Chapter 284 Steel Bones

Jiang Xiao's body, like a pebble skipping across the water's surface, was blasted backward, tumbling and bouncing continuously.

It wasn't until he slammed into a large tree that he was stopped.

"Hiss..." Jiang Xiao endured the pain and hurriedly cast a Blessing on himself again.

Huh?

Blessing?

Where's my Poisonous Milk?

Oh... no more Star Power.

Jiang Xiao struggled to move his arm, reached into his pocket, and found the two Star Beads that Xia Yan had given him.

Fortunately, when he was whispering to her earlier, she had given him two Star Beads, otherwise, this would have been a real disaster.

Although Jiang Xiao was far from the center of the explosion, he was still hit by the explosive shockwave and the surging Star Power, causing considerable injury.

As waves of Star Power surged into his body, Jiang Xiao quickly cast a Blessing on himself.

After a moment, Jiang Xiao's blurred eyes regained clarity. He wiped the snow-covered face, endured the bone-chilling cold, and looked into the distance.

The sparse snow forest was now a cleared area, blasted open.

Trees were toppled and flying, and the thick snow cover on the ground was overturned, revealing the earth beneath, which quickly melted into snow water.

Jiang Xiao struggled to get up and staggered forward. As the White Ghoul Star Bead restored his Star Power, he cast another Blessing on himself.

Plop...

Jiang Xiao's legs gave way, already in agonizing pain and staggering. He fell to his knees again, and after a long while, managed to get up.

As he got closer to the center of the explosion, the pit grew deeper. In his sight, he saw a woman blasted into a bloody mess.

Her once-beautiful body was now devoid of any aesthetic appeal, blood-soaked, with pieces of shattered flesh exposed, and chunks of charred body solidified into carbon.

Numerous forms were present on Erwei's body.

And the mercenary next to her, his clothes were also blasted to shreds, revealing a sturdy body.

The important thing was... the mercenary's body was intact!

It was actually intact!?

Although he was unconscious, his body could truly be called "steel bones," as he hadn't suffered the slightest external injury?

Was this still human?

Should such a guy really exist in this world?

No wonder Erwei's fierce attacks were always ineffective. This guy's defense was too high, wasn't it?

Jiang Xiao hurriedly crawled over, grabbed Erwei's wrist, and was overjoyed to find that she still had a pulse!

Weak as a thread? On the verge of death?

As long as you have a breath left, I can milk you back!

Jiang Xiao was relieved and looked again at the mercenary next to him. The mercenary was truly unscathed, a terrifying sight.

Jiang Xiao wasn't sure if the mercenary was dead or alive. He quickly picked up a dagger and aimed at the mercenary's Adam's apple.

Clang!

The cold, hard dagger felt like it was stabbing an iron bar. Because Jiang Xiao was exerting all his strength, the dagger couldn't pierce the opponent's Adam's apple, but slid down his neck, even creating sparks.

My heavens...

Jiang Xiao was shocked to find that he couldn't kill this person.

Even if this person was defenseless, Jiang Xiao couldn't break through his defense?

Jiang Xiao's mind raced. He pried open the mercenary's eyeball and stabbed down again with the dagger!

Clang!

Are you Superman?

Did you transmigrate from American comics?

You can't even pierce an eyeball?

Jiang Xiao pried open the mercenary's mouth again and stabbed into his oral cavity with the dagger.

Clang!

What the hell...

Those who dare to cause trouble in China are indeed no ordinary people.

Jiang Xiao tested the mercenary's wrist. Did he still have a pulse?

Alarmed, he quickly pressed his hand firmly over the mercenary's mouth and nose, and pressed his other hand on Erwei's bloody face, leaving a mark on her body.

Ring ring ring~

The crisp and melodious sound of a bell rang out. The jumping medical light landed on Erwei's charred, bloody body, constantly healing her.

Big Cat! You can't die, you have to come back to life for me.

Guided by the mark, the jumping medical light constantly leaped between Jiang Xiao and Erwei, making three full round trips before gradually dissipating.

Erwei's body, on the verge of death from the self-destruction, was constantly healing in the bloody areas.

Jiang Xiao was surprised and delighted. He covered the mercenary's mouth and nose with one hand, not knowing if this would suffocate the steel-boned body, and sent out another beam of medical light with the other.

Should I run?

Even if this mercenary could wake up, it would take a while, right?

