Chapter 106
"Cough, cough..."
Luolin coughed a few times, naturally bringing up blood as well, since that last attack had been anything but easy.
"Idiot, what are you doing?"
Ailuka questioned him from the side. Luolin shook his head.
"Was I supposed to just watch you go to your death? Now that you know it's dangerous, don't be so stubborn and reckless."
Luolin said again, though he didn't really have much energy for talking right now.
"One thousand affection points, hehe..."
Despite his serious injuries, Luolin still laughed at this, which left the others baffled. This guy was injured so badly and still had the mood to laugh?
Fortunately, the goblins and the Goblin King had all been dealt with, so now was the time to rest.
Luolin lay on the ground, taking a few breaths.
"Are you, are you alright?"
Ailuka asked from the side. Though she didn't say much, her eyes were full of concern and regret. Luolin shook his head.
"Don't worry, I won't die just yet."
Luolin said, then coughed again.
Luolin's body was covered in wounds, the most serious being the deep gash across his chest, which was still bleeding.
"Captain Luolin!"
Xika and Aoge ran over.
"Miss Ailuka, please step aside. Let us help Captain Luolin treat his wounds."
Aoge said. Only then did Ailuka move aside a bit.
Xika examined Luolin's injuries, which caused Luolin some pain as he gritted his teeth and sucked in cold air.
"I say, be gentler."
Luolin said. Xika smiled and lightened his movements. In reality, the excessive blood loss had already made Luolin's consciousness somewhat hazy.
Aoge understood the situation and tried his best to keep Luolin from passing out.
"Captain Luolin, hang in there. You can't fall asleep now, understand?"
Aoge said, while also searching for topics to discuss.
"But that move you pulled just now was really fierce. Even I was stunned watching it. Captain Luolin, you're a real man!"
"Well, obviously!"
Luolin cursed back. Well, the affection points were also part of the reason—as they say, fortune favors the bold, right?
"No vital organs were injured, just some serious external wounds. We can only bandage them for now and continue treatment when we get back."
Xika said.
"Captain Luolin, given the current situation, I think we should return to the guild first. You're seriously injured, and the rest of us are wounded too. Kafurin has also exhausted too much magic power. It's not advisable to continue."
Xika's judgment was spot-on. If they continued to seek out more berserk magical beasts now, they would easily end up dead.
Luolin understood the gravity of the situation even better, and he nodded.
"Sorry, I was too impulsive. Now we have no choice but to abandon the original plan."
Luolin said. Aoge immediately shook his head.
"What are you saying, Captain Luolin? If it weren't for you, who knows how bad our situation would be right now."
Aoge immediately opposed Luolin's statement.
"Alright, don't worry about all that. Let's bandage you up first, then leave this place."
After Aoge finished speaking, he looked around for something to use for bandaging, but found nothing. Just then, Ailuka handed over a piece of pink cloth.
"I have some on me, use it."
Ailuka said.
"Why are you carrying this thing around?"
Luolin complained, and Ailuka immediately glared at him.
"What's it to you? Can't I carry it because I think it looks nice? Let me tell you, this thing is quite expensive, you'll have to compensate me when we get back!"
"Hey, I got injured because of you, okay!"
"I never asked you to save me! Hmph!"
Ailuka and Luolin simultaneously turned their heads away from each other, leaving Xika and Aoge stunned.
"It seems you two have an unusually good relationship, still able to keep arguing at a time like this."
Aoge said helplessly.
"No!"
"No!!"
Then they were simultaneously refuted by both Luolin and Ailuka, and Aoge fell silent.
Aoge and Xika still helped Luolin with the bandaging, otherwise Luolin would have bled dry if he continued bleeding.
After finishing all this, they rested in place for a while before Luolin finally recovered somewhat, at least he could stand up now.
"Phew..."
Luolin stood up and took a few light breaths.
"Captain Luolin, are you alright?"
Xika asked again, and Luolin smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Being alright is impossible, do I look alright to you? However, at least it's not that bad, I can still walk."
Luolin said, and only then did Xika and Aoge nod.
"Mm, that's good. Then let's hurry and find Kafurin, then head back."
Aoge was obviously worried about Kafurin, he said, and Luolin also nodded.
However, Luolin also noticed that Ailuka kept looking at him, so Luolin helplessly spoke up:
"Don't worry, I'm really fine."
Luolin said.
"No need to worry anymore, we need to hurry back now."
After Luolin finished speaking, he even jumped twice to make himself look more "fine."
