noffsinger Chapter 344 I'm out of advanced panacea pills.
Chapter 344 I'm out of advanced panacea pills.
Wang Chenxi was delighted to discover the secret and gave Zhao Zhihao a mid-level all-purpose pill so that he could regain his energy before going outside to catch snowballs.
Discovering this secret gave them renewed hope for survival, and everyone was overjoyed.
Only Wang Lu looked distressed and conflicted, and something seemed wrong with her.
"Wang Lu, what's wrong?"
Wang Lu didn't reply, didn't move an inch, and was completely absorbed in her own world.
Lu Youyou stared at her, and perhaps because her gaze was too obvious, it pulled Wang Lu back from her reverie.
Meeting the probing gaze of the dark-skinned man on the road, Wang Lu blurted out without thinking, "Don't look for me, I didn't."
Lu Youyou followed up by asking, "Nothing?"
Wang Lu panicked: "There's nothing here, don't look for me for anything."
Lu Youyou didn't speak, turned her back to Wang Lu, and her suspicions were reinforced once again.
She had been wondering about the adults' purpose beforehand: what kind of test was this dungeon designed to give?
Courage? Time management? Or leadership skills?
In fact, ever since Wang Chenqian said that she had a multi-headed snake skeleton, Lu Youyou had another guess in her mind.
Perhaps, this instance will also test dedication.
She has the blueprints for making advanced universal pills and healing agents. Wang Chenxi has the skeleton of a multi-headed snake, so another material—cell regeneration fluid—may appear in the hands of Zhao Zhihao or Wang Lu.
The adults were not assigned to teams randomly, but rather to teams based on each person's resources and temperament.
With Wei Yusheng and Zhao Zhihao slacking off, it's bound to cause resentment within the team, because their slowed defense value growth means they'll have to act as shields to block attacks.
As for whether it will die after blocking a few times, or whether it can block in a sustainable manner.
That depends on whether she, Wang Lu, and Wang Chenxi are willing to reveal their resources in order to make advanced panacea pills.
Of course, this was just her initial guess and shouldn't be taken seriously.
Wang Lu's behavior only strengthened Lu Youyou's belief in her own guess.
While they were speculating, Wang Chenqian had already pulled the dying Zhao Zhihao to Wang Lu's feet.
"Wang Lu, it's your turn," she said.
Wang Lu hesitated, glancing at her watch, unsure whether to administer the advanced all-purpose pill.
"What are you standing there for? Can't you see Zhao Zhihao is about to die?"
Wang Chenxi disliked Wang Lu's hesitant and stammering nature, and when she saw that Wang Lu was slow to act, she directly scolded her.
After being scolded, Wang Lu blushed and secretly made up her mind. She took out a high-grade panacea and stuffed it into Zhao Zhihao's mouth.
After Zhao Zhihao was thrown out again, she said resolutely, "That was my last high-grade panacea pill. I will not provide any more. Whether you live or die is up to you, sir."
Wang Chenqian said coldly, "I don't believe that's the last one."
The usually reserved Wang Lu confronted Wang Chenxi head-on, a rare occurrence.
"Believe it or not."
"Aren't you afraid I'll use you as a human shield too?"
Wang Lu sneered: "What are you afraid of? Even if you hate me, you wouldn't dare let me die. You still have to give me the high-grade panacea to protect me."
“Our lives are intertwined. If I die, the base’s defenses will drop even faster. You’ll keep me alive, just like you kept Zhao Zhihao.”
Lu Youyou said, "Without the advanced panacea, you and Zhao Zhihao will both die; it's just a matter of time."
Wang Lu said nonchalantly, "So what if we die? Let's all die together."
As she said this, she stared intently at Wang Chenqian, as if in a provocation or a notification.
Outside, Zhao Zhihao used his body to carry the snowballs, while the three inside silently resisted.
Snow stopped.
It seemed like a sign that things were calming down among the three.
Wang Chenqian turned her face away first, pulled Zhao Zhihao in, and fed him a high-grade panacea pill herself.
She looked at Lu Youyou: "I only have 54 high-grade panacea pills left. How many do you have?"
Lu Youyou didn't specify the exact number, only saying, "Twice as much as you, but I don't think it's enough."
She pointed to the numbers on the wall.
"His total defense is less than 13,000, and the progress is only 40%. If he encounters a stone ball that can cause a lot of damage, Zhao Zhihao might have to take one after just one attack."
Zhao Zhihao, who hadn't uttered a word since becoming a human shield and had only begged for mercy, suddenly raised his hand tremblingly.
"Um, I have 35 left in my backpack. I can give them to you, or you can use them as human shields, but you absolutely mustn't be greedy for my pills and not heal my wounds, okay?"
He pleaded, his eyes glistening with tears, showing no reluctance to part with his possessions, only a yearning for life.
Lu Youyou glanced at Wang Chenqian; her mind wasn't clear, so she decided to take the blame herself.
"Give me the pills," Lu Youyou said.
Zhao Zhihao trusted Lu Youyou.
Because Lu Youyou had many opportunities to kill him, but she didn't, and even stopped Wang Chenqian from killing him at the beginning.
He gave all the high-grade panacea pills to Lu Youyou, in addition to a considerable number of intermediate and basic panacea pills.
"Boom! Boom!"
It was as if the heavens were playing a joke on this team, as stone balls were actually being thrown in from outside.
Each stone ball that falls reduces the base's defense value by 128 points.
However, those stone balls were not launched one by one, but in clusters.
Even if Wang Chenqian broke her hand, she still couldn't control the rope to help Zhao Zhihao catch all the stone balls.
Moreover, Zhao Zhihao can only catch one stone ball at a time; if he catches a second one, he will be crushed to death.
"what!"
Zhao Zhihao let out a final wail, and Wang Chenqian quickly manipulated the rope to dodge the other rocks and brought Zhao Zhihao into the room.
Lu Youyou stepped forward and fed him a high-grade all-purpose pill.
Zhao Zhihao's weak breathing gradually stabilized, and his broken bones began to regenerate.
Seeing that he had recovered, Wang Chenqian didn't waste any words and directly threw Zhao Zhihao out.
Throw it out, pull it back, give it medicine, throw it out again…
This process was repeated repeatedly, and the two worked together seamlessly.
Wang Lu stood aside, unable to lend a hand, appearing as reserved as an outsider.
She bit her lip hard, her hands clenched into fists in a struggle.
Wait a little longer... wait a little longer...
No rush, they have many advanced panaceas, what if she doesn't have to pay for them?
The stone attack stopped, and Lu Youyou looked at the wall.
The defense value is still a little over 7,000, and the progress has reached 70%.
Amidst the tension of the upcoming attacks, Lu Youyou also felt a surge of joy.
We're more than halfway through the journey. Just hang in there a little longer, and we'll definitely make it out alive.
"Om~"
Spikes were embedded deep in the wall, their tails humming.
A new wave of attacks is coming soon.
The spikes were fast enough to easily pierce Zhao Zhihao's body.
Often, he only feels the pain after the thorn has already pierced through his body and left.
Wang Chenqian cut off a rope to protect Zhao Zhihao's heart, using the rope to sense whether his heart was beating.
Once she realized that his heart was about to stop beating, she pulled Zhao Zhihao back and had Lu Youyou feed him the high-grade all-purpose pill.
After repeating the process several times, Lu Youyou said, "I've run out of high-grade all-purpose pills here. Wang Chenqian, give me yours."