Chapter 102: Chapter 101: If You Don’t Want Your Life, Give It to Me

They blocked the way down the mountain, retreating meant unknown dangers of the deep mountains, going forward was hell.

Zhao Kang found that his palms were full of sweat.

It wasn’t just him, in the silent standoff, everyone was dripping with cold sweat.

Su Shu silently drew close to Tang Zelin, subconsciously feeling as if the closer she was to him, the safer she felt.

But, Tang Zelin felt uncomfortable.

That softness pressing against his back somehow made him feel even more uneasy.

Intimate yet unfamiliar, Tang Zelin saw that Zhao Kang and his warriors seemed to have come to an agreement, his eyes grew deep, his mind made up.

Stealthily, he searched for a small, sharp piece of broken stone from the ground and clutched it in his palm.

If the snake swarm got out of control, he could perhaps try one last method.

Su Shu saw all his slight movements, and her brows furrowed, a question mark flashing across her mind, wondering why he held a piece of broken stone in his palm.

But in a moment, her phoenix eyes dimmed, guessing something.

Without any explanation, while he was distracted, she forcefully pried the broken stone from his palm and threw it fiercely to the side.

“Tang Zelin! If you don’t want your life, then give it to me!”

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His body was almost “half-disabled”; what could he possibly do to buy them time? What good was a piece of broken stone?

Heh, it was of no use, but the sharp edge of that stone, dragged across the skin to create a bleeding cut, would surely suffice!

His disregard for his own life made her shiver with anger all over.

Tang Zelin frowned, “Stop fooling around!”

What did she think the venomous snakes in front of her were? She hadn’t seen how many people had died at their jaws yesterday, the snakes guarding Lingzhi Ground in Between Cliffs Mountain were strange.

Zhao Kang and his men had no capability to confront them head-on. If there was one method that could buy them some hope of survival: the scent of living blood could momentarily attract their attention. They learned this from Hunter Zhang yesterday, and it had enabled a few people to barely survive. He didn’t know how many people he could save today. Everything depended on fate.

The four of them had injuries to varying degrees, with dried bloodstains on their bodies. He didn’t know if these were the reasons that attracted their return.

If he didn’t do it, today all of them would die here, none could escape.

What’s more important? Was there a need to choose?

But this girl, choosing not to be clever when she should have, happened to guess his intention at this moment. Her actions even startled Zhao Kang into looking back.

Zhao Kang glanced at the discarded stone Su Shu had thrown away, then at Tang Zelin, whose face was dark, his eyes thoughtful.

In only a moment, he grasped the intricacies.

“You are not thinking of bleeding yourself, are you?” Zhao Kang asked, looking dubiously at Tang Zelin’s expression.

The quick change in his eyes made Zhao Kang raise his eyebrows, understanding in an instant.

He said, “That’s too dangerous.”

Tang Zelin replied, “Right now, it is the best method.”

Zhao Kang frowned.

Didn’t he understand the principle of sacrificing the lesser for the greater? But he could sacrifice himself, not others, especially those he had personally saved. How could he let others go to their deaths? Zhao Kang was not that kind of villain!

After a long while, Zhao Kang said, “Then let me try.”

“No!” Tang Zelin quickly objected.

“Wait a second!” Su Shu suddenly remembered something and said.

Following her outcry, Tang Zelin noticed that the snakes in front had suddenly begun to get restless, and he quickly grasped her slender wrist, whispering sharply:

“Don’t talk, get out of here quickly!”