Chapter 989: Sigh~Huff! (Bonus Chapter)
Outside the rock cave, dozens of Dark Night soldiers were carefully placed on a large bluestone.
A thunderous "boom rumble" echoed as the rock covered in vines collapsed into a pile of rubble!
Liu Mang's mouth twitched. "Good grief, you've demolished another place. This is rivaling a demolition crew!"
Xia Yao anxiously looked at the rubble. How come Xiao Nan wasn't out yet?
Just then, Jiangnan abruptly appeared in the middle of the scene!
In both hands, he was holding a blood-colored vine root that was seventy or eighty meters thick, still twitching and gushing blood everywhere!
(•'益'•۶)۶ᥬ᭄
Xia Yao exclaimed, "Is this the Mother Vine? You cut it down?"
Jiangnan grinned. "It's a branch of the Mother Vine root. I'm taking it back for Xiao Cheng to use as an experimental sample!"
He'd spent a ton of effort and only managed to chop off this much.
The rest of the Mother Vine root retracted back underground. Jiangnan wanted to chase it, but other blood vines blocked his path.
He had no choice but to give up.
Tossing the vine root into the alternate dimension, Jiangnan teleported over to the boulder.
Mountain Cat had already fainted and was unconscious. Her heartbeat was extremely weak, her body cold, with no warmth at all!
The other Dark Night soldiers weren't in much better shape either.
"They're all on the verge of death. If we'd come half a day or a day later, there might have been no saving them!"
Liu Mang quickly said, "Boss Nan, don't we have the little ginseng? Can we use it?"
Jiangnan's expression turned serious. "The little ginseng won't work. Every one of us has spores parasitizing our bodies!"
"If we eat the little ginseng, it'll actually provide nutrients for the spores and speed up their growth!"
"The Dark Night brothers are too weak. A surge of spores would kill them!"
Wu Liang gritted his teeth. "Then we have to move them back to 097 first. I don't know if they can hold on!"
Jiangnan looked troubled. "No choice. We don't have a recovery-type. We can only..."
Just then, Li Si quickly raised his hand!
(･᷅ὢ･᷄)ﾉ "Boss Nan! Me, me, me! I'm kind of a half recovery-type!"
Jiangnan was stunned. "You are..."
Li Si's mouth twitched. "The one you saved at the cave entrance. My name is Li Si, codename 'Suffering Maniac.' I was on a reconnaissance mission in the Fan Kingdom and got captured..."
Jiangnan's expression turned serious!
(๑•̀～•́) "Brother Li Si? Let me ask you, do you know a guy named Zhang San?"
What the hell is a 'Suffering Maniac'? What kind of codename is that?
No wonder you got captured!
Wait... what about that lawless outlaw Zhang San? What's your relationship with him?
You two must be blood-related, right?
Wait... where did Zhang San go? I remember he came to 097 too, right?
Li Si: (｡´ࡇ`｡)?
"Never heard of him? I'm called Li Si because I'm the fourth in my family. My older brother is Li San..."
"Forget that, let's save people first!"
With that, he quickly stepped forward and placed his hand on Mountain Cat!
All the wounds on Mountain Cat's body began to disappear one by one, looking extremely bizarre!
But those injuries all transferred onto Li Si!
In an instant, Mountain Cat was restored to her original state, though she still looked a bit weak.
But Li Si was completely wrecked, lying on the ground like a mummy, his legs twitching!
Yet he wore an expression of pure bliss!
(›⁼̴̤̆ꇴ⁼̴̤̆‹)...
The next moment, white smoke rose from Li Si's body, and his injuries began to heal rapidly!
In no time, he recovered as well!
Jiangnan stared in utter astonishment. What the hell kind of ability is this?
He can transfer others' injuries to himself and then heal?
No wonder you're called 'Suffering Maniac'!
You're always the one getting hurt, huh?
Li Si climbed back up, full of excitement. "That hit the spot! Next!"
Jiangnan couldn't help but worry.
(•́﹏•̀٥) "Can... can you handle this? That's too brutal! This method is too cruel for you, right?"
Li Si said seriously, "For the sake of getting our brothers better soon, what's a little pain I have to bear?"
(๑•̀◠•́)و "Boss Nan! Don't stop me! At least let me do this much for my brothers!"
Jiangnan's eyes reddened, feeling a bit moved as he looked at Li Si.
Sacrificing himself for others? He's a good man!
But Li Si's two teammates waved their hands dismissively.
"Boss Nan, don't be fooled by him. Fourth Brother is an old M! He loves this kind of thing!"
"Yeah, he's a pervert! Don't get all emotional for nothing!"
Jiangnan watched as Li Si transferred Liu Ming's injuries to himself, his face showing an expression of pure delight. He couldn't help but shiver violently.
That's perverted enough! Then I won't worry anymore...
At that moment, Mountain Cat's eyelashes fluttered slightly in his arms. She slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Jiangnan.
A look of confusion crossed her face. She glanced around blankly, her consciousness gradually clearing.
What she had seen before wasn't an illusion?
Xiao Nan really came to save her?
Mountain Cat bit her lower lip tightly, a mist forming in her big eyes!
(๑ŏ﹏ŏ๑)
"How foolish of you to run into the Fog Swamp Forbidden Zone? Sorry for causing you trouble..."
Jiangnan pulled Mountain Cat into his arms, wailing loudly, tears shooting out like a water gun!
˚‧º·(˚˃̣̣̥᷄口˂̣̣̥᷅(°¯᷄◡¯᷅°｡)
"Wah~ You're not dead! You're still here! You scared me to death!"
Mountain Cat was startled. For once, she didn't struggle but let Jiangnan hold her.
She gently closed her eyes, enjoying the long-lost embrace, a brilliant smile on her face.
