Chapter 125 – Dead Inside
Novel Title: 龙血 (Dragon Blood)
Author：水千丞 (Shui Qian Cheng)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 单鸣 (Shan Ming -MC), 沈长泽 (Shen Changze -ML)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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This shotgun has a large-calibre barrel with a diameter of 19.5 mm. The yellow copper bullet fired is wrapped with eight tungsten alloy balls, which can easily penetrate a 1.5 mm thick steel plate within a distance of 100 metres. Seven of the eight pellets of these hit Ayer in the chest and abdomen.
When Shan Ming rushed over, Tang Tingzhi, who was closer, had already run over. He took off Ayer’s bulletproof vest and tore his clothes.
Shan Ming couldn’t hold it anymore after just one glance. Despite being blocked by a bulletproof vest, several of Ayer’s ribs have been dented. Four of the bullets were shot into the body and three were embedded in the flesh. The holes in his body continued to leak blood. Shan Ming stretched out his hand and touched Ayer’s stomach. It was soft and lacked the elasticity it should have. The important internal organs had been shattered.
“Ayer… Ayer… Please, don’t die… Ayer, damn it! Don’t die…” Shan Ming could hardly put his hands on him as he begged softly. His eyes fixed on Ayer’s eyes for fear of missing even a glance and Ayer would close his eyes forever.
Tang Tingzhi’s face was pale. He looked at Ayer’s injury and froze. He didn’t know what to do.
He really didn’t know how to treat him. Even if he gave Ayer more blood than his whole body combined, it might not be able to save him. Let alone they were in the jungle? For the first time, he felt so helpless and was overwhelmed by his own incompetence. A clear voice in his head told him that a large area of internal organs had been ruptured and he had suffered severe blood loss. This kind of injury could not be saved anymore.
Shan Ming pushed him. His eyes were blood red, “What are you doing being in a daze?!”
Ayer can’t speak anymore. His ribs are stuck in his lungs. He is enduring great pain while the oxygen in his body is reducing by the seconds. The lack of oxygen will bring him to hell one step ahead of the loss of blood. He knew that today was his doomsday so he had accepted it calmly. He just opened his blue eyes, looking at Shan Ming and Tang Tingzhi. With a layer of water vapour floating in his eyes, like the morning fog condensed on the sea, it was crystal clear.
Trembling, Tang Tingzhi opened his medicine box. He took out a bottle of morphine. He wanted to relieve Ayer’s pain.
Shan Ming grabbed his collar and roared, “Save him!”
Tang Tingzhi looked at him blankly and said with difficulty: “I can’t do it.” It turned out that there were things he couldn’t do too. He spent all his life absorbing countless knowledge. But he couldn’t save a single person at the most critical moment. This man…he can’t save…him…
Shan Ming pulled out his gun and pointed it at his forehead. He was screaming in a crying voice: “Save him! You son of a bitch. If you didn’t create these monsters, he wouldn’t have died. And so would everyone else! He won’t die. If Ayer dies, you go down and be buried with him! I’ll bury him with you!” He felt his heart had been hollowed out. If Ayer dies… Ayer… if he dies…
Two special forces rushed over to fight Shan Ming. But Shan Ming stood still and poked Tang Tingzhi’s forehead with the barrel of a gun, “Think about it. Aren’t you a doctor? Aren’t you amazing?! You can turn people into monsters! You can save Ayer too!”
Tang Tingzhi’s lips trembled. He glanced at Ayer, who was losing his life rapidly. A crazy idea came to his mind. He bent over to open a dark layer of the medicine box. There was a light golden transparent liquid lying inside. It was about twenty millilitres. He pulled out a syringe with a needle. He sucked the liquid from the vial into it.
Shan Ming didn’t know what it was. He just stared at Tang Tingzhi without a word.
A Dragon Blood Man special soldier shouted: “Colonel, this is not acceptable! He will die!”
Tang Tingzhi said without turning his head, “He was going to die anyway.” After he finished speaking, he grabbed Ayer’s hand and was just about to inject it into his arm. He paused. He then let go of Ayer’s hand and directly injected the needle into Ayer’s heart!
Shan Ming’s eyes widened, “What is this?”
“Dragon Blood serum.” Tang Tingzhi replied clearly.
Shan Ming watched Tang Tingzhi inject every drop of the pale golden liquid into Ayer’s body stiffly. He gave up thinking for a moment.
The liquid extracted from one millilitre of dragon’s blood stock solution can be used by hundreds of people as a stimulant after processing. If twenty millilitres are injected at once, the human body’s functions will undergo earth-shaking changes. Tang Tingzhi wanted to turn Ayer into a Dragon Blood Man!
Shan Ming’s attention was all attracted by Ayer. So he had committed a big taboo on the battlefield and lost the calmness that a soldier should have. When he realised that there was a Dragon Blood Man rushing towards him behind him, it was too late to dodge. The small armour-piercing bullet had already been used up. So he could only bite the bullet and raise his gun as he turned around and shot.
The bullets from the pistol couldn’t harm the Dragon Blood Man. So Shan Ming rolled on the spot after firing a bullet, trying to attract the Dragon Blood Man’s attention to his side, leaving enough time for Tang Tingzhi to save Ayer.
The Dragon Blood Man jumped on him. His claws clasped Shan Ming’s neck tightly. Shen Changze rushed out from the side and jumped onto the back of the Dragon Blood Man. He grabbed his wings and rolled to the side, taking him away from Shan Ming. Shan Ming took a few breaths and continued to run back to Ayer as he fought against the Dragon Blood men who kept rushing up along a few special forces.
