
Before Lin Ye could answer, several medical Martial Artists carrying silver first-aid kits had already rushed over to surround him.
Their movements were professional and swift. Various detection instruments, all flashing with faint light, immediately began scanning Lin Ye’s body.
"Vital signs are stable!"
"Heart rate, blood pressure, Qi and Blood flow... all normal!"
"There’s a large amount of non-self blood residue on his body, but..."
A medic stared at the detector in his hand, then looked up at Lin Ye’s well-built torso, which was covered in gruesome scars but wasn’t even seeping a single drop of blood. His voice was filled with utter disbelief.
"All the scars... the subcutaneous tissue and muscles are intact!"
"There are no open wounds, not even... not even a scratch!"
He reached a conclusion that even he found absurd.
As soon as he said this, every member of the Ninghai Military present held their breath.
They weren’t blind.
’Are you saying all the blood on this young man belongs to someone else?’
’And those terrifying scars on his body have actually healed completely?’
Yet the test results before them stated that this young man was perfectly fine.
’How is that possible?!’
Lin Ye felt a little guilty.
A considerable amount of time had passed since the end of the battle.
The Healing out of combat mechanic had long since restored his injuries, leaving him good as new.
In fact, his current condition was even better than when he had first entered the valley.