What kind of eyes are these! A gray, hopeless look, the only difference between this person and a dead person is that they have a breath left, can speak and move, but otherwise, their eyes are just lifeless gray!
Old Tian looked at the peacock, momentarily speechless, but he still managed a weak smile: "You... could eat something, or take a nap, rest a bit, perhaps..."
Peacock didn't speak, her expression remaining indifferent; she didn't even glance at Lao Tian.
Old Tian swallowed hard, then tried again, "Perhaps... Shi Gaofei can come up with a solution..."
The peacock's eyes were still open—but clearly, its gaze was unfocused, and it stared blankly at the wall.
Old Tian sighed inwardly and finally shut his mouth.
A strange feeling arose in his heart. Although the woman was sitting right there, she still gave Lao Tian a strange feeling:
That peacock, that blood peacock, is dead!
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Peacocks can indeed be considered to have "disappeared".
This "non-existence" doesn't refer to physical death. Rather, it means that the peacock has now completely become an ordinary person!
Although the top fighters were seriously injured when they fled back from Japan in such a sorry state that day, no matter how serious the injury, it will eventually improve with proper treatment. However, Peacock was completely beyond recovery!
In the few days since they returned, thanks to treatment with cell repair fluid and special medications, everyone's external injuries had mostly healed. However, Peacock's condition was worse than the others!
During the battle on Mount Fuji, Chen Xiao, after transforming, bit Peacock's neck and drank her blood. While consuming Peacock's blood caused Chen Xiao to undergo a "bloodthirsty evolution," the blood remaining in Chen Xiao's mouth and teeth from biting Peacock's neck also infected her wound. As a result, Peacock was also infected by the "purification" carried by Chen Xiao's body! Her formidable strength was completely "washed away" after being infected by Chen Xiao's purifying fluids!
Just like Black Seven in the past, now it's Soso.
Having lost her terrifying and earth-shattering abilities, Peacock is no longer the "Blood Peacock" that strikes fear into the hearts of all. Now, apart from her beautiful appearance, she is just an ordinary woman.
Besides Peacock, the other top experts also suffered heavy losses in this joint battle against Chen Xiao.
Besides Peacock, whose supernatural abilities were completely crippled, Lin Kunlun was second only to her. He had unleashed the almost heaven-defying ultimate sword technique, "Nine Heavens Shocking Sword"—it could be said that this strongest sword strike directly blasted Chen Xiao from the sky into Mount Fuji, even piercing through the earth's layers and plunging him beneath the surface, indirectly causing Mount Fuji's eruption. After unleashing such an astonishingly powerful move, Lin Kunlun was also essentially crippled.
The reason it is described as "basic" is because Lin Kunlun still retains at least a tiny bit of ability. After his external injuries have healed to about 70-80%, Lin Kunlun's current strength is roughly equivalent to a C-level ability user, or slightly higher, but definitely not B-level.
A once-mighty top-tier S-class powerhouse has fallen to the level of a third-rate expert... After escaping back, Lin Kunlun locked himself in his room and went into seclusion, refusing to see anyone.
Even though Champagne and others came all the way from K City to Shanghai to meet with everyone, Champagne still didn't get to see Lin Kunlun.
And then there's Prince.
Prince's external injuries were the most severe because his white wings were too conspicuous and attracted Chen Xiao's attention the most during the battle. As a result, he suffered many heavy blows from Chen Xiao, and judging from his external injuries, they were almost more severe than those of the others combined.
When Lao Tian and the others brought him back, this old madman who had once shaken the entire world of superpowered beings was barely clinging to life. He had not only lost too much blood, but he had also nearly died three times during the rescue. The worst part was that even though they knew he had lost too much blood, they couldn't give him a transfusion because he was a special kind of human (a birdman?). The blood type of ordinary humans was simply incompatible with his. In Shi Gaofei's words, without a transfusion, he might have a 30% chance of surviving, but if he were to be transfused with ordinary human blood, he would probably ascend to heaven immediately.
