"I can't move right now!" Old Tian said again with difficulty, but he was panting for a good ten seconds.
Chen Xiao ran to check on Xiangbin again, and she was still lying in the same spot. Her clothes were soaked through. Chen Xiao picked her up and carried her to a broken tree nearby, patting her face. Xiangbin remained unconscious, showing no signs of waking. Chen Xiao checked her breathing and heartbeat; they were steady, which relieved him slightly.
As Chen Xiao performed these actions, Mr. Lin San opened his eyes. At first, his expression was stern, carrying a subtle threat, as he stared intently at Chen Xiao. Only when he saw that Chen Xiao was merely checking Xiangbin's injuries did his gaze relax.
After visiting Lao Tian and Xiangbin, Chen Xiao went to see Poseidon third. However, Poseidon's injuries were much more frightening. She was still spitting out small amounts of blood. Chen Xiao originally wanted to carry her to a higher place, but Prince, who was lying on the rock next to him, suddenly opened his mouth and laughed in a weak voice: "She! Can't be touched either."
Chen Xiao turned around and glared at Prince. This inexplicable brawl, in truth, was instigated by this madman. Without his meddling, how could the four masters have possibly fought...?
“Really, don’t touch her.” Prince chuckled, though his laughter sounded somewhat pathetic at the moment. Although his voice was soft, his meaning was clear: “We’re all badly injured, but none of us are dead. We’re all recovering in our own ways. This girl has entered a dormant state. To be honest, although she’s vomiting blood, she’s expelling the stagnant blood from her chest and abdomen. None of us have this ability to go into dormancy. If we’re talking about recovery speed, she’s probably the fastest.”
Prince paused to catch his breath three times after saying those few short sentences.
However, Chen Xiao didn't give him a friendly look at all. If he didn't kick him a couple of times right now, he would be considered to have a conscience.
However, Prince's words didn't seem to be entirely unfounded. Chen Xiao carefully examined the sea goddess's face—when others coughed up blood, their complexion would worsen with each spit. But this sea goddess was the opposite; she coughed up small mouthfuls of blood, and after a few mouthfuls, her complexion gradually improved, even the tightly furrowed brows that had been contorted with pain relaxed a bit.
However, since Prince said so, none of these four experts can be touched. They can only be left as they are, waiting for them to recover on their own…
He immediately looked at Lao Tian, who nodded slightly, acknowledging Prince's statement, and added, "Now is when we are at our weakest. If we move around recklessly now, at best we will be seriously injured and won't be able to recover for years, at worst we'll just kick the bucket."
"Ha!" Prince laughed bitterly again, "Isn't this hilarious...? Our lives are now in this kid's hands."
This guy is truly a madman, speaking and acting recklessly. He doesn't seem to realize he's the culprit at all, as if he's not worried at all about being taken down by the other party in his weakened state. Instead, he's watching Chen Xiao with amusement, looking quite interested, as if he's determined to play this game to the very end.
Old Tian snorted heavily from the side: "You madman, are you satisfied with this situation...? You're the one who's most seriously injured among us! Aren't you afraid that whoever recovers their mobility first will take you down first..."
Prince, however, remained unfazed: "There's always risk involved in playing games. Ha!"
But halfway through his laughter, his breath dried up, and his laughter stopped, turning into a wheezing sound like a broken bellows.
Old Tian nodded to Chen Xiao, gesturing for him to come closer, before whispering, "The rest of us are temporarily immobilized. We'll probably have to stay here for a while longer, and this is the most dangerous time. If any unrelated person gets close and touches us, we could lose our lives."
Chen Xiao immediately understood what Lao Tian meant and frowned, saying, "I'll stay here! How long...?"
Old Tian's face showed anger, and he said indignantly, "It's all because of this madman's instigation!"
He then recounted, breathlessly, what had happened to Chen Xiao after he fell into a coma.
Before Chen Xiao fell into a coma, Poseidon and Prince were engaged in a fierce battle, while Lao Tian and Mr. Lin were fighting with swords. However, the situation changed later.
Poseidon and Prince were locked in a fierce battle when they noticed that Mr. Lin had injured Chen Xiao. Enraged, Poseidon abandoned Prince and rushed to attack Mr. Lin. Old Tian and Mr. Lin were evenly matched, but with Poseidon joining the fray, Mr. Lin was now fighting two against one and was immediately at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, Old Tian was a master of his craft and disdained to join forces with others against a common enemy. Upon seeing Poseidon join the battle, he withdrew himself. However, while he was trying to quell the turmoil, there was also a madman named Prince who seemed to thrive on chaos.
