Chapter 42
Yoren rejected Zhang Yuan's plea but gave him a firm promise—he would return alive.
Zhang Yuan had no reason to stop him. Yoren was already infected. If he stayed in this world, death was inevitable. Only Terra had the means to suppress oripathy.
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By the time he got home, night had fallen.
He didn't turn on the light. Instead, he sat in silence on the bed, the darkness wrapping around him like a heavy shroud.
The wound on his left hand from crushing the phone had stopped bleeding on its own. He wasn't sure if this rapid healing was due to the mineral disease or the strange powers surging within him. He knew nothing for certain anymore—but it was useful.
However, this ability only seemed to mend superficial wounds. It did nothing for his failing organs. Within a single day, he had suffered two flare-ups, each worse than the last. His body was deteriorating fast. There was no doubt in his mind—if this continued, he would collapse and die at any moment.
He had no choice.
He had to go back.
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It had been a full day since the disaster struck Terra. By now, the chaos should have settled. Though infected, he wasn't concerned about lingering pathogenic threats in Mandel City.