Chapter 513: Reunion
Under Saturday's direction, the teams of Qi Xia and Qian Wu advanced together with Chen Junnan's team. After saving about half the time, they finally spotted that team by the roadside.
This team was different from both Qi Xia's and Qiao Jiajin's teams — neither entirely uninjured nor entirely wounded.
Among them, two people looked as good as dead, while the rest, including the leader, were all lively and bouncing.
What kind of bizarre situation was this?
"Aiyo he!!" Chen Junnan waved happily when he saw Qi Xia and the others. "Isn't this Old Qi, Old Qiao, Little Qian Bean, Big Ol' Li, and Saturday? What a coincidence! You guys also here with your teammates waiting for rescue? Aiyoyo, Old Qiao, you've gotten thin! Little Qian Bean, you—"
This sentence was clearly a bit long, and Chen Junnan finished it completely out of breath.
"Stop fooling around," Qi Xia said. "First, save people."
As soon as Qi Xia spoke, his gaze settled on Little Jiang Shi.
The child was holding his own head, already disfigured beyond recognition, standing quietly off to the side. The only lazy eye remaining on the head glanced around, looking quite eerie.
"This child is..."
" 'Ominous' Jiang Shi," Chen Junnan said.
"You're the one who's 'ominous'!" the head in Jiang Shi's arms shouted. "Your whole family's 'ominous'! I'm 'Indestructible'! I... al-although I'm almost destroyed now..."
"Fine, fine, you're 'Indestructible.' But looking like this, if we don't save you soon, it really will get 'ominous'..." Chen Junnan sighed and looked up at Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin. "Old Qi, Old Qiao, tell me — what kind of team am I leading? One 'Ominous' Jiang Shi, and over there a 'Self-Destruct' Song Qi. Even a smart leader like me can't catch a break. These two are basically the strongest shield and strongest spear of 'The End Land.' One gets his head knocked off when getting beaten, running around carrying his own head; the other nearly blows himself up when hitting someone else, and after exploding, he howls like crazy."
"Let me interrupt..." Song Qi gritted his teeth. "Leader, I didn't make a single sound."
"Alright, alright, I said the ground rabbit was howling." Chen Junnan nodded frantically. "You really didn't make a peep. I now dub you the Number One Iron Man of the capital."
"Leader... I'm not from Beijing either..."
Chen Junnan's speech made Qiao Jiajin and Officer Li break into bitter smiles. For this team to have Chen Junnan as its leader was probably a blessing cultivated over three lifetimes.
Qi Xia paid no attention to Chen Junnan. He was simply amazed that a person with a severed head could still speak. Looking more carefully, the child was covered in wounds — even his leg was broken. Half of his face seemed to have been torn off, yet the split skin didn't bleed.
From his broken neck and the underside of his head, a pitch-black color showed. His body looked like a vast cosmos, a void of emptiness and blackness. Looking closely, it even seemed to squirm faintly. Was this state still human?
Qi Xia frowned, feeling he had seen this condition before. If the situation was really what he thought... it would be the most terrifying scenario.
Even if the "Black Tortoise" had its head chopped off, it wouldn't die.
Qian Wu gave Saturday a look. Saturday immediately stepped forward, took Little Jiang Shi's head, and placed it above his neck.
"Jiang Shi, bear with it," Saturday said. "I'll have Fifth Brother reconstruct you."
Qian Wu first glanced at the people nearby. Finding that everyone here was quite tall, unsuitable for Jiang Shi's reconstruction, he could only sigh, step forward, and directly touch Jiang Shi's body with his left hand.
The current body came from Luo Eleven, much taller than Little Jiang Shi's original frame. Although it didn't fit his clothes, for now, they had to save him first.
The moment Qian Wu touched him, Jiang Shi's form suddenly changed. But this time, the process was longer than before. He slowly expanded like an inflating balloon, bones cracking and popping, while sweat poured down Qian Wu's forehead.
Qi Xia had also come to understand the drawback of Qian Wu's ability. The so-called "Twin Flower" was never a dedicated medical power. Continuously swapping other people's bodies in a short time would inevitably put a heavy burden on Qian Wu himself. He had used his swapping ability too much over the past two days. Even with "Twin Flower," his mind must be somewhat dazed by now.
Qiao Jiajin hadn't known about Qian Wu's methods before. This was his first time seeing him save a boy with a severed head, and he couldn't help exclaiming: "Wow! Shape-shifter, you're a real cheat—"
Before he could finish, Qi Xia and Chen Junnan rushed over simultaneously and clamped their hands over his mouth.
"Mm..." Qiao Jiajin was startled, eyes wide as he looked at the two, not understanding.
"Fist, say a little less," Qi Xia said with a frown. "Right now, Qian Wu is using 'Resonance' to save people. If you blurt that out, we'll be in trouble."
"Yeah, Old Qiao," Chen Junnan said urgently. "That bell just now was so loud — obviously yours! If you talk nonsense now... at best, Qian Wu goes berserk; at worst, his meridians get ruined!"
"You say less too!" Qi Xia scolded softly. "Anyway, wait until Qian Wu finishes saving people... Fist is in a 'Resonance' state. No matter how you look at it, that's not safe."
Seeing that Qiao Jiajin seemed to understand, the two let go of his mouth.
"Damn... is my 'Resonance' really that scary? Can't even talk recklessly?" Qiao Jiajin looked at the two, still shaken.
The two just frowned and told him to shut up, not answering.
Saturday saw that Jiang Shi's neck and head had completely fused together, and slowly let go.
Jiang Shi slowly opened his eyes. This body didn't really match his childish features. His features had been proportionally enlarged on his face, giving a very jarring feel — he looked like an oversized child. But at least his life had been saved.
"There should be another child in the prison," Qian Wu said. "His name is Zheng Yingxiong...? I'll swap your body again then. For now, make do with this one."
Jiang Shi moved his neck, feeling no major problem, and nodded. "No need to swap, Fifth Brother. This body is way more convenient than Ninth Sister's last one. I feel tall and strong now — honestly, I'm thrilled..."
"That's best."
Qian Wu patted Jiang Shi's shoulder, then went to heal Song Qi's injuries. Song Qi's injuries looked lighter than Jiang Shi's; this time, he recovered almost instantly. But Qian Wu's complexion had grown noticeably worse. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, sat down to the side, and adjusted his breathing.
Qi Xia turned to look at Qian Wu, then at the lively and bouncing Jiang Shi, and slowly furrowed his brow.