Yang Yong looked at the scars crisscrossing Chen Gen's arm... and thought, Ruthless!
A Transcendent's constitution really was impressive. Hardly any time had passed, yet the places on his arm that had been dripping blood were already starting to scab over.
Yang Yong could only envy that physical resilience.
Then Chen Gen fixed Yang Yong with a burning gaze.
The meaning was...
You've seen my sincerity, right?
I'm not infected with that unknown parasite.
So, what about you?
Yang Yong thought, Oh, crap. Now it's my turn.
But he did not make a fuss.
He opened his hand and lightly drew a Heavenly Dragon Slash throwing knife across his arm...
Swish!
Blood spurted out.
Yang Yong hissed in pain.
After seeing that, Chen Gen nodded in satisfaction. "Just as I thought... Those of you who only came in recently haven't been infected by that unknown substance yet."
Something suddenly occurred to Yang Yong. He turned to Chen Gen and asked, "You... Don't tell me that out of everyone here, you have no idea who hasn't been infected except yourself?"
After Yang Yong asked that, Chen Gen did not say a word.
Clearly, he had hit the nail on the head.
Yang Yong was speechless.
It seemed Chen Gen had not done a very good job of establishing himself here, either.
In other words, this guy had been going it alone all along, without a single companion he could truly trust.
Yang Yong patted Chen Gen's shoulder sympathetically to encourage him.
Finally, the two started heading back.
Yang Yong was still hoping to collect some of the mucus that had dripped off the sea monster during its transformation.
But along the way, they found that the ground had completely absorbed the mucus, leaving not even a trace.
The sight immediately made