Saving People (Part 1)

The damage this time was much greater than before. Being hit directly in the jaw left Big Beard's mind a bit fuzzy, so he didn't immediately get up. Instead, he lay on the ground for a long time. Zhong Lichun didn't pursue; she simply stood with her arms crossed, coldly watching Big Beard, her eyes full of mockery.

It took Big Beard a good ten seconds or so to regain his senses. He raised his right fist and smashed it heavily onto the ground before getting up again. By this time, his eyes were a little red. As a royal bodyguard, being knocked down twice in a row by a woman had severely damaged his pride. He had to regain his honor.

Letting out another low growl, Big Beard charged at Zhong Lichun again. His posture was the same as before, intending to grapple with her. Seeing that Big Beard hadn't learned anything, Zhong Lichun rolled her eyes. Just like before, she stepped forward and squatted down, trying to dodge his grasp.

However, this time Zhong Lichun had underestimated him. Big Beard wasn't a fool; how could he fall for the same trick twice? Just as Zhong Lichun squatted, Big Beard suddenly stopped his charge and then violently kicked towards Zhong Lichun with his right foot.

Zhong Lichun was in a squatting position, making it impossible to dodge Big Beard's kick. In the nick of time, Zhong Lichun raised her arms to block in front of her. The next moment, Big Beard's foot connected with her arms.

One had to admit, Big Beard's strength was truly immense. Although Zhong Lichun blocked his attack, she was sent flying back about two meters by the kick and landed on the ground.

Almost the instant Zhong Lichun hit the ground, Big Beard pounced, reaching out to choke her. Zhong Lichun's arms were still numb from taking Big Beard's kick. In her desperation, she raised her legs and clamped them directly around Big Beard's neck. With a forceful squeeze, she actually lifted herself off the ground using her legs.

Honestly, Zhong Lichun's combat talent was quite good. After clamping Big Beard's neck with her legs, she twisted her waist forcefully. No matter how strong Big Beard was, his neck couldn't match the power of her thighs. As a result, the big man was thrown sideways onto the ground. Zhong Lichun then used the momentum to grab Big Beard's right arm and pinned him to the ground with a standard armbar.

With this armbar, as long as the attacker applied force with both legs and hands, it was easy to break someone's arm. The person being held, however, couldn't exert any force due to the twisting of their ligaments and joints.

"Do you admit defeat?" Zhong Lichun deliberately increased the pressure slightly. Big Beard's arm made a cracking sound. The pain of his arm being twisted to the breaking point made Big Beard grimace.

However, the guy was quite tough and refused to surrender. Seeing this, Zhong Lichun had no choice but to increase the force again. This time, Big Beard couldn't take it anymore. He slapped the ground with his free hand and shouted, "I admit defeat! I surrender!"

Hearing Big Beard finally admit defeat, Zhong Lichun released him and stood up. Big Beard also stood up, rubbing his right shoulder with his left hand. However, he looked at Zhong Lichun with a strange expression, his face even flushed. It was unclear if he was embarrassed about losing to a woman or if Zhong Lichun's previous attack method was too… much.

"Are you calm now?" Zhong Lichun seemed unfazed. After dusting herself off, she asked Big Beard, with her arms crossed.

Big Beard didn't dare to meet Zhong Lichun's gaze. He just nodded with his head lowered. Just then, he suddenly noticed Wei Dengke undressing the girl. Big Beard roared angrily, "What are you doing? How can you be so disrespectful to the Princess?"

"Why are you yelling? Trying to show off your loud voice? I need to check her physical condition. How can I do that with her wearing such thick clothes?" Wei Dengke glared at Big Beard impatiently, but didn't stop what he was doing.

After removing the girl's outer clothing, Wei Dengke asked Mo Li to help support the girl as she sat up. Wei Dengke then looked at the girl's back. Under her skin, her blood vessels were extremely prominent, as if a web-like pattern had appeared all over her body.

Wei Dengke frowned, then said in a deep voice, "As far as I know, when these spiral worms parasitize a host, they secrete a special stimulating liquid. This liquid causes the host's blood vessels to expand, and their blood flow to accelerate. In this condition, the host's heart rate can reach up to two hundred beats per minute, and eventually, the heart will rupture from the pressure."

"Ah? What should we do then?" Mo Li, hearing this, also became a little flustered.

"Tomboy, lend me your military knife," Wei Dengke pondered for a moment, then suddenly called out to Zhong Lichun.

Hearing Wei Dengke's words, Zhong Lichun nodded and picked up the military knife from the ground. She hadn't let go of this military knife the entire time, so it was brought here with them. Perhaps the Yetis didn't know what these things were, so most of their belongings were still with them.

Taking the military knife passed by Zhong Lichun, Wei Dengke said to Mo Li, "Give me your lighter. The knife needs to be sterilized."

"…The lighter is gone. I used it to start a fire in the underground cavity earlier," Mo Li said with an awkward expression.

"What exactly are you trying to do?" Big Beard had also walked over by this time and looked at Wei Dengke with confusion.

"Her blood pressure is too high, what do you think I'm trying to do? I'm going to draw some blood! At the very least, we need to save her life before we can figure out how to deal with the parasites inside her," Wei Dengke replied impatiently.

Hearing Wei Dengke's answer, Big Beard nodded. He then fumbled around in his pockets and finally pulled out a lighter from his jacket pocket, handing it to Wei Dengke.

Wei Dengke didn't waste any words with Big Beard. He took the lighter and used the flame to heat the tip of the knife to sterilize it. Feeling it was sufficient, Wei Dengke asked Mo Li and Big Beard to grab the girl's hands and pry open her clenched fists.

After Mo Li and Big Beard pried open the girl's hands, Wei Dengke used the tip of the knife to make ten tiny puncture wounds on her fingertips. However, to everyone's surprise, even though her fingertips were pricked, no blood flowed from the wounds.

Seeing this, Wei Dengke frowned again. Then, he directly used his hands to squeeze the wounds on the girl's fingers. This time, under Wei Dengke's pressure, blood finally flowed from the girl's fingers. However, the blood that flowed out was not a bright blood-red, but a dark brownish-red. Moreover, the blood was very viscous, like semi-solidified glue.