Chapter 2928: Advancing on a Thorny Path, Bruised and Bloodied All Over！
Taking the event of not binding the system at age 18 but forcibly enhancing his talent by using Type 17 Blood Incineration to shorten his lifespan as the divergence point!
Two parallel realities began to develop in completely different directions!
Although there was no system to assist him, the continuous infusion of Type 17 Blood Incineration, life-and-death crises one after another, and the deaths of his comrades—all of these became the driving force for Jiangnan's growth!
In the Thousand Island Lake Spirit Ruins, Jiangnan and his group still encountered Xiong Er and won the championship title!
Jiangnan's strength was still growing rapidly, but his body was also aging at an accelerated rate...
In the original reality, due to his special space-type ability, Jiangnan still went to execute the mission to investigate the Immortal Serum in the Sahara Desert!
Without the aid of system items, the mission process was arduous. Wang Zhengyang, Tang Shi, and the others died during the mission, leaving not even a complete corpse...
Only after paying an extremely heavy price did they destroy the Dracula hideout and rescue Mila!
This was the first meeting and encounter between Jiangnan and Mila, and from that moment, their fates began to intertwine...
After returning to the country, Jiangnan took Mila to participate in the All-Star Tournament, also winning the championship. After the tournament, Dracula's retaliation came one after another!
The nuclear power plant in Yulong Town exploded, the reactor core melted down. Jiangnan did not live up to expectations by stopping the reactor, nor did he have the Little Ginseng that could ignore nuclear radiation...
The reactor exploded, the town was reduced to nothing. Hong Long and the others fell before the reactor, sacrificing heroically!
Mila erupted, barely managing to save Jiangnan's life with time regression!
But this incident also claimed many lives. Many citizens died from organ failure and cancer. Many Dragon Abyss soldiers who participated in the disaster relief died from total cell necrosis afterward, sleeping forever. Yulong Town also became a hellish place, shrouded in radiation, with a blockade line set up to prohibit entry!
Jiangnan's eyes were bloodshot as he watched these scenes, an overwhelming sense of suffocation crashing down on him!
The original reality was terrifyingly cruel, like a series of heavy hammers smashing down on Jiangnan, smashing him so hard he couldn't get up!
One blow after another!
Every single page was filled with sorrow and despair!
In the dreamlike reality, Jiangnan could always rely on his own abilities and those system items that appeared at just the right time to resolve crises and create miracles time and again!
He did not lack regrets, but they were very, very few...
But the original reality was filled with death and regret...
In the gap between realities, Jiangnan's heart felt as if it were being torn apart, so painful that he didn't even have the courage to continue reading!
But he had to keep reading, for the truth was buried here!
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Jiangnan smoothly received the admission notice from the Pioneer Academy and enrolled together with Wu Liang, Zhong Yingxue, and the others!
And Li Bing was also here, making the experiments much more convenient!
The emergence of the Immortal Serum and Mila also inspired Li Bing to some extent!
She was well aware that if Jiangnan continued using Blood Incineration Type 17 Modified, he wouldn't last much longer or go much further!
It was like a lit sparkler that would eventually burn out!
And in order to let Jiangnan go further, Li Bing made a decision. She improved the Immortal Serum, created the Eternal Potion, and injected it into Jiangnan's body!
The raw material was Mila's blood. By relying on Mila's special physique, Jiangnan was endowed with traits similar to those of an immortal to a certain extent!
It could slow down aging and reduce the side effects of Blood Incineration, but it had to be injected regularly, or else he would become bloodthirsty, crazy, and lose his mind...
This was just a method of robbing Peter to pay Paul, but it could also extend Jiangnan's life and allow him to go further!
The Pandora Secret Research Project had progressed to this point, and there was no turning back!
When they returned to the Thousand Island Lake Spirit Ruins for the second time, Jiangnan still brought Xiong Er out, but without the Man-Grass, he had no chance to become human!
And without the mutation serum from the system, Xiao Jiuwo didn't have particularly powerful abilities either...
The subsequent Metropolis incident still occurred, but the opportunity for Jiangnan to get involved was not due to the package Katerina mailed, but came from a mission assignment by the Dark Night...
Jiangnan still managed to retrieve the USB data, and with the help of Qian Benying, also saved Jiang Ning. Area 51 was not destroyed. Although Jiangnan fought to the brink of death, he managed to pull through thanks to the effects of the Eternal Serum and Jiang Ning's help!
But Black Crow, Liu Ming, and many comrades from the Dark Night were forever left in the Metropolis...
And the subsequent trip to the Abyss Nightless City became a lingering nightmare for Jiangnan!
The existence of Fito was like that invincible reaper of life, crushing Jiangnan's team again and again!
Even with Mila around, there were always times when she couldn't save everyone!
Xiong Er was killed by Fito, unable to survive, completely eliminated from the team. Xiao Jiuwo, in order to give everyone a chance to live, smeared herself with Beast Luring Balm, lured away the beast tide, but never returned...
Jiangnan and his group were pushed by Fito all the way to the ninth level of the Abyss, with deaths and injuries everywhere...
