Gu Chen immediately shut his mouth, but he released his True Qi without leaving a trace. With the effect of the ointment, the bullet hole in Sun Jiangman's foot was almost healed in just two or three minutes!
"How amazing!" This time, Sun Jiangman's pretty face was filled with astonishment, and she asked in utter disbelief, "What kind of medicine is this?"
"A miraculous elixir." Gu Chen said, "Stand up and walk around a bit, but don't use too much Inner Breath."
This ointment is stored in the Emperor's Vein. With Gu Chen's current abilities, the ointments he can produce aren't particularly effective, but they're still fine for treating this kind of wound.
Sun Jiangman stood up as instructed, and after walking around a few times, her astonishment deepened. She discovered that her calf, which had been shot, had regained its strength! Apart from a slight discomfort, it was almost exactly the same as before the injury.
Sun Jiangman looked at Gu Chen and said, "You, you really know medicine?"
"It's alright," Gu Chen said seriously. "He's known as the ' Medical Immortal,' his miraculous healing skills are second nature to him."
" Medical Immortal?" Sun Jiangman sneered, "I guess you're not very good at martial arts, and you're timid too. You need to have some skill, and medicine is barely suitable for you."
"Heroine, stop arguing with me," Gu Chen said. "We should think of a solution first."
"I'll make a call." Sun Jiangman took out her phone, only to find that there was no signal.
Gu Chen said helplessly, "Miss, can't you use some common sense? We're in the middle of nowhere, and this is a border area. How can you make phone calls so easily? Those that can be used are all special numbers."
"Of course I know, shut up!" Sun Jiangman took a deep breath. For some reason, she couldn't suppress her anger when she looked at Gu Chen. Most importantly, she had to protect this kid.
Gu Chen didn't mind her attitude and continued, "Calling for help won't work, and those people definitely won't let this go. They might catch up with us soon. We might as well find a place to hide."
"Hide?" Sun Jiangman put away her phone, then said disdainfully, "What kind of man are you? You're not even as brave as a woman like me! Hide? I don't even know how to spell 'hide' in my dictionary."
"You were just shot, and your leg is bleeding. They'll find us soon by following your bloodstains. Even if we don't hide, we should at least find a suitable ambush spot." Gu Chen was exasperated by this big-breasted, brainless woman.
"That's exactly what I was thinking." Sun Jiangman, of course, refused to admit that she hadn't thought things through as thoroughly as Gu Chen, glared at him, and said.
Afterwards, Sun Jiangman led Gu Chen to a place to ambush them. The place was full of bushes and surrounded by towering trees, making it difficult for moonlight to shine through the gaps in the leaves.
This place must be more than a thousand meters away from Xiaoxiang Peak outside the forest. If the Venomous Snake Gang really dares to come in, given Sun Jiangman's methods, they will surely die.
Sure enough, after crouching for less than twenty minutes, they heard rustling sounds coming from ahead. The members of the Venomous Snake Gang dared not turn on their flashlights and moved forward by stepping on the leaves and the moonlight. But even if they were careful, there were too many fallen leaves on the ground, and their movement patterns still gave them away.
"Here you go." Just as Sun Jiangman was about to make a move, Gu Chen slipped something into her hand.
"Where did you get these?" Sun Jiangman looked at them and saw that they were actually some flying needles. Compared with her hexagonal darts, these flying needles gleamed coldly and looked even more murderous. Moreover, they were made of some unknown material, and their tips were extremely sharp, definitely not ordinary items.
"Didn't I tell you I know medicine? This is for my acupuncture." Gu Chen said with a simple smile.
Sun Jiangman didn't believe Gu Chen's nonsense at all. Although these flying needles were somewhat similar to acupuncture needles, their pointed tips were much sharper. With her knowledge, she could tell at a glance that they were hidden weapons. However, thinking that this kid was so timid, he might also be proficient in the art of hidden weapons, so she gave him a disdainful look and didn't ask any more questions.
If Gu Chen knew she had such thoughts, he would probably take back the flying needle immediately.
This is really for his acupuncture!
Sun Jiangman counted about twenty flying needles, then told Gu Chen to stay where he was. He then leaped onto a tree and looked back in the direction they had come from.
The Venomous Snake Gang members came prepared, already dressed in jungle warfare gear. They carried guns and had bombs and smoke grenades tucked into their belts. They were divided into several small squads, with the leader moving slowly and cautiously looking around.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. These people are all hired by shady dealers. In a lawless place like this, they're bound to encounter resource grabs. It's not surprising that they're proficient in firearms and jungle warfare.
Unfortunately, they were not facing ordinary people this time, but martial artists with True Qi!
Sun Jiangman moved through the trees like a ghost, and after a few leaps, the flying needles shot down at the people on the ground!
"She's there... Ah!!"
"Fire! Fire!"
The once silent forest was instantly filled with screams, roars, and the cacophony of gunfire!
Then, bang bang bang!
Several bombs were hurled at us; a tree, unable to withstand the force, was uprooted and fell straight to the ground. Besides the explosives, the flashes of rocket launchers and submachine guns could also be seen in the darkness, bullets flying wildly forward as if they were free. It seemed this group was determined to go all out, not giving up until they achieved their goal.
Given this level of intensity, it's only a matter of time before this place is reduced to ruins. Sun Jiangman's killing speed is nowhere near as fast as their advance.
Sun Jiangman gritted her teeth, stopped attacking, and returned to her original spot. She grabbed Gu Chen and said, "Let's go!"
"Weren't you not going to hide?" Gu Chen couldn't help but ask, listening to the deafening bombing and gunfire in the forest.
"Stop spouting so much nonsense!" Sun Jiangman's pretty face flushed red at first, then she scolded.
Gu Chen asked, "How many people are on the other side?"
"More than a hundred people." Sun Jiangman glanced at Gu Chen and said, "I'm not hiding, I'm just afraid you'll get blown up."
"I know you care about me, heroine," Gu Chen smiled and said, "A hundred people are nothing but grains of sand in the forest, but their firepower is too strong. We need to plan this carefully."
"I'll listen to you." Although Sun Jiangman didn't think Gu Chen was very strong, he was at least quite clear-headed.
The two ran deeper into the forest, and after running for an unknown amount of time, they suddenly felt a strong gust of wind rushing towards them!
Sun Jiangman had no time to dodge and slashed back with her knife. She didn't know what she hit, but a scream came from the other side. She was in pain and was pushed five or six meters away by a strange force, crashing into a clump of bushes.
Shaking her head, Sun Jiangman a closer look and saw a huge ape with an unusually long arm and a green body hanging upside down on a large black tree covered in tumors opposite her.
This ape also has a deformed eye on its forehead, with a dim yellowish hue and an eerie light.
"What kind of monster is this?!"
Sun Jiangman turned pale; this ape-like creature actually had three eyes!
Sun Jiangman didn't recognize it, but Gu Chen's spirits lifted when he saw it, as if his mind had exploded!
"A demonic beast?!"
In this degenerate age of Earth, there actually exists such a thing as a demon beast!