Seeing Lao Tian withdraw, Prince suddenly shouted and joined the battle, helping Poseidon fight Mr. Lin San. Poseidon didn't care about any superior demeanor; if someone joined forces to help her fight Lin San, she would accept it without hesitation. Furthermore, having witnessed Lin San severely injure Chen Xiao, she was even more enraged, wishing she could kill Lin San on the spot.
Prince and Poseidon joined forces. Mr. Lin was immediately in grave danger, barely managing to hold on for a moment. Old Tian couldn't bear to watch any longer; if he continued to stand by, this legendary swordsman might die on the spot. Helpless, he could only join the group to try and persuade him, but with that bastard Prince around, how could he possibly persuade him…
In the end, it turned out that Lao Tian and Lin San joined forces to fight against the combined forces of Poseidon and Prince.
After fighting for a while, Prince, that bastard, seeing the battle at a stalemate, resorted to trickery again, suddenly turning against Poseidon and attacking her instead. This resulted in three powerful figures joining forces against Poseidon. Although Poseidon was formidable, she couldn't withstand the attack of three S-class experts. Fortunately, Old Tian stopped in time; he realized this woman seemed to have a close relationship with Chen Xiao and should logically be on his side.
Given Mr. Lin's personality, he wouldn't stoop to fighting two against one. However, he couldn't stop like Lao Tian—he didn't want to fight, but Poseidon was relentlessly pursuing him, determined to kill him to avenge Chen Xiao. Prince, standing nearby, stirred things up again, a fence-sitter, sometimes helping Poseidon fight Lin San, sometimes helping Lin San fight Poseidon, stirring up trouble in the middle.
At this point, Lao Tian became a firefighter again. When Lin San was in danger, he helped Lin San. When the Sea God was in danger, he had no choice but to step in and help the Sea God as well.
However, the four masters were roughly equal in strength, and their fight was evenly matched. As the fight progressed, everyone got carried away and found it difficult to stop, and they gradually became enraged.
In the end, even Lao Tian, who didn't want to fight, became truly enraged. However, he vented his anger on Prince, who was stirring up trouble everywhere, and focused his main energy on attacking Prince.
Thus, it evolved into a four-nation war, with the two sides constantly shifting their alliances, eventually turning into a chaotic melee.
As for the intensity of this melee—just look at the surrounding environment to see it!
However, when it comes to the root cause, a large part of the credit should be attributed to Prince!
Old Tian spoke through gritted teeth, and Chen Xiao felt his anger rise as well, but Prince next to him looked calm and remorseless, appearing carefree.
“We’ve all been starving for a day,” Old Tian said with a wry smile. “If you don’t wake up, we’re afraid we’ll have to keep enduring this here until we regain our mobility.”
Hearing this, Chen Xiao could only sigh: "Then I'll go get some food. Hmm, do you have any cell repair fluid or anything like that?"
But as soon as he finished asking, seeing Old Tian's tattered clothes, he knew he had asked in vain. He shook his head, gave him a few words of advice, and then left to find food.
Chen Xiao first surveyed the surrounding terrain to make sure that no one would approach when he left.
However, after seeing the surrounding terrain clearly, or more precisely, the battlefield after the four masters' battle, a chill ran down his spine!
These guys are incredibly destructive!
This place was originally a hill, but now it looks like the slope of the hill has been almost completely sheared off by about two meters! Eight or nine out of ten parts of the surrounding forest are gone, with large areas blasted into flat ground or scorched earth, and many trees have been uprooted and are lying in all directions.
The dense craters on the ground resembled the surface of the moon. One wonders how many thunderbolts and lightning bolts struck this land during the fierce battle between those guys.
Large, terrifying cracks appeared on the ground nearby!
Fortunately, this isn't a densely populated area. However, this province, located on the edge of the East China Sea, has always been an economically developed region. There must be some small towns or county seats nearby.
These guys are fighting randomly here; I wonder if it will cause any panic.
With trepidation, Chen Xiao quickly walked away. He had recovered a lot of strength, and with his powerful strength, he could run at an astonishing speed, almost as fast as a speeding car. He ran for about half an hour.
We finally reached a small town.
After approaching the town and asking around, I felt a little relieved.
This place was originally near the edge of the East China Sea, and there used to be several national highways. The national highway here was originally a major transportation artery, which led to the prosperity of the small towns along the highway. Restaurants, repair shops and other businesses in the towns along the highway relied on the profits from the passing vehicles and passengers to survive.