Ayer began to convulse continuously. Blood gushed out of his mouth as he rolled over in pain. His whole body seemed to be on the verge of death, struggling in vain. Several people next to him wanted to hold him down but he was so strong that he shook off the Dragon Blood Man’s hands easily. He rolled and twitched continuously, looking extremely painful and terrifying.
Shan Ming looked at the special forces who were fighting with all their might and then looked at his comrades who had almost all fallen. He knew that they could not win against Shen Yao. With Shen Changze alone, the battle against Shen Yao was already full of scars. How to fight against so many Dragon Blood people?
If this continues, they will all die here.
Shan Ming stared fiercely at Shen Yao with hatred in his eyes. When he saw Shen Yao’s flying dragon wings, he felt unspeakable pressure in his heart. They were losing this battle. And they probably will all die in this battle.
Ayer, Tiger Shark, Pell…all his companions. The entire ‘Peregrine Falcon’ that they inherited from Lin Qiang and their titles of the best mercenaries, their honours, experiences and even the lives of their comrades-in-arms will all be exhausted on this day. This is their doomsday.
The ‘Peregrine Falcon’ is about to be destroyed. All of this happened because of him who brought Shen Changze into the ‘Peregrine Falcon’ fourteen years ago. It was him who ruined the ‘Peregrine Falcon’ and caused the death of his companions.
Looking at the dead, wounded, and struggling mercenaries, self-blame and guilt gnawed at his heart. This great pain almost suffocated him.
He watched Shen Yao grab Pell again as he said coldly, “Is this your doctor? She should be the first to die.”
“Put her down!” Shan Ming pointed his gun at him in vain.
Shen Yao looked at him coldly, “You broke our agreement. You should bear the consequences.”
Shan Ming’s expression was distorted, “Shen Yao, I’m going to kill you. I’m going to kill you!” He frantically shot at Shen Yao’s head. Shen Yao rolled up his dragon wings to block his attack. Those ordinary bullets were like a child’s slingshot for him. They were generally brushed off without leaving a trace.
Shan Ming threw away the gun and wanted to touch the grenade on his body only to find that it was all used up. He had nothing but this weak gun. How could he fight against Shen Yao? How can he save his companions?!
Suddenly, he touched the high-voltage stun gun that had been hidden in his arms. He slowly took it out.
Shen Yao glanced at him sarcastically, “You want to save your companion?” He glanced at the high-voltage stun gun that he gave to Shan with his own hands. His deep eyes were full of threats and hints.
Shan Ming looked at Shen Changze who stood in front of him. Looking at the back of the child he raised with his own hand that was full of familiarity and emotion. But the pain that pierces the apex of his heart from time to time was like his heart being held by an invisible grip, distorting all his rationality.
Shen Yao looked at Shan Ming coldly with frosty eyes. He flicked his tail, moving Pell’s head back and forth. It was as if as long as he attacked, Pell’s head would burst like a watermelon.
Shan Ming bit his lip until blood came out. He looked back at the mercenaries and special forces lying in a pool of blood, knowing that this battle must end. Only those who are not dead can survive.
He squatted behind Shen Changze and said softly, “Son, fate will bring us together again.”
Shen Changze turned his head in confusion but suddenly felt that his body was hit by a strong current. The 10,000-volt high-voltage electricity instantly paralyzed him. He fell to the ground in convulsions with his eyes widened. He looked at Shan Ming in disbelief.
Shan Ming’s eyes were gloomy. He raised his head and looked at Shen Yao, “Let the rest of us go.”
Shen Yao threw Pell to the ground. The biggest goal of this trip was achieved and he no longer wanted to fight. He lost more than 20 Dragon Blood people in this battle, which almost wiped out his years of hard work. He has no benefit at all and he just wants to take Shen Changze away as soon as possible.
Shen Changze couldn’t move. His eyes were covered with water vapour as he curled his tail forcefully and touched Shan Ming’s ankle feebly. He seemed to want to wrap around his father’s leg as usual but he didn’t have the strength to do it. His movements were very light. It was as if he was begging and holding back until he was exhausted and his tail drooped limply. He could only stare at Shan Ming with wide eyes. There was countless sadness and anger displayed in his eyes.
Shan Ming looked at Shen Changze who was curled up on the ground, feeling pain like his heart was being pierced. The image was broken into countless pieces like a cracked ice surface.
Shan Ming felt his eyes sore and unbearable. His eyes became blurred. He felt that he mouthed “I’m sorry” but perhaps it was only his illusion. Or perhaps he really had said it. He couldn’t tell the difference anymore.
Everything around has become unreal.
Shen Changze trusted him and left his back to him. But he shot him instead. He was a complete coward. He was determined to go his own way. He was conceited and arrogant. And in the end, he took down the ‘Peregrine Falcon’ and his own son along with his arrogance.
He will never forget the deep despair and hatred in Shen Changze’s eyes. It was like countless needles piercing him full of holes.
A selfish person like him really doesn’t deserve to have a companion. Let alone a family.
He abandoned the son he loved the most. And he abandoned the person who loved him the most in the world. Yet again.
Seeing Shen Yao taking Shen Changze away, Shan Ming felt that he himself might really be dead. At least, he was already dead inside.
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*Translator’s Note: What can I say? SCZ will definitely come back with a vengeance. *sighs* -K
Next update: 2023.–.–(*TBA)
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