Prince is still soaking in a makeshift recovery chamber that Scofield cobbled together from a hotel bathtub. According to Scofield, he has nine ruptured internal organs, and as for bones… almost none are intact. Scofield once complained that treating this madman was like being a factory worker, piecing together a torn rag doll. And the result? Prince remains in the recovery chamber, still unconscious.
Moreover, according to Shi Gaofei, this winged madman is unlikely to wake up anytime soon. Even with the most potent restorative fluid, he will remain asleep for at least twenty days, and for the next six months, he'll probably need assistance even to go to the toilet. As for regaining his strength… well, Shi Gaofei's answer is: Don't ask me that question; ask God…
All things considered, Old Tian was in the best condition. His external injuries were the least severe among them, and although his injuries were quite serious, they did not damage his vital energy.
However, this was not due to luck. Just when Chen Xiao was about to kill him with one blow, he suddenly regained some of his senses. Otherwise, if Chen Xiao had pushed the spear forward, Lao Tian would have been back in his place on the spot.
As for the last S-class powerhouse, Poseidon…
Thinking of the sea god, Lao Tian's face showed even more worry.
Because the sea god... has disappeared!
After escaping from Japan back to Shanghai, they set up this temporary base here. The sea god, after waking up from his serious injuries, quickly ran away.
At that moment, Poseidon seemed to have lost her mind, just like Chen Xiao. After waking up from her serious injuries, she almost attacked Lao Tian, who was taking care of her! After Lao Tian managed to defend himself for a few moments, Poseidon took the opportunity to escape.
According to Lao Tian's memory at the time, he clearly felt that the sea goddess seemed not to recognize him after waking up. When he spoke to her, she looked hostile and confused.
What Lao Tian didn't know was that after being severely injured, Poseidon reactivated the hidden commands of the prehistoric civilization in her memories. Once she suffered damage exceeding a certain level, the activated commands would control her original will, driving her to escape to the underground secret location of the prehistoric civilization by any means necessary to receive treatment and repair.
Moreover... at the same time, Poseidon was brainwashed again!
As a result, of the five S-level powerhouses, some were crippled, some were injured, and some had fled. Now, the only one who can still barely manage to do anything is Old Tian.
Old Tian sighed. Peacock seemed lost in thought, leaving him helpless. He went to check on Lin Kunlun, the great swordsman, who remained behind closed doors, while Prince continued to soak in the bath, completely naked...
Shi Gaofei occupied a room by himself, busily making the various instruments and tools he needed, with Suo Suo as his assistant.
Champagne went on a shopping spree—Scowfie gave Champagne a shopping list, and Champagne turned pale when she saw it. Apparently, to purchase the supplies that Scoowfie needed, she would probably have to rent a truck first.
Finally, Shi Gaofei made a request to Lao Tian: they must find a new base of operations; this hotel could only serve as temporary accommodation. He needed a complete laboratory to create a better biorepair chamber and a complete repair system.
What worries Lao Tian even more is, what happened to Chen Xiao, that kid?!
Chen Xiao definitely wouldn't die in the volcanic eruption. But Lao Tian knew very well that he had broken Shi Gaofei's specially formulated medicine, and that medicine had clearly been inhaled by Chen Xiao. In that case, the medicine must have produced some effect, right?
Perhaps the drug will restore Chen Xiao's senses? And then he'll come back to find them?
However, Shi Gaofei was not optimistic about this. In his words, the effect of that special drug was not stable. After inhaling it, several different consequences would occur, including: becoming demented, losing memory directly, developing depressive symptoms, intellectual decline, and so on. Of course, regaining memory and consciousness was also one of these possible consequences.
As for all these possibilities, and which effect Chen Xiao will achieve after inhaling it... well, that depends on luck.
If luck is on their side, Chen Xiao might return to normal and run back. But if luck is against him… he might already be a mindless savage, living like Tarzan in some valley near Mount Fuji…
“We don’t have the ability to search for him right now, so there’s no use worrying. At least he’s not dead. Let’s plan the next search operation after we’ve recovered our strength.” This was Shi Gaofei’s suggestion.
Although Lao Tian didn't think waiting like this was a good idea, his side had suffered heavy losses and was simply unable to take immediate action.