Chapter 30

Chapter Thirty: Yu Xiaohai's Awakening

Yu Xiaohai stood there for a long time, then blurted out, "Damn, Brother Chu, what about Xiao Li?"

Chu Yunsheng immediately reminded him, "Who should I ask? The person you wanted to save was the one you were dragging along. Who knows where he went!"

Yu Xiaohai exclaimed, "It's over, it's over. Xiao Li didn't get out. In the chaos, I must have grabbed the wrong person. I've doomed Xiao Li!"

Chu Yunsheng, puzzled, said, "How could it be your fault? If we didn't save her, she wouldn't have survived anyway. What does it have to do with you? Now, it's a matter of fate!"

Yu Xiaohai sighed slightly and said sadly, "I'm really useless. I even lost the person I was supposed to save!"

Chu Yunsheng's heart stirred, and he asked curiously, "You little brat, don't tell me you've fallen for her again. How long has it been since you broke up with Si Jun? You're really too fickle!"

Yu Xiaohai immediately denied it, "No, no, Xiao Li is new, assigned to me. He's my apprentice. It's normal to be concerned!"

Chu Yunsheng chuckled.

Yu Xiaohai blinked and changed the subject, "Brother Chu, I was dazed earlier and didn't get a chance to ask. How did you suddenly become a Super Saiyan? So powerful!"

Chu Yunsheng said irritably, "What Super Saiyan! If I were a Super Saiyan, would I be chased by a few bugs?"

Yu Xiaohai poked Chu Yunsheng's armor and said in amazement, "You still won't admit it. Wearing such heavy gear, you run like a monkey. Brother Chu, I always knew you were amazing. Like the disappearance of the sun, you predicted it accurately. If I had listened to you earlier, maybe my parents..."

His voice grew softer and softer, and he finally sighed in pain.

Chu Yunsheng put aside his rare relaxed and joking mood and said seriously, "Xiaohai, the world has changed. Only the strong can survive. Let the past be the past. It's no use dwelling on it. How to survive is the key!"

The two fell silent. The woman who had been mistakenly saved finally interjected, "Thank you for saving me just now. May I ask who you are?"

Chu Yunsheng waved his hand and said, "Does it matter? You can leave now!"

The woman, blocked by his words, didn't want to leave immediately and said awkwardly, "Can I rest here for a while?"

Chu Yunsheng said casually, "Sure, do as you please!"

After a while, the woman couldn't help but ask curiously, "Did he really predict the disappearance of the sun?"

Chu Yunsheng glared at Yu Xiaohai, but the other person couldn't see in the darkness.

Yu Xiaohai suddenly exclaimed, "Brother Chu, it's over. Why do I suddenly feel so cold, so cold, it's like... freezing! It's... retribution!"

Before he could finish his sentence, Yu Xiaohai fell to the ground like an ice block, shivering and groaning, "Brother Chu, am I... dying?"

A flash of insight struck Chu Yunsheng. Could this be the self-awakening described in the ancient books? This reaction is too intense!

He didn't know if self-awakening was life-threatening. Most of the descriptions in the ancient books were incomprehensible, and since it didn't concern him much, he hadn't studied it. Racking his brain, he could only say, "Don't panic, hold on, it's fine. Breathe steadily, and you'll get through it!"

A chill soon emanated from Yu Xiaohai's body. His consciousness was gradually fading, and he was mumbling incoherently. Chu Yunsheng was at a loss, not knowing how to handle a human's self-awakening!

Chu Yunsheng thought for a moment and decided that fire energy might suppress the cold. He quickly took out a flashlight and handed it to the frightened woman, then laid out a blanket on the ground and wrapped Yu Xiaohai in it.

He then took out his gun, injected a unit of energy, and fired at another pile of blankets. The fire energy immediately surrounded the flames, colliding with the cold energy emanating from Yu Xiaohai's body, slightly suppressing it!

However, this didn't have much effect. Soon, the cold energy in Yu Xiaohai's body intensified, as if it were about to burst through his body. Chu Yunsheng could even hear the sound of ice cracking. Yu Xiaohai had completely lost consciousness and fainted.

Just as the cold energy was about to break through Yu Xiaohai's body, the Six Jia Talisman sealed in his body suddenly appeared, forcefully pushing the cold energy back!

The cold energy, once pushed back, soon rebounded and was again forced back by the Six Jia Talisman. This back-and-forth struggle continued like a fierce battle.

Chu Yunsheng observed carefully that whenever the cold energy was pushed back into his body, Yu Xiaohai's face would relax, and he would even breathe. When it rebounded, Yu Xiaohai would be lifeless!

This showed that the Six Jia Talisman was playing a significant role!

However, he could do nothing now. Whether Yu Xiaohai lived or died was up to his own fate.

Just as Chu Yunsheng was about to stand up, he felt the ancient book in his storage talisman start to vibrate intensely!

At that moment, gunshots rang out downstairs, the sound of rifles, likely from the military. He had been so worried about Yu Xiaohai that he hadn't noticed someone with a gun approaching!

Chu Yunsheng now understood what it meant to be in a dire situation, with one crisis after another!

He quickly moved to the edge and looked down. About ten soldiers were protecting a few people, rushing into his building, pursued by three red-armored bugs.

After confirming that no new bugs were following, Chu Yunsheng breathed a sigh of relief. Three bugs, he could handle.

However, the strange vibration of the ancient book was still a mystery. With the current dangerous situation, he didn't dare to take it out to study it. He quickly moved Yu Xiaohai to one side, knowing that the security door downstairs wouldn't hold the bugs for long.

As he had expected, these people would eventually be forced to the rooftop. They had no other way out. If they didn't enter the building, they would die faster on the street due to the bugs' speed. Entering the building and running to the rooftop would only slightly delay their death.

However, these people had more weapons. In the narrow stairwell, the bugs couldn't avoid them, and grenades might injure them, giving them a slim chance of survival!

Entering the building was a gamble!

Yu Xiaohai was still struggling on the brink of life and death, and Chu Yunsheng couldn't afford to worry about him. He drew the Qianbi Sword, quietly infused it with energy, and prepared for battle. The bugs wouldn't distinguish between anyone once they came up.

A loud explosion shook the building, making it sway. Chu Yunsheng was genuinely worried that another explosion might collapse the entire building!

After the explosion, a few figures emerged from the floor below, fewer than when they entered, likely because some had been killed on the way up.

The bugs hadn't come up yet, but the painful screams from downstairs indicated they were still alive.

There were about six or seven soldiers left and three civilians, two men and one woman. They looked at Chu Yunsheng, dressed strangely, and the half-dead Yu Xiaohai, and the woman whose face was obscured.

Everything was bizarre!

Chu Yunsheng didn't have time to think about what they were thinking. When the only woman in the group passed by him, he almost felt the intense vibration of the ancient book.

She must have something!

The ancient book finally emitted a weak energy wave through Chu Yunsheng's storage talisman, which only he could feel.

The wave directly hit the woman's chest and was reflected back. The woman, surprised, touched her chest and pulled out a strange pendant, kissed it, as if praying for good luck!

Chu Yunsheng finally confirmed it. It was that strange pendant! It must be related to the ancient book, otherwise, the book wouldn't react so strongly!