Ailuka stared at Luolin for a while, then turned her head away.
"Hmph, who's worried about you?"
Ailuka said.
"But you were clearly worried just now, stubborn tsundere."
"Who, who's tsundere! You're the tsundere! Your whole family is tsundere!"
Ailuka glared at Luolin several times fiercely, the meaning in her eyes was also very clear—if you dare to continue talking, I'll kill you.
Luolin shivered all over and didn't dare say anything more, falling silent.
Aoge finished organizing their things and waved at Luolin and the others.
"Let's go."
Luolin was about to respond to them and was about to leave just like that, but an accident still happened at an inopportune time. Luolin only felt the ground beneath his feet begin to shake.
"What's happening? What's going on?"
Xika and the others immediately sensed the difference, and Aoge even cried out in shock, though no one would respond to them.
The trembling grew more and more intense, and needless to say, everyone knew that something not so pleasant was about to happen.
"Something is approaching, and it's very large!"
Xika loudly voiced his judgment. Luolin and the others wanted to respond, but due to the ground's trembling, they couldn't get any words out.
"It's getting closer!"
Xika said again. Everyone held their breath and focused their attention on everything around them. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were on edge.
"Over there!"
Xika looked toward a certain direction to the side. The others, including Luolin, quickly looked over as well. Sure enough, a massive creature was slowly emerging from there.
"What is that thing?"
Luolin couldn't help but ask. Moreover, he had a feeling that this creature looked... somewhat familiar?
But Luolin couldn't recall where he might have seen this thing before.
"Could this be..."
Aoge had also thought of something.
This creature's appearance was almost identical to what was described in the materials Luna had provided earlier!
With one exception—its size!
No matter how you looked at it, this creature's size wasn't just three or four meters; it was much larger.
"Could this be the creature we're looking for?"
Aoge said. Only then did Luolin and the others come to their senses. Yes, wasn't this the wolf-type magical beast? And a berserk one at that.
"Are we mistaken?"
Luolin asked, but Aoge shook his head.
"No mistake! It's definitely him. My eye for people... bah! My eye for magical beasts is never wrong!"
Aoge said with certainty.
"But its build seems to be larger than what's stated in the materials?"
"Then there are only two possibilities. One, the materials recorded it incorrectly, and the actual size is larger. Two, this creature isn't some ordinary magical beast, but a Wind Demon Wolf."
"Wind Demon Wolf?"
Luolin felt somewhat unfamiliar with this term. While there was still some time, Aoge didn't hesitate to explain:
"The Wind Demon Wolf is a very difficult elite magical beast to deal with. Moreover, as its magical power increases, its body size continues to grow."
Aoge said. Only then did Luolin understand his meaning.
"So you're saying this creature really is it?"
"There should be no doubt. Look at its eyes."
Hearing this, Luolin also looked at the Wind Demon Wolf's eyes. They were completely red eyes.
"Red eyes are a characteristic of a berserk magical beast."
Aoge said, which was perhaps also the basis for his judgment.
"Be careful when dealing with it."
Xika spoke up, clearly accepting Aoge's statement as well. Luolin also frowned slightly. It seemed things had indeed become complicated, at least not something they could get through easily.
Luolin clenched his palm—he still didn't have much strength. The earlier injury had greatly affected him.
"Captain Luolin, are you alright? How about I protect you? We must retreat now, of course, if that creature is willing to let us go."
Aoge also said from the side. Luolin didn't intend to become a burden.
"I'm fine. I can still hold on. We need to find a way to leave."
Although he said this, Luolin himself knew that the situation was even worse than before. Now they were all depleted, even seriously injured, yet they had to deal with this existence that was even more difficult to handle than the Goblin King.
It was truly very difficult.
Just at this moment, Ailuka stood in front of Luolin.
"Hey, what are you doing? Don't worry about me, I can handle myself. Just take care of yourself."
Luolin immediately said, if Ailuka got injured because of this, it would be even more troublesome. But Ailuka didn't turn around at all, nor did she show any intention of moving aside.
"I'm telling you!"
"Shut up!"
Ailuka cut off Luolin's words.
"I don't mean I'm worried about you. It's just that I plan to start fighting here, that's all. It's none of your business, right?"
Ailuka said. Luolin was speechless. Then, Luolin moved to another spot, but Ailuka also followed and stood in front of him.
This Ailuka really is... no matter what you say, she's such a stubborn tsundere who won't listen!