Eternal God

Wait! Something's wrong. Why is Meridian Disorder still showing in my status bar?

Could it be that Night's Breath can't even deal with it?!

The joy that had just risen was extinguished by more than half.

It's useless for the Light attribute to return if Meridian Disorder prevents me from using martial arts. I'll still be a cripple.

Thinking about how everyone else will fight anomalies with martial arts while I have to rely on raw stats to tank them, how many stats would it take to bridge that gap?

However, when Fang Yue looked closely, he noticed the word "Weak" after Meridian Disorder, and his two acquired martial arts were no longer marked in red.

Could it be...

Fang Yue's heart stirred. He tried to circulate his internal energy. As it flowed through his meridians, a stinging sensation immediately shot through them, and numbers like -1, -1 appeared above his head.

But the stinging sensation only lasted for a short while before Night's Breath suppressed it. The health loss was instantly negated by the terrifying health regeneration.

What Meridian Disorder (Weak)? Is that all? Is that it? Is that it?

Fang Yue's face lit up with joy. He continued to circulate his internal energy. As the energy reached the last acupoint and completed one cycle, a piercing pain suddenly appeared.

-99!

Fang Yue's body stiffened, and a large, frightening number appeared above his head.

Damn it!

I got stuck at the very last step.

This means I can use my internal energy, but the health loss is just too extreme...

Fang Yue's large "-99" was too conspicuous. Shi Wuliao and the others saw it immediately, and their eyeballs nearly popped out.

"Holy crap!"

"Brother Ye, big danger!"

"Go down, go down! Brother Ye, your injury is too terrifying!"

Shi Wuliao and the others were almost scared to death.

-99!

Their total Health was only 100 points. Losing 99 health meant they were only 1 HP away from instant death.

They surrounded Fang Yue with concern, but Fang Yue waved his hand.

"It's nothing."

Nothing? Brother, we all saw the -99 above your head.

But when Fang Yue said it was nothing, it really was nothing.

He easily broke free from their grasp with a slight movement and, like someone completely fine, led the way forward with his saber.

"This..."

The crowd was stunned. It took them a while to process what had happened.

"A true master is a true master. He's unfazed even with -99."

"This is a professional player. They can still operate calmly even with 1 HP left out of 100! Such a big heart!"

"Woohoo, let's go! With this expert escorting us, we're absolutely safe!"

At this moment, Fang Yue's image in everyone's eyes soared. Even Niu Niu, who was a bit arrogant, couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

If he suddenly lost 99 HP, he would definitely panic, let alone calmly get up and continue patrolling.

"Professional players are indeed professional players, amazing."

However, they didn't know that Fang Yue's Health was as high as 200 points. While -99 was alarming, it wasn't enough to make him panic, and the health loss was replenished in minutes.

Fang Yue felt that the Meridian Disorder wasn't as severe as he had imagined.

Under the enhancement of Night's Breath, his meridians were rapidly repairing.

Every so often, he would circulate his internal energy to test it, and the stinging sensation in his meridians indeed grew weaker.

As Fang Yue walked from the guard post to the patrol route, a system prompt suddenly appeared.

"System Notification: [Meridian Disorder] (Weak) status has been removed."

Fang Yue was stunned, then his face lit up with surprise.

It was just as he thought!

Night's Breath, forever god!

What is true medical skill? Leans back tactically.

Doctor Hong? He's not even worthy of carrying Night's Breath's shoes.

Although he could still use internal energy and Blade Technique with the Meridian Disorder status, the health loss was too annoying.

It's only because of him, with Night's Breath, that he can regenerate health rapidly and forcefully use martial arts despite the health loss. Anyone else would have collapsed on the spot.

Looking at the "Normal" text in his status bar, Fang Yue couldn't help but chuckle foolishly.

The five people behind him thought Fang Yue had gone mad from his severe wounds, and dared not ask further.

Just then, Fang Yue's ears twitched, and he abruptly stopped.

Everyone was stunned, then seemed to react, quickly backing up-to-back and scanning their surroundings vigilantly.

"Anomaly!?"

"Brother Ye, what did you find?"

"Danger! Be alert!"

Although Players like Shi Wuliao hadn't encountered Anomalies before, they knew how powerful they were and naturally didn't dare to be careless.

Fang Yue didn't respond, only his nerves tightening. He gripped his rusty saber, staring intently ahead.

Just now, he had heard footsteps approaching from the front.

Could I be this unlucky? Encountering an Anomaly on my first night patrol?

Fang Yue's posture made the people behind him tense. The surroundings fell silent, the atmosphere becoming exceptionally heavy.

Tap, tap, tap.

On the quiet street, only the crisp sound of footsteps was gradually approaching. About six dark figures flickered in and out of the darkness.

"They're here! It's an Anomaly!"

This thought flashed through everyone's minds simultaneously, and then...

Poof, a ball of flame ignited, illuminating the pitch-black street.

"Waaaaaah!"

"Yiyiyiyaya!"

"Haaah!! Come on!! I'm not afraid!!"

Almost the instant the flame lit up, several shouts erupted from behind Fang Yue.

The bright light of the flame made Fang Yue unable to see the situation ahead clearly for a moment. He shielded his eyes slightly and turned his head to look behind him.

He saw Shi Wuliao and the others covering their eyes and shouting wildly.

Fang Yue was speechless. Seriously? Scared like that? Haven't they played horror games before?

"Anomaly possession?! Everyone, alert!"

At this moment, a loud shout came from the front. One of the voices sounded surprisingly familiar, startling Fang Yue.

"Brother Yong?"

Brother Yong was the guy who had almost killed Fang Yue as an Anomaly last night.

He was currently holding a Soul Fire torch in his left hand and aiming his gun with his right, staring at Fang Yue's group.

Brother Yong was stunned and recognized Fang Yue as well.

"Brother Ye? It's you? Hurry over here, the person behind you is possessed by an Anomaly!"

No, no, no... those people are just scared out of their minds.

By now, Fang Yue had adjusted to the flame's light and recognized the people behind Brother Yong as the original team from last night.

After some explanation, the misunderstanding was cleared up.

While Fang Yue was explaining, Shi Wuliao and the others lowered their heads, blushing, not daring to interject.

Niu Niu next to them snorted, looking somewhat smug. He was the only one who hadn't made a sound earlier, though his legs were trembling so much he couldn't move. Otherwise, he might have turned and run. But who would know if he didn't say anything?

Meeting Fang Yue's slightly appreciative gaze, Niu Niu's body stiffened, and he straightened his back.

When Fang Yue looked away, Niu Niu glanced at the others beside him—LOSERS!

Shi Wuliao immediately understood Niu Niu's look and clenched his little fists.

Damn it! If I hadn't gotten that Lucky Gift Pack, why would I be suffering this humiliation now!

If this Niu Niu looks at me like that again, I'm quitting this night patrol, even if I don't want to!

The others were also somewhat angered by their shame, thinking: If it weren't for the money we paid, we wouldn't want to be in this team either!

"Brother Ye is back!"

Seeing Brother Ye return, everyone quickly suppressed their inner emotions.

Fang Yue glanced strangely at the team members, feeling that the atmosphere had subtly changed, but he couldn't pinpoint where.

Without overthinking it, Fang Yue directly relayed the information he had obtained from Brother Yong.