And Jiangnan and Xia Yao fell into a space rift and plunged into the tenth level!
It was here that Jiangnan encountered the Creation Beast and the critically wounded Odin!
But in this reality, Jiangnan was knocked unconscious by a mental shock while protecting Xia Yao, and the space gale blew Jiangnan to the brink of death!
The two fell into the tenth level of the Abyss, and the scent of blood attracted a large number of crazed spirit beasts to attack!
Xia Yao did everything she could to protect the heavily injured and unconscious Jiangnan, fighting until she was covered in wounds, her body covered with bite marks!
When Jiangnan woke up from his coma, the beast tide had not yet receded, and Xia Yao was on the verge of collapse. One of her arms had been bitten off, and her body was mutilated!
Her eyes were full of tears from the pain, but she still forced a smile at Jiangnan:
"I... I thought you wouldn't wake up, you sleepyhead!"
Seeing Jiangnan awake, Xia Yao could no longer hold on and collapsed into Jiangnan's arms!
Jiangnan's eyes were blazing with fury, but the beast tide was not retreating, coming wave after wave!
Jiangnan hugged Xia Yao tightly and, dragging his severely injured body, fought his way out of the encirclement of the beast tide!
"Da Lang Mie! Hang in there, I'll take you out! It'll be alright, it will definitely be alright!"
Xia Yao leaned in Jiangnan's arms, her pretty face covered in blood. The sounds around her gradually faded away, and she could feel her body temperature slowly turning cold...
"Xiao Nan... I'm so sleepy, so cold..."
Jiangnan fought recklessly: "Don't sleep! It'll be alright! I'm here! I'll take you out!"
The color on Xia Yao's face visibly drained away...
"Mm... not sleeping... Xiao Nan... that wolf fang necklace I gave you... are you wearing it?"
"I am! I'm wearing it! We're almost out! Just hold on!"
"Hehe... good that you're wearing it... Xiao Nan... do you... like me?"
Jiangnan, killing with bloodshot eyes, roared:
"I do! More than anything! So don't leave me! Please!"
Xia Yao smiled sweetly: "Hehe... I knew it... keep wearing it always... don't open it..."
As she spoke, she bit down hard on Jiangnan's hand that was holding her, biting down firmly!
And at this moment, Xia Yao's eyes were already filled with tears...
I don't want to leave you either... I don't... really don't...
Promise me... don't forget me...
The jaw of Xia Yao, who was biting Jiangnan's hand, gradually lost its strength...
After an unknown amount of time, Jiangnan finally broke out of the encirclement. The ground was littered with beast corpses, and the scent of blood was overwhelming!
Jiangnan knelt on one knee, coughing up blood violently!
"Da Lang Mie? How are you? We made it out! You..."
But at this moment, Jiangnan realized that Xia Yao in his arms had already stopped moving. Her body was covered in wounds, bite marks from spirit beasts!
And Xia Yao was still stubbornly biting down on Jiangnan's wrist. When Jiangnan gently moved, Xia Yao let go, her neck tilting sideways, motionless...
Her body had long since lost its warmth...
Only a bite mark was left on Jiangnan's wrist, very deep...
"Ahhh! Da Lang Mie! Yao Yao! Wake up! Please! I'm begging you!"
"I love you! How could I not! But I have no future! I don't know when I'll die! I can't accompany you to the end! I loved you but didn't dare to say it..."
"But why did you have to leave first? You must be acting, scaring me, playing a trick on me, right?"
"Don't barge into my life and then leave without permission! What am I supposed to do?"
"I can't do this without you!"
In the pile of beast corpses, Jiangnan held Xia Yao's dead body tightly in his arms, holding her as tight as he could!
But no matter how tightly Jiangnan held her, Xia Yao had already left...
Tears fell like pearls, but they could not bring back the person who had already passed away...
Jiangnan cried, cried as if his heart were being torn apart!
Kneeling in the pile of beast corpses, clutching Xia Yao's body and crying bitterly, he looked so pathetic...
And at that moment, Xia Yao forever left Jiangnan's world...
In the gap between the two realities, Jiangnan stared intensely at this scene, tears betraying him as they rolled down!
He raised his fist and fiercely pounded that page!
"Why! Why is it like this! Is this reality? Is this the original trajectory?"
Xiong Er, Xiao Jiuwo, and even Xia Yao all died during the Abyss Nightless City trip!
Jiangnan's heart felt as if it had been torn apart!
In the dreamlike reality, Jiangnan could always turn danger into safety, producing results that satisfied everyone, with no one leaving. It was as perfect as a fairy tale!
But the original reality was cold and cruel. The path ahead was covered in thorns. With every step forward, Jiangnan was torn and bleeding, covered in wounds!
His companions fell and left one by one, entrusting their wishes to Jiangnan!
Jiangnan could only carry the wishes of all the deceased and move forward, even if he was stabbed until he was dripping with blood, covered in bruises!
The process of moving forward was filled with pain. Even so, Jiangnan had no choice but to continue walking down this road!