Destiny Weapon

Chapter 21: Destiny Weapon

Facing the battle within the plague house, two things exceeded Han Dong's expectations: one was good news, and the other was bad news.

The good news was that the combat strength of the Possessed Chen Li was much higher than the "E+" he understood. Dealing with this kind of plague entity, whose physical abilities were limited to the normal human range, he could basically achieve 'severing a limb with one strike.'

The bad news was that the plague entities were merely using the bodies of this family to move. No matter how they were cut.

The severed parts, when they fell to the ground, could all become independent entities.

During the battle, one finger even managed to crawl onto her calf when Chen Li wasn't paying attention! It tore through the skin with its nail, transmitting the plague.

"Miss Chen Li, please try to gather their severed limbs together."

"Okay..."

When everything was ready.

Han Dong threw the two bottles of cheap white liquor in his hand forward.

Clang!

Chen Li precisely cut open the liquor bottles with a single strike.

The white liquor splashed onto the surface of the plague bodies.

Han Dong quickly followed up, forcefully smashing a plastic lighter onto the ground... The plastic casing shattered, creating a 'pressure difference' between the internal pressure and the external environment. The internal fuel then underwent a small explosion under this pressure difference.

The cheap, high-proof white liquor quickly ignited.

These plague bodies feared fire the most... As long as they remained within the biological scope, flames could easily burn away these plague bacteria, even the spores couldn't withstand temperatures above 130°C.

Whoosh!

Before they were completely burned.

Han Dong, confirming that the mostly charred limbs had lost all activity and posed no danger, produced a mysterious metal syringe and extracted the 'Cellular Essence' from the plague bodies.

Immediately after, the prompt sound for completing a hidden event also came through.

Han Dong, putting away the syringe, wasn't thinking about claiming his reward. Instead, he rushed to Chen Li's side.

"Miss Chen Li, please sit down against the wall... If the wound on your leg isn't treated promptly, it will be troublesome if the bacteria spread into your body."

"Okay."

Chen Li sat against the wall and extended her injured right leg.

From the rip in her jeans, a dark green fluid was already flowing from the wound; the situation seemed not optimistic.

"I need to examine other parts of your lower leg… May I?"

"Okay."

After getting her consent.

Sss

Using his small knife, he cut open the jeans around the wound to observe the spread of the bacteria.

To his surprise... only Chen Li's fair white calf was revealed, with no sign of 'infected spread.'

"Strange, the injury has been there for some time... coupled with strenuous activity, the blood should have already carried the bacteria to other parts of her body. Why hasn't it spread?"

As Han Dong observed closely with his flashlight, he finally discovered a swirl of 'evil energy' around the wound.

It was this mass of evil energy that was restricting the plague bacteria to this spot.

"There's such a thing?"

While Han Dong was surprised, he took out another bottle of cheap white liquor and evenly applied it to the wound on her calf.

Han Dong looked at Chen Li, "Hold on... this is going to hurt."

"Alright."

To eradicate the plague, he used the lighter to ignite the white liquor at the wound.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle~

Accompanied by the sound of organic matter burning, Chen Li's body also trembled violently.

The alcohol burn caused all the bacteria in the wound area to die.

An ordinary person might have fainted from the pain during this process, but Chen Li seemed completely fine.

"...Thank you."

Han Dong smiled in response, "I should be the one thanking you... Is your body alright?"

"I'm fine."

Chen Li had extremely high endurance. Her thigh had just been burned, and she was already standing up, leaning against the wall. After a short rest, she could move without any hindrance.

As for Han Dong, he went to claim his deserved reward with a hint of excitement.

The moment the plague entities were burned.

A bronze treasure chest appeared out of thin air in the cellar area... Han Dong stared at this treasure chest, which had appeared from nowhere, and became even more curious about the 'Destiny Space.'

Snap!

The treasure chest opened.

On a red velvet cushion lay a short sword, about forty centimeters long.

The hilt was intricately carved with a viper insignia, and the sharp blade, under the flashlight's beam, faintly emitted a pale green glow.

"This is!?"

As Han Dong grasped the short blade, he immediately received information about a 'Destiny Item'.

Destiny Item - "Plague Doctor's Short Blade"

Type: Magic Tool

Quality: Superior

Special Effects: ①. Upon attacking, can inflict "Poison Attribute" damage. ②. If the holder majors in [Occultism], can unleash an active skill: "Plague" - A non-targeted single-target skill that can infect the target with the plague (Level is 1 + Occultism Specialization).

Source: A warding short blade used by plague doctors during the rat plague that ravaged the dark medieval period.

"Similar to 'Destiny Items' in game data?"

Han Dong immediately recalled that the longsword drawn by the leader of the Black Rose Knights also emitted a strong white aura, and it should also be a 'Destiny Item'.

"Such items can greatly increase survival rates... What is this [Occultism Specialization]? Interesting, I'll look into it slowly after I survive."

Han Dong replaced the ordinary dagger he had bought with the short sword and wore it at his waist.

The hidden event had taken a total of one hour.

Main event remaining time: six hours and thirty minutes... It was still time to return to the shack, and this unexpected gain further increased Han Dong's survival probability.

"Miss Chen Li, let's take a detour before we go back."

"Why?"

"The scapegoat by Captain Edward's side is dead. To protect himself, he will definitely come up the mountain to find me... It's best not to meet him right now."

"Mm."

However, in this heavy rain, the mountain path was slippery... Finally, with Chen Li's support, the two of them spent twenty minutes and successfully returned to the shack.

He met up with Da Qing, who had been waiting, inside the dilapidated house.

"Brother Da Qing, is everything ready?"

"It's ready... but with this heavy rain, it might not achieve the desired effect."

"It's fine, as long as it can 'start'!"

Everything was in place.

Han Dong then holed up inside the shack, preparing to spend the most dangerous few hours there.

Edward Murray

This young man from a special family had prepared for a full year and a half for this 'Destiny Space', even going so far as to purposefully sever one of his own hands and spend a large sum of money on a prosthetic surgery.

In Edward's eyes, all his companions were stepping stones for him, using the 'time limit' to secure the maximum survival time.

However... there was currently a slight problem.

"Where are they!? That sickly boy Nicholas and the timid female believer must not have gone far... Why can't I find them? Not even a glimmer of flashlight? Could these two cowards have committed suicide together?"

Edward had already found the dilapidated shack where Han Dong had been hiding. Using his excellent physical condition, he searched the hillside area extensively but couldn't find anyone.

Just then.

In the direction of the forest illuminated by the flashlight, a thin, black-haired woman slowly emerged.

"Akaman... That's great! I finally found you!"

Edward moved closer. In his eyes, Akaman was the next 'tool' to buy him time.