novelkee Chapter 752 - 662: Observer of the Lamenting Civilization (4)
Chapter 752 - 662: Observer of the Lamenting Civilization (4)
Bai Youyou bent down, trying to cut the rope around her ankle. The bear suddenly roared and charged, swiping at her fiercely.
Seeing this, Bai Youyou shielded herself with her arms, but the forceful blow still left her dizzy, her head slamming into a nearby tree trunk, her consciousness wavering.
She resisted the bear’s follow-up attacks, seized the opportunity to draw her tactical knife, and violently thrust it into the bear’s eye socket, twisting it forcefully.
In pain, the bear roared continuously and stood up straight, its towering two-story height looming over her. Weighing several tons, it nearly yanked Bai Youyou straight out of mid-air.
Bai Youyou maintained her breathing rhythm, searching for balance mid-air, her body swaying left and right. Suddenly, she tensed her abdomen, twisting her waist flexibly to avoid the bear’s attack, repeatedly stabbing the knife into its neck, with hot blood spurting out.
"Roar!!"
The bear was completely enraged, suddenly standing up, dragging Bai Youyou down from mid-air by her collar, dragging her a short distance along the ground, ready to smash her skull with a raised paw.
At the critical moment, a gunshot rang out, and a bloody hole appeared on the bear’s forehead. Its entire body tensed and then fell silent to the ground.
"Are you... alright?"
A girl wearing a bearskin coat emerged from the side, with the barrel of the gun in her arms emitting wisps of smoke.
Bai Youyou slowly sat up from the ground, observing the girl while wiping the bear’s blood from her face.
Clearly, the girl was not the target of her mission.
"How did you... end up here?"
Bai Youyou maintained a suitable silence.
She was not yet certain of the relationship between the girl and the mission target.
After a moment, Bai Youyou pointed to her throat and shook her head.
"Can’t you speak?" the girl asked.
The girl fumbled around inside her bearskin coat but couldn’t find a communication tool when she suddenly noticed the injury on Bai Youyou’s leg.
During the struggle, Bai Youyou’s leg had broken, bent at a distressing angle, yet she seemed oblivious to the pain, expressionless and silent, which astonished the girl.
The black-haired girl in front of her reminded her of a lop-eared rabbit, watching its surroundings cautiously even if injured and not making a sound.
The girl herself wasn’t sure where she was in this world; most of her memory was blank, and she had been living in this snowy mountain for a very long time.
"You’re seriously injured; come with me. Once we’re home, I’ll find a way to fix your leg,"
The unnamed girl reached out a hand to Bai Youyou.
Bai Youyou didn’t respond, still sitting on the ground, staring at her intently.
Seeing this, the unnamed girl sighed and stepped forward, grabbing Bai Youyou’s hands, securing them behind her neck, and supporting her back, lifting Bai Youyou’s weight easily to stand up.
"Hehe, I carry my prey like this too; it’s easier. If it hurts, just tap me," the unnamed girl said as she started walking forward.
Feeling like she misspoke, the girl patted her mouth.
"I’m not calling you prey."
Bai Youyou offered no resistance, allowing the girl to carry her as they headed in a direction.
The blizzard was intensifying, with the snowfield seeming boundless, the snow-covered path extending infinitely, the entire world engulfed in a gray haze. In this isolated snowy mountain, the figures of the two girls appeared insignificant amidst the swirling snow, leaving behind a long trail of footprints marking their journey.
"Thanks to you, that bear is so big it’ll feed us for months. Let’s hope when we go back, the wolves won’t have eaten too much of it."
The unnamed girl expressed her joy, chatting endlessly along the way, unsure if it was the joy of catching prey or the novelty of encountering a living person.
"Judging by your clothes, are you an operative doing a mission for some major company?"
At this, Bai Youyou’s expression shifted slightly, and her arms wrapped around the unnamed girl’s emboldened, unknowingly touching the vulnerable spot of her throat with her fingertips.
"Are you curious how I know about the world outside?"
The girl seemed oblivious to the looming danger, continuing to speak self-assuredly.
"Bear often told me how vast and dangerous the world is outside. The world is divided into territories by several big companies. To survive in those territories, ordinary people like me would have to be... exploited? Be eaten until nothing’s left but skin."
"He wrote several books. I’ve read them; they mentioned how companies send operatives worldwide to carry out missions..."
Bear...
Hearing the girl’s words, Bai Youyou quickly picked up on this keyword.
It seemed that this was the runaway high-ranking company officer she had come for.
Just as Bai Youyou hesitated on whether to take action, the girl’s cheerful voice came through.
"Look, we’re here."
She only then realized they had reached a small cabin. Inside, oil lamps were still lit, neatly stacked firewood bundles piled under the shed, animal skins hung to dry on racks outside, and snow shoveled to the sides of the path, all exuding warmth from within the house. Countless traces told Bai Youyou that two people had lived here for a long time, isolated from the world.
Entering the house, the unnamed girl set her down on a deerskin-sewn sofa and covered her with a blanket, sitting down next to her with a plop.
"The bear should be back later. Here, let me take a look at your injury first,"
As she spoke, the unnamed girl reached for Bai Youyou’s leg, but Bai Youyou seized her hand.
The unnamed girl tried to pull away, only then realizing that Bai Youyou’s strength was unexpectedly great. Though she seemed light to carry, looking thin, not much meat, she was stronger than expected.
"I have a special ointment for this, even if the leg is broken, applying it will heal it," the unnamed girl couldn’t understand why Bai Youyou was resisting her help.
Bai Youyou shook her head.
Using hand gestures, she indicated she needed to rest alone for a while.
"That won’t do. If this injury isn’t treated promptly, it’ll be irreparable!"
The unnamed girl spoke with determination, leaving no room for negotiation.
Bai Youyou exchanged a glance with that determined gaze, finally sighing and saying nothing more.
She was curious too,
to see what kind of ointment could heal a broken leg with just an application.
The unnamed girl gently lifted Bai Youyou’s leg onto her own lap, while Bai Youyou frowned slightly, propping herself up slowly.
The unnamed girl carefully rolled up Bai Youyou’s blood-soaked tactical pants, revealing the bruised skin and even the exposed bone underneath.
With a matter-of-fact expression, she retrieved a small tin box from inside her coat, gently dabbed her finger on the black ointment, and picked up a thin layer, applying it to Bai Youyou’s leg.
"I’ve never shared this ointment with outsiders; even Bear doesn’t know about it," the unnamed girl said.
"Watch what happens next."
Initially, Bai Youyou was indifferent, but suddenly felt a tingling and warmth where the ointment was applied, followed by intense pain assaulting her consciousness. Her broken leg twisted almost 180 degrees, the two exposed bone ends retracting and reconnecting.
She grunted, heat spreading over her body, gripping the sofa’s armrest as her consciousness teetered on the verge of fainting.
After an unknown period, the pain gradually subsided, her sight clearing once more, and the unnamed girl looked at her with deep concern.
"I’ve never seen such a strong reaction before."
"Could it be, the ointment’s expired?"