Xiaotian watched him, but before he could speak, suddenly-
Thud-
The three turned toward the sound. It was Soup Dumpling. He had collapsed onto the floor.
Soup Dumpling himself looked incredulous. He struggled desperately to stand, but no matter what he did, he could not get up. The corners of his eyes rapidly drooped, wrinkles spread over his cheeks, age spots grew at a visible rate, and his pupils quickly clouded.
"No... I don't want to die..."
"Save me! I don't want to die!"
Soup Dumpling wailed in despair as he felt the changes in his body.
How painful was it to die of old age in the prime of life?
Especially for someone with such a powerful will to live.
His body aged at an unimaginable speed. The process could not be reversed at all, and decades passed over him in mere minutes.
He trembled all over, his flesh shriveled, his vitality drained away, and even his consciousness... became extremely sluggish.
Watching Soup Dumpling sprawled on the floor, desperately crawling toward them and trying to stand, Xiaotian and Yezi felt their scalps prickle.
Both instinctively backed away. Shen Hai, by contrast, knelt on one knee and let the dying Soup Dumpling clutch his trouser leg.
"What a shame," Shen Hai said softly.
Soup Dumpling's eyes were completely clouded now. He could not accept it, nor could he understand. He had clearly fulfilled every task requirement, so why was he still dying of old age... Was it because he had not kept his promise to rescue that woman?
"Save... save... me..."
He clutched Shen Hai's trouser leg with astonishing strength. In his eyes, Shen Hai was now the only person who might possibly save him.
*If his exclusive Permanent Item was like Doctor's, something that could temporarily sustain life, he