48: Chapter 48 Bone-eating Demon 48: Chapter 48 Bone-eating Demon The monster pulled its arm back, and the doctor, who was still violently struggling on the ground, was dragged closer.
Due to the pain and fear, the doctor’s hands were deeply embedded in the ground, leaving ten long finger marks on the surface.
Sensing the terrifying presence behind him, the doctor’s face turned deathly pale, and his lips trembled uncontrollably.
He was filled with regret now, regretting that he hadn’t believed what had happened the previous night, regretting that he had insisted on coming here today to see for himself.
If he could do it all over again, he would abandon his so-called dignity and pride, discard everything he had previously believed, and maintain a sense of reverence for all that is unknown.
Unfortunately, among the myriad herbs in the world, the only one that does not exist is regret medicine.
The doctor could feel the monster’s gaze fixed on him, and he could feel death drawing ever closer.
The intense pain in his body and the psychological terror struck simultaneously, and with a scream, he promptly fainted.
Elsewhere, Zhang Xiaoman had just killed a monster when he looked up and saw the doctor being caught.
In his eyes, after the monster had pierced through the doctor’s shin, the camouflage on its body began to fade from its arm, revealing its gray skin and fearful appearance.
Zhang Xiaoman had a thought; it seemed that the monster’s camouflage ability was not some kind of passive effect but an active skill with a cost.
However, now was not the time to think about that.
Zhang Xiaoman had to quickly decide whether to run or continue fighting.
He gritted his teeth, aiming the gun with one hand at the monster while slowly rubbing the hearthstone with the other.
As six faint gunshots rang out, Zhang Xiaoman rapidly emptied the magazine in his hand.
By this time, the monster had dragged the doctor in front of it, another hand already raised high, targeting the back of his head.
Just as it was about to attack, a few small droplets of water silently exploded on its body, and a few fist-sized wounds appeared instantly, emitting a burnt scent.
The monster felt the pain and let out a series of roars.
Zhang Xiaoman fired another empty shot; he had fired the last six Holy Water Bullets, only five of which hit, with not a single one striking the monster’s head.
Despite that, he stopped the motion of rubbing the hearthstone.
Because he could see that the monster had been gravely injured, lying on the ground too weak to get up.
The monster’s howling continued, growing weaker and weaker.
Its hunched back writhed on the ground while its limbs flailed wildly, the bullets Zhang Xiaoman had fired had inflicted lethal damage!
The first three Holy Water Bullets that hit the monster hadn’t caused such severe wounds, but the last two were filled with Zhang Xiaoman’s scarce Divine Grace.
When the two Divine Grace bullets hit their target, they immediately had a tremendous effect.
The monster’s struggle was nearly over, and the two massive wounds caused by the Divine Grace were horrific; Zhang Xiaoman could even see the creature’s organs through the gaping holes.
However, whether it was Holy Water or Divine Grace, the greatest damage from these two weapons came from the fierce burning that spread crazily after impact.
At that moment, it was like the previous monsters, emitting a burnt smell all over, and its body was as if scorched by flames, a sight too dreadful to behold.
Zhang Xiaoman didn’t immediately approach, although the monster seemed to be utterly dead.
Out of caution, he still waited for a while before he carefully moved closer.
After dragging the unconscious doctor further away from the monster, Zhang Xiaoman checked his injuries.
Although his shin was bleeding, it didn’t appear to have hit an artery.
However, the wound was still quite serious, and Zhang Xiaoman didn’t dare delay further.
First, he hastily bandaged it with the yellow cloth that had wrapped the “Purple Cloud Divine Sword,” and then he took out his phone, ready to dial the emergency center.
But as soon as he entered the number, he found himself in a dilemma again.
Should he make this call?
Could it expose the secrets here if he did?
How would he explain his injuries?
And, after waking, wouldn’t this man blurt out everything that had happened?
After all, last time at the Su family’s place, he had a whole host of Masters covering for him, but this time he was alone.
As he wrestled with the decision, Zhang Xiaoman’s eyes brightened; he suddenly thought of someone who might be able to help him out of this predicament.
That person was Su Fu.
Finding the contact he had added, Zhang Xiaoman pressed the call button, and the phone was swiftly answered after a few rings, Su Fu’s joyful voice coming through.
I really can’t thank you enough.
Changqing has just woken up, the doctor said he is mainly still a bit weak now, only needing more rest to recover.
Zhang, do you need anything from me?”
The reason I’m calling is that I’ve encountered a bit of an emergency and need your advice on how to deal with it.”
Zhang Xiaoman then briefly recounted the events here and also expressed some of his concerns.
On the other end of the line, upon learning of the doctor’s injury, Su Fu also showed a trace of anxiety, told Zhang Xiaoman that he would send someone to pick him up, and again expressed his heartfelt gratitude.
“This young man is Xiao Shun, the son of an old friend of mine.
The reason Changqing went into that forest last time was because of a bet he made with him.
Though he indirectly landed my son in trouble, he’s still someone I watched grow up.
I didn’t expect that today he would be saved by you, Mr.
It seems I owe you another favor!”
Zhang Xiaoman exchanged pleasantries with him for a bit and then hung up the phone, sending his current location through a messaging app, finally setting his mind at ease.
He had more or less figured out why the other party was here – it seemed to be out of curiosity about the incident last time and he had come to see for himself.
But now that the matter of saving the man was taken care of, it was time to reap the rewards of the battle!
“This monster fighting used up all my Holy Water Bullets.
I hope the points from these two monsters will compensate for my losses…”
Having said this, he had already arrived at the first dead monster.
He squatted down slowly, his hand approaching; the white light in his palm lit up, and although the monster’s body began to turn into a black gas and was absorbed, Zhang Xiaoman was now adept at this.
Feeling a slight burn in his palm, Zhang Xiaoman just frowned a bit; he had gradually become accustomed to this pain.
As the monster’s body disappeared completely, the System’s notification sounded in Zhang Xiaoman’s mind:
“Ding, absorbed the Bone-eating Demon’s Essence, points increased by 11.”
Zhang Xiaoman repeated softly with a hint of disappointment on his face.
“I used 14 bullets on this monster, which is like 14 points, so in the end, I’ve actually lost 3 points…”
Calculating his gains and losses, he stood up and walked toward the other monster’s corpse.
“Ding, absorbed the Bone-eating Demon’s Essence, points increased by 13.”
Zhang Xiaoman exhaled, looking at the somewhat messy ground now free of monster corpses, and his taut nerves finally began to relax a bit.