Chapter 35: Urgent SOS

Please! Please save Xiao Yu!

Han Ya fell to her knees with a "plop" in front of Lin Yue.

"He... he was stung by a mutant scorpion, the wound got infected, and he's had a persistent high fever. We have no medicine... nothing at all... Please, if you can save him, my life... is yours!"

As she spoke, she kept kowtowing hard, and her smooth forehead soon left a bloody mark on the hard stone ground.

"Han Sis! Don't do that!"

A Qiang and Xiao Hui, seeing this, rushed forward to pull her, their eyes also full of anxiety and reluctance.

"Alright."

Lin Yue looked at her like that, his brows furrowing even deeper.

It wasn't that he disliked the trouble; he simply didn't like such a tearful scene.

He stepped forward, squatted down, and carefully examined Han Yu's condition.

As he expected, the boy's wound was under his armpit, severely festering and giving off a foul stench.

And his temperature was shockingly high, probably exceeding forty degrees.

"If the fever continues, even if we save him, his brain will be damaged."

Lin Yue made a judgment in his mind.

In this situation, ordinary physical cooling is useless; we must immediately use a large dose of antibiotics and fever reducers.

Wang Gongtou also walked over to the group at this time,

"Lin Xiaozi, this poor kid. Since you've already taken them in, saving one more won't hurt!"

"Old Wang, you speak lightly, but you don't know the situation in our city. It's not that I don't want to save him; we have no medicine!"

Lin Yue stood up, seeing Han Ya's deathly face, and helplessly said:

"Ah, you've got me. Alright, I'll think of a way."

"Hehe, old man, I knew you had a way!"

Wang Gongtou answered with a sound, then hurriedly greeted Han Ya,

"Girl, get up quickly, listen to Lin Xiaozi; since he said that, he must have a way!"

Lin Yue curled his lips; what could he do? But having spoken, he could only grit his teeth and go ahead.

He walked to an empty corner, took out the military satellite phone he had "borrowed" from Gui Ying, captain of the Night Blade, found the number marked "Supreme Command Center," and dialed it.

The phone was answered almost instantly.

"Mr. Lin?"

From the earpiece came Zhang Zhen Guo's steady voice with a hint of surprise.

He obviously hadn't expected Lin Yue to contact him at this time.

"Commander Zhang, sorry to disturb you so late."

Lin Yue really didn't want to make this call, but he had no choice,

"I have an emergency here and need your shelter's help with a small favor."

Inside the Command Center, Zhang Zhen Guo raised his eyebrows, signaling everyone to be quiet.

He spoke into the microphone in a low voice:

"Mr. Lin, please speak; as long as it's something the shelter can do."

"I need medicine."

Lin Yue got straight to the point,

"I've just taken in a few survivors, including a child with a persistent high fever who's now unconscious. I need a full set of antibiotics, fever reducers, and glucose injection; preferably you could send a doctor over as soon as possible."

"Medicine?"

Zhang Zhen Guo obviously hesitated for a moment; he had imagined various possibilities, but never thought Lin Yue would call him for help over a child's illness.

This made his impression of Lin Yue become a bit more complicated.

"No problem!"

He made a quick decision and agreed,

"I'll have people prepare it right away; I guarantee delivery to your specified location within half an hour!"

"Thank you for the trouble."

After Lin Yue finished speaking, he added,

"By the way, please also send your people over; I plan to move against the Rotten Corpse Spider Queen tomorrow."

"Good!"

Zhang Zhen Guo's voice now had a noticeable hint of joy.

In his view, Lin Yue's willingness to take the initiative to exterminate the Rotten Corpse Spider Queen undoubtedly released a positive signal.

After hanging up, Lin Yue turned his gaze to the side, where Han Ya and the three others stood stunned with shock.

"Don't just stand there,"

Lin Yue gently placed Han Yu on a stone bed made of condensed earth and stone, then looked toward Wang Gongtou nearby,

"Old Wang, please boil some hot water, get some clean cloths, and first give the child physical cooling."

"Oh oh! Okay! I'll go right away!"

Wang Gongtou also stood there dazed, not expecting Lin Yue to actually reach the shelter, but thinking about it, only the shelter would have medicine now.

Lin Yue then looked toward Han Ya:

"You, come with me."

Although Han Ya's heart was full of doubts, she still followed closely behind Lin Yue.

Lin Yue brought her up to the watchtower of Xuanwu City.

"What's your name?"

Lin Yue faced the night wind and asked calmly.

"Han Ya."

"Not bad."

Lin Yue randomly threw out a compliment.

Han Ya's heart jolted; she didn't expect he even knew that.

"Who did you learn from?"

Lin Yue asked again.

"My father; he used to be a soldier."

Han Ya's voice was somewhat low.

"Very good."

Lin Yue nodded,

"From today on, you are the sheriff of Xuanwu City, responsible for internal security patrols and... training the future guard."

"Sheriff? Guard?"

Han Ya was completely stunned.

She had thought that just being able to stay and do odd jobs as a laborer was already a blessing; she didn't expect that they would give her such an important position right away.

"What? No confidence?"

Lin Yue turned his head and glanced at her.

"No! I do!"

Han Ya immediately straightened her back and responded loudly.

"Very good."

Lin Yue nodded satisfactorily,

"Your two companions will temporarily follow Old Wang, handling land reclamation and logistics. As for your brother, once he recovers, I'll make arrangements."

In just a few words, he had everyone's positions clearly arranged.

At that moment, on the distant horizon, a blinding beam of light sliced the night sky; a black specially modified armored vehicle was speeding toward them at astonishing speed.

"They're here."

A heavily modified military Humvee came to a steady stop a hundred meters outside Xuanwu City.

The lights went out, the doors opened, and over a dozen sturdy figures filed out in perfect unison, their bodies exuding a chilling aura.

Leading them was the captain of the Night Blade, Gui Ying.

Standing again before this giant beast, even though his will was as steel, his heart still surged with an indescribable shock and dread.

It's too huge...

Basically, no tactics are needed; just its massive size makes it invincible in this apocalypse, let alone its ability to control the earth.

Just thinking about that method, Gui Ying's body trembled involuntarily.

After retreating to the shelter, Gui Ying repeatedly reviewed the previous battle, ultimately reaching a conclusion he was reluctant to accept: none of their current means could inflict any harm on this giant beast before them!

The members behind Gui Ying didn't even dare to breathe, their hands gripping their weapons until their knuckles whitened from strain.

If they could, they truly wouldn't want to be here; although this time they aren't fighting the giant beast, who understands the oppressive pressure of such a beast!!