Chapter 19

 

Lu Yu had been in this world for several months, experiencing many dangers and fears during this time, but he had the ability to forcibly stabilize his own mentality.

However, this time, his heart clenched suddenly, and a huge panic swept over him, causing him to lose his composure completely.

Lu Yu’s shout was earth-shattering.

Tai Lie didn’t have time to look at him, just furrowed his brow. The stone spear in his hand didn’t loosen in the slightest; he just shifted slightly to the left to its limit.

Just this tiny step caused the stone spear, which should have pierced straight into his back, to penetrate his shoulder.

The black, stout man who attacked from behind was first shocked by the speed of his reaction, then smirked triumphantly.

Even if he didn’t directly kill this person, so what? With his shoulder pierced, this person would definitely lie on the ground in pain and let him do as he pleased.

After all, it was fortunate that he dodged this attack.

The leader did say to keep him alive…

In the experience of the stout man, no matter how strong a man was, with such an attack, he would definitely be crippled. But he didn’t expect that the man in front of him not only didn’t become crippled, but his reaction speed even increased…

The sharp stone spear pierced into the flesh with a “chirp”.

Tai Lie’s muscles tensed suddenly, and a strong killing intent filled his eyes.

He first broke the stone spear in his hand, then reached behind his shoulder, breaking off the spear embedded in his shoulder without caring about the piece of spear still inside. With blood gushing from his shoulder, he turned around, swiftly approached, and with lightning speed, grabbed the neck of the attacker from behind.

Lu Yu flipped over the corpse on him and ran towards Tai Lie, seeing a limp object slip from Tai Lie’s hand and fall to the ground.

It was a fresh corpse, foaming at the mouth, eyes wide open like copper bells.

Lu Yu paused for a moment, suppressing the discomfort rising in his heart, and didn’t look there again. He ran anxiously to Tai Lie’s side, grabbed his arm, and checked his wound.

Although the stone blade pierced deeply, fortunately, it didn’t hit any vital spots.

Although still somewhat frightened, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was about to say something when another stone spear flew towards them.

Tai Lie grabbed Lu Yu and roughly pushed him behind him.

“Take cover.”

With these two words, Tai Lie returned to the bloody battle.

Lu Yu stared blankly at his back. “Alright…”

At this moment, the game panel suddenly popped up, displaying a line of text.

[Reminder: Affinity mission progress has reached 90]

Lu Yu’s eyes narrowed, and he quickly checked it, finding that the progress bar, which had only been about one-sixth full, had suddenly increased by a large chunk.

What happened?

He didn’t do anything intimate with Tai Lie just now, did he? Even physical contact was just grabbing his arm.

Lu Yu thought carefully.

If he had to say, the only interaction between them was when Tai Lie blocked that spear for him. But before that, Tai Lie had often helped him too, and it didn’t increase their intimacy.

Could it be that this crazy system considered protecting each other from injury as intimate behavior?

Fortunately, he had red pill, so a little blood wasn’t a big deal.

While Lu Yu was silently cursing the system, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

Lu Yu was startled, realizing he had forgotten about him!

He quickly grabbed the person in front of him. “Cha Zhe, why are you here?”

Shouldn’t Shi Tou have taken him away?

Last time when the Shi Tou came to ask, Lu Yu already knew about Cha Zhe’s special situation. Although he was surprised, he had already experienced the abnormalities of the Matai people.

Automatic healing from injuries wasn’t that strange, especially after Cha Zhe could produce little red pill. In his eyes, Cha Zhe was just an ordinary child, even a bit more fragile than Shi Tou and the others.

He had specifically instructed Shi Tou before that if there was any danger, remember to take Cha Zhe away together. Shi Tou and the others’ hiding place was quite far from here.

So how did he pop out of nowhere?!

Cha Zhe glanced at him, turned his head, and pursed his lips. “I left something here.”

Something left behind?

Hearing this, Lu Yu was almost driven crazy. Not to mention that this kid was clearly empty-handed when they brought him back, even if he did leave something, why did he have to come back to get it now?

Lu Yu hurriedly said, “You—”

“Be careful.”

Before Lu Yu could finish his words, Cha Zhe wrapped his arm around Lu Yu’s waist and pulled him into his arms.

An intruder who didn’t know the meaning of death drew an arc from behind Lu Yu.

With a thud, he fell to the ground.

Lu Yu was stiffly held like a piece of wood, looking down at the black head of the teenager in his arms, feeling that something was off.

The boy’s actions were dominant and forceful, with considerable strength. He had the posture of a protector.

In theory, he should feel very safe…

But the problem was that he, the one being protected, was almost half a head taller than the protector…

“It’s dangerous here,” Cha Zhe’s voice was somewhat hoarse, and the heat of his breath sprayed on Lu Yu’s shoulder.

Lu Yu, “Oh…”

Before he could finish his words, it seemed like a scorching gaze from afar was directed at them.

His body felt as if it was being burned.

Lu Yu trembled inexplicably, realizing, after a moment, that he struggled in Cha Zhe’s arms for a while but couldn’t break free.

Useless, utterly useless.

Lu Yu, “Could you let go of me first…”

Cha Zhe had just pounced forward to protect him, and now he finally released Lu Yu, reluctantly. However, they were still in the midst of battle, so it wasn’t the best time. He hesitated for a moment before letting go.

Another figure, holding onto the remaining half of a stone spear, flew over and landed heavily beside them, causing gravel to jump up.

Lu Yu:…

Playing catch with corpses now?

Lu Yu turned his head to the direction where the corpse (already rolled white eyes) came from and saw Tai Lie tearing apart a person who was lying on the ground.