Jiang Xiao thought about it again and again, and decided that he shouldn't joke with his life. He quickly stood up, but stopped as soon as he took a step.

The cold wind blew across his pale cheeks, making him clearer than ever.

Run, he could run.

But he couldn't just run away without any attachments.

Jiang Xiao turned around and saw Erwei's gradually healing body on the ground. At least she was no longer bleeding, wasn't that a good effect?

Jiang Xiao slapped his forehead hard, cast another Blessing on Erwei, grabbed Erwei's arm, lifted her body, and carried her on his shoulder.

My heavens, so heavy?

Jiang Xiao struggled forward, taking a step like he was carrying a sack of rice.

With this step, Jiang Xiao threw Erwei to the ground again.

Because, in the distant forest, dots of scarlet eyes lit up.

When it rains, it pours!

Wasn't he going to be given a way out?

The violent explosion just now was indeed earth-shattering, attracting a group of villains.

"White Ghoul pack, White Ghoul pack, White Ghoul pack," Jiang Xiao prayed silently in his heart. Dozens of scarlet gazes had already lit up in the snow forest!

Dense, terrifying and frightening.

This meant that it wasn't a lone White Ghoul coming to hunt.

Jiang Xiao prayed, he didn't want to see...

However, life is ten to one against you.

What he didn't want to see, he actually saw. To be precise, he heard a unique roar.

"Hiss..."

That was the unique, aged voice of a White Ghoul Witch.

The combat power displayed by a pack of White Ghouls with a White Ghoul Witch and a pack of White Ghouls without a White Ghoul Witch were completely different levels.

I can never find you when I'm looking for you, but now you've appeared. Do you have no shame!?

Having experienced all this, it was really difficult for Jiang Xiao to calm down. He took a deep breath and tried to think about what to do next.

Now, he couldn't run even if he wanted to.

If his team members were here, Jiang Xiao could kill his way out with any one of them.

But how could a lonely Milk Cow face a pack of ravenous predators? Not to mention that there was a White Ghoul Witch among the predators.

What's more, Jiang Xiao didn't have enough Star Power in his body, and the Star Beads had just been used up.

Jiang Xiao closed his eyes and sighed deeply. After a few seconds, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Erwei at his feet.

The mercenary's body was like steel bones, and he couldn't take Star Beads from him to replenish his Star Power, but Erwei's head could be torn apart.

Was he going to do that?

At this moment, Jiang Xiao seemed to be standing at a crossroads in life, and time seemed to stand still.

Jiang Xiao's struggling heart, those trembling hands, finally reached for Erwei's head.

I...

Jiang Xiao suddenly grabbed Erwei's arm, dragged her quickly into the pit, and threw her next to the mercenary.

Jiang Xiao bent down, grabbed the mercenary's body, and with the Star Power running through his body, lifted the mercenary's heavy body and threw it above the pit.

Instantly, a frenzy of roars erupted as several White Ghouls frantically snatched at the mercenary's body, dragging it backward.

And after the White Ghoul Witch's hiss, several more White Ghouls surrounded the top of the pit.

Jiang Xiao looked up and saw dots of scarlet eyes lighting up around the edge of the pit.

With the presence of the White Ghoul Witch, the mercenary's corpse wouldn't lure away this group of White Ghouls. Damn it.

Was he really going to die here?

Didn't they say that heaven never seals off all exits?

Why aren't you giving me a way out?

It was obviously unrealistic to run away carrying Erwei's body.

Was he going to seize Erwei's Star Bead, absorb her Star Techniques, and see what they were before making a decision?

Or should he just leave Erwei behind and use her body as a meal for the White Ghouls to buy himself some time?

Or should he stay here and try to milk her back to life?

Uh...

A series of thoughts flashed through his mind, but Jiang Xiao didn't hesitate for long. Facing his savior, Jiang Xiao had already made a decision in his heart.

Jiang Xiao raised his hand and cast another Blessing on Erwei.

Swish!

A skill point was placed on the Star Power level. In an instant, surging Star Power rippled through his body.

"Star Power upgraded! Star Luminary Stage Lv.7!"

Jiang Xiao looked at the group of White Ghouls surrounding the edge of the pit. He shook his neck from side to side, making a crisp cracking sound, and assumed a fighting stance.

I,

Jiang Xiao,

Am a ruthless person!