NOVEL WEB Chapter 284: 1v1 clan?
Having said that—
Chen Miao waved his hand and pulled his flesh-blurred foot out of the washbasin as if nothing had happened, shoved it into his slipper, and, supporting himself with his cane, headed down the stairs towards the underground palace.
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"Oh... that was rather to the point."
Yuan Buping looked somewhat confusedly at Chen Miao's retreating figure, "Isn't that too simplistic? Where did that demon come from, just cursing Miao like that for no reason? It seems like it came specifically for revenge, right?"
"Hey, didn't Miao get cursed by a demon recently? It forced him into a high-level secret realm, and he wasn't allowed to carry any items in his backpack. Do you think it could be that the demon found out that Miao actually survived the curse and, out of spite, rushed over to cast another curse on him?"
"That's probably not it."
Then, Hungry Monkey looked up at Chen Miao's back with full admiration, "After Miao successfully cleared that challenge, didn't the map evaluation say he earned the demon's admiration and appreciation? Since he was admired and appreciated, he wouldn't come over in a fit of rage to land another punch, would he?"
"Although 'demon' isn't exactly a synonym for anything good, it's still an announcement on the panel; it should have some credibility, right?"
"There must be many untold stories in between."
"It's just not convenient to talk about."
"But fair is fair, Miao's a real man. His feet got scraped up by high-speed spinning blades and yet he didn't make a single peep, not even a bead of sweat. It seems like a waste for Miao to choose a gunman; if he had chosen to be a fighter like me, he could've become a god among fighters!!"
Zhou Shen kept his head down, lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.
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Back in his room, Chen Miao gestured for the junior who brought the washbasin to leave, then after closing the door, he took a deep breath. A look of agony instantly blossomed on his face, and he curled up into a ball at the corner of the bed, unable to contain his groans of pain.
"Pain!!!"
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It was damn painful!!!
Even when Lord Miao died, he had never felt such pain!!
Was this even something a human should go through?
Although he had been unconscious these past few days, his mind had been completely alert. That intense pain tormented him every second, making his life worse than death, especially since his body couldn't move at all.
This wasn't a human life!!
He had even grown accustomed to the pain. He remembered a comic he had seen before where the protagonist had the ability to infinitely revive and heal wounds. That protagonist was extremely arrogant and never afraid of pain.
Even after getting injured, he would slash his own throat to quickly end himself, then revive on the spot, full of health.
It looked incredibly cool.
But now, it seemed that comic was a bit unrealistic. Being able to heal wounds indefinitely doesn't mean you're immune to pain; instead, you begin to fear it, like him now.
"Huff..."
Chen Miao, sitting on the edge of the bed, shakily lit a cigarette and brought it to his lips. Then, closing his eyes, he once again submerged his feet into the basin. The familiar pang of pain hit him once more.
He let out a weary sigh and sprawly lay on the bed, resigned. Unless something unexpected happened, he would have to maintain this state for quite a while.
The Black Doctor was right.
He had to ensure his body was always in a state of injury, otherwise those things that could heal him rapidly would charge straight to his brain, and take over his entire body, including his head.
The first goal of these "little beings" was to heal his body.
The second, to occupy it.
It could, roughly speaking, be described with the saying "to secure the nation one must first secure the inside."
However, it wasn't all bad; if he could bear the constant pain, he would effectively possess an extremely powerful defense mechanism. Even if his heart were pierced with a knife, he could heal quickly in a short time.
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This powerful healing ability greatly compensated for the vulnerability of low defense in gunmen.
The downside is,
it's very painful and inconvenient.
"..."
Chen Miao expressionlessly took out a Blood-Replenishing Pill from his bosom and swallowed it. This was a trinket from the prop market, very cheaply priced, with a simple effect: it replenished a portion of blood in the body after consumption.
It's a product for women.
A supplement for women to take after their monthly periods, but at that moment, it was entirely suitable for use as a strategic combat supply. This Blood-Replenishing Pill's effect on stimulating blood production was actually quite fitting for treating injuries after a battle.
But generally speaking, few people would use it as a strategic combat supply.
The reason is simple, there are limitations.
This thing can only stimulate blood production when a person's blood loss is less than 2.78%.
If blood loss exceeds this threshold, the Blood-Replenishing Pill is ineffective.
And nearly all injuries sustained in battle won't be below this number, and for those that are, there's really no need for blood replenishment; bandaging the wound would be sufficient.
Thus, this cheap little pill became a supplement for most female Supernaturals.
But at this time, its use was precisely appropriate for him.
He just needed to consume them more frequently.
Crunchy and sweet, he ate them one by one. The flavors, surprisingly, were random, each one different, which was a delightful surprise.
"Sigh."
Thinking back on the absurd incidents he encountered on this outing, he felt somewhat helpless. One could say this disaster was totally unexpected; he swore he had absolutely no intention of causing trouble when he left. He simply wanted to retrieve all the untraceable black card money from Zhang Wanlin.
But just when he had just gotten his hands on more than 700 million,
an accident happened.
All of a sudden, he was sucked into a small vortex out of nowhere; initially, he thought he had been targeted by the Federation, his mind instantly highly focused, ready to counterattack but then...
The next second—
A prompt sounded next to his ear!
"Ding, congratulations, you have been chosen by the 'Zhiren Race' as the ultimate target for the species war."
"You may choose to agree or not."
"If you choose to agree, the species war will start immediately, choose otherwise and you will die on the spot."
"Player Chen Miao, please make your decision within ten minutes."
At the same time the prompt sounded, he also realized he was in a white space, which looked exactly like the waiting area before entering a secret space; only then did he realize that he probably wasn't solved by the Federation.
But he didn't breathe a sigh of relief.
On the contrary, his expression turned uglier.
What does a species war mean? And why had he become some inexplicable species' ultimate target? Was it only him?
1v1 species?
This is bullshit for a species war!
If it really were a species war, shouldn't they have called up everyone from the Federation as well?
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