The already extremely fierce Matai Chief, for some reason, carried an eerie, towering anger, becoming even more ruthless with his attacks, as if venting.

Suddenly, Lu Yu’s mind shifted, wondering if that corpse was intentionally thrown over by him just now…

Was he feeling obstructed standing here?

Lu Yu glanced around. The surrounding area was chaotic with battle, and since the opponents had weapons, some Matai people had suffered minor injuries, but there were no major casualties yet, so he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

In this situation, his ability to protect himself, the weakest fighter on the field, without causing trouble, was already a big help. But if he were to run away, if someone with malicious intent spotted him and turned back to capture him, that would be truly detrimental.

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Yu walked to the corpse that had flown over earlier, pulled out the half of the stone spear in his hand, and held it in front of his chest. Then he grabbed Zhe and hid in the protective circle that Tai Lie had formed.

After the battle had continued for some time, the number of people who dared to approach Tai Lie gradually decreased, and the area around him was like a forbidden zone, where ordinary people didn’t dare to step into.

Lu Yu looked up at the vigorous figure in front of him. It wasn’t the first time he had seen Tai Lie fight, but every time he saw him, the impression became deeper, and now there were only four words left in his mind.

A human weapon.

Putting someone like Tai Lie in modern times, even if he abides by the law, helps old ladies cross the street every day, he would probably still attract special attention, maybe become a bodyguard? Boxer? Or a swat officer? Athlete? That’s about it. But in such a primitive society, it always feels like he could have broader development, something like “heroes emerge in times of chaos”…

Compared to wolf packs that won’t retreat unless the Wolf King calls them, humans need to understand how to seek benefits and avoid harm more.

Jiao Feng was horrified when he saw the man full of killing intent who had speared him but still killed someone. Without bothering to capture the Witch again, he silently ran to the rear of his own battlefield.

Seeing the situation gradually getting out of control, he gritted his teeth and, with a few people by his side, quietly escaped from the battlefield and fled swiftly into the woods.

A warrior turned back, feeling uneasy. “Chief, shouldn’t we order a retreat?”

“Retreat?!” Jiao Feng’s eyes were bloodshot with anger as he glared at him, “Didn’t you see how fast those people are running? Even if we retreat collectively, we won’t be able to escape!”

His usually gentle face was now twisted to the extreme.

The warrior was too frightened to ask further and could only bury his head and hurry along the road.

Not long after Jiao Feng fled, the abandoned members of the Blackwater Tribe realized that their leader was missing. Already feeling hesitant, they didn’t care about anything else and started running away.

Shan Pu and the others instinctively wanted to chase after them.

Lu Yu hurriedly stopped them. “Don’t pursue the enemy too far!”

Shan Pu: ???

Lu Yu paused for a moment, then explained, “Maybe they have ambushes and reinforcements.”

Moreover, the most important person has already fled.

Lu Yu also realized that the chubby guy who seemed to be the leader of this people had disappeared at some point. Blaming himself for not thinking of it earlier, he should have caught the leader first. Lu Yu still lacked experience.

Lu Yu sighed inwardly and quickly regained his composure.

“Let’s take a rest first, check your wounds, and let me know if you need more red pill.”

This time is different from the last overwhelming momentum. The enemy is numerous and armed, and almost every Matai is injured.

Although there were no major casualties, Lu Yu’s mood was somewhat solemn. The invaders this time only brought weapons like stone spears, which are piercing weapons. If they encounter weapons like swords and sabers in the future, it won’t be so easy.

Red pill can heal wounds, but there are two types it can’t heal.

First, fatal wounds that are beyond treatment, such as the heart being pierced.

Second, detached wounds that can’t be healed. If a leg is completely severed, red pill can keep you from dying, but it can’t make your leg grow back.

Lu Yu pondered in his mind. He needed to find some beasts with dropped armor or make some wooden shields himself. But he felt that wooden shields weren’t suitable for Matai people, as they all preferred to use their hands to beat people up or throw them around. It would be better to have armor that protects the main parts of the body…

In addition to this, he also needed some means of self-defense.

Just as he was thinking about it, he caught sight of Tai Lie sitting on a stone pedestal, about to remove the remaining half of the stone spear embedded in his shoulder.

“Wait a moment!” Lu Yu hurried over, “Let me help you.”

This will definitely increase affinity! The progress bar isn’t far from completion, so earning a bit more is good.

Before Tai Lie could refuse, Lu Yu dashed to his back.

He grabbed the exposed wooden stick and swallowed nervously. “I’m going to pull it out!”

Tai Lie responded calmly, “Okay.”

Lu Yu supported his shoulder with his left hand and exerted force with his right hand.

Fresh blood gushed out.

Lu Yu was startled and hurriedly took out a red pill, handing it to him, “Quick, take it.”

Tai Lie glanced at the pill in his palm, pursed his lips, and remained silent.

Lu Yu became anxious. Big brother, you’re bleeding dry!

Without waiting for his reaction, Lu Yu pinched the pill and, with his other hand supporting the chin of the sometimes temperamental Matai Chief, unceremoniously stuffed the pill into his mouth.

This time, Tai Lie cooperated quite well. The pill went in smoothly.

Lu Yu couldn’t help but feel like a fatherly satisfaction, like feeding pill to a mischievous child.

After completing the task, as his finger withdrew, he accidentally touched something warm, soft, and thick.

It was a tongue…

Lu Yu stiffened for a moment, feeling the gaze falling on him suddenly become heavy.

Perhaps he thought Lu Yu’s hands were dirty, just like he also detested them.

Lu Yu retracted his hand, smiled apologetically, and said, “How about rinsing your mouth with water…”

Before he could finish speaking, the system jumped out with a message.