Softly murmuring, "To see you again... It's really good..."
"Don't cry. I'm still here, aren't I? You're so grown up and still crying. Shame~"
With that, she gently patted Jiangnan's back, soothing him tenderly.
When on the verge of death, many memories flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.
Mountain Cat remembered many things she regretted. And this time, she didn't want to regret anymore.
Her arms holding Jiangnan tightened unconsciously.
Xia Yao: (｡ಡ.̮ಡ｡) Hehe~
Li Si went around saving everyone, dragging the dying Dark Night soldiers back from the brink of death.
He suffered dozens of times. After finishing all this, Li Si wore an expression of pure bliss.
(›´ω`‹)...
This must be heaven, right?
Meanwhile, Liu Ming and Black Crow watched the two tightly embracing each other, a knowing smirk spreading across their faces.
(ಡωಡ) "Spring has arrived. It's the season for revival. Restless males and females begin unspeakable..."
(ૢ⁼̴̤̆ꇴ⁼̴̤̆ૢ) "A hero saving a beauty, isn't it? This kind of thing is probably what touches girls' hearts the most. Maybe she'll even give herself to him or something!"
Mountain Cat's face flushed a deep red, almost steaming.
˚‧º·(⑉Ծ﹏Ծ⑉)‧º·˚
Her thin skin couldn't handle this.
"Stop... stop hugging. Everyone's watching!"
Jiangnan kept crying.
(๑´༎ຶД༎ຶ`) "No! I'll just hold you for a bit, just a tiny bit!"
No matter how Mountain Cat struggled, Jiangnan wouldn't let go.
Mountain Cat's face grew even redder. To hide her blush from everyone, she turned her entire body the color of black iron.
After a little while, Jiangnan let go.
Not because he didn't want to hold her anymore, but because she was no longer soft and comfy—she was hard and lumpy.
But the moment Jiangnan let go, Blood Platelet rushed over and jumped into his arms, crying bitterly.
"Boss Nan! You don't know how miserable I was!"
"As soon as I used my ability, the blood vine sucked me dry! It knew I had a lot of blood, so it kept chasing and sucking me!"
"I was completely drained dry by that blood vine! If you hadn't come to save me, I'd have turned into a raisin!"
Jiangnan's forehead dripped with sweat. That was rough. The blood vine completely countered Blood Platelet.
It was a miracle he'd lasted this long. Clearly, the Fan Kingdom's blood vault wasn't the only one.
Thinking about this, Jiangnan ground his teeth in frustration.
But just then, Jiangnan's body stiffened. The instinct hidden within him uncontrollably burst forth!
He had eaten the Pig Biscuit!
Now that the half-hour duration was up, the side effects were kicking in!
Jiangnan shuddered violently. What were the side effects of the Pig Biscuit?
Could it be something like snoring while sleeping, gaining weight, or being too lazy to move?
But looking at the tearful Blood Platelet in his arms, Jiangnan could no longer control the urge in his heart!
He threw Blood Platelet to the ground, pressing both of his large hands down on Blood Platelet's!
Everyone was stunned. What's wrong with Boss Nan?
Oh~ What an awkward position!
Blood Platelet, with tears still in his eyes, was stunned, then blushed.
"Boss Nan? This... this isn't appropriate~"
But Jiangnan couldn't care less anymore. He leaned down!
His nose landed on Blood Platelet's belly, and then he started nuzzling wildly, rubbing nonstop!
He kept inhaling and exhaling, looking utterly blissful, letting out a "hehehe" laugh like a pig's grunt.
(ˆ˵ಡ⚇ಡ)٩(๑◔﹏◔ิ๑)۶
Sigh~ Huff! Sigh~ Huff!
Blood Platelet immediately twisted around, struggling and laughing uncontrollably.
ꉂꉂ(ᵔᗜᵔ*) "Ah~ hahaha! Boss Nan, stop nuzzling! It's so ticklish~"
"N-no... stop! Don't tickle me! I'm super ticklish!"
˚‧º·(˚˃ᗜ˂)‧º·˚ "Captain Mountain Cat! You need to control Boss Nan! Ah~ He's still nuzzling~"
Mountain Cat was stunned. What's gotten into Jiangnan? Acting like this, you look just like a pervert!
She quickly moved to pull Jiangnan off Blood Platelet.
But she grabbed nothing. Jiangnan teleported behind Mountain Cat!
He buried his nose in her snow-white neck, nuzzling wildly, inhaling deeply, his face full of contentment.
Wow! So this is what a good cabbage smells like? Love it!
Mountain Cat gasped, startled. She felt a ticklish sensation on her neck and got goosebumps all over.
Xia Yao burst out laughing.
What the heck is Xiao Nan doing?
He's nuzzling people with his nose? When did he become such a pervert?
And he's specifically nuzzling girls?
Wait! Could it be the side effect of the Pig Biscuit?
'Good cabbages are always rooted up by pigs'? Xiao Nan is rooting up cabbages?
Suddenly, Xia Yao felt her ear tickle. Jiangnan had teleported beside her!
He put his nose close to Xia Yao's ear and gently breathed.
Xia Yao: !!!
(๑･᷄⚇･᷅)(ᵒ̌⌂ᵒ̌۶)۶ "Eek~"
Her legs went weak as if all strength had been drained. She collapsed to the ground, pushing Jiangnan away and dodging frantically.
"No way! Not the ear! That's lethal!"
"And you're still nuzzling!"
(ᵒ̌﹏ᵒ̌۶)۶(ෆ⚇ෆ˘｡)~
Jiangnan's eyes were full of excitement!
I, Jiang Piggy, am determined to root up every good cabbage in the world!
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Author's Note: