Chapter 758: Chapter 214: Ashes After the Calamity (Seeking Monthly Pass)_2
"Wow!"
Xu Shu looked anxiously and thought for an instant that it was Paimon’s child of the Evil God who had appeared again, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was a young mother protecting her child, trapped under a collapsed beam.
The woman’s face was full of pain as she stretched out her hand and called to Xu Shu, "Save me... sir, save me..."
Xu Shu ignored the woman calling out to him and headed straight for the Judgement Department, his nerves on edge.
Seconds later, he cursed "Damn" and turned back, helping the woman remove the fallen beam and pulling her out of the rubble.
He didn’t bother to respond to the woman’s repeated kowtows of gratitude, his eyes unblinkingly fixed ahead as he hastened towards the Judgement Department.
The Judgement Department had also partially collapsed, clearly having been attacked as well.
Cars were entering and exiting, apparently there to pick people up and head towards the city gates; some were ambulances mixed in with the others.
Upon entering, he saw many people gathered in the hall; although there was a semblance of command, it was still a chaotic mess.
Angry curses, wails of crying, screams of pain echoed in unison, creating a tumult of voices.
Compared to before, the place was even more in disarray.
Aside from unattended, broken monster corpses, in a corner at the end of the corridor, the bodies of sacrificed officers lay haphazardly on a bench. Their injuries had been too severe, many hadn’t lived long enough to receive medical attention and died on the spot.
In the heat of battle, having a place to lay the bodies, rather than just leaving them in the streets, was already a significant privilege.
"The Judgement Department was also attacked, hmm, not just by demons but by other species as well..."
Looking at several monster corpses not far away, Xu Shu realized that the aftereffects of the Star Tower’s collapse were beginning to manifest.
Perhaps due to the residual influence of their past, the creatures of the Wasteland still hesitated to fully invade.
But with one there would be more; once these creatures gradually realized they wouldn’t be killed climbing over the city walls, they would flood in en masse.
They had missed the golden six-hour window for evacuation; it was too late now... Xu Shu’s heart sank.
Just as he was about to head to the third floor, Xu Shu’s gaze suddenly sharpened upon seeing a familiar figure lying in a corner.
It was a young woman with fiery red hair, now lying helplessly in the corner, a through-and-through wound on her torso emitting a murky mix of black and green, suggesting severe poisoning, making it particularly hideous.
Xu Shu hurried over and crouched down, concern in his voice as he called out, "Tang Ying?"
Tang Ying opened her eyes weakly and, upon seeing Xu Shu, hesitated and then said, "Director Xu... you’re alive... that’s good... I’m sorry, your family, your family..."
Honestly, this world, haha... Xu Shu’s gaze darkened slightly as he pressed on her wound, saying gently, "It’s okay, I know, I don’t blame you."
Tang Ying gasped for air and added weakly, "They’re okay."
"..." Xu Shu’s expression stiffened slightly as he looked at Tang Ying, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.
Then why say sorry?
Are you crazy?
Seeing that she was seriously injured, Xu Shu didn’t argue with her.
With a wry smile, Tang Ying said, "I might... not make it... Several Second Rank species attacked here... We were short on people... I could only... cough cough! Director Xu, it’s good to see you, there are a few words, if you see my father, please relay them to him."
Xu Shu observed the useless medicinal powder on her wound, guessing there might be a curse involved, pondered for a moment and said, "Go ahead."
Tang Ying struggled to say, "Tell him, I, Tang Ying, didn’t flinch in battle, didn’t disgrace the Tang Family..."
"Okay, I got it. Anything else?" Xu Shu asked.
"And, tell Yu Chun to destroy the small box in my room," Tang Ying said laboriously.
"Okay, if I can meet her," Xu Shu said.
Tang Ying then asked, "Director Xu, may I touch your... your face?"
"Uh, sure." Xu Shu leaned in.
Tang Ying touched Xu Shu’s cheek, smiled sadly, and said, "Director Xu, you are handsome. I have never seen anyone as dashing as you, Warrior... Haha, you know what? You’re actually too powerful. You’re not my type, but the other day you touched me... According to the rules, you have to take responsibility for me, cough cough... But I’m dying anyway, so never mind..."
Her hand fell, unable to lift.
When Xu Shu saw she was no longer speaking, he then asked, "Is there nothing else?"
"Hm?" Tang Ying strained to lift one eyelid, showing the last bit of confusion in her life.
The next moment, Xu Shu reached behind himself and grabbed a strange mark, pulling hard.
A fat, sleeping orange cat was pulled out, rubbing its sleepy eyes, looking around bewildered, and asked, "What happened, meow?"
"Saving someone," Xu Shu said succinctly.
Alice then turned back, observed Tang Ying, and after a moment of thought, licked her.
Tang Ying’s wound stretched from her abdomen to her left chest, a pass-through tear that revealed her organs, with a strange substance attached that appeared to be corroding her, hindering the effect of the doctor’s medicinal powder.
But as Alice licked, her crystalline saliva seeped into the wound. This mysterious corroding force was completely devoured, and the wound visibly began to heal.
With such a severe injury, it might have stumped a Second Rank Transcendent, but Alice was a Phase Three "Enchanting Demon" from the nun path, quite proficient in utilizing curses and desire. This was no challenge for her.
As the wounds healed, Tang Ying’s nearly dissipating consciousness was forcibly pulled back.
She opened her eyes, saw the heavy orange cat lying on her, looked at Xu Shu, and a deep confusion flashed in her eyes.
After a while, she looked at Xu Shu, "Why... didn’t you save me first?"
Xu Shu naturally said, "Wasn’t it you who wanted to say your last words first?"
Tang Ying:...
Your mom’s last words!
Damn! Was I really giving my last words just now?
Xu Shu took back the slightly tired Alice, tucked her in a cat bag, glanced over Tang Ying’s chest without expression, and casually changed the subject, "Where is my family?"
Tang Ying quickly straightened her clothes to compose herself.
The joy of surviving allowed her to blush less as she hurriedly responded, "Upstairs, staying with the Judgement Department’s clerical staff."
"Take me there."
They went to a relatively well-protected room on the second floor and saw his foster parents and sister, who were fearful yet lively. Xu Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother!"
"Ashu!"
The three of them also gathered around Xu Shu, their fear and concern evident.
What he was most worried about was exactly this situation. If his foster parents and sister had died here, although he knew it was an ending hard for ordinary people to avoid, he would carry significant hatred thereafter.
"Now is not the time to talk. Just stay here, and don’t stray from the group!"
Xu Shu, having briefly reunited with his family, felt much more at ease. After saying this, he and Tang Ying returned to the first floor and asked, "Have you received any instructions?"